Wild child

Fanny has not been so free for a long time, wandering around the first floor and the second floor of a house with her arms loose all day long.Bored in every possible way, she lit a fire under the cauldron again, trying to make the most of the available materials to provide medicine to the Order of the Phoenix.It stands to reason that even if Fanny wasn't wounded, the job of pharmacist would not be for the two of them who didn't even graduate.But after Snape's defection, the lack of potions masters in the company has not been a day or two. With Owen already under surveillance for "suspicious behavior", there are indeed not many options.

Relying on her natural tacit understanding with medicinal materials, Fanny learned potions quite well, but her restless temper prevented her from being considered very top-notch in this class.The arrival of Astoria makes up for this shortcoming very well, and I have to admit that the two have an unexpected tacit understanding in this regard—maybe except that Fanny has to prevent Astoria from throwing materials of slightly inferior quality. Existing resources cannot withstand nitpicking.There is still not much real work to do, for no other reason, and there are very few medicines left.

The school conservatory, Fields garden, the twins (like all the Weasleys who were stuck at home after Ron and Harry were revealed to be acting together) and Mundungus (who have been around since November) None) gray channels and most other sources of medicinal materials have been cut off. On the contrary, the number of wounded is overwhelming. It doesn’t take a genius mind like Hermione to see that the balance of war is tipping which side.Weariness is written all over their faces. They may not surrender, but they are losing hope.

The only gratifying thing is that the hole in Fanny's side and the incision on Sirius' leg are finally showing some signs of healing. Sirius' condition is better, although he will still be a little limping after a long time of activities, he finally got rid of the crutches.In view of the fact that it has been proved that there is no better way than waiting for it to grow up by itself, the two insisted not to waste the remaining medicine on it, because "it is the law of war to use limited resources where they are most needed."

Saw a hell of a war.

The two girls separated a pharmacy from the room that belonged to Fanny, and Sirius thoughtfully placed the isolation spell to prevent someone with a cleanliness from being bothered by the mixed-feeling smell.Afterwards, the two of them devoted themselves to researching how to use those leftover materials to make usable potions, and he led Smith, whose mood began to turn bad again after Fanny escaped danger, to gather information in the strongholds that could still be contacted—or more honestly, to drop by. After all, the Order of the Phoenix can only exchange some basic information now, and it is difficult to organize any large-scale actions.That Mrs. Conwell acquiesced in Smith's wanderings surprised Fanny.

On a blustery night in April, the compartment door was suddenly knocked open.Fanny had already drawn out her wand at the same time she turned around, and Astoria was half a beat late because she put down the suspended and cooling cauldron for the first time.

Sirius's long black hair was messed up as if he had just fought with pimple vine. He put his hands up where he could see them at a glance, and glanced at the two wands facing the door directly opposite before opening his mouth. He glanced at the cauldron that was falling on the preparation table-the girls' two weeks' work in it hadn't been spilled at all.

"Tonks is born, and a boy."

Fanny, who thought she was about to be attacked or at least heard that someone was being attacked, took a while to react, "...a newborn baby?"

"That's right, I didn't even know you were so smart." The deliberately sarcastic tone couldn't suppress the smile that Sirius was about to burst into.

"That's really..."

"awesome."

After Astoria answered the words, four surprised eyes returned, her face blushed slightly, and she tried to put on a more arrogant demeanor than usual.Fanny tilted her head and successfully disintegrated it with a bear hug.

"That's right, it's great!" She shook Astoria a few times in her arms.

The smaller girl seemed to be undecided whether to hug her back or stand still or cast a jinx on her, and could almost hear in her head the shared joy and alienation that the new life would bring to all. Instincts are at war.

Teddy Lupine's birth didn't have any impact on the battle situation, but the fact really lifted everyone's spirits, and the opportunity to witness it with one's own eyes was something no one wanted to miss.

