A gloomy fog enveloped Hogsmeade, and instead of bringing safety and calm to the Aurors, Hogsmeade became more nervous. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Pig's Head Bar was still half-dead, and many wizards wrapped in huge cloaks and hiding their faces seemed to be unaware of the movement outside, they were still tightly wrapped in shadows, but they were always vigilantly observing their surroundings.

Penelope followed closely behind Shayan, more than a month had passed since the last attack, and Penelope still seemed nervous, trying to hide behind Andrew's back, as if someone would attack her at any moment.

Xie An frowned, looking at the map in his hand, he couldn't be sure which was his destination, Xie An recalled from his limited happy memories that he seemed to have been there before, the famous haunted place in England - the Screaming Shack, which was now the property of Lord Earl.

The UK is an ancient country. This meant that Britain had many historic families, from the Black family to the Malfoy family, and there were many Muggle nobles.

More nobles means more fiefdoms, and less borderlands, and even at this time of year, there are many places where you can always find their former owners if you are careful about it. Fortunately, there are not many wizards, and Lord Earl is the top nobleman among Muggles, and it still takes a lot of trouble for Lord Earl to take ownership of the Screaming Shack.

As he passed by the Hog's Head Bar, Penelope couldn't help but glance inside. On weekends, it seems that the bar is doing well, and occasionally when customers open their doors, a commotion comes from inside. Xie An watched as two obviously vigilant people smoked outside the Pig's Head Bar with their heads down, and it seemed that the Aurors had sent someone to monitor this place of right and wrong.

The two passed by the honey candy shop, Penelope suggested to eat some dessert, Xie An sneered, and said, "If you have something, you can do it yourself, you don't have to follow me." ”

Penelope looked at Xie An's back aggrievedly, muttered a cold-blooded animal, without mercy, how to do it, and stomped on his heels.

The crooked screaming shack stood lonely outside the village, and it was said that there would be a terrible howl from fierce ghosts every full moon night, and everyone also came up with the ambiguous answer of the Dumbledore brothers, saying that the monsters in the screaming haunted house were very strong, and ordinary wizards were no match at all.

Xie Anke, who has taught Peeves a lesson, has no record of being afraid of ghosts. And if there are really ghosts in this world, then the governance of those ghost worlds must be much better than that of the human world.

The two of them walked along the crooked path, both sides of which were overgrown with various weeds and shrubs, and occasionally a few vole rabbits scurried out of the grass, and Penelope screamed and hid behind Xie An.

"Senior, if you're afraid, you can't come. Xie An was not frightened by these small animals, but was taken aback by Penelope.

"Andrew, you didn't go through that battle, you don't know, those deadly spells flying around, it's so terrible, maybe you're going to die. Penelope looked scared.

"No, I heard from the owner of the Pig's Head Bar that you were in a coma from the beginning, could it be that you have been pretending to be unconscious?" Xie An asked as he walked.

"Of course, I was actually pretending to be unconscious, otherwise how could I be a student and fight against those professional Death Eaters, this is to protect myself. Penelope said hurriedly.

"Well, then you're a veteran, and you should be braver. Xie An shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said in a low voice.

"That's why I asked to come out of the castle with you. Penelope replied.

The Scream Shack appears to be built on a low mound, with crooked wooden walls and a broken exterior that looks indistinguishable from a typical haunted house. Sheaan and Hermione Harry had been here at night last time, but they hadn't gone in, and today they came back during the day, and they looked a little more gloomy.

The low-hanging clouds could turn into rain at any moment, the wet and cold monsoon wind blew from the side of the Black Lake, and the door of the shack was unlocked, and Xie An and Penelope stepped inside.

The situation inside the house surprised both Xie An and Penelope. The floor seemed to be a thick layer of ash with obvious human footprints, and when you entered the living room, the fireplace was blazing, and coffee seemed to be brewing on it, and the strong aroma of coffee filled the room. A thick blanket was being laid on the couch facing the fireplace, but no one was lying on it, and some fruit and bread were on the coffee table next to the couch, as well as some tea leaves.

