The Return to Hogwarts

Louise opened her eyes and saw two bright purple moons blooming before her, instantly engulfing her senses…

Chapter 806 Recovery

2024-03-16

Life is a one-way journey. The scenery along the way, the people and things you meet, whether you like them or hate them, can only accompany you for a part of the journey. In the end, they will all gradually drift away from you.

Loneliness is a normal part of life.

Amosta, in his illusory form, floated a hundred feet in the air, quietly watching Louise laughing and joking with her colleagues behind the glass curtain wall, a faint loneliness in his eyes.

Let this innocent girl who got dragged into this be happy for a while longer. As for Kingsley, tell him to wait before contacting her again.

The fierce winds high in the sky tousled her soft gray hair. Amosta pressed her head, looked up at the azure sky, took a deep breath, and then stepped into the void to continue her journey.

St. Mungo's Hospital for the Magical Injuries

Whether it's a Muggle or a wizard's hospital, busyness is always the constant melody. Around noon, the healers, dressed in dark green smocks, don't even have time to sit down and enjoy a proper lunch. Leaning against a corner in the corridor, wolfing down their lunchboxes has become their daily routine.

clang-

A loud shout from the fourth floor drowned out the noise in the hospital. Hearing the shout, the therapists who were eating in the fifth-floor corridor dropped their lunchboxes and rushed downstairs. The commotion woke Hermione, who was used to the noise of St. Mungo's.

A desk has been added to the originally simple hospital room. Golden sunlight shines through the window high in the wall and falls right on Hermione's desk, illuminating the chaotic tracks of the dust particles disturbed by Hermione's steady breathing.

Hermione glanced at the therapist running past in the hallway outside the door, blinked, and a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes. But in the end, she gave up on going out to see what was going on and focused on her studies instead.

She had been away from Hogwarts for almost two weeks. Since entering the upper grades, the pace of the courses had obviously accelerated a lot. Just thinking about the lessons she had fallen behind during this time made Hermione unable to lie peacefully in bed.

So, after the curse on her body suddenly disappeared and her energy was restored the day before yesterday, Hermione, who could no longer contain her anxiety, immediately asked to return to Hogwarts. However, she was met with strong opposition from Sirius and Tonks. After some struggle, Sirius went to Hogwarts to retrieve her textbooks and also brought the good news that she had recovered to Harry, Ron, and her classmates who were worried about disturbing Hermione's treatment and had been holding back from writing to inquire.

Your friends can't wait to see you!

When Hermione easily took the schoolbag from Sirius, who was a strong, middle-aged man and was struggling to carry it, she heard what Sirius said, and Hermione's cheeks flushed and she smiled happily.

She was already imagining life after returning to school, but there were still many troublesome problems.

Hermione thought to herself as she slumped over her desk, "I definitely need to catch up on the lessons and homework I've missed."

This means she will definitely be working overtime for a while, because another thing will also consume a lot of her energy.

Although she was cursed and nearly died, Hermione never forgot that the second match of the Triwizard Tournament was only ten days away.

This seemed like a good excuse, since she was weakened by the curse and the treatment had taken too much time, so losing the match was 'justified'. But Hermione didn't want to make such an excuse for herself. She still wanted to give it her all and perform brilliantly.

The problem is, St. Mungo's isn't Hogwarts' library; there aren't as many resources to draw upon. She still lacks a good method to survive underwater for an hour.

Thinking of this, a faint worry appeared on Hermione's delicate brows. Time was really too tight, and she even missed the time-tamper she used in her third year.

Ding, ding, ding—

A crisp knocking sound came from outside the door. Hearing this, Hermione's worried expression softened into a serene smile.

"Hey Tonks, is it time for dinner? Your hair today... Oh, what happened to your clothes!"

Hermione slammed her chair back and stood up in surprise, staring at the claw marks on Tonks's handsome black jacket, which was covered in messy orange hair.

"Don't you think it's pretty cool?"

Tonks glanced at the claw marks on her clothes and chuckled, but then she sighed.

"A poor guy came downstairs who had been bitten by a werewolf and was still in an uncontrollable frenzy after being bitten. The department's strikers couldn't control him. Sirius and I happened to witness this scene and decided to lend a hand. Oh, and Sirius was also downstairs keeping an eye on that poor guy!"

"But!"

Hermione frowned, looking puzzled, and asked...

"Hasn't Professor Blaine already eliminated the werewolves in Britain?"

"Those guys are like weeds growing under the floorboards; as long as there's a dark, damp environment, they'll always grow back. You can't possibly wipe them out completely. Of course, I'm referring to those evil werewolves that kill people and turn normal people into werewolves,"

Tonks immediately added,

“Remus is a completely different case; he can be trusted.”

Hermione pursed her lips and remained silent.

During the time she spent with Tonks and Sirius, Hermione clearly noticed the admiration Tonks showed in his words when talking about Remus that went beyond friendship.

