While the British General Staff was busy dealing with the situation, on the other side of the floating city, in the Hospital for Magical Patients.
The sound coming from a light blue ward for mothers and babies was enough to make Madam Pince come over to shush them. The laughter of adults and the cries of babies filled the room.
However, no healers or nurses came in to stop them because the owner of the floating city had brought people to visit the patients — Tonks, who had just given birth to a healthy baby boy.
In the pram that followed Luna, Wednesday and Thursday were kicking their legs happily. Helena was following behind the pram as if she was guarding against thieves. Hermione was holding Delphi in one hand and holding a piece of cake in the other. Penello, who had just returned to the island in the middle of the lake, was panting a little as she rushed over with her daughters that Morgan-le-Feil had given her. Her rushing made her face even redder.
Tonks' hair was messy because she was lying on the bed, but the new mother was full of motherly love. Her hair was a fiery red, and she was sitting cross-legged on the bed after giving birth. She was happily talking about the newborn baby named Edward Remus Lupin.
A thin, white-haired Muggle woman was sitting by Tonks' window. She was Remus' mother, Old Madam Lupin. Being in the same room with so many wizards, Old Madam Lupin's skinny fingers were clasped together uneasily. However, when she saw the newborn who had just been born, her face was full of love, as if the newborn was her whole world.
Narcissa sat in the corner, obviously not wanting to draw attention to herself. Although her sister, Andromeda, didn't say much to her, she considerately placed her sister on the other side of her husband, Ted, and the others.
Only Remus' mother, Lupin, was trying to treat her in-law's sister, Narcissa Blake Malfoy, with snacks. "Mrs. Malfoy, please try this lemon cake. I put a lot of lemon juice and yogurt in it. It's quite sour, but not too sweet."
Andromeda smiled awkwardly at Lupin, who had just persuaded Hermione to eat the cake. She wanted to send her sister away to prevent her from doing anything that might hurt others. Andromeda knew very well that Narcissa, because of her upbringing and her husband's upbringing, came here under the pretext of taking care of the two babies with strange names, Wednesday and Thursday. She wanted to see Andromeda, or to show off in front of Allen Harris and the others.
Although Narcissa brought gifts with the names of Lucius and Draco, she was still obsessed with the nature of her bloodline. Receiving food from a Muggle would obviously stimulate her long-held belief. After all, Lupin and Lupin's mother were not part of the Granger family.
However, although Narcissa's face was paler than Lupin's, and her long blonde hair draped over her back, she lowered her eyelids to block her somewhat cold gaze. She only said a short thank you, but she still maintained her etiquette.
Lupin could understand the awkwardness of the situation. He knew that his mother-in-law was confused and kind by nature, and he did not want to put her sister in a difficult position. So, he raised his voice a little and changed the topic. He deliberately asked Allen a question that he had long been concerned about and knew the answer to. "By the way, I've been busy with the Tonks and my son for the past two days, so I don't know much about the situation outside. How's the war going now?"
At this time, Penello, who had just come down from the battlefield command line, heard Lupin's question. She did not have much to say, so she turned sideways and answered, "I just showed up in Bulgaria, and they surrendered. We have basically occupied the whole of Germany, and the besieged Berlin won't last long. It's only a matter of time before we win … In fact, if it's not to distinguish between friend and foe …"
"Oh my god! Delphi melted the baby's face! "
Hermione's scream interrupted Penello. Since they were talking about the war, Hermione, who did not like this topic, simply went to Lupin's son, who was nicknamed Teddy. She held Delphi's little hand and let her touch Teddy's cheek. However, the little baby's chubby cheeks in front of her suddenly sank, and the bumps and hollows on the baby's face changed shape like a moving quagmire.
The Tonks, who were listening to the story, felt their hearts skip a beat. Then, they looked down and began to laugh. When she saw everyone's puzzled gaze, she decided to make her face look like it had melted.
