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Chapter 68 - Chapter 68: I Am Regulus

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A highly comfortable, incredibly long life completely full of massive political maneuvering had fundamentally, heavily taught Horace Slughorn exactly one highly vital, terrifying corporate truth—

The absolute most highly outrageous, massive, terrifying political legends are mathematically completely often the absolute closest directly entirely to the bloody truth.

It is universally, highly famously said completely throughout the wizarding world that Albus Dumbledore was absolutely a terrifying, massive linguistic genius—flawless English, ancient Latin, sharp German, romantic French, highly complex Ancient Runes... these were honestly completely, absolutely just highly routine, mundane languages completely for his brilliant mind; he incredibly, completely actually even intimately understood highly obscure Mermish, heavily gutteral Gobbledegook, and highly lethally, even possessed a deep, academic understanding of dark Parseltongue—oh, and he absolutely also physically possessed a highly magical, massive immortal Phoenix, so heaven entirely logically knows if he could actually mathematically even actively speak highly complex bird language?

This specific, terrifying Wizard, completely and universally widely recognized highly officially as the absolute, undisputed King of the White Wizards, could absolutely completely not entirely only actively cast highly advanced, massive lethal spells completely silently entirely without a wand, but he could completely also magically make absolutely no physical sound entirely at all when smoothly Apparating completely across the country. He could incredibly, completely even actively, physically create the highly massive, legendary "Eternal Flame"—the highly volatile Gubraithian Fire, which was absolutely an extremely, undeniably outstanding, massive magical achievement entirely in the modern wizarding world. Slughorn had completely, actually even highly specifically, academically studied Dumbledore's highly complex, massive related academic paper previously published completely in Studies in Advanced Transfiguration.

And that highly specific, brilliant paper, exactly like absolutely all of Albus's other massive academic works, beautifully, violently shone completely with his absolute, astonishing magical insight and deeply profound, terrifying wisdom completely throughout absolutely every single page.

There was completely also exactly another highly bizarre, terrifying political rumor whispered entirely in the dark—

It is highly, quietly said completely in the shadows that Albus Dumbledore could completely, easily highly flawlessly read completely directly into other people's highly guarded minds simply entirely just by deeply looking completely directly into their eyes.

Could Albus currently, completely actually mathematically be violently casting highly advanced Legilimency completely entirely directly on him right exactly now?!

Highly terrified entirely thinking completely of this massive possibility, a highly bitter, terrified smile completely couldn't physically help entirely but violently appear completely on Slughorn's plump lips. Fortunately, he had completely, actively long ago been entirely heavily prepared completely for exactly this highly dangerous possibility with his Occlumency.

He highly carefully picked up the delicate crystal cup and completely, violently drained absolutely all the remaining hot lemon tea completely entirely in exactly one massive gulp—the originally highly pleasant, delicious sweet and sour taste somehow violently, magically turned completely, entirely freezing bitter on his tongue.

"Ah, Albus. Highly carefully looking completely directly at these highly brilliant, energetic young students, it's honestly sometimes truly, deeply sad," Slughorn sighed heavily, actively, desperately trying completely his absolute best to highly smoothly cover his massive internal nervousness completely with a highly relaxed, nostalgic tone, "Thinking back completely entirely to then, we were absolutely also completely highly young once... although I honestly completely absolutely don't legally remember highly much..."

"Yes—" Dumbledore nodded incredibly, highly gently, his piercing blue gaze completely, highly subtly resting entirely exactly on the massive, violently damaged black leather book resting completely on the mahogany table—

"Standing entirely completely on the high, lonely ground of time, we completely absolutely bear the massive, heavy responsibility entirely of actively, correctly guiding and heavily helping highly talented young people safely navigate the dark. But completely in the absolute end, this is absolutely also exactly a way completely for us older men to highly actively fight entirely against the ravages of time."

"Yes, exactly, time... a highly powerful, massive enemy indeed... the absolute fundamental soil entirely of all massive human achievements..." Slughorn responded highly haphazardly, rambling slightly while highly carefully putting entirely down his empty teacup, secretly, violently desperately hoping completely entirely that the highly terrifying Headmaster would absolutely finally legally let him physically leave the office soon.

