The atmosphere in the living room became increasingly dull.
This is only because, after Arthur stopped Lupine and others with that "wait a minute", he said something that made everyone present feel heavy.
"Percy's thing... must have happened for a while, right? Then I think... I probably understand why you want to hide it from Molly and me. Yes! Remus, you are doing the right thing ...So, I’ll let it go here, but I must not let Molly know about this!”
This is what Arthur just said.
To be honest, it doesn't seem to be anything special at first, but if you think about it further - how selfless you must be to say "I'll forget it" shortly after receiving the news of your son's death!
There is no doubt that although Arthur has graduated from Hogwarts many years ago, the blazing flame called Gryffindor in his heart has never been extinguished.
He knew very well that in this disaster, the overall situation was more important than personal relationships.
After being silent for a long time, Arthur seemed to have lost all his strength and sat down on the sofa with a dejected look on his face. Then he lowered his head and said feebly:
"Remus, you seemed to say... Percy was 'sacrificial'? What else... 'defensive warfare'? Can you tell me in detail?"
"certainly."
Lupine nodded, then tilted his head towards Kingsley and said:
"Go to the door and keep an eye on it... Also, look where that Sirius guy has gone!"
Originally, he had asked Sirius to guard the door, and the main purpose of doing this was to be somewhat prepared when Arthur and Molly came over. Who would have known that he was still there when Luna and Molly entered the house one after another, but when Arthur finally came, Sirius was nowhere to be seen.
However, Sirius is definitely not such an irresponsible person, or rather, he is the kind of man who attaches great importance to his agreements with friends. There is probably a reason for his sudden departure now...
And at this moment, Luna, who had been standing aside and watching since just now, suddenly raised her hand and pointed in a certain direction:
"As for Sirius, it seems to be over there!"
"Huh?" Kingsley and Lupine subconsciously glanced at her arm, and then heard the latter frown slightly and said, "Over there... is my room?"
"Maybe another secret message has arrived?" Kingsley was also stunned, and then said, "Then I'll go find him first... Miss Lovegood, can you help me keep an eye on the door for a while? That's... If Wei Wei If Mrs. Sly comes, just remember to say hello loudly to her."
"Oh, okay!"
Luna nodded and left with Kingsley, heading towards the door.
At the same time, after arranging all these things, Lupine told the grief-stricken Arthur bit by bit about the causes and consequences of Percy's death. Although he himself did not know everything, especially the specific details of Weymouth's defense at that time, he still told the other party almost everything he could in an orderly manner.
During the entire process of Lupine's statement, Arthur never spoke again. He just engraved Lupin's every word deep into his heart without saying a word.
After a while, after Lupine finished everything, Arthur let out a long breath, and finally there was a faint sparkle in his originally dim eyes.
"So that's it," he sighed softly, "Then, we can at least say that Percy's sacrifice is extremely glorious and worthy of making my father proud...is that right?"
"That's natural." Hearing this, Lupine immediately nodded affirmatively and said, "Even if we don't mention Percy's contribution to resisting Haierbo and resisting this disaster, just because of his last persistence, he saved the world. The large number of supporters who saved the wizard's life is enough for many people to remember his name."
Speaking of which. He couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then specifically added:
"In fact, a large part of the people that Harry brought to the Burrow from the Cherbourg camp this time were grateful to Percy for voluntarily standing up to respond to Hermione and Ron's request. Called for!”
Obviously, Lupine's last words were actually thought up by himself - after all, Luna, who is the only one who knows something about the recent operation, has never mentioned such details to Lupine before.
But... if it was just to soothe Arthur's heart, telling one or two such insignificant white lies wouldn't seem to matter.
"Yeah?"
Sure enough, after hearing this, Arthur couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, leaned against the back of the sofa and raised his head slightly. Not long after, a not so conspicuous drop of crystal slipped quietly from the wrinkles and ravines that had appeared at the corners of his eyes.
A few seconds passed, and Arthur wiped it casually with the back of his hand. Then he sat up straight again and turned to look at Lupine, who was sitting next to him.
"Has his... body been found?" Arthur asked very seriously. "Is it still at Weymouth Port? Or has it been brought back to the camp in Cherbourg?"
The question he asked immediately made Lu Ping hesitate again. However, after witnessing Arthur's selflessness and determination at this time, he felt that there was no need to hide this issue from him anymore.
"At the Burrow," Lupine replied, "Harry and the others have sent Percy to the Burrow for burial - according to Miss Lovegood, this seems to be one of Percy's last wishes before his death. And the fact is After they arrived at the Burrow not long ago, they held a simple funeral and buried Percy."
"Wish... this silly boy." Arthur shook his head and sighed, "So, does he have other wishes?"
"Well, alas—"
Lu Ping couldn't help but sigh slightly and said:
"Speaking of 'other wishes'... I think that is probably the reason why the children chose to establish a new base in the Burrow, right?"
At this point, the two of them seemed to have finally given up the idea of continuing the conversation, and both shut up. Soon, the place became quiet again.
However, not long after, the return of Sirius and Kingsley once again broke the rather depressing tranquility here.
Sirius was seen rushing into the living room with long strides. After subconsciously glancing at Arthur, although he immediately frowned because he noticed the strange atmosphere here, he immediately turned his head to look at Lupin.
"Remus, it's a letter from Professor McGonagall!"