Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying!

Wade looked at him and said, "I heard that Harry's parents were your friends when they were in school, so I was thinking that maybe you would be willing to help..."

He paused slightly, then said, "If this puts you in a difficult position, then forget it... I guess Harry is probably alright, otherwise Dumbledore would definitely have intervened."

Lu Ping's face looked rather pale, as if someone had poured a spoonful of cold water down his ear.

“…No…no, it’s not difficult.” Lupin said slowly, “I also want to see him…but…I don’t know if I should get close to him…”

He seemed somewhat dazed.

“Go see if you want,” Wade said. “Who has the right to stop you from caring for your friend’s orphan? Besides, he may need help right now.”

The word "orphan" stung Lu Ping instantly, and his expression turned somewhat disheveled for a moment.

“You’re right… I should go see him… I should have gone to see him a long time ago…”

Once Lupin made his decision, he didn't hesitate any longer, and the two set off together. To avoid attracting attention, they changed into ordinary clothes, took the subway first, and then a taxi to Little Huikin in Surrey.

They got off at Privet Drive and, looking at the almost identical houses on both sides of the road, Lupin asked, "Wade, do you know where Harry lives?"

Wade looked at the house number outside and said, "It should be around here. His uncle's surname is Dursley."

“Dr.S....I remember him—Dr.S. Vernon, Lily’s husband. He was there when Lily and James got married.”

Lupin frowned and said with disgust, "—He's a rude madman."

"—What happened?" Wade asked curiously.

In his memory, James Potter was a school bully with several obedient friends around him.

Muggle Phenoms should be powerless against them and only be bullied.

But Lupin's attitude... didn't seem to be directed at the poor Muggles they had tricked; it was more like they themselves had been bullied.

Lupin took a deep breath and said, "That was the worst Muggle I've ever met... The first time we met was at a wedding, and he looked down at James and asked what kind of car he drove. James told him he had a racing broom..."

Mentioning this name and recalling those past scenes still brings Lupin pain.

He paused slightly before continuing, "Then that man—Vernon Dursley—loudly proclaimed that wizards were all pathetic wretches living on unemployment benefits."

"Jaime told him that he had a large sum of gold in Gringotts. He didn't understand Gringotts and thought Jaime was playing a trick on him. He flew into a rage, and the couple left the wedding, which made Lily cry."

Lupin smiled wryly and said, "You don't know, James would do anything for Lily. He promised Lily he would reconcile with Vernon as soon as possible... but the attitude of those two... can you understand? In their eyes, we are all freaks..."

Wade understood perfectly—it was obvious that some unpleasant conflict might have occurred afterward.

“I should have come to find Harry sooner… I didn’t know he was entrusted to the Dursleys.” Lupin said with worry and self-reproach, “Damn it… I should have realized sooner, they are his only family…”

"But given your past circumstances, you probably wouldn't be able to raise a child properly."

Wade suddenly stopped in his tracks: "We've arrived."

The two of them looked at the house on the side of the road.

It looked like a copy of its neighbors, with no difference between them, from the gray roof tiles to the mottled brick walls. A car was parked in the yard, and the garden was kept clean and tidy.

An ordinary house, an ordinary life, nothing special about it.

The living room windows were tightly closed, so it was impossible to tell whether anyone was inside.

The sun had already set, and a faint light was shining through the window. Lu Ping suddenly squinted.

“Look at that window, Wade,” Lupin said. “Isn’t the shadow a little strange?”

Looking at the crisscrossing, long shadows, Wade said, "It looks like it's been sealed off from the inside."

“Very good.” Lupin’s voice was icy. “Now we know why Harry can’t communicate.”

“Calm down,” Wade reminded him. “It’s illegal to use magic on Muggles.”

The Dursleys have an underage wizard, and revealing the existence of magic to them doesn't violate the Statute of Secrecy. However, using magic to harm Muggles is a completely illegal act.

The Ministry of Magic has always been "ambiguous" in its enforcement of the law. Sometimes, as long as the aftermath of a violation is handled properly (by making sure all witnesses forget about it), there is no problem. Other times, the same behavior can land someone in Azkaban.

Hagrid once conjured a pig's tail for Dali, which would have been a serious crime under the law, but Dumbledore let it slide.

