Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

"In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Connery Fudge confirmed that the man, who could not even be named, had returned to the country and started again.

'I must confirm with great regret that the wizard who calls himself the Demon King... huh... you know who I'm talking about. He—he has died and risen, and returned to our midst. ' said Fudge, looking exhausted as he confronted reporters, 'it is with almost equal regret that we report a mass insurrection by the Azkaban Dementors, who have indicated that they no longer wish to remain employed by the Ministry of Magic. We have reason to believe that the Dementors are currently working for that Demon Lord. We strongly urge those in the wizarding community to remain vigilant. The Ministry of Magic is publishing a guide to basic defenses for families and individuals, which will be sent free to all wizarding families next month. ’

The Minister's statement caused annoyance and panic in the wizarding community, who had received assurances from the Ministry of Magic three weeks ago that it was nonsense to suggest that those mysterious people who continued to circulate were operating among us again.

It now appears that what our minister said before is the real nonsense.

I believe that everyone is very curious about why the Ministry of Magic has changed its attitude so suddenly. For this question, our Minister of Magic, Mr. Fudge, refused to answer, but we still know the answer from the mouth of the current Auror Office Chief, Mr. Scrimgeour.

'Just last Tuesday night, the unnamed man and a horde of elite Death Eaters broke into the Ministry of Magic with the very clear purpose of a powerful magic tool we've been hiding in the Department of Mysteries. ' said Scrimgeour, with a strong attitude, 'but we were forewarned of their move, and the Aurors were dispatched. After a lot of battle, we managed to defeat the man who couldn't even mention his name and won. Yes, victory, it's a total victory. In fact, except for the person who can't even mention his name and a few lucky ones, the entire Death Eater army was almost wiped out by us. So please rest assured that our Aurors and Strikers are powerful enough to keep the declarations of our people safe, and then we...'

The above is Director Scrimgeour's speech. We agree with Director Scrimgeour's suggestion, because no matter what, he is now more suitable than Connery Fudge to be the leader of the Ministry of Magic.

In addition, not long ago, the Ministry of Magic officially dropped all charges against Albus Dumbledore, and restored him, including the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a member of the International Confederation of Wizards and Wizengamore familiar with magic position and reputation of the teacher.

For the past year, he has insisted that You-Know-Who is not dead, as popularly hoped and believed, but is recruiting followers again, ready to usurp the throne again. We have reason to believe that in the coming days the Ministry of Magic will defeat You-Know-Who again with his cooperation, as if..."

"It's just nonsense!"

Black's loud shout interrupted Hermione's reading, and everyone in the ward, including the wounded Lupin, who was lying on the hospital bed, was startled.

At this time, they were in a ward of St. Mungo's Magical Hospital. As the newspaper said, Dumbledore was restored to all official positions and positions, and Dumbledore, who had regained his rights again, was not idle. , he transferred Lupin to St. Mungo's to be Blake's neighbor for better treatment almost immediately, and then returned to Hogwarts before the students went to bed, to the students who finished the exam. Congratulations.

Of course, this move caused a sensation among all Hogwarts students, and even the professors who were still serious had smiles on their faces.

And Mike and others immediately made an application to Dumbledore to visit Lupin, and Dumbledore naturally agreed.

It's just that because there is still a lot of work to be done, Dumbledore himself was not present for today's visit.

This didn't affect Lupin's good mood. Lupin also missed Harry, the son of his old friend.

No way, Harry and his father were so similar when they were young, and every time they saw Harry, they had the illusion that James was still alive.

Let's look back in the ward, Lupin was startled by Black's sudden burst of drinking, and the whole person shook violently.

Immediately, a look of pain appeared on his face. There is no doubt that the movement just now must have touched his wound.

Suddenly everyone in the ward became nervous, except Mike.

At this moment, Mike is bowing his head in contemplation.

Normally this report should have been published the day after the Ministry of Magic was invaded, but now it has been delayed for so long.

