...

Huh, come back to life. Hermione said with a rosy face.

You don't have much at all... Ron whispered.

What?

I mean, let's stay here all afternoon. Ron took a deep breath, the smell of toffee in the air intoxicating everyone.

It seems that not everyone has left. Hogsmeade is still a relatively safe place. Fan Lin said, this is all the influence brought by the Death Eaters. Becoming the next Diagon Alley is the inevitable result.

Maybe we should call Fred and George to take the joke shop down.

Oh, it's useless, Hermione shook her head. If that's the case, Filch will definitely be guarding the school gate every day, no matter what time it is.

But Dumbledore shouldn't object. Fan Lin said, But now, maybe we can leave first... oh, no...

Harry, my boy! came a booming voice from behind them.

Oh no, Harry mumbled.

The four of them turned and saw Professor Slughorn, wearing a huge fur hat and matching fur coat, clutching a large bag of pineapple preserves, occupying four corners of the room by himself. one-third of the space.

Harry, Al, you two have already missed three of my dinners! Slughorn affectionately poked Harry's chest. This is impossible, my children. I have made up my mind to invite you two! I heard that you and Miss Granger are friends, why don't you come together? Al? Miss Granger likes them ,Yes or no?

Ah... yes, yes, said Hermione resignedly, they really—

Oh, I just... Fan Lin looked at Slughorn with some headaches. In fact, Slughorn is definitely the object of everyone's headaches now, You know, I have a lot of work, and according to According to Nicolas May's instructions, I spend a lot of time practicing alchemy every day, and, professor, you know that Dumbledore...

Oh, well, study should always be the first priority, but work and rest should always be combined. Slughorn narrowed his eyes.

Then why don't you come along, Harry? asked Slughorn.

Well, I have Quidditch training, Professor, and Harry would actually arrange Quidditch training whenever Slughorn sent for invitations tied with purple ribbons. This tactic kept him from leaving Ron behind, and the two of them often pictured Hermione staring at McLaggen and Zabini with Ginny and laughed.

Well, I'm sure you'll win your first race after working so hard! said Slughorn. But there's no harm in having a little diversion. Well, how about Monday night, you wouldn't want to train in such weather anyway...

No, Professor, Harry said reflexively, and Slughorn was taken aback.

Harry and I have - er - made an appointment with Professor Dumbledore that night. Fan Lin said quickly, Professor Dumbledore may have something to explain, but anyway...

No luck again! cried Slughorn dramatically. Ah, well...you two can't avoid me forever, Harry, Fan Lin! He waved his hand grandly, and staggered out of the store without looking at Ron, as if he was displaying Cockroach gnocchi on the side.

Can't believe you guys got away with it again, said Hermione, shaking her head. They're not that bad...and sometimes funny...

However, Hermione obviously noticed Ron's resentful eyes, and had to admit that Slughorn is still very strong in these aspects. For example, for people who are irrelevant or unimportant to him, Slughorn Can be completely ignored.

Oh look - here's a deluxe set of sugar quills - lasts for hours!

Harry was pleased to see Hermione change the subject,

He feigned a keen interest in the new oversized sugar quills, but Ron was still sullen, and he just shrugged when Hermione asked him where he wanted to go next.

Let's go to the Three Broomsticks, Fan Lin said, looking at the chaotic crowd, maybe something worse than Slughorn will pop up in the next second. The most important point is that it is very close to here .

It's going to be warm in there. They wrapped their faces in their scarves again and walked out of the candy store. Leaving the sweet warmth of Honeydukes, the biting cold wind razed their faces like knives. There were not many people on the street; no one was chatting, they were all focused on walking with their heads buried. But there were two exceptions. Not far in front of them, two men stood at the door of the Three Broomsticks. One of them was tall and thin; squinting at the rain-washed glass in his hand, Harry recognized him as the waiter at Hogs' Head, another pub in Hogsmeade.

As soon as the four approached, the waiter pulled the cloak around his neck and walked away, leaving the shorter man fumbling for something on the ground.

Mundungus! Fan Lin asked tentatively, this figure gave him a very familiar feeling.

The squatting man with tousled ginger hair jumped up, and an old-fashioned suitcase fell out and fell open on the floor, spilling out a whole set that looked like it was in a thrift store. s things.

Oh, hello, Van Lin, said Mundungus Fletcher in a less convincing lighthearted tone.

Well, I won't bother you anymore. He began to randomly grab the things on the ground and stuff them into the suitcase, looking like he was in a hurry to leave.

What are you doing here? Did Dumbledore ask you to come here? Fan Lin asked, Or is it a mission of the Order of the Phoenix?

Ah, nothing, I just...

You're selling these things? Harry asked, watching Mundungus grab the dirty-looking items from the floor.

Oh, um, for dinner, Mundungus said. Give me that! Ron had just bent down and picked up a piece of silverware.

Wait, said Ron slowly. This one looks familiar—

Thank you! Mundungus snatched the goblet from Ron and stuffed it into the suitcase.

Okay, bye everyone - ouch! Harry grabbed Mundungus by the throat and shoved him against the wall of the bar. Holding him down with one hand, he drew his wand with the other.

Harry! Hermione screamed. You took it from Sirius' house, said Harry, as he and Mundungus came face to face, smelling an unpleasant smell of aged tobacco and alcohol. It also has the coat of arms of the Black family on it.

I-didn't-what-? Mundungus incoherently said, turning purple.

Are you sure? Fan Lin said, he saw what Mundungus was holding, obviously, Sirius had been away for too long, which made Mundungus...

That was given to me by Black... Mundungus said defensively. Obviously, no one would believe what he said, So... so, Harry, can you...

