Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 112 Past
When Vader emerged from the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron, Lupin was waiting for him.

Compared to the first time they met, the man was obviously in much better condition.

He was wearing a dark blue wizard robe, no longer patched up like before. The sadness and haggardness on his face had mostly disappeared, replaced by the calmness and slight melancholy that had been precipitated by the years.

Such a man was undoubtedly very attractive, and Wade saw some young witches looking at him covertly.

Lupin ignored those looks. When he saw Vader, he couldn't help but smile, walked over and said, "Long time no see, Vader."

In the past six months, they met very rarely, but their daily magic teaching never stopped. Through text exchanges, Lupin was already very familiar with Wade.

Although he is young, he does not have the shortcomings that ordinary children often have, such as laziness, impulsiveness, childishness, impetuousness, etc.

He has very clear goals and high concentration. He is constantly learning and growing, and he exudes an enterprising spirit. He is also good at listening and expressing his own ideas, but he will not blindly follow others.

He trusts and respects the people around him, and can understand the difficulties of others. He treats Lupin with the same respect as the professors in the school, and never acts superior to him just because he is paid.

During his years of wandering, Lupin met all kinds of employers. Many of them believed that "I paid you, so you have to be my dog", and they wanted to squeeze every penny of value out of their employees.

So at this moment, his identification with Wade had already been infinitely elevated, and the only obstacle was his own identity as a werewolf.

He didn't know that Vader knew from the beginning that he was a werewolf.

"Remus." Wade greeted him. "Is it okay to call you over so suddenly?"

Lupin smiled and said, "I haven't been busy lately...Did anything happen to you?"

"You know, Harry and I are classmates and we have a pretty good relationship."

Wade said directly without hiding anything: "Since the holiday, Harry has lost contact with all his friends, and everyone is a little worried. I said I could go to his house to see -"

Ever since he heard Harry's name, Lupin's expression has changed subtly, as if he was in a trance or in pain.

Wade looked at him and said, "I heard that Harry's parents were your friends during school, so I thought maybe you would be willing to help..."

He paused slightly and said, "If it embarrasses you, then forget it... I guess Harry shouldn't be in any serious trouble, otherwise Dumbledore would have taken action."

Lupin's face really looked a little ugly, as if someone had poured a spoonful of cold water into his ears.

"...No...it's not difficult." Lupin said slowly: "I also want to see him...but...I don't know whether I should get close..."

He looked a little dazed.

"Go and see if you want to." Wade said, "Who has the right to stop you from caring about the orphan of your old friend? Besides, he may still need help now."

The word "orphan" suddenly made Lupin feel painful, and he looked a little embarrassed for a moment.

"You're right... I should go see him... I should have gone to see him a long time ago..."

Lupin made up his mind and did not hesitate. The two set out together. In order to avoid attracting attention, they changed into ordinary clothes, took the subway, and then took a taxi to Little Whinging in Surrey.

They got off the car at Privet Drive, looking at the almost identical houses on both sides of the road, Lupin asked: "Wade, do you know where Harry lives?"

Wade looked at the house number outside a house and said, "It should be around here. His uncle's last name is Dursley."

"Dursley... I remember him - Dursley of Vernon, Lily's sister's husband. He was there when Lily and James got married."

Lupin frowned and said with disgust: "——is a rude lunatic."

"——What happened?" Wade asked curiously. In his impression, James Potter was a school bully, with a few obedient friends around him.

The Muggle Fenon should be powerless in front of them and could only be bullied.

But Lupin's attitude... didn't seem to be directed at the poor Muggles they had teased, but rather as if they themselves were being bullied.

Lupin took a deep breath and said, "That was the worst Muggle I have ever seen... The first time we met was at a wedding, he condescendingly asked James what car he drove, and James told him that he had a competition-grade broom..."

When Lupin heard this name and recalled the past scenes, he still felt sad.

He paused before continuing, "And then that man - Vernon Dursley - loudly declared that wizards were all wretches living on the dole."

"James told him that he had a large sum of gold in Gringotts. He didn't understand Gringotts and thought James was teasing him, so he got furious. The couple left the wedding directly, causing Lily to cry."

Lupin smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know, James is willing to do anything for Lily. He promised Lily that he would reconcile with Vernon as soon as possible...but the attitudes of those two people...can you understand, we are all freaks in their eyes..."

Vader understood - it was obvious that some unpleasant conflict might have occurred later.

"I should have come to see Harry earlier... I didn't know he was entrusted to the Dursleys." Lupin said worriedly and self-reproachfully: "Damn... I should have thought of it earlier. They are his only relatives..."

"But given your past conditions, I'm afraid you won't be able to raise a child well."

Wade suddenly stopped and said, "We're here."

The two of them looked at the house on the side of the road together.

It looked like a copy and paste of its neighbors, with no difference from the gray tiles on the roof to the mottled bricks on the wall. There was a car parked in the yard, and the garden was neatly maintained.

An ordinary house, an ordinary life, nothing special about it.

The windows of the living room were closed, so it was impossible to tell whether anyone was inside.

The sun had already set and a faint light shone through the window. Lupin suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Look at that window, Vader," said Lupin. "Isn't the shadow funny?"

Wade looked at the crisscrossing long shadows and said, "It looks like someone has sealed it off from the inside."

"Very good." Lupin's voice was cold: "Now we know why Harry couldn't communicate."

"Calm down." Wade reminded, "It is illegal to use magic on Muggles."

The Dursleys had an underage wizard, and it was not against the Statute of Secrecy to reveal the existence of magic to them. But using magic to harm Muggles was a complete violation of the law.

The Ministry of Magic has always been "ambiguous" in law enforcement. Sometimes, as long as the aftermath of a violation is properly handled (all witnesses are made to forget everything), there will be no problem; sometimes, the same behavior will result in imprisonment in Azkaban.

Hagrid once conjured a pig's tail for Daly, and according to the law he should definitely be sentenced, but Dumbledore suppressed the matter.

If Lupin breaks the law, because of his identity as a werewolf, the law will be enforced with stricter standards.

"I see."

Lupin gritted his teeth, suppressed the anger on his face, and rang the doorbell.

(End of this chapter)