Chapter 858 Wolf and Dog and the Darkness of the Past
It's been snowing these days, and when you look out the window, it's basically a vast expanse of whiteness. Obviously the scenery around Hogwarts is beautiful, it would be a pity if it was always covered with snowflakes like this.
Fortunately, today's weather seems to be very good. Early in the morning, you can see the fiery red sun quietly leaping over the eastern mountain.
Obviously, the Hogwarts vestibule must still be very cold this morning. But just facing the rising sun, it is worth those students who like quietness to take a small walk outside in the morning when there is no one.
And at this moment, one can see that in the white vestibule paved with thick snow, a figure that looks a bit bloated due to winter clothes is slowly passing by, leaving two rows of winding footprints.
Oh, she is a girl who knows how to enjoy life!
Ron seemed to have forgotten the coldness in the stairway, and muttered to himself at the window opening, looking quite fascinated by it.
But soon, when he came back to his senses, he started to worry again - did he choose to wait for Hermione in the common room? Or is it better to just go down there and try to strike up a conversation with that girl?
Logically speaking, he should have chosen the first option. After all, judging from the current situation, the chance of him scaring the girl away is getting closer and closer to 100%!
At least I still have the first success to give me a base!
Encouraging himself in this way, Ron immediately decided to go down and try again, and it would not be too late to ask Hermione for yesterday's answer when he came back.
...Aren't you up yet?
Probably because Ron came out too early after insomnia all night, he didn't find Hermione when passing the common room.
So he didn't hesitate anymore, and ran downstairs in a hurry.
...
Hey, wait—
In fact, Ron, who had just arrived outside the gate of the castle, did not find him immediately. It was not until he followed the footprints on the ground to the garden on the east side that he saw the slightly familiar figure from the back.
Immediately, he stopped, and wanted to call out to the girl who made his heart beat. But he just started, and he immediately swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach.
And then... well, Ron somehow shrank back behind the flower bed, squatted there and shut his mouth tightly.
There is no one here now, even if he stopped halfway, he couldn't stop what he had said, and the girl naturally heard it.
But the girl suddenly turned her head back, with a little doubt and surprise on Yuanyuan's face, and even her hands with cotton gloves subconsciously clenched into fists before her chest.
It's a pity, maybe it was the reason why she was frightened for a moment at the first moment. When she turned around, she didn't see Ron who was hiding one step ahead of her.
Oh! What am I doing?
Leaning against the somewhat harsh flower bed, with the evergreen undergrowth blocking the girl's view, Ron squatted behind and began to worry about his stupid behavior again.
In fact, his thoughts at the moment of hiding were very simple - he just suddenly thought that if he yelled out like that, it would most likely scare people away again.
So, he hastily stopped the shouting, and planned to talk a little closer.
However, now that he thinks about it now, he starts to feel annoyed... The sound just now must have startled him, even if the other party hadn't been scared away immediately, would he still dare to reappear in front of the girl now?
What to do... what to do? Can I go out now? Just pretend nothing happened?
Ron shrank his neck and closed his eyes, imitating the situation he would encounter after going out over and over again, but no matter how he thought about it, the answer seemed to be the same!
Nothing! Today must be nothing! But...but I can't just squat here all the time, can I? She might be walking this way...
No, no, I can't wait any longer. If she finds me squatting here, I really can't explain anything, and she will definitely get farther and farther away from me in the future...
Ron kept muttering in his heart,
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he stood up suddenly and turned around to look around.
...
Where are people?
He looked at the empty garden in front of him and was dumbfounded.
And at this moment, Maca, who had been looking down from the office window from the very beginning, shook her head dumbfoundingly, and silently offered her condolences to poor Ron.
In fact, during the time when Ron closed his eyes and thought about it for himself, the girl had already come to him.
At that time Maca clearly saw that the girl stood by Ron and watched for a while before leaving in a hurry.
It's a pity that until the lost Ron left the garden and returned to the castle vestibule, he didn't notice that the footprints outside had actually told him everything.
It turns out that, except for sleeping every night and the last eternal sleep, it is best not to close your eyes too tightly at other times. Because that often makes us miss a lot of beautiful pictures.
