The two weeks spent at Weasley's Wizard's Wheezes in Diagon Alley were undoubtedly the most colorful period of Rye's gloomy 17-year-old life.She wakes up at 06:30 every morning and cooks some breakfast for the two twins who are lying in bed (the sundries in the kitchen were neatly stuffed into a suitcase by her in one afternoon); wake up the twins at seven o'clock ; 08:30 to clean up the house; 02:30 to go downstairs to help in the shop; [-]:[-] to eat takeaway with Fred in the utility room; Conducting research in the laboratory; at six o'clock and Fred went to the night view of downtown London and dined at a Muggle restaurant; at nine o'clock walked back to the store; at ten o'clock the shop closed; at eleven o'clock washed up and went to bed.

Except for Fred who would be tired of playing poorly at the door of her room every night, and finally had to be kicked and kicked back to his room by George, Rae was with him almost every moment, like It's like experiencing married life in advance.

Ray felt that such a life was perfect.

She likes to look at the smiling faces of people who buy things in the store, likes to see the eager expressions of children looking at the products in the window, likes to see the blond hair of Miss Verity, the clerk, who keeps flashing behind the shelves when she is busy, and likes to check out the cash register. A lot of Galleons I had in my hands...

And Fred's contented joy.

Her favorite thing is to see Fred smile, to see him strutting around to show his guests the Biker Toad, Joke Cauldron, Bait Bomb, or other joke merchandise, and to see him take his love seriously. The sweat on his temples during the purchase, he likes to watch him sit in the armchair and reconcile accounts with George and calculate the income.

Rae likes happy Fred.

Just like Fred likes Happy Rae too.

The entire Diagon Alley was dying, and even Ollivander's Wand Shop, which had been in business for hundreds of years, was completely turned into a dilapidated house in one dark night.Only the newly born Weasley's Wizard and Tricks Shop, like a flaming red flame, is burning brightly, lighting up this dark wizarding world.

And Fred is also adding a lot of color to Rui Yi's already pale life.

She was held by Fred's hand and shared his umbrella in the foggy streets of London.London's June air was humid and gloomy, but her world was dry and warm.Just like in this perilous world of wizards, because of having family and friends, and having Fred, she feels motivated to fight and has the will to persevere.

If only it had been like this forever, Rae thought.

Always be as happy as you are now.

Even the fingers that trembled suddenly, always inadvertently reminded her of what happened a few weeks ago.

When returning home, the pain that has been suppressed by happiness still surges up from the bottom of Ruiyi's heart.But Rui Yi suddenly found that she was able to face up to the world of pain.The "elopement" of more than half a month has given her enough time to think about what is the happiness she wants, and it has also allowed her to clearly clarify her thoughts.She has accumulated enough courage to face her last year at Hogwarts and the war that may happen at any time in the future.The quiet and deserted Diagon Alley and the lively and joyful joke shop in Diagon Alley reminded her that no matter how painful the moment is, people also need happiness.

This, Ray thought, was one of the reasons why the Woods kicked her to Fred on purpose.

It is a joy to reunite with the family, and everyone in the Wood family expressed their great happiness for Ray's return.What touched Rui the most was when she returned to the room on the second floor where she had been away for two weeks, and found that the room was spotless and the bedding was soft and fluffy.In addition to the original family portrait, there are two photos embedded in exquisite photo frames on the bedside table.One is the Cheffmans at the wedding ceremony, and the other is Aunt Trieste teasing the two- and three-year-old Rie.

Rae shed the tears she had accumulated for two weeks.

Before returning to school, she officially became a member of the Order of the Phoenix at the insistence of her twins and Ray.Although Mrs. Weasley expressed dissatisfaction and concern about joining the Order of the Phoenix when she was just an adult, Rae's heart had never been braver and firmer than at this time.

She knew that standing in front of Dumbledore and Fawkes, it was not she alone who cast the loyalty spell, but also her brave and respectable biological parents.

On August 8, the day of returning to school finally came.Rui bid farewell to his family, kissed Fred goodbye, and then set foot on the Hogwarts back to school.This year's empty carriages are particularly easy to find, and Rui Yi obviously feels that there are many fewer people on the carriage than in previous years.She thought of the news that Monlisa had said that a large number of Muggle-born students were not coming.Instead of discussing homework, vacation experiences, or joke merchandise, students started talking more about Death Eaters, obituaries in the Daily Prophet, disappearances, and murders.

