Chapter 191: Old Grievances at Hogwarts (32)
By this time it was already a little dark, and Phyllis said, "Okay, that's all for today's practice, you can go back quickly, and you can have dinner." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Leah and the others stood up and said, "Okay, then let's go first." ”
Phyllis just nodded and didn't speak.
After the four students left, Phyllis remained in the cabin, sitting on the couch with her eyes closed. She sat quietly until it was completely dark, and the crescent moon rose, when suddenly there was a knock at the door.
Phyllis said, "Please come in." ”
The visitor pushed the door open and was stunned for a moment, and said, "Why don't you light the lamp, it's so dark." "The whole room was indeed pitch black, and there was no lighting except for the fireplace providing a little orange light.
Phyllis said, "It's nothing, I just think the dark environment is good for thinking, Amy, light the candle." ”
When the candlestick on the table was lit and the room was filled with light, Professor Lupin found a chair and sat down, and asked, "Professor Kate, is there anything you asked me to come here?" ”
Phyllis sighed and said, "I'm just passing on the message, it's Carl Price who wants to ask you some questions, but considering that you probably won't like people from the Ministry of Magic, let me pass on the word for you." ”
"Carl Price?" Hearing this name, Professor Lupin's face was indeed a little unsightly, as a werewolf, he was indeed saddened by the people of the Ministry of Magic in many places, but soon, Lupin's face softened, and said, "There is nothing to like or dislike, they are also acting on orders, and there are indeed many dangerous elements among werewolves." Lupin's words are already a bit tactful, in fact, except for him, all werewolves can be called fierce and brutal, they are completely controlled by the bloodthirsty instinct in their hearts, in this case, the Ministry of Magic's strict control of werewolves is also reasonable, after all, it is too rare to think of a gentle werewolf like Lupin, and there may not be one in hundreds of years.
Phyllis said: "It's nothing, just ask, you also know, Hogwarts has had a big incident recently, and many school professors and Ministry of Magic officials are coordinating this matter. ”
Lupin's body stiffened a little and said, "You're talking about the attack a few days ago?" ”
Phyllis said: "Yes, that attack caused a huge problem for many of us, it's not that I don't care about Anthony's death, it's just that now this matter has completely gotten out of control under the impetus of some people, and the topic has evolved from Anthony's death to whether Hogwarts is still safe, you must know that almost all British school-age children go to Hogwarts, they are minors who do not have any ability to protect themselves, and their safety must be taken care of by the school, The issue of school safety touches the most sensitive nerves in the hearts of many parents. ”
"Fueling the fire?" Lupin asked, "Do you think someone was behind this attack?" ”
Phyllis said: "I don't have any doubts about the attack itself, Headmaster Dumbledore has to be careful when he speaks because of his high reputation in the wizarding world, he can't easily draw conclusions without conclusive evidence, but for me, I believe Sirius Bright did it, what, do you have any different opinions on this?" ”
Lupin opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Phyllis said, "I've heard before, you and Sirius have been good friends since they were students, haven't they?" ”
"Yes." "He and Jaime were the biggest names in the school at the time, and I was just an introverted kid who was ostracized by everyone, and I wouldn't have even been able to get into Hogwarts if it weren't for Headmaster Dumbledore's insistence." To be honest, I still can't believe Sirius killed someone. ”
Phyllis smiled mysteriously and said, "But in fact, you clearly know that Sirius has the ability to kill, and more importantly, he has the heart to kill. ”
Lupin asked with a flicker, "Why do you say that?" ”
Phyllis said, "You ask me? Have you really forgotten about that? ”
Lupin looked at Phyllis in a daze, he didn't know how much Phyllis knew about it.
Phyllis said, "You haven't forgotten it, Snape hasn't forgotten, Dumbledore hasn't forgotten it. ”
Now Lupin can confirm that Phyllis really knows about the incident from many years ago, the one that broke many people's hearts.
When he was a student, Sirius and Jaime were in the lead, plus Lupin and Pettigrew formed a small group called the Marauders, which was very difficult to deal with Snape, and the two sides often went back and forth. The conflict between them is due to the fact that James and Snape are rivals in love, and they are bitter rivals, both of whom are deeply in love with Lily, and in fact they both later lose their lives because of this charming girl. The fight and rivalry between the two sides continued for years, the hatred continued to build, and by the time they were in fifth grade, things spiraled out of control and almost ended in tragedy.
Lupin is a werewolf who turns into a wolf every full moon night and loses his mind, and he needs to hide in Hogsmeade's screaming shack and survive the night in the company of his friends. Jaime and the others disappear for one night every month, and Snape is curious about this, and he has always suspected that they are secretly plotting against himself. Once, he overheard Sirius talk about the secret, and they would go to Hogsmeade's screaming shack through the secret passage under the beating willows, and he finally had a chance to get a glimpse of the secret.
In fact, it was a plan made by Jaime and Sirius, a plan that was extremely cruel and sophisticated, a plan that should not have been come up with by a few of their fifth-year students at all.
In the plan, Snape would follow Lupin through a secret passage under the beating willow to the Screaming Shack, where he would encounter a werewolf who had turned into a vicious wolf on a full moon night and lost control of his mind, and Snape would have only one end - to be torn to shreds. In other words, James and Sirius plan to use Lupin, who is out of control on a full moon night, to kill Snape in an "accident" and get rid of this annoying guy once and for all.
But eventually, in the final stages, Jaime regretted it, and he stopped Snape, extinguishing the tragedy just as it was about to erupt.
