Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 250 Insect Tail and Big Feet

Although Gryffindor won the Quidditch final, this big day that originally belonged to Hogwarts is now largely ignored, even by Gryffindor themselves.

Everyone is now talking about Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, who suddenly appeared, and their stories have spread throughout the school at an incredible speed.

An hour later, a group of people hurriedly entered Hogwarts, with Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge at the front, his face still showing undisguised panic.

Several Aurors hurriedly followed behind, heading straight for the headmaster's office on the eighth floor as soon as they entered the castle.

At the same time, Xilun also came out of the underground classroom and happened to see this scene.

But the preoccupied minister and the Aurors clearly wouldn't care about an ordinary black cat and walked past without looking back.

One can imagine how interesting things will be in the principal's office later, but unfortunately he can't sneak in.

Xilun shook his head and decided not to think about it any further, preparing to go to Professor Lupin's office first.

The house-elf Gollum's words made Siren suddenly realize that Harry and Hermione might not be the only ones who had used the Time-Turner; he himself might be one of them.

Unless Gollum is lying and has never actually seen itself, and is simply making up an excuse to be lazy... but that's unlikely.

So he wanted to see when Harry and Hermione would use the Time-Turner.

Siren jumped up the stairs and quickly arrived at the floor where the Defense Against the Dark Arts office was located.

Perhaps because there was no one in the castle, the office door was not closed tightly, but only slightly ajar, revealing a crack.

What Xilun didn't expect was that there was already someone there.

Hermione was standing in the doorway, cautiously eavesdropping on the conversation inside... So focused was she that she didn't even notice a cat appearing beside her.

As soon as Xilun approached, he heard Lu Ping's weak voice coming from the office.

“You guessed right, I’ve been guiding you all along. I wanted you to discover that your friend Ron’s pet is actually an Animagus.”

"Why can't you just tell me!" It was Harry's voice, sounding somewhat agitated.

“Because to tell you this, I can’t get around Sirius Black,” Lupin said. “I think when you’re blinded by anger, you might not listen to what I’m about to say.”

“I…” Harry was about to deny it, but in the end he couldn’t say anything.

He had to admit that he might not have been able to remain calm when it came to matters involving Sirius Black.

"So... was everything that Peter Pettigrew said true?"

“I can’t guarantee that what he said is true, but I’m willing to believe Blake,” Lupin said.

"But similarly, Harry, I won't ask you to be on our side... You can judge for yourself who is lying, Black or Peter."

“I will,” Harry said. “Oh, and I have one more question.”

"Go ahead and ask."

Why are they showing up at the Quidditch match?

"I do not know."

"do not know?"

“Yes, I don’t know,” Lupin said, puzzled. “I did want you to notice Peter Pettigrew and discover his unusual qualities… I’ll tell you about Sirius Black once you’re ready.”

"But by then, the school year will be almost over, and after the exams, you'll have plenty of time to uncover the truth."

"So what happened today wasn't part of your plan?" Harry asked.

“I swear,” Lupin said firmly, “and even if we do have some plan, it certainly won’t be today.”

"why?"

"Because he's a werewolf!" Hermione suddenly pushed open the door and went in.

The two people inside were startled. When the door opened, Siren could clearly see the look of surprise on Harry's face.

"Hermione? What happened to you..."

“I was a little worried when I saw you hadn’t followed, so I deliberately stayed at the back and didn’t go to the common room with the others,” Hermione explained simply, then looked at Lupin.

"He's a werewolf, and tonight is a full moon, so whatever his plans may be, he won't carry them out tonight."

"Wolves, werewolves?" Harry felt a wave of dizziness and stared at Lupin in disbelief.

“You’re the smartest little witch I’ve ever met, Hermione.” Lupin said calmly. “Yes, I’m a werewolf, so I can’t do anything tonight, let alone carry out any plans.”

It took Harry a while to finally come to his senses.

"So you don't know why they were at the Quidditch pitch?"

“That’s right,” Lupin said. “Our original plan was to tell you everything first, and then let you decide what to do with Peter Pettigrew.”

“Although Sirius only wanted to kill Peter as soon as possible, he believed you had the right to know about this, so he agreed.”

"In fact, I was quite startled when I heard they were on the Quidditch pitch, and I initially thought it was just another student's prank."

Harry pursed his lips, remaining noncommittal.

Hermione didn't think Lupin was lying, because she noticed that the homework and books on the table were messy, obviously someone had knocked them to the ground and hurriedly picked them up, without having had time to tidy them up.

Harry stood there silently.

He actually believed Lupin, after all, according to Snape, Peter Pettigrew had drunk the Truth Potion, so it was certain that everything he had said before was true.

But some things can't be explained in just a few words.

Although he already had the answer in his heart, Harry's doubts seemed to have increased, and he now desperately wanted to see Sirius Black.

Perhaps he will know the truth after meeting Blake.

However, both Black and Peter were in the headmaster's office at that moment, and Headmaster Dumbledore obviously wouldn't let him in.

“Professor,” Harry looked at Lupin, “could you let me see Black? I have a few questions for him.”

“It’s difficult, Harry,” Lupin sighed. “If it were just the headmaster and professors, it wouldn’t be a problem. This matter is related to you, and you have the right to know the truth. But now there are people from the Ministry of Magic involved…”

“Even the Ministry of Magic cannot deprive Harry of his right to know the truth!” Hermione said in a deep voice. “Harry is the one who is truly qualified to interrogate them!”

“That’s true, but as far as I know, our current minister…” Lupin suddenly sighed, “In short, Fudge won’t let them go easily, and he certainly won’t let anyone else get close to Blake and Peter. Those outside are the best evidence of that.”

"Outside?"

Harry and Hermione both looked out the window at the same time, and even Siren jumped onto the windowsill in the middle of the corridor.

A huge cloud, composed of more than a hundred Dementors, was floating in the sky outside... It seemed that Dementors from all around the school, including those from Hogsmeade, had gathered here.

"Dementors...so many..."

“That’s right. They came here on Fudge’s orders, and it’s hard to say whether he’ll let you and Sirius meet again.”

Lu Ping looked out the window, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes, but at the same time he suddenly felt very fortunate.

Fortunately, Peter and Black appeared before all the teachers and students of Hogwarts today, and Peter even publicly announced his crimes.

Now everyone, including Dumbledore, knows about it, and Fudge can't hide it no matter how hard he tries.

For Sirius, this is the best-case scenario.

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(End of this chapter)