There is no doubt that every one of the four troublemakers back then was a smart guy.
Harry's father, James Potter, is bold, careful, easy to communicate with others, and has a natural leadership temperament; while Sirius Black, although sometimes paranoid and sometimes lazy, is extremely talented and adaptable.
Even Peter Pettigrew, who betrayed his three friends and the Order of the Phoenix because of greed and fear, his actions were despised and at the same time, people had to admit his intelligence.
After all, he relied on a lie to frame Sirius and a piece of his little finger to deceive the entire British wizarding world for more than ten years.
But when it comes to who is the wisest among the four... Maka always feels that it should be Lupin.
As a person who has been shrouded in the shadow of werewolves since childhood, his experiences from childhood to adulthood are actually heavier than those of several other good friends.
As a child, he was clearly aware of his own weirdness and terror, and as he grew up, he became even more aware of the threat he posed to others around him.
So he is always calm. He keeps a distance from others invisibly and secretly. He wants to ensure that he does not hurt anyone he does not want to hurt.
And it is precisely because of this habit of "stepping back" all the time that he sees everything more clearly, thoroughly, and long-term than ordinary people.
That's why Maka always invites him to sit in a seat where he can see the overall situation, because sometimes he can even think more thoughtfully than Kingsley, who is also good at looking at the overall situation.
Just like now, just one sentence that Bill hurried over and dropped hastily can make him make a series of quite accurate speculations. He saw the sudden change in the situation through Bill's haste, and after knowing that it was Maka who asked Bill to take the message, he understood the urgency of the situation.
So much so that the moment he saw Ollivander, he was mentally prepared for some of the worst.
"Your mission is to protect Mr. Ollivander... and of course, the box in his hand..."
Lupine found two Aurors and gave them serious instructions before letting them accompany Ollivander and follow the crowd to the back door of the bar.
"…Remus."
Just as Lupine watched the three people gradually disappearing into the crowd, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him - in fact, he knew without looking back, who else could it be besides Tonks
"Um."
Lupine turned around slightly and gave Tonks a comforting smile. He could feel that Tonks was as uneasy as everyone else around her.
However, Tonks is a strong and optimistic woman who never reveals her inner weakness easily.
"What's the matter, Tonks?" he asked rather knowingly.
"… nothing."
Across from him, Tonks seemed a little distressed as she looked at Lupine's tired face. But after opening his mouth, some words of persuasion suddenly changed shape when he came to his mouth.
Just because Tonks is a strong and stubborn person, she can better understand Lupine's persistence. No matter how tired the body and spirit are, the will is always indelible.
Therefore, Lupine did not ask Tonks to leave first, and it was difficult for Tonks to let Lupine let go of some of his burdens.
It must be said that this kind of awareness between the two of them is probably something that the self-proclaimed "selfish" Maka will never have in this life.
"It's okay!" Lupine reached out and gently pressed Tonks' shoulder, and said softly, "After all the refugees in Diagon Alley are safely sent out of London, we can talk about other things! If we arrive when-"
Before he could finish speaking, Tonks covered his mouth and gave him a small glare.
"Don't say useless words, it will only bring misfortune!"
"Oh! Tonks... since when did you become so knowledgeable about fate? I remember that your score in divination seemed to be barely passing, right?"
When Tonks heard this, she glared at him again angrily.
"It's daytime right now, and the moon is still on the other side of the earth!"
"Huh?" Lu Ping asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you understand?" Tonks turned away and said angrily, "I'm just reminding you, don't start talking nonsense before you transform!"
"Oh, don't say that...it's too hurtful!"
As he said this, a relaxed smile appeared on Lu Ping's face - the werewolf thing was no longer a knot in his heart, and the moon was no longer the only thing he feared in his life.
"By the way, I think we have to find Slug and Giggs. Their potions will also be very precious resources... Although Maka's potions are of very high quality, we can't rely on him for everything. , isn’t it?”
Lupine was talking when suddenly, he and Tonks heard an exclamation from the Leaky Cauldron. And this also caused the relaxation that had just accumulated in the two people's hearts to disappear instantly.
But of course, they were obviously not the only ones who were shocked by the sound.
