After letting the guards handle the old car and going through a series of rigorous inspections, the group finally managed to enter the basement of the mansion. Tonks, who came to the headquarters of the Umbrella for the first time, was a little surprised by the confidentiality system here, but she was worried about the direction things would go in the future, so she couldn't delve too deeply into these places.
The four-eyed man led the group to a place on the first floor of the basement that was almost like a living room. In the wide and bright hall, there was a circle of soft blue leather sofas in a U-shape. The coffee table was full of snacks, and some fireworks were scattered on the floor. There was already a large group of people waiting here. When they saw Allen and the others enter the room, many immediately stood up and made way for several sofas, looking a little uncomfortable. They carefully looked at the four-eyed man who had opened the door.
Luna, whose face was still a little pale, threw the things on the table and lay down on one of the sofas with her shoes on. Helena obediently let herself materialize, put her mother's head on her lap, and began to massage her head.
"These are the people Mr. Lupin introduced to voluntarily participate in the wolfsbane experiment. They are all his friends. Today is not the full moon experiment day, but they are all here to celebrate with Mr. Lupin." To avoid awkwardness, she didn't say that they were all werewolves.
Although they were taller than the students who had just entered the Hogwarts, these werewolves inevitably felt inferior. Except for Remus Lupin, none of them had attended the best school in the world, the Hogwarts. In fact, many of them didn't even have a fixed residence before.
"Everyone, please make yourselves at home. Here, everyone only has one identity — Remus's friends." Allen noticed the awkwardness of the werewolves in the room, so he pulled the Tonks over. "This is today's heroine, Miss Nymphadora Tonks."
"Hello, Nymphadora." A relatively cheerful werewolf took the initiative to greet her. "You can call me Jacob."
"Oh, please call me Tonks. I hate the name Nymphadora." The Tonks reached out and shook the werewolf's hand gently. Perhaps it was the first time an ordinary girl was willing to shake his hand after knowing that he was a werewolf. The werewolf put down his hand and shyly put it behind his back.
After exchanging some pleasantries, everyone sat down on the sofa. The four-eyed man pressed a switch near the door. The wall rippled like water, and the wallpaper disappeared without a trace, revealing a mirror that occupied the entire wall.
"It's a one-way mirror. We can see the scene in the opposite room from here, but the other party can't see us." The corners of the four-eyed man's mouth curled up. He adjusted his glasses and pointed at the retractable ears hanging on the ceiling. "I bought quite a few from the Weasley Magic Theater."
Hermione looked at the room opposite her that was decorated like an office. She sneaked a few glances at the Tonks that were unusually quiet compared to usual. She then moved closer to Allen and whispered, "Isn't it bad to expose their private matters to everyone? Won't the Tonks be unhappy? "
"Don't worry about Hermione. The Tonks like crowds. Daisy has confirmed her opinion beforehand." Allen patted Hermione on the shoulder. "As for Remus's opinion, it doesn't matter. This is his own fault. It's his punishment. I have to go and wait for him."
Just as Allan went to the opposite room and pretended to take out some documents to check, there was a knock on the door of the room opposite the one-way mirror. Even though they knew in advance that the sound here would not be transmitted to the opposite side, the group immediately started to mute themselves.
As Allen invited him in, Remus Lupin entered the room in a decent suit. His complexion had been very good over the years, but it was especially so this year because Lupin had made a lot of good friends in the laboratory. When he met a werewolf friend who was similar to him, there was no sympathy or discrimination. It was just that the occasional melancholy in his eyes made him look troubled.
The people behind the one-way mirror could see their expressions clearly.
"Remus …" Tonks's carefully groomed purple curly hair dimmed in an instant. She shook her head and her purple curly hair playfully bounced. "I've seen Remus for a while. He looks good. He's a little chubby, but he's very cute."
Daisy put her arm around Tonks' shoulder, who was both her guard and her best friend. She hugged Tonks tightly, wanting to give her strength. Daisy looked at Allen on the other side of the one-way mirror, hoping that Allen's method would work. These two people loved each other too much.