"It looks like someone lives here. Penelope asked, a little nervous. Xie An observed in silence, the Earl did not say that this place was already taken care of, and it seemed that it was a wizard and not another life living here.

"Andrew, didn't you say that this is your family's property, could it be that your family lives here?" asked Penelope, confused.

"No, no, it looks like someone is living here, I don't know if it's the Aurors. Xie An replied.

Penelope thought about it and suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly said excitedly: "Could it be that Charlie?"

"I don't think so..."At this time, there was a creaking sound of wooden floors from the back of the shed, Penelope hurriedly stood nervously behind Xie An, and Andrew clenched the wooden staff of Fuso.

"Professor Lupin?!" Penelope looked in surprise at Professor Remus John Lupin, who came out from behind, wiping his wet brown hair with a towel, and Lupin, who had been a professor at Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts for a short time, also looked at Shea and Penelope in surprise.

"Penelope Crivat, Andrew Lee, why are you here?" asked Professor Lupin, puzzled.

Penelope looked at Professor Lupin's lean upper body, healthy brown skin wrapped in powerful muscles, well-developed hair that ran from the chest to the well-defined abdominal muscles, and there was a clear scar on the rib cage, which looked like the scratch of some ferocious animal. But this not only did not destroy the beauty of his naked tattoo, but on the contrary, it was like a tattoo with a very personality, which made Professor Lupin even more attractive. Professor Lupin, with a long bath towel wrapped around his waist, placed his wand on the couch, and he silently walked to the couch under Penelope's shy gaze, picked up the wand, dried his hair and body, and put on a wizard's robe that looked tattered.

"I just went on a long trip, the weather was so bad that I couldn't feel good, so I could take a hot shower and relax. Professor Lupin said calmly, "Sit down, Andrew, Penelope." Professor Lupin pointed to the other two couches and said to a red-faced Penelope and an expressionless Andrew.

"Professor, you do look bad, and you're hurt?" Andrew sat down on the single couch to the left of the fireplace, and Penelope hesitated and sat down on the wide armrest of Shea's couch, closer to the fireplace.

"Oh, Andrew, how can you tell I'm hurt?" Professor Lupin pointed with his wand at the bread on the coffee table, which automatically sliced into toast.

"I noticed that your walking voice is a little sluggish, and your posture is a little awkward, is your right leg injured?" Xie An smiled and said to Professor Lupin.

"Meticulous observation, Andrew, if I were still a professor at the college, I would add five points for you. Yes, my right leg did hurt, but fortunately it wasn't serious and it would be fine after a while. Professor Lupin spread peanut butter on toast and put a few slices of tomato lettuce on top to make a tempting-looking sandwich.

"Do you need me to inform Madam Pomfrey? Xie An asked with concern.

"No, no, this magical injury is not a traumatic injury, and Madam Pomfrey can't heal it well. Andrew, could you please hand me the coffee? By the way, you can also drink a little, I saw a teacup in the back kitchen. Professor Lupin took a bite of the sandwich and said to Xie An.

Xie An brought three teacups from behind, and Professor Lupin had already eaten more than half of his sandwich. Penelope sat on the armrest of the sofa a little unnaturally, saw Xie An bring the teacups, all three cups were a little dirty, summoned some water with his wand, and washed the teacups.

Both Penelope and Professor Lupin drank coffee, and Shea asked for some tea.

"Have you heard about Penelope?" Xie An asked directly.

Professor Lupin obviously hadn't heard of it, and after eating the sandwich, he took a sip of his after-dinner coffee and shook his head, "No, Andrew, I just came back from Germany and don't know anything about Hogwarts, did Penelope meet something?"

"It wasn't a big deal, as several Death Eaters attacked her and tried to kidnap her. Xie An said in a low voice, and Penelope's face turned ugly.

