Having made an appointment to meet Hermione, Maca and Hagrid didn't stay long at Glop's, and soon they said goodbye to Glopp and headed for the hunting lodge.

Of course, it is not known whether Grope will understand the meaning of the farewell.

On the way back, Maca noticed that Hagrid was talking less.

Maybe Dumbledore's death still hit him hard, and only by his uneasy brother will he temporarily put aside the sadness in his heart and devote himself to taking care of Glopp, right?

"Hagrid," Maka reassured, "we shouldn't be sad about Dumbledore's death, in fact, he's just one step closer to magic. ”

"Yes, I understand...... Hagrid said sullenly, "as Dumbledore has always said, he must be on 'another great adventure'......"

"yes, that's it." Maca patted his strong arm vigorously, "I've seen him, he's doing well...... It's just that it's still the same, and he doesn't speak clearly, and he always likes to play dumb riddles! ”

"Have you seen him?" Hagrid suddenly turned his head and said with wide eyes.

"Well," Maca nodded, "if anything...... It's like a dream! ”

The two chatted casually and returned to the hut as if they were walking. On the way, Hagrid summoned Fangfang, who was patrolling the edge of the Forbidden Forest, back to the hunting lodge.

Hagrid had just finished with a copper kettle and boiled it on the iron rack of the fireplace that Maca had lit after a delay at Glopp's place, when a jumble of footsteps rang out outside the door.

Looks like Hermione and the others have already arrived.

"Hagrid, did you tell them about Glopp?" As soon as Maca asked casually, there were three knocks at the door.

The fangs lying behind the door immediately barked wildly.

"Oh! No, of course not! You shouldn't have told them that, you know—" Hagrid waved his hand, then turned his head and shouted, "Here we go!" I'll open the door to you right now! ”

"Tooth, get out of the way - go under the table!"

"Maka, did you arrive first?"

Hagrid had barely opened the door when Hermione's head poked in, and she waved her hand at Maca in delight.

"It's not long in the morning, and lo and behold, the kettle has just been put down!" Maca smiled and said, "Come in!" It's getting colder lately...... Oh, Luna? ”

Hermione had barely gotten into the cabin when Luna came in with her, followed by Harry and Ron, who had been with Hermione.

"Maca!"

When Luna saw him, she immediately walked up to him and stretched out her little white hand to pat him on him.

"What's wrong?" Maca asked with a little curiosity as she let her pat her lightly on her.

"In today's magic class, Maca doesn't look very energetic." Luna said in a trance, "Aren't you hurt?" What did you do badly? ”

"Oh......" Maca blinked, then shook her head, "It's okay, I'm fine." ”

Luna seemed relieved, she nodded slightly, her long pale blonde hair slid down in front of her with her movements, and she pulled it behind her ears.

"Marca," she said with some solemnity, pointing to Hermione, "my friend." ”

Maca looked at Hermione, who was a little confused, then at Luna, who looked serious, and then smiled gently. But just as he was about to say something, Hermione spoke.

“…… Friend? She said a little dazed.

Luna was stunned for a moment, then looked at Hermione in a daze, and asked softly, "Isn't it yet?" ”

"Ahh Hermione immediately nodded and smiled, "Of course we're already friends!" All the time! ”

"Well," Luna's eyes flashed with hazy satisfaction, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly, "it always has been." ”

As she spoke, she pointed out Harry and Ron, and even Hagrid and Tooth, one by one, as if she wanted to introduce her friends to Maca.

The joy in her heart was so obvious that it was almost ready to breathe.

"Alright, don't stand - sit down!"

Hagrid beckoned everyone to find a place to sit, and he added some wood to the fireplace, then pulled a blanket of animal skin and spread it on the ground, and sat down against the fireplace.

"Hagrid, isn't it time for you to expand this hut? When there are a lot ......of people, it feels like it's crowded here," Maca said, looking left and right, "Anyway, there is a lot of open space around, and the materials are ready-made. ”

"Forget it...... Hagrid thought for a moment, "I don't usually have people here, so it doesn't seem like there's any need." ”

"Aren't you going to get married or something?" Maca shrugged.

