Chapter 447
: Stay in Hogsmeade
Chapter 447: Stay in Hogsmeade
Mabel rode on her broom, watching the lights gradually light up in the city below, and felt particularly happy and free.
Seeing that this journey was about to end, she felt deeply reluctant to leave. She really hoped that she could continue to have adventures like this with these cute puppets forever.
But the puppets can't wait to return to their masters.
"Faster! Faster!"
The cloak would urge him from time to time.
The broom was so angry: "Stop rushing us, we are already at the fastest speed! Do you know how heavy you guys are? Why don't you fly by yourself?"
"I don't fly fast!" said the cloak confidently.
"We're almost there." Peter No. 2 said calmly, hoping to end the quarrel in this way.
Mabel pulled herself together and asked, "Is Wade's house just ahead? Will he be at home?"
"Probably not." The Rubik's Cube puppet said, "School has already started. The master will be in school or go home to visit his parents."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier! I flew to the wrong place."
The broom was about to turn around, but was hit by the cloak.
"You are so silly! That bell guy is still here!" said the cloak, "Without wardrobe space, how can we stay with our master?"
broom:"……"
It didn't make a sound, and silently changed its direction amid Mihael's "chirp chirp" laughter.
"Huh?" The Rubik's Cube puppet suddenly made a surprised sound. The lens tube around its "eyeball" stretched and retracted twice, and said in a deep voice: "The bedroom light is on."
"What? There's a thief!" The broom was perked up and its flying speed suddenly increased.
"No, it should be the master who has returned." said Peter No. 2.
"It's over!" said the broom. "If the owner finds out that we've sneaked out, will we be scolded?"
The cloak said pessimistically: "Maybe we'll get beaten."
"I'm not afraid of being beaten." said the broom. "I'm not afraid of pain anyway."
"The consequences may be worse." The Cube took advantage of the sound and said alarmistly: "Maybe the master feels that he needs a more obedient puppet. We will have our consciousness erased and then re-injected with thoughts."
"What? How is that different from being dead?" The cloak was startled, then looked at Mihaly with envy and said, "This big bird is still good. We don't have to worry about this problem at all."
Michal gave it a wing, but the broom below suddenly tilted, causing its attack to miss.
Mabel screamed, and then she noticed that the broom was flying crookedly, as if it was very scared.
Her heart softened and she said, "How about...how about you hide first? I'll go ask Mr. Gray, if he really has that plan...I'll help you escape."
"No, no, no... No... I can't leave my master behind..."
The broom trembled as it flew towards the window with determination.
Mabel looked around, but when the puppets didn't want to show anything, they naturally had no expression, and it was impossible for people to tell what they were thinking.
But neither of them brought up the subject of escape again.
Mabel was originally struggling with whether or not she should go see Wade, but now she had forgotten her own anxieties and was only worried about her puppet friends.
She thought: What if… What if Wade really gets angry, I will help stop him. I can’t just watch the puppets’ consciousness being wiped out…
The cold wind blew past, and the small window quickly enlarged in the field of vision. The bright light illuminated the figure inside, but it was difficult for the people in the room to see the scene outside.
When Peter II saw Sirius and Lupin were also inside, he was suddenly startled. He grabbed the cloak and put it on himself, and pulled the mask twice. Then he thought about it and silently raised his height by a few centimeters.
It is also a puppet after all, and its entire body is made of alchemical materials. After several fine-tunings, its appearance is completely different from Peter Pettigrew.
Peter No. 2 secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he reacted in time.
At this time they were already outside the window, and under the watchful eyes of the three wizards in the room, they passed through the window one by one and landed on the ground.
Mabel had already decided to take responsibility before entering the room. As soon as her eyes met Wade's, she took two steps forward and said, "Mr. Gray, please don't blame them for acting without your orders. This is all because of me..."
"I understand." Wade smiled warmly. He said, "I heard everything, Mabel. Thank you for coming to save me. And thank you too - guys, you are better than I expected."
Mabel was stunned for a moment, then she curved her eyes and smiled, feeling relieved.
Some of the puppets nearby were already flattered by the praise. They twisted their cloaks and said, "Hahaha... Actually, I didn't do much... Master, you are too polite..."
"Although you didn't help much, we all know that you have tried your best."
The broom "comforted" it, and then said: "Unlike me... I rely on flying in the sky all the time, and I hardly have time to rest, but it's all worth it."
cloak:"……?"
cloak:"#!"
Without making a sound, it suddenly grabbed the broom and started beating it back and forth.
The broom was startled and asked, "What are you doing?" while struggling hard, flying around the room with its cloak.
Wade sighed helplessly, opened the closet space, and threw the two puppets in. Then the other puppets greeted him and entered the space obediently.
The room suddenly became quiet.
Sirius snorted with laughter, "Vader, your puppets have interesting personalities."
Lupin had just carefully examined Peter Two and confirmed that it was not the escaped Wormtail. He smiled when he heard this: "You made all of these yourself, right?"
"Yeah." Wade sighed, "When I first gave them thoughts, I thought they would all be serious and honest, but I didn't expect each one to be more lively than the other."
"This is the interesting part about puppets. Each one may have a different personality." Sirius said with a smile: "I know a guy in the Ministry of Magic who is shy and can't quarrel. He bought a puppet that likes to swear to help him swear."
Vader looked at him, somewhat surprised.
It wasn't an illusion. It felt like Sirius didn't look as bitter and vengeful as before, and he had vaguely regained some of his youthful elegance.
He secretly kept this discovery in his heart and turned to ask Mabel: "Where have you been hiding all this time? In fact, Professor Dumbledore has been very worried about you."
Mabel, who had just been observing the attitudes of the two adult wizards, was stunned when she heard this and her feet unconsciously drew circles on the ground.
