Chapter 57: Prudence and Transformation (Recommended Additions)
Lupin has been through the cold and warm of life, and he will not trust anyone easily.
For this Irving, who is six years younger than himself, he has done some investigations.
The reason is that he discovers that the real Owen is not so different from his hearsay.
The last time the two met.
Owen helped dispose of the glasses with a clean up, which showed his care.
Eating a Hogwarts student meal is a sign of caution.
You must know that this is the world of wizards, there are not too many skills in drugging and spelling, and you must definitely pay attention to your diet.
A clean up proves that there is no problem with the wine glasses, and the special status of the house-elves ensures that they will not be bought to manipulate their food.
Also, Owen obviously saw that he was hungry, so he invited him to eat on the grounds that 'we can't eat, but we eat with feelings'......
Attentive and sensitive, he could feel the thoughtfulness behind Owen's seemingly ordinary behavior.
It is this kind of unassuming and deliberate, easily overlooked thoughtfulness, that leads Lupin to believe that these actions are well-intentioned and sincere.
Moreover, he felt that Owen was honest and atmospheric, as if there was nothing that could not be explained frankly.
He also learned later that Owen had changed a lot after a year in prison.
He is one of the hardest working employees of the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce, often dealing with dangerous matters.
Most of his salary is used to support his younger siblings and his mother.
He had his mother's family move into the fir manor, and he himself went to live in the dilapidated ancestral home of the Owen family in the wilderness.
He also gave a portion of his monthly money to the family of his former friend, Henry Reeves.
Although the 'Stanley incident' is no longer controversial, how Reeves will be sentenced has not yet been determined. This means that their families do not receive a single nat of bereavement benefits.
Wizards who work as Aurors are rarely from wealthy families.
It's easy to understand, after all, it's a job that interacts with the most vicious dark wizards and dark creatures, and the fatality rate is not low.
Those from wealthy families would rather let their children gain glory and respect through the research and production of potions and the invention and production of magical artifacts, rather than sleeping in the open and risking their lives.
Reeves's father was an alcoholic after his son's death, his mother was sick, and the family lived on the meager salary of his sister, who had just graduated.
Owen told his family that Reeves had a lot of money and wanted to start a small business with him that he could use his work to start a small business of buying and selling, but he later bought shares in the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce, so he could get a share of the profits every month.
Lupin knew that it was a lie, and Henry Reeves, although not a big spender, was very ambitious, and most of his own money was spent on the 'dog team' and used for social interactions, plus merit, hoping to become the captain or even the director of the Aurors.
It is precisely this ambition that makes him eager for quick success, fierce in his means, and daring to fight.
Unfortunately, he lacks political intelligence, and naively thinks that the Ministry of Magic can sever its intertwined relationship with the pure-blood family by doing evil through Voldemort, and become independent and authoritative. In fact, it was calculated and used.
Kane thinks the same way, Reeves is a power-hungry guy, but his family is innocent.
He killed Reeves with his own hands, and after his death, he used him to make a name for himself.
What the Wizengamot judge saw from the meditation basin was indeed the truth, but it was suspected of being taken out of context.
Reeves and the dogs' perseverance in the Shafiq family is not unrelated to his repeated provocations and teasing.
These judges failed to see, only saw how aggressive Reeves were, and how innocent they were implicated.
Of course, the so-called innocent is just a 'high-end actor' he selected from among the criminals, and he is acting with his life, so he is naturally worthy of the word 'high-end'.
Based on Reeves's 'meritorious death', he doesn't mind subsidizing more than 100 gold gallons per month to the Reeves family if he is able.
As a result, Lupin noticed it and made a fool of himself, thinking that Owen was a real man with affection and righteousness.
In Lupin's mind, Owen was afraid that Reeves' family would not be fed, so he made up a name to say that it was a stock dividend, and at the same time, he was afraid that he would be spoiled by Reeves's drunkard father too much at one time, so he paid a monthly sum, so that Owen's own financial burden was not too difficult.
Through these indirect understandings, the image of Owen was plumped up in Lupin's heart.
Earlier he was a little worried about Owen and the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce trying to influence Dumbledore through him. After all, his identity as a werewolf is full of shame in itself.
But now, he has basically let down that guard.
As it turned out, Catherine wasn't rushing at Dumbledore, but helping him.
Some people may say, what kind of help is being studied?
But Lupin, who has experienced a lot, knows that most of the people who say such things have never experienced the feelings of people on the margins of society who are cornered by life.
Sometimes, it's a joy to be useful!
He was being studied in the research institute, and to put it bluntly, he was trying to take a path of reinforcement that no werewolf had ever walked before.
Taking this path is not about patting your brain, relying on feelings, and playing explosives, but a method that can replicate success again and again.
In Lupin's opinion, this is the ambition of the MONOCULUS Chamber of Commerce's research institute, and it has already paid off.
On the premise of not counting the cost of work, the Chamber of Commerce has been able to cultivate ordinary werewolves into alpha werewolves with strong self-control ability. At present, we are working towards the direction of research to reduce costs, and at the same time, we are climbing to new heights, and the overall project is called 'secondary transformation'.
As far as he is concerned, although he has taken a risk and has indeed been studied, relatively speaking, there is no more stable way to become stronger.
A large amount of money is thrown into it, and what is the risk, it is also to test those werewolves who have done a lot of evil and are on death row. When it's his turn, it's often a mature plan.
This can't be seen as the chamber of commerce contributing money, effort, and technology to help him become stronger.
So what's not to be happy about taking some risks and sharing successful experiences at the same time? How many people don't want to get this kind of opportunity?
After so many years of wandering around the world, Lupin also understood something. He feels that most of the suffering in this world can be summed up in one sentence: lack of strength.
Then, when he was destitute, Dumbledore offered him paid work, and he was grateful, as was Catherine Shafiq, who provided him with the most root cause solution to most of his suffering.
This is a reinvention that is inseparable from the time he entered Hogwarts.
During this period, Owen, who was equal, honest, respectful, and of good character, played an important role. He was equally grateful and willing to make this friend.
Lupin doesn't have many friends, but to his friends, Lupin is sincere and won't hide it without knowing information, so he reminds Owen to pay attention to the deep hunt in the witch hunt, that is, the senior witch hunt.
In addition, he is also willing to listen to Owen's analysis and advice on the 'second transformation'.
And Kane said: "Your magic level is indeed not bad compared to ordinary wizards, but compared to the elite Death Eaters like Greyback, it is obviously inferior to the grade." We all know the strengths and weaknesses of werewolves, and Greyback's big and thick guy doesn't use his claws to scratch people, but uses it to pinch his slender wand, not because he's stupid enough. ”
Kane added: "Greyback has a deep grudge against your family, and if you can't win an undisputed battle with him, you'll be stuck in your throat, which will seriously affect your development." So the wolf king is not an imaginary enemy, but an enemy. ”
Lupin pursed his lips and acquiesced. If he wants to raise his eyebrows and really stop the waist pole, he has to defeat Greyback in duel mode.
Originally, he didn't dare to think that there would be such a possibility, but now, this goal is not unattainable.
Confirming Lupin's attitude, Kane said: "From a theoretical point of view, the way of using the physical power unique to werewolves as the main body and magic as the auxiliary can take into account both long-term and practical results. And from the perspective of actual combat, the shadow breaker is a good choice. ”