Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Sirius snorted in disdain. He had heard this sentence so many times that he had become numb to it.

His purpose has always been simple, to deal with the traitor and protect James' children.

At ten o'clock sharp, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Douglas stood up and opened the door:

"Good morning, Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Dumbledore looked past Douglas and at Sirius behind him.

His eyes immediately became sharp:

"Douglas, I hope there is a perfect explanation!"

Chapter 165 Lupin is just a substitute, you are the real one

Douglas explained calmly, and Sirius remained silent.

Of course, he didn't mention the Marauder's Map. He just said that he accidentally discovered that Scabbers, who was Percy's pet at the time, was acting suspiciously. After seeing the description of Peter as a hero in the newspaper, he actually smiled like a human...

It is so curious that a great hero would rather be a mouse in the end.

Douglas took the initiative to apologize to Headmaster Dumbledore for his misuse of memory magic and Legilimency during his school days.

All Dumbledore could do was forgive him.

Sirius tried hard to control his expression. If it wasn't about the Marauder's Map, he would never cooperate with Douglas in this drama.

After all, that was the result of his and James's work, and he didn't want to let this magical alchemical product be shelved because of a stinky rat.

Sirius then told the story of the exchange of the Fidelius Secret Keeper and how he had discovered Peter Pettigrew's appearance after his Animagus period in the newspaper.

His emotions have been much more stable these days, and this time he was able to calmly talk about what happened.

However, when mentioning Peter Pettigrew, he still looked gritting his teeth.

Finally, Dumbledore looked at the expressions of the two and nodded, which was equivalent to agreeing with this explanation.

Of course, as to whether to believe Douglas' words or not, it can only be confirmed after Dumbledore himself verifies it, but based on Douglas's previous performance and his previous understanding of Sirius.

In the end, Douglas rejected Dumbledore's idea of ​​capturing Peter Pettigrew directly...

Sirius' eyes were also red, and he said fiercely that he wanted to see the traitor live in fear for another year.

After listening to Douglas's student training plan, Dumbledore showed a relieved expression.

But he raised a small question:

"Why would you want to cultivate the spirit of seeking the truth in all students instead of just cultivating Harry?"

Douglas sighed, looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said:

"Even though I die, my son will live on. My son will have a grandson, and my grandson will have a son; my son will have a son, and my son will have a grandson; my descendants will be endless, and the mountain will not grow any taller. Why should I not level it?"

Dumbledore and Sirius looked at each other. Sirius rubbed his head and said:

"speak English!"

Douglas looked at the two of them with disdain, then explained:

"Have you not noticed that the chaos in the magical world has become the norm now, and most people have lost the spirit of exploring the truth.

Everyone is just muddling along, like Sirius, Hagrid, the warning letter Harry received last year, and even the Voldemort incident...

Adding a drop of water to ink, even a drop of extremely pure water, will hardly change the state of the ink.

But what if we add a lot of water to the ink?

The wizarding world needs change, but this kind of change cannot be achieved by one person alone. What if we start with children and expand this team?

Of course, food must be eaten bite by bite. I want to use the story of Sirius as a breakthrough point to let the children explore the truth of this world on their own.

This is my teaching goal for the new semester..."

After saying this, Douglas felt that his soul was about to be sublimated. In the Muggle world, he would definitely be awarded the title of an excellent teacher.

But Dumbledore said calmly:

"Douglas, do you think the war will come again?"

Douglas was stunned for a moment, then looked at Dumbledore with pretended confusion.

Dumbledore shook his head and said:

"Nothing you do is without reason, especially when it has nothing to do with you... Sometimes I even suspect that you have the blood of a prophet."

Sirius also looked at Douglas. He had asked Douglas several times why he guessed that he would appear in Surrey. Douglas always evaded the question by saying that he was Harry's godfather. But now it seemed that there was more to it than that.

Douglas blinked and said seriously:

"Professor, don't you know if I have prophetic blood?"

Dumbledore coughed twice awkwardly. He thought Douglas was still upset about his investigation into him.

Suddenly Douglas seemed to remember something, looked at Dumbledore and asked:

"Professor, excuse me for asking, have you already found a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Dumbledore hesitated, then nodded.

Sirius, who was standing by, laughed out loud after hearing this. These days, Douglas always gave him the feeling that he was sure to win everything. It turned out that he also had his moments of failure.

Dumbledore adjusted his glasses and explained:

"I'm worried about any accidents, so I've already found a professor who's willing to take over... You know, this kind of thing has happened many times, so if I can find one, I usually prepare one in advance..."

Douglas pretended to be curious and asked:

"Professor, who are you looking for this time?"

Dumbledore looked at Sirius and said:

"Remus Lupin!"

Sirius, who was laughing, suddenly froze.

Douglas suggested:

"Professor, I know what you are worried about. I have a small suggestion. You can first place the other party as a tutor in the magic study room.

What if... I mean what if I really can't get the post, he can naturally become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Furthermore, this position really requires a professor-level person to take charge. If you think that the other person is capable of being a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, I think he should be able to take on this position as well."

Sirius looked at Douglas in confusion. He had always heard Harry and the little witch named Hermione talk about this thing in the magic practice study room.

He always thought that it was a private club founded by Douglas. Almost every professor at Hogwarts had his own club, but hearing what Douglas said, it didn't seem like his private club.