This incident has caused huge irreparable damage to the hearts of many people. For Snape, first of all, Jaime and the others wanted to kill themselves, and they had already made a plan to put it into action, which changed dramatically from the previous struggle between the students, showing that they were really immortal, and what made him even more difficult to accept was that because of his curiosity and imprudentness, he did step into this trap, but it was precisely because of James, his rival in love, the enemy who intended to put him to death, saved him at the last moment and allowed him to pick up a life. Being saved by his rival in love, which he simply couldn't accept, compared to the fact that he would rather face the werewolf, if he didn't die, he would have doubled his revenge, and if he died, both James and Sirius would be kicked out of school and held the title of murderer for the rest of their lives.
For Lupin, he had no idea that his werewolf status would be used by his good friends and do such a criminal thing, think about it, if Jaime didn't come to his senses at the last moment, he would kill a student in the same grade with his own hands, which would be a huge blow to Lupin, who had been fighting against the bloodthirsty desires in his heart. This incident directly tore the small group apart, although on the surface everyone was still playing together, but when a few years later, James and Lily found their best friend Sirius when they wanted to keep someone secret, and Sirius felt that he was too conspicuous, and anyone knew that he was a good friend of James, and he would definitely become the main target of the enemy, so he made Peter Pettigrew a secret for James, and this important matter related to the lives of James's family Lupin, a good friend, was completely unaware, at that time Lupin and James, Sirius was already not that close.
After this incident, Snape reported it to Professor Dumbledore, and Dumbledore suppressed this matter, after all, the tragedy did not happen, and it was the best choice to suppress the matter, otherwise once it was made public, James and Sirius would be charged with attempted murder, and the identity of Lupin's werewolf would be completely exposed, which would be a great disservice to everyone. Regardless, the incident became a thorn in Dumbledore's heart, causing his trust in Sirius to be in question, so much so that when Sirius was accused of betraying James, Dumbledore, who was in high esteem at the time, did not say a word. From the current point of view, Sirius's conviction actually lacked some direct key evidence, but at that time, because of the chaotic situation, many cases were tried somewhat casually. In fact, Dumbledore didn't need to show any favoritism, he just showed that he was interested in the case, hoping to be more cautious in the trial, and the outcome might have been different, but he didn't do that, I'm afraid in his mind, Sirius couldn't have done such a thing - after all, he really had a plan to kill one of his classmates in the fifth year.
Lupin lowered his head in pain, the incident really hit him hard, he took a few deep breaths, and said, "You're right, everyone hasn't forgotten that incident, but I still don't believe Sirius would kill an innocent child." "Sirius's biggest problem is that he is easily impulsive, he does things without thinking about the consequences, he is not a kind person, especially compared to Jaime, he is like a child who does not grow up, he only makes choices based on his own feelings and interests, but he is not an evil person, let alone a bloodthirsty murderer, in the face of a fifth-grade student, he has the means and will never make the decision to kill.
Phyllis said, "I know, Sirius didn't really mean to kill Anthony. ”
"What do you mean?" Lupin asked, she seemed to have something to say.
Phyllis hesitated for a moment and said: "It is said that I should not talk about this matter everywhere, but I believe in your character, it is like this, after a special examination by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, and Mr. Goldstein also arranged for the top forensic team in the United Kingdom to examine his grandson through some of his influence in the Muggle world, and the cause of Anthony's death has been determined." ”
"Huh?" Lupin said expectantly, "Didn't he get killed by Sirius?" ”
"How so?" Phyllis organized the wording, and said, "It was actually an accident, according to the Aurors' examination, Anthony was not hit by any lethal spell, and the last spell he suffered before his death should have passed out, which means that Sirius was only trying to knock him out so that he could escape, but unfortunately, when he fell to the ground, his temple hit the flute of the next sculpture base, causing him to die of intracranial hemorrhage." ”
"This ......," Lupin really didn't expect this to be the result, "so what is the Ministry of Magic going to do?" ”
Phyllis said: "Although it was not intentional, Sirius's actions did directly lead to Anthony's death, and he is also responsible for it, and he escaped from Azkaban and is a fugitive prisoner, so the idea of magic is very simple, it is still to arrest Sirius, which is also the best way to solve the current problem, and if the murderer is caught, it will naturally be able to calm the anxiety in the hearts of parents, and more importantly, it will no longer give those 'good deeds' a reason to attack Headmaster Dumbledore." ”
Lupin said, "When you say good deeds, you mean ......"
Phyllis said, "You should have heard that Voldemort is making a comeback, and the return of the Dark Lord has made some of the Death Eaters who had been lurking before start to get restless and become a little restless. ”
Seeing that Lupin's face was a little solemn, he knew that there were some high-ranking people among the Death Eaters who followed Voldemort at the beginning, and when Voldemort lost power twelve years ago, the entire wizarding world was shattered due to the perennial turmoil, so the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix did not choose to carry out a complete liquidation, which would start a war again. But now, those who got away with it are starting to move again.
Phyllis said: "Voldemort's return will be a major challenge for the entire wizarding world, and the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts must be well prepared for this, and there should be no problems at this time, so the sooner this matter is resolved, the better." ”
Lupin said, "I know this very well, but you haven't said what exactly you want to ask me?" ”
Phyllis said, "Yes, I don't have any doubts about you, but the Ministry of Magic wants to ...... If Sirius has any contact with you, please inform the Ministry of Magic, or tell Headmaster Dumbledore, who is now presiding over the investigation. ”
Lupin pursed his lips and said, "I will." (To be continued.) )