Let's not talk about this—

Tonks sighed, placed the lunchbox on Hermione's desk, shook the newspaper in her other hand, and smiled with delight.

"I have some good news! An hour ago, The Daily Prophet had an emergency reprint of a special edition. Take a look!"

good news?

Hermione raised an eyebrow, took the newspaper from Tonks, and eagerly opened it. The moment that familiar, calm face appeared at the top of the front page, Hermione's heart skipped a beat, and a surprised smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

"Professor Blaine is back!"

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic held a press conference early this morning. Amos Tower gave a formal explanation regarding the duel at the Muggle university in Berlin a few days ago and the fire in the suburbs. Tsk tsk!"

Tonks glanced sideways at the young face in the newspaper, admiring it.

"Needless to say, his reputation has soared. In the past two years, Amos Tower has completely overshadowed Dumbledore. Oh, back when I was in Hogwarts, if anyone had told me that the 'silent gourd' from Slytherin could achieve what he has today, I would have said he was crazy. But he has changed many people's image of Slytherin."

Hermione nodded in strong agreement.

Upon closer reflection, since Professor Blaine arrived at Hogwarts, even the Gryffindor students, who have the most acute conflicts with Slytherin, have seen a sharp decrease in the number of clashes with Slytherin students over the past two years.

This wasn't because Professor Blaine was particularly strict, but because he himself had become a role model, an object of unconscious imitation for the Slytherin students, and had genuinely changed their bad character.

The most obvious example is Draco Malfoy, who finally realized that improving his magical abilities was more meaningful than being a hated 'school bully'.

Hermione skimmed the newspaper, but as her gaze moved downwards, her brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes. Just as she looked up at Tonks to ask something, a voice suddenly came from the hospital room door, interrupting her question.

"How was your vacation at St. Mungo's, Hermione?"

Oh!

Upon seeing the smiling young man at the door, Hermione and Tonks inside the ward simultaneously let out a surprised exclamation.

Chapter 807 Apology

2024-03-16

"You came really fast, Amosta!"

After the smile faded, Tonks was slightly surprised. "I thought you'd be busy for a while!"

"I have never liked wasting my energy on things that I'm not interested in."

Amostar smiled and walked up to the two of them, taking a closer look at Hermione, who was wearing a hospital gown and looking at him with a hint of emotion.

Nearly two weeks of bed rest made the little witch look a bit thinner than before, but the flow of magic in her body had returned to normal.

Furthermore, because she had used many magic-replenishing potions during this period, and absorbed a small amount of the magic that Amostah had left in her body to suppress the curse, Hermione's magic power was much stronger than before, basically at the level of an adult wizard.

"good--"

After a thorough inspection, Amosta nodded in satisfaction and smiled gently.

"The recovery is going very well."

Professor Blaine's comments brought Hermione even more joy to her smile and deepened her gratitude.

Without needing to ask, Hermione knew how much Professor Blaine had worked to solve her problem. He had even uprooted a massive dark wizarding organization that had been lurking in the European magical world for many years!

This way of thinking is somewhat different from the facts, but that's how Hermione sees it.

"May I ask when I can return to Hogwarts, Professor?"

Hermione pursed her lips and asked earnestly.

"In my opinion, we can do it now."

Amosta glanced at the desk in the ward and chuckled.

"Please get plenty of rest over the next few days, and I believe you will fully recover soon."

Although she was looking forward to being discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, the sudden news that she could return to school and see her friends filled Hermione with immense happiness. It wasn't until Tonks congratulated her that Hermione came back to her senses. She saw Professor Blaine picking up the Daily Prophet that she had just placed on his desk and looking at the headline about him.

Hermione opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

After glancing at the report, it was mostly his original words from the morning press conference, with the Daily Prophet unusually omitting any embellishments.

Setting down the newspaper, Amosta noticed Hermione's hesitant expression, thought for a moment, and then smiled.

"Are you wondering why I suppressed the news of your attack and completely distanced myself from the matter of destroying this organization?"

Hermione bit her lip and nodded slightly. Tonks was also looking at Amostella, waiting for his explanation.

"The first question is easy to explain. When you were first attacked, we didn't know the purpose of the person who did it, or whether the person who did it simply hated you and wanted to take your life. So, in this situation, it was very necessary to hide your location and status, rather than worrying about being held accountable by the public."

Seeing Hermione nod in understanding, Amosta continued,

"As for the second question, that relates to the purpose of that organization in poisoning you."

Hermione focused her gaze, adopting a posture of attentive listening, but to her surprise, Professor Blaine said...

"Regarding this, both Headmaster Dumbledore and I should apologize to you. In fact, this evil organization did not simply want to kill you, but hoped to anger Headmaster Dumbledore and me by harming you, so as to lure us into investigating and thus use us to achieve some purpose."

"What purpose?"