"My poor child..."
While Maca was having a series of discussions with several deans in the principal's office, in a certain room in the Black mansion, Mrs. Weasley was sitting on the bedside with tears streaming down her face.
Ever since the day Maka came back from Darkling Pavilion, Mrs. Weasley has been here and has never even left the door.
Lena has been doing all the housework in recent days. Although she doesn't hate it, there are indeed a lot of people here, and it seems a bit hard for her to work alone.
However, under the current circumstances, no one had the heart to ask Mrs. Weasley to leave the room.
Because the person who had been lying unconscious on the bed for the past two days was none other than one of her sons, Percy Weasley, who had once made her most worry-free, and later made her the most sad.
That day deep underground in the Dark Spirit Pavilion, the fake Hestia who kidnapped Weili in the stone chamber was the young man with his eyes tightly closed and his face as pale as paper.
"...He has been hit by a very powerful Imperius Curse, and...perhaps because he didn't resist much, the power of magic has penetrated into his soul. Now I can only keep him in a sleeping state. As for what he has done, When the soul-stealing curse can be lifted, it depends on him first."
This is what Maka left before leaving the Black Mansion and going to Hogwarts.
This is the case with magic involving the soul. Sometimes the victim's own will is the first and most critical key to cracking the magic.
Percy, a new generation of careerist who pursues power after graduation and even cuts off contact with his family, how will he choose in this current situation
Of course, Maka is also concerned about whether she is addicted to the false sense of satisfaction created by the Imperius Curse, or whether she is struggling to recognize her own path forward.
However, the one who cared most about him was undoubtedly his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"... um... um... "
Percy, who was forced to sleep by Maka's potion, would hum unconsciously from time to time. Perhaps as Maka meant, he was interacting with the power of the Imperius Curse in his dream.
"my child… "
Although Mrs. Weasley was used to Percy making little noises in his sleep, she still licked her son's hair with a sad look on her face, feeling extremely distressed.
…
How long Percy will be in this state, probably no one can say clearly. But at this time, in the reception room downstairs, the Order of the Phoenix, who had received the news of Dumbledore's death yesterday, had no time to pay attention to him.
"... Didn't McClane's message come to you at the same time? We don't want to go to Hogwarts now. What we have to do is to immediately investigate within the possible scope!"
Kingsley, who had just recovered a little, was sitting in a cushioned armchair, persuading everyone who couldn't calm down, with a lot of cold sweat on his forehead.
"No! Don't get excited, Kingsley... We all understand." Lupine waved his hand, and then said to the others, "Calm down, everyone, sit down, everyone sit down..."
This meeting has been held from last night to today, but almost nothing has been decided.
Everyone fell into silence at first. After barely recovering, most people clamored to go to Hogwarts to confirm Dumbledore's true situation.
But will the information sent back by Maca be wrong? Both Lupine and Kingsley thought it was impossible.
In this case, they could only be thankful that Sirius didn't come back, otherwise, he would have to run out again.
During this period, Sirius would occasionally send some news back. Although we still didn't know where he was sneaking around secretly, at least he should be safe.
Under the persuasion of Lupin and Kingsley, the drawing room returned to its previous state. It's just this solemn atmosphere where no one speaks, and I don't know how many times it has been repeated.
Lupine and Kingsley looked at each other, and both saw the helplessness in the other's eyes.
At this moment, a burst of hasty footsteps suddenly sounded in the foyer outside, and then the door to the reception room was violently pushed open with a bang.
Immediately afterwards, two figures stumbled in.
"I found Hestia, but she's not in good condition—"
One of the people who came in was Tonks, and the other was Hestia who was carried on her back. Just by looking at Tonks' embarrassed look, it was clear that she must have been in a struggle.
"Are you okay?"
Lupine quickly stood up and ran over, while others with dull expressions also gathered around him at the same time. After all, Hestia is considered an old member of the Order of the Phoenix. With her easy-going and kind-hearted character, everyone has a good impression of her.
"She was injured, very seriously, and she lost a lot of blood—"
Under Lupin's hasty inquiry, Tonks fell to the ground and supported Hestia's body, and responded hurriedly.
"I mean you!" Lupine knelt down next to Tonks and looked her up and down.