I think Sirius will definitely kill you when he comes back, Mundungus. Fan Lin said, apparently not believing what Mundungus said.

You thief! Harry said, and the strength in his hand became stronger. Suddenly, Mundungus pushed hard, and with a bang, Harry felt his hand detached from Mundungus' throat. .

Mundungus snatched up the crate on the ground, panting, and - with a snap - he Disapparated.

Cursing at the top of his voice, Harry immediately sprinted over to see where Mundungus had gone.

Come back, you thief—!

It's no use, Harry. Tonks appeared out of nowhere, her gray-brown hair wet from the rain. Mundungus is probably already in London. It's no use calling.

He stole from Sirius! Steal!

Yes, but, said Tonks, who didn't seem at all anxious about the news, don't stay here, it's too cold.

She watched the four of them enter the Three Broomsticks door. He's stealing from Sirius! Harry yelled as soon as he entered the door.

I know, Harry, but please stop barking, everyone's watching, Hermione whispered.

Go find a place to sit and I'll get some drinks. Harry was still fuming when Hermione came back with four butterbeers.

Can't the Order of the Phoenix keep Mundungus under control? Harry whispered furiously to them both. Can't they even do the minimum to prevent him from taking advantage of the headquarters?

Hush! said Hermione desperately. She looked around to see if anyone had heard; a few wizards were sitting nearby staring at Harry with interest, and Zabini was lounging against a pillar not far away.

What happened, Tonks? Fan Lin said, looking at Tonks' tired face, Why did Mundungus pick up things at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix?

That's why I came to you, said Tonks. It's actually pretty bad.

What happened? Harry asked quickly.

Oh, it was just an accident. You know, Fan Lin, we have been researching the forbidden area of ​​vampires.

Dumbledore gave you this job?

It's Sirius and the vampire! Tonks said, As a result, our whereabouts were discovered. Before we got close, we were attacked by Death Eaters.

Assault? How is this possible, they are not in France, staying with Nicolas Mai...

Oh, yes, but Nicole May needs some organization, he wants to know about the forbidden vampire... what is that, Fan Lin?

A monster, maybe, anyway, Tom gained power from him. Fan Lin said, Harry, you should be clear about what you felt when you connected with his mind last time...

Is that the power of a vampire?

Yeah, exactly, that's bad, we found that out, and we've been trying to figure it out.

Leaving that aside, Harry said, how's Sirius, the attack on you?

He was injured, and he is now lying in St. Mungo's Hospital in France. Maybe Mundungus thought he would not survive, so that's why... Tonks said hesitantly...

Can't live, what does that mean? Harry said angrily, he hadn't received a letter from Sirius for a while, which in itself made him very uneasy.

That's what he thought, said Tonks. Sirius was hit by a spell while he was escaping, and he was out of body.

Apparition? Fan Lin said, How could this happen?

We were unprepared. Tonks looked a bit haggard, Fortunately, Nicolas May helped Sirius take back the other half of his body.

How is he now?

There's no problem, it's just that he can't leave his bed for a short time, but the trauma is relatively large and it will take a while to heal. Tonks said.

Not all members of the Order of the Phoenix know about this?

So far, it's just you and me, Lupine and Mundungus.

Him? How would he know? Harry asked in confusion, He's the kind of person...

You have to admit that Mundungus is pretty good at infiltrating into the Dark Wizard team, isn't he? Tonks said, It's just that we didn't know that there was a problem in that link.

It must be Mundungus, the coward, perhaps he has...

Don't say that, Harry. Fan Lin frowned, You need to take an oath to join the Order of the Phoenix, we should trust...

What about Peter Pettigrew? said Harry. There was an example of that before.

That's just... Tonks opened his mouth, admitting that the example Harry had brought up was very vivid.

Let's do this first, Tonks, you came here to inform me? Fan Lin asked.

Oh, there is one more sentence, Tonks said, hidden in the corner of time... This is what Nicolas May asked me to tell you, what's the matter...

A corner hidden in time? Fan Lin was a little puzzled, What does this mean?

I don't know, maybe Nicolas May wanted to... Hermione frowned, Maybe he wanted to remind you of something you forgot.

Forgotten things? Fan Lin shook his head, But I don't remember that I forgot...

Perhaps you should take Neville's memory ball and use it. Ron touched his nose and said, They always do this, why can't they just tell you about the mystery or prophecy?

Who knows? Fan Lin rolled his eyes, Hidden in the corner of time, what else did Nicolas say, other than this sentence.

No more. Tonks shook his head, That's all.

So, Dumbledore has been with Nicolas? Harry asked.

It should be like this. Tonks said, Actually, I also have a hard time seeing Dumbledore.

Oh, he's always busy. Fan Lin shook his head and said, Anyway, thank you for coming to tell me, and conveying your greetings to Sirius for the rest of us, and confining him in the ward. No alcohol, I think that's enough to drive him nuts.

Fan Lin shook his head, remembering how Sirius was injured a few times ago, especially when no one was looking at him, it definitely drove him crazy.

Maybe I should go and see him?

But Harry can't take it there, after all, Harry is just... an airdrop right now?

Anyway, a bunch of people's eyes are on Harry. If Harry disappears from Hogwarts inexplicably, let alone the Death Eaters, those Aurors from the Ministry of Magic will absolutely destroy Hogwarts. Turn it up and look for it again.

In Harry's current position, this is an easy thing to do.

The biggest trump card against Voldemort, now almost everyone puts their hopes on Harry, even Dumbledore or Van Lin are Harry's followers...

It seems that he is a scumbag...

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