Dumbledore, however, completely absolutely did not logically intend completely to actively legally let him smoothly completely have exactly his way. Instead, he highly leisurely, calmly sipped completely his hot black tea, looked entirely deeply completely out the high arched window, and highly smoothly showed a highly terrifying look completely of absolute, extreme physical ease.

Directly across the massive desk, Slughorn's massive, internal political unease gradually, violently swelled completely entirely to a highly terrifying peak, and he finally completely couldn't actually help entirely but violently legally decide completely to actively take his highly polite leave.

Exactly just then, Dumbledore highly suddenly, completely calmly spoke:

"Regulus has actually recently, highly actively developed a massive, intense academic interest entirely completely in some very highly advanced, deeply restricted magical fields."

The highly powerful Headmaster completely, smoothly extended his incredibly long, pale finger and highly gently, flawlessly tapped the damaged black book exactly completely on the table, his grandfatherly tone physically showing absolutely no emotional abnormality at all.

"You completely logically know exactly how it is, Horace. Highly talented, incredibly brilliant young people are absolutely completely always mathematically vastly more likely completely to tragically, violently go entirely astray in the dark."

"Yes, of course, it's absolutely not highly strange entirely..." Slughorn violently squeezed completely out a massive, highly terrified smile. His highly brilliant, panicked mind completely couldn't absolutely physically help entirely but violently connect absolutely all the highly terrifying clues directly before him—could Regulus actually, completely mathematically absolutely also be highly secretly researching lethal soul magic just like Tom did?! Ah, sweet Merlin, that would truly, absolutely be a massive, terrifying political headache entirely for the Slytherin House.

He tried incredibly, violently hard completely to actively control absolutely all his twitching facial muscles, physically feeling completely entirely more and vastly more exactly like he was actively, violently sitting completely directly on sharp pins and highly lethal needles:

"Ah... well, highly brilliant young people are absolutely completely always entirely full completely of massive, intense curiosity... actively researching some highly novel, obscure academic areas is absolutely not entirely completely a highly bad thing in itself..."

Another highly massive, completely unknown, highly terrifying period completely entirely of absolute silence passed completely in the sunlit room.

"Let's simply change the heavy subject." The Headmaster highly smoothly spoke completely again, actively asking completely entirely in a highly gentle, but slightly, deeply concerned grandfatherly tone, "Horace. Are you physically feeling alright?"

"I'm absolutely, completely fine, Albus—" Before Slughorn could entirely completely actively finish speaking his defensive lie, he violently saw a clean white handkerchief completely quietly, magically appear entirely exactly directly in front completely of him.

Slughorn blinked his eyes highly rapidly, completely absolutely only exactly then highly terrifyingly realizing completely entirely that massive, freezing beads completely of terrified sweat had heavily, violently seeped completely directly from his flushed forehead.

He desperately, violently tried completely highly hard entirely to actively maintain the highly fake calmness completely on his sweating face, highly shakily picked completely up the clean handkerchief, and smiled highly weakly exactly as he violently met the terrifying Headmaster's highly piercing, all-seeing blue eyes.

Dumbledore absolutely completely still smiled highly gently, but his incredibly profound, highly terrifying piercing gaze absolutely already completely flawlessly explained absolutely everything completely in the silence. I know what you did, Horace.

"Horace..."

Slughorn hesitated, his heart sinking completely entirely into his stomach.

...

On the exact completely other side entirely of the massive country, currently in London, Diagon Alley.

Regulus highly efficiently, carefully checked completely the dirty alley for tails, and then completely without mathematically much actual physical effort, highly smoothly unlocked and completely opened entirely the rotting wooden door entirely of the abandoned, highly ruined shop directly completely next door. Completely actively, magically controlling the highly terrified, entirely ashen-faced Mundungus with a spell, the four completely heavily armed wizards came entirely directly into the massive, highly dusty, ruined hall entirely completely of the abandoned dark shop.

He highly simply, elegantly waved completely his hawthorn wand, violently cleared the massive, dirty scene completely of all physical dust and rotting debris with a highly advanced Scouring Charm, and then flawlessly, highly magically conjured a heavy, massive square wooden table and completely exactly four highly sturdy wooden stools entirely directly in the completely empty, cold space.

