Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

Because of Sirius's matter, the people at the Ministry of Magic have been busy, even on weekends and holidays.Gray had been paying attention to the development of this matter. During this period, he was invited to ask questions, but the main questions were about what happened in the Forbidden Forest that day.

Arnold said that it would have to wait until the end of the trial and go through a judicial hearing before it could be completely resolved, but the process of handling the matter has become surprisingly slow. It is said that Cornelius Fudge and Barty Crouch are secretly competing over this matter. The latter used almost all his strength to block the process of overturning the verdict. Gray had to lament that the political battles in the Ministry of Magic would never end. Fortunately, he left that place of right and wrong early.

Now in March, more than two months have passed. The hearing date has been set for next Wednesday. The staff of the Ministry of Magic breathed a sigh of relief. Arnold pulled Tonks, and Tonks somehow pulled him back. Claire also invited them to go to Hogsmeade together, and the few of them finally got together in the small bar to make up for the lost vacation these days.

Gray felt that he should go to the Ministry of Magic to find someone to help, but Claire said at this time that the matter was basically solved.

"Someone has already helped him." Claire swung the wine glass casually.

"Who?" Gray asked curiously.

"Bones, Ms. Amelia Bones." Claire said. "This morning, she publicly expressed her support for Sirius Black's overturning his conviction."

Before Gray could speak, Arnold spoke first.

"She?" Arnold opened his mouth in surprise, "Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. With her here, Black's matter will not be a problem at all!"

"Wait...why did she suddenly express her support for Sirius Black?" Gray asked.

"It is easy to explain this matter. Ms. Bones has always been a serious and fair person, and the old case of Blake is unfair in every aspect. Barty Crouch originally With eagerness for meritorious service, Black was thrown into Azkaban without trial. This judicial accident has become well known to everyone in the Ministry of Magic," Tonks said.

"Also, Barty Crouch's reputation has deteriorated rapidly. In my opinion, she is still trying to please Cornelius Fudge." Arnold added, "This is a sure-fire thing. If it were me, I would do the same." Make a public statement.”

"Maybe you are overcomplicating things," Claire said, taking a sip of her wine. "As far as I know, Bones and Black already knew each other. They are old classmates. Lupine went to see her last week. The results are obvious.”

"Hey, can I chime in? Who's Lupin?" Tonks said suddenly.

Gray twitched the corner of his mouth. Tonks hadn't met Lupin yet. What would happen if he told her now that this was her future husband?

"The current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts and an old classmate of Sirius Black." Gray said.

Claire nodded, told Tonks that Gray was right, and then said: "Black should have given Lupine a letter, and then Lupine took the letter to see Ms. Bones."

Tonks whistled: "I didn't expect you to be so good at gossiping now, Claire. You even know how to send a letter. When you were in school, you were called a good gossip."

"When Lupine came, I was discussing the new regulations of the Plant Protection Act with Ms. Amelia Bones. It's as simple as that." Claire glanced at Tonks helplessly, "I didn't do it specifically for this. Go gossip.”

"But then she agreed to help Sirius?" Gray leaned back in his chair. He didn't quite believe Claire's point of view. There are few people who can achieve the position of Director of the Ministry of Magic for such a simple reason, "Maybe you It’s too simple to think that she would agree to help him just because she’s a classmate?”

Claire looked at him with interest.

"Think about why? What kind of relationship can make a person immediately agree to a request?" She looked at Gray, "Just like I promised you to help Hagrid before."

Tonks' eyes flickered between Gray and Claire twice, with an unknown smile on her face.

"Yeah, why?" Gray suddenly asked following her words.

Claire glanced at Gray in surprise, pursed her lips before opening her mouth to speak.

"Today's elderflower wine doesn't taste very fragrant." Claire changed the subject.

(Ps: Elderflower Wine Elderflower Wine: is a wine brewed with elderflower as raw material.)

"I think it's very good. The aroma of wine is very strong, but it doesn't completely cover up the flavor of elderflower." Arnold said innocently.

Tonks glared at him.

Arnold tapped the glass with his hand, flicked the rising foam away, and smiled.