If Lupin breaks the law, the law will be enforced more strictly because of his werewolf identity.

"I see."

Lupin gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and rang the doorbell.

Chapter 113 Should I call the police? Can I help?

The Dursleys were having dinner. On the table were shortbread, fried cod, sausages, and vegetable soup. Dudley also had a delicious serving of mashed potatoes.

"I don't want to eat this!" Dudley snapped. "I want cheese bread! And I want roast meat too!"

“Make it tomorrow morning, Dada.” Penny looked lovingly at her chubby son and said, “You have to get chubby before school starts.”

She always felt that her son wouldn't get enough to eat at school.

"I want to eat barbecue now! Otherwise, I won't eat!"

Dali said stubbornly, and tears quickly welled up in his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Penny Dursley panicked and quickly said, "Okay, okay, just a moment. Mom will make you a roast."

She got up to go to the kitchen, and just then, the whole family heard the doorbell ring.

"Who's coming to visit today?" Penny asked curiously.

"No guests...maybe they're here to deliver mail."

Vernon originally wanted to call Harry to open the door, but then he remembered that he had already locked the boy up, so he had to push back his chair and open the door himself.

Two strangers, one tall and one short, stood outside the door. They were well-dressed, had an air of importance, and were not carrying any mail.

"Hello."

Vernon's displeasure at having his dinner interrupted quickly dissipated after he recognized who it was.

He began to try to recall... was the man in front of him one of his business partners?

Vernon asked politely, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Penny heard the noise and came out of the kitchen. When she saw the man at the door, she felt that he looked somewhat familiar.

“Hello, Mr. Dursley,” Lupin said coolly. “I do have some important business to discuss, but I’m not here to see you.”

Fernon had no idea what was happening to him. He involuntarily stepped aside and watched the man, whose name he didn't even know, walk toward his house.

"Wait—who are you looking for?"

Finon hurriedly caught up and asked.

Penny, standing at the door, suddenly gasped, her arm trembling, and pointed at Lupin, saying, "You...you...you are...you are the best man..."

“Remus Lupin.” Lupin looked at the thin woman and said, “It’s been twelve years, Mrs. Dursley.”

Finnon looked at them suspiciously, but ultimately trusted his wife more and asked doubtfully, "You know him, Penny?"

“Actually, you should know me too, Mr. Dursley.”

Lupin walked into the house, glanced around, and then looked at the owner of the house:

"—We were both at James and Lily's wedding, weren't we?"

"You are...you are the...wizard who was with that person?" Vernon exclaimed in astonishment.

His voice sounded like it was being squeezed out of a gas cylinder.

Dudley, who was gnawing on fried cod, suddenly screamed. He dropped his plate, frantically covered his bottom, ran around like a headless fly for a couple of seconds, and then plunged into the toilet, locking the door and refusing to come out.

The last wizard he saw was Hagrid, and when they parted, he had an extra pig tail as a memento, which he eventually had to have cut off at a private hospital.

"Oh—my poor Dada—"

Penny hurriedly chased after him, wanting to comfort her frightened son, but then she heard a loud bang as the door almost hit her in the face.

Fernon was startled. He backed away, grabbed a kitchen knife, and pointed it at Lupin with both hands, yelling, "What do you think you're doing? Get out of here! Penny, call the police!"

Lu Ping, too lazy to deal with them, turned and walked upstairs.

Penny lunged forward to make the call, but the receiver had already been picked up.

"You want to call the police? I can help."

Wade said slowly and deliberately, "999? Or 116111? I think either is fine."

As he spoke, he pressed the phone number. But before it could connect, a pair of cold hands pressed his hand down.

He looked up and saw Penny, pale-faced, saying, "Don't call the police...don't call the police, Fernon..."

"What?" Fernon asked loudly. He was too busy to think about going upstairs to stop Lupin, but he was also worried about leaving his wife and son behind.

"Bang!" A loud noise came from upstairs, as if the door to the small bedroom had been blown open.

Then came Lupin's angry voice: "Is this all they feed you?"

Finnon's face was full of anger, while Penny's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

But they had no choice but to listen to Wade.

"116111 is the hotline for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children."

Wade kindly explained, "This is the only charitable organization in the country with legal authority."