Recently, Elwyn had studied Demonology carefully and gained a lot of insights.
Because he could not determine the personality of the demon in the Demon Altar, he could not determine what it intended to do with the corpse, and he could not determine how it was going to descend. After careful consideration, it was necessary to prepare the corpse of a weak house-elf with a soul of its own. It could be used as a precaution.
If there really was an accident, it would be easy to control.
Elwyn put the corpse away, took out a small bag of gold, and threw it to the Mondungues.
He seemed to have suffered a great shock. His right hand, which was holding the wand, was trembling slightly. In the biting cold wind, he was panting heavily. Once he got the gold, he showed himself without hesitation.
"What is he afraid of?"
"Maybe he's afraid that we'll tell others about his theft, but …" Hermione guessed.
"Let's go to the Three Broomsticks Bar." Elwyn did not care what was going on with the Mondungues. Anyway, the deal was done. He put his hands in his pockets, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, when you see Harry later, it's best not to tell him about this. There are enough things to worry about recently."
If Harry knew that the Mondungues had stolen from Sirius, he would definitely be furious.
He could not solve any practical problems, so there was no need to add additional worries.
In fact, as soon as Elwyn and the others walked into the bar, they saw a depressed Tonks sitting opposite Harry. They were sitting in a corner, and no one spoke, in stark contrast to the lively bar.
Tonks was still worried about Lupin, and she did not want to talk about it with anyone.
Not long after Elwyn, Hermione, and Elaine sat down, she left. Her thin body looked especially lonely.
As for Harry, perhaps it was because of Tonks's appearance, or for some other reason, he also sat there gloomily, staring at the flickering fire not far away. No one knew what he was thinking about …
At this moment, Harry couldn't help but think of Ginny.
She didn't come here. Harry thought that she must be with Dean at Madam Paddy's teahouse. It was a favorite place for happy couples to go. Or it could be the shop Ron mentioned.
"Harry, Harry!" Hermione's voice rang out.
"What happened?" Harry woke up with a start. The scattered flames gathered again. He looked up in surprise at Elwyn, Hermione, and Elaine. "When did you come here? Where's Tonks? "
"Tonks left just now. Is she okay?"
"Does she look like she's fine?"
"Well, do you have any questions?" Hermione continued to ask.
"No, I'm fine!" said Harry.
The two of them were weird. In fact, it wasn't just Harry and Tonks who were weird. Everyone else was as well.
Elwyn didn't say anything. He noticed that a few wizards were staring at them.
He got up to get a drink from the bar and looked around quietly.
There were quite a lot of people in the bar. Not all of them were students, but there were many wizards he didn't know.
He wasn't sure if they were sent by the Ministry of Magic, Lord Voldemort's spies, or people from other forces.
It was a chaotic time. The shadow of war hung over the world of magic.
As the core of this war, the Hogwarts received a lot of attention from all forces.
Therefore, it was not strange to see these wizards in Hogsmeade at this time.
While waiting for Ms. Rosmerta to get a drink, Elwyn saw Katie Bell walking out from the shadows under the stairs. Bel walked out of the shadows at the bottom of the stairs. She seemed to be carrying something in her arms. Without greeting Ivan, she went straight to her seat.
Elwyn stared at Katie and her friend for a while. He turned his head and looked thoughtfully at the shadows under the stairs. That was where the girls' toilet was …
When he came back with three drinks, Hermione and Elaine were picking the dwarf mat. They were going to give it a name. Harry was staring at the fire not far away.
Elwyn and Harry talked briefly. He was not very interested.
Elwyn didn't say anything. He leaned back on the sofa and sipped on his beer. He secretly observed everyone in the bar. The two wizards who were staring at them, the small group of wizards in another corner, the Creevey siblings who were playing Wizard cards not far away, Shabini who was leaning lazily on a pillar, and Katie who was debating with her friend in a low voice …
Finally, his gaze fell on the shadows under the stairs. He was swallowed by the darkness inside.
There, he felt a magical reaction and knew what spell it was.
It was a simple dark magic, but it was very effective and dangerous at the same time.
Elwyn retracted his gaze. There was no one there. The problem now was Katie.
However, this kind of thing couldn't be solved here. Elwyn didn't want to make a big deal out of it and let the whole magic world know.
About ten minutes later, Elwyn suddenly said, "That's it for today. Let's go back."
"Wait, I haven't finished drinking yet!" Elwyn shook the red drink in her hand.
"Stop drinking!" Elwyn said. It was a cup of black tea with a lot of sugar and blood.
It tasted weird. This child drank it with relish. Those who didn't know better would think that she was really drinking.
"But I don't want to go back yet. I'll have another cup later …"
"I just noticed that you eat too much sugar. You should control it. It's not good for your body." Elwyn said, "How about this, if you want to continue drinking, then the candy we bought at Honey Duke and the dessert tonight …"
"As usual!" Elwyn said hurriedly and stood up. "I'm not drinking anymore. Let's go back!"
Harry and Hermione didn't have any objections. They had wanted to go back to school for a long time.
Ron didn't seem to want to meet them. There was no fun in this trip. If they stayed any longer, the weather outside would only get worse.
So the four of them wrapped their cloaks tightly again, covered their faces with scarves, put on gloves, and followed Katie and her friends out of the bar. They walked back along the main road. They stepped with difficulty on the frozen slush on the road, heading in the direction of the Hogwarts.
Ten minutes later, they turned a corner into a secluded path. The rain and snow fell harder and harder.
Suddenly, Elwyn stopped.
There was a strange sound in front of them. They couldn't tell if it was the wind or someone screaming. The wind was in their ears, and the sound grew louder and sharper. At the end of the path stood two vague figures. It was Katie and her friend. They were arguing fiercely.
"It's none of your business, Lini!" Katie shouted.
"No, we shouldn't …" The wind drowned out Lini's voice, leaving only a whimper.
A gust of wind blew past. Everyone squinted.
Lini suddenly reached for the bag in Katie's hand. Katie yanked it back, and the bag fell to the ground.
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