Chapter 1038 The Unprincipled Ms. Higgs

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fletcher... My master said she had never heard of this surname. In addition, the master also said that she never does business with inferior wizards like you who are not pure-blood families-so, please go back, three !"

House-elves are always direct, for they are only loyal to their masters. No matter how ugly their master's words are, they will only repeat the truth without caring about the feelings of the listeners.

Right now, for example, Mundungus feels hurt.

"Dunger, it seems that your face is not worth even a copper Knut?" Sirius couldn't help laughing at Mundungus when he heard the elf Rice say this.

However, even the contempt of that "Ms. Higgs" has reached this point. Just now he was talking about Sirius who was going to leave, but now he didn't say a word about what he said.

Obviously, this change in his attitude undoubtedly originated from Lupine's previous opening.

Not only that, after mocking Mundungus by the way, Sirius actually went on to say to the house elf Rice:

"Go and tell your master that there is another guy named Black standing outside her workshop!"

Just as Sirius finished his sentence, Elf Rice suddenly bent his waist. He pushed his upper body down as hard as he could, and his bow was so wide that his curved pointed nose almost touched the dusty ground.

But after seeing this scene, not only Sirius was unmoved, even Mundungus and Lupine were not surprised by it.

Except for those special cases with the inheritance of ancient wizards, the Black family can be said to be one of the oldest pure-blood families in the British magic world, and its family tree can even be traced back to the Middle Ages.

When a cruel ancestor of Sirius created a tradition related to house elves, the image of the Black family became extremely tall among the servile elves.

And the so-called "family tradition" is that when the house-elfs who have served the family all their lives are too old to hold the plate, they cut off their heads and nail them to exquisitely carved wooden boards, and then hang them on the wall to fill them up. For decoration.

Undoubtedly, this is a rare honor for those house-elves who only want to serve their master and family.

"'Black'? Oh! Are you a member of the honorable and long-established Black family? Please forgive the humble Rice for being rude just now, Rice..."

"Disrespectful?" Sirius asked with vacant eyes, "Then tell me, where did you lose your manners just now?"

"Because Rice didn't know that you were a distinguished guest of the Black family...this is Rice's fault, it's Rice's faux pas..."

Sirius interrupted impatiently:

"anything else?"

"And...and..."

If it was a disrespect, it was also the disrespect of Ms. Higgs who was his master. But, as a house elf, how can he say that the master is wrong?

No, Rice didn't even dare to think that way.

"Look, can't you tell? Let me—"

"Sirius!"

It was Lupine who interrupted Sirius's verbal persecution of Rice, only to see him put his hand on the latter's shoulder and say:

"How idle are you, having trouble with a house-elf?"

After stopping Sirius, Lupine said to Elf Rice again:

"Why don't you go and explain the situation to your master? Go ahead..."

After hearing this, Rice hurriedly bowed several times in a row and apologized mutteringly.

Then he disappeared from the door of the workshop with a "crack".

"Hmph," Sirius curled his lips and said, "I just can't understand these little elves who only know how to bow down to pure blood, as if they couldn't live without wizards."

"Then if you force him like this, can you make him develop a mentality of resistance? No, he will just kneel on the ground until his head is bleeding..." Lupine said angrily, "Isn't that still true?" Did you tell me that yourself?"

"I've been in prison for more than ten years, can I change my mind?" Sirius hummed, "I don't believe that every house elf is a kowtow."

Lupine listened and shook his head helplessly.

"Then why don't you just think about it and how to effectively make them change. The method you just used will only waste time."

"Exactly! Hehe, such a grown-up man, yet so childish..."

Hearing Lupin's words, Mundungus, who had just been squeezed by Sirius, couldn't help but took the opportunity to mutter, but he immediately got Sirius' stare.

"you--"

Before Sirius could reply, the workshop door in front of the three of them was finally opened from the inside, blocking all the words behind Sirius.

Immediately, the witch who came out of the workshop frowned.

"When I heard about the Black family, I thought who it was! It turned out that it was you, a guy whose name was removed by his own mother a long time ago... Why, do you still have the face to call yourself Black?"