"Don't worry, everyone, stay where you are and stay calm—"
After Lupine shouted to the slightly turbulent crowd around him, he looked down at Tonks again.
"You'd better go find Slug and the others first. I'll go out and check the situation!"
"Uh... be careful."
It could be seen that Tonks was still a little hesitant about this, but she finally nodded, took the initiative to turn around and squeezed into the crowd first.
"Everyone, wait here. I'll be back in a moment."
Nodding slightly to the crowd, Lu Ping then turned around and squeezed through the back door of the Leaky Cauldron, running quickly through the bar and outside the main entrance.
And at this moment, a gray-black pillar of flame rising straight into the sky from bottom to top came into his eyes. Judging from the position, it should be...
"St. Mungo's!"
To be honest, the "pillar" that seems to stand between heaven and earth is not thick, and even looks very slender from a distance. However, the swirling gray-black flames explained its horror simply and easily.
It should be a cluster of special flames, and... it must be an ancient magic with extraordinary power that modern magic spells do not have!
Is this Maka's method? No, although Lupine could not be said to understand Maka at all, he had indeed never seen Maka use this kind of magic.
If the color were changed to blue-white, or pure frost-white, it would probably be Maca.
"Who can do that? Haierbo?" Lu Ping stood at the door, looking at the fading flame pillar in the distance, and couldn't help thinking secretly, "Well... it seems that there is only that guy Haierbo. "
"Pop!"
Seeing that the flame pillar slowly disappeared and did not appear again, Lu Ping immediately raised his hands and clapped them, attracting the attention of all the shocked refugees in the open space.
"Don't be afraid, because our evacuation route happens to be in the opposite direction, so we won't go to that place that doesn't look right at first sight. Instead, we are trying to stay away from it! Now, everyone, please leave as soon as possible! Once outside, at least the Phantom Move You can use the shape spell at will!"
As he spoke, he directed the people who were looking for acquaintances to form a team, and then immediately took steps as she said and started heading towards the suburbs.
Lu Ping naturally did not follow him, because in his plan, he was bound to be the last one to leave.
"Boom—"
Suddenly, another movement came vaguely from the direction of St. Mungo's. This time, the sound was much less noticeable, and maybe the team that just left here didn't hear it at all.
"Maka..." Lu Ping couldn't help but secretly said in his heart at this time, "I hope everything goes well for you."
Not hoping for "peace" or "victory", but "success". At this moment, Lu Ping, probably few people knew what he was thinking.
…
"...What was that just now?"
Because the gray-black flame pillar just now was so eye-catching, even the gray fog in the city couldn't completely cover it up. Therefore, even Hermione and Luna, who had followed the team to the outer edge of the city, saw a hazy black shadow rising into the sky in those few seconds.
"It's definitely not a good thing," Luna on the side whispered, "Anyway, I feel very uncomfortable looking at it! But... I think it may have something to do with Maka."
"You mean, Maka is fighting with someone else?" Hermione said to herself a little solemnly.
"Oh," Luna shook her head immediately after hearing this, "I didn't say that - I don't know, I just thought it might be like that?"
At the same time, Delphi, who was looking after the entire St. Mungo's evacuation team in the middle of the team, couldn't help but glance in the direction he came from.
"This feeling...Did Dad still fail to prevent things from happening?" After staring there for a moment, she shook her head and said silently in her heart, "It's okay, at least Dad was not seriously injured this time due to the time relapse. , even if you are facing a demon and cannot defeat it, you will definitely be able to escape unscathed."
Thinking of this, Delphi suddenly turned his head again and looked at the moving crowd. She knew that these people had to leave London as soon as possible so that her father could have more choices.
It was precisely for this reason that she took the initiative to leave Maka temporarily and came to take charge of St. Mungo's escort mission.
"Everyone, don't pay attention to what's going on behind you, speed up your pace, we will be able to get out of this fog soon!"
The speaker was the director of St. Mungo's Hospital who was walking on the other side of the queue. Looking at him, he was obviously much more relaxed than when he was at St. Mungo's Hospital.
To be honest, when Maka proposed to evacuate London, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky - the responsibility on his shoulders was too heavy, and he really couldn't bear it with his weak shoulders!
"Retire when you look back!" He couldn't help but said to himself.