Mrs. Conwell went out to perform some unspeakable mission. As soon as Smith returned from Tonks' house, the seat on the back of the motorcycle was given to Fanny.After the modification, even Hagrid's physique can carry it, and adding an Astoria is no problem, but for safety reasons, she still offered to give up the opportunity to see Little Teddy with her own eyes. After all, she Not too close to Lupine.

The pair arrived with their messy hair just in time for Owen to announce that Teddy hadn't inherited any signs of being a werewolf, and the cheers nearly knocked the roof off.It's a pity that Lupine was not able to witness, after he couldn't wait to inform his son's future godfather.Contrary to previous fears, little Teddy inherited his mother's extraordinary talent, and his hair color changed from brown to turmeric to green within two hours of birth.Tonks hugged the hard-won treasure tightly, and cooperated with Teddy to perform a mother-child face-changing show for the audience beside the bed, which elicited bursts of laughter.

Andromeda, who has become a grandmother, brought a bowl of porridge and told her exhausted but too excited daughter to drink it while it was still hot, and she was so calm amidst the cheers that she was inconspicuous to such an extent that the absence of the maternity mother is hardly noticed.

"Almost," because Fanny saw Sirius follow after Andromeda put the tray on the bedside table and left.During this period of time, too many companions have been lost. At this rare moment of joy, everyone seems to have chosen not to think of the same name Ted Tonks who died not long ago, and who made Andromeda Black betray the family. man.

Fanny pushed aside Hestia Jones who was making faces at little Teddy at the head of the bed, picked up the immediately forgotten bowl, scooped up the soup, and brought it to Tonks' mouth, and she had to be careful while feeding her mouthful. Keep the soup bowl from being knocked over by Tonks' elbow.She couldn't help wondering, what happened to the world when she felt like she was the only grown-up in the room?She was one of the leaders at the school Quidditch match or at the party after the exam, as noisy as the twins and Lee Jordan.

Once she even managed to sprinkle the invisibility powder on Meg's head, who was on his way to end the party and get everyone to bed, but Meg's hairnet was halfway gone before a flick of his wand fixed the problem.The head of Gryffindor swept all the faces of the troublemakers with majestic eyes, and then continued the project of driving everyone back to the dormitory harshly, but Fanny, who deliberately dragged off until the end, can definitely climb up the tunnel. Before the steps to the dormitory, he saw the corner of the serious witch's mouth slightly raised.

Mrs. Weasley walked in with another bowl of fragrant soup and some desserts for the revelers, and snatched the bowl and spoon from Fanny without saying a word.She has unparalleled talent in caring for people, and the exercise effect of the seven children is still very significant, not to mention that Fred and George can catch up with a whole grade.

Her hands were idle again, so Fanny leaned over to tease little Teddy.She had just grimaced a few times before the strands of hair on the little guy's forehead turned light gray, which she guessed was a sign that she was liked.I don't know why she was born with a temperament that dogs don't like to talk to, but she was unexpectedly welcomed by children.As if echoing her vague thoughts, little Teddy's eyes began to turn blue, and the clean eyes made her suddenly think of Frank in Egypt.

Fanny retreated from the bed without making a sound, and her place was quickly taken by Dedalodie.The hapless wizard was delighted to be taking over from Kingsley, the task of looking after Harry's Muggle relatives, and as he puts it, "If someone told me it was going to last another six months, I'd surrender to the Death Eaters tomorrow." ".

A familiar barking dog-like laughter came from the direction of the living room, which gave Fanny an excuse to leave.She walked down the hallway with the quaint wallpaper, around the two pots of spider eggs in the corner, into the living room, and found Sirius filling Lupin with a glass of wine, both annoyed and amused.

"To his hair that turns green!"

The two of them bumped into the bottle, Sirius took two sips, and Lupine, who had always been self-made, went straight to the bottom.Several bottles had already been dropped on the ground, and the new father shook his head, smirked and turned around to say hello. Fanny suspected that he didn't know which Fanny he should face.