Mundungus, who was absolutely completely still standing rigidly, terrifyingly upright completely directly at the ruined door, suddenly completely physically felt exactly the highly specific part completely directly entirely above his filthy neck completely miraculously regain absolute physical freedom, but he absolutely completely still highly aggressively kept his terrified eyes completely tightly closed, his dirty lips tightly pursed. His dark criminal heart was violently, completely heavily mixed entirely completely with highly complex, crushing emotions exactly such as massive embarrassment, deep shame, sheer terrifying fear, and massive, utter confusion. He felt exactly entirely completely like a highly unstable, highly massive magical alchemical furnace absolutely about to violently explode.

Then, Regulus highly smoothly, calmly took completely entirely out a steaming magical kettle and exactly four highly clean glass cups directly completely from his expanded pocket and highly politely, seamlessly filled them completely entirely one exactly by one with hot tea.

"Please, do highly warmly have a small taste," Regulus said incredibly, highly kindly, his CEO tone flawless, "This is actually highly authentic Hong Kong lemon black tea that my devoted Little Elf completely just highly recently successfully learned exactly how to expertly make."

"You absolutely mathematically need to completely add a bit vastly more honey, James." Sirius highly casually reminded completely entirely from his stool, "This specific batch might actually be a highly tiny bit entirely too sour."

James completely entirely added exactly a massive, highly heavy spoonful completely of thick honey directly to his glass, highly enthusiastically shook the hot cup, and then highly happily took a massive, completely deep gulp.

"It actually completely physically tastes really, genuinely incredibly good!" He loudly praised.

"Exactly in the highly hot summer, completely mixed entirely with freezing ice cubes, it will absolutely, mathematically completely taste even vastly, incredibly better." Regulus highly smoothly added completely exactly with a warm corporate smile, highly analytically thinking completely entirely that he absolutely mathematically had to highly actively tell Creevey this specific recipe adjustment entirely when he safely went back to the Castle.

The highly pleasant, incredibly sweet and perfectly sour, highly fragrant hot tea aroma slowly, completely beautifully spread entirely throughout the dusty room, and Mundungus absolutely completely couldn't highly physically help entirely but violently be completely, highly deeply curious, highly slightly, cautiously opening exactly a tiny, terrified slit completely in his tightly closed, bruised eyes.

Directly entirely completely beside the highly simple, conjured wooden table, three highly handsome, highly aristocratic black-haired Little Wizards completely sat entirely together highly comfortably drinking hot tea and casually chatting, actively looking completely, utterly entirely unconcerned entirely absolutely about his highly dangerous, criminal physical presence completely in the room.

Mundungus completely couldn't absolutely physically help entirely but highly carefully prick entirely up his filthy ears and highly actively listen completely carefully to their conversation.

Next, they highly shockingly completely actively began completely to highly casually talk completely entirely about massively highly advanced, deeply theoretical Alchemy topics, and completely exactly as they highly smoothly talked, they casually completely took entirely out a highly clean piece completely of parchment and actively, heavily wrote and completely drew highly complex magical arrays entirely completely on it, highly smoothly mixing highly complex English, ancient Latin, and highly obscure Ancient Runes. The absolute vastly more he completely listened completely, the entirely absolute vastly more completely utterly highly confused he became:

"That highly specific Muggle Descartes's mathematical coordinate system is actually really a mathematically incredibly highly good, flawless thing completely for mapping spatial magic!"

"Honestly, it's completely literally just basic Muggle linear algebra... do we absolutely completely really logically physically have completely to actively learn it to upgrade the map?"

"You completely absolutely still highly logically have to physically look completely entirely directly at the highly fundamental mathematical basics."

"Ah... alright completely, actually I mathematically completely prefer highly advanced calculus, it absolutely completely always highly mathematically feels exactly like there's actually some highly profound Transfiguration philosophy completely hidden deeply entirely in it. Absolutely every single time I actively learn a highly little bit entirely more, I completely highly feel exactly entirely like I've completely actually become physically smarter..."

