[HP] Alchemy and Love

Following her words, Remus showed a slightly surprised expression.But the words had already been spoken, and Lorenthia did not intend to take them back. "Is it possible?" she continued, biting the bullet, "next weekend. I'm currently staying with a neighbor - our two families are very close, and they are not much different from my relatives. You can come to dinner , Newt and Tina will want to meet you."

Remus was only silent for a moment, not worrying her for too long, and then he smiled gently: "I'm honored."

The shop was still open on Sunday, and Lorenthia noticed Remus wearing a new set of clothes to work early in the morning. The salary she paid was already enough for him to buy a new set of robes, but Remus still I often mix old and new clothes.In fact, she herself had put some rare thought into her choice of clothes this morning, though she would never admit it to anyone.

"Good morning." She still greeted Remus with a smile.This day was still spent as usual. After the Christmas attack, as the Aurors stepped up their patrols, Diagon Alley gradually calmed down, and the daily turnover of the store gradually picked up.But Lorenthia found herself anticipating and nervously waiting for the moment when the door would close.Naturally, she had greeted the Scamander family in advance, and she had always known what they were like—Paris Scamander inherited the kindness of his parents, and his wife, Mariana, was also a very gentle person. The whole family should not have any prejudice against Remus, but Lorenthia found that she still couldn't help feeling a little nervous about him.

"So, I guess what I'm going to see is the Newt and Tina you keep talking about?" Remus asked at five o'clock, when they were sorting out their merchandise and accounts.

"Ah, yes," said Lorenthia, "sorry did I forget to introduce you—the Scamanders are our neighbors, Newt and Tina are almost my grandparents, and my mother used to They are students of Tina. Their daughter is Denise, who has married and moved out; their son is Paris, his wife is called Mariana, and their youngest son is named Rolle, who is less than one year old. Now they are five People and I live together."

"Wait—Newt Scamander?!" Remus asked in shock, "Didn't you mean... that Newt Scamander?"

"Well, he's the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, if that's what you want to ask." Lorenzia laughed at his shocked expression, "Didn't I mention it to you?"

"Of course not...God!" Remus looked at her in shock, "I never thought...he single-handedly pushed the entire wizarding community to recognize magical animals, and he single-handedly established the Werewolf Registry ...he's a legend!"

"Many people will have such a reaction, so I seldom mention that I know him." Lorencia smiled, "For me, more important than these is that he saved my life. However, Please, please don't show such awe when you see him, he will be uncomfortable."

Remus raised his eyebrows suspiciously.Lorenzia smiled and shook her head: "Yeah, he is famous now, and his reputation spreads far and wide, but he still feels uncomfortable in front of enthusiastic fans... Tina and I love him very much. Let's go, you Will like him. No one can not like Newt."

They came to Lorenthia's house through the fireplace, and they cleaned off the soot and tidied up their appearance before knocking on Scamander's door.Soon the door opened, and a soft and lovely brown-haired witch stood inside the door. "Oh, you must be Mr. Lupine?" She smiled and held out her hand to shake Lupine's hand. "Marianna Scamander. Just call me Mariana."

"Please call me Remus," Remus said.

Mariana turned and entered the room with a smile on her face.Lorenthia gave Remus a gentle tug. "Come on," she whispered, even though Remus found her fingers were chilling from the nervousness, "you're going to like them."

After a meal, Remus found himself completely powerless to refute her point of view.

They also repeatedly mentioned seeing the rest of the Predators quartet — Lorenthia's relationship with James and Lily had developed fairly well after that, and she and Lily would occasionally exchange letters.But she had only met Sirius and Peter once, and had barely spoken.And, because of store hours, they can't always find a time to get together: weekends are when they're open, and Tuesdays are when everyone else is at work.Not to mention James and Sirius as Apprentice Aurors, and Lily working at the Ministry of Magic, always too busy with Death Eater messes.As a result, appointments, dinners, etc. were always pushed back and forth, and until the early summer of this year, Lorenthia did not meet Lupine's other friends a few times.

She never expected to see Lily again under such circumstances.