"Married?" Hagrid, as if frightened by something, raised his voice, "No, no, no, how can it be...... Look at me like this, what woman can look at it? ”

"Hagrid, I think Maca is right, you should find a wife too!" Ron coaxed excitedly, "The house needs to be bigger and prettier, so it will be easier to get a wife—"

"Nonsense!" Hermione immediately retorted, "Girls pay more attention to character, and one house can't solve the problem!" ”

"Oops, I mean really......"

"What do you boy know! Of course, I know this better! Hermione's temper came up, and she immediately crossed her waist and poked her fingers into Ron's nose.

Ron hurriedly stretched out his hands above his head in a gesture of surrender, but his mouth did not stop.

"That's not what I said, it's my mother—" he babbled, "and she often told Ginny that she had to have a big house to live, and that it was better to marry a good man who was hardworking and motivated." ”

“…… She always used this incident to discipline her father, saying that he was always not doing his job properly and not making money well, so his family was always so poor. ”

Harry scratched his scalp helplessly as he watched the two of them quarrel on a daily basis; Luna, who was sitting next to Maca, looked interested, listening to their argument with relish.

"That's because you have too many children!" Maca laughed, "Besides, don't look at your mother like that, she actually loves your father very much......"

Speaking of which, it seemed that they felt that the topic would not be able to be brought back if it went on like this, so they stopped them from continuing to argue.

"Alright, I'm not right, it's a bit of a stretch......" he paused, "Hermione, let's talk about it!" What did you want to tell me when you called me here today? ”

"Oh, yes! I almost forgot ......," Hermione said suddenly, "Marca, we discussed it for a while, and we decided that it was not okay to go on like this......"

"What's not going to work?" Maca asked.

"Defence Against the Dark Arts class," Hermione said seriously, "we didn't learn anything in that woman's class, but it's not going to be good...... You know what I'm referring to. ”

"We've been trying to study all this time, but it's definitely not enough! And it's not just us, it's the rest of Hogwarts who are in danger, and we don't want to wait for you and the professors to come to your rescue. ”

"So ......"

"So?" Maca probably understood what Hermione was trying to say.

"So we'd like to gather some of our classmates who are willing to come together with us and learn the real 'Defence Against the Dark Arts' together!" Harry stood up suddenly, a hint of determination in his eyes, "We want to ask you to be this teacher!" ”

As far as Harry is concerned, it is actually rare that he can take the initiative to say this.

He had been lacking confidence in himself since he developed a fear of the Gryffindor Sword. The courage that belonged to him had been crushed in the bottom of his heart in that accident.

When Voldemort was no longer obsessed with prophecy and Harry at the same time, Harry, who had learned Occlumency, did not encounter any trouble for a long time.

In addition to a Dementor attack before the start of the school year, a lot of big things seem to have happened after that. But Harry found that almost nothing had anything to do with him.

But in this relatively comfortable situation, he still decided to stand up and do his part for Hogwarts and everyone.

It is conceivable that he must have gone through a lot of painful struggles in his heart.

“…… Is it? ”

Maca subconsciously glanced at Luna beside her, then stared into Harry's eyes for a moment of silence.

"Maca?" Hermione called out to him.

If Maca hadn't thought about it, of course it was impossible. He had thought about it many times before.

Whether it was for Luna, or for Harry, or Hermione and Ron, it would be unwise to involve them in a dispute.

Not to mention Luna, Harry alone doesn't have to let him get involved now. As Harry's best friends, Hermione and Ron naturally had no reason to plunge headlong into the darkness now.

It's obviously great that they can become stronger and more capable of protecting themselves. But that doesn't mean they should join the queue against Voldemort.

But does he Mackel really have the right to make decisions for others?

In this moment, Maca thought of the kind old wizard, Dumbledore.

When Maca showed amazing qualifications in his eyes, needless to say, in anyone's eyes, he was the best choice to use against Voldemort.

But Dumbledore never restrained Maca. He didn't use Maca's connections with other people to guide him to any of his decisions—which was what he did best.

Even in the end, in that space on the brink of death, the old man only told him something related to magic.

“…… Speaking of which, in the end, it was because he broke free from the shackles given to him by others that he re-embarked on his own path, right? ”