Homecoming from Hogwarts

Neither Amostar nor Sirius wanted the adventure to be delayed too long, but in reality, they were delayed by two days.

St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries suddenly sent a letter to Sirius. It was from Remus. After several months of recuperation, the werewolf virus in Remus' body finally dropped to a safe level. Under the circumstances, he can be discharged from the hospital in about a week or so.

Remus, who had been bored in the hospital for almost half a year, couldn't wait to write a letter, asking about Sirius' latest arrangements.

Remus definitely hoped that he would be accompanied by his old friends when he was discharged from the hospital, but Sirius needed to accompany Amosta to take a journey. It is conservatively estimated that this journey may also take 20 days to a month. So, Sirius went to the hospital to apologize to Remus.

However, there are also things to look forward to.

After they came back, the 422nd Quidditch World Cup was only a few days away. Sirius planned to go to the Dursleys' house with Remus to pick up Harry, and after meeting Harry's friends, Go to the World Cup.

The two of them also sincerely invited Amostar to join, but Amostar has never been very interested in this kind of movement.

The first half of this journey was generally comfortable.

They chose the way of Muggles to travel, and first flew from London to Aberdeen, a port city in the north of England, which is located in the northeast of Scotland and is one of the main cities in Scotland.

The ferry from Aberdeen to the Shetland Islands usually departs at [-]:[-] pm and arrives at the port early the next morning, which means that Amosta and Sirius need to spend the night on the ferry.

At the end of June, when midsummer is approaching, the temperature here is not scorching hot, but the air is soaked with coolness.

boom -
In the middle of the night, the ferry driving on the sea under the dense fog suddenly fell heavily from the height of four or five floors to the bottom between the waves and the wolves. The violent bumps made all the sleeping Muggles in the room The tourists panicked, and even Amostar was awakened by the movement.

To be honest, Amostar is really not good at dealing with these less comfortable means of transportation.

But there is no way around it. It is not a good choice to use apparition when the destination is inaccurate, and the broomstick requires relatively high physical strength. Under normal circumstances, wizards who travel long distances are not good. will choose it.

Amosta, who opened his sleepy eyes, glanced at the bed beside him, but Sirius was not in the room.

Looking through the walls of the cabin that had been seeped into some seawater, Amosta easily found the location of Sirius.After thinking for a while, he put on a coat for himself, opened the bedroom door, and entered the narrow corridor filled with the smell of sea and rust.

Everything in the field of vision is crumbling, and at the end of the passage, a slovenly Muggle sailor tied himself to the handrail with a seat belt and was resting with his eyes closed.

The seemingly careless sailor was more vigilant than expected. When Amosta's palm touched the cold doorknob, he immediately opened his eyes and grabbed Amosta's wrist. A pair of vigilant eyes opened Staring at Amosta closely behind the disheveled hair,

"What do you want to do?"

"I have a friend on deck, and I'm going to find him."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

The sailor unceremoniously exposed this 'lie', he strained his throat to make his voice reach Amosta's ears,
"I have been staying here, sir. No one has passed by here at all. Besides, there is a typhoon blowing outside, and the waves are as high as several floors. If your friend is really outside, he must not be on the deck. I Guess he's probably feeding the fish at the bottom of the ocean!"

"You're really unlucky tonight, brother—" Amosta's eyes flashed helplessly, "I hope that two consecutive Confusion Curses won't ruin your brain—"

"what?"

The sailor's tone was confused, but before he asked anything, the world in front of him suddenly became blurred, and even his mind became blurred.

Click!

The sailor pulled the latch and opened the heavy iron door for Amosta. He ignored the storm and said cheerfully,

"The weather is really nice, sir. The sun is shining and the sea breeze is warm. I hope you have a pleasant journey!"

"thanks--"

Amosta nodded politely, stepped over the threshold, and climbed up the deck unsteadily along the steel ladder.

In the violent sea waves, this ferry with a relatively large displacement is like a flat boat. With the ups and downs of the turbulent sea tide, Amosta can continuously hear the heart-pounding sound of steel deformation, as if the next second, The ferry disintegrated in the stormy sea.

The ferry seemed to be driving in the shadows, the night sky was completely dark, the sea was also glowing with deep ink, and there seemed to be a strange force around, which swallowed all the lights emitted by the ferry itself.

This is the power of heaven and earth!

Amosta stared at a wave rising over the bow when the thought occurred to him.

It's not that he's never been out to sea, but he used to do it for missions and to keep it secret. He basically didn't use wizards or Muggles for transportation, but chose a more flexible flying broomstick.This is the first time he has gone to sea in the way of a Muggle. From a Muggle perspective, the power of nature is truly terrifying.

Not only Muggles, but even wizards cannot compete with the forces of nature.

The waves crashed onto the deck and took away some unsecured buckets.

Sirius used a bit of magic to fasten himself to the deck, but did not make himself waterproof, and his figure was submerged in the ink-colored spray.

hum.
A concealed magic barrier was attached to his body, and Amosta floated up slightly, coming to Sirius' side.

"Looking for excitement?"

"I'm just reminiscing about the past—" Sirius wiped the sea water from his face, with a melancholy smile, "After escaping from Azkaban, I was floating alone on the sea for a few weeks. It seems to be this season too, Hey, obviously less than a year has passed, but it feels like many years have passed—"

Amosta pursed her lips and smiled slightly, but said nothing.

"I was so desperate back then—"

Sirius closed his eyes, still being slapped carelessly on his face by the icy water,
"I carefully avoided the sea monsters and mermaids, and took advantage of the calm weather to find some fish to eat from the sea. Sometimes, there was no rain for several days, and I could only drink the blood of those big fish. When the wind blows, I can't control the actions at all, let the waves throw me dozens of feet into the air, or take pictures of the deep sea, countless times, I thought I was dead—"

Being on the scene made those memories more real and vivid, Sirius shuddered a few times.

Amosta knew that what Sirius needed was someone to confide in, so he remained silent.But fortunately, Sirius quickly regained his sanity, he sighed deeply, and suppressed all his emotions into the bottom of his heart,
"No one knows the exact location of Azkaban. It is rumored that it is located above the North Sea. We can only take one step at a time—"

"Why don't we go directly to the North Sea from Aberdeen, but go to the Shetland Islands first?"

Amosta asked curiously.

"Because that's where I landed—"

Sirius explained,
"I was carried by the current not far from the mainland, and by this time the waves had softened up a bit. When I was a student at Hogwarts, I did well in astronomy and learned about the planets from Aurora. I tried to adjust the direction, but it was still not easy. By the time I could see the coastline, I was completely exhausted.”

A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Sirius' mouth,

"I couldn't maintain the form of Animagus and turned into a human body. Then, an old fisherman named John fished me out of the sea. He fed me and took care of me when I was exhausted. Thanks With him, I can recover my strength as soon as possible, and then use the form of Animagus to sneak all the way. I promised John that I will go back and see him at an appropriate time."

"So where does the old fisherman live?"

Amosta asked gently.

At this moment, the strong wind tore apart the endless layers of dark clouds above the night, and a bright moonlight like holy light sprinkled on the island in the distance.

In the vagueness, a little light is looming in the sea of ​​waves.

"what--"

Sirius cried out in surprise,
"There he is!"

(End of this chapter)