But it is not surprising that after this incident, a huge storm is bound to break out within the Ministry of Magic, and this time it just happened to hit the important ** of the Hogwarts exam season.

Therefore, in order to allow candidates to take the exam with peace of mind, and to free up time to deal with internal disputes, it is very likely that the Ministry of Magic deliberately suppressed public opinion.

At this time, Tonks on the side asked nervously about Lupin's situation. After confirming that there was no major incident, he rolled his eyes and complained:

"Patient needs rest! Black!"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Hehe!" Blake, who was wearing a hospital gown like Lupin, smirked twice before continuing to complain in a low voice, "I'm just so pissed that those worms from the Ministry of Magic took all the credit for it. It's all on my own! You must know that we are the real heroes!"

"Yeah! You're a great hero!" Tonks sneered. "If it weren't for you being kidnapped, Remus' hands wouldn't be..."

"Enough, Tonks," Lupin interrupted Tonks suddenly. "It's not Black's fault!"

Hearing this, Tonks' eyes instantly turned red. She lowered her head and remained silent, but she kept looking at Lupin's apparently empty sleeve.

The atmosphere in the ward instantly became a little depressing, Harry and Hermione were silent, and they didn't even dare to let out the atmosphere.

Blake on the side also lowered his head and looked very lost.

After a long while, Blake raised his head, looked at Lupin guiltily and said:

"Remus, what Nymphadora said..."

"Don't call me that name! (Nymphadora is a strange combination of words that mean unfriendly to women, so Tonks doesn't like the name)"

Tonks' hysterical scream interrupted Blake's words. The latter's breathing became a little faster, but he didn't get angry after all, and continued:

"Well, she's right, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been kidnapped..."

"Don't say things like that!" Lupin said with a serious expression, "I lost my arm entirely because I killed myself. But I don't regret it at all, because I killed that goddamn Fenrir, which is why It's enough!"

As soon as this remark came out, Black took a deep breath. As Lupin's friend, he naturally knew the grievances between Lupin and Fenrir.

On the side, Mike secretly glanced at his mouth, thinking that if he hadn't arrived in time, Lupin, this weak chicken, would have been tortured and killed by Fenrir.

It's just that Mike is not an idiot with low emotional intelligence. In the current environment, he did not debunk Lupin's bragging in front of his friends and girlfriends, but echoed with a smile:

"It's something to be proud of."

Lupin was obviously relieved by Mike's words, and it was rare for Black and Tonks to smile at the same time.

But before Mike's words were finished, he continued:

"But I don't think this is the best news. The best news should be that you have successfully retired and are about to marry the beautiful lady in front of you!"

As soon as these words came out, a red glow rose on Lupin's and Tonks' faces, and Tonks' hair instantly turned pink.

"You're getting married!"

Black looked at Lupin in disbelief. He didn't know the result of Mike's negotiation with Dumbledore.

"Actually because I was injured this time, Dumbledore wanted me to retire early and go home to live the rest of my life in peace," Lupin said, "but I don't think I can continue to work, so I don't really want to retire. . As for marriage, eh..."

Lupin hesitated for a long time without saying the reason. Tonks' expression began to become lost, and the pink on his hair was slowly receding.

Seeing this, McDonnell felt bad. Knowing that this matter must not be delayed, Mike made a decisive decision and said bluntly:

"Don't you like Tonks?"

"No! No!"

Lupin answered eagerly, which made the corners of Mike's mouth rise.

"Then why don't you want to marry Tonks?"

Hearing this, Blake, Harry, and the others all had puzzled expressions on their faces. Among them, Harry and Hermione thought that Tonks and Lupin were a match made in heaven.

As for Blake, he simply thought that with Lupin's identity, it would be good if a woman was willing to marry him, so what else could he choose?

Under the gazes of everyone, Lupin slowly lowered his head, and after a while, he said in an inaudible voice:

"I... I'm too old."

