Hogwarts Homecoming

In Harry's memory, Halloween has never been as miserable as this year.

That’s right, it’s a depression.

It is true that on the day before Halloween, Hagrid filled the Great Hall with many large and scary pumpkins.

As usual, Filch and the school staff tied up golden ribbons in the auditorium, hung up four new college flags, decorated jack-o'-lanterns and got a large group of bats.

Since Hogwarts has no shortage of money, the richness of students' daily meals has reached a new level. And this year's Halloween, the little wizards have shown their special skills, filling the long table with delicious and delicious food. .

In short, Hogwarts still strives to create a happy atmosphere of traditional festivals for students.

But few people, including Harry, were able to enjoy the festive atmosphere.

The specific matter of what was missing from Professor Brain's office was ordered to be kept strictly confidential, and the little wizards who were not involved were still kept in the dark.

However, the news that Ron and Lavender were attacked in school and that Harry and Hermione's dormitories were also ransacked spread like wildfire.

Even days after Halloween, there is still an air of fear and uneasiness in the school.

Harry even smelled a bit of the aura of terror that enveloped Hogwarts during the time when it was rumored that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was opened by the heir and all Muggle-born students would be purged.

In fact, this is not the case.

However, the tense situation outside made the little wizards feel helpless.

Over the past few months, every once in a while, the "Daily Prophet" has always reported on several natural and man-made disasters that occurred in the Muggle world, such as train derailments, broken bridges, or unknown towns experiencing earthquakes and typhoons. Crack down news.

Both the words and the words imply that these disasters are inextricably related to Voldemort's Death Eaters.

People have always believed that Hogwarts is the safest with Professors Dumbledore and Braine in charge.

But now, attacks are happening even in schools, and Harry Potter is involved.

This is no reason for the little wizards not to worry.

Even without the instructions of the professors, in the past few days, the little wizards rarely went in and out of the dark corners of the castle alone.

Whether they are attending class, dining or taking a walk, the little wizards are always in groups.

When walking in the castle, Harry could always feel people looking at him strangely. It was as if the attacker had mistaken the wrong person.

What the attacker really wanted to kill was him.

Thinking about it carefully, it had been a long time since Harry had felt such strange eyes at school.

This made Harry anxious.

Not to mention, he was still worried about whether the staff would have been sent out of Hogwarts by Malfoy. And, as time went by, Sirius' safety was always on his mind.

And this worry reaches its peak on Friday of the new week!

"Where's Professor Blaine?"

After finishing his morning Charms class, Harry came to the auditorium for lunch and subconsciously glanced at the staff table. The empty seat next to Professor Dumbledore shocked him.

"Isn't Remus' wedding tomorrow?"

Harry muttered almost absentmindedly.

"The preparatory meeting for the International Federation of Wizards is also tomorrow."

There was also a hint of worry in Hermione's soft voice,

"Perhaps there is a time conflict, he may have gone to Paris early——"

In silence, Harry looked at the Slytherin table expressionlessly, and those gray eyes seemed to be waiting for him. Their eyes met in mid-air, and for a long time, they moved away.

Harry looked at Professor Blaine's empty seat again.

Somehow, a strange illusion suddenly occurred in his heart.

Professor Brain suddenly appeared in Hogwarts nearly three years ago and suddenly appeared in people's sight.

He came very unexpectedly, and maybe one day, when he leaves, people will feel caught off guard.

In fact, Hermione's guess was wrong. Amosta did not go to Paris. Something would happen there tonight, but there was no need for him to worry about it.

He took the Hogwarts Express and got off at King's Cross Station and took a taxi to the bus station.

Then he took the bus to the suburbs of London, a town he had never set foot in in his life.

By this time, the sky presented a wonderful sight.

In the half of the sky where the sun had not yet set, clouds as bright as blood floated like a large group of foam floating on the rough sea.

On the half where the moon's shadow emerges, the sky is an elegant and wonderful dark purple, and the stars in the sky are looming.

The rest of the way, Amosta was on his own.

Fortunately, when he was measuring the land with his legs, a farmer slowly followed him up with a cart pulled by a horse and carrying lagua fruits and vegetables behind it.

So Amosta hitched a ride.

"Oh, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I would probably have to walk a long way--"

Amosta smiled sincerely at the farmers who went to the town to buy melons and fruits, and took out a ten pound note from the lining pocket of his coat.

The old man with straw-like fluffy curly hair was stuck in a straw hat, revealing a fierce face.

"Take your money back, kid, or you can keep walking on two legs!"

Amosta took the money back with a smile, then jumped neatly onto the cart with a few vegetable leaves still stuck to the floor.

The carriage started again with the old man's vigorous urging.

It was like the evening between summer and autumn, and the comfortable breeze was playing freely in the vast fields.

On both sides of the dirt road, the pumpkins in the large pumpkin fields were picked before Halloween, which had just passed a few days ago. Now, there were only large green vines with a few tender melon stems hanging in the fields.

"The Tonks family!"

The old man, whose half of his face was filled with a vigorous brown beard, turned his head and saw the gray-haired young man on the cart, looking into the distance with a satisfied and strange smile on his face, so he also laughed,

"I know which village they live in, but it will take about an hour to get there!"

"Oh, it doesn't matter, I'm not in a hurry--"

Amosta responded with a smile.

It's not that he didn't have a more convenient way to get there, but he felt that he was always on the road.

He was eager to make himself stronger and without any flaws.

He planned everything carefully.

To Voldemort, to the emerging crisis, to how to change the situation of the British and even European magic world, which was like a pool of stagnant water.

Looking at the sky gradually eroded by the dark purple, Amosta smiled silently.

Thanks to many companions, most of the goals he wanted to achieve were achieved. The rest were also moving in the direction he wanted to see.

So, it's time to adjust the pace and let yourself breathe.

When the moon shadow hung on the branches, the old horse pulling the old man and Amosta stopped panting.

Just like many people who met by chance in life, they met in a hurry and then parted.

Amosta and the old man smiled and waved, without a word, and turned around.

Walking through a narrow field covered with dry grass, crossing a reed field and jumping over a winding stream, Amosta arrived at the future home of Remus and Tonks.

Like most wizards who live with Muggles, their homes are always some distance away from the village.

The same is true for Tonks's house. However, this house located in an open area has become invisible due to the protection of magic. Also because of the effect of magic, Muggles will ignore this change.

Standing in the open space, Amosita reached into his pocket again, fumbled for a moment, and took out a note written by Remus himself.

After a glance, a house that looked old slowly emerged in Amosita's eyes.

The kind-hearted Remus did not want to add burdens and dangers to anyone, so--

Yes, he cast the Fidelius Charm for this house, and he himself was the secret keeper of this house. (End of this chapter)