It's always snowing these days, and when you look out the window, it's basically white. The scenery around Hogwarts is wonderful, and it would be a shame if it was covered in snow like this.

Fortunately, the weather seems to be very good today, and you can see the fiery red sun quietly jumping up the mountains to the east early in the morning.

Obviously, the Hogwarts vestibule must still be very cold this morning. But just facing this rising sun, it is worth those students who like to be quiet, take a small walk outside in the morning, while no one is around.

And at this moment, in the white vestibule paved with thick snow, a figure that looked a little bloated from winter clothes was slowly passing by, leaving two lines of winding footprints.

"Oh, she's a girl who knows how to enjoy life!"

Ron seemed to have forgotten the coldness of the stairwell and muttered to himself through the window, looking rather fascinated.

But soon, when he came back to his senses, he began to worry again - did he choose to wait for Hermione in the common room? Or would it be better to just go down and try to talk to that girl again?

It stands to reason that he should have chosen the first option. After all, judging from the current situation, the chance of him scaring other girls away is getting closer and closer to 100%!

"At least the first success gave me a foundation!"

Encouraged by this, Ron suddenly decided to go down and try again, and it was not too late to come back to Hermione for yesterday's answer.

“…… Isn't it up yet? ”

Presumably because Ron had been sleepless all night and came out too early, he didn't notice Hermione as he passed by the common room.

So he didn't hesitate any longer, took a step and hurriedly ran downstairs.

……

"Hey, wait—"

In fact, Ron didn't immediately find the other party when he first arrived outside the castle gate, and it wasn't until he followed the footprints on the ground and walked around the garden on the east side that he saw the slightly familiar back.

Immediately, he paused at his feet, and when he opened his mouth, he wanted to call out to the girl who had made his heart move. But just a start, he immediately swallowed the words back into his stomach.

And then...... Well, Ron somehow cowered behind the flowerbed and crouched there with his mouth shut.

There was no one here now, and even if he stopped the words that had already been exited, the girl would naturally hear it.

saw that the girl suddenly turned around, her round face was a little puzzled and surprised, and even her hands with cotton gloves subconsciously clenched their fists and closed them in front of their chests.

It's a pity that maybe it was the reason why she was stunned for a moment at the beginning. When she looked back, she couldn't see Ron, who was hiding one step ahead of her.

"Oh! What am I doing here? ”

With his back to the somewhat awkward flowerbed, and the low trees that were still evergreen in the winter blocked the girl's view, Ron crouched behind and began to agonize over his stupidity again.

In fact, the idea at the moment when he hid was very simple - he just suddenly thought that if he shouted out like that, it was very likely that he would directly scare people away again.

So, he hurriedly suppressed his shouting, intending to come closer.

However, looking back now, he began to feel annoyed...... The sound just now must have startled others, even if the other party was not scared away immediately, would he dare to reappear in front of the girl at this time?

"What to do...... What to do? Can I still get out now? Just pretend nothing happened? ”

Ron craned his neck and closed his eyes, simulating over and over what he would encounter when he went out, but no matter how much he tried to figure it out, the answer seemed to be the same!

"No fun! It's definitely going to be no show today! Can...... But I can't just squat here all the time, can I? She might be coming this way......"

"No, no, we can't wait any longer. If she finds me squatting here, I really won't be able to tell anything, and she will definitely get farther and farther away from me in the future......"

Ron kept muttering in his heart, and finally couldn't take it anymore, and suddenly stood up and turned to look.

“……”

"What about people?"

He looked at the empty garden in front of him, dumbfounded.

And at this moment, Maca, who had been looking down from the office window from the beginning, shook her head with a smile and silently offered a mourning for poor Ron.

In fact, just now, while Ron was closing his eyes and thinking to himself, the girl had already come to his side.

Maca could clearly see that the girl had stood by Ron for a moment before leaving in a hurry.

Unfortunately, until the lost Ron left the garden and returned to the castle vestibule, he didn't notice that the footprints outside had already told him everything.

