Halfway through dinner, Lupin came back.
He appeared in the kitchen in an illusory form, wearing a tattered robe that was full of puddings, and he looked exhausted.
Everyone greeted him and he sat between Harry and Elwyn. Lady Weasley brought him a set of cutlery.
"Thank you, Molly. I'm starving!" Lupin said and turned around to look at Harry. "Harry, how are you? I'm sorry I couldn't pick you up today. I had something important to do … "
"I'm fine. You don't have to blame yourself for this," Harry said hurriedly.
He knew that Professor Lupin had been working for Elwyn and the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper after he left school.
But he hadn't seen him for a long time. He felt very close to him now.
"How's it going?" Elwyn asked, filling his goblet with buttered beer.
"Not so good. I haven't integrated with them yet. They don't seem to trust me. I need more time," Lupin said. "When I disappear one day, it will prove that I've integrated with them. They live underground and have almost no communication with the outside world. You may need to find a new editor. "
"It's not easy to find an editor as good as you …" Elwyn said.
"Do you have to do this?" Harry asked.
He heard from Elwyn what Lupin was doing. He seemed confused and worried.
It was very dangerous to be in contact with werewolves. Why did Lupin have to go?
"They don't trust outsiders. Dumbledore needs a spy, and I'm ready." Lupin said. It sounded like he was complaining. Maybe he noticed it himself, so he smiled more enthusiastically. "I'm not complaining. This is a necessary job. Who can do this job better than me? It's just that it's hard to gain their trust. I bear the unmistakable mark of having lived among wizards, who shun normal society and live on the fringes, stealing to eat, and sometimes killing. "
"Why would they like Lord Voldemort?"
"They probably think that they will be better off under his rule. It's difficult to argue with Greyburke …"
"Fenrir Greyback?!" Hermione looked at Lupin with widened eyes and said worriedly, "Lupin, are you in contact with him?"
The memory of the werewolf attack a few years ago was still fresh in her mind, and Greyback's cruelty had left a deep impression in her heart.
Hearing Greyback's name, the cheerful chatter in the room suddenly stopped. Everyone looked at Lupin.
Because of the attack on Elwyn and Hermione, everyone knew about Greyback, the most ferocious werewolf in the world.
The scary thing about Greyback was that he made it his mission to bite and infect as many people as possible. He wanted to create a large number of werewolves to defeat wizards, and he especially attacked children and underage wizards. He usually bit them when they were young, then took them away from their parents, and raised them to hate wizards.
The serious problem of werewolves in the magic world was largely caused by Greyback.
Everyone hated him to death, including other werewolves, but they were also very afraid of him and obeyed his cruel rule.
It was because of Greyback that Lupin became a werewolf, and his hatred for him was unforgettable.
"Remus, you've said too much. You shouldn't have told them these things," Lady Weasley said unhappily.
"You're right, Molly. Can I have some more bread?" Lupin said gently, also noticing the abnormalities around him, "You don't have to worry, I'll take care of everything. By the way, Elwyn, how was your trip to Egypt with Hermione? Did everything go well? "
"Very well, the harvest was beyond imagination."
During this trip to Egypt, Elwyn achieved his original goal. He successfully learned the secret of the Emerald Jade Record and made a breakthrough in alchemy.
Although it was a pity that he couldn't go to the Sun Ruins to adventure, it also avoided danger.
Not to mention, there was also the treasures in Zuo Sai's vault to make up for it. He got a lot of very valuable items.
Because Elwyn mentioned the sprites, he, Lupin and Mr Weasley started a heated debate on the matter.
"I've contacted the sprites from Gringotts before, but they're still watertight and won't say anything." Mr Weasley said, "They probably don't want to support either side, and don't want to get involved. In my personal opinion, I think those cunning sprites will never fall to the side of the unknowns. They also suffered heavy losses last time, and won't repeat the same mistake. "
"That depends on what price they are willing to pay!" Lupin said, "I'm not talking about gold. The sprites want something more important. If someone offers them the freedom that we've been unwilling to give them for centuries, they won't be able to resist the temptation."
"The Lord Voldemort may use his power to force the sprites to obey him. He doesn't have that much patience to negotiate with the sprites." Elwyn said, "Of course, that will definitely cause a split in Gringotts …"
"In the turbulent magical world, that's really bad enough." Mr Weasley said, "Bill will be back soon. He's applying for an office job. When the time comes, he'll be responsible for communicating with the sprites. He can …"
Just then, a burst of laughter came from the center of the table, drowning out his unfinished words.
The Mondungues were telling a joke about his business. Fred, George, Ron and the Mondungues were rocking back and forth in laughter.
"We don't need to listen to you prattle on about business, Mondungues, thank you very much." Lady Weasley said sternly.
"I'm sorry, Molly!" The Mondungues immediately said, paying no attention to her warning.
Ron threw himself on the table and laughed out loud.
Fred and George buried their faces in the goblets of buttered beer. George laughed until he hiccupped.
Lady Weasley rolled her eyes at Mr Weasley, then got up and brought a pile of rhubarb crumbs for dessert.
"Molly doesn't approve of the Mondungues. She doesn't like him." Mr Weasley said softly, shrugging his shoulders. "I shouldn't have invited him to stay for dinner tonight. Molly thinks I've gone too far. She hasn't forgiven him for leaving his post while protecting Harry."
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