The Prince's Tale

【13】Wolf drug

【"Wolf Potion, invented by Damocles Belby in [-], can slow down the pain of werewolves during the full moon and make them maintain their sanity when they transform. Belby was awarded the second class of the Order of Merlin for this. In [-], Jane Jones improved the production steps of wolf elixir, so that it can be stored for a long time." - "Twentieth Century European Potion Invention"]

【Nevermind, I'll find someone like you.

No need to worry, at the end everything will come up all right.

I wish nothing but the best, for you out oo.

Abandon the entanglement, and then send Acacia to Wushan.

Don't forget me, Ibeg, Iremember you said:

Don't forget yesterday, and keep your words in your heart.

Sometimes sit lasts in love but sometimes sit hurts instead

Love can be meaningful, but also good at stirring up waves.

——"Someonelikeyou/Looking for the Sea Again"】

I always remember that on December [-], [-], the battle in Diagon Alley raged.Because at that time, someone firmly grasped my hand and made me feel at ease from now on;

I always remember, on November [-], [-], the winter snow in Hogsmeade.Because among the falling snowflakes, there was a person who knelt down on one knee and made a promise to me for a lifetime;

I always remember that July [-], [-] was the most beautiful moonlight I ever encountered in my life.Because under the witness of the moonlight, someone told me with a hug that he would never abandon me;

I always remember that on July [-], [-], there was a cool breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers.Because at that moment, the love of my life left me the last back.

In a person's life, there are always a few moments that will be remembered for many years.These moments reminded my numbness that I was still living in this world where beauty and ugliness coexist.

At the age of 41, I stood in front of the window of my office, staring at the desolate streets of Diagon Alley, and I didn't know where my thoughts were drifting.After a long time, I noticed the stars and raindrops on the glass, and murmured:

"It's raining again."

I turned away from the window, stopped looking at the drizzle, and cast a spell so that the heavy curtains covered the scene outside the window.

To be honest, I should have been more comfortable with three rains in one day.But those pattering rain seems to always touch the heavy sadness that has already sunk into the heart, and the never-healed wound will make people feel overwhelmed with pain again.

I suddenly had the urge to cry again.But this impulse stopped before the eyes were completely wet.There is a voice deep in my heart telling me that I cannot be weak, I must always move forward bravely.I still have work to do.

Today is October [-], [-]. I am Jane Jones, a licensed pharmacist and owner of the Prince chain of pharmacies.My husband and son...they are all very safe.

Thinking of this, I took out a wooden box from the depths of the bookshelf. After lifting the spell, I took out two crystal bottles filled with potions and put them in the drawer.

After everything was in place, someone knocked on the door and came in. "Mrs. Jones, Mr. Lupine is here." The assistant said respectfully.

"Thanks, Catherine," I said.

The person who entered the office was not very old, but his face showed vicissitudes that did not belong to his age, as if he had experienced wind and frost.I noticed that his robes looked more worn than before, which doesn't have anything to do with that word at all.

I try not to think about that word full of beauty and infinite hope.That was a long, long time ago for me.

"I found a new storage method," I took the two crystal bottles out of the drawer and pushed them to him, "Just mix the two medicines together at a ratio of fourteen to nine the day before taking it." Theoretically, it can achieve the same effect as the wolf pill. Of course, it has not been clinically tested yet.”

"Then it's my honor to be your first test subject." Remus Lupine said gently.

"No, you're not the first." I said subconsciously, and my thoughts were suddenly pulled to the attic under the night almost 20 years ago.Edward, he was the first test subject of my successful and unsuccessful reagents.

But he is no longer there.My heart felt a dull pain and despair.

Remus looked puzzled, but he didn't ask further questions. "Is it the same dose as the Wolf Potion?" he asked.

"It's the same," I said, "actually, I just improved the brewing steps of the Wolf Potion. After mixing, the ingredients of the two are exactly the same. The difference in efficacy is almost negligible. If If you are not at ease, I can also re-brew it for you. But I think it can be stored in large quantities—the amount I gave you is three months."