Mundungus violently completely became absolutely vastly more and completely vastly highly more deeply restless entirely completely by the second. He had absolutely completely originally highly intended entirely to highly aggressively remain completely completely entirely silent to protect his secrets, but absolutely these terrifyingly brilliant kids completely entirely in front of him were completely, mathematically simply entirely vastly too incredibly highly outrageous—

Moreover, absolutely should completely exactly this highly complex, terrifying theoretical math absolutely be the exact completely highly normal content entirely that actual Little Wizards completely of this highly young physical age completely normally actively talk entirely about? Did Hogwarts actually completely officially violently massively increase the absolute, fundamental physical difficulty completely entirely of absolutely all the academic courses entirely completely exactly after he had miserably graduated?

He violently, highly actively completely opened his dirty mouth to speak, but completely instantly found entirely completely that he was absolutely still truly completely utterly entirely silent in shock—

Because he highly terrifyingly completely found absolutely entirely that the absolute highly tiny part completely entirely of the complex conversation he actually completely could mathematically logically understand was really, genuinely completely absolutely not highly much at all...

Mundungus desperately, highly frantically entirely tried highly incredibly hard completely entirely to violently actively move his entirely stiff physical body, highly completely expecting entirely completely the heavy magical effect completely entirely of the violent Petrification Charm completely entirely to safely completely wear entirely off, but highly terrifyingly completely found entirely it was absolutely entirely completely futile.

...

"Hey!" After highly violently aggressively completely holding his highly panicked tongue completely entirely back entirely again and completely again, Mundungus absolutely finally completely highly couldn't actually physically help entirely but violently aggressively interrupt the math lesson, "Exactly what on earth completely exactly do you highly terrifyingly brilliant little guys actively completely want from me?!"

The three highly heavily armed Little Wizards completely violently looked entirely directly completely up at the exact same, absolute time, their highly handsome facial expressions completely entirely very pure and completely exactly highly innocent, acting exactly entirely as if they had absolutely completely just highly suddenly entirely remembered completely that there was absolutely actually a highly violently petrified adult Dark Wizard currently completely entirely in the room.

They highly flawlessly, completely smoothly exchanged highly tactical, completely tacit knowing glances entirely exactly with each other, and absolutely all highly smoothly showed exactly a highly identical, terrifyingly playful Gryffindor smile.

Finally, the highly aristocratic Little Wizard completely currently physically facing exactly directly towards him highly smoothly put completely entirely down the hot crystal cup completely exactly in his pale hand and highly calmly, coldly said:

"Mr. Mundungus Fletcher. You are absolutely completely finally physically willing to legally talk business. That's incredibly, highly great."

Mundungus absolutely violently stared completely directly entirely exactly at the freezing, terrifying grey eyes completely of the highly brilliant Little Wizard currently sitting entirely completely in front entirely of him, actively feeling massive, freezing chills violently run completely entirely down his criminal heart, and his highly raspy voice absolutely completely couldn't highly physically help entirely but violently lower exactly a few highly terrified degrees:

"You... exactly what completely exactly on earth do you absolutely physically want completely to actively do with me?"

The highly terrifying Little Wizard completely smoothly entirely put absolutely both his elbows completely directly entirely on the wooden table, highly flawlessly crossed his pale fingers completely together in a CEO stance, and highly smoothly smiled highly completely entirely slightly:

"Mr. Fletcher. Completely actually, I absolutely entirely know quite exactly a highly massive, classified something completely entirely about your highly secret, illegal underworld affairs. And I completely absolutely also exactly know highly completely that you are absolutely entirely mathematically not politically an enemy to us—you absolutely completely highly occasionally actively physically help our highly respected Headmaster completely entirely exactly with some highly specific, highly classified dark things, and you completely absolutely actually legally currently possess a highly specific, highly trusted place completely entirely in a highly secret, massive political organization, exactly completely absolutely don't you?"

Mundungus's dirty pupils instantly, violently massively widened in pure, unadulterated terror. He highly violently swallowed completely nervously, his highly dirty facial expression entirely completely stiff with shock: "I... I completely absolutely highly exactly don't logically understand exactly what completely exactly you are highly talking completely entirely about!"

That highly specific, massive political part completely of his deep memory absolutely completely should legally physically have completely absolutely entirely been highly magically protected by Dumbledore!

"Oh, completely absolutely no physical need entirely completely to be highly so incredibly nervous," Regulus's corporate smile immediately became entirely vastly gentler, yet highly more terrifying. "We absolutely completely have highly entirely no physical ill political intentions entirely towards you."

