Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Lupin really wanted to ask Eric if it would be better to remodel his brain first before doing that.

If Lupin hadn't been a respectable man who had just sworn an oath, he would have actually shouted it.

Calm down, calm down, don't argue with a lunatic, Lupin took a deep breath.

Sirius Black asked, equally confused, "Remove the soul fragment from Harry? How do we do that?"

Eric, however, was not joking. He kicked his box and said, "I have an idea, but it's just a theory right now. I don't know if it will work."

“As you know, I have some rather special magical talents, such as being able to see through Animagus. I have also discovered a way to create and fuse souls in Dementors.”

"Everything has to start with that Dementor in the box, and we have to study it slowly."

"If my thinking is correct, it is possible to break this vicious cycle between Harry and Voldemort."

Sirius's face was full of confusion, mixed with a hint of strangeness.

He was curious about who, between him and Eric, had actually been imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade.

Are students these days so energetic?

“Professor Dumbledore doesn’t have a good solution for Horcruxes. If Voldemort is allowed to rise again, Harry will likely die in the end,” Eric added.

Lupin asked, "How do you know? He's Dumbledore, the one who knows Voldemort best."

“From the first year, he constantly cultivated Harry’s courage and mental fortitude, making him gradually understand his own specialness, letting him face Voldemort who possessed Quirrell on his own, and letting him deal with the Basilisk on his own…” Eric laughed. “If Dumbledore had a way to avoid Harry’s possible future fate, he wouldn’t have arranged these things in advance.”

Lupin was speechless.

An outsider's perspective is often clearer; one's vision and angle of view determine one's perception.

Before hearing Eric reveal the secret of the Horcruxes, Lupin had no idea that Dumbledore's treatment of Harry was motivated by ulterior motives.

At most, they'll just take better care of Harry.

But after learning about Horcruxes from Eric, this matter will become a seed planted in Lupin's heart, which may erupt at any time in the future.

Sirius breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, "Don't say anything more, I'll help you."

Lupin was shocked. "You've agreed to this?"

Sirius smiled wryly and said, "Don't look at me like that, Lupin. I know you don't really doubt what Eric said, you just don't want to admit it. At least the part about Voldemort and Horcruxes is very likely."

“As long as he didn’t lie to me about that part, and it involves Harry’s life or death, I can’t ignore it.”

“Even if he lied to us, he was the first person to believe me. Now I have no choice but to act with him. I can’t stay by your side; that would be a burden to you.”

"We all agree with Eric on Peter's point, don't we? That's the most important thing right now. I don't care about anything else except Peter."

"Besides, think about it, can you still face Dumbledore with the same attitude as before?"

Sirius's reasoning left Lupin speechless.

Now that I think about it calmly, Eric really didn't force or blackmail them to do anything.

Eric never even bothered to hide his intentions.

He simply laid out the current situation and then let Lupin and Sirius make their own decisions.

Finally, Lupin made an unbreakable vow, which was also his own choice.

Eric's actions were a completely open and aboveboard scheme.

They wanted to escalate things, expose the truth, and capture Peter—fine, but Eric made the consequences crystal clear.

Now that the truth has been revealed, Lupin is out of a job, and his werewolf identity will undoubtedly be exposed.

Lupin may not care about his professorship, but he cannot care about Sirius, because Sirius is also an illegitimate Animagus.

Exposing Peter's true colors would inevitably affect Sirius Black.

What? You're saying Peter is an Animagus? And he turned into a rat and hid for twelve years?

Oh, how did you know?

Lupin can't exactly spout nonsense like Eric, claiming he can detect Animagus, can he?

From Sirius's perspective, keeping this secret would definitely be more advantageous for him.

Lupin and Sirius alone couldn't possibly handle Peter's situation perfectly.

They couldn't even get Dumbledore's help.

Lupin never told Dumbledore that Sirius Black was an Animagus from the beginning, and it's even less likely now.

Sirius Black simply couldn't show himself in front of Dumbledore.

Therefore, it would be better to choose Eric's method and report this directly to Minister of Magic Fudge.

Furthermore, regarding the Horcruxes, due to the restrictions of the oath, they had no way to verify with Dumbledore and could only find their own way to prove whether Eric's words were true or false.

