CHAPTER XLIV
Late at night, there was no one on the street, not even a street lamp. They stood on what looked like a scratched black-painted door from the street, the silver doorknob was in the shape of a large coiled serpent, there was no keyhole on the door, and there was no letterbox, it looked like it could only be opened by magic, but there was a doorbell that would awaken the portrait of Walbuga in the house. From the outside, the house looked dirty and messy, and the windows were even more filthy.
"I can't believe you're headquartered in a place like this. Sally said, glancing at the filth from the window again and swallowing.
"I don't live here. Snape said, just as Dumbledore walked over.
"Why don't you go in and sit down?Severus?" said Dumbledore.
"If there's nothing going on, I'm not going in. Snape said, a hint of mockery on his face, "I'm not that popular, after all." ”
"Okay. Dumbledore said, "It's not a wise move to stand here and speak, but I'm the only one to keep secrets, and you'll be free to come and go after I take you in, Sally." As the door slowly opened, Dumbledore took Sally's hand and walked inside.
"I'll go to you when it's over. Sally said to Snape outside the door. The door closed.
Sally had been here, she had been rescued the last time she was killed, and it was here that she recognized Professor Snape as her godfather, and now that she thought about it, the Lupin she was looking for was their Witness.
But this time there were obviously a lot of people in the room, and there were about a dozen of them if you didn't count them carefully.
"Professor Lupin, you've seen it. Sirius, Harry's godfather. Atoslav Moody, this year I handed you Defence Against the Dark Arts. Well, Tonks, you should have seen it too. Montungus Fletch, oh, the Weasleys, you know, by the way, Ron they're upstairs right now, by the way, and... ”
"I doubt it's appropriate to introduce all of us to her right now. "Moody, one of his eyes was small, black, beady, normal. The other was large, round, and a vivid bright blue, staring at her intently, "I can't believe you let a fourteen-year-old join the Order of the Phoenix. ”
"Actually, if I'm not mistaken, kid, you'll be fifteen in a minute, right?" Dumbledore asked Sally with a smile, and before Sally could speak, Moody said, "That's a kid too!"
"Oh, Dumbledore, I don't believe you let Sally join the Order of the Phoenix, you know our enemies. Mrs. Weasley said with moist eyes.
"I made this decision precisely because I knew who our enemy was. Dumbledore said, and then he sighed, "Well, it looks like you're all wondering why I let her in, Sally, what do you think?"
Sally glanced at Dumbledore, then at the crowd, and sighed. Pull out the wand from the cuff. She was like a curtain, and a fox flew out and landed on the ground.
The fox fell to the ground, apparently knowing that its life was not in danger, so it struggled desperately.
"Spiritualism. With Sally finished, it fell silent and began to spin in place.
"Drill the Heart. The fox squeaked in pain, and Sally frowned, the voice was too ugly.
"Avada asks for his life. "As soon as the green light flashed, everything returned to calm.
"Am I doing okay? Sally asked.
"At least I don't see anything wrong. Dumbledore said. He pulled out his wand and prepared to clean the fox, and Sally's wand was a little "shattered." The fox suddenly turned into a pile of powder.
"Without a trace. And so the powder was gone. It's as if everything never happened.
"It's beautiful, kid. Dumbledore said. "Okay, now you can find a seat to sit down, I don't think there should be any more objections, let's take a look... ”
"Dumbledore. One man said, "Killing someone is not the same as killing a fox." ”
"I killed a man. Sally said, "It was an exam, but I did kill him." ”
The scene fell silent again, and Dumbledore said, "I don't know about this yet, maybe we can talk about it in detail sometime, well, there's so much to do, I'll talk about it... ”
They started a meeting, involving a lot of people and things that Sally didn't understand, or rather, she didn't want to understand. She felt like she was back in the back of the secret room, and it was a big deal, but what did it have to do with her?
It was about an hour or so before the meeting ended, and many people stayed to discuss something with Dumbledore. Sally approached Professor Lupin, "I want to talk to you, Professor. ”
"Oh, call me Lupin. Lupin said, his face a little pale, "Since we're now... Well, it's a colleague. ”
"Alright, Lupin. Sally said, "I'd like to talk to you alone." ”
"Let's talk about it here. Moody strode over from the other end of the room, "I think you're a Slytherin student." ”
"Yes. Sally said Moody's move had clearly caught the attention of most people. She sighed and said, "I want some werewolf blood and spit." ”
There was a whisper in the room. Lupin's face suddenly turned even paler, and a woman came up and said, "What do you mean?"
"Tonks, don't get excited. Lupin said. "You do need to explain, though. ”
"It's a medicinal herb used to treat a friend's illness. Sally said. "And I'm in a hurry, it's the night of the full moon in a week, and I must get it when the werewolf transforms. ”
"You know. "When you turn into a werewolf, it's extremely ferocious, unless you kill it or knock it out, no, it's impossible to stun, you can only get it half-dead to get what you want." ”
"I... Before she could finish her sentence, a tall man with black hair and dark gray eyes walked out, "What do you mean?"
"You are ... Harry asked, confused.
"Sirius Black. He said. "Harry's Godfather. ”
"Ah, I'm glad I will. Sally said, "Thank you for always taking good care of Harry, I've heard of you for a long time, and you're very handsome." ”
"Thank you. His straight face didn't let up at all, "You haven't said what you mean." ”
Once again, the eyes of everyone in the room were focused on her, and she looked around the crowd in confusion before finally landing on Lupin's pale face.
"Oh my God. She said, "You don't think I'm going to Lupin's saliva and blood, do you?"
The expressions of the crowd confirmed this, and Sally smiled bitterly, "Even if I am not a member of the Order of the Phoenix, I will not touch a single hair of Lupin in the face of Lupin's teaching and protection of Harry." ”
"For heaven's sake. Sally said, "I'm just going to see if Lupin can give me some information about the other werewolves, preferably the ones you want to solve recently, and let me pick up some of the things I need right away before solving them." ”
"You can kill the werewolves who are going berserk?" Mundungus said in disbelief.
"If you're prepared, I think you can do it. Sally said.
"Oh, kid, I can't let you do such a dangerous thing, can you stay here and take care of everyone with me and take care of the logistics?" said Mrs. Weasley.
"Uh... Sally didn't know what to say.
Lupin glanced at Dumbledore, only to see the latter nod slightly, so he said, "I am indeed tracking down a Death Eater werewolf, it is evil, it is committed to expanding the werewolf race, it has bitten more than thirty people, I was thinking of solving this matter after the full moon night, but now it seems ... ”
"I'm happy to help. Sally said, "Do you know where it is now?"
"In ... He glanced at Dumbledore again before he said, "The Valley of Yeslai, a suburb of London, where it intends to spend its transformational time." ”
"Out of pure curiosity, why didn't it leave there and bite people around when it transformed?"
"I thought it wasn't trying to kill them, it was just trying to infect them. Lupin said, "Add more soldiers to the Mystery's team." ”
"OK, I see, three days later, yes came to the valley. She glanced at Dumbledore, "Is that okay?"
"I'm going to find someone to go with you. Dumbledore said, "Perhaps... ”
"I wish I could go on my own. Sally said, "If you can." The tone was indeed resolute.
Dumbledore glanced at her. "Okay. ”