He highly smoothly, casually entirely waved completely his polished hawthorn wand, and a highly massive, incredibly brilliant, glowing golden magical pattern exactly in the perfect shape completely entirely of a highly majestic Phoenix violently, beautifully completely appeared directly entirely in the dusty air.

Mundungus's highly dirty face instantly, violently turned completely entirely ashen pale with terror, and completely absolutely even his chapped lips completely violently trembled highly slightly. His highly terrified dark eyes violently, rapidly scanned entirely completely entirely back and completely entirely forth highly frantically exactly across the highly calm faces completely entirely of the three highly dangerous young wizards—

"Exactly how... how on earth did you absolutely completely logically physically know about the Order?" Mundungus violently asked highly dejectedly, his highly terrified eyes completely, entirely filled exactly with massive, crushing helplessness and political defeat.

"That's absolutely, mathematically completely not currently politically important right now, Mr. Fletcher." Regulus's pale lips beautifully curved completely entirely exactly into a highly confident CEO smile, "Exactly what's completely mathematically physically important currently is... you completely absolutely also highly logically exactly don't legally want Professor Albus Dumbledore completely to politically physically legally know exactly entirely that you were highly actively, violently completely robbing highly innocent, underage Little Wizards entirely in broad daylight exactly in Diagon Alley today, completely absolutely exactly right?"

Mundungus violently swallowed incredibly hard again.

Checkmate.

Now, he was completely, absolutely, mathematically entirely sure completely exactly that he had highly tragically completely actually physically met a truly, highly terrifyingly real tough political opponent. Absolutely completely not entirely only was his physical wand entirely completely exactly in their highly capable hands, but he highly physically himself was completely absolutely also currently entirely completely entirely controlled physically completely exactly by the highly terrifying other party.

This highly dangerous Little Wizard absolutely completely didn't physically look highly very old at all, but he absolutely had completely entirely absolutely already highly aggressively successfully acquired the absolute entirely most highly massive, highly important political thing entirely completely in the entire Wizarding World highly early completely on—

Absolute Strength.

He completely, utterly politically surrendered.

"Exactly who... who completely exactly on earth are you? Exactly what completely exactly do you mathematically absolutely violently want from me?"

The highly terrifying young man completely looked deeply entirely directly entirely into his dirty eyes completely again, and entirely completely with a highly gentle, highly smooth wave completely entirely of his hawthorn wand, Mundungus violently, immediately completely physically felt exactly his entire stiff body completely entirely actively entirely completely regain absolute, total physical freedom.

He highly desperately, frantically actively completely moved exactly his incredibly highly sore and completely numb, freezing arms, but he absolutely entirely completely dared highly mathematically not physically make absolutely completely any highly rash, violent physical moves entirely against them.

"Please, do highly warmly sit completely down," the highly terrifying Little Wizard completely currently opposite highly smoothly politely pointed completely exactly entirely to the single remaining wooden stool, "Highly safely completely have a hot cup entirely completely of tea first, it's absolutely still highly physically completely hot."

After he highly terrifiedly, completely awkwardly was actively safely seated.

"Let me absolutely completely formally introduce myself to you properly—"

The highly brilliant Little Wizard completely entirely exactly in front completely of him highly smoothly, casually rummaged completely entirely through his highly expanded inner pocket, highly smoothly completely took entirely out exactly a highly crisp, official piece completely entirely of thick Hogwarts parchment highly securely perfectly framed entirely completely exactly in expensive gold-rimmed glass exactly like a corporate plaque, and highly smoothly, heavily aggressively pushed entirely it completely directly across the table entirely in front completely of him completely entirely with the utmost, highly terrifying corporate care.

Mundungus highly terrifiedly completely looked incredibly, entirely closely entirely exactly at the parchment, and the incredibly highly familiar, highly terrifying looping silver handwriting completely exactly made his criminal heart violently, massively tremble entirely with shock—

[Irma: Regulus Black will be highly actively completely borrowing a massive, highly unrestricted number entirely completely of highly classified books completely directly entirely from the Restricted Section, please absolutely completely seamlessly entirely completely facilitate this without delay. A. Dumbledore]

"I absolutely, completely am Regulus. Regulus Black."

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