Chapter 147: Contact
"Stop for a while, and see how beautiful it is for you." Hermione couldn't stand Ron's constant chatter
"Yes. Ron, I've got a game tomorrow, give my head a rest. Harry looked at him teasingly, too
Ron was about to retort when he suddenly noticed Harry's gaze looking past him and behind him.
"You-" was about to ask
"Fluorescent flicker!" Harry simply pulled out his wand and shouted
A ball of light flew into the grass behind Ron, illuminating the surroundings.
"Meow~" I saw the figure of Crook Mountain flashing by
"Crook Hill! You're out running around again! Hermione scolded
"What's wrong with you?" Ron was stunned by Harry's actions
"I think I see Sirius," Harry said, staring at the grass and frowning
"Are you sure it's not Crook Hill?" Ivey said
"Definitely Sirius. I was very impressed with those eyes," Harry affirmed
"Shall we go after him, then?" Hermione asked
"No," Ivy shook his head, "looking for Lupin, werewolves must be more convenient than us with their sense of smell." β
"But what if Professor Lupin's actions are discovered by Pettigrew?" Harry worried
"Well..... Ivy thought for a moment, "it shouldn't be a big problem. We've reminded Lupin that even if Peter gets his wand, he won't be a match for the two. β
"Okay, let's go"
.....
In the middle of the sound, a pitch-black beast shadow jumped out of a window on the first floor. In an instant, he flashed into a piece of grass, squatted on the ground and sniffed, and then turned into a black shadow and went straight to the direction of the beating willow.
Soon arrived under the beating willow tree. Poking his head out and sniffing in the air, he rushed to a hole in the ground under the tree.
The beating willow felt someone approaching, and before he could raise the willow branch and swing it down, the werewolf had already rushed into the cave.
The werewolf slumped on all fours and made its way through the tunnel. The tunnel was long, and even at the speed of a werewolf, it ran for a while.
After a while, a flight of stairs appeared ahead. The werewolf didn't hesitate and jumped straight up. It is a wooden house with a side porch in front of it with a closed wooden door in the middle of the side porch.
The werewolf walked to the door, grabbed the handle and slowly pushed it open. The moment the wooden door opened, a fierce black dog pounced on him.
A powerful impact that knocks the werewolf over and rolls it into a ball in the side porch. Finally, the black dog stepped on the werewolf's body, and the terrifying mouth reached out to the werewolf's neck, revealing its sharp canine teeth. Two eyes stared at the werewolf, and the crazy eyes gleamed in the darkness like black flames.
"Nice welcome ceremony" In the blink of an eye, the werewolf under the dog's leg disappeared. In his place was Lupin.
The black dog stared at him quietly for a moment, then let him go. Walk towards the entrance and prepare to leave.
"Don't want to avenge Jaime and Lily?" Lupin got up and dusted off his body and said lightly
Hearing this, the black dog turned around instantly, his eyes full of tyranny. Seeing this, Lupin just looked at him indifferently.
For a long time, as the black dog's body shook strangely. An unkempt, ragged man slumped on the ground.
Lupin walked slowly up to him and held out a hand. The man reached out to catch him, and Lupin pulled him up.
"Long time no see, old friend" then hugged him like a brother.
"Looks like you're having a miserable day," Lupin smiled after parting.
The man in front of him had not taken care of his appearance for a long time, and the hair on his face almost covered his entire face. But I can still vaguely see the emaciated cheeks.
"You're not much better," the emaciated man, Sirius Black, scoffed.
"So you ended up changing the Secret Keeper, right?"
Blake nodded bitterly, "I killed Jaime and Lily"
"You'd better keep that for Harry."
"I'm afraid I don't have a chance. He must have thought that I had killed his parents. β
"Old friend, he's much smarter than you and I think." Lupin smiled faintly
"I don't expect that right now. The only reason I'm alive is to avenge the Jaimes," Blake couldn't listen to Lupin. His eyes were also filled with hatred.
"It's different," Lupin continued, "Harry, they're going to meet with you."
"He believes me?" Blake said incredulously
"As I said, it's different. Specifically, we will discuss it when we meet. β
Blake was about to answer
"Divided!"
"Bang ββ!"
Suddenly there was an angry voice outside the house. Then the entire roof was blown to pieces.
"Blake! You can't escape! Another loud sound came and gave them an ultimatum.
"It's Barty! Transform β go! Lupin immediately took on werewolf form
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow night! I'm waiting for you below Duke Honey! Before the transformation, Blake said one last word.
Lupin nodded, signaling understanding. Then, the two of them immediately went back to the secret passage and left.
.....
The next day, inside the restaurant
Firebolts undoubtedly dominate the headlines today. Even students from other faculties surrounded them. Except, of course, Slytherin.
"Harry! Drop it here and show us a look! Cedric Diggory coaxed
"Harry, can I touch it!" This is Percy's girlfriend, Penelope Crivet.
