Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 181: The deer and the wolf
Siris Black and Peter Pediru, the two fugitives from Azkaban, were easily knocked down by Gellert Grindelwald's minions, and then captured.
There is no doubt that Mr. Pringle and Professor Kettleburn have accomplished their task very well.
The development of things seems a little unexpected.
Obviously, for this large-scale "rebellion", Grindelwald has long been prepared and has a layout.
In addition, he may even be trying to use this "rebellion" to achieve some of his goals...
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At the same time, in the basement of the castle——
A sneaky figure walked quickly through the corridor... He didn't pay attention to the house elves who were rebelling not far away...
His speed was very fast, and he stopped before a stone door with a big green snake painted on it... This stone door is the entrance to the Slytherin common room.
And that sneaky figure also showed his true face:
The Auror who called himself "Dawlish"!
He gently touched the head of the snake on the stone gate, and then said:
"Pandora's Box!"
The giant snake on the stone gate began to squirm slowly, and as she moved, the stone gate was also opened.
There is no doubt that the Auror "Dawlish" gave the correct password to enter the Slytherin common room.
It used to be a bustling common room, but now there is no one... This is normal, almost the entire Slytherin students have been scared away, the lower grades have left the castle, and the middle and upper grades The students are currently trapped on the second and third floors.
Dawlish moved anxiously, as if he was looking for something here.
Just—
He froze suddenly.
Because he suddenly discovered that not far from him, there was a wizard sitting on an armchair by the fireplace in the common room.
He seemed to have used the Disillusionment Curse on himself just now, so "Dawlish" didn't notice him at the first time... But now, he has shown his prototype, and he drew out his wand, aiming at "Dawlish" .
The wizard who suddenly appeared is Professor "Severus Snape", the teacher of transformation class at Hogwarts.
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"Mr. Dawlish, can you explain?" Professor "Severus Snape" asked calmly, "I think at this time, you and your fellow Aurors and those damned cameras should The ghosts are together, in Aberdeen!"
His wand was firmly aimed at the chest of "Dawlish", and he did not relax his vigilance at all.
"Yes, that's how it is..." "Dawlish" seemed to be in a calm mood, "But I realized that something was wrong, so I returned to Hogwarts early!"
"I see..." Professor "Severus Snape" suddenly realized, he smiled, "Then I have another question, why did you come here? This is Slytherin's public Lounge, if I remember correctly, you should have graduated from Ravenclaw College..."
"Because the entire castle has been occupied by those dark wizards," "Dawlish" continued to explain, "I must first find a slightly safer place and wait for Grindelwald's return..."
"Sounds like a very good reason," commented "Severus Snape", "but under normal circumstances, we don't call Lord Grindelwald directly by his name..."
"Dawlish"'s face changed slightly.
Obviously, he knows that he has been completely seen through...even the other party came prepared, and has already ambushed here.
While looking around and thinking of a way to escape, he continued to deal with "Severus Snape"...
"What are you looking for?" Professor "Snape" asked coldly.
"I don't understand..." "Dawlish" looked very dazed.
"I ask..." Professor "Snape" snapped, "You members of the Order of the Phoenix have occupied the castle, what exactly do you want to find here?"
At this moment, Dawlish finally understood... Their plan seemed to be completely bankrupt. Gellert Grindelwald saw further than them...
He also became a little more relaxed.
"There is no doubt that I will not answer your question; I think you should be very clear..." He spread his hands and asked tentatively at the same time, "Remus?"
This time, it was Professor "Snape" whose face suddenly changed.
"It seems that you have seen through my identity..." He said faintly, "James!"
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The two people who had exposed each other's identities stood face to face like this.
"I was never sure," James Potter said, looking very sad:
"I have never been able to determine who the person who betrayed us fifteen years ago... I doubt it is Severus Snape, but I know that this Snape at Hogwarts is not It will be true... I even doubted Sirius and Peter; it's just that I didn't expect it to be really you, Remus, I thought we were best friends..."
"That's right, it's indeed me," Remus Lupine nodded without any fluctuation on his face.
"Too much evidence is in front of me, and I have been unwilling to believe it," James looked very excited:
"Every time the full moon comes, you will disappear from the Hogwarts campus for various reasons... Remus, my friend, you still haven't changed at all... After all, you are a werewolf!"
"It's like this..." Lupine nodded, "But fortunately, in the past year, when I had to disappear from Hogwarts several times, there were also some small ones around me. Accident... This provides me with a natural excuse, but it will not arouse any suspicion..."
If Matthew were here, he would suddenly realize why he met Professor "Severus Snape" at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.
And why did Professor "Severus Snape" look so flustered when he was discovered by him!
Because when he saw "Snape" at that time, the department there was the Department of Biological Harm; the real identity of Professor "Snape" was a werewolf, and the reason why he appeared there was to find St. Mungo's therapist, prescribe some medicine that can relieve the pain of werewolf transformation...
Remus Lupine still did not put down his wand.
He continued: "I'm sorry for that incident fifteen years ago...but no matter how many times I make choices, my choice will not change..."
"Can you tell me why?" James continued to ask very sadly, "I doubted everyone... But from the beginning to the end, I couldn't figure out why you betrayed us, Remus?"
