"Is the training over?"
Sirius calmly stuffed the letter back into his robe pocket, then concealed all expressions on his face. He looked up at Harry and the other two who had just returned to the living room to rest, picked up the barrel of butterbeer on the table, and poured a glass for each of them.
"It's over!" said Harry.
“They all did great.”
Moody, who was leaning on a cane, sat down on the sofa next to him, took out a metal bottle of wine from the pocket of his robe, took a sip, and praised generously, "I believe they will become excellent Aurors in the future."
Moody trained Harry, Ron and Hermione according to the standards of teaching trainee Aurors. It has to be said that the three of them were better than most trainee Aurors who had just joined the Ministry of Magic.
"Harry has always been excellent," said Sirius proudly, "just like James."
"But..." Moody paused and shook his head, "If they want to go to the battlefield, they need more systematic training. Accelerated training for a few months will not be enough."
In fact, he was not optimistic about the next actions of Harry and his companions, and he didn't understand what Dumbledore was thinking.
"Be fair, Mad-Eye," said Sirius, "Harry isn't even an adult yet, and he's already doing very well."
"Harry is certainly good, better than most, but he has more important things to do in the future." Moody said bluntly, "To be honest, I doubt that if they go to the battlefield without any experience, they may not survive the start of school in September."
Moody did not forget what Dumbledore said last, that Harry was his most precious hope and he should believe in him.
It was precisely because of hope that Moody couldn't help but worry about Harry's safety.
Harry is still too immature.
If Dumbledore told them that Albert was their hope, all the members of the Order of the Phoenix would probably be thinking about how to defeat the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters.
"We will continue with Concealment and Anti-Detection this afternoon. You'd better cheer up. This course is very important for you." Moody looked at Harry and reminded him, "If you don't want to spend a lot of time running for your life in the future."
"Don't mind what Mad-Eye says, Harry." Sirius reached out and patted Harry's shoulder and said, "You have done a good job."
"Don't worry, I'm not that fragile."
"Molly should be ready." Sirius said with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm a little hungry."
After Harry and the other two left, Sirius said to Moody with a gloomy face: "You shouldn't put too much pressure on Harry."
"You should know clearly what they will face in the future." Moody frowned and said, "They must be prepared."
"Believe me, Harry knows better than you what he needs to face. What you said will only add invisible pressure to them." Sirius stared at Moody and asked, "What makes you so anxious?"
"I doubt the Ministry of Magic can hold out for much longer." Mad-Eye took another sip of wine from the bottle. "Harry doesn't have much time left."
"We expected this, didn't we?" Sirius looked very calm. "Believe me, the situation is not as bad as you think."
"Albert Anderson may not be reliable." Moody knew what Sirius was referring to: "Rather than relying on that guy, it's better to hope that Harry can defeat the mysterious man."
"No, you are wrong about one thing. Albert is more reliable than anyone else. Believe me, I know him better than you do." Sirius looked at the door of the living room and said, "He will definitely not tolerate the mysterious man to continue jumping around, especially when the mysterious man wants to kill him."
In the corridor, Harry and the other two were chatting in low voices about their training. As soon as they entered the restaurant, they saw Ginny walking towards the dining table with a pot of stew.
"Let me do it."
Harry drew his wand and flicked it at the pot of stew, causing it to land smoothly on the table.
"Thank you." Ginny served Harry a bowl of soup after seeing him sit down at the dining table. "By the way, I just heard from my mother that Lupin is going to marry Tonks."
"Oh, that's great?"
Harry swallowed the stew in his mouth and asked, "Do you know when Lupin and Tonks are getting married?"
Hermione and Ron looked at each other and shook their heads blankly.
"It should be soon." Ginny said after a moment's hesitation.
"What's wrong?"
Hermione noticed something was wrong. She thought Lupin and Tonks' marriage should be a happy thing, but the situation did not seem to be that way.
"Lupin doesn't want his union with Tonks to attract too much attention, and seems to be planning to get married somewhere casually, but Mum thinks their wedding should be blessed by everyone." Ginny looked towards the kitchen and said in a low voice.
"What's going on?"
Harry couldn't understand why Lupin and Tonks did this. Although he had never attended a wedding, he knew that weddings shouldn't be so casual.
"Does Sirius know about this?" Hermione frowned. She had vaguely guessed why Lupin did this.
The situation of werewolves in the wizarding world is truly worrying, and Lupin was probably worried that marrying him would bring unnecessary trouble to Tonks.
"Sirius certainly knows that Fred and George suggested that they hold a simple wedding at headquarters." Ginny said softly, "I also think they deserve everyone's blessings."
"Why didn't Sirius tell me about this?" Harry asked puzzled.
