HP's Foreign Land

They sat in the teahouse by the window of the green kapok. The corner of the huge glass window was painted with dots of snow-blue flower buds. When the guests sat down, they bloomed, and when the guests left, they withered. The eyes that welcomed the next group of guests changed from thick to light The colorful fallen flowers.

Lupine pushed the refreshment list in front of Heimdall with his backhand, and shook his head: "I don't understand."

Heimdall didn't refuse, and ordered two cups of the most common herbal tea, without even reading the pages of desserts.

Lupine seemed to understand what he was thinking, and said, "I still have the money to treat you to an afternoon tea."

Heimdall just smiled when he heard this. In fact, when he met that day, he found that Mr. Lupine was dressed much more decently than the last time he saw him. The brand new dark beige wizard robe, the trousers were no longer wrinkled, and even the leather shoes All polished.

It snows all the year round in the mountains of Durmstrang, so a thick cloak must be added over the robe, otherwise you will not be able to stretch your hands out.

Not only the neckline of Lupin's cloak, but even the two cuffs and the hem were covered with smooth cream-colored fur. When walking around, Heimdall saw that the inner layer of the cloak was also covered with fur of the same color, not sparse short fleece. It's fine and fine plush. Fur is not a grassroots-friendly material, whether it is in the wizarding world or the Muggle world.

Heimdall closed the refreshment list without changing his expression. A copper pot the size of two footballs flew over. Heimdall raised the cup, tilted the teapot, and filled the cup with smoky honey. tea.

The fresh medicinal aroma mixed with a faint nutty aroma came to the nostrils. Heimdall drank a big sip, and immediately felt refreshed, and most of the coldness in his body was driven away.

Lupine sighed inwardly when he saw this, and took a cup of tea as well.

Heimdall picked up the thin chain on the list and hung it on the small hook protruding from the base of the teapot. When the teapot flew to the next table, the guests at that table took off the list from the hook and looked through it.

Lupine took a sip first, and didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after looking back, he realized that the taste of the "cheapest" tea was unexpectedly good, so he took two more sips.The warm tea went down the esophagus and into the stomach, all the limbs seemed to be soaked in hot water, all the joints got rid of the cold and uncomfortable, and the whole body felt indescribably comfortable.

Heimdall lowered his eyes with a smile, and put the remaining half of the cup in front of the pod cat. The cat was not polite at all, sticking out its tongue and licking vigorously. As a result, its neck became longer and longer. Heimdall was worried that it would squeeze its head into the cup I couldn't pull it out, so I had to stare intently.

Lupine drank tea one after another, his eyes fell on the corner of the table, where there was a scratch that was barely noticeable, he just looked at it intently, without saying a word for a long time.

After Heimdall fed the pods, he found that he still had no intention of speaking, so he asked tentatively, "Professor Lupine?"

Lupine regained his senses and put down his glass hastily.

"I... originally thought I had a lot to say to you, but after seeing you, I don't know what to say..."

Heimdall can understand after thinking about it. If he is not doing well, he can at least have the opportunity to "do what is right" instead of being cranky and clueless like he is now.

Heimdall felt that he was judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, but looking at their relationship from a rational point of view, he found that they had nothing to do with each other, except for a biological father named Sirius Black, Nothing else.

Besides, he was already a child of the Struluson family.

And his biological mother was such a Malfoy who was not seen by their circle, and then she gave birth to Rieger by such an unbearable method. It stands to reason that people in that circle should stand on the side of Sirius and share the same hatred ——Severely denounced the mother and son——Heimdall never expected that his identity would be "revealed" after going through all kinds of ups and downs. Lupine could sit down with him and have a cup of tea. It's quite personable.

So Heimdall actually doesn't quite understand why he invites himself to drink tea, and he is easy-going and affectionate like an old friend who has been reunited for a long time. Of course, it cannot be ruled out because of Professor Lupine's own personality.

The problem was that he had been excluded from their circle in the past-probably since birth, and it was even less likely to be included in the future-it might not have been considered at all.

In other words, he and them are two rays running in opposite directions, and there is no possibility of turning back or merging.

No one wants to step in and disrupt the existing form of their circle, and the people inside don't have to rush to put on a defensive posture in case someone doesn't have a good eye and wants to drill in.

Heimdall thought that this should be a tacit understanding between him and them, and he had always followed this "tacit understanding" to detour, didn't he? !

All kinds of thoughts rolled in my mind, and Heimdall decided to stop with silence.

"Did you know he escaped from prison?"

Heimdall thought helplessly, has it finally started?

"It's quite difficult not to know." There was a mocking arc on the corner of his mouth.

"You, um, didn't your father say anything?" Lupine chose his words carefully, and only Merlin knew how uncomfortable he felt when the "father" uttered it.

"Yes." Heimdall nodded.

Lupine was very concerned.

Heimdall said: "The British Ministry of Magic relies too much on the abilities of the dementors. Those things are not as invincible and reliable as they think they are."

Lupine waited a little longer, realizing that Heimdall was not going to speak any more.

"that's it?"

"that's it."

Lupine fell silent again.