As she passed one car after another, she heard no less than twenty people mention her name and the dead Aunt Triste.They pointed at her, some felt pity, some gloated.

Suddenly Rye understood poor Harry very, very well, and he'd been told that for five years.

On the other hand, those Aurors wandering outside Hogwarts and the nervous Filch are also deepening the fear of the little wizards.As Rie gazed at the Thestrals pulling the wagons (she had no doubt seen them, and even discussed which one was better with Luna), she had listened to gossip from various houses ——For example, a few Death Eaters who were arrested by the Ministry of Magic escaped a few months ago, St. Mungo's is full of wounded people, half of the wizards in the UK have been issued death notices, and so on.

Under this tense atmosphere, this year's professor changes--Slughorn, the Potions professor who returned to school, and Snape, who taught Defense Against the Dark Arts as he wished--doesn't seem so unacceptable, after all, it's amazing Things were still being discovered—such as Dumbledore's half blackened right hand.

"What do you think is going on?" Dumbledore has always been a living god in Monlisa's heart. His unnatural right hand is obviously injured, which makes it certain that as long as Dumbledore is in Hogwarts, Hogg Watts would be an indestructible fortress and Mon Lisa was terrified. "I-I think he's just trying to start a new fad, or maybe we should ask him about that glove—"

"Obviously that's not a glove, Monlisa." Delane was exhausted after battling all kinds of Weasley joke merch all over the Hogwarts Express. "Never mind that, I don't think Professor Dumbledore will hurt himself, can he? Compared to that, Rye, I think you need to tell Fred and George if they dare to sell to the freshmen through you If the quick-acting class skipping candy—"

"You're going to stuff me upside down in the toilet," Rie continued.

I don't know whether Dumbledore's withered half hand made everyone panic, or the news of Professor Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts frightened the students.Anyway, everyone ate dinner so quickly and hurriedly that when Rui lay down on the bed, she realized that it was not until nine o'clock and she couldn't sleep at all.

She couldn't wait to find Renata - her heart was on fire, and she needed to find something to divert her attention so that her stomach wouldn't burn and ache after stuffing two chicken legs .

Delena had given up trying to stop her roommate because the break room was full of maces flying around.She had confiscated a whole bunch, and was being bitten by one of them at the moment.Taking advantage of the time when Delena was fighting with several maces at the same time, Rui slipped out of the lounge, and after using the Disillusionment Charm and the Anti-Tracking Charm on herself, she hurried to the Astronomy Tower.

This year's curfew is particularly strict, from 09:30 in previous years to 08:30, and even the schedule of prefect patrols is more compact than before.This made many people complain - Gryffindor was the first to bear the brunt of it - but not Rie.She and the twins have been mischievous at Hogwarts for six years, and it's not worth the money not to know the shortcuts that few people take.So it took only a few seconds for her to get rid of Hermione, who had seen through her anti-tracking technique, and then used a shortcut to get rid of Cho—Rui didn't rule out that Cho had deliberately released water—and then reached the eighth floor smoothly.

The eighth floor was as quiet as ever, and Rui Yi walked lightly, walking through the Room of Response in the watery moonlight, past the stone beast statue at the door of the principal's office, and finally came to the corridor leading to the Astronomy Tower.

The portrait of Renata is still quiet, the grass in the painting is casted by the moonlight with fine spots of light, swaying quietly with the breeze.

"Renata," Rey called her softly. "Renata, I'm Rae."

A person slowly walked out of the woods. She was wearing a plain black robe, with long black hair hanging over her shoulders. Her oriental face, which was originally bright, was as stiff as a statue at the moment.

Rui Yi keenly noticed her change: "You...what's wrong with you?"

Renata just stood there watching her.

"I..." Ruiyi's passion just now turned into nothingness in Renata's numb and indifferent eyes.For a moment she didn't know what to say to her.

"I've heard about it," Renata fortunately spoke first. "My condolences about Trieste."

When such comforting words came out of the cold Renata's mouth, Rui felt as if he had swallowed a big mouthful of ice water, and his stomach felt heavy and icy.But she still caught a bit of information: "You...know my aunt?"

