He had been traveling a little, trying to explore some of the forests around them. He had encountered things from boggarts to Veela. When he was not out researching hands on her helped Remus or Morgana with brewing. The farmhouse was where a lot of potions were made and ingredients were grown in secret. The injured from the war came through. They had the spare beds to the home, and the barn was converted for even more beds. She had started her full-on assault campaign against Europe's ministry officials. There were not enough to stand against her, and she was weeding out any that would oppose the control that she was planning to assert.