"Teddy is the same as his mother. His genes have activated her disguise, Magus. He can freely change his appearance … I'm sorry, my son seems to be a little shy and doesn't want to be touched …" Lupin came over and gently kneaded his son's and wife's deformed faces like he was rubbing a plaster, returning them to their original state.
Only then did everyone let out a sigh of relief. Only Lupin's mother seemed to be a little dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law and grandson's abilities. Meanwhile, Hermione, who was relieved, took out a peach and began to tease Teddy. Then, Lupin's son followed suit and turned his face into a peach.
"What a convenient ability. Your disguise can easily get full marks on Aura's test …" Penello looked at the baby with eager eyes. Then, she switched her mother-in-law's child and Allen's sister to her left hand. Then, she used her right hand to quietly caress her flat and firm stomach.
At this moment, Luna, who was a little listless about the group activities, saw Teddy continuously changing into different shapes. She seemed to be excited. She quickly walked over to Hermione's side and waved her finger in front of Teddy's face. The Harris family's ghost, young Tom Riddle's handsome face appeared in front of the little Teddy.
"What a powerful illusion … Is this an actor from a popular TV series recently? He looks pretty good. " The Tonks nodded when she saw the head smiling wickedly. "It would be nice if Teddy could grow up to look like this in the future."
"Please don't do this. It's not appropriate." Helena, who had been quietly standing aside without any sense of presence, stepped forward anxiously to stop them. Then, she lowered her long eyelashes and tugged at her mother's sleeve.
However, the illusion above Teddy changed. The black jade-like hair disappeared, revealing a bald head. The thin face caved in, and the most frightening thing was that the flat snake face seemed to have no nose.
Teddy, who thought he was being teased, giggled like a child who was not afraid of insects or snakes. He directly stretched out his chubby little arm to touch the face above him.
"Merlin, is this the Mystery Man?! Stop it, Miss Lovgood! " Lupin, who came to his senses, jumped on the spot and rushed to the bedside to disperse the image. As a member of the Order of the Phoenix established to defeat the Unknowns, it would be inappropriate if his son developed a bad habit of turning into a Mystery Man.
After the little farce, some people felt embarrassed and perfunctorily chatted about their daily lives.
"We'll go back first and let the Tonks have a rest … Daisy said she'll come over tonight …" Allen, against his will, avoided the lively Tonks and said goodbye to Lupin. Then, his eyes swept over the wrinkles and weakness on the old lady's face, and he stopped and said to Lupin, "Lupin, I didn't bring any gifts for you. If the old lady doesn't object to becoming a wizard … Now that we've mastered the technology of becoming a wizard, I'll ask the temple to arrange it for you urgently. After all, after becoming a wizard, your life span will increase a lot, and your health will be better than now. This way, she can watch Teddy grow up, get married, and have children with her own eyes … "
"Speaking of which, Professor Geselda Marchban, who was the chief examiner of the Ls exam, also served as the examiner of Albus Dumbledore in the exam in 1899. She has worked in the Wizard Exam Administration for more than 100 years," Hermione interjected. She was quite interested in eliminating the barrier between wizards and Muggle.
Luna, whose illusion had just been stopped by everyone, followed up without any self-awareness, "My dad used to talk about this in 'Singing Different'. He said Fudge didn't want to give her a pension, so he fooled her into working for 100 years …"
Hermione turned her head away, and everyone did not continue to pay attention to the crazy girl's crazy talk. Only the Tonks seemed to think that Luna was right, because she had already begun to think about retirement.
On the other side, looking at his mother who was confused by the topic of the magic world, Lupin rubbed his hands together. The reason he did not ask Allen to arrange for his mother to go to the temple was because he felt that it would not be easy for his mother, who believed in the Muggle religion, to convert. Not only that, he had always preferred to give rather than accept other people's kindness. However, since the opportunity had been sent to his mouth by Allen, Lupin, who was not too ignorant, accepted it gratefully.
"That's great! Thank you, Allen! Please help me arrange it. I'll explain it to her."
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