Fortunately, someone finally came to his rescue.
"Professor Lupin, please come over here. I have something to discuss with you."
At the entrance to the inner hall, the white-bearded Dumbledore appeared like an angel. With a cheerful smile and a single sentence, he saved Theodore from his torment.
As though a spring had been fitted beneath his backside, Theodore shot to his feet and headed for the entrance to the inner hall without even stopping to wipe his mouth.
Behind him, Tonks looked terribly hurt. She stamped her foot, but still called out loudly.
"You coward! But I won't give up!"
The young wizards who had been booing immediately broke into cheers.
Who could fail to admire Tonks's courage and her unwavering devotion to love?
Theodore stumbled, but kept walking without looking back, following the smiling Dumbledore out.
Word of this amusing incident spread quickly. Even Shawn, who was training in seclusion in Asgard, heard about it.
As for the real Lupin, whom he had brought away with him, Shawn could hardly let him appear in public, so he had him help with the reconstruction of the floating island in Asgard.
The work here was relatively secluded, and many of those involved in the construction were concealing their identities. Lupin only needed a slight disguise.
At the heart of the floating island, inside the rune chamber housing the Energy Ball.
Shawn sat cross-legged on a white stone bed, only a few feet from the sunlike sphere of light that radiated vast amounts of energy.
Only after visiting several times had Shawn discovered that, apart from supplying the floating island with tremendous energy, the Energy Ball had another use.
The various elements around the Energy Ball were unusually active, more than a hundred times as active as those in the outside