Professor Lupin glanced at Penelope, who had his head down, in surprise, and comforted him kindly, "It looks like you're not hurt, and that's good, isn't it, Pepe?"

"Of course, thanks to Aberforth, the owner of Hoghead's Bar, who saved me. Penelope tried to smile and look stronger.

"Oh, it's him, he's got an incredible understanding of rocks, no wonder he was able to save you, and I've been helped by him, he's just as noble as the Headmaster, a nobleman of good character. Professor Lupin tried to make his legs more comfortable, but they looked stiff.

"Indeed, Aberforth is a very steady wizard, and he is more impulsive than his brother's impulsiveness. Xie An said with a smile.

Lu Ping glanced at Xie An strangely, and said with a smile: "Lord Principal, that's not impulsive, that's decisive, real impulsiveness will only bring harm, I once had a personal experience, right here, right in this room, the impulse of one of my best friends almost killed me." ”

"So you have been here before, and you still look very impressive, otherwise you wouldn't have returned to Hogwarts instead of living in a comfortable school, and chose to be here. Xie An also said with a smile.

"Of course, during my time at Hogwarts, this was where I came most often, except for the dorm room. I have many happy memories here. Professor Lupin looked towards the screaming shack, as if there was still a lot of laughter there.

"It's strange, this place has always been rumored to be a haunted house, haven't you ever been scared?" Xie An asked.

"Haunted house?haha, it's interesting, I think it was first out of the pig's head pub, and I think it was a good idea from Dumbledore. Andrew, you don't believe that, do you? Did you come to see the haunted house today?" Professor Lupin laughed.

"No, of course not, in fact, today I came to see if there is anything to use in this famous haunted house in the United Kingdom, but I didn't expect to meet you, professor. ”

"Sounds like you're ready to change the face of this place, are you all the people here? I always thought this was Hogwarts property. Professor Lupin asked curiously.

"It used to be, but now it's in my father's name. Of course, you can come and stay here at any time if you like. ”

"Oh, your family bought this place, yes, it's quite discerning, Andrew, you have to study this place carefully, there will be a surprise!" Professor Lupin smiled and winked at Xie An.

"I've seen the surprise Professor, but it doesn't seem like the shack is very solid, and I feel like it's shaking all the time. Xie An looked around the shack suspiciously, there were strange marks on the old painted walls, which looked like they had been caught by bears or other fierce beasts, and there were holes of different sizes not far from the claw marks, which seemed to be poked out by some hard object. The cold wind outside made the already crooked room sway slowly and stubbornly, like an old man sitting in a rocking chair basking in the sun.

"Oh, Andrew, you're mistaken, you're mistaken, the house isn't shaking because it's going to fall, it's been like this a long time ago. As for the real reason, allow me to sell a lawsuit, and later you know the secrets of this house, and you will like it too. The room is rocking all the time, don't you think it looks like a cradle?" Professor Lupin said with a smile.

"Was that so? I thought it was in disrepair and about to be blown apart by the wind. Xie An looked around again, and found that although the house looked all in tatters, it was strange that there was not a trace of wind blowing in from outside, a magical haunted house.

"Professor, are you going back to teaching at Hogwarts?" asked Penelope, who had been silent for a long time.

"No, I don't have that plan for the time being. Lupin finished his coffee and smiled at Penelope with satisfaction.

Xie An could see that Professor Lupin did seem to be tired, even though he was sitting in front of the fireplace with the fire burning, his face was a little gray, not a healthy red.

"Professor, it looks like you're tired, before we stop bothering you, could you please help me answer a question that has been bothering me for a long time. Xie An asked sincerely.

"Of course, Andrew, you are my landlord now, and I am willing to answer your questions in order to pay a little less rent. Professor Lupin replied with a smile as he leaned back on the couch.

Xie An took out a photo of a wizard from his wizard's robe and handed it to Professor Lupin, who was in good spirits. The professor took the picture and looked at it, his face showing a complicated expression.