Happy New Year, everyone!
I had originally wanted to give myself the day off for New Year's, but after thinking about it... I decided not to.
Before long, Harry came thudding back, then grandly placed a thick stack of pounds on the table.
Kayson looked at Harry's eager, praise-seeking face. After a moment of silence, he turned to Lupin, hoping he could help him out somehow.
But Lupin merely shrugged casually, and he seemed quite pleased with what Harry had done.
"All right, Harry. Though as an adult, taking money from a child is rather embarrassing, since you mean well, I won't discourage you... But don't do it again." Kayson picked up the stack of pounds and instinctively checked the serial numbers.
They were actually real!!!
"By the way, Professor, how did you suddenly appear on Privet Drive? And what's with this man, and Malfoy's father?" Harry asked.
"Dumbledore told me. As for this man, he's your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for next term, Professor Remus Lupin. He's far more reliable than Quirrell and Lockhart."
"As for why they came to Privet Drive... that was purely a coincidence."
Harry stared at Kayson with half-lidded, speechless eyes.
"...Fine. Lupin, please explain it to Harry," Kayson said helplessly, unable to bear Harry's strange gaze any longer.
Lupin coughed twice and said softly, "Before enchanted book therapy, Lucius Malfoy had secretly been funding Greyback and the werewolf group under his command."
"Greyback could be said to be a knife Lucius Malfoy used specifically for dirty work."
"After enchanted book therapy appeared, wizards lost their fear of being werewolves. After all, it only took about one Galleon to cure it completely. Lucius Malfoy then unilaterally cut off Greyback's funding, which infuriated Greyback."
"Today, Lucius Malfoy must have learned about Dobby and come