Lupine thought for a while and said, "To be precise, the situation back then was very complicated, and we cannot easily draw conclusions..."

It was Ron who asked the question, but Lupine answered it to Harry.

He knew that Harry was the key to the problem.

When Harry heard Lupine say this, his eyes darkened obviously. It was obvious that Lupine's answer reminded him of his parents again.

Looking at Harry's expression, Lupine was certainly uncomfortable.

After all, he and Harry's father were also good friends back then. Although he was different from Sirius in that he was not Harry's godfather, they had similar feelings towards Harry.

Because of his special status, he couldn't have much contact with Harry, but Harry was James' son anyway.

How could Lupine feel better now that Harry looked so much like James?

"I heard from Eric that Black was a good friend of Harry's father. Is this true, Professor?"

Hermione asked too.

Lupine's face was livid when he heard this, but he had to nod his head, admitting the statement.

Harry lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Not only that, he is also my godfather...but he did that kind of thing..."

"Harry!" Lupine interrupted Harry anxiously and said, "I know Black better than you do. There are many things that happened back then that you didn't know."

"I just wanted to interrupt you when I heard your discussion. No matter who told you about it, you don't know the whole story anyway."

"In fact, I have spent much more time in contact with Blake than you. I...I also know your father..."

Hearing this, Harry couldn't help but look at Lupine, looking a little dazed, but found that Lupine didn't look at him, but stared at Eric next to him.

Eric, on the other hand, looked calm and looked out the window at the darkening night alone, without any response to Lupine's accusing eyes.

After Lupine said this, the atmosphere in the carriage became much quieter. After a long time, Hermione asked softly: "Professor, do you know Black too?"

Lupine took a deep breath, looked at the trio opposite again, and said, "That's right, back then, my father, James, Black, and I, as well as a wizard named Peter, were called 'Plunder' by them in school. Alliance'."

"We were just like the three of you back then, and we had a very good relationship."

"I am not only a witness to the incident that year, but also a good friend of your father."

After saying this, Lupine heaved a sigh of relief, as if he had let go of his worries, looked at Harry, forced a smile, and continued: "You and your father really look alike, they are carved out of the same mold." .”

Harry blinked, but after all, he didn't refute, but looked at Eric, trying to ask him for proof.

Eric nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Professor Lupine is indeed telling the truth."

"The four of them were all from Gryffindor College, just like you."

"Also, the professor is right, Harry, you shouldn't presuppose a position, and you shouldn't be overly concerned about Black's affairs."

"I made it very clear before that this is out of your control."

Ron exclaimed inexplicably: "How do you know so much, Eric? It's amazing!"

"Haha, many things are actually very simple. As long as they happen, they will leave traces, but sometimes we don't pay attention." Eric explained, "I have a good relationship with Old Tom from the Leaky Cauldron Bar. From his I know a lot of things from the past.”

"Coupled with some simple thinking, the so-called truth can be unearthed."

Ron nodded in realization.

Regarding Eric's addition, Lupine hesitated to say anything. He always felt that Eric's presence was very abrupt.

Does Eric's statement make sense?

Of course not!

Lupine is not stupid, so how could he believe that Eric found out about Black through Old Tom's relationship.

Not to mention how strict Old Tom was, from what Harry relayed about Eric, there were many details that needed personal experience to know.

And this information cannot be fully understood just through public channels.

Ever since Eric showed up, Lupine couldn't take his attention away from Eric at all.

This may be the wild instinct of being a werewolf.

Lupine always thought Eric was dangerous.

At least Eric is definitely not as gentle as he appears on the surface.

But now Eric was speaking for him. After thinking about it, he still didn't stop Eric.

Anyway, Eric is also in the school. If he has the chance, he can always investigate the other party slowly afterwards.

This time Lupine accepted Dumbledore's invitation to return to school as a professor. Given his status, it was not easy to get this position. He did not want to waste this opportunity and cause trouble to Dumbledore before entering Hogwarts. .

Lupine said to Harry: "Harry, I just want to tell you that the matter is over, Blake will be arrested sooner or later, Eric is right, you should not continue to think about it..."

"Then what should I do?!" Harry suddenly growled, his eyes turning red unknowingly, and his voice becoming sharper, "Professor! I already know everything!"

"Blake can betray my parents, why can't I hate him?"

"Isn't it true that he betrayed my parents? If not, why was he imprisoned in Azkaban?"

"I have dreamed about my parents more than once, you know professor, just when I was lonely and helpless."

