Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

Amy is very happy today.

She held a pinwheel and wave candy in her left and right hands, and walked forward slowly on the path of the zoo.

After riding the Ferris wheel, they went to play the roller coaster and the rotating flying chair. When they arrived in front of the carousel, Amy watched for a while and felt that this thing was boring, so they didn't go there and went directly through the amusement park. The zoo behind.

"Why doesn't the wave candy spin?"

She shook the candy in her hand and looked up at Sherlock and asked.

"Because this is food, its best destination is in the human stomach."

Sherlock helped her unwrap the transparent packaging on the wave candy, and then handed it to Amy's hand again.

Amy stretched out her little tongue and gently licked the surface of the candy, then frowned and wrapped the package back.

"Amy doesn't like the taste of it, but it looks good!"

She decided to treat the candy as a toy like a windmill and not eat it.

Snape held the crown in his hand and walked side by side with Sherlock.

His face was still gloomy, but it was obviously much better than before. At least the hollowness and coldness in his eyes were reduced a lot.

Snape, who was well-informed in the wizarding world and had seen all kinds of magical animals and had used all his internal organs, looked down upon the animals in the zoo.

Being able to deflate Sherlock just now on the Ferris wheel was already the most enjoyable thing he had experienced this time out.

Amy was the most interested among the three, but she didn't feel novel or happy because she saw these animals, she was simply happy that someone was going out to play with her.

"So many pigeons!"

She pointed to a large group of pigeons gathering on the stone pavement in the rest area in the center of the zoo and exclaimed.

Sherlock felt that the scenery here was very good, so he took Amy to buy some bread crumbs and fed the pigeons with her.

"Want to take a group photo? Gentlemen? We are holding an event in the park and there are discounts for family photos!"

A photographer with a camera hanging around his neck took the opportunity and walked over.

"Not a bad idea." Sherlock smiled and nodded.

He pulled over the reluctant Snape, grabbed the shoulders of Amy who was trying to put bread crumbs on the pigeons' heads so that they couldn't eat them, and pressed her in front of him. In the background was the square in the background. Pigeons looking for food everywhere.

The photographer observed this strange combination of "a family of three" through the camera for a while, and said with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"The gentleman on the left, and the kid, can you smile? Aren't you happy to come out and play?"

When he spoke, Sherlock realized that he was the only one smiling, Snape was still gloomy, and Amy tried to keep her mouth straight, she was obviously trying her best to smile.

"Smile, smile when taking photos Tobias, believe me, smiling more will definitely bring you good luck." Sherlock raised his eyebrows and persuaded Snape.

However, Snape seemed unmoved by his words.

The fact that he could stand here and take pictures already gave Sherlock a huge amount of respect, and he also wanted to make him laugh.

There are no doors.

After persuading Snape, Sherlock ignored him. Instead, just like last time on London Bridge, he held the corners of Amy's mouth with both hands and helped her show a smile.

The photographer seemed a little confused about this situation.

But he had to continue his work. He raised the camera in front of his eyes again and pointed it at Sherlock and the three of them.

"Okay, let me count to three, two, one. Everyone, try to be more relaxed. Three, two, one."

When he pressed the shutter, the corner of Snape's mouth twitched slightly, then flattened unconsciously, revealing a smile that was completely different from his usual sneer and sneer, an imperceptible smile.

At the same time, a well-fed pigeon happened to fly over his head, and its physiological instinct caused it to uncontrollably drop an indescribable thing from mid-air.

"Crack!"

Holding wave candy and pinwheels in her hands, with a happy look in her eyes, Amy was helped to smile.

Half-bent, supporting Amy's face and looking at the camera, Sherlock was the only one with a natural smile on his face.

Snape forced out a smile that was invisible unless he looked carefully, and was completely unaware of the indescribable object falling towards his hair.

Three different smiling faces are frozen at this moment.

...

The Ministry of Magic sent people to find Sherlock on the third day after they returned from the amusement park.