"I do not care!"

Before Mike could continue to ask questions, Tonks on the side couldn't wait to give the answer first, which made Hermione's eyes start to shine.

"You don't understand, you're still young," Lupin said, still with his head down. "You deserve better, understand?"

"No, you are the best in my opinion!"

Facing Tonks' hysterical scream, Lupin raised his head abruptly. His expression looked very complicated. He seemed to be shocked that Tonks was so stubborn and moved.

Finally Lupin couldn't bear it any longer. He stared at Tonks with red eyes and roared:

"Don't you understand? I'm a werewolf! You're not going to be happy with me! Think about it, if we get married, there's a good chance I'll pass the virus on to you, and the kids we'll have in the future will also be It would be a werewolf! It's not fair to the child, I definitely..."

"I do not care!"

Tonks interrupted Lupin again, looked at the stunned Lupin, raised his chin slightly, although the tears in his eyes kept rolling, but his expression was proud like a general who gave the enemy a fatal blow. .

Her expression was as if she was asking Lupin, "what else do you have to say".

"Ha!" Seemingly irritated by Tonks' stubbornness, Lupin laughed loudly and spread out his only hand, "I'm a poor man, you will regret marrying me! You Silly……"

"I have money!"

Lupin's words were interrupted again, but this time it was not Tonks who spoke, but Mike who had been watching.

I saw him slowly come to the side of the hospital bed, looked down at Lupin and smiled:

"I'm rich! Your wedding will be arranged by the Los Santos Group, and I can guarantee it will be an unbelievably grand wedding!"

As soon as these words came out, Lupin and Tonks were stunned, and Blake, who was beside him, finally reacted, and hurriedly got up and said:

"I'm rich too! There are a lot of properties in the Black family's name, and I can pick one out as your wedding gift!"

The tears in Tonks' eyes finally flowed down. She cried while saying thank you, then turned around and knelt down on one knee to Lupin on the hospital bed and said sincerely:

"Remus, I love you, will you marry me?"

Lupin was startled by Tonks' actions, he looked at Tonks in surprise, and was speechless for a while.

Hermione and the others on the side all looked straight, especially Hermione, who seemed to be moved to tears.

Mike and Blake covered their mouths with their hands.

Don't get me wrong, it's not because they were moved to tears.

It's because they want to use such means to hide the smiles on their faces that they can't hold back.

Yep, they were both laughing silly.

A woman proposing to a man is enough to make local tabloid news even in future generations, let alone now.

Soon Lupin reacted from his shock. He looked at Tonks with red eyes and said slowly:

"I should have come to propose to you."

"You agree?"

Tonkstein stood up in a flash and looked at Lupin in disbelief.

The latter wanted to argue again about which of the two of them should propose to whom, but before he could say anything, Tonks threw himself into his arms.

This huge movement instantly made Lupin cry out in pain.

"Oh! Oh, sorry! Sorry!"

Tonks bounced off Lupin's arms faster than before, bowing his head over and over again in apology.

But when she raised her head again, her eyes met Lupin's.

A touch of red light floated on the cheeks of the two of them, and they instinctively looked away, and after a while they couldn't help but look at each other again.

Seeing the embarrassed look of the two of them, Mike and the others showed a gratified smile on their faces.

Blake on the side let out a long breath.

But at this moment, loud applause came from the door of the ward.

When everyone instinctively heard the news, they saw a group of nurses and the patients next door had already gathered at the door. They all had red eyes, smiling at Lupin and Tonks and clapping their hands.

Seeing Mike and the others looking at them, a middle-aged nurse in the lead explained:|

"Sorry, you were too loud before, so let's check the situation. But now it seems... we can only congratulate you!"

After speaking, the rest of the people on the side also started to congratulate Lupin.

On the other hand, Lupin and Tonks on the hospital bed were already shy and overwhelmed.