Rae lay in St. Mungo's for a week. When she was discharged from the hospital, her left arm was intact, but the aftereffects of the Cruciatus Curse had not completely disappeared—her hand still trembled involuntarily occasionally.The over-casting had also given her migraines, and the therapist warned her that a few more times like this would give her a pool of ruptured brains.

"Is there no other way?" Fred asked anxiously. "Why don't I feel a headache?"

"If your little girlfriend was as monkey-like as you, she wouldn't have a headache." The attending therapist was Fred's distant cousin, probably Mrs. Weasley's mother's sister's grandnephew or something. "Her body is not strong enough, and the hazel wand is too sensitive, so it is easy to cast too many spells. This is equivalent to over-exploiting one's own magic power, not to mention if things go on like this, one or two more times will kill her."

"Will you run with me from now on, Ray?" Fred reassured her afterwards. "How about riding a broomstick and doing some strength exercises? We can meet every day during the summer vacation. When you return to Hogwarts, I will go to Hogsmeade every week to wait for you."

Looking at Fred beside him who was still alive and kicking with a big hole in his chest, she said that it was impossible not to worry.The horrific battle of a week ago reappeared in her dreams every night.Bloody Fred, Sirius slumped over the arch, always leaving her sweating and having a splitting headache before rolling out of the hospital bed.

Fortunately, Fred's injury was mainly caused by the explosion. For a professional therapist, it was just a matter of waving a magic wand and solving it in a moment.She still didn't realize that the damage she suffered was several times worse than Fred's.

Just because Ray didn't realize it, doesn't mean that the Wood family didn't realize it.During the two days that Ray was unconscious, Oliver Wood broke three chairs, Aunt Trieste wept dozens of handkerchiefs, and Grandmother Amanda broke four tea towels.Mr. Wood was busy with the affairs of the ministry, and he arrived at St. Mungo's in the early morning of the second day after Rui was admitted to the hospital. At that time, Mrs. Wood had just finished work, and was holding Rui's hand, leaning tiredly on the head of the bed Fell asleep.

Tonks was in the same ward as her, and after seeing Rui Yi's family coming and going, he said to her enviously, "You know, Rui, you are so lucky—you Your family loves you so much."

Rie wanted to answer something, but looking at Tonks reminded her of her cousin Sirius, and she couldn't say a word.

Her friends send her many presents in owls.Candies, cakes, and flowers filled the room.What Rui Yi cherishes most is a card, which comes from Qiu.There was nothing else written on it, only two short lines.

don't cry.

I am here.

Hogwarts studies are not over yet, even though Dumbledore has arranged for Rey to be exempted from the exam, she still decides to go back to school to finish the remaining courses.Back in the day at Hogwarts, the Hufflepuff common room was packed.They set off fireworks for Rae, sent her lots of cards and flowers, and Mon Lisa asked Cookie for lots of desserts.The little badgers blinked and hoped that Rey would talk about the process of fighting the Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic.

For the first time in history, Ray turned black, pushed away the gift and entered the bedroom.

The roommates kindly gave her space to be alone, and let her cry all afternoon in the closed room.

Schools have changed a lot.Umbridge was lying in the hospital wing, startled every day by the sound of Ron's hoofbeats, and Ginny said that she had a nervous breakdown.And the rules and education orders she set will be eliminated naturally with Dumbledore's return.The eyes of the Slytherins don't seem to grow into the nostrils any more, they're back to normal.Some even started to be evasive towards Rae - like Pansy Parkinson.News of Alberta's arrest and imprisonment spread quickly, and she was already notorious in the school.

Umbridge's legacy is slowly fading, but the heroic deeds of the Weasley twins never seem to be forgotten.The magic and trick shop is very popular, and although most of the products are unsurprisingly included on Filch's list, Weasley Boom - Wipe the Fireworks is specially allowed to be displayed in the courtyard between [-]:[-] and [-]:[-] p.m. set off.Professor Flitwick cleaned up the swamp and waterfall in the main hall, leaving only a small piece as a souvenir, which he tied with a rope.One day at the end of the semester, Rui passed by there and saw a bronze statue of a fox with wings and a monkey with wings, and they were rushing towards the sky in tandem. "It's ugly." Luna, who came out of the library with her, said bluntly. "It's like the Weasley brothers, though."

Rae was eager to ask Luna how she could tell they were twins.

Then she saw Harry, and Harry saw her.

For a split second, Rie thought, a flash of confusion and anger flashed in Harry's eyes.But that was really just a moment, and the green eyes behind the round glasses were more filled with grief and pain.Harry avoided her gaze.

"I seem to see a quill I lost a few days ago." Luna said suddenly. "I'm going to have a look over there."

Luna left and Harry stood there.Rey hesitated, walked over and saw him staring at the ugly bronze statue in the main hall. "Harry," Rae said dryly. "Maybe... let's talk?"

Harry walked out of the castle noncommittally.

The June evening at Hogwarts was warm and warm, and the setting sun shone golden on the Black Lake.The giant squid protruded a tentacles from the lake water, scaring the students on the shore to scream.There are laughing little wizards everywhere on the grass, and there is no trace of trouble in their bright smiling faces.

Harry stood in the afterglow of the setting sun, but it seemed to Rae that he was like an ice sculpture that could not be melted.

