Harry returns from Hogwarts Legacy

Chapter 193 How dare you use my magic against me? Potter?

James sat up immediately. As a child of his age, he was most interested in such little secrets.

"Tell me about it quickly." he asked anxiously.

"What?" Sirius deliberately teased James's appetite, "What do you want me to say?"

"Hey, Sirius!"

James was unhappy. He turned over and pressed Sirius on the edge of the bed, grabbing his collar and shaking his head.

Sirius was shaken by James and deliberately stuck out his tongue to pretend that he was dizzy.

"Alright, alright, brother." The two of them joked for a while, and Sirius said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just - have you noticed that Lemmy disappears for a period of time every month?"

James thought about it, nodded and said, "It seems so..."

"Yeah, have you ever thought about why this is happening?" Sirius asked with a smile.

James racked his brains and thought for a long time, and suddenly he showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

He clenched his right fist and smashed it on his left palm, then said very cleverly, "I know! Actually, Lemmy is a girl - aha! I was wondering why she leaves us for a period of time every month. It turns out that she is afraid that we will find out that she is - no, she is on her menstrual period!"

Sirius froze.

He really never expected that his good brother James would be... so smart.

"What should I say, James?" Sirius sighed weakly, "Should I say you are clever, or..."

"You may think I'm smart!" James raised his head and said proudly, "See, I think my guess is right. In fact, Lemmy is a girl dressed as a man..."

"Come on." Sirius sighed and said to James: "You know, just two days ago, I followed Lemmy and wanted to see what he was doing - guess what I found?"

"What did you find?" James asked.

"I followed him and Dumbledore all the way to Hogsmeade - you know, the Shrieking Shack that has become so famous recently," Sirius asked with a smile.

James tried hard to remember what Sirius had said.

He had also heard about the legend of Hogsmeade recently - after all, it was reported in the Daily Prophet. The newspaper once organized a group of people to investigate, but they were scared by the "thing" in the Shrieking Shack and became gibberish.

In fact, he had wanted to call his friends to find out what was going on, but after hearing about the tragic conditions of those people who were frightened, he gave up the idea.

He is more adventurous, but not so arrogant.

"Oh, I know that." James replied, "It seems that since last year, a legend has been circulating in Hogsmeade, saying that the little house is haunted, and there are very ferocious ghosts hiding inside, so it screams from time to time... Don't tell me that this is actually related to Lemmy?"

Sirius slapped James and said, "Guess what, mate? It was actually Lemmy who made the noise - I saw it with my own eyes... guess what I saw?"

James was so interested that he even held his breath.

Could it be...

But Sirius didn't say anything after a while. James, who was already in a state of excitement, quickly reached out and shook Sirius, asking anxiously, "What? Come on, tell me!"

"Actually..." Sirius said mysteriously beside James, "Lemi is a werewolf! I saw him howling in the Shrieking Shack, and the sound was exactly the same as in the legend. I guess the villagers must have mistaken his howling for a ghost..."

James' eyes widened at Sirius' words.

He stood there in a daze, seemingly trying to digest what Sirius had just said.

"What's wrong with you, mate?" Sirius nudged James.

James wiped his face with his hand, still unable to believe it: "You mean, Lemmy, who has been living with us, is actually - a werewolf?"

"What else?" Sirius asked with a smile, "What do you think he is? A big dog?"

"Merlin..." James still couldn't believe it. He muttered Merlin's name, still digesting the fact that his roommate was a werewolf.

Seeing James like this, Sirius asked with concern: "What's wrong, James? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Uncomfortable?" James frowned and looked at Sirius: "Why do you feel uncomfortable?"

"You know, about... werewolves and stuff." Sirius made a double quote with two fingers.

Unexpectedly, James did not feel disgusted like an ordinary child when he heard that his roommate was a werewolf. Instead, he slapped the bed hard.

"Who says it's uncomfortable to know that Remy is a werewolf?" James was very excited. "This news is really great - don't you think it's cool, Sirius? Think about it, in addition to Animagus, Lupin can actually turn into a wolf, which is really cool..."

"If Lemmy knew you thought so, he would be very happy." Sirius patted James' shoulder with a smile and turned around and shouted: "Lemmy - come in quickly!"

As soon as the words fell, Harry and James turned to look at the door.

In Harry's eyes, he saw the timid young boy Lupin pushing open the door, his face mixed with timidity and emotion.

From the very beginning, Lupin was prepared to be reported and complained by his roommates at any time and to leave Hogwarts.

But to his surprise, neither Sirius nor James thought it was a big deal that he was a werewolf.

It was as if he wasn't a werewolf, but an Animagus who could transform into wolf form - or, in other words, as if he were a harmless stuffed animal.

"James..." Lupin took small steps and walked up to James with his head lowered.

He was a little afraid to look up at James, fearing that this was all just a dream.

Who would accept a werewolf as a friend? Even a roommate...

"Hey, buddy." James laughed. "If Sirius hadn't told me so, looking at your shy look now, I would definitely think you were a little girl - God, it would be great if you were a girl, so that you could sneak into the girls' dormitory and help me pursue Evans."

Harry didn't know whether he should be moved by his father's words or what, he just felt that his father was sometimes... quite stupid. Hearing James' words, Lupin forced a smile, lowered his head, and asked with the corner of his clothes in his hands: "You, you really don't mind that I'm a werewolf? You know, werewolves will be forced to transform when the moon is full. At that time, they will not recognize their relatives and will attack every human they see crazily..."