Allen waved his hand and let the teapot pour Lupin a cup. He then pushed a plate of scone biscuits to him.
"Thank you, Allen." Lupin raised his teacup and took a sip. "By the way, Sirius has been desperately trying to contact you. He wants to talk to you about Klitscher. When the semester started, Sirius looked for you on the platform of King's Cross Station for a long time. Unfortunately, just like the other attempts after that, he unfortunately missed you. When are you free to meet him? He can't get in here and Aura's Hogwarts, so he asked me to pass a message to you. "
"Oh, I'm not sure about that. I'll meet him when I'm free. But the deal I made with him about Klitscher is protected by the magic contract. I can't change the devil's contract. "Allen took a sip of his tea." How have you been recently? Many students in Hogwarts miss you. "
Allen was not being polite. Although Severus Snape was a real talent, his eccentricity was something that even Allen himself could not stand most of the time, let alone the students.
Even though he was teaching Defense Against Black Magic, which the students were very interested in this year, the consequences of this behavior was that some students hated this course. After being ravaged by Umrich and Snape, Lupin's previous good points were infinitely magnified in their minds. There were even a lot of unnecessary advantages.
Speaking of which, Lupin's teaching was indeed very solid. The wizards learned a lot of Defense Against Black Magic during his teaching period. When Allen investigated the students in his own class, most of the wizards who had taken Lupin's Guardian Spell could successfully cast it. There was no doubt that Lupin was a good professor.
"I miss them too. The days of teaching in Hogwarts are one of the few good memories in my life." Lupin recalled his last experience as a Defense Against Black Magic teacher, and his eyes reddened.
Allan picked up the teapot and refilled his teacup with some black tea. "Remus, you seem to be doing well recently. How's your love life going? If your students can see their former professor living happily after leaving Hogwarts, I'm sure they'll be very happy for you. "
Lupin's movement of picking up the teacup paused for a moment. The somewhat crazy, enthusiastic, and cheerful face of Tonks suddenly appeared in his mind. He shook his head, not only to answer Allen's question, but also to get rid of the image in his mind.
"I'm a werewolf, Allen. Although the new wolfsbane potion has been developed, which allows people like us to stay sane and safely pass the full moon period, the infection problem has not been solved. There are still many hidden dangers and risks. If I fall in love with and marry any ordinary woman, it would be irresponsible to her. " Lupin's voice was full of bitterness. "What's more, you know that I'm a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Now the Unknowns and the Death Eaters have stirred up countless storms all over the world and caused a lot of trouble. Although the British magic world is peaceful and very safe now, no one can say for sure when the Unknowns will gather enough power and make a comeback. Under such uncertain circumstances, it's too selfish to consider forming a small family of my own. Maybe when the Unknowns' forces are destroyed, I'll have the heart to consider my own personal problems. "
Hermione felt sorry for Lupin. She couldn't help but look at the werewolves that Lupin introduced to her. Now they looked like ordinary people who were worried about their friends. She sympathized with them. Although the house elves wanted to improve their living environment, it was more difficult for these werewolves to get out of their current situation because of their infectious status.
For the werewolves brought by Lupin, most of them sympathized. They were facing the same situation as Lupin. Because of their identity as werewolves, they were in emotional despair. Having experienced several incarnations of werewolves, they were convinced that they couldn't risk getting married. They couldn't imagine accidentally passing the Wolfsbane to the next generation of children and ruining their lives, or hurting their loved ones one day when they couldn't control themselves. Just imagining this scene was enough to make one's heart ache. This directly led to the existence of men and women in this group of werewolves who had feelings for each other, but the self-exile and pessimism in their bones made them maintain a pure friendship with each other.
