"Maka has been in the observation room for almost forty minutes, right? Could it be that... another accident happened?"
Currently in the underground corridor of the new St. Mungo's building, several friends are silently waiting for Maka to come out. Some of them were leaning against the wall, some were sitting on the side of the corridor with their knees folded... Of course, there were also those who were maverick like Luna, sitting directly in the middle of the corridor with her legs crossed and a meal basket.
But everyone's expressions, including Luna's, were obviously getting lower and lower as time went by. No one had said anything for about ten minutes now.
Hermione, who had been guarding the door from beginning to end, couldn't help but whisper to herself.
Since no one would come to this underground corridor at all, and everyone was silent at this moment, her subconscious words to herself were still heard by everyone.
"It's okay," Ron couldn't help but added after a short pause, "After all, it's Maka inside - even if something unexpected happens, there seems to be no more reassuring premise than this, right? ?”
"Um."
Hermione, who was looking slightly sad, couldn't help but nodded and smiled.
"Yeah... Ron, it's rare that you said something that couldn't be more correct."
Ron, who was sitting in the corner not far away, waved his hand dissatisfiedly when he heard this.
"Hermione, are you complimenting me?"
"Of course," Hermione said with a shrug, seriously, "There is no more sincere compliment than this."
Before she finished speaking, she couldn't help laughing. And her smile also caused the friends to burst into laughter, and even Ron couldn't help but laugh.
However, when the dull air in the corridor was finally swept away, a series of footsteps suddenly sounded from one end of the corridor, causing everyone to smile and turn around.
That was the direction of the stairs leading down to the underground corridor. Since there were footsteps coming from there, it meant that someone was coming down.
Ron and others who were sitting on the floor immediately stood up, but did not go up to them. Instead, they unconsciously stayed at the door of the two observation rooms.
They still remembered Maka's instructions - no one could enter these two rooms except their caregivers.
But soon, when they saw a familiar figure walking quickly around the corner, everyone in the corridor couldn't help but relax a little.
"Lupine, what's wrong?"
"Harry, Maka should be here... hmm? Not here?"
It was Lu Ping who came, and he still had the same slovenly appearance. Just looking at the pace of his walking this way, it seemed a little strange, it felt a little faster than usual.
"Uh, Maka is inside!" Harry, who was facing the front, pointed to the door inside and said with a little doubt, "Is there anything else you want to see him for? There may be something there for the time being... Well, probably It’s best not to go in!”
"Yeah?"
When Lu Ping heard this, he couldn't help but pause in his steps. After he glanced at the door and thought about it for a while, he finally nodded and said:
"I see... Well, actually it's not a very important thing. When he comes out later, just remember to mention to him that I was here!"
After saying this, Lupine wanted to turn around and leave, leaving almost no room for Harry and the others to interject and ask questions. But at this moment, Hermione standing behind frowned and said:
"Wait! Lupin, wait a minute!"
"Oh, is there anything you want to tell me? Are there too many 'idle people' here, so you want me to take a few away to help with the work?"
Regarding Lupine's joking response, everyone present except Luna at the end could not laugh.
Because when Hermione hurriedly called Lupine, everyone almost realized that things may not be as simple as Lupine showed!
"Lupin, after all this has happened, you should tell the truth!" Hermione pursed her lips and said, "What on earth...what else happened that cannot be told to us?"
"Hermione—"
Lupine looked at Hermione who seemed a little unhappy. After a brief stalemate, he could only shake his head helplessly.
"If that's the case, then... I'll tell you directly!"
When the friends heard what Lupine said, they all held their breath and focused all their attention on their ears, intending to listen to what the other person said next without missing a word.
But after Lu Ping paused for a moment, he said extremely seriously:
"Obviously you have already seen it. If you continue to pretend that it is not a big deal, it seems to be meaningless... Indeed, something unusual happened just now, and we need to discuss it with Maka as soon as possible."
"However, just because I think this matter cannot be told to you, even if it is just the content, what should be concealed should be concealed. If Maka feels that it is okay to let you know after knowing it, then let's talk about it then!"
Lupine's words were indeed "straightforward" - although he didn't know what exactly happened, judging from his decisive refusal to disclose the information, no matter how big or small it was, he must have had something to do with Hermione and the others. Close association.
Yes, just like the last time Sirius led people deep into the extremely dangerous urban area of London... No, maybe it's even more serious than that and I don't know.
However, no matter what it was, Hermione and the others seemed to have no way of knowing it for the time being. Because after Lu Ping said these words, he turned around and left the same way without saying any more nonsense.
To be honest, with the current strength of Harry and others, it would be easy or not difficult to stop Lupine. But Lupine was their former teacher after all, and what Lupine did was definitely for their own good.
This forced everyone to stand still and watch Lupine disappear at the end of the corridor.
After Lu Ping returned, the underground corridor returned to silence - the friends were silent for a long time, and no one knew what to do next.
After a moment, Harry couldn't help but turn around and looked across the crowd to Hermione behind him.
"This time... any speculation?"
However, Hermione only replied "I'm thinking" and returned to the door of the observation room where she was guarding at first, never opening her mouth again except her eyes.
It seems that because this incident happened so hastily and without any warning, even as smart as she is, she has completely lost her clue.
Therefore, all the friends in the corridor could only continue to wait here silently with full of doubts.
Only Luna, as if she had no interest in what Lupine was hiding, still looked at the "devilful desserts" she had made in the meal basket alone, with a faint smile remaining on her face.
However, fortunately, Luna's smile existed, and everyone did not fall completely into that heavy and depressed atmosphere.