[HP] Alchemy and Love

Dumbledore has always been busy with affairs, not to mention the fact that the Order of the Phoenix has just been ambushed, there are still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.Therefore, not long after, the two walked out of the room one after another.Lorencia was used to walking by the back door, lowering her head and closing the door behind her.As soon as she turned her head, she was stunned: Remus was standing at the foot of the stairs, it seemed that he had been waiting for a while.

She hadn't expected Remus to be here waiting for her.Of course, looking back now, it wasn't surprising that James and Lily were both in the Order of the Phoenix, and that Remus was also... From the very beginning, she asked for a letter of introduction from Dumbledore as a prerequisite for her recruitment, and Because she was afraid that if something happened at work, her help for the Order of the Phoenix would be leaked to untrustworthy people.However, there were too many things that happened this morning, too fast, she didn't have time to think about it at all, and now when she saw Remus for the first time, she was really taken aback by him.

She glanced along the corridor and saw that Dumbledore had gone far away, and there were only the two of them in this corner.Remus strode forward and stopped in front of Lorenthia: "Are you okay?"

Lorenthia shrugged. "I'm fine—nothing hurt."

"Let me see your wrist," Remus said.

Lorencia suddenly felt a little guilty: "You know everything, and you still come to ask me?" She complained in a low voice, while obediently stretched out her right hand.The two-finger-wide scar on her wrist had turned dark brown, and a thin layer of scab had formed on the epidermis, which was very glaring against her pure white wrist.

For some reason, she was half looking forward to Remus taking her hand to check the injury, and half afraid that he would actually do so.But Remus didn't touch her, just looked down at her wound carefully: "I think it would be better to apply the healing potion every day after I go back."

"I know." Lorenthia sighed, "Even if I didn't want to, Newt and Tina would absolutely force me to do this—let's not talk about that. Remus, you are also a member of the Order of the Phoenix." ?”

"I am." Remus nodded, looking a little guilty, "I'm sorry I never mentioned it to you before, I always thought you had nothing to do with the Order of the Phoenix. James didn't tell me until just now...I actually always No. I should have realized that although the amulets you helped us make are very different in appearance, the design ideas are almost identical."

"Most of the amulets on the market have similar design ideas." Lorenzia said, "I never mentioned to you that I was helping the Order of the Phoenix, so... are we even?"

Remus smiled at her mildly. "I think so. What did Dumbledore talk to you about?"

"He allowed me to join the Order of the Phoenix." Lorenzia said, although this is a question that will cause her a lot of headaches in the future, how to explain it to her family, but at this moment she still couldn't help showing a big smile.

"Really? This is great, Loren!" Remus exclaimed in surprise.Lorencia's smile became brighter: "You don't object?"

"Of course not! We need anyone who dares to fight Voldemort." Remus said, "Besides, the Order of the Phoenix does not only have combat members, such as Mundungus, as you have seen before, Dumbledore just valued His source of information...and you don't know how many of us have been saved by your amulet and summons photo folder. Everyone will be very happy."

"Thank you for saying that." Lorenthia breathed out lightly, "Although I myself applied to Dumbledore to join the Order of the Phoenix, when I think of the next meeting, I will suddenly meet a lot of strangers... ...Oh, Merlin."

Remus smiled: "You dare to face Voldemort's spell, but you are afraid of meeting strangers?"

"You've found out everything that happened, haven't you?" Lorenthia said. "It's a bit strange for you to say that...but I don't think I can do anything about it. When is the next meeting?"

"We don't know either. Usually, the time is notified about one day in advance, and the meeting is usually in the evening. Of course, most of the time we don't get together, but I think one meeting is enough for you to know most people."

"There's no comfort at all." Lorenthia complained half-truthfully.Remus asked again: "By the way, did Dumbledore give you our arraignment photo folder?"

"Yes." Lorenzia said, and took out a small rectangular transparent clip the size of a business card, which contained a photo of her and her family.In these turbulent times, it is not suspicious to carry a family photo with you.But this photo folder was also specially made by her. As long as she took out her magic wand, clicked on the photo and recited the correct password, the hidden text would be revealed.Each photo folder has a hidden number. As long as you remember the numbers of other folders, you can send messages to each other, and Dumbledore's one can send the same message to everyone.

This method of communication is a bit cumbersome to use - for example, to achieve two-two communication, you have to recite other people's numbers - but the security is still very guaranteed.It had been a year since Lorenthia had invented this method, and members of the Order had been captured or killed by Death Eaters, but the secret of the communication had never been discovered.