The accident started with a random change of subject at the dinner table, and somehow they started talking about bread, with Newt and Tina insisting that their old friend Jacob made the best bread.Paris had eaten it a few times as a child, and nostalgicly agreed. "I feel like I've never eaten such delicious bread again." Tina said nostalgicly.

"Oh, there are still." Newt said, "Mrs. Custer's croissant tastes very similar to Jacob's."

"Well, sure." Tina smiled.

"Can I buy it for breakfast tomorrow morning?" Lorenthia suggested. "You know, I get up early. Apparating back and forth is fast anyway."

Mrs. Custer's bakery opened in a wizard's market far away from London, but this distance did not constitute an obstacle to apparation.Lorenthia got there early the next day, but while she was queuing, there was an explosion behind her, and the terrified screams of the crowd exploded in the air.When Lorencia turned her head in panic, she saw several figures in black appearing one after another, casting evil spells on the crowd.

Death Eaters!The crowd's screams and panic made the whole scene into a mess. Lorenthia's mind went blank in fright, and she just subconsciously followed the crowd to avoid it.Many wizards apparated away one after another, and the rest screamed and ran for cover.But the Death Eaters didn't pursue - as the slight crackling sounded continuously, a group of Aurors suddenly appeared on the field, and the two sides exchanged fire fiercely.Lorenthia was about to Apparate away when she suddenly saw a little red-haired boy fall to the ground, and a Death Eater was pointing his wand at him.

Almost without hesitation, Lorenthia gritted her teeth and rushed forward, protecting the child with her body.Almost at the same time, a clear and familiar female voice sounded: "Armor protection!"

The spell was bounced off before it hit her, Lorencia didn't have time to look back, she quickly dragged the child up from the ground, hurried footsteps sounded, Lily rushed in front of them, quickly dragged the two of them one by one Get up and protect yourself. "Merlin, why did you come here, Loren!" As she spoke, she kept waving her wand, blocking one spell after another, and had a fierce confrontation with a Death Eater in a black robe and a mask opposite. .

Lorenthia just stood there, trembling all over, holding the child tightly.But Lily's attention was no longer on her, but she was concentrating on fighting the Death Eaters.Suddenly, a red light came from the side, and the Death Eater fell on his back with a thud.James Potter charged from that direction. "Lily, go help them evacuate!" he shouted, "Leave it to me!"

Lily nodded, turned around and pulled Lorenzia up, and ran along a street.But almost as soon as she turned the corner, she immediately stopped in a hurry - four figures in black robes were approaching from the opposite side.

"Armor protection!" Lily quickly flicked away the spell they sent, and dragged them back to the corner immediately, using the street corner as a cover, "Quick, take the child out of here first, Loren!"

"I-I can't." Lorenthia said in a trembling voice. She had tried just now, but the apparition could not be successful. "Anti-Apparition Charm...they sealed off here..."

Lily only paused for a moment, as if trying, and then she cursed softly, turned quickly, cast a few curses in the direction of the Death Eaters, and then drew back. "Damn it, it's a trap—the information we've received is a trap! Come on, we've got to find someone else!"

The three ran back again and soon ran into James, who looked relieved, "Lily! We're trapped—"

"I found it!" Lily said, waving her wand, and the ruins on the side of the road flew into the air and piled up behind them automatically, forming a temporary obstacle. "Others? Moody?"

"This way." James led her down an alley.This series of changes has left Lorencia with almost no time to react. She just dragged the child mechanically and followed behind. For some reason, they suddenly came into a large group of people, and there were nearly ten people around them watching. They seemed to be fighting forces. They were divided into two teams, front and back, and blocked the two entrances of the narrow alley. Surrounded in the middle of the alley were more than a dozen ordinary wizards who hadn't had time to leave, two of whom were not yet of school age. child.Lily pushed Lorencia and the little red-haired boy into the middle of the group of ordinary people, and said out of breath, "In my direction, four people—"

"I have three over there," James said.

"We have to retreat, we can't hold here!" said a black-haired witch, "I swear I saw the mysterious man—Voldemort himself, he came here himself!"