After the morning run.
Douglas invited Lupin to his office for breakfast, but he declined.
Douglas smiled and did not press him.
When he returned to his office, he found that Dobby had already prepared breakfast. Sirius, in dog form, was lying by the window, looking outside.
When he saw Douglas enter, Sirius changed back into human form and sat beside the tea table. He forced a faint smile and asked in a low voice:
"Just now... Remus... was he all right?"
Douglas picked up a steamed bun, then said:
"I invited him to breakfast, but he turned me down.
But judging by his reaction earlier, he's carrying too much in his heart."
Sirius looked out the window and said nothing for a long time.
Douglas left him alone and said to Dobby with a smile:
"Dobby, go to the Daily Prophet in a little while and bring back our Galleons..."
At the mention of Galleons, Wangcai, who had still been sleeping in the Fortune Basin, darted out, perched on Douglas's shoulder, and looked around.
Dobby cheerfully took out a Galleon and handed it to Wangcai.
"Good morning, Wangcai."
Wangcai snatched the Galleon and even shook Dobby's hand in a very friendly manner.
It had learned this whole routine from Harry.
When Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the Great Hall for breakfast, they immediately spotted a gloomy-looking Draco Malfoy.
Harry and Ron deliberately walked past the Slytherin table, and Harry said loudly in an affected voice:
"What? You said, who does he think he is?"
Ron played along, putting on a terrified expression and running off with a strange cry.
The other students around them were baffled by the scene.
But Draco's expression grew even uglier.
He stood up and glanced at the staff table. After finding that Douglas was