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After a few days of stability, Esther soon received a new night mission.

Sturgis Podmore didn't show up on Harry's start day because he was caught by Ministry of Magic guards.Tonks told Esther that Sturgis probably had the Imperius Curse, which is why he tried to break into the Department of Mysteries when he was on guard outside the Department of Mysteries.

The Order of the Phoenix has limited manpower, so the task of succeeding Storge falls to Esther.Every time Esther came back from the night shift in the Department of Mysteries, she was sleepy and listless.Fortunately, Bivis was very tolerant, and often provided her with some refreshing potions, so that she would not make mistakes due to distraction during treatment.

In the early morning of this day, Esther had just returned from the Department of Mysteries, and was about to take an hour of sleep as soon as possible.When the door was being opened, there was an exclamation from the opposite room, "Oh my god, Esther, I've been wondering why I didn't see you. You actually live across from me?"

Esther turned around and found that the door behind her was ajar, and Leona poked her head out from inside.

"Leona, are you coming to St. Mungo's too?" Esther was very happy to see her old friend.

"Yeah, I want to work with Orion, but I didn't expect St. Mungo's work to be so busy, we spend less time together." Leona looked sad.

"Is Orion here too?" Esther asked.She leaves early and returns early every day, and hardly meets anyone.

"We came here not long after we graduated. You know, it's not convenient for Orion to be at home, and his father's old colleagues are paying attention to him." Leona whispered.

Leona invites Esther to have breakfast with them, but Esther politely declines.She needs sleep more than breakfast.Esther promised to meet Leona at tea time, so she hurried back to her room to rest.

In the afternoon, Esther was restoring a hand that was covered in burrs and swollen into a ball for a patient who failed to deform.Leona and Orion came to her with a load of treats.Bivis heard that they were Esther's classmates, so he took over Esther's work caringly and let her enjoy the afternoon tea for a while.Esther prepared black tea for them, and the three of them sat together, as if they were back in the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts.

"Some time ago, the "Daily Prophet" said that the Ministry of Magic appointed Dolores Umbridge as the senior investigator of Hogwarts, responsible for reviewing other crimes. The Ministry of Magic actually intervened in Hogwarts!" Leo Na said angrily.

"Really? Umbridge really went to Hogwarts?" Esther asked in surprise.She hadn't had time to read the "Daily Prophet" for a long time, and Harry hadn't written to her, which made Esther not understand the current situation of Hogwarts at all.She thought that Dumbledore must have a way to prevent Umbridge from entering Hogwarts when the information was sent back last time.Unexpectedly, she succeeded.

"The newspaper said she was a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Just look at the professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts in the past. She won't last a year." Orion said slowly, drinking tea.

"But with the support of the Ministry of Magic this year, I'm afraid the professors and students of Hogwarts will not have a good time." Esther said worriedly.

"Are you more worried about Harry, or Professor Snape?" Leona winked at Esther.

Esther slammed into Leona's shoulder hard and glared at her.Bivis just came back from the treatment, saw their interaction, and said with a smile, "It seems that your classmates have made you more energetic, and you are not as listless as usual." Esther blushed slightly in embarrassment, He got up and poured a cup of tea for Bivis.

"Which department are you two interns?" Bivis asked while eating tea.

"I interned with Mrs. Campbell in the Object Accident Division, and he interned with Mr. White in the Bioinjury Division," Leona said.

"The two of them know me very well, and they are very patient therapists. You are lucky." Bivis nodded and said.

"When I was coming, Mrs. Campbell also praised you, saying that your treatment level is as high as your popularity." Leona said with a smile.

"She still likes to tease me so much." Bivis smiled nonchalantly.

After eating the last biscuit, Leona and Orion got up to say goodbye.Esther also re-entered the reception work.After work in the evening, Esther couldn't wait to apparate to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, wanting to know about the situation at Hogwarts.

As soon as he entered No. 12 Grimmauld Place, Esther thought he was in the wrong place.The room became much tidier and the smell of mustiness and decay was much lessened.Kreacher was bowing respectfully and saying hello to her. The broken locket around his neck had been tied several times with magic tape, and the original shape could no longer be seen.

"My dear lady, you are here. Do you need dinner? The young master just finished eating, do you want to see him?" Kreacher's voice was still like a bullfrog, but his tone was quite different.

