Thinking like this, Ivan suddenly realized that there were really a lot of things to do this summer.

But before he goes home, he still has to go to the Black family's old mansion and get his hands on the Horcruxes and destroy them first!

Placing such an important thing there, Ivan always felt a little unsure, what if he lost it?

Even if it had been left there well, it might have confusing Harry and the others who were about to visit Black's old mansion.

So a few days ago, Ivan had sent a letter to Althea, stating that he would go to a friend's house this summer and bring back a few precious books, so that he didn't need to come to Kingdom Cross Station to pick him up.

Once he got his hands on the Slytherin locket, he used the shapeshifter to go back to his dark magic shop...

"Wait... Has the progress of this quest increased a bit? After reading the school year summary, Ivan glanced at the task bar and found that the progress of the quest to become the king of Tumbledown Alley seemed to have increased by one percent compared to before.

Ivan couldn't figure out if he was misremembering...

.......

The carriage made its way down the soft stone road, its body swaying and making a clattering sound, and soon reached Hogwarts Station.

The red train had stopped at the platform, and the large exhaust vent was steaming with thick white steam, and Ivan heard the loud whistle of the Hogwarts train far away...

"Kids, come here, line up, get on the bus one by one!"

In the midst of the crowd, Hagrid was trying to maintain order, directing the young wizards to board the train in turn.

I have to say that he is very suitable for the job, and his tall figure is clearly visible in the crowd.

"Harry, this way!" After seeing Ivan and the others, Hagrid happily greeted this side.

Harry happily hugged Hagrid goodbye before boarding the train home, watching Hogwarts Castle fade away as the train roared...

Ivan and the others chatted as they searched for a free carriage.

But to their surprise, when they opened a box, their Defence Against the Dark Arts professor was sitting in the corner of the car window, looking into the distance.

"Professor Lupin, why are you here?" Ivan asked in surprise.

Generally speaking, Hogwarts professors also stay in the castle during the summer vacation, after all, there is room and board, especially for a professor like Lupin who does not have his own house.

"Is it because this summer taught you where you're going to travel?" Hermione's mind spun quickly, and a possibility immediately came to mind.

However, this time Hermione miscalculated, and Lupin shook his head and spoke.

"Nope! I didn't have that in mind, but since I submitted my resignation to Headmaster Dumbledore the other day, I can't stay at Hogwarts anymore due to the rules..."

"What? Professor Lupin, are you going to resign? Why? Ron looked at Lupin in astonishment and couldn't help but ask.

"It must be Malfoy, right?" Harry immediately thought of Malfoy's body, and said angrily. "He must have secretly told the Ministry of Magic about you in private, and I'm going to beat him up!"

Harry drew his wand and tried to settle accounts with Malfoy, but before he could act, he was stopped by Lupin.

"Not so, Harry! It has nothing to do with Malfoy! It has nothing to do with anyone else, it's my own choice! Lupin said with a wry smile.

He's not lying, and no one has complained about revealing his identity these days.

But Lupin also knew that this situation would not last long, and Umbridge, who had run into a wall at school last time, was probably already checking his identity.

More importantly, Snape's malice towards him is increasing day by day, and he doesn't know when it will explode, rather than being found out in the next school year and dragging down the reputation of the school, it is better to break off and leave on his own.

Harry didn't understand this, he couldn't accept Lupin's departure at all, so he hurriedly dissuaded him.

"If you're gone, what about Defence Against the Dark Arts class next school year? We can't live without you! ”

"yes, you're the best Defence Against the Dark Arts professor! I don't want Dumbledore to hire a Lockhart, or someone like Chino! Ron also hurriedly advised.

"Don't worry, it won't! The next Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is a very good guy! You're sure to learn a lot from him—" Lupin smiled, comforting Harry and the others, before continuing.

"And what Malfoy said last time is not wrong, it is very irresponsible for me to hide my identity as a werewolf wizard to teach at Hogwarts."

Despite what Lupin said, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were still a little unhappy.

Ivan raised his eyebrows in surprise, the next Defence Against the Dark Arts professor had been decided so early?

Is it Mad-Eye Moody? Ivan thought so.

But that's right, according to common sense, every Defence Against the Dark Arts professor will have problems at the end of the semester, and it's normal to pick the right person in advance...

"By the way, Professor Lupin, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?" Ivan suddenly thought of this and asked.

"Not yet—" Lupin shook his head hesitantly, then smiled freely, "Of course, you don't have to worry about me. It's no longer than before, Sirius is willing to take me in, and I can stay in his house these days until I get a job! ”

"Will you live in Sirius's house? It was great that we could see each other more often during the summer! Harry couldn't help but be a little surprised, and he was no longer so repulsed by Lupin's departure.

Because he plans to spend half of his summer vacation in the Black family's old mansion this year...

Ivan was hesitant to take the opportunity to win over Lupin to work for him, which was a great opportunity.

As the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix, Lupin's combat power naturally goes without saying, and there is no problem in dealing with people, as can be seen from the academic year he has been a professor, he is enough to take charge of himself.

However, it was precisely because of Lupin's status as a core member of the Order of the Phoenix that Ivan hesitated, and he didn't want all his actions to be exposed under Dumbledore's nose.

Lupin's thinking is also too decent, and he may not be able to get along with Althea, Doggett and others, and this matter has to be considered in the long run.

Despite thinking about things, on the surface, Ivan was chatting happily with Lupin, Harry, and others.

It wasn't until a few hours later, when the red train was billowing with smoke and stopped at the London Wizard platform with a clear roar, that they packed their bags and got off the train.

(PS: End of Volume 3...) ）

Thanks to the rookie who took off for the 2,500 starting coins, the little nai Wang rewarded 500 starting coins, the poor Tianyou and ClaudeS rewarded 200 starting coins, and the Wanshiwu never ended the reward.

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