In order to ensure the safety of the teachers and students, Beauxbatons had almost all of the school's external Floo network been disconnected, and Madame Maxime thought that she would never see the green flames in the fireplace again for the second half of her tenure as principal.

So, when she saw the bright green flames of the pink of the road suddenly churning in the gilded marble fireplace of the headmaster's office, she was startled, thinking that the enemy was coming!

Yes, the magical connection of the Floo network could be a direct guide to some powerful wizard - something that Maca had personally warned of long before the fall of Britain.

However, the wizard who came out of the fireplace was a man who was not a stranger to Maxim.

"Sirius Black?"

"Yes, ma'am...... Oh, and I'm sorry, but this line is a backup line set up by Blois's furniture. You know, the fireplace on the other side actually ...... I haven't used it for travel for many years, and it seems to stain your carpet, so don't mind too much. ”

Sirius said as he stamped his feet and patted the hem of his clothes, dropping ashes on the carpet in front of the fireplace. Finally, he continued:

"In fact, this route was originally intended for our evacuation transfer."

"The Blois family has a line directly to my headmaster's office in Beauxbatons?" Maxim glared at him incredulously and said, "How come I've never heard of this?" ”

Sirius, however, only shrugged his shoulders at this.

"Then you will have to ask Monsieur Blois himself," he said, "well, anyway, I have come here in a hurry, and I think I need to talk to you well." ”

In the French wizarding world, the Blois family can almost be said to cover the sky with one hand, but that is not so much that even Beauxbatons can fully control it. But the thought of the history of the Blois family has also produced several wizards who have served as headmasters of Beauxbatons seems to be less surprising again.

However, it seems that this is not the time to think about this.

When Sirius said the second half of the sentence, Maxim's expression couldn't help but froze slightly—she already had some eyebrows about the other party's intentions.

"What are you talking about?" Madame Maxim paused, and then said, "What's the matter, the letter says it's good, there's no need to come here in person, right?" You should also understand that Beauxbatons here...... It's not as safe as it seems! ”

"Maybe!" Sirius shook his head, unreserved, and went straight to the side of the sofa chair and sat down, "It's just that many things are always unclear by letters alone, and there may even be some ambiguity because of the wording. Actually, not just me, but everybody wanted to know more about how Harry was doing, what they were doing, what they were in trouble with, and so on...... To borrow a phrase from Molly, they've always been children in our hearts, haven't they? We're going to worry after all. ”

"Uh, Mr. Potter, they-"

Maxim sat behind his desk, looking at Sirius' somewhat cowardly appearance, but with wisdom and insight in his eyes. She knew that this guy was still the same as before, and he had always been a bad person.

"Ma'am."

Sure enough, Sirius didn't even let her finish, and then said:

"I actually know that you've always been on our side, and you've always been nice to us - you've helped us a lot since Professor Dumbledore got us in touch with you. But...... I'll be honest! Perhaps what is more unacceptable to us than the terrible reality is concealment. In the midst of today's calamities, you should be equally aware of how precious trustworthy people are. ”

With that, he simply took out the letter that Maxim had sent him, spread it out and tossed it gently, and let it fall on the other party's desk.

"We've had a lot of secret correspondence before, and I don't dare to say I fully understand your narrative habits, but the content of this is ...... Madam, please tell me the truth! What happened so that you couldn't even speak to us in your letter? ”

"Alas...... We didn't want to tell you about it now. Maxim could hear him talk about this, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly, "You also know that all the letters sent to you from here have passed through more than one person, including this one, and it is naturally the same. And the content of this letter, in fact...... It was simply changed at the request of Mr. Bill Weasley and sent to Mr. Lupin. ”

"What Bill wrote?"

Sirius couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and some bad premonitions became even stronger.

"That's right," said Madame Maxim, with a slight bow, "but he has changed his words in my habit of writing, and nothing else has changed. ”

"That is, Bill doesn't want to tell us something?" Sirius said thoughtfully, "Or more accurately...... Don't want his parents to know? ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help frowning and said:

"So, who is in trouble?"

"It's Percy Weasley."

Now, concealing it is just adding to the chaos, and Maxim has no choice but to tell the truth. And without waiting for Sirius to continue asking, she continued:

"Because you're the only one coming, I'll just say it - in a defensive battle at Weymouth Harbour Camp before, he held on to the crumbling line of defense until the end in order to allow more people to evacuate safely. And then...... Unfortunately, he died. ”

In fact, it is only two or three sentences, but sometimes the weight of the words makes the speaker and the listener feel like a thousand pounds.

After a moment of silence, Madame Maxime finally said:

"I've already said the actual situation, but should I tell 'them' or not, and when...... Now it's up to you to judge. ”

Sirius didn't speak, but after a long period of contemplation, he finally spoke again:

"I see, thank you for your candor...... So, what about the others? What about the others? ”

"Oh, the others are fine," Maxim sighed with a sigh of relief that he was finally able to put the heavy subject aside, "you should have read all the things mentioned in the letter—Miss Granger and they had gone away without saying goodbye for a while, but now they were all back. And then, it seems that everyone is preparing to counterattack back...... It is said that they had found several reliable reinforcements on Winchester's side, and had previously brought in Mr. Blois, who was reluctant to leave his daughter. If you want me to say, some time should be coming! ”