"Uh, no need to prepare dinner, I've already had it. Thank you Kreacher. I want to speak to Sirius. Could you tell him I'm in the hall, please?" Estelle said politely.She wasn't quite used to the elf's enthusiasm yet.

After a while, Sirius came down from upstairs with a forbearing expression on his face.

"What's wrong? Why this expression?" Esther asked strangely.

"It's nothing, Dumbledore asked me to be nice to him, I'm working hard." Sirius didn't seem to be too comfortable with Kreacher's current appearance, "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to ask how Hogwarts is. I hear Umbridge is at Hogwarts. Is Harry okay? Professors—I mean is Dumbledore okay?" Esther ask

"Not very well, she monitored the Floo network. Dumbledore sent news that Harry's owl was attacked and injured, and I'm afraid the letter is not safe. I didn't say a few words last time in Hogsmeade, and kept talking about it. We're being watched." Sirius was preoccupied with his godson.Also worried about the status quo.

Esther's heart also became heavy when he learned of the situation.No wonder Harry never wrote to himself, Umbridge was really thorough.Professor Snape didn't know if he was targeted by Umbridge. He showed Fudge the mark of the Death Eaters before. I don't know if they will use this to make a fuss.

As the weather got colder, Esther turned into a bat when she was on duty outside the Department of Mysteries.It would be warmer, and it would surprise the Death Eaters when they approached the Department of Mysteries.

Since Leona knew that Esther was also in St. Mungo's, she often came to see her.She soon discovered that Esther was often not in the dormitory at night, nor in the office.

"You always see no one, what are you doing?" Leona asked bluntly.

"Just going out for a walk, facing patients every day is very stressful." Esther pretended to sort out the medical records and said with his head down.

Orion looked at Esther suspiciously, but didn't say anything.

St. Mungo's doesn't have as much entertainment as Hogwarts, no Hogsmeade weekends, no Quidditch, no Halloween... except for all kinds of weird illnesses, there really isn't much fun to be had.Esther and Orion have always been low-key and introverted enough to be able to adapt.Leona was not so happy.She is a person who needs new things to stimulate, and she can only move around in the hospital every day, and she is very irritable when facing whining patients.So, as soon as Leona celebrated Orion's birthday, she started thinking about Christmas again. "When will St. Mungo decorate the ward? Should we do it ourselves? Do we start preparing as soon as December enters like Hogwarts?"

"There are house-elves who do this. I don't think it's too festive, even with the costumes. We had a Mr. Rolf in our department recently, and he was bitten by a werewolf, and the other patients in one ward stayed away from him." Far away. I guess he'll be sadder when he sees the Christmas decorations," Orion said slowly.

"Then you have to be careful," Leona said worriedly, "Can you change the department?"

"Does St. Mungo have a safe department? How did Kelsey in your department get injured by the patient's wand?" Orion raised his eyebrows.

"It was the man who insisted on showing the wand he made. If I were Kelsey I wouldn't let him do that," said Leona.

"So compared to that one, Rolf is much safer, at least he knows that he will create danger." Orion said.

Leona opened her mouth to retort, but closed it in frustration.Being a therapist is not a safe job in itself, and everyone knows it well.Leona got up and went to the tea room to make tea.Taking advantage of Leona's absence, Orion asked Esther in a low voice, "Are you doing something dangerous?"

"What do you mean?" Esther pretended to be stupid.

"You're always missing, I'm not as easy to deceive as Leona." Orion said with a frown.

"And then, so what if you know? Want to get involved?" Esther said provocatively.

"So you are really secretly resisting the mysterious man?" Orion said.

"Are you sure you want to tell the truth?" Est asked.

"No, don't tell me. Don't tell Leona either. She might come with you. But I have to tell you that I'm going to take her out of England. My mother has already gone to Australia. I will invite Leona to go there with an excuse for Christmas, and then I won’t come back. Then I will get married next year.” Orion looked at Esther and said with some reluctance in his eyes, “Actually, I also want to suggest that you go together Come on. We can open a little pharmacy over there if you like."

"Thank you for thinking about me," Esther smiled easily, "but I won't leave. Your decision is wise, and Leona is not suitable for hospital work. I wish you a happy new marriage in advance, if I If you can't participate..."

