[HP Sirius] Sweet Potions

That night, Ursa inquired about Miss Thomas from Professor Sprout.

It turned out that Miss Thomas' father was the owner of the old bookstore.This surprised Ersha somewhat, after all, she had only been there last weekend.

"People from the Ministry of Magic have already been here." Professor Sprout said worriedly, stirring the cup of black tea that had long been cold in his hand, "Poor child... her father finally got a complete skeleton nothing."

"what does that mean?"

"When they found the man, his entire arm was gone, and he looked like he had been bitten by a wild animal." Sprout said hoarsely, "It sounds like a werewolf did it, but it wasn't that day. The moon is full. In addition, I also heard that some werewolves are very bloodthirsty even if it is not on a full moon night. Of course, it may also be done by ferocious beasts such as wild wolves—" At this point, she suddenly stopped, There was a gentle smile on his face, "I'm sorry to tell you these terrible things, please don't take it to heart, Miss Green."

"You mean, his whole arm is gone?" Ursa asked suddenly.

"Yes."

"Then they didn't find any strange tattoos?"

Sprout looked taken aback. "Tattoos? I haven't heard anyone mention anything. Why?"

"It's nothing, I just asked casually." Ersha replied in a low voice.

On the way out of the restaurant, Ersha suddenly saw Professor Mulligan.He was holding a thick stack of parchment, walking slowly against the wall.

Ersha walked a few steps to him, cleared her throat, and asked in a low voice, "Do you need help?"

Professor Mulligan looked at Ursa in surprise, "What?...Oh, okay."

Ursa took half of the parchment from his arms, wondering how to ask him what happened on Sunday.

"Er... have you heard about that?" she asked cautiously. "A student's father was murdered yesterday. That's horrific."

Professor Mulligan's arm trembled unnaturally, and he stared forward with a pale face, "Well, yes...it's really scary."

He was so obvious that Ursa had to start to suspect that he had something to do with yesterday's murder.

Ursa took a deep breath to keep her voice calm.

"By the way, I saw you coming out of Thomas's used bookstore a few days ago. Do you know the owner?" she asked in a polite tone.

Professor Mulligan stopped suddenly.

"What exactly do you want to ask?" He asked coldly.

Ursa also stopped, and she looked at Professor Mulligan in surprise, "I just want to—"

Professor Mulligan suddenly reached out, grabbed Ersa's wrist tightly, and pulled her into a relatively remote corridor nearby.

His eyes were red, and he whispered in a vicious tone: "Damn it! Are you one of them too?!"

Ursa was taken aback, she struggled subconsciously, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean—"

Professor Mulligan gasped and stared firmly into Ersa's eyes, as if to confirm whether she was lying.

After a few seconds, he suddenly let go of her arm, with a tired and chagrin look on his face, "...it's nothing, I'm sorry, Miss Green."

"What does one of them mean, Mr. Mulligan?" Ersha swallowed and asked hoarsely.

"No, no...it's all just a misunderstanding, forget what I just said." Mulligan murmured in a low voice, then turned around and left with heavy steps.Maybe it's just an illusion, Ersha always felt that his back looked much older in an instant.

On Thursday morning, Ursa suddenly received a letter from the Ministry of Magic.

She had originally thought the letter had something to do with the previous review, but she soon noticed that it had absolutely nothing to do with that, as the letter was signed by the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries.

The content of the letter was very concise. A person who did not disclose his name and claimed to be a member of the Department of Mysteries hoped to meet Ursa at the three broomsticks in Hogsmeade village at seven o'clock in the evening on this Saturday.The letter also mentioned that the incident was related to Ursa's father, Timothy Green.

Ersha was full of doubts about this, because she had never heard her father mention the Department of Mysteries.

Apart from the occasional complaint or two about the incompetence of the officials, his father rarely talked to her about anything related to the Ministry of Magic.She always thought that her father was just a very ordinary scholar, and it was impossible for him to have anything to do with government departments in his life.

So she read the letter again, in case she accidentally missed something.The tone of the letter writer is very sincere, and it seems that he is eager to meet Ersha.Ursa vaguely felt that something must have happened.

