Dumbledore's words conveyed only one meaning: wait.

Time and patience would smooth everything out, and by the time the Ministry of Magic had almost felt that no wizards were paying attention to the Death Eaters, they would have returned the innocence to Sirius.

With no witnesses left, that seemed the only way to go.After all, there is no way to return people's souls to the human world. Even if there is, it must only appear in the most evil black magic books.

For a moment Anaska thought of the Resurrection Stone in the Deathly Hallows.But she quickly chose to kill this thought in her heart. In fairy tales, the resurrection stone brings neither happiness to the dead nor the living. Perhaps it is a kind of cruelty to deviate from the routine and forcibly drag the dead back.

A hopeless hope.

However, this trip was not without progress.

Dumbledore somehow managed to persuade the Ministry of Magic to let Anaska's store go, and she could continue to live in it and run the pet hospital and pet store normally, but she had to deal with the Ministry of Magic's inspections and inspections from time to time. Visits, plus hosting the occasional dementor who stops by.

Indeed, compared to moving out, this is a relatively good result.Anaska really wondered if she would be able to find a suitable house and reopen the store anytime soon.

However, letting Sirius dangle under the noses of the dementors doesn't seem like a wise move, and although the monsters in the ragged black robes don't seem to respond to the Animagus, it is too risky after all.Besides, it didn't make much sense for Anaska to live with a big, bright man.Fortunately, Lupine expressed his willingness to take in his old friend. His house is not big, but there is no problem with one more person or dog.

So far, there is nothing they can do for the time being.

After saying goodbye to Dumbledore, Lupine, and Sirius, Anaska returned to her home in Hogsmeade alone.She had chosen to move here largely because of Sirius and Black, before she knew they were actually one.

Now that she had returned alone, the home seemed too spacious, uncomfortably large.

That night, Anaska was locked in the quilt alone, unable to warm up her body, and the insomnia that hadn't appeared for a long time came back to her again.

She seemed... so used to the life she'd had the past few weeks.

Anaska forced herself to pull herself together, and the next morning she brought back the pet that was left at the neighbor's house with two dark circles under her eyes.Mrs. Field kept her cats and rabbits shiny and fat.

Nina happily welcomed Anaska back. She seemed to be frightened by the continuous visits of Aurors and Dementors in the past two days.

When the news of Anaska's return and the continued opening of the pet hospital gradually spread to the neighbors, Ms. Rosmerta immediately knocked on Anaska's door with her owl.

"Give me a checkup on my owl, it has not had a good appetite recently." Rosmerta said absently, and with a wave of his hand, the owl flew to the bird stand.

Anaska nodded. She had no business, so she put down the book in her hand, picked up her wand and walked over.

Just as Anaska frequented the Three Broomsticks, Rosmerta was also a frequent visitor to Campbell Veterinary Hospital. Her owl was very familiar to Anaska. Anaska had just approached and it was in her An affectionate peck on the shoulder.

"...Are you okay recently?" Rosmerta took out his wand absently, stroking the tip slowly with his fingers, "After that day, I have been very worried about whether something will happen to you."

"No problem." Anaska smoothed the owl's feathers, and after talking to Rosmerta, the second half of the sentence became a short owl cry, "Can you open your mouth? Good boy."

Rosmerta has no interface for now.

"Your owl seems to be fine," Anaska said hesitantly. "Have you changed her diet recently?"

Anaska was a little skeptical of Ms. Rosmerta's statement. The owl was very strong, even a little overweight.Moreover, the owl told her clearly and proudly that it has a good appetite recently and can eat two more voles in the evening.

"Anaska, I'm sorry, I didn't expect those Aurors to leave you almost without a place to live." Rosmerta ignored Anaska's question about the owl and said apologetically, "I reported it to the Ministry of Magic But I don't regret doing it. I'm always worried that the murderer Black really came when you were not at home. To be honest, he never looked at you very differently. If he escaped from prison and came to you, I would It’s not surprising at all. In other words, it’s expected that he’s here.”

Anaska blinked.

