Braving the wind and snow, we arrived at the back door of the Weasley Joke Shop, which was located at the entrance of the village. After opening the door with the key, a gust of wind and snow poured into the room along with Ryan, blowing away some of the warm breath in the room. Fortunately, after Ryan turned around and closed the door, the little magic on the door successfully kept the clammy and cold air out of the door.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Looking at Lupin, who ran over to greet him, Ryan said with some embarrassment. It took a little time to persuade Harido before, so they set off five or six minutes later than expected, and the weather made it difficult to walk today, so when they arrived at the store, it was about ten minutes later than the agreed time.

"It's fine. Lupin said with a smile. "The weather was even worse in the south and we waited a long time when we arrived in London to turn the fireplace. We arrived two minutes ago. ”

After complaining to each other about the weather according to the British custom, they went to the alchemy laboratory hidden in the secret room of the underground treasury and began to work, and the two werewolves were already waiting inside.

Walking into the laboratory, Ryan found that the new werewolf spirit was much better than before, and although he was still dressed plainly, he was no longer as shabby as before. It seems that they are much more energetic than before when they get a job.

After mastering the basic skills of treatment, this treatment has become a skilled job, for example, when I first tested Lupin, it took four or five hours because I was not skilled enough, and then it only took more than an hour to get it, and today it takes even less time, and it only took two people to treat Ryan in 100 minutes.

"How about a look?" Ryan asked the two werewolves who had just been treated. The two werewolves immediately jumped off the treatment table and began to try to grasp the new changes in their bodies in the small space, while Lupin guided them.

"Looks like you're getting more and more proficient. Hermione walked up to Ryan at this time and said that the fact that this treatment could be completed so quickly was directly related to Hermione providing enough help as an assistant.

"Of course, thanks to your help. Ryan took Hermione's hand and looked at her. "By the way, where are we going for a while?"

"I remember there's a lounge upstairs, let's go up and have some hot drinks. I really don't want to go out in this weather. Hermione thought about it and was defeated by the cold weather outside, deciding to spend her free time on the couch in front of the fireplace, like her roommate's cat.

"Okay, you just feel good. Ryan nodded, "I remember last time I brought a big bottle of top-notch cocoa powder from some world, and we can sit by the fireplace and drink a little hot cocoa, which is much more comfortable than blowing the cold breeze outside." ”

After saying goodbye to Lupin and the two werewolves, who were now giant wolves, the two of them made their way up a special staff staircase to a break room built in the corner of the attic. After soaking the hot cocoa, they can finally rest for a while. No matter how skilled the treatment just now, it is still not an easy job, and after a treatment, it still makes people very tired physically and mentally.

Holding hot cocoa by the fireplace, watching the wind and snow outside the window, and sitting back to back on the thick wool carpet with lovers chatting, it felt very good, chatting, and Lane also opened up about some things that had not been said before.

"In fact, when I graduated from primary school, I made a plan for the rest of my life, first to get into a good middle school, then to go to a good university, and finally try to earn enough money to last a lifetime before the age of 40, and of course, to have a warm family. At the time, I felt that was the ultimate goal of my life. But now I've gotten more than I prayed for, but why do I feel less and less satisfied?"

"You thought long-term, unlike me. Hermione chuckled and said, "At that time, my goal was just to get into a good university, and then—and then get a first-class scholarship every year." As for you to feel that you are not satisfied, this is normal, with the change of time, the change of people, our ideals will naturally change. For example, I am also thinking about changing the world and making it a better place. Five or six years ago, I would have been absolutely arrogant. ”

Well, this is Xueba, and Ryan suddenly felt that his previous goal was a bit vulgar. However, Hermione thought that Ryan was much more mature than she was back then, and felt that she was still naïve back then.

Just as the two of them were discussing their childhood dreams and enjoying the warm time now, they suddenly heard a vague quarrel in the wind. At first they didn't want to worry about it, but as the argument got louder, they put down their glasses, stood up, and walked to the window to see what was going on.

It turned out that Katie Bell and her friend were arguing on the road, and the place where the quarrel was taking place was right below the window outside the window of their lounge in Lane. When the window was opened, the sound of two girls arguing became clear as the snowflakes drifted into the window.

"Oh, dear Katie, you've been carrying this bag all the time as soon as you came out of the toilet with three brooms. Then he walked straight out of the bar without even calling me. Are you cursed by something?" said the girl named Lini eagerly. "And you don't know the whereabouts of this thing in your hand, how can you bring it to the castle?"

"You don't care. Katie nudged her friend Lini and said, "It's none of your business, Lini, I'm going to take it to the castle for someone very important." ”

Hearing the conversation between the two men, Ryan suddenly thought of Malfoy's first terrorist attack on Hogwarts in the original text. He immediately said to Hermione that I thought the girl might have fallen under the Imperius Curse and ran downstairs. Hermione was stunned for a moment and ran after him.

As the two of them arrived under the window of the lounge, Ryan saw the two girls trying to fight over a small package. He immediately released the left and right separations to separate the two girls, and then released the disarming spell on Katie.

The package flew straight five or six feet from Katie's hand before slamming to the ground. Because the package was made of paper, it shattered as soon as it came into contact with the muddy ground, revealing something that looked green inside. Katie screamed to pick it up, but Hermione quickly fired a quick confinement to immobilize her.

"You, why are you attacking us?" asked Linee at this time, her eyes wide as she looked at Ryan and Hermione, who were holding their wands and looking at her friends with wary expressions.

"We just heard your argument in the Weasley Joke Shop, and Ryan thought your friend was in a situation similar to the reaction to the Imperius Curse described in that booklet from the Ministry of Magic, so he came down to take a look. When I got to it, I found that you two were pulling and pulling and pulling because I was worried that something would happen to the two of you. Hermione explained to Linee, who seemed overly nervous.

"Oh, no, oh, no, she must have been under the Imperius Curse, I didn't realize it at the time! I should have thought of it in three broomsticks—" After listening to Hermione's explanation, Lini reacted at once, bending down and sobbing with her hands over her mouth.

After handing over Katie, who was temporarily immobilized, to Linee, Ryan walked over to the shattered package. It turned out that the package was originally containing an ornate opal necklace. He neatly took out a gold-plated lead box with a sealing circle from the space bag, and then used his magic to float the necklace and put the necklace into the box.

Because at this time, Lupin had already left with two werewolves while Ryan was resting, so Ryan and they could only go to the castle for help now. After a little tidying up, the four of them headed for the castle, but Katie was carried away by magic.

Before leaving, Ryan summoned his Crab Patronus and asked it to send a message to Professor McGonagall. When they reached the wrought-iron gates of the school, they found Professor McGonagall standing there waiting for them, braving the rain and snow that swirled in the wind.