"Harry," Rae stumbled. "I, I want to say sorry to you..."

"You don't need it." Harry interrupted her very bluntly, then took a deep breath and slowed down his tone: "I'm sorry, I mean-I should have thanked you."

Looking at the giant squid with its head emerging from the lake, and the juniors happily throwing stones at it, Rui suddenly felt a tightness in her chest—she thought of Sirius, and the fierce battle at the Ministry of Magic a few weeks ago, Think of the horror of the Death Eaters, the threat of death and the fear of an unknown future.The people in front of her were still rejoicing at the end of the final exam, but she had to think about her future survival.

She envied and hated the ignorant happiness of these people.

"Honestly," Harry's voice sounded far away. "Am I a fool?"

"Harry..." Rey turned to look at him, this "Boy Who Lived", this "Savior", is now in tears, like every ordinary child who lost his father and brother.

"Reckless, reckless, self-righteous, cocky--"

"Hermione stopped me, you stopped me, I didn't listen. That's why in the end-"

"Harry!" Ree grabbed his arm and said almost pleadingly, "Please, don't say that about yourself. You are very good, really, brave and kind, and I will never forget that time you held the prophecy The ball lured the Death Eaters away just to save us by throwing ourselves—”

"I know what kind of idiot I am, I killed Sirius, there's no doubt about it," Harry murmured. "If not... I would rather exchange my own life for him."

Rie knew she'd better not say anything, she just wiped the tears from her cheeks, and stood by the lake with Harry, watching the sun go down.Much later, about the time the Black Lake had swallowed half the sun in, Harry asked her, "Rye, you know a lot about the Department of Mysteries—what's behind the arch?"

"Sorry." That's all Ray could answer. "I have no idea."

"If he—" Harry suddenly thought of something, and he suddenly became excited. "I should have known!" He jumped up high. "I've got to find someone, I've got to find someone—"

"Harry?!" Rey turned back, he had already run away.

What's behind the arch?

Rae wanted to know too, and she decided to go to Renata.She hadn't looked for her since returning to school, for fear of facing Renata's wrath.She knew very well that maybe Sirius might be more important in Renata's heart than she thought before.But she wanted to go now, she felt that Renata must know what was behind the arch, maybe she could save Sirius back?She used to be the silent person of the Department of Mysteries!She is so powerful and omniscient!

She ran.

Even after recuperating for a few weeks, climbing the eighth floor in one breath is tiring. When Rui lay on the railing, gasping for breath, she had a migraine.The sunlight outside was annihilated inch by inch, she staggered to the wall and walked towards the corridor leading to the Astronomy Tower, before the last ray of sunlight dissipated, she threw herself in front of Renata's portrait.

"Renata, Renata!" Rey's voice echoed in the corridor of the Astronomy Tower, where no one was at dusk. "Renata! Come out, Renata, what's behind the arches of the Department of Mysteries? You know that right, you can bring Sirius back, right?"

She looked up and saw that it was raining in this always sunny painting.

Renata was sitting on the swing, her whole body was drenched, her black hair was sticking to her cheeks, and the cloak she was wearing looked heavy, causing her to curl up on the swing, like a bird Poor pug.

Her eyelids drooped, and water dripped from her eyelashes.

"Renata..." Rui couldn't bear to look at it, she turned her head away.How long has she been like this?Ray didn't know.It seemed that Sirius had just left them.

"That's the death chamber." Renata's voice was calm. "It used to be a place where executions were carried out."

Rui Yi's heart sank heavily, and tears fell down uncontrollably.

"The arch is connected to the underworld, he can't come back." Renata continued on. "It's my wishful thinking, how could it be possible..."

"Is he the one you want to save?" Rui Yi couldn't help asking. "Is it... Sirius?"

"No..." Renata replied hesitantly. "Maybe... I was wrong..." she said softly. "It's fate, Rae. And there's nothing I can do about it."

She lowered her head.

Rui Yi quietly left the Astronomy Tower.

The corridor on the eighth floor is still quiet, only the faint noise of students going to the auditorium after class can be heard from the big stairwell.Rye turned the corner just as the tall Dumbledore came out of the headmaster's office.He looked haggard, but his eyes were still bright.Dumbledore smiled at Rey: "Have you visited her?"

"Professor." Rey looked up in bewilderment: "Sirius...is it true that he can't come back? Even with a time-turner or something...he can't come back? We saw so many in the Department of Mysteries— —”

"Son, time magic is a very dangerous kind of magic," he replied gently. "In the past, many people wanted to go back to the past through time magic and change the fate of some things and some people, but they all failed."

Rey clenched her fists: "So that's... destiny?"

"Who knows?" Dumbledore clasped his hands in his cuffs. "The scary thing is not fate, but the choices people face. Some choices will not change even if they go through it again." He lowered his head so that he could see Rui more easily. "Harry ran to the Ministry of Magic to save Sirius regardless of his own safety. It was a choice; Sirius did not stay at the headquarters, but took the risk to rescue you. This is a choice. Maybe these endings are not perfect, but I believe in making choices. At that time, their hearts were sincere. It was also a choice for Renata to protect Lily with her life 15 years ago. This choice has changed too many things."

Ray didn't understand.

The last ray of sunlight jumped on the window sill, and was finally driven out by the darkness.

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