"I...I've been hiding from place to place, living in an attic where few people go."
"It must have been very hard," Lupin said gently, "It's not easy for you to hold on until now."
Mabel's eyes turned red, and she said with all her might, "It's nothing... most people are no match for me."
"Since we've met this time, why don't you come with us to Hogwarts?" Wade invited, "Don't worry about the Dementors finding you. They don't dare to stay near the school."
Unlike the original plot, Dumbledore's attitude is now a bit tougher than in the original. Since the train attack, Dementors are not allowed to get anywhere near the school.
Fudge, on the other hand, was a flexible person, and once Dumbledore stopped giving in, he became much more talkative.
Mabel looked up at him, then quickly lowered her eyes, shook her head and said stubbornly, "No! I know you mean well, but I can't cause you any trouble... I'm not a student of Hogwarts, and it would be easy for me to be discovered if I hide there."
"Then why don't you live in Hogsmeade?" Lupin said, "There are no Dementors there, and Hogwarts students often come to visit. You can live in my house..."
He paused, and suddenly remembered that the girl in front of him was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and it was not suitable for her to live with a single adult man. He pointed at Sirius and added:
"——I live with this guy. We are neighbors, so we can help each other if something happens."
"Yes." Seeing that she was still hesitant, Sirius persuaded her, "Since you are willing to cross the channel to a country where you are unfamiliar with in order to rescue Wade, then we are all friends! Accepting help from friends calmly is also a kind of giving, not causing trouble."
Mabel hesitated for a moment, looked at Wade, and when she saw him nodding at her with a smile, she finally smiled a little awkwardly and whispered, "Thank you."
Dumbledore and Wade were both people who had helped her a lot in the past. Thinking that she would be living not far from both of them, Mabel felt much more at ease.
Wade accompanied Mabel and followed Lupin and his followers to Hogsmeade, where they apparated and tidied up the room. Lupin also moved his belongings to Sirius's house and prepared some daily necessities for Mabel.
"It's too late today. Let's go buy some daily necessities tomorrow."
Vader said as he took out a large bag of Galleons and handed it to Mabel.
With the wardrobe space back at his disposal, his supplies and money were instantly replenished. Wade also left Mabel a few bottles of Polyjuice Potion and a handful of hair that Ferdinand had helped him collect.
"This potion can make you look like someone else so you won't be recognized. If you go out, remember to drink it every hour."
The girl was frightened by the gifts and refused to accept them. Wade looked into her eyes and said:
"I know you're strong, but everyone needs help sometimes. Since you didn't hesitate to save me, why do you regard my help as a burden?"
Mabel had no choice but to accept it. She thanked him hesitantly, her eyes slightly red, and she lowered her head, not daring to let anyone see her expression.
"You're welcome." Wade shook his head and said, "I'll send you my study notes later. Since the Obscurus was born because magic was suppressed for a long time and could not be released, then if you accept your own magical abilities and use magic correctly, you may be able to effectively control the power of the Obscurus."
Mabel once hated the fact that she had magical powers, because this power forced her to lose her parents and endure endless pain.
But at this time, the girl's view on wizards and magic had quietly changed. She was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I will study hard."
"Yeah." Wade smiled and said, "Let's work hard together."
……
Afterwards, Sirius stayed at home while Lupin Apparated and took Vader home.
The streets were very quiet. Lupin accompanied Vader as they walked towards the Gray's house, and whispered, "Vade, once the Obscurus is formed... it may not be so easy to disappear."
"I know, but there's always hope, right?"
Wade looked at the road ahead and said softly, "The Obscurus is a magical creature and a manifestation of the dark side of the mind. If she can get enough care and a sense of security, and receive the right magical education, it will at least help alleviate the outbreak of the Obscurus."
"It's good that you know this." Lupin sighed. "If she stays in Hogsmeade, if the power of the Obscurus erupts, we can find a way to control it in time, so as to avoid causing huge damage like Credence did back then, almost completely exposing the secrets of magic to Muggles."
Vader nodded slightly.
Just now, when the two adult wizards enthusiastically and strongly persuaded Mabel to live in Hogsmeade, he thought that their purpose must not only be to simply help a poor little girl, but also to limit the crisis to the place that is most easily controlled.
Even though there were some cold considerations, the help they gave to Mabel was real. Even if the silent outbreak occurred, Sirius and Lupin would be the first to face the crisis.
"There is one more thing, I think you also know, Wade..."
Lupin said sympathetically: "The Obscurus will cause great harm to the host both physically and mentally. It is said that few Obscurus live beyond the age of ten."
"Credence from decades ago was a special case, but I heard that although that man was very powerful at one time, he soon became extremely weak... This might be the result of the harm caused to him by the Obscurus."
Recently, Lupin has looked up a lot of old information and learned a lot about the history that was almost buried in the dust.
Mabel seems to be fine now, but who knows when her vitality will be silently drained away?
Although it was cruel, Lupin didn't want Vader to face the death of his friend unprepared. It would be better for him to keep a proper distance from now on to avoid being too sad when the time comes.
"I know, Remus," Vader said softly.
Seeing that they had arrived at the door of the Gray family's house, Lupin stopped and watched Wade walk in, letting out an inaudible sigh.
……
Vader's mood was not as heavy as Lupin thought.
He knew as much about the Obscurus as Lupin did, and after seeing Mabel unleash the power of the Obscurus for the first time, Vader recalled all the relevant information.
Moreover, Vader had "foreseen" far more deaths than Lupin imagined. If he really had to keep every future "death news" in his heart, he would be sad every time he saw everyone, and he would not be able to live his life.
So Wade is currently very optimistic - Dumbledore and Scamander have both tried to save the Obscurials, and although they both failed, their past experiences may not be useless, and this time... he may not necessarily fail.
(End of this chapter)