The summer sun at Hogwarts is always so bright, and even now that Voldemort and his Ministry of Magic are eyeing the south, Ryan and the others still see many students sitting or lying on the lawn basking in the sun.

After inspecting Ryan's permit, the patrol leader opened the wrought iron gates of Hogwarts Castle. After nodding their heads to the patrol leader, who had been members of Percy's team, Ryan and Hermione made their way down the dirt road towards Hogsmeade.

Hogsmeade is much larger than before, and at the same time much cleaner. The scattered tents were gone, and rows of townhouses were now lined up in the open space on the edge of the town, and people could be seen coming and going from inside and out.

"Good afternoon, Ryan. Ah, and Hermione, good afternoon, too. As Ryan and the others walked down the road toward the center of town, a young woman with flaxen hair next to them greeted them. They were stunned for a moment to realize that the young woman who was sitting there basking in the sun was Nymphadora Tonks, who should now be called Nymphadora Lupin.

Tonks was completely different from her previous handsome outfit with bright hair and a leather coat, and now she was lying on a chaise longue, wearing comfortable and loose cotton clothes, and her face was a little more rounded than before.

"Hello, Madame Lupin. Ryan and Hermione walked down the street together and chatted with Tonks sitting in front of the door of a row house. "By the way, didn't you and Lupin travel to Northern Europe, why are you here now?"

"Originally, we were travelling in Northern Europe. Tonks sat up and said. "It's just after Hogwarts was about to be attacked and the Ministry of Magic changed hands. We also had Sirius, and the two of them responded to Headmaster Dumbledore's call and rushed back to England. It's just that when we came back, you two were still in Azkaban, and then we went back to school to prepare for the exams. So it's normal for you guys not to know that we're back. ”

"Oh, we've been a bit busy during this time, and we don't even pay much attention to what's going on outside. Hermione nodded. "So where is Professor Lupin now, why are you the only one here?"

"Lupin is now mainly responsible for the connection between the production of various magical raw materials here and in Northern Europe, to ensure that the local producers of these magic items and potions have enough raw materials. With that, Tonks touched his lower abdomen. "As for me, I found out I was pregnant when I came back, so I stayed here with my parents for the time being. ”

"You're pregnant? this is just amazing!" Hermione congratulated Tonks. "You don't have to go out to work during this time, and although the situation is dangerous now, it will not be reduced to the point where you need to rely on pregnant women. ”

Unlike ordinary people who are pregnant, wizards will try to make potions or cast certain magic spells when they are pregnant, as these things may affect the development of the fetus. Coupled with the fact that the fertility rate of wizards themselves is not very high, newborns are even more important. So traditionally, shamans would stop working once they became pregnant.

"That's why I'm here to bask in the sun. Tonks said helplessly. "If you want me to say, I'd rather go to Auror Command now. It's not that you can't stay here and go anywhere. ”

Speaking of which, Tonks looked at Ryan, "I do want to thank you, if you hadn't helped solve his problems, even my parents wouldn't have accepted a werewolf as their son-in-law." ”

"Nothing, that's what I'm supposed to do. Ryan smiled. "And they're showing their worth now, and if it weren't for the hard-working werewolves, we wouldn't have enough raw materials to make all sorts of potions and magic items. ”

"But anyway, I still want to thank you. After a moment of small talk, an older woman came out of the room. Her hair is a soft light brown and her eyes appear large.

Ryan and Hermione subconsciously touched their wands at the same time, but their hands were raised and lowered. The person in front of him did look more like Bellatrix, but he looked much softer.

"You're Ryan and Hermione, aren't you?" said the older woman, "thank you for helping Dora and Remus." I'm Andoda Tonks. Dora's mother. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Tonks. Ryan and Hermione greeted at the same time, and the older woman in front of them should be Sirius's cousin, Bellatrix's sister. No wonder she gave Ryan the feeling of Bellatrix when she came out of the dark room just now.

After a few pleasantries, Ryan and Hermione quickly took their leave. Tonks returned to his room with his mother, and she was told that she and her family were now at home helping the Ministry of Magic with a series of paperwork and accounts.

"It really scared me when Mrs. Tonks came out just now. As she walked down Hogsmeade Street, Hermione said, "But if you look closely, the difference between the sisters is obvious. And Sirius also said that this cousin is the closest relative to him, and think about it, a member of the Black family chose to marry a Muggle-born wizard, and he is indeed the same person as Sirius. ”

Ryan nodded in agreement with Hermione's words, then looked at the streets with interest. By this time they had reached the main street of Hogsmeade. Unlike a week ago, Hogsmeade was deserted here, and the streets of Hogsmeade were now filled with wizards walking around, making it seem to be a thriving place.

After all, now the situation has tentatively stabilized. Even if Voldemort to the south was still a great threat, the life of the wizards still went on. In addition, a while ago, various circumstances made many wizards have to stay at home, so that the inventory in their hands is depleted. So after the situation improved a little, they naturally came to Hogsmeade to purchase. In this way, it has also contributed to the prosperity of the place.

After squeezing past a group of wizards from the countryside who were standing in front of the door of the three broomsticks ready to go in for a drink, Ryan and the others went up a ramp to the Screaming Shack. Unlike the original dilapidated appearance, the current screaming shack can be a new look.

The wooden planks that had sealed the entrance to the house had been removed, and the damage had been repaired. The exterior of the building was even repainted to make the house look as if it had just been built. From time to time, someone hurried out of the house or walked in from the outside.

"Ryan, it's class time, what are you doing here?" Suddenly a familiar voice sounded from behind him, and Ryan turned his head to see Sirius striding over. He was dressed in a neat Auror uniform, and his hair was neatly combed, and he looked radiant.

"Good afternoon, Sirius. Ryan waved hello at Sirius, then showed him the letter of appointment with his name already in it. "You know, Hermione and I have got the exam certificates we need. Headmaster Dumbledore suggested that we now work as a part-time special advisor to the Department of International Magical Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic, so we're here today to ask for details. ”

"Department of International Magical Cooperation?" Sirius looked thoughtfully at the letter of appointment. "It's true that the department has been recruiting people lately, and even those who have come to us have been so big that they can't function properly. ”

After speaking, he looked up at them: "I just have time to come back from my mission now, so let's just take you over." ”

"Thank you so much, we haven't been here before, and we're still there thinking what if we can't find a place?" Ryan said, putting away the letter of appointment, and then followed Sirius with Hermione in the direction of the Screaming Shack.