He suddenly whispered: "The trend of the Ministry of Magic has changed drastically recently. It seems calm on the surface, but in fact many people are acting secretly. We junior staff are not sure, but as soon as Ms. Amelia Bones comes out, then But it has helped a lot. This matter is basically no problem. Gray, don’t worry too much. Oh, now that this matter has been resolved, let’s talk about it less.”

"Okay, I'll lend you some good advice." Gray had been thinking about Amelia Bones just now. He only knew that she was the Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. Could she be the one who originally stood up for Harry and Felix in court? The female judge who gave Mrs. Ge a chance to plead her case?

"Then may I ask, what do you mean by 'secret action'? I'm just curious, and if there's any offense..." Claire always spoke to Arnold in a decent and considerate way.

"Oh, actually it's not a big deal. It's just that the execution of the Hippogriff that Hagrid raised before was cancelled." Arnold said, "Walton McNeil, that brutal executioner The executioner suddenly resigned."

Claire looked at Arnold with a half-smile.

"I'm definitely not lying to you! You can definitely go and inquire about it." Arnold was a little dissatisfied with her staring at him like this. "To be honest, I didn't think it was possible at first. You know, he would never give up any attack. Chance, I heard that he even recorded which creatures he had killed..."

"You mean, he resigned? Then where did he go?" Gray said suddenly.

"Uh... Him? How do I know?" Arnold glanced at him in surprise, "He said he couldn't find any new killing job? Vampire hunter? Orion? It's all possible!"

Gray calmed down and thought about it. Although Buckbeak's matter was temporarily resolved, the resignation of Walton McNeil, a Death Eater, was really abnormal.In his mind, this person should have stayed in his place, and he was not revealed until Voldemort was resurrected later.

Recently, he has been focusing on Sirius's matter, and then he was interfered by the French gang. Only then did Gray realize that there was almost no progress on the Horcrux matter. The diary, the ring... it seems that they are the easiest to get now. In fact, it was Slytherin's locket. After Sirius was released, Gray could find a reason to go there.To be honest, he tried to look for Ravenclaw's diadem, but the items in the Room of Requirement may be complicated, and he might not find it for a while, and the next time he goes in, it will become a new complicated "warehouse".

Gray sighed. According to the progress in the original book, he only needed to help destroy Voldemort step by step. This was what he originally thought.However, Peter Pettigrew was caught and he could not go to the Albanian forest to find his great Dark Lord. So how should Voldemort's resurrection happen?When does it happen?Could Walton McNeil's sudden resignation have something to do with Voldemort?Gray himself couldn't go to Albania to find out. After all, it was too dangerous, and the consequences for those who went there would not be very good.

Dumbledore said that Voldemort would come back one day, but this time, which was originally known and certain in Gray's eyes, became unknown.Gray didn't know when Voldemort would come back, nor what methods he would use. The future became unknown, and so did his death. For the first time, he found it so difficult to survive in the magical world.

Maybe Gray was thinking too long, all three of them were looking at him.

"Don't worry, Gray." Claire said suddenly, "I will take care of Buckbeak's matter. In fact, none of the members of the Dangerous Animals Committee want to do that, except for MacNeil. Now that he is gone, this matter is easier to deal with. "

Tonks laughed twice, came up and asked, "Oh, Gray, I didn't expect you to ask Claire for help first?"

"Hagrid cried profusely in front of me before. I really can't bear to see him go on like this." Claire defended.

"Now that the same thing has happened, you must be happy to finally be able to help with your own strength, right?" Tonks' topic was successfully changed by Claire.

"Has this happened before?" Gray asked.

"You shouldn't have mentioned..." Claire glanced at Tonks resentfully.

"Are you forgetful? Gray." Tonks blinked, "You really don't remember?"

"I don't remember...what happened?" Gray looked at Tonks and it didn't look like he was lying.

Tonks muttered: "If you really want to know, why not ask the protagonist of the incident?"

"Tonks," Claire stopped her, "didn't you say there would be Auror night training at night?"

Tonks suddenly stood up: "Merlin, I almost lost track of time! If I'm late, Mad-Eye will use this as an excuse to hit me back!"