In the past three days, Sherlock has been paying attention to the Daily Prophet every day.

The battle between Aurors and Death Eaters in Sheffield had ended the day they went to the amusement park.

After paying a heavy price, the Aurors finally expelled the Death Eaters from Sheffield city before the situation became irreversible.

The battle continued in the suburbs for a while, and ended with the death of 7 Aurors and the injury of 12 Aurors.

Of course, the Death Eaters suffered more casualties than the Aurors, and in the end their operations within the Ministry of Magic failed.

This ending certainly represents a huge victory for the Ministry of Magic.

The current Minister of Magic, Harold Minkan (a hardliner who fought against Voldemort, resigned in 1980), publicized this matter in a high-profile manner.

In particular, it focuses on describing the battles in the Department of Mysteries, and the great achievements of "two heroic Ministry of Magic staff" in deciphering the Death Eater conspiracy.

Sherlock has already been described as an employee of the Ministry of Magic even before he joins the job, but he has already foreseen such political needs.

However, the aftermath of the Sheffield incident is still unfolding.

Because the impact was so huge, even if the Ministry of Magic sent out all the memory erasure teams and worked for two consecutive days, they could only barely suppress what happened that night.

There are still urban legend-like rumors circulating in Sheffield.

Even the International Federation of Wizards has sent a question to the British Ministry of Magic, asking them not to spread internal problems outside. If the "International Statute of Secrecy" is violated, the Ministry of Magic of other countries will intervene in the UK's internal disputes.

Naturally, the Daily Prophet reported this matter extensively, and Minister Minkan also gave a strong response.

He said that matters within the British magical community will be resolved internally, and that external forces do not need to and should not intervene.

Neither the UK nor the magical world has been peaceful recently.

Sherlock only understands the current situation. What he really cares about is his entry into the Ministry of Magic.

The person who came to look for him was none other than Eddie Butler, who had been cleared of being a traitor and had returned safely from the Isle of Man.

"dad!"

After Amy saw Eddie, she didn't look very excited. She seemed to have known that he would come back to find her.

"Sorry, I left you alone for a long time this time." Eddie and Amy hugged each other and said apologetically.

"No, John took Amy to many places to play, as well as windmills and lollipops, which he also bought for Amy."

Amy hasn't eaten the candy bar yet. It seems that she doesn't intend to eat it and wants to keep it as a toy.

The father and daughter chatted for a while, and then Eddie turned to talk to Sherlock about business.

"Thank you very much, John, for not only helping me take care of Amy, but also for being such a big help to me."

He thanked him seriously, and Sherlock waved his hand.

"Amy is very obedient, and she also helped me, so you don't have to thank me for anything."

Eddie didn't say much in his words of thanks. He knew it was more practical to keep these things in mind than to keep talking about them.

"The Ministry of Magic has approved your request to join, and it was specially approved by the Minister, Mr. Minkan. Mrs. Selwyn also agreed that you want to join the Department of Mysteries. The number of employees in this department is not large. You have saved her life, and she has no reason to refuse. "

After receiving the letter of appointment from him, Sherlock was truly relieved.

Being able to enter the Department of Mysteries is equivalent to completing most of his goals. If he can't find relevant clues here, then Sherlock really can't think of where he can find a way back.

Eddie expressed doubts about this.

"I actually don't understand why you want to join the Department of Mysteries? I learned about your strength from Sophie's mouth. If you want to have a better development in the Ministry of Magic, joining the Auror Command is undoubtedly the best choice. . Now is a special period. As long as you have the ability, promotion is not a problem at all. "

Sherlock shook his head and said.

"I'm very interested in magic research, especially those partial and mysterious magics. The Auror lifestyle is not suitable for me."

Everyone has his own ambitions, and Eddie is not an angry young man. He feels that since Sherlock has the ability, he must devote himself to the cause of fighting the Dark Lord.

After talking to Sherlock about the Ministry of Magic, Eddie specially invited him to a nearby restaurant for dinner in order to thank him in the evening.