Noticing that Emily had jumped down from the sofa and removed her purse. She took the initiative to give out the sweets in her purse to the group of werewolves. Hermione's eyes flashed. Standing behind the group of werewolves was a seven foot tall muscular man who attracted her attention. His hair was combed into strands of Viking style golden braids. His muscular body was dressed in inappropriate shorts and a T-shirt. Even though he was only wearing flip-flops, he still looked astonishingly brave. At this moment, he was looking at the situation on the other side of the one-way mirror with a strange smile.
Hermione frowned in confusion. Even though the man showed a smile, she couldn't sense any emotional fluctuations in his eyes. Hermione carefully looked at the strong man. He was too quiet. He didn't breathe, and his chest didn't rise and fall. His aura was a bit like the feeling that came from behind the black curtain in the Department of Mysterious Affairs of the Ministry of Magic.
Hermione tugged at the four-eyed man, raised her chin in the direction of the strong man, and asked, "Isn't that a living person? Why is he here? "
"Miss Granger, you're talking about Lynch." The four-eyed man glanced at him and explained softly, "He's a death knight that's receiving training here. En, he's from the batch that young master brought back from the ancient times. Although undead creatures don't have the emotions of living humans, he still frequently comes down to the basement to chat and play with the werewolves. You know that undead creatures don't have the trouble of contagion and disease. Furthermore, they aren't vampires that the werewolves hate, so they eventually accepted him. "
Hearing their conversation, Emily, who was munching on her candy, leaned over and followed Hermione's line of sight to look at the Viking. "His braids are pretty nice … Creak creak creak … I wonder if it's suitable for a girl's head."
Helena was fiddling with the necklace of a butter beer bottle cap on her mother's neck. Her gaze was more focused on her father, and her hand imitated Allen's action of pouring tea.
"This is also the meaning of the existence of our laboratory. Sooner or later, we will be able to develop a medicine that can cure the infection," Alan comforted. "After solving the most terrifying thing for ordinary people, the werewolves will encounter many problems, and it will no longer be a problem."
"I've seen the efforts that the Umbrella Corporation has made for us werewolves, and we're very grateful. This has changed our lives, our lives, and allowed us to have a proper job … and it's for our future jobs." Lupin's expression turned serious. "Then, let's talk business. Allen, is there anything that you need my help with today? As long as it's not something that goes against my conscience and doesn't involve the Order of the Phoenix, I'm willing to do anything for you. "
"I have a way to improve the reputation of the werewolves among the wizards." Allen put down his cup, clenched his fists on his knees and leaned forward.
Lupin also put down the cup in his hand and sat upright, listening attentively.
Allen purposely raised his voice. "Although it's just a drop in the bucket, it's more representative and definitely has the significance of anti-discrimination against werewolves! If you can make this plan succeed, I believe the image of werewolves in the eyes of the wizards will definitely improve. However, you'll have to make a certain sacrifice … "
"Allen, you don't have to care about me." Lupin knew how outstanding Allen's planning ability was. "As long as you can do it, you can even take my life away."
Although the people behind the one-way mirror did not know why the matter of bringing Tonks and Lupin together had turned into a matter of improving the image of werewolves in the eyes of the wizards, their curiosity was piqued. For a long time, whether it was wizards or Muggle, the impression of werewolves was deeply ingrained. It was hard for them to imagine what kind of strange method Allen had to use to improve and change people's perception.
"Daisy, is Allen playing a prank on Lupin? Did he tell you his plan? " Tonks squeezed out a smile at Daisy, trying to appear as cheerful as usual. However, Daisy sensed the uneasiness in the girl's heart from the way her body swayed uncontrollably on the sofa and her constantly changing hair color.
Daisy touched her chin suspiciously. "Allen didn't mention it, but don't worry. If my brother wants to do something, he'll always have a way to help him achieve it."
The werewolves unconsciously leaned forward like Allen, and some even stood up impatiently. They couldn't wait to rush over and urge Allen to tell them the method. As long as it worked, many of them were willing to sacrifice themselves for Lupin, who was loved by the good girl.
