Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 412 Good people are rewarded

By the time Mike had completely settled the Los Santos wizards and Arthur returned to Hogwarts, the sky was already bright.

Mike originally thought that the soldiers who had been working with them in the Ministry of Magic all night last night should have collapsed from exhaustion by now, but he obviously underestimated the vitality of young people.

Because when he came to the auditorium and prepared to have some breakfast to replenish his energy, he suddenly found that the members of the da army were telling other students about the battle in the Ministry of Magic last night!
And looking at their excited expressions, you can't tell at all that they haven't slept all night.

Mike's arrival instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the auditorium. The whole auditorium was shocked when the first young man who discovered Mike exclaimed!

"Mike! I heard you killed a lot of Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic last night?"

"My God, I heard you killed them all, is that true?"

……

Looking at the classmates who were chattering around him, Mike felt a headache, but he still had a helpless smile on his face and explained what happened last night to the classmates around him over and over again.

However, when talking to these students, Mike also noticed that there were no faculty members in the auditorium at this time, and the Slytherin students were gathered in a remote corner of the auditorium. Judging from their expressions, they were not in a very good mood.

After finally getting rid of the siege of these people, Mike sat down and began to prepare to enjoy his breakfast.

However, just as he took a sip of milk, Hermione's familiar voice came from beside him.

"Mike, are your injuries serious?"

"Oh! Thank you for your concern, Hermione." Mike muttered while eating, "But I must reiterate again that I am not injured, I am just a little weak due to excessive consumption of magic power, which is why I am in a hurry to eat breakfast."

"Really? Then hurry up and eat more. I'll give you my share too!"

Hermione showed a look of surprise when she heard that, and pushed her unfinished breakfast in front of Mike.

Looking at the bread that had been bitten twice, Mike was about to refuse, but Harry's voice came from the side again.

"Mike, is Sirius okay?"

Mike turned his head and saw that Harry's face was not very good at the moment. He was obviously a little worried, and said:
"Black was injured, but it's not a big deal. I've arranged for him to go to St. Mungo's. As you know, the medical level in the wizarding world is much higher than that in the Muggle world, so you don't have to worry."

"Really? That's great." A smile finally appeared on Harry's face. "What about Dumbledore and the others? Aren't they with Sirius?"

Mike's expression became a little stiff when he heard this. Black was a senior member of the Order of the Phoenix. Logically speaking, Dumbledore and the others should indeed send someone to look after Black.

But at this moment, there were only Los Santos Group staff around Blake.

It's not that Dumbledore doesn't care about Black. In fact, the person who doesn't want any member of the Order of the Phoenix to look after him is Black. Mike guessed that he was frightened by Moody's ruthless desire to kill him, so he also had some bad thoughts about the Order of the Phoenix.

However, Mike was also happy to see this happen. After all, if Blake really had some conflicts with the Order of the Phoenix, then his success in recruiting Blake into the Los Santos Group would increase dramatically.

Thinking of this, Mike raised his eyebrows and said:
"Dumbledore and the others have other things to deal with, so they are not in St. Mungo's. But don't worry, I have sent someone over to Black's place, he will be safe."

"That's good."

Harry let out a long breath, and the hint of worry between his brows gradually disappeared.

Afterwards, Harry and others asked Mike many questions, including whether he really met Voldemort last night. After Mike answered truthfully, the crowd watching on the side also exclaimed.

To be honest, everyone still has many questions to ask. After all, a major event like last night might not happen once in decades in the wizarding world.

But unfortunately, today is the day of the Transfiguration exam. After Mike answered several questions in succession, the bell rang, reminding the students that the exam was about to begin.

Mike breathed a sigh of relief as he watched his classmates leave the temporary restaurant with sad faces.

To be honest, he didn't really like dealing with this kind of situation because it was too tiring.

The process of the Transfiguration exam is basically the same as the previous Charms exam, consisting of a theoretical written exam in the morning and a practical exam in the afternoon.

Mike was also surprised to find that even the types of questions in the two exams were almost the same, both of which contained a lot of content related to spellcasting taboos.

This relieved McDun's stress. He was a complete pragmatist, so most of the knowledge he acquired was for practical purposes.

So what Mike was most afraid of was that the examiner would give out some knowledge that had little practical value and was very obscure. Fortunately, knowledge such as spellcasting taboos also belonged to useful knowledge, so Mike's written test went very smoothly.

It is worth mentioning that after the initial excitement, the members of the da army who participated in the Ministry of Magic's operation last night also began to yawn.

Fortunately, everyone drank Dolphin Magic Drink before entering the examination room, so even though everyone was yawning a lot, generally speaking, no one fell asleep in the examination room.

Compared with the written test in the morning, the practical test in the afternoon was much easier for Mike.

Because Professor McGonagall predicted the questions very accurately, the main topic of the practical exam was the Vanishing Spell.

Many students breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the exam subjects. In the past two months, Professor McGonagall had tried her best to make them learn the Vanishing Spell, so by now almost all students have been able to skillfully make invertebrates disappear without a trace.

And this is exactly the minimum requirement for passing the ordinary OWL exam. In other words, as long as you review seriously and are not ridiculously stupid, you can basically get an 'A (pass)' grade for the Transfiguration OWL exam.

Of course, the good and excellent grades still require you to go a step further on the basis of being qualified, and Professor McGonagall's newt-level Transfiguration course will only accept students who have at least obtained an owl 'O (Excellent)' grade certificate. This means that an 'A' grade owl certificate is just a certificate of proficiency that exists to save your face, and it is not of much use.

