"My poor boy......"

While Maca was in the Headmaster's room for a series of discussions with several Deans, Mrs. Weasley was sitting on the edge of her bed in a room at Black's Old Mansion with tears streaming down her face.

Mrs. Weasley had been here since the day Marka returned from the Dark Spirit Chamber, and she hadn't even left the door.

Lena has been doing the housework in recent days, although she doesn't hate it, but there are indeed a lot of people here, and it seems a little hard for her to work alone.

It's just that, in this situation, no one can bear to ask Mrs. Weasley to leave this room.

Because the one who has been lying unconscious in bed for the past two days is one of her sons, Percy Weasley, who once made her the most relieved and later sad.

The fake Hesijia who kidnapped Willy in the stone chamber in the depths of the Dark Spirit Pavilion that day was the same young man with his eyes closed and his face as pale as paper.

“…… He's under a very powerful Imperius curse, and he's ...... Perhaps because he didn't resist much of his own, the power of magic had seeped into his soul. I can only keep him asleep for now, and it's up to him when the Imperius curse will be unbroken. ”

This is a passage that Maca left before leaving the Black Mansion for Hogwarts.

This is the case with magic that involves the soul, and sometimes the victim's own will is the first and most crucial key to cracking the magic.

Percy, a new generation of careerists who are bent on pursuing power after graduation and do not hesitate to cut ties with their families, how will they choose in the current state?

Whether she was indulging in the false satisfaction created by the Imperius Curse, or struggling to recognize her own path forward, Maca certainly cared.

However, the most concerned are undoubtedly his parents, the Weasleys and his wife.

“…… Well...... Hmmm......"

Percy, who had been poured a potion by Maca and forced to sleep, would unconsciously hum a few times from time to time. Perhaps, as Maca implied, he was interacting with the power of the Imperius Curse in his dreams.

"My child ......"

Although Mrs. Weasley was accustomed to Percy's small movements in her sleep, she still looked sad at her son's hair, distressed.

……

How long Percy's state of affairs will last, no one can say for sure. But at this time, in the reception room downstairs, the Order of the Phoenix, who had received the news of Dumbledore's death yesterday, had no time to take care of him.

“…… Didn't McLean's meaning come along with it? Let's not go to Hogwarts now, it's all we need to do as soon as we can! ”

Kingsley, who had just recovered a little, sat in the cushioned back chair, persuading the crowd who had not been able to calm down, and a lot of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

"Don't! Don't get excited, Kingsley...... We all get it. Lupin waved his hand, and then said to the others, "Calm down, sit down, sit down......

The meeting has been going on from last night to today, but almost nothing has been decided.

There was silence at first, and after barely composing themselves, most of them clamored to go to Hogwarts to find out what was going on with Dumbledore.

But could the message from Marka be wrong? Both Lupin and Kingsley found it impossible.

In this case, they could only rejoice—it was good that Sirius didn't come back, or he would have had to run out again.

Sirius would occasionally send some news back during this time, and although it was not known where he was secretly wandering, at least it should be safe.

Under the persuasion of Lupin and Kingsley, the reception room returned to its previous state. It's just that this solemn atmosphere where no one speaks, I don't know how many times it has been repeated.

Lupin and Kingsley looked at each other for a moment, and both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the foyer outside, and then the door of the reception room was violently pushed open with a "bang".

Immediately after, two figures stumbled in.

"I've found Hesga, but she's not doing well—"

One of them came in was Tonks, and the other was Hasgar, whom she had carried on her back. Just by looking at Tonks's embarrassed look, you know that she must have suffered a struggle.

"Are you alright?"

Lupin hurriedly stood up and ran over, while the others, who had been dull-looking, also surrounded him. After all, Hesjia is also an old member of the Order of the Phoenix, and with her easy-going and kind personality, everyone has a good impression of her.

"She's wounded, he's bad, she's bleeding a lot—"

Under Lupin's hasty questioning, Tonks sat down on the ground and helped Hesja's body, and hurriedly responded.

"I mean you!" Lupin crouched down beside Tonks, looking her up and down.

