After handing the vintage car over to the guards and going through a series of strict checks, it took a little while before the group finally entered the Mansion's basement. Tonks, who had come to Umbrella's headquarters for the first time, was somewhat surprised by its security system, but her worry over how things would develop next left her unable to look too deeply into such details.
Four-Eyes led the group into a place on the first basement level that was almost like a reception room. In the spacious, bright hall, a ring of soft blue leather sofas had been arranged in a U shape, the coffee table was piled with snacks, and some party poppers were scattered messily across the carpet—and a large crowd was already waiting there. The moment they saw Allen and the others enter, many people immediately stood up and freed several sofas, all glancing cautiously at Four-Eyes, who had pushed open the door.
Luna, whose face was still rather pale, tossed her things onto the table and lay down directly on one of the sofas with her shoes still on. Helena obediently materialized herself, placed her mother's head on her lap, and began massaging her head.
"These are people Mr. Lupin introduced who volunteered to take part in the Wolfsbane Potion trials. They're all his friends. Today isn't a full-moon trial day, but they all came over to celebrate with Mr. Lupin." To avoid awkwardness, she did not say outright that they were all Werewolves.
Though they were taller and broader than the Hogwarts students who had just entered, these Werewolves inevitably felt inferior. Aside from Remus Lupin, who had been fortunate enough, none of them had attended Hogwarts, the finest school in the world. In fact, many of them had not even had a