"Oh, that sounds a bit scary. You almost scared me to tears."

James said emotionlessly, reaching out to pinch Lupin's face and forcing a reluctant smile upwards.

"Listen, Lemmy." James said very seriously, "I don't care whether you are a werewolf or something else. The most important thing is that you are my friend. The things you worry about are just some furry little problems. We won't stop knowing you because of this."

After saying that, James turned back to look at Sirius, stretched out his leg and kicked him.

"Hey, Sirius," he said, "is this what you call the big problem?"

"I think it's cool too, mate." Sirius replied with a cool pose.

James was obviously disgusted by Sirius's pose. He vomited and complained, "Oh my God, this is in the dormitory, don't make such a move - are we superficial girls who will be attracted by your handsome face?"

"Hahaha—" Sirius laughed back at him.

"But what you said is indeed a problem, Lemmy." James put his hand on his chin, as if thinking about something.

Lupin's heart, which had been at ease, was in his throat again.

"Actually, I, which one..."

Before he could finish, James said to Sirius, "Think about it, Sirius, every time Remy transforms he is alone in the Shrieking Shack, he is so lonely - maybe we can practice Animagus together, I heard that werewolves will not go crazy to attack animals, maybe we can - accompany Remy in the Shrieking Shack, what do you think?"

"That's so cool!" Sirius' eyes lit up: "Animagus! What a good suggestion..."

"Yeah," James looked around again, "Where's Peter? Where did Peter go?"

"I've been here..."

A timid voice sounded, and Harry looked in the direction of the voice and saw a very short boy.

"Oh, Peter." Sirius pinched his bangs and asked, "What about Peter? He is too stupid. Can he learn Animagus?"

"Don't worry, don't we still have you?" James sighed and glanced at Peter. "We should teach him something. He is so timid and stupid. What will he do if he encounters a dark wizard in the future? Perhaps we can turn him into a smaller animal. In this way, he won't be discovered by the dark wizards and lose his life in vain."

Peter looked up and smiled shyly at them when he heard what James said.

"Yeah, that's what friends are for." James patted Sirius again and said with a smile, "We are responsible for fighting against the mysterious man and his brainless followers, while Peter... Peter should stay in the rear. Maybe he can pass messages to everyone, that's all."

"I listen to James." Peter said very obediently.

"Hey, buddy." James stretched out his legs and kicked Peter's bed. "Can you not be like this all the time? God, we are good friends. You don't have to be so cautious all the time. If you encounter old Snotlout and his gang of bastards alone, they will definitely bully you."

Speaking of Snotlout, Sirius's face darkened.

"That bastard Snivel..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by James.

"You're not right, Sirius." James said seriously, "It's true that Snotlout is a bastard, but he's no good - look at him, he's relying on the power of others, relying on those little Death Eaters and not taking Gryffindor seriously. We have to find a way to put a damper on his arrogance!"

The scene stopped abruptly here, and Harry felt the world spinning again, and his feet landed on solid ground again.

"This is James." Lupin smiled at Harry. "Maybe he's not perfect, but he's definitely my best friend."

Harry nodded, acknowledging what Lupin had said.

He is no longer a child now. The world is not black and white, at least it is not like a magnet with only positive and negative poles.

Just as Professor Lupin said, at least my father corrected his shortcomings.

"But I still want to add one more thing, Harry." Lupin said again: "Just like the incident by the Black Lake that you saw in your memory, the spell your father used to hang Severus was invented by Severus himself."

"It should be said that he is not an innocent person. There was a group of students in Slytherin who worshipped You-Know-Who, and Severus was also his loyal supporter. The breakup between Lily and Snape was not just because of the word 'Mudblood'. He probably didn't tell you that Lily repeatedly advised him not to go astray, but he was still obsessed with cutting his head and trying to get into You-Know-Who's arms."

"In addition, Snape rarely attacked others, but the spells he invented were learned by those prospective Death Eaters and used on innocent Gryffindor students," Professor Lupin added.

Harry recalled the curse that the two Slytherin classmates had cast on Marlene McKinnon in his mother's memory.

"If that's the case, then it makes sense." Harry smiled at Snape - saying this, he didn't feel as much sympathy for Snape in his heart.

No one is an innocent little white flower. It’s okay to deceive yourself about some things, but don’t deceive others.

"Of course, I don't deny that Severus is a genius." Lupin smiled at Harry and said to him, "I still have a copy of some of the spells he invented. Perhaps you can take a look at them. I don't recommend you to learn from James and use these spells on Severus."

"Why?" Harry asked curiously.

"He'll be furious," Lupin said simply.

With a little imagination, Harry could imagine how furious Snape was.

"How dare you use my magic against me? Potter?"

Thinking of this, Harry couldn't help but laugh.

"You've imagined what it's like, right?" Lupin said with a smile, "This is why I don't recommend you do this."

After chatting with Lupin for a while longer, Harry said goodbye to him and planned to go to Mr. Flamel.

Tonight is the night to summon the Grim Reaper, I hope everything goes well, he thought to himself.

(I'm not satisfied with the Death God after several revisions, so I'll start with 4000 today)

(End of this chapter)