Heimdall looked at him for a while, then sighed, "I'm not a passionate person, and neither is my father."

It is impossible for Sirius Black to come to him, unless the love potion that Professor Snape prepared can exert "toxic side effects" after many years.

Lupine suddenly became embarrassed, "I know he won't come to you..." This sounded very wrong. It's like you didn't hear anything.

Lupine laughed at himself thinking how wrong he was.

The conversation fell to a stalemate in an instant, and the fragrance of tea became thinner and thinner.

The pod cat squatted on Heimdall's lap and wagged its tail, [Is this guy the werewolf your mother mentioned in the diary? ]

【right. ] Heimdall didn't expect it to have an impression.

[How strange. ] The pod's tail softened. [Britain is the first country in Europe to take the lead in drafting anti-werewolf regulations. Although it has not yet been officially implemented, that country really hates everything related to werewolves. professor? ! ]

[Hogwarts is in charge of Albus Dumbledore, not a radical official in the British Ministry of Magic. 】[That's really a headache, he must 'disappear' for a few days a month, otherwise he will be in big trouble. ]

[If something really goes wrong, Headmaster Dumbledore should worry about it. 】

When the pod cat heard the same, it continued to wag its tail.

At this time, there were snowflakes outside the house, originally sparse and only as big as a fingernail, with a gust of cold wind blowing by, the heavy snow of goose feathers fell, and after a while, some of the original tiles could be faintly seen on the houses across the street It was covered with a thick white blanket.

Shopkeepers timidly came out to clean up the street furnishings in front of the shop, or took the display items back into the shop, or directly closed the shop door.

Pedestrians on the street accelerated their walking speed one after another, and many passers-by rushed directly into Aoki Mian.

"By the way, I haven't congratulated you on becoming a professor." Heimdall found that the other party didn't seem to want to say goodbye to him, so he had to save the country.

"Thank you." Lupine laughed, with genuine satisfaction and relief in his eyes.

"Is Mr. Potter as mischievous as expected?"

"Except for a bit of Lily's shadow in his eyebrows and eyes, he is almost identical to James." Lupine's voice was a little excited, almost showing off and offering treasures.

Heimdall thought he must be overjoyed, so happy that he wanted to find someone to confide in—it would be great if he had seen Harry Potter, but unfortunately, this urgent mood could not be found for a while. I want to share with others, so I have been holding back until now.

Heimdall knew the "Lily" in his mouth, Ivy mentioned it in his diary, if this Lily was Bi Lili.That is to say, she later married James Potter and gave birth to Harry Potter?

What about Professor Snape?How would he feel if he still loved Lily Evans and faced Evans' son every day?

I never had the chance to think deeply about these things before, but now these messy thoughts suddenly found an opportunity to emerge.

"Does he know you?"

Lupine's smile dimmed a bit, "I just became a professor."

In other words, haven't had a chance to confide in Potter yet?Or is it not yet time to say something from the bottom of my heart?

"It's not peaceful in England, is it?"

Heimdall was actually a little worried about Draco, but then he thought that Uncle Lucius would not put his only son in danger and let it go, plus Hogwarts, which is known as absolutely safe...

Heimdall jokingly thought, maybe Draco is safer than himself.

"It's messed up, there are Blake's mugshots posted all over the street." Lupine said this in a very indifferent tone, as if he was talking about a stranger.

Heimdall felt strange because he was so calm.

From Avril’s diary, it can be seen that the few of them had a very strong relationship at the beginning. They teased people together, made trouble together, and were punished together. Heimdall also thought that it was no problem for them to do anything for each other. Did he overestimate their friendship, or underestimate Remus Lupine's calmness?

In any case, Heimdall's curve to save the country was very successful, and Remus Lupine suddenly "figured it out", and they said goodbye in front of Qing Kapok's door.

One minute later, Heimdall came back again. If the pod hadn't reminded him, he would have gone back to school without any success.

He came to inspect the business today.

Tong Mu Mian Muggle General Goods Store opened opposite Qing Mu Mian, just now when he was sitting in the shop he saw Mrs. Pepper coming out to collect promotional signs.

Mrs. Pepper is the longest-serving clerk in Tong Mu Mian (later referred to as Tong Mu Mian in the Muggle General Goods Store). I heard that her hometown is in Belgium, and the previous head of the same laboratory is a fellow. No one remembers her original name. She didn't mention it herself. Le Fay called her Mrs. Pepper when Heimdall knew her.

Heimdall wondered if this might be her husband's surname (or real surname)?Because people in Kapok Town called her daughter Pepper.

Le Fay was brought up by his old mother. He said that he had never seen what his father looked like. Every time he opened his mouth to ask his father how he was, his old mother threw him a photo album and asked him to look at the pictures and talk. Plus brain supplement.

When Le Fay hired Mrs. Pepper, it was because the orphan and widow touched his heartstrings and felt compassion.

Mrs. Pepper is very beautiful, and her facial features are very attractive. Because she lived in poverty and took care of her children alone when she was young, she suffered a lot. In the Mood for Love, who is less than 30 years old, looks at least ten years older than her real age.