Dumbledore looked at Douglas and suddenly said with a smile:

"I just said that almost everything you do has a back-up plan. It seems that when you made this proposal, you had already thought of finding a person with outstanding abilities to take this position.

Luckily, I just told Remus that if you don't show up at the start of the term, I'll need him to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for a year, and he's not doing well right now and really needs a job...

Then, as you said, let him serve as the tutor of the magic practice study room first. Do you have any good suggestions for the school's arrangement?"

Sirius opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Douglas frowned slightly. He suddenly had a feeling that Douglas did not ask Lupin to come to Hogwarts because the other party was poor.

It's not the first day that the Defense Against the Dark Arts team has been short of people, but at this moment, he always feels that Lupin's purpose of returning to Hogwarts is to let him deal with his good friend Sirius.

After all, in Dumbledore's previous understanding, Sirius came to kill Harry to avenge his old master, and among the living, only Lupin knew Sirius best.

This is the only way to explain why Lupin, who had been wandering for several years, was found by Dumbledore this year.

Chapter 166 Douglas, the Unhuman

Douglas shook off the messy thoughts in his mind and, following Dumbledore's last words, suggested:

"You know, many students now have developed the habit of exercising around the Black Lake in the morning, and then using the early morning time to learn magic or memorize knowledge.

Therefore, I personally think that we should set aside 6:30 to 7:30 in the morning as a special morning jogging and reading course.

What do you think about Mr. Lupin and I serving as joint instructors?

This will also allow students to consume their energy during the day, thus effectively preventing them from wandering around at night...

Of course, everything we do is based on the principle of voluntary registration. After all, not all students can get help from professors in their spare time."

Dumbledore frowned and looked deeply at Douglas, who was looking at him expectantly.

He had just said the last sentence casually, but he didn't expect Douglas to actually make an opinion, and it was something that had been planned in advance.

Finally, he looked at Sirius and said:

"I'm afraid that won't work. There will be some changes to the school this year. The Ministry of Magic will send Dementors to live around the school during the school term...

Unless you abandon your plan, we will clear Sirius' name before school starts."

(Siris is the transliteration of Sirius. To avoid confusion, this book uses the translation of Renwen Press as Sirius.)

Sirius snorted in disdain at the mention of Dementors.

Douglas said firmly:

"Professor, you are the headmaster of Hogwarts. The students' activities are all within Hogwarts. With you here, I think those Dementors should not set foot in the sacred Hogwarts, right?"

Dumbledore nodded.

"Of course, I told Fudge that those Dementors were not allowed into Hogwarts...

I can promise you, but the premise of all this is that you can return to Hogwarts and continue teaching normally.

That’s like some kids having to get up before 6:30 in the morning and finish their study room at 8:00 in the evening at the latest, spending the entire day studying…”

Sirius stared at Douglas. This was too inhumane.

You know, when he was in school, only some outstanding students had such a schedule, but that was all based on personal perseverance. However, Douglas actually made this kind of thing compulsory.

Although he said that students should sign up voluntarily, based on Sirius's understanding of Douglas over this period of time, it would definitely not be that simple.

Douglas said aggrievedly:

"That's not an exaggeration. Even without the school's requirements, they still have a lot to do every day. Especially when there's a lot of homework, some students can work until 2 a.m...."

Dumbledore smiled, changed the subject, and asked:

"Regarding Remus, I think you should have gotten some things from Peter's memory. Do you have anything to say?"

Sirius also looked nervously at Douglas and Dumbledore, and said stumblingly and incoherently:

"Remus is very good... He was once a prefect, he is very kind, he would not hurt others...

And his father is good at dealing with dark magic creatures..."

Douglas felt very strange about Sirius's condition. This was the first time he heard Lupin's name from Sirius.

After all, he had never heard the other party mention Lupin during this period of time. He thought that in the other party's eyes, only Harry's father was a true friend, but now it seems that is not the case.

What he didn't know was that Sirius had been staying with Harry during the day, listening to Harry and Hermione discussing some things between the three of them, which reminded him of his days at Hogwarts.

When he calmed down, he remembered that he was not the only one who lost his best friend that day, Lupin did the same.

Although he is usually closer to James, Lupin is indeed his and James's good friend and confidant.

Sirius once thought that he was the most miserable. Ever since entering Azkaban, he has been trapped in deep remorse for killing James.

But now it seems that the one who suffered the most should be Remus. A good friend directly or indirectly killed two other friends. What a blow this must be to the kind and lonely Remus.

More importantly, he felt deeply guilty for having doubted Remus. It turned out that what James said, "It is shameful not to trust your friends," was very true.

(Because Peter Pettigrew was timid and incompetent, Sirius never really regarded him as an equal. He was just a follower or a cheerleader during fights.)

For the above reasons, when Sirius heard that Lupin had been living a miserable life in recent years, he inexplicably began to speak well of Lupin.

Douglas understood what Dumbledore and Sirius meant, nodded and said:

"I have no objection to his identity. Isn't the wolfsbane potion already available? I think with it, Mr. Lupin shouldn't be in any danger..."

Dumbledore looked at Douglas and originally wanted to ask if he had time to brew wolfsbane potion for Lupin. After all, he had heard Severus say more than once that Douglas had a talent for potions, but had taken the wrong path.

However, seeing Sirius nearby, and also considering it was still uncertain whether Douglas could come to Hogwarts, he didn't mention the matter in the end.