Based on Eric's demonstrated abilities, neither of them treated him as a student, but rather as a wizard of equal status and ability.

It wasn't that they didn't believe in Eric's abilities, it's just that Horcruxes sounded too incredible.

Lupin didn't believe Eric's claim, while Sirius was skeptical.

But in any case, they have to find the answer themselves.

This process takes time.

Throughout this process, Sirius Black staying by Eric's side was undoubtedly the best choice.

It was convenient for both monitoring Eric and keeping an eye on Peter.

Right now, Lupin really can't do anything to Eric.

Their interests are currently aligned, and Eric hasn't done anything that would actually harm Hogwarts.

As for confronting Lupin with a magic wand?

That was all for Sirius Black; Lupin could tolerate it.

Sirius, having made his decision, sighed and said, "Lupin, I really didn't have a choice..."

Eric laughed and said, "You always have a choice, Sirius. In my opinion, you just made the decision that is closest to your heart."

"Professor, since you have no objections to my plan, please sign all of these for me."

After Eric finished speaking, he took out a large stack of notes from the box and handed them to Lupin.

"what are these?"

Lupin picked them up and saw that they were all borrowing applications from the restricted book section.

"Powerful Potions," "Common Black Magic of the Eighteenth Century," "The Curse of the Soul"...

"You're not trying to tell me you're going to read all of these books, are you?" Lupin asked.

Eric chuckled, “It would be easier to borrow books with the professor’s permission. It’s a waste of time to use the Disillusionment Charm to sneak into the restricted section every time.”

Chapter 74 New Mission and Sirius

Lupin and Sirius were greatly impacted that afternoon, and Eric had achieved his goal.

It's unrealistic to expect Sirius and Lupin to shake their trust in Dumbledore in one fell swoop.

For Eric, being able to tie these two people to himself is already a good thing.

After saying everything he needed to say, Eric gathered his personal belongings and took the large stack of signed borrowing applications from Lupin.

Eric turned Sirius into a dog again, put him in the box, then said goodbye to Lupin and left his office.

The moment Eric stepped out of the office, he received a new task from the system.

[Ding! Check-in task: Please check in at the Hogwarts Quidditch Stadium on the day of the Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff match.]

[Reward: Increases Acacia Wood Wand proficiency by one level.]

To be honest, Eric hasn't had a chance to try Quidditch since he enrolled in school.

This is a good opportunity to go and watch the game.

He had taken flight lessons and flew quite well, but he had never seriously played ball.

In the eyes of Mrs. Hooch, the flight instructor, Eric actually flew very well.

They were among the most talented in the class.

During class, Mrs. Hodge repeatedly suggested that Eric try playing Quidditch, especially the Seeker position, which seemed quite suitable for him.

But Eric is only a first-grader, and according to the rules, first-graders cannot join the team.

Unlike Professor McGonagall, Ravenclaw's Dean Flitwick wouldn't give Eric special treatment in Quidditch and force him to join the team.

Since Ravenclaws have never won the championship, the students have long been used to this situation.

Even if Eric flew exceptionally well, Professor Flitwick had no desire to change anything.

Because one person's strength is limited.

Eric may be very talented at Quidditch, but no matter how good he is, he can't overcome the poor performance of his teammates.

Ravenclaw is such a bottom-ranked team.

At the same time, Quidditch is a sport that celebrates individual heroism, and the Seeker has the right to end the game.

Ravenclaw's Seeker happens to be the team's best player and also the team captain, Cho Chang.

Eric can't possibly compete with Cho Chang for the ball-finding position.

To play, I can only take on a different position.

That would significantly reduce its importance in the game, because Ravenclaw's raw skill level is simply not good enough.

Of course, this is all predicated on Eric really wanting to play; in the future, the team will definitely have a place for him.

As the captain, Qiu Zhang wanted to recruit Eric to the team and have him train with the team in advance, but Eric refused, citing reading as the reason.

He doesn't have time to play Quidditch; he's busy catching up on spells.

Eric left Lupin's office, intending to first go to the Room of Requirement and stuff Sirius Black and the box inside.

He had emptied the box, leaving only Sirius Black and the headless Dementor.

Sirius Black was originally supposed to be able to transform into a dog and follow Eric around.