Chapter 738: Tonks and Lupin (Edited)

Mr. Newt was pulled aside by Mrs. Tina and interrogated, but Fish, who had deceived Newt but knew nothing about it, led Rolf back to Harry and the others.

Rolf had already met Harry and the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, so they quickly connected and engaged in pleasant conversation.

Noon soon arrived, and Tonks and Lupin finally hurried back together.

Upon seeing them arrive together, the group, who already knew from Harry and Hermione about Sirius' suspicions, chuckled and exchanged silent glances.

Fish, on the other hand, had less to worry about as he bounded up to the two.

"Remus, Sirius said you and Tonks are in a relationship, is it true nya?"

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The expression on Tonks' face immediately turned resentful, and she turned her head to the side, looking directly at Lupin.

Mrs. Weasley, who was coming out of the kitchen to tell everyone to go eat, opened her mouth in surprise before immediately putting on a long face, clearly displeased with the news, while the twins who had followed her out made an extremely exaggerated gesture behind her, silently laughing in the most exaggerated way.

"Not really," Lupin denied with some embarrassment. "I am too old, too poor, and a werewolf... not suitable for Tonks..."

"Fish is still a cat, and I can turn into a werewolf too nya!"

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Fish interrupted him with a snort.

According to Lupin, he couldn't have a relationship with Hermione either.

"Of course, you and I are different," Lupin explained, astonished. "Your werewolf form depends on your own powers to transform, while mine is a curse. Tonks and I are together... it's too dangerous..." he finished, his voice trailing off.

"Come on, Remus!" Sirius stepped forward and gave him a strong pat on the back. "You can't hide it from me, I don't believe you don't feel anything for Tonks!"

Tonks' eyes lit up at those words, and her head of grayish-brown hair quickly turned a bright pink.

Lupin, however, remained impassive, stating firmly, "Tonks deserves someone young and capable to love her."

"But she wants you." Mrs. Weasley dropped her knitting at this point and stepped forward to persuade him.

"It's not the right time... to discuss this," Lupin said, looking around in panic, avoiding everyone's gaze. "Voldemort still threatens us, and I need to remain on the werewolf side, lurking..."

"What nya?!"

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Fish's attention was quickly drawn to Lupin's words.

"You went to play with other werewolves? Why didn't you take Fish with you!" Fish yelled at Lupin. "Fish also wants to meet other werewolves nya!"

Lupin was more willing to deal with Fish's questions than Tonks, so he dragged Fish into the kitchen while explaining, "No, most werewolves are on Voldemort's side, and if we take you, they will likely attack us."

"Fish is not afraid of them!"

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"Of course, I know you're not afraid of them, but Voldemort has been hiding, and we need information about him from the werewolves," Lupin patiently continued to explain to Fish. "And Dumbledore has asked me to try to win over the werewolves, but so far, there has been no luck," he said wearily. "It's difficult to discuss with Greyback..."

"Who is Greyback?" Harry couldn't resist asking.

He and the others were getting caught up in Lupin's words, so they set aside Tonks for the moment.

"Fenrir Greyback, one of the most notorious werewolves of all time," Hermione, the know-it-all, answered him. "His mission was to bite and infect as many people as possible, attempting to create hordes of werewolves to defeat the wizards." She said with disgust, "Greyback loves attacking children, snatching them from their parents and training them to hate wizards."

"Oh my God! How can such a terrible person exist?!" Mrs. Granger exclaimed, covering her mouth.

She looked at her daughter with concern; the idea of Hermione having to deal with such dangerous people made her wish to persuade Hermione to return to the Muggle society.

Mr. Granger grabbed his wife's hand, squeezed it twice, and then shook his head slightly.

In fact, the couple had already discussed the matter with Hermione, and she had convinced them to support their daughter's decision.

So when Mrs. Granger caught her husband's hint, she quickly gave up the idea and simply hugged Hermione silently.

"Yes, it was Greyback who bit me in the first place," Lupin said casually.

"What?" Harry was bewildered. "You mean... when you were a child?"

"Yes. My father had offended him. For a long time, I didn't know who the werewolf was that attacked me. I even pitied him, thinking he was out of control when I already knew what it was like to be a werewolf. But that wasn't the case with Greyback; he approached his prey during the full moon to ensure the attack's success. It was completely premeditated. He was the man Voldemort used to gather the werewolves. Greyback insists that werewolves should suck blood and seek revenge on regular people, and I can't say my reasonable arguments have much effect on him."

"But you're normal!" Harry said vehemently. "You just have a problem..."

Lupin laughed.

"Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He says in front of people that I'm his 'little hairy problem.' Many people believe I have an unruly rabbit."

"What's wrong with being hairy? Being hairy is not a problem! If you think hairiness is a problem, then shave off all your hair and beard!"

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Fish shouted, not believing that humans would look good when they were all bald!

After a moment of silence, the crowd burst into laughter.

Whenever Fish was around, the atmosphere could never stay serious for long.

"What are you laughing at?!"

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Fish glared angrily at the laughing crowd.

And Tonks took the opportunity to excitedly say to Lupin, "Fish is right! I just like your fur!"

"Shh!" The twins immediately hushed, leading the chorus, "Say yes! Lupin! Promise her!"

Lupin didn't expect the topic to come up again, so he shook his head with a bitter smile and avoided talking about it.

The twins gave up after coaxing him a bit, but they found that Lupin simply wasn't interested.

As Hermione and Professor McGonagall calmed him down, and Comey and Kreacher brought up lunch, Fish stopped dwelling on the matter and focused on his food.

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Fish's motto is: The most important thing in the world is eating!

Of course, this motto is subject to change based on Fish's current needs.