"The most important thing is that from the beginning to the end, no one told me about this!"

The last sentence, Harry almost roared out.

Such an explosion, suppressed for a long time, almost stagnated the air in the compartment.

Ron looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say. He and Harry's family environment were completely different. He really couldn't empathize with Harry's experience.

Ron still has this self-knowledge.

And Hermione could only pat Harry on the shoulder to show comfort.

Lupine looked at Harry's face in confusion. He wanted to defend Sirius, but he didn't know where to start when faced with Harry's attitude.

Everyone has a different perspective on things, and Lupine naturally didn't think that things were really that simple back then.

As far as Lupine is concerned, he is one of the people who know Sirius best, and he knows the character of Sirius very well.

If Sirius would betray James, he would definitely be the first to not believe it.

But Sirius's betrayal is a fact based on the existing evidence. In addition, Peter's body is now gone. Even if he wants to ask Sirius personally, he can't do it, and he can't overturn this based on the evidence. case.

During the trial, Sirius acquiesced to his charges, and then he was imprisoned in Azkaban.

Even Dumbledore couldn't save Sirius.

But Lupine just felt that things couldn't be so simple, so he disagreed with the statement that Sirius was guilty from his personal subjective judgment.

Over the years, as a werewolf who had been discriminated against in the magic world, he was re-investigating the events of the year while looking for a job, but unfortunately found nothing.

But now it seemed that it was this attitude that made him ignore Harry's feelings.

Harry's subtext was clear.

He just couldn't accept Sirius' behavior.

Children like Harry who grow up in the Dursley family are most likely to become sensitive and have low self-esteem.

You know, Harry has longed for the warmth of his family since he was a child.

He wanted everything he couldn't get from the Dursleys.

So for Sirius, who almost destroyed Harry's childhood, after Harry learned of his existence, he put him on the opposite side from the beginning.

Harry couldn't stand anyone defending Sirius.

After Harry finished yelling, the carriage became quiet again, except for Harry's faint panting.

Lupine raised his hand towards Harry, wanting to say something again, but nothing came out.

From beginning to end, only Eric did not respond to Harry's outburst.

He kept looking at a few people with a half-smile, as if he had expected such a conversation.

Chapter 36 Argument

Seeing Hermione and Ron comforting Harry non-stop, Lupine felt panicked for a moment.

He wandered around all these years, and thought that Dumbledore would take good care of Harry, but now it seemed that was not the case.

As a werewolf, how could Lupine not understand the feeling of being abandoned.

Not being accepted, the looks of contempt and vigilance from others, and even blatant expulsion...

The status of werewolves in the magic world is almost the same as that of magical creatures such as goblins, and they cannot even be regarded as complete "human beings" legally.

The reason why the wizards didn't drive the werewolves out completely was because the werewolves had force and capital to cause greater chaos.

Compared with attacking and driving away, it is obviously more beneficial for wizards to control the werewolves.

There is a natural barrier between wizards and this completely different creature.

In addition, Lupine was unwilling to live with those who were also werewolves, and he could not integrate into the social group of ordinary wizards. For many years, he could only wander alone.

From this point of view, Lupine's living environment is not much better than Harry's, or even worse.

Harry at least had the support of his friends and an environment that accepted him at Hogwarts.

If there was anyone in this compartment who could feel Harry's feelings, it was Lupine, and Eric, who knew everything.

Thinking of this, even Lupine suddenly felt a lot of complaints towards Dumbledore.

Lupine turned his head and whispered to Eric with a cold face: "I don't care who you are or how you know about Black, but you shouldn't tell Harry about it."

"Especially now that Black is still on the run."

Eric smiled: "Really? Professor, do you think Harry has no right to know about his parents' past?"

"This is not a question of whether Harry knows or not! You are hurting him!" Lupine said angrily.

"Oh? Does the professor think that keeping everything from Harry is his protection?" Eric said indifferently, "Or rather than protection, it is more appropriate to describe it as control." .”

"This..." Lupine suddenly became angry.

Eric ignored Lupine's feelings, looked forward, and just said to himself: "Professor Lupin, please believe me, I know your feelings for Harry better than anyone else, even if you haven't seen each other for many years. face to face."

"But also, with all due respect, this kind of feeling is like a tree without roots or flowing water without a source. It is a completely hypocritical appearance."

"Because all your emotions only stem from your relationship with another person, Harry's father, more than ten years ago."

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