"I admit, I did have doubts about the disproportion between your talents and the products you sell." Remus said, "But I didn't expect it to be because of this reason-in fact, your best works are always provided to Phoenix never sold outside.” He smiled and shook his head, “I did think for a while that you and the people who make these magic items must have a good relationship, but I didn’t expect you to be one person.”

Lorenthia lowered her head and smiled: "Thank you for your compliment."

When they returned to the front hall, many people had left, only James, Lily, Sirius and the two wounded remained.Edgar Bones was nowhere to be seen, probably off to make a potion. "Hey, Remus!" Sirius noticed them first, and waved his hand at them, "Finished dating? Ready to go back?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Sirius." Remus said, Lorenthia's face had already turned red quickly, "What are you staying here for?"

"I wanted to wait for you at first, but now it seems that you don't need us to wait." James said with a smirk, Lorenthia blushed even more, and she felt that Remus seemed to glance at him quickly. I glanced at myself. "James, do you really want me to tell Lily when she was in fourth grade—"

"Stop!" James yelled, jumped up and sat up straight, "It's okay, then we'll go back first, see you, Remus!"

"What happened in fourth grade?" Lily asked, but James had already pulled her up. "Nothing, really nothing - we're going first, thanks for today, Loren!"

"What's the matter?" Lily frowned and asked pretending to be annoyed, but James had already dragged her out of the door, and Sirius whistled at them with a smile, and followed them out, and they were outside the door Apparated.The two wounded lying on the couch looked at this scene with amused expression, and Remus waved at them: "Gideon, Marlene, see you next time."

Lorenthia didn't know them well, so she just nodded vaguely.The two walked out the door together, and Remus asked, "You said earlier that you won't be open today. Shall I give you a ride?"

Lorenthia nodded.She took Remus to Apparate, and after a snap, the two appeared at the door of Lorenthia's house.Remus turned to Lorenthia, seemingly hesitating whether to say goodbye.

"Wait." Lorenthia plucked up the courage and said first, "I mean, would you... mind staying a little longer? I haven't figured out how to explain this to Newt and the others yet."

Remus looked surprised at the offer, but not reluctantly. "No, of course I don't mind," he said.Lorenthia swung her wand and turned into a Patronus and rushed into another house, "Tell them I'll be back later." She said, grabbing Remus again, "Let's change places, or we'll be arrested at the door. Got it."

They apparated to the edge of a nearby small river, and the two walked along its banks.Remus asked, "So, will your family object to your joining the Order?"

"Oh, Newt and Tina definitely won't, I'm afraid they'll still worry—but they've fought against Grindelwald themselves, so they'll understand." Lorenthia shook her head, "I'm afraid they'll insist I told my parents about it... and I, well, I don't really want to tell them. Mom will come and kidnap me to America in no time, and my father doesn't care about it, and it's okay to tell him the difference."

"I suppose it's dangerous after all," Remus said slowly. "If your parents don't even know about it..."

"But they will definitely object if they know about it." Lorenzia defended, "I'm an adult, I have the ability to make decisions, but my mother still treats me as if I need to be protected in her arms at any time... I don't know How should I explain to her that I am aware of the danger, this is my deliberate decision." She shook her head.

"I think mothers are like that," Remus said.

"Yeah, I can understand her heart. If my mother decides to do something dangerous, I will feel the same way." Lorenzia shook her head, "It's just... sometimes I feel that I can't be with her at all." Communication, do you understand? Sometimes I feel that she didn't respect my own opinion in order to protect me... Forget it, maybe mothers are like this. So I will choose not to tell her some things now, I don't want her to worry about me in America." She sighed, "What did your parents think of you joining the Order, Remus?"

"My father and I have been negligent. He didn't object. It should be tacit approval." Remus said calmly. "Mother didn't object—I think she must be worried too, but she didn't make it obvious. So... …sorry, I guess it's hard for me to give you an opinion on your situation."

"It's already very helpful if you can listen to my complaints." Lorenzia raised her head and smiled at him, "Thank you."

She hesitated for a moment, and with courage from somewhere, she suddenly reached out and took Remus's hand.Remus seemed taken aback at first, then returned his grip on her.Instead, Lorencia didn't know what to say. The two of them maintained this posture, and neither of them dared to move. They stood by the river for a while. Remus suddenly asked, "Loren, what is your patron saint?" ? A dog?"

"It used to be a Russian blue cat." Lorenzia replied with her head down, almost daring to look at him. "Recently... recently it has been changing shape. I don't know what it is."

"Loren." Remus took a deep breath, "Loren, I..."