"Maka, let me help you catch these little guys."
"Hey! Sirius, don't talk about us like rabbits... We also wanted to find you, so we wanted to secretly... ah no, I mean, we left the town temporarily in an 'open and fair' way!"
"They were all sneaking around and becoming invisible. Can they be called aboveboard? If you hadn't just cast the silencing spell into the passage and didn't pay attention to what was behind you, I might not even have noticed that you had reached the entrance!"
"Oh, Sirius, we... we just want to test whether the passage is safe enough..."
Maka stood at the door of the observation room, looking at the guys in front of her who were more joking than arguing, and couldn't help but feel funny.
Obviously, Sirius was probably aware of Harry and others' concerns about him, but he was not the kind of hypocritical person, so he didn't mention it deliberately.
However, in the face of these little guys, in order to confirm whether they are safe or not, they even do not hesitate to sneak out of the town and go to extremely dangerous places like London to find themselves. He usually looks a bit casual and cold on the surface, but because of the warmth in his heart, he is unwilling to blame the three Harrys who are actually too adventurous.
Of course, with this happy scene in front of him, although Maka secretly laughed in his heart, he always maintained his usual indifference on his face.
Even vaguely, there seems to be some seriousness.
"Okay, okay." Seeing Harry and Ron talking nonsense beside Sirius, Hermione couldn't help but pull them secretly, and then whispered behind them, "Stop talking nonsense, Mary. Ka seems a little angry."
"Eh?"
After Hermione's reminder, the two quickly and cautiously glanced at Maka's face, and then immediately closed their mouths firmly.
Although they were in a good mood now after confirming that Sirius was completely fine, so they joked with Sirius. But when you think about this time, although she was carefully prepared mentally with the help of Hermione, overall she was still reckless, so it was not surprising that Maka would be angry.
After all, it is a matter of life!
"Have you realized your mistake?"
Since Sirius temporarily relented and pretended to be a good guy, he could only be the bad guy. Looking at these friends who finally calmed down, Maka asked casually with a sullen face.
"Well, I know I was wrong." "I understand."
"Hermione, what about you?"
"Uh... Well, I too... know I was wrong."
Seeing that the three of them all admitted their mistakes honestly without a word of excuse, Maka immediately waved her hand and said:
"Then, in order to prevent you from running around anymore - you will be responsible for the important care tasks of the two observation rooms. Remember, this is very important and must be monitored 24 hours a day. Record. As soon as there is any abnormality, send someone to report to me or Lu Ping, do you understand?"
"OK."
After Hermione agreed without hesitation, Harry and Ron quickly nodded to express their understanding, and then Maka added:
"You have all heard it in the halls of the Ministry of Magic before, so I believe you should also understand the importance of these two ladies... Take care of them, and if necessary, call Ginny or Hannah. come over."
After all, the two survivors inside were both women. Harry and Ron still had many inconveniences in their daily care. It's just that the current caregivers in Spiral Town are not very sufficient. If you don't want to trouble those refugees, you can only rely on your own people to help.
After that, Maka carefully warned Hermione and the three of them about the situation in the observation room and the two survivors, and then waved to Sirius.
"Okay, let's go to Lupine first... I think he must be worried about you too. Only when he sees that you are fine can he relax and continue doing things."
Just as he said this, Maka suddenly looked back after taking two steps forward, with a smile on her lips.
"By the way, there is no problem with the safety of the town's exit passage. Everything you chattered at the entrance of the passage was recorded verbatim by the Silent Bird."
"Eh-"
Listening to the three overlapping moans of annoyance, Maka left the underground corridor of New St. Mungo's with Sirius with satisfaction, and went to the Ministry of Magic to find Lupin.
"Hermione," Ron couldn't help but whispered after being stunned for a moment, "You said... could it be that we were all working in vain?"
"Otherwise, what do you think?" Hermione sighed, "I'm afraid, Maka knows exactly what we are thinking and doing... Even if we don't run into Sirius, we will never be able to escape."
"Then...what's going on with Neville?"
…
While Ron was suddenly confused about Neville, Neville himself still knew nothing about Sirius' return.
At the moment, although he and Luna had returned to the big house where he was temporarily staying, he started to eat breakfast in a daze at Luna's greeting.
But compared to Luna, who was eating happily, he obviously felt a little bit unsatisfied.
While he was stuffing the unsmeared bread into his mouth one after another, he was completely immersed in his thoughts, and he didn't even notice that his mouth was already so dry that he couldn't swallow.
"Neville?"
Luna had already filled her stomach, and while drinking Gordigon tea, she looked curiously at Neville, whose mouth was so dry that crumbs fell out.
"Aren't you thirsty? Is it some new special ability you've learned?"
"ah?"
Hearing this, Neville came to his senses for a moment, but when he opened his mouth, more dry crumbs immediately spewed out, causing Luna, who was sitting opposite, to jump up from her chair and hide aside.
"Wow, it's like a sand wolf rat that can spray sand... so awesome!"
After saying this, Luna saw Neville suddenly picking up the cup and filling his mouth with water in a hurry. She suddenly seemed to have lost interest, picked up the tableware she had used, and ran to the sink to wash it.
In the blink of an eye, there was only one person left at the dining table. Neville scratched his head apologetically, but soon fell into deep thought again.
For him, the situation on Harry's side was obviously more concerning. Although he had left with Luna as if running away, he was still quite worried in his heart.
From what he knew about the three Harrys, and after the "unintentional reminder" he let slip, the next three guys might... no, they would definitely find a way to leave Spiral Town.
And when he thought about it, he, who was already uneasy, felt even more guilty.