[HP] Astringent

The three asked Tom to help put together several tables, and they sat around the table chatting eagerly about recent events.The doorbell rang again, and three little wizards walked in.The boy who walked in the front tightly guarded his coat pocket and said in a loud voice: "Hermione, can you keep your cat away from Scabbers!"

"It's cat nature, Ron!"

Molly chuckled: "Look who's back." She walked around Ron and Hermione, and hugged Harry, "How's your summer vacation, my dear Harry."

"Very well, thank you, Mrs. Weasley." He broke free from his arms and took a big breath.

Arthur also stood up and shook hands with Harry: "It's just in time for you to come back, let me introduce my cousin to you."

Vanessa followed him and greeted Harry: "I've met Harry, and it's thanks to Harry's help that I live here these days." Harry nodded happily.

"That would be wonderful." Molly pulled Ron forward. "This is Ron. You saw him when he was born."

"I didn't expect to grow so big! What a handsome boy!" Vanessa hugged him, and Ron's face turned crimson.

"This is Hermione, good friends with Ron and Harry."

"Hello, pretty little witch." Vanessa also gave her a hug.

Hermione's ears turned red, and she smiled showing two cute rabbit teeth: "You can't tell that you're a witch at all. I mean you look good in your clothes."

"Of course, I have lived in the Muggle world for many years." Vanessa blinked her eyes, showing vitality that did not match her age, "I still prefer Muggle attire, and wizards' clothes are always the same boring." Hermione nodded approvingly.

The children of the Weasley family came back one after another. Seeing Harry blushing, Ginny mumbled hello and ran behind Molly.

"Is this your little daughter?" Vanessa touched Ginny's head, "It's a pity I never saw her when she was a child, she must be very cute."

When they were not standing together, I hadn't noticed that Vanessa and Ginny looked five points alike.

"Aunt Vanessa is beautiful too." Ginny's eyes were shining, and she looked at her longingly, "Will I be like you when I grow up?" Her eyes couldn't help but drift to the not far away Harry.

Vanessa looked at the two, suddenly realized, and said teasingly: "Harry is a good boy."

Ginny blushed and stammered, "It's not... I..."

"It's nothing, dear." She thought about her failed love experience, and sighed, "If you like someone, try to be yourself, and if he likes you, he will naturally approach you."

"Why don't you feed him lamb chops, Hermione?" Ron interrupted their conversation hysterically, almost all the patrons of the Leaky Cauldron looked over.Ron tightly protected a gray and white mouse in his arms. The mouse struggled to steal it many times, but he caught it.Hermione stood across from her and hugged the big ginger cat.

"Crookshanks can't eat food that humans eat, it's not healthy for him."

"Is eating an old mouse good for its health?"

Vanessa said, "Why don't you put Scabbers back in the cage?"

"He doesn't like being in the cage lately," muttered Ron. "It's not fair to Scabbers to keep him in such a small place."

"Maybe I can help you."

Vanessa bought Dahei a very luxurious cage, but he didn't want to stay in it.But for a mouse, that's enough size to live comfortably.She happily took down the big cage, and said to Ron, "Would you like to let Banban go in and have a try, maybe he will like it?"

Ron nodded in surprise, and looked at his parents again.Molly shook her head disapprovingly, and Vanessa hurriedly said, "I bought this for Dahei, but he doesn't like it. It's useless to stay with me. If Banban likes it, give it to him."

Ron put Scabbers inside, and it sniffed around curiously, still wanting to escape.He quickly closed the cage: "You should be satisfied, Banban, this new home is more luxurious than The Burrow."

Molly gave Ron an angry look, and he flinched.Crookshanks circled around the big cage, his flat face was filled on the glass, and Scabbers huddled into a small room and remained motionless.

Vanessa took the packed luggage early and took the subway to Station Nine and Three Quarters.She changed into a dark blue wizard robe in a neat manner, which is the latest style. The slightly flared cuffs and the hem that hangs down to the calf are delicately embroidered with light golden patterns, and the waist is tightened to show her graceful waistline. , with a fashionable peaked hat, elegant and moving.

Dahei was still on a dog leash, and followed her listlessly.

There was no one on the station yet, so she sat down in the car closest to the end, and cast the Ignoring and Silencing Charms without hesitation—think of it as a little privilege for a new teacher, she wasn't ready yet A group of children sat together.

