"What's wrong?" Ginny asked. She looked at Hermione and asked, "Did you fail the test?"
"Oh, come on!" Ron wailed. He leaned over and snatched Hermione's report, laying it flat on the table. "My God, twelve excellent students. You're still disappointed, aren't you?"
Everyone's eyes widened as they stared at the report card in shock. Hermione shook her head.
Lady Weasley was quite satisfied with Ron's results, which were better than Fred and George's combined. But when she looked at Elwyn's report, and then at Hermione's report, and then at Ron's …
Really, there was no harm without comparison.
As long as they passed, they could get an O.W.LS certificate.
But the value and significance of the certificate were completely different, and the corresponding N.E.W.TS classes they could apply for were also completely different.
In the senior magic courses, Hogwarts was divided very carefully, and each professor had different requirements.
It could be said that with Ron's results, he could basically say goodbye to Elwyn and Hermione next semester.
Two years later, when they graduated from Hogwarts, the jobs and paths they could choose would be completely different.
Their lives might no longer intersect, and they would drift further and further away.
The only thing they could miss was the time they studied at school, which was getting paler and paler.
Ron did not notice this. He was yelling at Lady Weasley to bring sausages to celebrate them becoming N.E.W.TS students.
… … … … …
For the next few weeks, Elwyn and the others did not leave the Garden of the Burrow.
He spent a lot of time discussing the courses they were going to apply for next semester with Hermione, sorting out the various items and magic books he had, talking to Hibiscus Chinensis twice, and playing Quidditch with Harry and the others in Weasley's orchard.
In Elwyn's memory, it had been a long time since he had been so carefree. If it weren't for the fact that the newspapers reported people missing or even dead almost every day, as well as some other strange incidents, this summer would have been a very happy and peaceful one.
A week after arriving at The Humble Abode, they finally saw Lupin.
He was no longer working for the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper. Instead, he was working undercover among the werewolves.
Lupin looked thin, haggard, and stern. His brown hair was mixed with a large amount of white hair. His clothes were even more tattered and patched than before. He brought with him some terrible news that had yet to be announced.
"Another Muggle village has been attacked by Dementors and Werewolves." "When the Auror rushed there, they saw that the souls of hundreds of Muggle adults had been sucked away by the Soul Catchers. Only the cries of children echoed in the village."
"It's too scary!"
"How could they do this?!"
"Remus, you shouldn't have told them this," Lady Weasley said unhappily, frowning.
"It's good for them to know more about this. They need to know how cruel their enemies are so they can be prepared." Lupin said stubbornly. "And this isn't the first attack. There are many more terrible things abroad. We are in the middle of a war."
"Why are there only Muggle children left in that village? The Dementors didn't suck away their souls? "
"Because of the Werewolf Fenrir," Lupin said. "He was involved in this attack …"
Elwyn suddenly understood. It was this guy again. He was a lunatic.
As the most brutal Werewolf, Fenrir liked to bite children and infect them to become Werewolves. They would grow up in pain and hatred and continue to take revenge on society. Lupin became a Werewolf because of him.
Elwyn and Hermione were also attacked by him. There was a deep hatred between them.
It was conceivable that Fenrir ordered the Dementors to bypass the children, just to make them suffer more.
"He has about eighty Werewolves under his command. They are the strongest force in the underground world." Lupin continued, his voice terrifyingly calm. "He knows me. I can't blend in, so I can only inquire about the news through other Werewolves."
"Can't we talk about something happy?" Lady Weasley's tone was heavy.
"Besides this attack, there are a few other pieces of news." Lupin didn't answer Lady Weasley. He continued, "Last night, someone found Igor Kakarov's body in a small wooden house in the north."
"Kakarov is dead?"
"Yes, he died a horrible death. He was tortured before he died. The Mark of the Dark Devil was hanging in the air. Frankly, I'm surprised that he lived so long, "Lupin said, shrugging.
"Let's stop talking about death!" Lady Weasley said in a determined tone.
"By the way, have you heard about Florin Fusco, Remus?" Bill asked. Hibiscus Chinensis was pouring him glass after glass of wine. "It's that …"
"The ice cream shop in Diagon Alley?" Harry interrupted. There was a very uncomfortable feeling of emptiness in his heart. "Elwyn, do you remember? He used to give us free ice cream. "
Elwyn nodded. The year Sirius escaped from prison, he and Harry spent most of the summer in Diagon Alley.
Fusco took care of them, often gave them free ice cream, and was a very good person.
"Yes, what happened to him?"
"From the situation in the shop, he was kidnapped."
"Why?" Ron asked. Lady Weasley was staring at Bill sternly.
"Who knows? He must have offended them in some way. This Florin, he's a good man. "
Elwyn tried hard to remember, but he really couldn't remember Fusco's whereabouts. Maybe he was simply hiding.
"Oh, speaking of Diagon Alley," Mr. Weasley said, "it seems that Mr. Ollivander has disappeared."
"The one who makes the wand?" Ginny looked surprised.
"That's him. The shop is empty, and there are no signs of a struggle. No one knows if he left on his own, or if he was kidnapped, "Mr. Weasley said with a sigh, and added," Look at the situation now! "
"Wait, what if he disappeared, and people want to buy wands?"
"We'll have to find other wand makers." Lupin said gloomily. "But Ollivander is the best. If the other party takes him, it will be very bad for us."
Yes, compared to Florin Fusco, whom he had no impression of, Ollivander was much more important.
Since he was hiding, it proved that the Lord Voldemort was investigating the secret of the old wand.
The wand was choosing the wizard. As a wizard's weapon, there were too many mysteries in this inconspicuous little wand …
Undoubtedly, the news of Lupin made the atmosphere suddenly become gloomy.
They finally remembered that the world of magic was in a war, and now was not the time to relax.
The next day, Hogwarts sent them a letter and a book list for the new semester, which marked the books needed for the new course.
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