"Okay, okay~" Harry dealt with them absentmindedly. He was now thinking about the results of Professor Lupin's follow-up last night.
"Why, Tate. Do you want to touch it too? You can" Looking at Tate as he squeezed to his side, Harry casually handed over the firebow arrows.
"Huh? - Oh, good, good - " Tate was stunned for a moment, then took the broom "This is the best broom I've ever seen"
"Hehe~ yes" similar praise, his ears were calloused.
"Why don't you go and take his place for a while?" Ivey, who had been watching from the sidelines, joked
"What am I going to do?" Ron didn't want to wade into this troubled water
"Don't you understand brother~ I said all the way last night," Hermione also teased
"I don't want to be seen like a monkey"
"Everyoneβ" Suddenly, Dumbledore pushed the door open and entered the Great Hall, "please be quiet. I'm going to announce one thing. β
The auditorium immediately became silent, and the young wizards sat upright.
"The Quidditch match scheduled for the morning has been postponed to this afternoon"
When this news came out, the low exploded. The little wizards whispered, wondering if Blake had done something good again.
"Quiet ββ!"
"One more thing. All classes cancelled this morning"
"Yayββ!" Compared to not having classes, none of that matters.
"Butβ" Dumbledore hadn't finished yet, "all students are limited to the castle"
"Ahββ!h The ups and downs came too fast. The little wizards were almost overwhelmed.
"There will be Dementors searching outside the castle. So don't try to sneak out. Dumbledore looked at the crowd solemnly
"All right, ladies and gentlemen. Have a nice meal."
With that, Dumbledore left directly.
"What's going on!" Hermione was surprised
"Something happened. Let's go, look for Professor Lupin," Ivy got up and walked towards the exit
"Harry! Harry! Ron beckoned Harry and followed.
Quickly came to Professor Lupin's office. It just so happened that Lupin opened the door and came out.
"Louβ" Hermione just said a word
"You guys go in and wait for me. Dumbledore has something to do with me, and I'll be right back. Lupin interrupted her directly. After a word of instruction, he left.
Ivey: They are also very obedient. Wait quietly in the office.
After a long time, the door was opened
"Professor, what the hell is going on?" Hermione eagerly caught up
"I found Sirius last night. But something went wrong," Lupin said slowly
"Sirius has been discovered?" Ivey asked
"Yes and no," said Lupin, "I found him in the screaming tree shed in Hogsmeade last night"
"Screaming tree shed? Isn't that a haunted house? And there's not even an entrance," Ron wondered
"It's not a haunted house. When I was in school, I would go there every full moon night. The ghost screams that people hear are actually the howls of my transformation. Its entrance is not in Hogsmeade Village, but below the Beater Willow. The beating willow was also planted for me to prevent students who don't know the truth from approaching. β
Ivey then asked, "And then?" β
"I managed to gain his trust. But before they could say more, the Ministry of Magic surrounded the Screaming Tree Shack. β
"Ministry of Magic? Are you sure you're from the Ministry of Magic? Ivey frowned
"The first man to attack was Barty Crouch. I'm 100% sure it's his voice. β
"Is it possible that someone else imitated it with magic?"
"No," Lupin affirmed, "Dumbledore just told me that the Ministry of Magic received an anonymous letter last night. It says Sirius Black is screaming at the treeshed. β
"Peter Pettigrew," Ivy muttered, "only a living map can tell you so accurately"
"I think so too," Lupin nodded
"Did you see the letter? Is it possible to trace back? β
"The letter is now in Dumbledore, I've seen it. Unfortunately, it uses masking magic. β
"What about the handwriting? Can you make out the difference? β
"Not Peter's handwriting. But it is not excluded that he deliberately changed the handwriting. β
"I'm more inclined to him to find a puppet," Ivey said
"Puppet? Imperius Curse! Just like Ginny? Harry exclaimed
"Right"
"Can you find out who it is?" Hermione asked
"It should be some student. The range is too wide, and the Imperius Curse is hidden. It's almost impossible to find. β
"What's going on with the Ministry of Magic?" Ivey said again
"The Ministry of Magic destroyed the Screaming Tree Shack and discovered the underground passage. They suspect there is more than one secret passage. It is likely that Blake was able to enter Hogwarts quietly through other passages. β
"So you're going to do a thorough investigation of Hogwarts today?"
"Right"
"Will they be able to find it?" Ivey looked at Lupin
"It's hard to say," Lupin thought for a moment, "if the Hogwarts professors weren't involved in the search, there was a good chance they wouldn't be exposed." β
"Dumbledore can help."
"I know, I'll ask for his help."
"Hmm"
The room fell silent suddenly
"It seems like it's getting more complicated," Ron sighed
"Give me some time to think about it," Ivy didn't have a clue for the time being
"There's no hurry," Lupin smiled, "Blake isn't exposed, and Peter is still at Hogwarts." Time is not so short. β