"I will give Leona a suitable reason for you." Orion took the words tacitly.

Esther is lucky to have a friend like Orion.Some things are easier to accept without having to say them out loud.Esther cherishes the remaining time together very much, and wonders if there will be a chance to meet again in the future.

A few days later, Esther received a new mission from the Order of the Phoenix, allowing her to contact and protect a new hospital patient, Broderick Bird.He was not a Beavis patient when he was admitted, and Esther knew nothing about him.After some searching, it was discovered that he had been assigned to the long-term ward under the care of the therapist Meliam Straw.

Mrs. Straw was a kind person who took care of the sick as if she were her own child.Esther has a good relationship with her.Because the former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Gilderoy Lockhart was in this ward, Mrs. Straw often asked Esther to visit Lockhart to help him recover his memory.Esther also used his knowledge of Lockhart to come to him for an autograph pretending to be his fan.The method seemed surprisingly effective, and Lockhart was showing signs of improvement.This made Mrs. Straw very fond of Esther.

This time Esther entered the closed ward under the pretext of helping Lockhart treat him.At a glance, she saw an extra person on the originally empty bed.

"A new patient?" Esther pretended to have just found out.

"Yeah, I don't know what kind of spell he got, and he can't speak. The person who sent him didn't say anything. But according to my observation, he seems to regard himself as a teapot." Mrs. Straw looked at Bode distressedly gentlemen.

"Maybe a failed transfiguration spell," Est speculated, "do you mind if I try to break it?"

"To be honest, I have tried it, but it is not very effective. But maybe your effect will be different, try it." Mrs. Straw trusts Esther.

Esther pulled out his wand, chanted a spell, and a silver thread-like light wrapped around Bode's body. He immediately opened his eyes wide to look at the light, and made a gurgling sound.Esther took the opportunity to use Legilimency to see if there were any remaining images in his mind.A dark corridor—twelve identical doors—suddenly brightened in front of my eyes—silver balls of light were placed on rows of shelves—a hand reached out to one of the balls of light...Sudden memory Like a chaotic white mist in a ball of light, nothing can be seen anymore.

Esther withdrew his wand and shook his head at Mrs. Straw, "It's not a transfiguration spell, it seems to be a mental attack. Maybe some potions should be used to relieve mental damage."

"Thank you for your suggestion. I think I can give it a try." Mrs. Straw never underestimated Esther because of her internship status.

Esther sends the information back to Grimmauld Place, and Sirius will be responsible for conveying it to Dumbledore.She returned to St. Mungo's dormitory after enjoying a good meal of Kreacher's kidney pie, opened Snape's notebook, and began to study it carefully.

Esther made frequent visits to Bird's ward, and was rarely visited.She began to bond with the other patients on the ward.In addition to Lockhart, there is a lady Agnes who is covered in hair.She's a failed Animagus, and Esther can only hear barking when talking to her.What happened to her made Esther feel terrified. If her Animagus failed, she didn't know what would happen.

On the other two beds is a couple who are insane and never talk to Esther.Esther didn't know who they were at first.It wasn't until Mrs. Straw accidentally mentioned that they were the Longbottoms, that Esther suddenly remembered that they were old seniors of the Order of the Phoenix, who were tortured mad by Bellatrix Lestrange's Cruciatus Curse heroic warrior.Esther began to try to communicate with them, but no matter what they said, they still had no reaction, and Esther could not perceive any emotions from them.

As Christmas approached, hospital patients began to surge.Especially the spell damage department where Est is.The busyness of the festival caused family conflicts and then turned into duels. Almost every day, several patients who were injured by their husbands or wives had to be cured.Although it is not a serious injury, it is very troublesome to find the cure, because the caster will not be kind enough to tell you exactly what spell he or she used.They wished that the people they sent in would suffer for a while longer.

That day, she studied the medical records until midnight, and was dozing off in a daze, when a silver light shone on her and narrowed her eyes.Dumbledore's voice came from a patron saint in the shape of a big bird, "Arthur was attacked by a snake. He just arrived at St. Mungo and went to see the situation."

