Chapter 1997: The People in the Rear

Safina hopes to let Ursula go to a safer place, so that she can rest assured that she has finally said goodbye to the ugly and crippled body that she once had, and that the rest of her life should be enjoyed.

But at the same time, she herself has to return to the most dangerous places, fighting to fulfill her promises and complete the deal.

Just like the mask she wore for her sister for more than ten years in the past, Safina's life has always been full of contradictory choices. It's just that perhaps no one is qualified to say anything about her except her sister Ursula...... Oh no, in fact, even Ursula can't resist her stubbornness and persistence.

Of course, wizards like Safina who want to stay on the British soil and face the living corpse are more than they can say more. Everyone is like her, holding different reasons, big or small, that belong only to them.

Whatever the reason, in the face of the calamity, their goals are the same.

However, in addition to these strong men who are still capable of going to the front line, there are actually many people who are also silently watching all this in the rear.

Why did Hermione start the Defiance Alliance? In fact, the most important thing is to hope that in his own way, he can bring hope to those who are unable to overcome it, but still want to resist.

Because she knew that someone was still watching them, looking forward to them!

……

"Jingle bell!"

The bell hanging in the doorway rang softly, announcing the arrival of another guest tonight...... Aberforth didn't bother to count them, because only so many people came every day, and there were no outsiders here.

"A glass of soda, on the rocks."

Lupin creaked over to the table with the wooden floor, took a seat next to Sirius, and waved his hand at the long table behind him, which served as a bar.

Aberforth ignored him, for he was only in charge of alcohol, but never sold more than just sodaβ€”even if he was no longer in the pig's head bar, but just the living room of an ordinary old house, his rules would not change.

"Okay."

Apparently, someone else was in charge of pouring water for Lupin.

When he had finished speaking, he saw a pretty figure come around behind Aberforth, and went to Lupin's side with a glass, and placed it in front of him.

"Here, soda on the rocks."

"Thanks, Charlotte." Lupin nodded at her, then picked up the cup and took a sip, then put a few envelopes directly on the table, "This is this week's portion...... There was a letter from Madame Maxim, and it contained some important things, which I had read before...... Ay! ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Sirius snatch the letter, and he didn't stop any of them, so he could only remind him immediately:

"Don't worry about what you see, remember to wait until you've read it all!"

"What's going on?" Hearing Lupin say this, Mrs. Weasley on the other side hurriedly asked, "Children...... Are you all right? ”

"And the 'kids'! They're all grown up! Mr. Weasley shook his head and said, "You don't want to know why we old guys can only sit here and read the news from the front?" ”

"No matter what, in my heart they will always be my precious children!" Mrs. Weasley glared at him and said loudly.

However, as the Weasleys were arguing, Sirius's face changed again and again. And his change finally made everyone gradually quiet.

"It's all right," Lupin said, waving his hand, "although the letter mentions that Harry and they left Weymouth and were nowhere to be found for a while, they eventually returned. ”

"Missing?"

Not long after, seeing Sirius finish reading the letter quickly, Mrs. Weasley snatched it from his hand again and looked down with her husband.

"Oh, poor children, what a misery it has been...... That damn Helbo, sooner or later, he will not die well! ”

Mrs. Weasley watched and cursed, as if she couldn't resist going to the front at any moment to fight with her children. But she naturally knows very well that now, they can only honestly retreat to the rear, and it is fortunate not to cause trouble to the children.

In fact, as the weekly news came back to the rear, everyone gathered here at Aberforth to discuss, to discuss, to be sad or angry, to be happy or to sigh. This scene plays out non-stop every weekend, and Mrs. Weasley probably doesn't even have the same tone.

Today, however, things seem to be a little different.

"Wait," Sirius' brow furrowed slightly after reading the letter, and the confusion on his face grew thicker and thicker, "It seems that something is wrong...... Arthur, have you finished reading it? Let me watch it again when I'm done. ”

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Sirius say this, Mr. Weasley immediately looked up and glanced at him. Then, he made eye contact with his wife and handed the letter back to Sirius.

A moment later, Sirius, who had re-read Madame Maxim's letter, frowned and said with some hesitation:

"Maybe you don't know...... I've dealt with Maxim a few times before, though, and I know some of her habits. In some places in this letter, I could sense that her wording was strange. ”

"Where?"

It is clear that Lupin, who has always been cautious and sophisticated, had read these letters more than once beforehand, in order to get more information from the limited content of the letters.

After all, the party who wrote the letter will always subconsciously omit many details, and no one can write everything that happens in every detail.

But for those of them who are forced to live in seclusion here, almost isolated from the outside world, even a little bit of information can let them know more about the situation outside.

You know, among the people who struggled before, there are their children and descendants!

Seeing Sirius mention this, Lupin and him read the letter again and discussed it with each other. It wasn't long before he couldn't help but nod his head and look up at the others.

"Indeed, something is not quite right......," said Lupin, too, with some seriousness, "Madame Maxime, as if she had deliberately hidden something from us...... Especially in the second half, Harry's content after they went back seemed a little too brief compared to the previous one, as if they wanted to finish it as soon as possible. ”

"So, what's going on?" When Mr. Weasley heard them both say this, he couldn't help but be suspicious, and said even more worriedly, "Otherwise, you should write a letter back immediately...... Find someone else to ask? ”