Little Pepper is nine years old this year. When she smiles, she has a cute dimple on one side and a sweet mouth. She is called uncle, aunt, brother and sister when she meets everyone. Many grandpas and aunts in Kapok Town like to praise her.

Every time he sees the lively Pepper, Heimdall will think of himself at the counter in Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley.

As soon as Heimdall entered the store, Pepper, who was sitting on a small orange-red stool, jumped up and rushed into the inner door, shouting as he ran, "Mom, the big boss is here!"

Heimdall couldn't help laughing. Ever since Le Fay told her that Heimdall actually paid more money for opening the store, the little girl was no longer called the big boss Le Fay, but the second boss. Heimdall used the "big boss" very honorably. Boss" title.

Mrs. Pepper came out quickly, and without waiting for Heimdall to say anything, she immediately said, "Mr. Nice has already told me."

Heimdall nodded, it saves trouble and doesn't need to be too wordy.

Mrs. Pepper told him the recent situation in the store, and then she brought out which items were selling well and which items seemed to be selling poorly, and then carefully observed Heimdall's expression through the conversation, and then found that the big boss was more than The second boss took care, and his heart inevitably came alive, with some faint expectations.

As a clerk, she can't talk to the boss because she is short-handed and soft-spoken, but the second boss really doesn't have the consciousness to do business, and he tells him every time that things are not easy to sell, but he doesn't care, even though she knows The second boss is not short of money, but she, a little commoner, sees Gallon, Nat, and Xi Ke throwing out for nothing, not to mention how heartbroken she is.

After talking for a while, Mrs. Pepper became more and more sure that the big boss was reliable, so she turned around and entered the inner door, wanting to show him all the sales records that had been written down. Mrs. Pepper thought excitedly, luckily there is a big boss It can be said.

While waiting for the interval, Heimdall found that Pepper's dimples were gone, his mouth was deflated, his head was drooping, and he looked listless, so he smiled and said, "What's the matter? Did you quarrel with your classmates?"

Little Pepper goes to the Children's Wizard Education Center in Kapok Town every morning to attend classes, just like the kindergarten in the Muggle world, providing preschool education for preschool children in the town, and helping parents who usually don't have time to take care of their children to take care of their children. He will teach very difficult things. In addition to the most basic things such as literacy and language, he will also teach some extremely simple little magic (mainly of a theoretical nature), as well as relatively simple enlightenment training in art and music.

It is said that the early enlightenment of Quidditch is also within the scope of education, and this little Miss Pepper is honored to be selected into the Little Urchin Quidditch Team formed by the Education Center.

Little Pepper rubbed the hem of his clothes vigorously with his two small hands, and his mouth was so pouted that he could hang the oil bottle on it.

"If I can't catch the Quaffle again today, the coach will let the black-haired monkey take my place..."

Black-haired monkey, male, unknown name, unknown facial features, unknown height, unknown age, in short, nothing is known, the only thing that is clear is that he and Pepper are very different, and they are competitors with extremely bad relations.

"Hold out your hand and let me see." Heimdall squatted down in front of him, and the pod cat jumped onto the counter.

Little Pepper stretched out his hand suspiciously.

Heimdall knew at a glance why the little urchin's coach asked her to be a chaser. Little Pepper was born with big arms and legs.Heimdall gestured a few times, and wondered, "Theoretically, it should be able to be caught, and the Quaffle doesn't have to be grasped with hands, it can be held."

Little Pepper said embarrassingly: "I can't even grasp it, how can I hug..."

Then he became more and more dejected under Heimdall's surprised gaze.

"I'll tell you a trick." Heimdall approached her ear and whispered, Little Pepper's eyes sparkled after hearing this.

"Really?"

"When is training?"

Little Pepper raised her head and glanced at the clock, screaming "Oops" and rushed out of the store, her screams echoed in the store——

"It's now!"

That evening, Heimdall waited until Little Pepper returned to the store.

As soon as Little Pepper entered the door and found that he was still there, he immediately ran over with a smile on his face, grabbed his robe and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, I caught the ball!" Then he raised his chin triumphantly. "That monkey is not good at all! You didn't see it, he was crying! It's a boy and crying! It's useless!"

Before Heimdall left, he handed her a pack of snacks, knocked from Carlo, the popular product that is often out of stock in Honeydukes-Pepper Naughty (candy that smokes in the mouth), what an apt name .

After obtaining his mother's consent, Little Pepper happily accepted it, then pulled his clothes, motioned him to bow his head, and Heimdall bent over.

Little Pepper leaned into his ear and whispered: "When the monkey was crying, he accidentally slipped his mouth, saying that the tricks taught by the big bad foot didn't work, and he was going to settle the score with the big bad foot. Work hard, even the coach can't be found, he fouled first."

"I understand what you mean." Heimdall patted her head. "This is a secret between us, and no one will tell it. Since he fouled before, it doesn't matter what we do."

Pepper nodded vigorously, two dimples looming.

Heimdall took the pod back to school, and suddenly thought of that strange name on the way.

big bad foot?What a weird name.