Maca looked up at the white-capped mountains in the distance, the brilliant morning glow reflected the flowing clouds in the sky, and along the way, painted a red paint on the ridge.
If someone could hear the words in his heart at this moment, they would probably wonder whether he was talking about the beauty of the morning sun or the unlucky encounter with Ron just now.
Of course, the reason why Maca stood by the window at this moment was definitely not to spy on Ron and the girl.
Not long after, a black dot suddenly appeared from the eastern horizon, and slowly enlarged in Maca's eyes. After a while, the black dot finally turned into an owl, and landed on the window sill in front of Maca.
Seeing that the little guy had settled down, Maca reached out and took down today's ciphertext.
And when he read the content word by word, a premonition that wasn't bad but not good either flashed across his mind, causing him to show a subtle expression.
In this way, the pressure on President Akinbad... I'm afraid it will become even greater!
...
In the cipher text note in Maca's hand, it roughly describes what happened last night. As for what actually happened, we have to start with a decision made by Sirius.
As night fell, Sirius and Lupine were hiding together in a Muggle residence. Due to the attack a few days ago, both of them changed places to live, and even the food was only supported by some dry food they carried with them.
Stop poking around behind the curtains, come and sit for a while!
Because the lights have not been turned on at night, and all the windows are covered with curtains, the room looks very dark, and people are almost invisible when they are inside.
Sirius was no stranger to darkness. During the years he spent in Azkaban, at least seven out of ten days were spent in darkness.
As for Lupin, the blood of the werewolf brought him not only a life that was difficult to integrate into society, but also some more or less small conveniences.
For example, even in his usual human form, he also has a certain degree of night vision in the dark. To him, the darkness in the room was actually a little kinder.
At this time, Lupine was sitting quietly at the table in the middle of the living room, sipping a glass of mead.
Sirius who was standing by the window heard Lupin calling him, so he also looked away from the gap in the curtains, and silently came to the chair next to Lupin and sat down.
Pour me a glass too, he said casually.
Lupine shrugged accordingly, reached out and picked up the bottle and poured some liquor into another goblet, and then placed it in front of Sirius.
Hey, there are benefits to being a werewolf, isn't it? Sirius took a sip from his glass and said boredly, At least Animagus can't do that.
When Lupine heard his words, he suddenly felt a little emotional.
Don't you remember? You have said this sentence a long time ago!
yes?
Sirius thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of it for a while.
When I was with you in the shed? He was talking, and suddenly looked around in the darkness, Speaking of which, it really looks a bit like this place...
It was when Sirius and Lupine were still at Hogwarts, and there was Harry's father, James, and Peter Pettigrew, who was not a traitor at that time.
Every time there was a full moon, the four of them would go down the secret passage to the Shrieking Shack, where they would spend the whole night with Lupine in their Animagus form.
That's where Dumbledore specially made it for them, in order to prevent Lupine from hurting other students when he transformed into a werewolf, and Animagus' animal form will not arouse the ferocity of werewolves.
For this reason, Hogsmeade Village in that era also left behind a terrifying rumor of howling wolves on a full moon, which has been passed down to this day.
Yeah! It's a bit similar to this place, Lupine said, looking around. To be honest, my memory of it is not very clear. After all, my consciousness was a mess after the transformation! I can remember Live, in fact, is dusk and early morning...
That's really a pity, I remember that James told a lot of jokes in those nights! Sirius laughed, It really told all the jokes of his life!
Lupine couldn't help laughing a few times when he heard the words, and then sighed:
It would have been nice if Wolfsbane Potion had been invented earlier.
But after the two laughed for a while, they quickly fell into silence again.
For both of them, James' death will always be a thorn in their hearts, and no matter how much time it takes, it will be difficult to remove it from their hearts.
Perhaps because he didn't want to be so dull anymore, Sirius suddenly raised his neck and poured all the wine in the glass into his throat. Then he put the wine glass on the table.
I'm going out for a walk, your injury is more serious, just stay here and rest!
After all, he didn't say any more, and walked straight to the door.
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