"I know her, but... aunt?" Renata glanced at her. "I thought you knew--"

"Yes, I know." Rey thought of the letter that Trieste left her, and her eyes became hot. "But this is her insistence, and I will abide by it."

There was a sudden silence in the hallway, and the late summer wind blew through the open window, sweeping Ray's growing hair down from his shoulders.

"us……"

"you……"

They spoke at the same time, and then the two looked at each other.Rae couldn't wait to say again: "When can we start researching again?"

"It doesn't matter."

Rey was shocked, it was the first time she heard such words from Renata's mouth. "Isn't the sooner the better? I thought you were in a hurry."

"It used to be like this," Renata said, looking at the sky in the painting, her voice dry as if it had been wrung out. "But lately I've been thinking, will my efforts really make a difference?"

"Renata, about Sirius—"

"It's not just him." Renata frowned suddenly. "Look at the hand of that old bee behind you!"

Rye turned her head sharply, and sure enough, she saw the tall Dumbledore standing a few steps behind her.Seeing her surprised expression, Dumbledore smiled: "Don't be too surprised, you also know that when people get old, sometimes they don't sleep well." He was wearing pajamas full of stars and moons, and was It was the set that Ray had seen last time. "Good night, Renata. You look fine."

"I think I've reminded you." Renata stared at Dumbledore in disgust, and Rey shifted her gaze to the half-scorched right hand.The thumb, index finger, and middle finger of this hand all seemed to be scorched, and half of the palm was also covered with scorched black marks.Dumbledore stretched out his hand and looked against the moonlight: "Yes, you reminded me, but there are some things that you always want to try even if you know the result."

"Stupid." Renata's expression finally loosened, and she put on a mocking smile. "It's what you deserve—"

"Renata," Dumbledore interrupted her gently but quickly. "Don't bring these things up in front of your kids."

"Professor, I'm already an adult." Rui couldn't help feeling a little annoyed. "And I also joined the Order of the Phoenix, I think I can do something for you," she knew that the scar on Dumbledore's hand was not a burn, but a kind of overbearing black magic. "Instead of hiding behind you and being a 'kid' who needs to be protected."

Dumbledore watched Rye over his half-moon glasses, a twinkle in his wise blue eyes. "Thank you, Rae," he said softly. "I'm so relieved that you're willing to believe me after what happened."

"Congratulations?!" Renata screamed. "You say it's gratifying to send a child just grown up to the battlefield, and let her die young like her father?! Come on, Dumbledore, you always treat one life after another as a pawn on your chessboard! You greedy, despicable villain!"

"Even after so many years, our opinions are still at odds, Renata." Facing her accusation, Dumbledore didn't mean to be angry at all. "Maybe I need to explain it to you—"

"I won't listen to any explanation!" Renata yelled uncontrollably. "Even if I told you the truth, look what you did this year? How dare you do that? Knowing about the curse, you still—"

"Renata!"

Renata's heaving chest showed her uncontrollable excitement, and Rae noticed tears welling up in her eyes. "I don't want to see you again." She said the last sentence angrily, turned and disappeared into the dense jungle.

Rey didn't quite understand the situation in front of her. She turned to Dumbledore, hoping that Dumbledore could give her some explanation.But this old man who has always been like a god in her heart still showed a trace of old man's slump on his face, even if it was only for a moment, it was enough for Ruiyi to be extremely surprised. "Professor," she asked worriedly. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"You've done a lot, Rye," said Dumbledore gently. "Renata is right about at least one thing, you are just an adult, I shouldn't make you bear so many things."

"I can do it, Professor!" Rui straightened his back. "I can do anything for you."

"Very well," Dumbledore smiled. "Then now, I invite you to go back to the lounge and have a good sleep."

Rey knew that there would be no results if she continued to question, she said goodbye to Dumbledore a little frustrated, and prepared to go back to the lounge through the shortcut on the fourth floor.But after walking a few steps, she still couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Professor, your hand...is that curse referring to this?"

"That's just our choice, son," Dumbledore replied. "Sometimes I have to admit that even with remorse, self-blame, advice, or the ability to do it all over again, we still stick to the original choice, so we have to bear the consequences ourselves."

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