Lupine seemed silent for a moment...
After a brief silence, he finally spoke:
"Because of Lord Grindelwald!"
"You don't want to betray Grindelwald?" James smiled mockingly.
"Yes..." Lupine nodded, "Grindelwald is nothing to you...whether it's you, Peter, Sirius...or Severus and Lily. Just an ordinary headmaster..."
"... more precisely, a headmaster in disguise... I believe what Hogwarts told us is true!" Lupine added, "I know you are just, James... ...Whether it is the choice of Hogwarts or the choice of justice, we should oppose what he did..."
"...But I'm different..." Remus Lupine's expression suddenly looked painful:
"...Master Grindelwald almost means a new life to me..."
James Potter sneered, but there was no irony in it.
Lupine still did not put down the wand in his hand: "You don't know what I have experienced..."
For James Potter and the others, Lupine is a friend, a playmate, and a little furry (a werewolf)... They lived together in a dormitory for nearly seven years, but Remus Lupine never mentioned anything about his childhood.
"When I was four years old, my father offended the werewolf Fenrir Greyback. Out of revenge, that damned werewolf broke into the bedroom through the window and bit me. I have been a werewolf ever since... My parents tried everything to save me, but to no avail. They all thought I couldn't go to Hogwarts because other parents wouldn't want their kids near a werewolf..."
"...Until Lord Grindelwald knew about it...my father wrote to him and told him that I was a werewolf..." Lupine continued, "We didn't have any hope at first, because I Father isn't even a supporter of Lord Grindelwald..."
"...But Master Grindelwald, he found me very quickly... He told me that I am a real wizard, even if I have a little problem with my body, I am still a wizard, not anything The werewolf...he said that Hogwarts welcomes me, as long as a little arrangement is made, it will not cause any problems..."
"...Then, as you know, every full moon, I will go to the screaming shack in Hogsmeade through the secret passage, and transform there, this is to protect other students and myself The safety of the people. The villagers heard the noise and screams and thought it was some ferocious ghost. Lord Grinwald encouraged people to spread such rumors, so that people stay away from the screaming shack..."
"...But this matter was finally discovered by you; you, Peter and Sirius did not start to dislike me because I was a werewolf, but instead learned to become an Animagus to accompany me ...Honestly speaking, I am very happy..."
"...At the same time, I have always been very guilty, because one day every month, I would bring three friends to seriously violate the school rules, which has failed Lord Grindelwald's trust in me...I have been comforting myself , these things are just trivial things, Grindelwald will definitely not care too much about them..."
"...Until that day fifteen years ago, Peter discovered the secret of the principal's office; then, you started to secretly contact the Order of the Phoenix, and secretly discussed the plan to overthrow Lord Grindelwald..."
"...To tell you the truth, James; I was heartbroken during that time, because I knew very well that I could not betray Lord Grindelwald...I could never betray him...As a werewolf, I should have been in the I spent my whole life in loneliness and discrimination, but Lord Grindelwald gave me a second life..."
"...It was a very difficult choice, but I finally chose to do that... I chose to secretly tell Lord Grindelwald the news..."
Remus Lupine said very sincerely.
His voice was full of apology at the same time.
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"It's a tough choice, Remus," James said, now with a hint of sarcasm:
"Do you know how we spent these years? Do you know what kind of hellish life Azkaban is? Isn't it pleasant to betray a friend?"
"Sorry, James..." Lupine said softly, "I know, you will definitely not accept my apology..."
"Then you chose to return to Hogwarts again?" James Potter sneered, "After we escaped from Hogwarts, you returned again this time, disguised as 'Severus Snape's identity is to arrest us, can you claim credit for your master?"
"No..." Lupine shook his head, then nodded again, "I heard about your escape, and it was indeed me who asked to return to Hogwarts...Hogwarts really needs A transfiguration teacher..."
"...But James ~IndoMTL.com~ I definitely didn't come to arrest you, I just wanted to persuade you to give up and leave Hogwarts..."
James shook his head disdainfully: "I thought you would understand me, Lupine...do you think I would do such a cowardly act?"
"This is not an act of a coward, but an impossible task..." Lupine said sincerely, "With your strength, you will definitely not be the opponent of Lord Grindelwald. Any of you Resistance is actually futile... In that case, give up, James..."
"...turn around and leave now, go to a quiet place, and start a free life again...I will never stop you, I will help you escape Hogwarts..."
James Potter seemed lost in thought.
He looked very hesitant, and then said softly: "I agree with your suggestion, Lupine...give me ten minutes, let me stay in the Slytherin common room for ten minutes...after ten minutes, I Will leave directly, and will never return to Hogwarts..."
"It's still for that thing, isn't it?" said Lupine very sadly, "Give it up, James... I beg you..."
"It seems that our negotiation has broken down, Lupine..." James Potter's expression suddenly became resolute in an instant.
His body began to change rapidly, a huge stag suddenly appeared out of thin air, replacing the previous wizard.
The stag began to move rapidly away from Lupin, looking for cover.
"Swoon!" Remus Lupine yelled.
With a strong red light, the battle begins!