So she wrote back immediately, telling the man that she could meet him on Saturday.She didn't rush to ask the other party what happened.Because she knew that since the other party wanted to meet her in person so much, what he wanted to say must not be specified in the letter.

On Friday evening, Ursa saw Sirius standing at the door of her office from a distance.He was leaning against the wall by the door with his arms folded, and when he felt Ursa approaching, he dropped his arms and waited quietly for her to walk by.

Every time she saw him, Ursa felt a pang of guilt.She has been telling herself to stay away from this boy, because she doesn't want the newly sprouted feelings to grow inappropriately.It was like a dodder parasitic in her heart, as long as she didn't pay attention to it, it would entangle her tightly, and she could no longer break free.

"Good evening, Miss Green." Sirius said with a smile.

As usual, he always had that loose and relaxed smile on his face, as if nothing could really bother him.For his attitude, Ersha felt a little jealous, even a little annoyed.

"What are you doing here, Mr. Black?" Ursa said in her coldest, most repulsive tone.But she knew she had failed because she couldn't keep her voice absolutely still as long as she looked up to see that young and handsome face.

But the other party didn't seem to notice Ersha's strangeness, but smiled and said, "Aren't you inviting me in for a cup of tea? I've been waiting here for at least half an hour."

"I'm sorry, but I still have a two-foot-thick paper waiting to be graded." Ursa lowered her eyes, trying not to look into the other's deep gray eyes, "so another day, okay?"

"It's okay, I can help you sort out the papers, just like last time." Sirius said immediately.

Ersha took a deep breath, a little annoyed at why she always lacked the courage to reject others.

"...No, really. I think I can do it by myself." She finally managed to get the words out, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Her gaze drooped, staring around Sirius' neckline, constantly wondering what she would do if the other party insisted on helping.

She clearly saw the young man's protruding Adam's apple squirming up and down slightly, and then she heard the other party whisper: "Well, since you said so."

She looked up in surprise, and saw Sirius flashing a slightly apologetic smile to herself.

"Actually, I came to see you for something else today." He said, "About this Saturday's Potions seminar..."

Ersha suddenly remembered the seminar.But she's meeting someone from the Department of Mysteries this weekend, so she won't be able to attend the seminar, and she doesn't know whether it's a celebration or a disappointment.

"Because James suddenly has to start Quidditch training, this weekend's seminar has to be cancelled." Sirius said, "I'm sorry, Miss Green."

Hearing this, Ersha immediately said subconsciously: "Oh, that's great—no, I mean, it's okay." She pulled the corner of her mouth into a forced smile, "Uh...Actually I I have other plans for this weekend."

"Oh, what a coincidence," Sirius said.

"Oh, yes."

The two suddenly fell silent at the same time.

Ursa stared at Sirius's crisp white shirtfront, wondering why he hadn't left yet.

But the strange thing is that the scene of the other party unbuttoning the top buttons of the shirt popped up uncontrollably in her subconscious mind, maybe she can see the whole picture of the perfectly shaped collarbone...

... sexual attraction.The word popped into her mind suddenly.She felt instantly ashamed and felt her hair slowly trying to reveal her feelings.

So Ursa finally couldn't bear this embarrassing silence-although they were relatively silent for a few seconds.

"So... would you like to come in for a cup of tea?" Ursa said, and she wanted to bite her tongue off in annoyance, while secretly hoping Sirius would only take it as a courtesy.Just standing here talking to him made her tremble slightly uncontrollably, she couldn't imagine what would happen if the two of them were alone.

"I'm very happy." Sirius replied, and after a moment of silence, he said cheerfully, "But let's do it another day, I don't want to disturb your work."

"Okay, let's do it another day." Ersha heard her voice hoarse.

Ursa walked into the office quickly, and after closing the door, she leaned against the door and let out a long sigh of relief.

She didn't know that in the corridor separated by only a wall, Sirius was standing silently watching the door of her office.After a short while, he turned away with a distinct smile on his lips.