As time went by, the scenery outside the window seemed to have not changed at all.The train drove from early morning to sunset, and she quietly looked at the list of books requested by the previous Muggle studies professor, taking notes for class preparation.Dahei was lying on the opposite chair, with his huge head against the glass, staring blankly out of the window.

I don't know when it started to rain outside the window, and the raindrops hit the car window, blurring the continuous mountains not far away.

The train got slower and slower until it stopped.Through the glass of the box door, Vanessa saw many little wizards pouring into the aisle.She removed the spell.At this time, the lights on the roof suddenly went out, and people were in a mess.

Vanessa lit her wand, stepped out of the car, and said loudly, "Children, sit back in the box and stay still." She walked carefully through the crowd to avoid stepping on other people's feet.

A few more senior students lit up their wands, and amidst the dots of light, a monster in a cloak with its face hidden under a hood floated over.There were gasps and exclamations all around, and Vanessa subconsciously stood in front of the children.A biting chill enveloped her body, and she was about to be submerged in the suffocating cold of despair.

Saved by countless adventures, she waved her wand and said the spell clearly and loudly: "Call God to protect you!"

Accompanied by silver-white smoke, a small bat rushed straight out, forcing the dementor back.The warmth returned to everyone's body.It flew back again, circled Vanessa twice, landed on her shoulder, and faded away.At the other end of the carriage, she saw another silver-white phantom fly out, chasing away the remaining dementors.

The lights flickered a few times and reappeared to illuminate the compartment.The little wizards looked at each other, and many of them hugged together.

Vanessa pressed her wand against her throat, her voice was amplified countless times, and echoed clearly in the carriage: "Children, go back and sit down. The prefects are responsible for checking whether the students in each college are safe and sound."

"Who is she?" "I don't know..." "A new teacher?" The students standing nearby whispered.

Percy dutifully stepped out of the car, he looked at Vanessa in surprise, and even forgot his mission.She patted him on the shoulder and said, "good boy, now is not the time to explain."

She didn't understand how Dumbledore would allow the Ministry of Magic to send dementors to inspect the Hogwarts train, but she could guess that the dementors were coming for Black.She walked from car to car to see if any students had been accidentally injured.The dementors retreated unwillingly, and the train set off again, gradually leaving them behind.

"Harry! Harry! Wake up!"

Ron's worried cry came from a carriage in front, and Vanessa quickened her pace and rushed over.

"Harry! Harry! Are you all right?"

The compartment was surrounded by water, and Harry collapsed on the ground stiffly. Ron and Hermione knelt beside him, guarding him worriedly.Several other students stood in the doorway with Lupine, bending over him.

"Lupine, are you there?"

Lupine nodded curtly, looking tired.Vanessa felt a little relieved, and then asked, "Is Harry okay?"

"Nothing serious, just passed out."

Vanessa still believed in Lupine's professional level, and nodded: "I'll go to the dining car to get some chocolates, they will need them."

"Best."

When he came back, Harry was already awake.He was helped to the chair, and there were still big drops of cold sweat on his face.Vanessa took a bar of chocolate from the basket and handed it to Lupine, who broke it into small pieces for him.

The prefects of the four colleges came over and briefly reported the situation of the students, but fortunately, no one came.She distributed the chocolates to the prefects and asked them to distribute them to the students.

Lupine and Vanessa got out of the car together, closing the door behind Harry softly.

Vanessa relaxed and asked, "Have you caught Blake yet?"

Lupine shook his head, his eyes dimmed, and he tried his best to suppress the pain, but his tone was still gentle, as if he had never been Black's friend: "Not yet."

He didn't want to say more about Vanessa, and he shook hands with Lupine and said, "Congratulations on getting the position you want."

"You did a good job just now. You are more suitable for this position than me." Lupine's voice was a little hoarse, as if he hadn't eaten properly for a few days, but he still looked so sincere.

Vanessa waved her hand: "I trust Principal Dumbledore's judgment even more."

"Since we are colleagues, do you mind if I call you Vanessa?"

"Of course I don't mind, Remus." She laughed, "Now is not the time for small talk, shall we check on the students?"

The two split up and returned to their boxes until they confirmed that the students were all safe and healthy eating chocolate.