No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Chapter 894 Old friends reunited
Lupin saw him one day on the commercial street of Hogsmeade Village, lying at the door of Gringotts. Lupin saw the big black dog, thin and dirty, and felt sad. He bought a large piece of meat and then stood in front of him.

"Will you come home with me?" Lupin was always gentle. Of course, if he hadn't been at Foster's house that day, he wouldn't have been so gentle.

The big black dog looked up at his old friend, stood up silently, and followed him.

Lupin's home is at the edge of the wilderness, not far from the Shrieking House. Because of the legend of evil spirits, most people don't come here. So old Foster bought this land and built a workshop. Lupin is now the director of this workshop. Many people in the factory are middle-aged and elderly women, and the working atmosphere is very good. Lupin's house is just behind the workshop, a separate small yard. The house is not big, a one-story structure with a small pointed corner. After entering the house, Lupin opened the bathroom door and took clothes for him. He went back to the kitchen to cook.

After he finished cooking, Sirius came out wearing Lupin's clothes, but they looked empty.

"There's no wanted warrant for me?" Sirius sat down and took a sip of hot butter beer. The weather in the Scottish Highlands was a bit cold in September, especially at night. Everyone had put on cloaks.

Lupin had just returned and had lit the fireplace to make the living room a little warmer.

"Well, because the case of the war orphans seeking compensation from the Death Eaters has been tried, the Ministry of Magic is in chaos and no one is paying attention to you. Of course, the Daily Observer did say that Fudge ordered that the number of Dementors should be reduced, and from now on, Azkaban cannot have only Dementors. A protective circle should be established on the periphery, and the Auror Office will be responsible for it. In and out, it will not be as casual as before." Lupin picked out the steak he wanted to eat, and his meat would be more tender. The meat for Sirius was still in the frying pan, and he turned it over. On the other stove, he was making butter and parsley sauce.

Of course, while he had time, he brought Sirius a large bowl of beef and tomato soup with onions and potatoes so that he could eat it with his bread.

Sirius was really hungry, so he didn't care about etiquette. He broke off a few pieces of bread and put them in the soup, then started to eat it greedily.

Lupin was a little sad. He put the meat back in the oven for a few minutes, drizzled it with sauce, and served it to Sirius. Sirius cut half of it and put the other half on the original plate. He ran all the way back and ate what he found in the garbage can and what kind people gave him. He was so thin because he was hungry all the way. He just drank soup and bread, so he didn't dare to eat more now.

"You look well!" Sirius looked at his old friend. The house was not big, but very clean. Although the furniture was not very new, it had everything it should have. From Lupin's skilled cooking skills, he knew that he lived a very smooth life.

"Well, old Mr. Foster hired me. He said he needed someone to make toys anyway. He just gave me the drawings and I would deliver the goods on time. There were only a few aunts in the workshop, and life was pretty smooth." Lupin said slowly while cutting meat.

"he……"

"He knew, so he opened this workshop. Obviously, we don't have much contact with the Foster family." Lupin smiled and thought, "Oh, by the way, old Mr. Foster had people develop a wolfsbane barrier potion. If you have been bitten for less than 24 hours, as long as you take it three times in a row, you will not become a werewolf. This potion is given free of charge to bitten children in St. Mungo's. For five consecutive years, no new werewolves have been born." "That costs a lot of money, right?" Sirius was a little surprised. In his memory, the Foster family was not even well-off, but a family that opened a toy store in Diagon Alley. How dare they spend money like this!

"That's why they are respected! The same is true for werewolves. Now there is a special organization to take care of werewolves. And the one who bit me, Fenrir Greyback, do you remember him?" Lupin said hurriedly. It was because his father offended him unintentionally, so on a full moon night, he climbed into the bedroom of young Lupin through the window and bit him, ruining his life. Both his parents were full of self-blame before they died. This is what makes Lupin feel the most sad. Of course, for such a gentle and kind man, the person he hates the most is this person!
"Of course, he is so narrow-minded. What Mr. Foster did is tantamount to challenging him, right?" Sirius nodded. They once fantasized on campus about how to avenge Lupin, but now they are all middle-aged, and the four of them are dead or scattered.

"Yes, so he was going to bite 'Little Petunia'. Even with the new barrier potion, it would be good to make old Mr. Foster sad. However, he was caught. And because of fear, Little Petunia's magic went mad and she accidentally blew Fenrir Greyback to death. Fortunately, Little Petunia is fine, otherwise, old Mr. Foster would be so sad." Lupin said hurriedly.

Sirius stared at Lupin with his eyes wide open, looking at him like a fool. He really thought that his old friend hadn't made any progress in all these years? He really believed everything anyone said. However, after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. He took a breath, put down his knife and fork, and took a sip of the sweet butter beer. "Can I have whiskey instead?"

"You know, I don't have this." Lupin was in poor health, and due to his financial situation, he never drank. Even now, his monthly salary was enough to live on, but out of a sense of security, he would not buy consumer goods such as alcohol.

"Have you seen little Harry?" Sirius raised his eyebrows helplessly, half leaning against the back of the chair.

"I've seen him a few times. He often lives at the Fosters'. You know, Eve and Lily are like sisters. After he returned to the wizarding world, he spent most of his time at the Fosters'." Lupin nodded, thinking that Sirius must want to see Harry very much. "Now, Severus has hidden Harry, and no one knows where they are."

"That slug..."

"Padfoot!" Lupin retracted his smile and thought, "Little Petunia is very smart. Do you want to meet her?"

"Why? I want to see Harry. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing for me is that I have to find someone..." Sirius was a little angry again.

"Little Petunia asked Kerchery to catch the mouse named Scabbers. She has been looking for the truth for a long time. I think she can help you." Lupin also put down his knife and fork, looking at his old friend seriously. He just said all those random things because they hadn't seen each other for too long. He didn't know what to say to him, and he didn't know whether he should believe what little Petunia said. He was a little sad to see his old friend who was once so arrogant become like this. Of course, he was also ashamed. He was an old friend, but in the end, no girl knew him better and believed in him. With such complicated emotions, it was natural that he only dared to talk to him about these years, but he didn't dare to ask anything about Lily back then, and now, he still didn't. He just wanted Sirius to meet Petunia.

I am struggling with whether to go to work. It is too hot!