"Finally, finally it's over."
At twelve o'clock in the evening, the orchestra finally stopped, and people began to applaud their performance all night long.
The staff of the Ministry of Magic began to be busy, guiding the guests on the way out of the Ministry of Magic.
William and his group of professors gathered together again. Aphra had already fallen asleep at this moment, and was held by Lupine and handed over to Professor Taylor.
"This way, Professor."
A Ministry of Magic employee whom William didn't know breathlessly pointed the way for them - it was obvious that he had a lot of fun at the dance just now.
"I've seen it before. The Ministry of Magic's dance," Adams was very excited at the moment, "is indeed a bit more gorgeous than the one in school, but it still feels a bit restrictive."
"Indeed, Hogwarts is more comfortable."
Another professor who was traveling with him still had some alcohol flushes on his face, "How do we get back to school?"
"You can't apparate with Aphra, it's still the same. The Knight Bus is ready."
William moved his aching feet and suggested - unfortunately, he was stepped on again...
It's ridiculous. After dancing with the first woman who invited him and pretending to be nonchalant, his partner naturally became someone who wanted to give it a try but was not good at it...
"There's no need to go back. I've asked before. The floo network in Hogsmeade is still open. We can just borrow the fireplace from the ministry."
"good idea."
We've already danced now anyway, so a little fireplace dust on the ceremonial robe isn't a big deal.
The staff of the Ministry of Magic quickly found a one-way fireplace for them and used floo powder to open the connected floo network.
"Are there any kids you want to go back to school with?"
William suddenly remembered Thelma he had seen before, and quickly walked to the crowd outside and shouted.
Six or seven students suddenly ran out of the crowd.
"Professor, we are over here!"
The interns swarmed over, but one of them was stopped by William.
"Graduates should not come to join in the fun. School regulations do not allow graduates to return to school at will."
The Gryffindor who was caught out had a smile on his face, "Oh, Professor, I'm sorry, I forgot that I graduated. I thought I was only in seventh grade - mainly because Professor you are still the same as before."
Tsk - Gryffindor is completely untrustworthy in this matter. This kid must be trying to sneak into the crowd and go back to school to brag.
After all, he is less than twenty. This behavior is understandable, but completely unsupportable.
"Go back to work!"
William poked his forehead with his finger unceremoniously, "Don't think that it will be fine if you can't be detained after leaving school."
"Ah, yes, Professor."
The unfortunate child left dejectedly.
"Thelma isn't here?"
He glanced at the crowd and noticed the height was wrong.
"No, she didn't come with us."
"Forget it, wait no more - let's go back first. Anyway, if you have a way to come, you have a way to leave."
Taking them with me is just a way to go along. They are all over seventeen years old and are adult wizards. How can I lose them?
William glanced at these students, took them to the previous room with the fireplace, watched them get in one by one, and then prepared to leave.
"Please wait, Professor William."
A voice suddenly called him. William looked at the other person in confusion and realized that they had never met before.
Although the other party looked very young, as if she had just graduated from Hogwarts, William confirmed that he had never seen her.
To be precise, I don't know him at all.
"Ma'am, who are you?"
"I'm Nymphadora Tonks, I just joined this year."
William searched his mind again and remembered this person - Professor McGonagall had mentioned her, claiming that if it hadn't been for Tonks' appearance, the school would have been ridiculed for the students they trained for failing to pass the Auror exam. Preliminary assessment.
But this has nothing to do with him?
Tonks graduated two years before he joined the job.
Combined with her claim that she had just joined the job - there is no doubt that she passed the ultimate Auror assessment and is now one of the most high-end combat forces in the Ministry of Magic.
But the problem is not big - the Auror with the highest combat effectiveness is still in William's office. No, it's not much different from normal people, only missing one eye and one leg... But this does not affect Moody's life and superb skills. The fighting power.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?"
"Well, that little girl tonight..."
The Auror named Tonks hesitated and asked an irrelevant question.
"Ah, Aphra?"
"She has great talent, but it will be a long time before she goes to school, let alone graduates..."
Does the Auror Reserve Corps recruit people so early?
You don't need to build a navy. You won't plant trees for two hundred years and report that the wood can be used to build a fleet... Is this too early?
"It's not that..."
Her eager hair was a little red—really red.
"That is, is she Professor Lupine's child?"
"Lupin?"
How did you get in touch? Not like it at all?
"No - Lupine is still single. That's Professor Taylor's child. Even if you take a fancy to Aphra's talent, it's a little too early. Professor Taylor can't agree to the training. We're not a magic institute here. Relevant training experience."
William decisively helped Professor Taylor refuse - training wizards at the age of seven sounds good, but they have mature training experience, and here they all enter school at the age of eleven.
"Ah...well, thank you, Professor William."
The Auror named Tonks was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.
Before William could figure it out, she turned around and left in a hurry.
"Why are Aurors so weird these days?"
He said something Moody didn't like, added a handful of Floo powder, and shouted Hogsmeade's name.
"William, why did you come here?"
Adams couldn't help but ask while sitting by the fireplace.
"Meeted an Auror and chatted for a few words."
William got out of the fireplace and responded cheerfully, but his mind was still thinking about the strangeness of the other party.
He always felt that something was wrong, but with Moody's Pearl in front, he really wasn't sure about the Auror's character.
And - there are more important things now.
The reason why he made a special trip to bring his students back was to see if anyone would try to take advantage of the opportunity and use some strange means to sneak in - with such an obvious flaw, the other party wouldn't give up, right?
"Before the investigation, we must first protect Aphra and communicate with Lupine."
He calculated silently, and a revealing potion quietly fell into his hand next to his ceremonial robe.
"Hope not—but hope so."
William walked forward quickly, made an excuse to take Aphra, and then looked at each other with Lupine - he should understand, right?
Unfortunately, something went wrong.
Lupine didn't respond...
He glared again.
Lupine was completely in a state of ecstasy...
this…
William fell into silence...
ps: That's it for today, I'm stuck...