"Mother, when are we leaving? What's there to see?" Helena shifted Luna's head on her lap and changed her sitting position. Then, she noticed that a small camera had appeared in Luna's hand.
Luna, who was still feeling uncomfortable, had her eyes half-closed. Her mouth was tightly shut, as if she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to control herself and throw up again. However, at this time, she pointed two fingers at Emily and refused to put them down.
Helena called out, "Auntie, mother wants you to come over."
Emily stood up from her sofa and sat down reluctantly. Luna's thumb and index finger formed a C shape and pointed to the side.
Hermione tilted her head and was a little puzzled. "Luna, do you want to drink water?"
Luna shook her head and pursed her lips even tighter. She continued to form a C shape in the direction of the long table and the one-way mirror, her index finger twitching.
"What do you want me to do? Do you want to eat candy? " Emily looked at the waist bag that was thrown on the sofa after the candy was distributed. She didn't understand why Luna asked her to come over. After all, her relationship with Luna was not very good. Ever since she knew that Luna had the ability to see through people's minds, Emily had been reluctant to get too close to her.
Daisy, Tonks and the others temporarily put down the one-way mirror and came up to make guesses. However, none of them guessed correctly. Luna closed her eyes and shook her head. Her hand was just forming a C shape and moving back and forth between the long table and the one-way mirror and Emily's body.
In the end, it was Helena who understood her mother's meaning. She even unconsciously spoke in the old Scottish dialect. "Mother, what others say is irrelevant. Only I know what you mean! You want Auntie to take the photo for you? You think that Miss Granger is too serious and you're afraid that she won't take the photo if she doesn't want to. You're also worried that I'll be distracted during the photo shoot and drop the camera on the ground and miss the best opportunity. So, you want Auntie to do it, right? "
Emily jumped down from the sofa and took out the camera that Luna had thrown on the long table. She walked to the one-way mirror and only then did Luna nodded slightly. She immediately put her hand down and let out a long sigh as she lay back on her daughter's lap.
"… This reminds me of one of my former neighbors. He was a stingy but wealthy Viking. After he fell ill from eating something unclean, he was on his deathbed. Even when everyone was watching over him, he kept stretching out two fingers and refused to stop breathing. In the end, his wife came to her senses and extinguished one of the two torches on a pillar before he finally breathed his last." The brawny Viking came over but he simply sat on the ground after the truth came to light. "I even turned around to look for the torches just now. I was thinking that I didn't waste the torches here …"
In the face of this farce and the overly serious evaluation of herself, Hermione was a little speechless. She turned her attention back to Allen and Lupin who were behind the one-way mirror.
"That's why I asked you about your love life just now. I have to confirm with you that you don't have anyone that you like, right? This is a tough mission and you have to have no family to drag you down. " Alan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lupin. He did not miss the hint of hesitation in Lupin's eyes. "Of course, I hope you can agree. After all, Professor Lupin, you are a member of the Phoenix Society. You are alone, and you were once a professor at Hogwarts. You have a certain social status, and you are relatively famous among the werewolves. Therefore, you are the most suitable person to carry out this mission. If you can complete this difficult mission, I believe that it will be much easier for the wizards to change their prejudice against werewolves."
Lupin lowered his head. Tonks's cheeky and proud expression when she kept changing her hair and face shape in front of him. Her naughty tongue sticking out mischievously, her cute look when she almost tripped while walking in a daze while wearing her big leather boots, her determination and persistence when she told him that she liked him … After hesitating for a while, Lupin lifted his head up abruptly after taking three deep breaths. He nodded his head firmly and said in a steady and determined voice, "I'm willing to complete this mission for the werewolves."
"Great. That's great." Allen stood up and clapped his hands. Then, he grabbed Lupin's hands with both of his hands in an exaggerated manner. "Since you don't have anyone that you like and you're willing to sacrifice for the werewolves. Well then, Remus Lupin, I'll betroth Dolores Umrich to you. "
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