Esther quickly wrapped the therapist's robe over her pajamas and ran out of the dormitory.When I came to the reception room of the biological injury department on the second floor, there were already three or four therapists from different departments busy.It seemed that all night shift therapists were called.Esther's heart ached just by looking at it.Mr. Weasley was covered in blood and unconscious.The blood was still pouring out, and the treatment bed under him was already covered in a large swath of red.

Esther immediately joined the rescue team.She teamed up with another healer to cast a healing spell.But the spell didn't seem to have any effect.Mr. Weasley's breathing was fading.

"This won't work. He's bleeding too much and he's starting to lose temperature. We need blood tonic. Raise the temperature in the room," a therapist said loudly.

With the waving of the wand, the flames in the fireplace jumped violently, and the room began to heat up. Esther immediately felt that the clothes on his body were soaked in sweat, and it was uncomfortable to stick to his body.Several healers waved their wands to summon their remaining blood tonics.Esther also contributed the blood tonic he had saved.They found several anti-poisons in an attempt to heal the wound.

The snake venom is very powerful, and the anti-poison potions that can be used are not very effective, but they have some effect.A healer cast the Healing Charm again on the wound, and the bleeding decreased.Esther quickly took the magic bandage to press a blood hole, and another healer bandaged the wound.She touched Mr. Weasley's cold body, and could hardly feel the beating pulse.Esther was surprised why the vital signs were so weak and the blood was still flowing out.Finally, part of the wound was suppressed by the magic bandage and stopped bleeding, but the part without the bandage still kept bleeding.

After all the wounds were bandaged, the dozen or so bottles of blood tonic prepared were almost used up.A healer pointed his wand at Mr. Weasley's chest, restoring the shattered ribs.Esther poured the bone-boosting potion into his mouth, helping the bones rejoin.

It took nearly five hours for Mr. Weasley's condition to stabilize.He tried to open his eyes to see the people in front of him. Mrs. Weasley lay on top of him, crying and laughing, telling him that it was all right, that he was safe in St. Mungo's.Several healers were very tired from casting spells continuously for a long time.Esther looked at the blood stains on his hands and body before realizing that he was trembling a little.If I was on duty today, would I be the one lying on that bed now?Or he might not survive being sent to St. Mungo's and end his life in that cold corridor.

Mr Weasley was admitted to the Day Llewellyn Ward, and Mrs Weasley and their son Bill thanked every healer involved in the rescue.Esther wanted to hug the pale Mrs. Weasley, but she couldn't seem too familiar with her.

Esther went back to her room and huddled herself in the bathroom, letting the water wash over her head to wash away the blood from her robe.Concentrating on rescue just now made Esther temporarily forget all his feelings.Now that I am alone, the feeling of powerlessness and fear surges from the bottom of my heart again.The last time she learned that Regulus died in the water full of infernal corpses, she thought it was the most terrifying way to die.The blood gurgling from Mr. Weasley's body today was just like Esther's own.In comparison, the Potter couple who were directly killed by the Killing Curse seemed lucky.

How will I die?Thinking of death, Esther couldn't help shivering.Even though Esther had thought about this problem, he realized how naive his original thoughts were when he saw the passing of life with his own eyes.

Bivis was puzzled by Esther's sudden listlessness.He tried to cheer up Esther, but with little success.For the first time, Esther found herself so cowardly.She hates her greed for life and fear of death, but she also has a primitive fear of death.

The next night Esther was on duty outside the Department of Mysteries again.She retracted her body into the corner of the roof as much as possible.The feeling of her back leaning against the wall made her feel more at ease.She didn't dare to doze off, as soon as she closed her eyes, she could see Mr. Weasley lying there bleeding.

Seeing that Esther's spirit was getting worse and worse, Bivis decided to invite her out for a drink to relieve the pressure.Bivis lived in Hogsmeade, and took Esther to the Three Broomsticks bar he was familiar with after get off work.

Hogsmeade is much more festive than London.Snow covered the road and creaked when stepped on.The roads are lined with Christmas decorations.The long-lost environment made Este feel a little relieved.The three broomsticks were filled with Christmas wreaths and mistletoe, and Ms. Rosmerta, the barkeeper, saw Beavis coming and winked at him.

"Find a girlfriend?" Ms. Rosmerta said with a smile.

"No, it's just my trainee therapist," Beavis replied politely.

"That's a pity. You never take your chances." Ms. Rosmerta winked at him. "What's for a drink today?"