However, although the witch had a fair and beautiful face, she spoke extremely harsh words. In addition to fiercely mocking Sirius, she did not forget to cast a few glances at Mundungus and Lupine.

Descendants from pure-blood families basically have a very detailed family education. This made Higgs, while mocking Sirius, also carefully confirm the identities of the other people present, so as not to provoke someone who shouldn't be provoked by a single mistake.

Of course, regardless of whether she remembered Mundungus or not, at least she recognized Lupine.

After all, when Lupine was hired by Dumbledore as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, it was not a big deal in the British magic world.

Not to mention, Lupine's father was a well-known expert in the study of mysterious phenomena in the magic world before his death.

It's a pity that just because of Lupin's mixed blood, it's impossible for Higgs High to see what happened.

After casually looking at Lupine a few times, her eyes fell on Mundungus again. Just by using the method of elimination, it can be known that this scruffy-looking wizard must be the elf Lai. The "old schoolmate" that Si mentioned.

But just when she wanted to belittle Mundungus again, Sirius sneered instead:

"I don't want this damn surname for a long time, but I am the only heir of the Black family? Why don't you! If you are willing to give your surname away, maybe I will be the only heir of the Black family. If you are happy, I will give you the key to the Black family's vault as a gift?"

Speaking of this, Higgs's originally fair face had turned livid, but she still swallowed involuntarily.

How much is the Black family's vault worth? That was at least the hundreds of years of wealth accumulated by a huge family. Although Sirius was obviously teasing her, it still made people unconsciously shudder.

"Okay," Lupine shook his head amusedly, before saying, "Ms. Higgs, although you said before that you would not do business with wizards other than pure-blood families, I don't think you will refuse a deal." A simple but lucrative transaction. Even though Mr. Black was just joking just now, it is always right that he has a lot of Galleons in his hand..."

Just as he was talking, he took another step forward, spread his hands and said:

"Forgive me, but I know better than you... In the current world, every family's life is actually difficult. I don't think you will have trouble with Jin Jialong, right?"

Speaking of the current situation, a small pure-blood family like the Higgs is the most embarrassing.

When Maca, a Muggle-born guy, fought against Voldemort and Helbo successively, these families did not have enough background to imitate the low-key wait-and-see attitude of the big families, nor did they have the courage to fall back when Maca was not in decline. The dark wizard over there.

What's even more sad is that they still can't save their face to mix with the "inferior wizards" in their own eyes in the past.

Don't look at Higgs's bright clothes on the surface, his tone is equally domineering. But in fact, even her parents are not living well now, let alone how much inheritance they will leave her in the future.

Speaking of which, the potion workshop she is running now is not enough for her to embellish her pure blood surname.

"What deal?"

After hesitating for a moment, Higgs seemed to finally let go of his resistance.

"Oh, it's a long-term order for potions for healing—about quince essence," Lupine said with a smile. "Why don't we go in and talk about it?"

"Bai Xian Essence?" Higgs's eyes lit up slightly when he heard it, but he still said reluctantly, "Um...Okay! Please come in..."

Looking at the back of the other party who entered first, Lupine turned slightly and winked at Sirius. Seeing this, the latter also nodded slightly.

Originally, they never thought of ordering a therapeutic potion of the same level as Baixian essence. You must know that its market price is quite high.

After exchanging glances with Sirius, Lupine followed Higgs' footsteps into the workshop first. And behind him, Sirius and Mundungus, who was still arguing just now, also looked at each other, and went through the gate together.

However, as soon as he entered, Sirius frowned at the house-elves inside.

After he followed Lupine two steps and passed through the long table, he couldn't help but muttered to himself in a very small voice:

"...This is really an annoying place."

"follow me."

Higgs opened the door at the deepest part casually, and after leaving a word, he walked into a corridor behind the door.

After Lupine and Sirius entered the corridor one after another, Mundungus, who was walking at the end, cast a sincere glance at Higgs' potion preparation table before hurriedly following.