"Ahh ”

As they spoke, Hesga was examined by the others and hurried to an empty room upstairs. The biggest advantage of this old house is this - there is not much shortage of empty rooms.

"Here, this is the healing potion left by McLean, let's take it first!" Lupin took a spare bottle of potion from the cabinet next to the meeting room and handed it to Tonks, who had just stood up.

"Thank you."

After Tonks drank the potion and sat down in his chair wearily, Lupin subconsciously glanced up at the ceiling.

Hesijia was on it, and although he wanted to take a look, the most important thing for now was to ask what had happened. Only by understanding the situation of Hesijia can we take treatment measures accordingly.

"Tonks, you don't know - you ran out without a sound, how worried everyone is!" "Where did you find Hesiga?" What's going on? ”

Tonks gathered her thoughts in the face of Lupin's inquiry, and then she recounted her investigation in the black market......

In fact, Tonks was always looking for a place where he could contribute to the Order of the Phoenix.

She knew very well that her dueling level was undoubtedly not high, and she was thankful that she could guarantee that she would not drag her feet where she needed to fight.

So, when she learned that Hesga had been replaced and disappeared without warning, she decided to start a search on her own.

Tonks was already good at disguise and search, and in the Auror exam, she did well in both of them. With care to avoid fighting, there are still a lot of places where she can play.

In the middle of the black market, next to an abandoned blacksmith three blocks away from the Dark Spirits, Tonks, who had been searching for a long time, traced it to this place with some tiny traces.

Hestya was not without resistance when she was attacked by Percy, who had been caught under the Imperius curse. Although Percy was instilled with some special magical abilities, Heska's combat experience still made Percy work hard.

But Percy attacked after all, and that blow caused Hesijia to suffer a lot of injuries.

Judging from the traces found by Tonks, Hesjia finally collapsed behind the abandoned blacksmith after a struggle.

It's just that Percy, who was obviously pressed for time in order to complete the task, didn't seem to have time to check Heska's situation, so he hurried to continue to complete the task given to him by Voldemort.

However, although Percy ignored this, Voldemort, who had been cautious lately, did not.

In the stone chamber, Voldemort, who had been induced by Willy's curse and the power of the Bewitching Monument, fled, but after returning to the stronghold, he still found time to send out the Death Eaters to end the operation.

Because he himself needed to suppress the counterattack of the power of the Beagogic Monument, he could only stay in the stronghold for the time being.

Therefore, Tonks, who managed to find Hesja, was bumped into by the Death Eaters who rushed over on the way back.

It turns out that when facing ordinary dark wizards, as long as you don't fall in love with war, the danger is much lower.

Tonks took the unconscious Hesja to hide desperately in the terrain of the black market alleys, and she was really able to escape the pursuit of the Death Eaters at a very small cost.

No matter what, she is also an active Auror, and her basic combat ability is still not lacking.

"So, apart from the fact that Hesjia was hit by a curse when she came back, the most important thing was the spell she was under when she was attacked?" After Tonks explained the situation, Lupin confirmed.

"That's right," Tonks nodded, "but there were a few times when I was on the run, and I couldn't tell if Hesgar had only been scratched by the curse. ”

At this time, one of the members who had just sent Hesijia upstairs came down.

"Originally, we had some injuries here, and it was McKellen and Hesgar who dealt with them. The current word...... Shall we send her to St. Mungo as soon as possible? ”

It seems that the specific circumstances of Hesijia's injuries have not been examined.

"That's all there is to it," Lupin nodded, "send two men to escort her to St. Mungo!" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Kingsley, who immediately nodded in agreement.

……

No matter how busy the Black Mansion was at this time, Mrs. Weasley in the room still didn't notice it. Now her mind is on her son, but no one can blame her for it.

As for Percy on the bed, he seemed to have encountered something nice in his dream, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, revealing a happy smile.

If Maca had been here at the moment, he would have shaken his head and sighed. Because it was a clear sign that Percy was still basking in the happiness and sense of accomplishment that the Imperius Curse had given him.

The day when Percy returned to normalcy still seemed far away.