Sirius was that kind of person, he was the one who poured the drink, and it was the one who shoved Lupine into Tonks' room almost yelling "You bastard is going to be a drunken example on the first day of my son's life".The people inside accepted the dazed and ecstatic man without any objection.After Sirius closed the door, he found that Fanny was leaning against the wall and looking at him contemptuously. She moved aside quickly to leave enough room for the two big men passing by.

"It's like what you do to get your buddies drunk when their son is less than three hours old," she said.

"Birds of a feather flock together, it's very 'interesting'." Sirius shrugged, seeing that Fanny didn't respond to his old-fashioned wordplay, he withdrew his sloppy expression and tone. "I haven't seen Moon-face as happy as today since almost graduation. It won't hurt to keep him a little longer."

With no one else present, Sirius looked very... Sirius, Fanny wasn't sure how much she'd been seen through.After all, they have only been able to rely on each other for such a long time, even if he is only half as sharp as he actually is, it is enough for the two of them to share a part of their minds.

Fanny walked back to the living room, unceremoniously picked up Sirius' bottle, raised her neck and wiped out the remaining contents.The mead of some years is smooth in the mouth, and the value is not low.

"Waste." Sirius snapped.

"So glad to hear that from someone who just took it." Fanny tossed it casually, and the bottle and several other empty bottles on the ground made a crisp jingle.

She didn't come out of that cubicle after lunch, and the empty stomach made the alcohol all the more obvious, and Fanny immediately felt a dizzy warmth spread from her stomach.But this is nothing to her, half a bottle of this strong wine can at best make her feel more at ease when she is hanging in the void, and Sirius knows this well.

"The courtyard has been reserved by Domeda. If you want to be quiet for a while, you can go to Ted's study." He summoned ice cubes and glasses, and said without looking up while opening the wine bottle. "It's not bad here though, the people in there probably won't be out for a while. Unless Molly wants to make a dozen more apple pies or something."

"And there is a lit fireplace here." Fanny left from the door and habitually exposed Sirius, threw two pieces of wood into the stove, sat on the sofa one person away from Sirius, and took the cup Sip on elbows on knees.

She and Sirius teased each other, cracking jokes on topics that few people used to make fun of, as usual.By the time Fanny put down the glass, there were already two more empty bottles on the ground.

Sirius sighed.

"You're in a bad mood," he said.

"I shouldn't have come, I've become a spoiler." Fanny leaned back on the sofa and looked at the ceiling.

Andromeda seemed to have calmed down. She returned to the room, glanced at Fanny and Sirius, and then walked towards the bedroom.The hilarity was still coming from Tonks' room, but it sounded like it was coming to an end, and Fanny thought she heard Mrs. Weasley chasing someone away.

"Actually, it's okay, you didn't spoil most people's interest. As for me, it's a courtesy." Sirius said, retracting his arms from the back of the sofa, and propped himself up.

"Thank you for your self-knowledge." Fanny said absently.

She was taken aback by Sirius who suddenly approached her eyes, he drank more than her tonight, and Fanny saw that the color of wine had already appeared in those very close pupils.

"Do you know where the best place for wine is?" he asked seriously.

"Uh, don't know?"

"There is always more wine in this world than you can drink. As long as you keep drinking it, you can surely forget everything. You drink well, Fanny, but that's not the problem."

While Fanny was still in a daze, Sirius had already got up and stood still, and a group of people emerged from the corner where the spider eggs were placed, and the aftermath of excitement had not yet passed.

"Where's Remus?" Sirius asked cheerfully.

"Lying on Tonks' waist, sleeping like a baby." Dedalus winked at him, and the people around laughed again.

Mrs. Weasley stared at Sirius dissatisfied: "I think..."

"It's inappropriate to get a new dad drunk on the night of a baby's birth. Thanks, Molly. I've already been admonished by a lady just now." Sirius was still smiling.

Mrs. Weasley pursed her lips and fell silent.