Ms. Rosmerta did not wait for her to speak, and continued: "You have to trust the eyes of an old woman. I have seen too many men. Some men's obsessions are terrible, and sometimes they can even cause serious consequences. Look down on them. Sirius Black has always been a radical, not to mention he has killed people, you'd better be prepared. It may bother you, but the Ministry of Magic is right to let you go, actually, I don't Mind if you live with me."

Anaska was not used to blaming others, but she really felt a little powerless at this moment about Ms. Rosmerta's kindness.

Rosmerta probably didn't know that she still had a very safe house left by her parents, and that she had escaped from that strong house with a protective spell in part to wait for Sirius' visit.

"No, thank you, I still plan to stay here for the time being." Anaska said after thinking about it.

It was hard for her to manage this place in order, and it was really hard for her to give up easily.Besides, the original home was far less lively than Hogsmeade Village, and Anaska found that she was different from when she was young, and she could no longer live without human companions.In order not to feel the invasion of loneliness in the empty home, she would rather put up with the occasional dementors.

...Actually, besides this, there is another layer of hidden thoughts.

Sirius would not have risked a face-to-face photo with a dementor, and Anaska hadn't figured out how to deal with this ex-boyfriend she had been sleeping with in the same bed for weeks.She needs a little time to think carefully about what attitude she should use in the future to deal with the relationship between the two of them.

Even Anaska herself couldn't believe it, but now she finally understood what her Patronus meant, and what James' strange attitude meant after seeing this Patronus.

Perhaps, her feelings for Sirius still haven't faded away.

She loves him.

Just admitting it would take more courage than she already had.

"I won't force you..." Rosmerta shrugged, her curly hair mixed with golden threads fell to her shoulders. Although she joked that she was an old woman, she was actually far younger than that age. On the contrary, she had a mature and mysterious Femininity, "Okay, then I'll go first, and I'll visit you next time."

The owl flew to Rosmerta's shoulder and shook its feathers.

"By the way," Rosmerta looked around, "Where's that big black dog you keep?"

Anaska shuddered.

"He...he..." Anaska tried hard to control her eyes from wandering away, she took a deep breath, trying to make herself appear calmer and more confident, "He found a more suitable place for him, so leave gone."

"It's really rare." Rosmerta was taken aback, "There are still animals willing to leave you."

Shortly after Madame Rosmerta left, Anaska unleashed her Patronus.

Not for the purpose of driving away evil, just because she suddenly wanted to see it.

Anaska no longer needed to call out the Patronus, she pointed forward with her magic wand, a stream of silver came out from the tip of the wand, and the big furry animal with four legs moved slowly and gracefully. Landing on the ground, it shook its fluffy fur, then turned its head and set its sights on Anaska.

Because of its own color, the Patronus is only similar in shape to the black dog, but its eyes are unexpectedly dark gray.

The shining silver color of the Patronus became weaker and weaker, and finally disappeared, leaving no trace of its existence.

Anaska stood alone for a while, and sat back in her seat for a long time.Then, she faced the book she had just finished reading, and didn't turn to the next page for a long time.

A week after returning to England, Anaska received a letter from Remus Lupine for the first time, expressing her wish to meet her to talk about Sirius in detail.

Out of caution, all references to Sirius were replaced by the word "cold".

Without hesitation, Anaska decided to go to the appointment.

The location was set at a Muggle pub in London, the best place to avoid the Ministry of Magic.In order to make herself look more like an ordinary Muggle, Anaska went to ask Mary about dressing.

On this day, she removed her baggy robe, put on a fashionable skirt among young girls who were said to be Muggles, rearranged her hair, and put on light makeup.Anaska left Hogsmeade with only a little bit of confidence after Mary assured her that it would never be strange to enter a bar like this.

The author has something to say: I've been a little busy lately... =_=

It almost drove me crazy writing today.The thesis due tomorrow, the school newspaper due tonight, and a large pile of modern Chinese homework, but this is still a full day of class! ! orz.

So if you find anything wrong with the latest chapters, I just want to say...

This is not an illusion!This is not an illusion!This is not an illusion!

The author's IQ is in a hurry! !Are the red lights on? ! Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

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Well, although writing each chapter feels like seppuku, the ambition of daily life in my heart has never disappeared. =___=

I'm going to work hard to be successful...

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