But even so, after the exam, most of the students looked happy, even Hermione and Neville, who were always worried about their exam results. After the exam, Mike's worries came again.

Except for a few who were extremely energetic or had a strong desire to show off (Ron), all the soldiers who participated in the operation last night had gone back to catch up on their sleep and rest. After all, they had other exams the next day.

But it was different for ordinary students who did not participate in the action but only heard about it from hearsay.

As soon as the exam was over, they surrounded Mike, the culprit, wanting to know more details.

Mike was naturally very troubled by this, but fortunately the members of the mutual aid society were no pushovers. They were already feeling a little guilty for not participating in last night's action, so when they saw Mike being surrounded, they immediately came over to rescue him.

With their help, Mike successfully broke free from the siege and came directly to the forest villa of the Order of the Phoenix through Shuke.

……

In the villa in the forest, as soon as Mike stepped into the hall, he was taken to a guest room by the enthusiastic house-elf Teacup.

The facilities in the guest rooms are much more complete than those in other places in the villa. Whether it is the large solid wood bed or various furniture, they all give a more homely feeling.

At first, Mike was puzzled by the layout of the guest room, but when he saw Lupin lying on the big bed in the guest room, he immediately understood.

This room is basically a hospital ward.

Lupin was lying on the bed, covered with a white blanket, his eyes were closed and he was obviously still asleep, his face looked very ugly. Tonks was looking at him with a worried look on her face, and she didn't even notice Mike's arrival.

Dumbledore, who was also in the ward, noticed Mike's arrival, but before Mike could say anything, he gave Mike a "go out and talk" gesture, and then took Mike out of the ward.

"How is Lupin doing?"

As soon as he walked out of the room, Mike couldn't wait to ask about Lupin's situation. Mike still had a good impression of this former professor, so he didn't want anything to happen to him.

"I asked many old friends to come and help. They are all renowned therapists." Dumbledore's expression was a little ugly, "But the diagnosis they gave was not very good."

"He's going to die? This shouldn't be possible!"

The expression on Mike's face became extremely surprised. He had also made a preliminary observation of Lupin's injuries at the Ministry of Magic last night. Apart from the loss of a hand and some damage to his internal organs, there was basically nothing serious.

But now Dumbledore is saying that Lupin is about to die?
"Well, that's not the case." Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, "It's just that his hand has been eaten by Fenrir, and when we found him, it couldn't be reattached. So, Lupin is likely to lose his right hand forever."

Hearing this, Mike let out a long sigh and said:
"Phew! Isn't this great?"

"Hmm? What's good about it?"

"Professor Lupin has lost his right hand, and his fighting ability has been greatly reduced. Rather than letting him drag his crippled body into dangerous work again, it would be better for him to retire and find a place to spend the rest of his life." Mike said as a matter of course, "Although it is a bit early to retire before the age of 40, it is actually a good thing for him. After all, the work of fighting Voldemort is too dangerous. He survived this time entirely because the goddess of luck favored him."

After this statement, Dumbledore did not speak. He just turned his head and looked quietly at the tightly closed door of the ward, as if he could see Lupin and Tonks directly through the door.

Mike sighed and continued:
"Don't tell me you can't see, Dumbledore. Tonks likes Lupin and doesn't even care about his identity as a werewolf. This is rare. Generally, werewolves like Professor Lupin can only be single for the rest of their lives. After all, the offspring of a werewolf will also be werewolves. With the death of Fenrir this time, Lupin's obsession has disappeared. If he and Tonks can find a safe place to get married and have a few children to spend their lives, that would be the best ending for Lupin. I think Professor Lupin is a respectable person, and the suffering he endured in the first half of his life is enough for him to spend the second half of his life happily. What do you think?"

The scene fell silent again. Dumbledore seemed not to have heard what Mike said and continued to stare at the door of the ward.

Mike didn't say anything, just waited quietly for Dumbledore's decision.

In his opinion, if Lupin could really retire due to his injury this time, and then marry Tonks and spend the rest of his life happily, then this would undoubtedly be a happy ending for Lupin.

However, this will make the already understaffed Order of the Phoenix even weaker, so the final solution still depends on how Dumbledore decides. Otherwise, if Dumbledore does not let go, Tonks and Lupin will never leave the Order of the Phoenix.

Finally, after a long silence, a smile appeared on Dumbledore's face.

He slowly turned his head, looked at Mike with a look of relief and said:

"Mike, I'm very glad that you can think of this. It proves that you are a kind child."

Mike's expression was a little unnatural. After all, his mental age was already over fifty, and being called a child would definitely make him feel awkward. However, looking at Dumbledore's sincere smile, Mike nodded decisively and said:

"I just hope that a good man like Lupin can have a good ending."

"You are right. Good people should be rewarded. I accept your proposal. After Lupin wakes up, I will consult Tonks and Lupin separately. If they are both willing, we will do as you say."

"That would be perfect."

A smile also broke out on Mike's face. He turned his head to look at the closed door of the ward, and in his heart he was happy for the new life that Lupin was about to usher in.

"Is this the reason you came to me today?" Dumbledore continued. "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

Mike looked at Dumbledore again, the smile on his face became more meaningful, and he said:

"Of course, the main reason I came here today is to have a good talk with you about the secret of Voldemort's resurrection."

As soon as these words were spoken, Dumbledore's expression changed. He looked at Mike in surprise and was a little stunned.

(End of this chapter)