Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 187 An Unexpected Encounter Between Two—Three?
Sirius Black never expected that after he made up his mind to communicate properly with Levi and was prepared to set aside his pride and ask Levi for help in clarifying the truth,
But Li Wei is nowhere to be found!

Sirius waited all night, but Li Wei didn't come back.

As the sun shone through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows into the hall the next day, Sirius Black, his eyes red and swollen, met Barton's gaze as he prepared breakfast for his two assistants.

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Sirius didn't transform back into human form; he simply looked at him as a large black dog.

"If you're looking for the owner, he had some things to take care of yesterday and hasn't returned yet."

Barton seemed to know what Sirius was thinking and took the initiative to speak.

Sirius Black transformed back into human form, sat down at the dining table, and said:

"Give me one too—thank you."

As he took the blueberry jam bread that Patton handed him, he took a big bite and asked:
"What's Li Wei up to? I need to speak with him urgently. Could you use the soul contract to let him know for me?"

"May I ask what the urgent matter is? The things the master is doing right now are probably not of low priority."

Patton appeared neither humble nor arrogant.

Sirius clicked his tongue instinctively, but quickly apologized:
“I need his help with something, and there will be a generous reward afterward—in short, I want to make a deal with him.”

Upon hearing this, Barton looked up and carefully examined Sirius.

The look in his eyes was somewhat subtle, and Sirius was also worried about whether Li Wei would return before the start of the semester, so he felt a little guilty.

"W-what's wrong? Do you think I, a fugitive, can't produce anything?"

"No—it's just that the master went out because of a transaction—excuse me."

Patton bowed slightly to Sirius Black, then closed his eyes.

After a few seconds, he opened his eyes again and said:
"Okay, Master said he knows and will be back before school starts."

Before the start of the school year—

Sirius frowned, but then relaxed in the next moment.

"Okay! Let's talk about it before school starts."

He shook his head, somewhat helplessly.

After all, Li Wei gave him a chance to communicate at the beginning and gave him time to prepare mentally.

But he was so focused on raising his son that he did neglect his studies—of course, he would never admit that he was too arrogant.

Sirius Black thought he could handle Peter Pettigrew by himself, without needing anyone's help.

For now, we can only patiently wait until the end of the month.

As for him?
After finishing his meal, Sirius transformed back into a big black dog and slowly went out to look for Harry.

He didn't need to search to know where his godson was—at this time of year, he was definitely practicing magic around the Black Lake.

Sure enough, not long after he stepped out of the castle hall, he saw his godson practicing magic in the open space.

His eyes were so firm and focused, without a trace of slackness or resistance.

Just looking at Harry like this filled Sirius with determination.

Sirius's resolve was quickly shaken by Levi's prolonged disappearance.

Three days passed, and Li Wei still hadn't returned. Five days passed, and Li Wei still hadn't returned.

With August 30th fast approaching and only two days left until the start of the new semester, and Li Wei still not showing up, Sirius was starting to get a little restless.

"I said, Barton—I don't mean to rush you, it's just—well, I mean, is Levi in ​​some kind of trouble out there? Does he need my help?"

Early in the morning, Sirius, still in human form, sat at the dining table to eat—he would come back every day to check on things during this period.

As time became increasingly urgent, he gradually returned here for all three meals a day, hoping to see Li Wei return as soon as possible. He was really getting anxious.

It's already August 30th! What on earth has Li Wei been busy with?!
He was also planning to make some plans with him—and by the way, he needed to test Levi's magical abilities to see if the other party could actually help in capturing Peter Pettigrew.

Sirius wasn't too worried about that—after all, his opponent had already shown remarkable talent when he was young, so there was nothing to worry about regarding his strength.

When is Li Wei coming back?!

If this continues, is he destined to just explode at Peter Pettigrew as originally planned, and then be taken away for interrogation by the Ministry of Magic while laughing maniacally?
"Wow--"

Just as Sirius was thinking this, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

Diagon Alley, August 30.

Before sunset, Lupin finished his day's work and prepared to return to Hogwarts.

School starts in two days, and he needs to take over the work from the castle keeper, Filch, so he has to go back. Also, the training center here has been operating for over a month, and the results are encouraging.

The Squirts in training have all shown varying degrees of progress, with one Squirt even managing to use its first spell.

Under Li Wei's instructions, Lupin had been recording the changes in these students' feelings about their own magic.

According to his calculations, there were two reasons why these people could master the skill so much faster than Filch.

One is the power of role models, and the other is long-term focused practice.

Although Li Wei did not make any demands, Lu Ping was still relieved that he could produce preliminary results before the end of the summer vacation.

This job allowed him to live a decent life, and if he could, he wanted to give back to Li Wei in some way—even though what he did might be insignificant to Li Wei.

After all, Li Wei had already outlined the theory of teaching Squibs from the beginning. All Lupin had to do each day was to continue teaching according to the course schedule and pay a little attention to the students' situation.

This small-class teaching method doesn't tire him out at all, not to mention that the duds are seeing a chance again and are working harder than ever.

Although some of them have rather strange psychology—when they pull the trigger to cast spells, their eyes always seem to burn with anger, and they mutter things like "revenge" and "reclaim glory" that are incomprehensible to others.

However, he probably didn't need to explain these things to Li Wei.

Arriving at the fireplace specially prepared in the training hall, Lupin sprinkled a handful of green Floo Powder and set off for the Hogsmeade Village teleportation point.

After landing, he dusted off the ashes from the furnace to make sure no dust remained on him.

Lupin had never had this habit before, but Levi insisted that Patton make several sets of clothes for him—each costing more than 50 Galleons. This made Lupin, who had always been frugal, nervous and take it seriously.

"Your country bumpkin appearance is really laughable."

A mocking voice suddenly rang out from the corner.

Lupin subconsciously looked up and met the gaze of the person who spoke.

"Snape?"

(End of this chapter)