"He must be very conflicted right now!" Ron suddenly said something that no one could understand.
"What's the meaning."
Everyone looked at Ron in confusion.
"It may be difficult for Lupin and Tonks's wedding to get the blessing of Tonks' family." Ron lowered his voice and said, "Believe me, no one wants their daughter to marry a werewolf."
"Ron." Hermione glared at Ron in dissatisfaction.
"I'm telling the truth." Ron shook his head and smiled bitterly, "That's really cruel. If it were me, I would definitely not allow my daughter to be with a werewolf."
"Can… "
"You should know what werewolves mean in the wizarding world." Ron said with a wry smile.
"When Bill was bitten by Fingle, Mum also thought that his wedding with Fleur would be canceled because of it." Ginny suddenly interrupted.
It was from that time that their family officially accepted Furong.
"I think Sirius would support them," Harry said after a moment's silence.
"Sirius is Lupin's good friend. He certainly hopes that Lupin can be happy, but Harry, don't forget that Tonks is Sirius' niece..."
"I'm going to go talk to Sirius."
Harry stood up and walked outside, meeting Sirius chatting with Moody in the corridor.
"Sirius," said Harry.
Noticing Harry's suggestive look, Sirius asked in confusion, "Harry, what's the matter?"
"Well, there's something I want to talk to you about." Harry walked towards the next room.
"oh."
Sirius was a little confused, and after saying hello to Mad-Eye Moody, he followed Harry into the next room.
"I just heard that Lupin is getting married." Harry asked straight to the point.
Sirius's expression froze, and he nodded, "Yes, they are getting married."
"What's going on?" Harry asked. "That's not like you."
"My cousin Andromeda is against this marriage." Sirius smiled helplessly.
"But Lupin and Tonks should..." Harry was interrupted by Sirius before he could finish his words.
"Harry, I know what you mean, but sometimes it's just like that..." Sirius looked at his godson and murmured, "Of course I also hope that Lupin can be happy, but I can also understand why Andromeda would object. This is a very cruel thing."
"Because of the werewolves?"
"That's right."
"As friends, we certainly don't mind Lupin's identity, because I know Lupin very well. But my cousin Andromeda is different. Most wizards in the wizarding world reject werewolves because they are dark creatures." Sirius' tone was filled with helplessness. "This means that Lupin and Tonks' union is doomed to receive few blessings. Once they get married, Tonks will definitely be affected. She may even have to endure other people's strange looks and be rejected by wizards in the wizarding world."
"I don't think Tonks cares," Harry said firmly. "She can't be unaware of the consequences."
"Yes, Tonks doesn't care, but her family does." Sirius's expression became more bitter, "What parent would want their only daughter to marry a werewolf?"
"They want you to stop them?" Harry understood.
If Sirius didn't have to consider both sides at the same time, if he hadn't received the letter from his cousin Andromeda, he would definitely be happy about the union of Lupin and Tonks.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
"So what are you going to do?" Harry asked.
"I choose to respect the opinions of Lupin and Tonks." Sirius said softly, "Whether they get married or not, I respect their choice."
"I don't think the situation is as bad as you think," Harry comforted.
"I hope so!"
Sirius knew why Harry could say such a thing.
That's because Harry was an outsider, but Sirius was not, so he didn't intend to say anything more because there was no point.
"What did Sirius say?"
After lunch, when everyone went back to rest, Hermione suddenly asked about this matter.
"Sirius said he respected Lupin and Tonks' choice." Harry shook his head, "But I can see that Sirius is actually very hesitant. He should sincerely wish Lupin and Tonks well, but..."
"This is actually very normal, Harry. Think about it, if your daughter plans to marry a werewolf one day, you will probably oppose the wedding like Tonks' family." Fred and George pushed the door open and walked in.
"Why are you here?" Ron looked at the twins in surprise.
"Come over to take over the Wizard Lookout. We have planned to convert this radio station into the Potter Lookout." Fred explained.
"I think a wizarding lookout would be fine," said Harry dryly.
"The Potter Lookout will let everyone know that this is a platform that supports you." George smiled and patted Harry's shoulder. "You are the savior now."
"So, you also think Sirius should stop Lupin and Tonks?" Hermione brought the subject back.
"No, I support them being together because we stand on Lupin's side." George shook his head and explained, "In fact, Tonks' mother may not really hate Lupin, but as a mother, she certainly doesn't want to see her daughter suffer misfortune, and she doesn't want her daughter to be excluded by the entire wizarding world for marrying a werewolf."
George saw it clearly, because if it were him, he would probably object too.
Reality is sometimes so cruel.
However, as Lupin's friends, the Weasley brothers hope that Lupin can find his own happiness.
Besides, Tonks wasn't their daughter.