Before he came, he heard that Sherlock had an uncle who also lived in the bar, and was planning to call him to join him.

But Sherlock declined.

"He hasn't been in a good mood lately, so we'd better not disturb him and let him stay by himself."

Amy blinked.

"Tobia is still thinking about that day at the zoo."

Sherlock suppressed his laughter and pushed Amy towards the corridor.

He could clearly sense that in Room 12, Snape, who heard Amy's words, was as dark as the bottom of a crucible, crushing a frog's eyeball in his hand.

"Okay, stop exposing people's wounds, Amy, let's go eat."

Eddie chose a Muggle restaurant, just on the street where Diagon Alley is located.

"In some aspects, the magical world is indeed lagging behind Muggles, but even people who have no discrimination against Muggles will still have a arrogant mentality. Even if it is good and useful to wizards, as long as it is associated with Muggles They are also very resistant to the relationship.”

They chatted about things in the wizarding world.

Eddie has a good character, is upright and responsible, which can be seen from his performance at Sheffield.

Sherlock chatted with him for a while and then asked a question that he had been wondering about for a long time.

"How old are you this year?"

There is naturally nothing to hide about a man's age.

"It will be 24 after October."

Sherlock's eyes suddenly widened. He had always thought that Eddie only looked young in appearance, but he didn't expect that his real age was almost the same as himself!

"Amy said she is 7 years old!"

Eddie shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Yes, I already had a daughter like her when I was less than 17 years old and before I graduated from Hogwarts."

Sherlock's face was complicated.

He knew that early marriage and early childbearing had always been the rule in the wizarding world. Basically, most wizards got married when they were 18 years old as soon as they graduated from Hogwarts, and had children before they were 20 years old.

Like Harry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, are like this.

But it was still extremely rare for Eddie to have a child while he was still attending Hogwarts.

Eddie held the wine glass, looked at the passers-by outside the window, took a big sip, and then sent Amy away and asked her to ask the restaurant for another bottle of wine.

"My matter is a bit complicated, but there's nothing I can't say. I'm just busy with work in the Ministry of Magic, and I rarely mention it to others. It's also to protect Amy. Basically no one knows that I have her. Such a daughter."

"If you follow the Daily Prophet, you should know that a month ago, they reported that the wife of the Director of the Department of Transportation of the Ministry of Magic got divorced and then married to Germany."

Sherlock's memory is pretty good, and he still has some memories of such tidbits.

"You mean Mrs. Evans, who was married and divorced six times in five years?"

Eddie nodded slightly.

"She is Amy's biological mother."

Sherlock looked stunned.

According to the lady's deeds, she was completely a playboy. He felt that with Eddie's vision and character, it was unlikely that he would have anything to do with such a woman.

Eddie also saw Sherlock's doubts, and he took a breath of alcohol and continued.

"Just saying that, you may think that I was young and ignorant at the time, but...well, it is true that I was young and ignorant and could not withstand the temptation. But from the report on that woman, you should also know She is not an ordinary person, otherwise she would not be involved with so many senior officials of the Ministry of Magic."

Sherlock seemed to have thought of something and asked hesitantly.

"She...isn't a normal wizard?"

"She is a Veela." Eddie said lightly, "A Veela who is playful and pursues excitement."

"During the summer vacation when I was 17, I met her by chance. She seduced me with her unique charm and had a relationship with me."

"At first, I didn't know her identity, and I really thought that I fell in love with her. And then she got pregnant and had a child, so I thought about getting married after graduation. Unexpectedly, after she gave birth to the child, After she was born, she told me that she had had enough fun with me and wanted to break up. She didn’t want the child and would leave it to me to raise.”

"I was angry and felt like my feelings had been betrayed, so I had a big fight with her."

"She was also very excited at that time. You should know what happens to a purebred Veela once she becomes excited."

"It was then that I learned her identity and realized that I had never liked her. The so-called feelings were just Veela's own unique charm magic."