"It turns out that it's best not to close your eyes too tightly at other times than to sleep every night and that last eternal sleep. Because, that tends to make us miss a lot of good pictures. ”

Maca looked up at the white mountains in the distance, and the brilliant morning glow reflected the flowing clouds in the sky, and along the way, painted the ridge with a red paint.

If anyone could hear what he was saying at this moment, they would probably wonder if he was talking about the beautiful scenery of the rising sun, or if he was talking about the unlucky encounter with Ron.

Of course, the reason why Maca was standing by the window at this moment was not to spy on Ron and the girl.

A short time later, a black dot suddenly appeared on the eastern horizon, slowly magnifying in Maca's eyes. After a while, the black dot finally turned into an owl and landed on the window edge in front of Maca.

When Maca saw that the little guy was settled, she reached out and took down today's ciphertext.

And when he read it word for word, a premonition that was neither bad nor good passed through his mind, causing him to show a subtle expression.

"In that way, the pressure on President Akinbad's side ...... I'm afraid it's going to get bigger! ”

……

The ciphertext slip in Maka's hand is a general account of what happened last night. As for what happened, it will have to start with a decision made by Sirius.

That night, Sirius and Lupin were hiding together in a Muggle house. As a result of the attack a few days ago, both of them have changed places to live, and even rely on some dry food that they carry with them to support their food.

"Don't poke your head behind the curtains, come and sit for a while!"

Because the lights were not turned on at night, and all the windows were covered with curtains, the room was very dark, and people were almost in a state of not being able to reach out their fingers.

Sirius was no stranger to darkness, having spent at least seven of the ten days in Azkaban in darkness.

And Lupin's words, the werewolf's blood brought him not only a life that was difficult to integrate into society, but also some more or less small conveniences.

For example, even in his normal human form, he still has a certain degree of night vision in the dark. The darkness in the room is actually a little kind to him.

At this time, Lupin was sitting quietly at the table in the middle of the living room, sipping the mead in his cup.

Sirius, who was standing by the window, heard Lupin calling out to him, and withdrew his gaze from the gap in the curtain, and silently came to the chair next to Lupin and sat down.

"Pour me a glass," he said casually.

Lupin shrugged his shoulders, reached out and took the bottle and poured some liquid into another goblet, then rested it in front of Sirius.

"Hey, it's not without benefit to being a werewolf, isn't it?" Sirius took a sip from his glass and said boredly, "At least Animagus doesn't have the skills." ”

When Lupin heard what he said, he suddenly felt a little emotional.

"Don't remember? You've said that a long time ago! ”

"Really?"

Sirius thought about it, but for a moment he couldn't remember.

"When I was with you in the shack?" As he spoke, he suddenly looked around at the darkness around him, "Speaking of which, it really looks a little like here......

When Sirius and Lupin were still at Hogwarts, there was Harry's father, James, and Peter Pettigrew, who was not a betrayer at the time.

Every full moon night, the four of them would follow the secret passage to the Screaming Shack and spend the night with Lupin in the form of Animagus.

That's where Dumbledore gave them, in order to prevent Lupin from harming the other students when he transforms into a werewolf, and the animal form of the Animagus does not cause the ferocity of the werewolf.

For this reason, the village of Hogsmeade of that era also left a terrifying rumor of a wolf howling with a full moon, which has been passed down to this day.

"Yes! It's a bit similar to here," Lupin said, looking around, "To be honest, I don't really have very clear memories of that place, after all, my consciousness is a mess after the transformation!" All I can remember is actually dusk and early morning......"

"That's a shame, I remember James told a lot of jokes those nights!" Sirius laughed, "I've told him all the jokes he's had all his life!" ”

When Lupin heard this, he couldn't help but laugh a few times, and then sighed:

"If only the wolf poison potion had been invented earlier."

But after laughing for a while, the two quickly fell into silence again.

For both of them, Jaime's death was always a thorn in the heart, and no matter how much time it took, it would be difficult to remove it from the heart.

Perhaps not wanting to be so dull any longer, Sirius suddenly craned his neck and poured all the wine into his throat. Then he paddled his glass on the table.

"I'll go out for a walk, your injuries are more serious, just stay here and rest!"

With that, he didn't say anything more, and went straight to the door.

"Wait!"