"Ah - uh -" Tonks was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I'm fine, it's just some trauma."
While they were talking, Hestia was checked by others and then hurriedly sent to an empty room upstairs. The biggest advantage of this old house is this - there is no shortage of empty rooms.
"Here, this is the healing potion left by McClain. Take it first!" Lupine took out a spare bottle of potion from the cabinet next to the reception room and handed it to Tonks who had just stood up. .
"Thanks."
After Tonks drank the potion and sat down on the chair tiredly, Lupine subconsciously looked up at the ceiling.
Hestia was above. Although he wanted to take a look, the most important thing at the moment was to ask what happened first. Only by understanding Hesijia's situation can we take appropriate treatment measures.
"Tonks, you don't know - you ran out without saying a word, how worried everyone was!" Lupine said, "Where did you find Hestia? What happened?"
Faced with Lupine's inquiry, Tonks organized her thoughts, and then she recounted what she had done in the black market...
In fact, Tonks has been looking for a place where she can contribute to the Order of the Phoenix.
She knew very well that her dueling level was undoubtedly not high. She was thankful that she could ensure that she would not be held back when fighting was needed.
Therefore, when she learned that Hestia had been replaced and disappeared without warning, she decided to start the search herself.
Tonks was originally good at disguise and search, and in the Auror exams, she achieved excellent results in both. As long as she pays attention to avoid fighting, she still has a lot of potential.
In the black market, next to an abandoned blacksmith shop three streets away from Darkling Pavilion, Tonks followed some tiny traces to this place after a night of searching.
Hestia was not without resistance when she was attacked by Percy who was under the Imperius Curse. Although Percy was instilled with some special magical abilities, Hestia's combat experience still made Percy spend a lot of effort.
But after all, Percy made a sneak attack, and that blow caused Hestia to be seriously injured.
Judging from the traces detected by Tonks, Hestia finally fell behind the abandoned blacksmith shop after struggling for a while.
However, Percy was obviously pressed for time in order to complete the task. It seemed that he rushed to continue completing the task assigned to him by Voldemort without having time to check Hestia's condition.
However, although Percy ignored this place, Voldemort, who had been cautious recently, did not.
In the stone chamber at that time, Voldemort, who was triggered by the power of the Bewitched Monument by Willy's curse, fled in a hurry. However, after returning to the stronghold, he still took the time to send out the Death Eaters to finish the operation.
Because he needed to suppress the counterattack of the power of the Bewitching Monument, he could only stay in the stronghold temporarily.
Therefore, Tonks, who finally found Hestia, was bumped into by the Death Eaters on her way back.
Facts have proved that when facing ordinary dark wizards, as long as you are not reluctant to fight, the danger will be reduced a lot.
Tonks took the unconscious Hestia as they desperately hid in the alleys of the black market with complex terrain, and she managed to escape the Death Eaters' pursuit at a very small cost.
After all, she is also an active Auror, and she still has basic combat abilities.
"So, apart from the fact that Hestia was struck by a curse when she came back, the most important thing is the curse she was struck by when she was attacked?" Lupine confirmed after Tonks explained the situation.
"That's right," Tonks nodded, "but when I was escaping, the situation was very confusing a few times. I'm not sure whether Hestia was just scratched by the evil curse."
At this time, one of the members who had just sent Hestia upstairs came down.
"Originally, someone here was injured, and it was McLean and Hestia who took care of it. Now... we should send her to St. Mungo's as soon as possible, right?"
It seems that the specific condition of the injury suffered by Hesijia was not found out.
"That's all we can do," Lupine nodded, "Send two people to escort her to St. Mungo's!"
He said and looked at Kingsley, who immediately nodded in agreement.
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No matter how busy the Black Mansion was at this time, Mrs. Weasley in the room still didn't notice it at all. Now her thoughts are focused on her son, but no one can blame her for this.
As for Percy on the bed, he seemed to have encountered something good in his dream, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a happy smile.
If Maka were here right now, he would shake his head and sigh. Because this sign clearly shows that Percy is still immersed in the happiness and sense of accomplishment that the Imperius Curse brought to him.
The day when Percy would return to normal still seemed far away.