"You're not allowed to call her that, Ginny." Lady Weasley said sternly, "Alright, I have to go back to the kitchen and take a look. Eat the eggs while they're still hot before she destroys it. Sigh!"
She left the room after saying that, looking very worried.
Ron still looked a little dazed as he stared at the door in a daze.
He tentatively shook his head, like a dog trying to shake off the water droplets on its ears.
"She lives in the same house as you. Aren't you used to her yet?" Harry asked.
"I'm used to it." Ron said, "But if she suddenly jumps out when you're not prepared, like just now, I still can't get used to it. But she's actually not bad …"
"Ron, how did you come to this conclusion?" Hermione asked in disbelief.
"She's actually not as bad as Ginny said, is she?" Ron defended himself. "She's not that lazy. Hibiscus Chinensis has been helping me with dinner these past few days. Her chicken is very delicious. Besides, Elwyn is the closest to her. "
"I'm actually not close to her, it's just …" Elwyn stopped. He had wanted to say that he was closer to Gabriel, but that didn't seem very appropriate. "We just got to know each other a little earlier than the others, that's all."
Elwyn was also a little helpless towards Hibiscus Chinensis. This young lady was always teasing him in different ways.
Of course, he didn't object to her doing so. Their relationship was actually quite good.
Hermione and Gabriel's relationship was also quite good, but she didn't like Hibiscus Chinensis from the beginning.
It was the same when they were traveling in Hogwarts and Egypt. She had always been hostile towards Hibiscus Chinensis.
However, Hibiscus Chinensis didn't even pay attention to Hermione.
In her eyes, Hermione was just a little girl. She didn't need to care about her opinion at all.
This attitude seemed to be one of the reasons that made Hermione even angrier.
"She even went to Egypt with you last year."
"Yeah, she and Gabriel … Alright, Hibiscus Chinensis isn't as bad as you think." Elwyn said, looking at the angry Ginny. "If she's going to marry Bill, you should try to accept him."
"You guys." Ginny had a knowing look on her face as she turned to face Ron. "You don't really want her to stay here forever, do you?"
Ron did not answer and only shrugged his shoulders.
"Hey, Mom will find a way to stop it, believe it or not," she said at once.
"If Lady Weasley wants to do that, how can she do it?" Hermione asked.
"She invites Tonks over to eat every other day. I think she hopes that Bill will fall in love with Tonks. I'm also looking forward to that. I'm willing to let Tonks become a member of our family."
"Yeah, what a great idea." Ron said sarcastically. "Listen, as long as Hibiscus Chinensis is around, no one in their right mind would like Tonks. I mean, if Tonks doesn't mess up her hair and nose, she doesn't look that bad, but …"
"She looks much better than phlegm," Ginny said.
"And she's smarter. She's an Auror!" Hermione said in agreement.
"Hibiscus Chinensis isn't stupid either. She's very outstanding and even represented Bob Barton in the Hegemony Tournament," Harry said.
"That Hegemony Tournament is a joke. Also, Harry, I didn't expect you to be like this," Hermione said immediately.
She and Ginny had definitely communicated last night, and they were unexpectedly on the same page regarding the matter of Hibiscus Chinensis.
Elwyn felt that the wisest choice would be to do the same as him, not say anything and focus on eating his eggs.
"You probably like phlegm's tone when she calls you 'Ali', don't you?" Ginny asked contemptuously.
Hibiscus Chinensis called Harry according to the French habit, usually omitting the H and calling him "Ali".
"No." Harry looked at Elwyn, who was focused on eating his eggs, and regretted his words. "I just said phlegm, I mean Hibiscus Chinensis …"
"I'd rather have Tonks come to our house," Ginny said bluntly. "At least she can make people happy."
"Yes, that's right. Tonks has many good qualities, and I support her." Hermione seemed to be dissatisfied with Elwyn's silence. "Elwyn, what do you think about this matter? Do you also support Bill and Tonks being together?"
"What's the point of arguing about this kind of thing here?" Elwyn swallowed the last mouthful of eggs, knowing that he couldn't hide anymore. "About this matter, I more or less know a little. In fact, Tonks doesn't like Bill at all."
"That's impossible. She's been in low spirits ever since she heard the news of their wedding."
"It's not because of that, and Tonks isn't the kind of girl who won't take the initiative to fight for it." Elwyn said, "She's been in low spirits recently because of Lupin. She likes Lupin, and I think he must have rejected her."
"What?!" Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny all turned to look at Elwyn.
"Tonks likes Lupin?"
"How is that possible? How did you know?"
"Do you remember the year before last, when I had just learned how to Phantom?" Elwyn said to Hermione. "I took you to the Hogwarts Daily Magic newspaper office in Diagon Alley, and in Lupin's office, we met him and Tonks …"
"Of course I remember. That was the first time I met Tonks." Hermione said, "But that doesn't prove anything. Tonks said that she only went to help because she had nothing to do. She had just become an Auror at the time and didn't have any missions."
"These visits continued for the next two years. You can't possibly think that Tonks has been idle all this time, right?"
Hermione fell silent. If that was really the case, then it was too abnormal …
"Why would Tonks like Lupin? There's such a big age difference between them." Ginny said in disbelief. "Also, Lupin is a werewolf. Doesn't she mind?"
"Tonks probably doesn't mind, but Lupin obviously does. What you said is the reason why he rejected Tonks." Elwyn said, "He recently went to the Underworld to find other werewolves and infiltrate them to gather information. This mission is very dangerous, and he could lose his life at any time. I think Tonks must have told Lupin her thoughts, but was rejected. This is what has been bothering her recently, just like what we saw last night. "
There was a long silence in the room as everyone digested this sudden news.
This was especially so for Ginny. She was still thinking of matchmaking Bill and Tonks. She seemed to find it hard to accept, but she couldn't refute Elwyn.
"It seems that Bill and Tonks have no chance. I'm going to tell Mother this news," she said at last.
"Then what should we do now?" Hermione asked. "What should we do for Lupin and Tonks?"
Elwyn sighed. Hermione was really …
Their own relationships were a mess, but they always wanted to help the people around them get closer.
If she had the time, she might as well think about the relationship between Harry and Ginny, or how to improve her relationship with him.
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