At Charlotte's notice, everyone came to Aberforth's side one after another, and sat down around the table as usual.

Except, of course, the Weasleys.

"Remus...... What's going on? What news did Sirius get when he went to Beauxbatons? ”

Tonks had just sat down when he came over, and after glancing at Sirius's back on the other side of the bar, he asked Lupin softly beside him.

Lupin, however, shook his head.

"I don't know," he said with a slight frown, "I asked as soon as I came, but he only said that he would talk about it when he came...... But in short, it's certainly not a good thing! ”

The couple, who have a slight age gap, have apparently become more and more accustomed to getting along recently, and Tonks has lost the impulse he had at the beginning, and the feeling of the two together has obviously become much more inconspicuous. However, perhaps it is precisely because of this blandness that people can feel that the relationship between the two of them is getting stronger and stronger.

If this disaster is to be talked about, it may occasionally bring some benefits to people - at least if it weren't for so many terrible and annoying things that constantly attract the attention of the two of them, I am afraid that they will not so naturally adapt to each other's existence.

Now, hearing Lupin say this, Tonks couldn't help but sigh, a trace of sadness flashing across his face.

"Oh...... Poor Weasley, I hope it doesn't get too bad—they won't be able to take it. ”

"Who doesn't hope so?"

Lupin took a sip of his wine and sighed softly, then naturally put his arm around Tonks' shoulder and kissed her on the forehead.

"Let me take a sip too."

Tonks reached for his glass, but Lupin hurriedly covered it.

"Don't drink it...... I don't want to let everyone enjoy a fish-man opera performance anymore, especially in today's circumstances! ”

"Hey!"

Tonks glared at him when she heard this, but after that, she finally gave up on drinking. Because in fact, she had been drunk once before, and that scene ...... Even if she couldn't remember anything afterwards, just listening to Lupin tell it once made her even want to die.

As for Lupin's metaphor of the "opera of the fish-man...... Obviously, the song of the fish-man is ethereal and sweet in the water, but on the shore, it is comparable to the scream of a mandrake. In addition, Tonks is a natural disguised Magus, once drunk, even if the long hair changes color and windless, it is really not ordinary like the fish-people in the water.

So, although Tonks is not completely incapable of drinking, the thought of her drunken appearance...... Oh! She'd better quit drinking altogether!

And as the "little" couple whispered to each other, the seats around the table were filled—yes, except for the Weasleys' seats and Sirius, who was sitting alone at the bar.

"Alright, you can go too!"

Seeing that Charlotte, who had even gone out to inform everyone of their arrival, had come in through the back door and returned to the bar, Aberforth suddenly reached out and patted the table in front of Sirius, and then gestured to the table.

"Oh, are they all here?"

Sirius's alcohol consumption was still very good, and during the time that the others were waiting for him to come over, he drank a lot of Aberforth by himself. But...... There are also disadvantages of good drinking, that is, when you want to get drunk occasionally, it seems that the more you drink, the more sober you become.

"Smack."

Placing the cup on the bar, he finally got up and went back to the table where he would normally sit. Then, from left to right, he swept his gaze over everyone's faces.

"Anyway...... I'll talk about one of the biggest reasons why I called you in advance today! Lest Arthur and his wife come in a moment, I haven't had time to say anything about it—it won't be easy to say then. ”

At this point, Sirius suddenly waved his hand and said:

"Percy is dead."

Before the words fell, there was a dead silence in the slightly dimly lit room, so quiet that it seemed that an inexplicable buzz sounded in the ears.

After a moment of silence, a voice finally took the initiative to break the silence.

"Why Percy?"

The one who spoke was Lupin.

To be honest, when he met Charlotte and heard the other party remind him not to alarm Arthur and Molly, he had already guessed some possibilities.

Even...... Maybe it's because I've made a lot of judgments and decisions with Maca in the past! He seems to have gotten into some of Maca's habits - he likes to imagine the worst-case scenario in advance.

Before that, Lupin had also subconsciously imagined many possibilities, and the death of a certain person, or even a few people, was one of the conclusions.

However, no matter how much he thought about it, he never expected Sirius to tell the news of Percy's death.

If you want to talk about danger, the most dangerous must be those who break through to the front line. Although their strength is already stronger than ordinary people, the crises they need to face are obviously much more terrifying than others. In addition, Percy's Weymouth, at least until this time, was relatively safe.

Percy, however, died, before many people.

"Because there is another more serious change on the land of England than before!" Sirius spread his hands and said, "Actually, this time I didn't just see Lady Maxim in Beauxbatons, I also met two young witches. They also seem to be friends with Maca, having been at Winchester Cathedral for some time and have only recently returned from England today. ”

"Who exactly are these two? We don't know each other? Kingsley on the other side couldn't help but ask.

"Actually, it can't be said that I don't know each other at all." Sirius shrugged and said, "The Gouferin family, Kingsley, you should know. ”

"That family of prophets in Northern Europe?"

"Yes," Sirius nodded, "it's the one who was headed by the original group of Norse dark wizards—the family of the Prophet who have been able to keep their place there for so many years. And now...... The pair of witch sisters I met in Beauxbatons, and that sister was a prophet of this generation. ”

At this point, he paused for a moment, and then turned to say:

"I think that's probably why Maca came to them. The sisters seem to have done a lot of work to help deal with the army of living corpses in England - of course, I'm just listening to them themselves, and the specific situation may have to be discussed later. ”