"A bottle of whiskey, my treat," said Beavis.

Esther quickly waved his hand, "I'll just have a glass of butter beer."

"Butterbeer doesn't relax you. Believe me, you need a little alcohol," Beavis said seriously.

Esther hesitated at first, but soon she accepted Bivis' words. Alcohol really covered up the fear in her heart, at least for the time being.

"I heard that you participated in Mr. Weasley's rescue and performed very well." When drinking the second cup, Bivis said slowly, "I only heard about it yesterday, he is probably the first time you Did you see a critically ill patient?"

Esther nodded, thinking of the spreading blood and torn flesh, he couldn't help but clutch the wine glass tightly.

"Understandable, I had the same reaction as you when I first saw it. It was my second year in St. Mungo's. You also know that there are many strange symptoms in our department, but the symptoms of rapid blood loss are still rare. Appeared. So I was very nervous when I saw so much blood for the first time."

Esther knew he was trying to help himself.But he didn't know that he wasn't afraid of blood.What she is afraid of is that she may encounter the same thing at any time, or even worse.She was grateful that Bivis cared about her, but she couldn't explain more to him.She silently raised her glass and took a sip to hide her thoughts.

Bivis thought that Esther had acquiesced in what he said, so he talked more vigorously about how he overcame his nervousness.

Esther pretended to listen carefully to Beavis' story.Soon the alcohol came up, and Esther felt a little dizzy.But Bivis was still talking, and she could only sit there reluctantly, hoping to go back soon.

Soon Bivis found that something was wrong with Esther. "Are you drunk after drinking so much?"

"No—it's okay." Esther said with a flushed face.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were such a bad drinker. I'll take you back to St. Mungo's." She helped Esther out of the Three Broomsticks as she spoke.

"It turns out that Miss Collins is here on a date, I hope I didn't disturb the two of you." Just after leaving the bar, a familiar deep voice attracted Este's attention.She looked at the person who came out of the shadows with some confusion.After a while, she grinned at him, "Good evening, Professor Snape."

"Professor Snape, good evening. Do you remember me? Renato Beavis. You started teaching us when I was in sixth grade." Beavis held out his hand politely to Snape.

Snape glanced at him holding Esther's hand, "Of course I remember. Hufflepuff, who is always confused in Potions class, got an O in the exam, which really surprised me."

"Perhaps you didn't have an invigilator, which made me perform exceptionally well." Bivis saw that Snape didn't intend to shake hands, and silently lowered his arms.

Snape ignored him, but turned to Esther, "You didn't receive my text message."

"I—I didn't get—your message, sir," Esther said drunkenly.

"Are you drinking again?" Snape frowned.

"She's an adult, it's okay to drink a little alcohol. She needs alcohol to help her overcome the psychological pressure of treatment." Bivisti Este said.

"I'm her professor, and I know what she should and shouldn't do." Snape said coldly.

"I am her tutor at St. Mungo's, and she accepts my guidance now, sir." Bivis did not back down.

Snape pursed his lips and stared at him like a viper ready to attack.

"Professor—what the hell are you looking for?" Esther interrupted.

"There was something to do, but now it seems that you can't go." Snape said, "Have you finished talking? I'll take you back after talking."

"I can take her too, Professor. She lives in St. Mungo's, so it's easier for me to take her," said Beavis.

"Thank you, Beavis—I think I'd better let—Professor Snape see me off. Your house is nearby, so don't—run back and forth. Then—see you tomorrow." Esther showed him a smile.

No sooner had she finished speaking than she found herself being dragged forward by a strong hand grasping her arm.

"Professor, slow down, you're hurting me." Esther said, twitching her arms back.

Snape stopped and let go, Esther couldn't help shaking.

"You know you can't drink enough, and you still go out to drink with other men?" Snape's voice was full of danger.

"I didn't want to—but the alcohol does—it's good," said Esther. "It's less scary—death and all—not."

"Are you afraid?" Snape asked, looking into Esther's misty eyes.

"I'm afraid—to die in the pile of corpses—to be bitten to death by a snake—it's worse than the Killing Curse." Esther said vaguely.

"I thought you'd figured that out," Snape said, taking her arm again, but this time much lighter. "Come back with me and wait for the alcohol to pass."