As midnight approached, people dispersed, still talking about Teddy's natural talent.When he got home, Sirius climbed onto the sofa and fell asleep. The whole living room could smell the alcohol on him.Mrs. Conwell, who was busy at midnight, turned pale with fright when she heard that Sirius was riding a motorcycle to send Fanny back in this state.

"He was quite sober just now." Fanny explained, "It's only after entering the door."

This explanation is obviously not convincing, and Mrs. Conwell's face is not much better.Fanny also knew that this was not entirely true. When the motorcycle went up to the sky, Sirius created a roller coaster-like effect, and the only thing missing was the last part of diving to the ground.Fanny in the back was holding the corner of the invisibility cloak with one hand and grabbing the wand with the other to shake it. Sirius laughed and boasted about his glorious history of being caught by the Muggle police while riding a motorcycle. She really wanted to slap him when she got off the car.

"I think he's quite drunk." She muttered at a volume only she could hear.

War always catches people off guard, including its end.

That day, Fanny spent half the night trying to grind the boiled wormwood into finer pieces so as to extract some residual value from it. All the materials on hand were used up, and all the materials that could be turned into potions were put into bottles. Much better than nothing to pass the time—and an excuse to avoid contact with other people, and everyone in the house is looking more and more like a fucking bucket these days.She was so noisy that she went downstairs. If Sirius's laughter sounded like a dog barking at ordinary times, the dog must be suffering from rabies now.

"Did someone bring you the newest flavor of dog food?"

"No, no...Harry...Harry left Shell Cottage today." Sirius gasped and wiped away his tears.

"Finally getting rid of the 'I'm in a bad mood and don't want to talk to others, don't bother me' godson makes you so happy?"

"I can shut up if you don't want to know about someone breaking into Gringotts three hours after that." Sirius shot her a sideways glance, but continued before Fanny could start asking, more like a story than a story. It was singing: "Harry, my dear godson, broke into the Lestrange vault and escaped on a dragon that guards the vault!"

The laughter that had been interrupted as soon as the words were finished, immediately resumed. When Fanny digested the news, other people also gathered from their respective rooms or bathrooms to the living room one after another. Astoria obviously put on a robe hastily, and her hair was dripping with water.Sirius was still hiccupping, so Fanny repeated the matter.

"Harry Potter robbed your wizard's bank?" Smith summed it up accurately.

"And riding a dragon is so cool." Fanny sighed.

“The Lestrange vault is one of the oldest and best guarded,” Astoria said, her way of expressing admiration.

"Why would they do that?" Mrs. Conwell was the only sane adult present.

Sirius took a few deep breaths: "I don't know the specifics. Just now George's patron saint came to deliver the news—I guess the entire Order of the Phoenix knows now. He also said let's guard the radio, they are going to risk This news was broadcast overnight from Potter's Watch. It was the equivalent of a slap in the face to Voldemort, and no matter what Harry was doing for it, James would be laughing hard. "

Sure enough, less than an hour later, the twins' voices rang on the radio.Based on the meager information she knew, the scene of the family laughing around a radio made Fanny feel a little surreal.She was a little worried about the possible consequences of the twins' recklessness, but generally speaking, the risk was worth the risk, after all, things that can boost morale are too precious now.

After returning to the cubicle with excitement, Fanny stared at the pitiful withered yellow bits in the mortar for a while, and decided to follow her own feelings, and made a fire to burn them all.

Astoria went into the bathroom again, and it would take a while to come out from the sound of the water, which meant that she could fully occupy the room that originally belonged to her for the time being.So Fanny opened the curtains and opened the window to the maximum, and the gentle air flowed over her cheeks with the smell of lavender, alleviating the restlessness like a trapped animal.

