The Trainee Aurors had just finished the day's practical training and were chatting and laughing as they walked back to the castle, but there were always a few exceptions.
"Are you all right?"
Harry looked at Ron, who seemed weighed down by his thoughts.
"I'm fine."
"You don't look fine."
Ron opened his mouth but said nothing.
Remembering what had happened earlier, Harry frowned slightly and reminded him, "Moody looked like you really pissed him off."
"I really didn't mean to," Ron said dryly.
"What's been distracting you?" Harry asked in a lowered voice.
He had actually noticed long ago that Ron had been absent-minded lately, unable to focus during Auror training and constantly making mistakes.
"Do you think Hermione has found her family?"
When they reached the Great Hall for dinner, Ron suddenly asked as he pushed potatoes around his plate with his fork. Though he tried to make it sound casual, Harry could tell how much he cared about it. This was probably the main reason he had been so distracted lately.
Harry looked up at Ron and only spoke after a long pause. "With Albert helping to find them, Hermione will definitely get her family back."
"But they've been missing for several days already. That's really not normal."
Ron muttered as he prodded the potatoes on his plate with his fork. He trusted Albert's ability to find people too, but precisely because he trusted him, he felt the search had taken far too long.
"Maybe travelling takes a long time. After all, Australia and Britain are half a world apart."
It was not hard for Harry to guess what Ron was worried about. If Hermione were Ginny, he would probably be just as anxious. But he still thought Ron's concern was entirely unnecessary. Albert was already married