To be honest, judging from the embarrassment Remus has experienced, it is not difficult to understand why so many werewolves are willing to follow Greyback and do evil.
Even in the entrance hall of the Ministry of Magic, there is a fountain full of discrimination. This shows how serious the wizards are in discriminating and suppressing half-animals and intelligent magical creatures in the magical world.
Many wizards who were accidentally bitten and turned into werewolves still abide by the moral bottom line in their hearts at first. However, the bloody reality continues to impact their hearts and torture their nerves. Over time, they will eventually be unable to hold on.
Not everyone has the tenacity of faith that Remus has.
"how?"
Amosta and Remus fell into silence. At this moment, the door of the ward creaked open, and a cheerful voice appeared at the door,
"Am I disturbing my colleagues' reminiscences?"
Tonks, who had bright pink hair, pushed in the door with a bright smile on her face. She didn't seem to be surprised at all by Amosta's appearance. She carefully held the pile of toasted toast slices in her hand. In came the plates of sausages and pies.
Amosta immediately knew who the women's pajamas on the bedside of the middle hospital bed belonged to. Just now he thought they were left behind by a patient who had just been discharged. He watched Tonks pass by him and naturally sat on Remus. Tonks sat on the edge of the bed, her mouth open in surprise.
Tonks seemed to be very familiar with this trick. She completely ignored her old classmate and the new star Amosta who was standing aside. She put the dinner plate on the bedside and took a pillow to cushion Remus. , let him act more appropriately.
"It's nice to wear a bandage sometimes. I deliberately skip the step of tying a napkin——"
Tonks said happily,
"Today's pie has a very unique flavor, Remus. It's filled with lentils. Do you want to try it?"
"Ahem-"
At this moment, Remus was extremely grateful that his face was covered with layers of bandages, otherwise, he would not have known that 'I don't understand, but I am shocked' expression when facing Amosta.
"I'm not too hungry, Niffa, Tonks., you know, I've been lying in bed not doing much exercise."
"Okay, then two slices of grilled sausage-"
Tonks said happily, she pointed at the plate with the wand that slipped out of her sleeves, and the sausages that were sizzling from the grill were neatly turned into a pile of sausage slices. She pinched two pieces with her fingers and stuffed them involuntarily. Into Remus' mouth.
"actually--"
Amosta restrained his ridiculous expression and said coldly
"I came in a hurry this morning and I didn't eat breakfast."
"Turn left in the waiting room on the first floor, go through the red wooden door, and walk fifty feet forward to the restaurant. Amosta, you just donated a large sum of gold to St. Mungo's. I believe that as long as you reveal your name, , they’ll give you something to eat.”
No, thank you, I'm full of anger
Seeing Amosta's depressed expression, Tonks chuckled.
"Just kidding, Amosta - here's the bread."
Although the bread was very fragrant, Amosta felt that it was tasteless. Originally, he felt a little indebted to Remus. Although it was an opportunity for Remus to step down from his position as Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, after all, he could not help but watch. Although he was seriously injured, the situation in front of him made all the guilt in his heart disappear.
"The Ministry of Magic ordered Tonks to stay -"
Remus, who finally had something to talk about, couldn't wait to finish:
"I know the truth about Sirius and Peter, and the Ministry doesn't want to expose this matter immediately, so they simply let Tonks look at me. Moreover, Greyback's matter has pushed the werewolves to the forefront. Many Residents who have been harmed by werewolves have all come forward, and I just happen to be an uncontrolled werewolf——"
"You haven't hurt anyone, Remus!"
Tonks interrupted Remus' explanation dissatisfiedly.
"The Ministry put me here to protect you, not to spy on you."
A ray of sunlight shined through the glass window sash onto Tonks' heart-shaped white face. She stared at Remus, whose eyes were flashing, with her pair of black and shining eyes.
"Actually, Remus, I don't think you should be distressed by your werewolf identity. Not everyone cares about this. To be honest, I think you are very brave. If I had gone through what you have gone through, I'm afraid I'm already in Azkaban."
The room fell silent, and Tonks seemed to be waiting for Remus to respond in some way. However, Remus suddenly became interested in a chirping sparrow sitting on the window and remained silent.
Seeing this, Tonks sighed slightly and stood up. She picked up the dinner plate thoughtfully and walked towards the door with her head lowered, while Amosta quickly jumped aside to make way for her.
"correct--"
The door was ajar, and Tonks seemed to suddenly realize that there was an old classmate in the room. She turned her head and shrugged and said,
"I don't know how you sneaked in without causing a commotion, Amosta, but there is a guy named Anison outside holding a book and blocking the waiting room on the first floor, asking everywhere if he has seen Amos. Mosta Blaine.”
After a click, the door closed, and they were the only two people left in the ward.
"Tsk tsk--"
Amosta finally dared to show his presence. He shook his head and sighed,
"You are doomed, Remus. I know Tonks. She looks weird but has a persistent personality and will not give up her decision easily."
"I think you've misunderstood something, Amosta--"
Remus finally withdrew his gaze. He tried hard to hide his loneliness, but there was a heaviness in his voice that he couldn't get rid of.
"Tonks and I are the only ones in this ward these days. To pass the time, I told her about what we did when Harry's father, Sirius, and the traitor Peter were in school at Hogwarts. The ridiculous things I lived, and the way I lived outside later, Tonks is a very kind girl, she has sympathy for me, that's all."
"Of course it is-"
There is a smile in Amosta's jewel-like lavender eyes,
"I didn't say anything, did I?"
Remus took a breath and suddenly found that he had fallen into Amosta's trap again. He pretended to be calm and changed the topic.
"Speaking of which, Sirius and Peter, what are the Ministry of Magic going to do to them?"
Remus's change of topic was a bit abrupt. Amosta knew how he felt, and he also believed that Tonks needed to think about it carefully, so he started speaking accordingly.
"--Greyback's incident has pushed the reputation of the Ministry of Magic to its peak. In two days, the Ministry will first announce that they have hunted down the fugitive Sirius Black and are currently interrogating him on the method he used to escape from Azka. Ben, later on, will tell the public that he has learned some important information from Sirius. The Ministry of Magic is verifying it, and will finally throw Peter out for a trial. It will take about half a month."
Remus nodded and put down his worries about Sirius. When he was about to ask Amosta about Harry's situation, he saw Amosta's hand fell into his arms and he was groping for something. , a moment later, a money bag appeared in Amosta's hand.
"If you want to help pay for my treatment, you don't have to, Amosta—"
Remus smiled.
"Tonks told me that the Ministry of Magic has paid the bill for my injuries."
Snap!
Amosta directly threw the money bag on Remus' lap. Feeling the heavy weight, Remus, who was originally screaming in pain, also held back and stared at Amosta in confusion.
"I think you haven't forgotten the contract we signed, right?"
contract?
Remus was stunned for a moment, and then something suddenly jumped into his mind.
During the summer vacation last year, he had indeed signed a magical contract with Amosta. At that time, the two parties agreed to cooperate in capturing Sirius Black. If successful, he would split the bounty from the Ministry of Magic 28/20. Then, this yes.
"Fudge is quite trustworthy. He sent this bounty to me along with Greyback's bounty. As you know, Greyback's part was donated to Hogwarts and St. Mungo's, and Sirius's reward belongs to both of us, so..."
Remus stared blankly at the money bag lying on his lap, while Amosta smiled and said,
"Mr. Golden Viper never breaks his promise, Remus, these ten thousand galleons are yours."
(End of chapter)