Fanny easily found the Death Eaters when her eyes swept across the street and hedges. From this angle, she could see two of them. Recently, their vigilance has been relaxed a bit, and they don't seem to go too far when choosing a hiding place. brain.Fanny pictured herself rushing out and throwing a bunch of spells at them, or doing what she preferred - sneaking up close to them, covering their heads and beating them up and down.If she and Sirius didn't have any holes in their bodies, maybe they would have carried out the raid and waited to be scolded together, oh no, if they didn't have any wounds, they don't know which unknown corner they will endure the wet field or each other's style Different meanness then.

God knows, she misses that now.

Stop, don't think about those useless things, Fanny ordered herself.She's been doing this more and more recently, which isn't a good sign either.

The hedge on the opposite side bounced a few times, and the two figures spun and disappeared amidst the explosion.While questioning the brains of the guy making such a characteristic noise right under the subject's nose, Fanny looked down at her watch. It was almost two hours before their usual shift.

It's not uncommon for watchers to be lazy, but it was the first time that two disappeared at the same time.

Fanny ran to the other windows to check. Unless the concealment skills of those people improved by leaps and bounds, there should be no Death Eaters left.

"What's wrong?" Sirius noticed his companion who was running around the house.

Fanny gave him a wink, and took him to the study room with the best view and no one there.Smith would be bored in his room again for some reason, and she suspected he was rereading the letters Amelia had written to him.

"The Death Eaters around have all disappeared, and if I'm not mistaken, they disappeared at the same time a few minutes ago. It feels like—" Fanny pointed through the window.

"--was summoned by their master?" Sirius poked his head out to have a look, frowning.

"If even this group of miscellaneous soldiers were called away, something serious must have happened."

Recalling the news a few hours ago, the two exchanged a worried look.But the mystery was soon revealed, and when they returned to the living room full of doubts and worries, a silver monkey fell from the ceiling and spoke in Fred's voice.

"Harry is back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Army is assembled. Those who arrive late will miss the best part."

About two hours after Sirius set off, several people sitting silently in the living room waited for his patron saint.After hearing the news, all three pairs of eyes turned to Fanny, but she did not attempt to leave, contrary to everyone's expectations. Instead, she went to the kitchen and made a pot of strong coffee to calm the emotions of others.

Then she quickly removed the cups from Mrs. Conwell's and Smith's hands so they wouldn't get burned when they fell.

"Narcissus root powder soaked in wormwood juice." Astoria said quietly holding her own cup. As a person who spends half of her time dealing with medicinal materials every day, smelling such a simple medicine is not helpful to her. any difficulty.

"There is not much time, and they are not so easy to persuade." Fanny stood up, "I have 50 minutes left before I miss the most exciting part."

She wished she could say it so literally.

"How are you going to go?"

"Motorbike and Flyway, thanks Bellatrix." Fanny pressed the location of the hole subconsciously, but she still couldn't apparate, which was why she stayed behind.

The medicines that can be used have already been put into the black satin pouch and put into the pocket. Everything that needs to be packed has been packed, and there is no reason to delay.Fanny walked directly to the door.

Astoria stopped her when she touched the doorknob.

"I'll go as well."

"You don't want to see that," Fanny said.

"Neither will you."

"But I know what I want to see, you know?" Fanny opened the door. "It has nothing to do with which side you are loyal to. Please, listen to me once. If we don't come back, someone has to continue. And Although this is ridiculous for me to say, but you are only 15 years old, and you are not yet desperate. Just, help me take care of them, okay?"

Before Astoria could answer, she walked out, and the door closed behind her.Fanny stood quietly in the yard for a while, wondering if the dementors who were wandering in the Muggle world were also called away. A soaking rain.Rarely did she find the community she had lived in so beautiful.

Well, that's what he wants.It's one thing to step out into battle with a group of scrappy comrades, and quite another to go alone in the dead of night.Fanny recalled Sirius' expression when he said "it's not time for the wounded to die", and knew that he intentionally made things so difficult.

"What did I say? You bastard, Sirius."

The body of the motorcycle vibrated in response, and flew silently and swiftly into the clear night sky.

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Finally, mushrooms entered the main plot...