"Thank you very much," said Remus, "if you could have won us over to our side in the last war...but we never succeeded." He smiled.

"I don't remember when you fought for me." I frowned and said, the doubts in my heart expanded like water ripples.

Remus was silent for a second, seemingly debating whether to speak or not.

"It's Edward," he said at last. "He's the one who said you just want to live a life of peace and quiet without interruptions. He said he wants to do everything in his power to give you the life you want to live." He stared at me eyes, speaking word for word.

My heart, which had been silent for a long time, was suddenly touched.I suddenly remembered a conversation we had many years ago——

"You already knew that, didn't you? You knew I was a Slytherin, you knew my brother was a Death Eater, you knew—"

"But I also know that you were never on their side!"

He knew it all along, he knew me even better than I knew myself.But he never told me why.Sadly, I didn't discover this until today.

"Thank you, Remus," I tilted my head slightly to keep the tears from rolling down my face, "Thank you... for letting me know what my husband has done for me."

"It's nothing. By the way, is Alan's illness better? We all like him very much and hope he gets well soon." He said with concern.

"It's going to be fine," I said in a tone that didn't sound like I was discussing the son but the weather. "The youngest son of the Weasley family will be fine too, isn't it?" After seeing Remus's puzzled and searching eyes , I said lightly.

"It's not a bad thing. Hogwarts now..." His eyes darkened, "Snape has become the headmaster, and the Carrow brothers and sisters...Hogwarts is not what it used to be. We have I have contacted Professor McGonagall, she will try her best to protect the students. No matter what, we will not give up."

A look similar to Edward's flashed across his face.In the past, Edward always had this look on his face when he talked about the Order of the Phoenix.In the past, I only felt that there was a bright world that I longed for behind that expression, but now seeing this expression again, I just feel that it is difficult to breathe.So I turned away from looking at Remus Lupine's prematurely weathered face.

"If you need anything, you can write to me, and I will do my best," I twitched the corners of my lips mockingly, "You don't need to believe me. You just need to know that I will not hurt Edward Comrades. That's enough."

"Actually, you don't want to trust us. How long has it been since you fully trusted someone?"

"Since Edward left."

There was a silence.I can no longer hear the rain outside the window.The rain outside the window has stopped.But who knows whether it will be sunny after the rain, or a short calm before a bigger storm?

But it doesn't matter to me whether it's after the rain or the short calm before the storm, because I have nothing to fear.The Jane in the past—the Jane who ran away from home in pursuit of freedom, the Jane who vainly sought peace and tranquility in the turmoil, the Jane who only wanted to be a little pharmacist, the Jane who was lazy and smart and complained all day long, that Jane Jane, who lived half of her life under the protection of her lover, is no longer there.Instead, there is now the sophisticated, smooth, indifferent Jane Jones who is indifferent to many things.

The reality tells me that all the good things in the past will be fleeting, and I can only move forward alone, with no way out.

"I'm sorry about Edward," Remus said.

It's the same kind of sorry words again, I'm already a little tired of hearing them.But beyond that, what can those outsiders say to express their concerns?

I thank you briefly, and walk Remus to the door.When we were parting, he saw Catherine, said something to me, and left in a hurry.

"Madam Jones, do you have any orders?" Catherine asked respectfully.

"Go and get the purchase record from last month."

I watched Catherine's leaving figure, and remembered Remus' reminder to me just now.He told me to watch out for my assistant Catherine.He felt that Catherine was a little abnormal recently, and suspected that someone had cast the Imperius Curse.

Of course I know about Catherine's anomaly, and I've known about the Imperius Curse for a long time.But so what?I laughed disapprovingly.

Because I was the one who cast that Imperius Curse.Only in this way can what I do be absolutely confidential.

I suddenly remembered a picture of Catherine with her daughter on her desk.The girl in the photo has an innocent smile, much like my Ellen.A trace of unbearableness flashed by, but this little struggle disappeared in the endless frost of indifference in a blink of an eye.