Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

Lupin then put the potion away.

Then I talked to Douglas about the Black Lake Runway.

"The track has been built according to your design. Although Hagrid has agreed to take my place in the morning jogging class during this period, I'm still a little worried. Although those spells are not dangerous, they can still cause injury if students don't perform them properly.

So I plan to use it after this matter is over. Of course, if you are willing to lead the morning running class during this period, you can also use it first."

Douglas nodded and said:

"It doesn't necessarily have to be used for morning jogging classes. I plan to arrange practical classes for third grade and below as outdoor classes. Leave this to me."

Lupin learned from the students that Douglas had arranged some practical classes for the lower grade students last year. Combined with what Hagrid said, he also guessed that the other party was preparing to deal with the basilisk at that time.

The magical props used in obstacle races today that can cast full-body binding spells are said to have been used at that time.

The other party made such arrangements. Does it mean that they think that Pettigrew will cause trouble in the end?

Chapter 208: The Wolf Who Corrupts the Law: Why Werewolves Don't Deserve to Survive

Then the two of them turned the topic to the Charon Detective Agency founded by Harry.

Douglas poured Lupin a cup of milk tea and said:

"How's your interaction with Harry been lately?"

Lupin smiled and said:

“Not bad, but I haven’t told him anything useful yet. Didn’t you say you would assign them some tasks and tell them after they’re completed?

However, he seemed to have learned a lot from Hagrid and some of his classmates' families, such as Wormtail, and he also learned about the Fidelius Charm and the Secret-Keeper from Professor Flitwick.

I asked him, since he knew that Padfoot was the Secret Keeper and had betrayed his parents, why didn't he just declare it over and then come to you to redeem the reward? What do you think he said?

Douglas curled his lips. He really knew what Harry was thinking.

After all, they have weekly gatherings and recruit people every day this month, and it can be seen on the surveillance cameras.

It's just that Lupin was usually busy in the magic practice study room at that time and had no idea about it. Sirius would not say such things casually, and of course, he was ashamed to say it out loud.

He pretended to be curious and asked:

"How did he say?"

Lupin said with a very satisfied look:

"He said that what comes out of other people's mouths so easily may not be the whole truth, and you would not assign them such a simple task.

What he wanted to do was to find sufficient evidence to prove that Sirius had betrayed his parents and killed so many people.

However, they did manage to find the trial process of the Bigfoot case and discovered many suspicious points.

For example, the Ministry of Magic did not test Padfoot's wand, which was pointed out by the senior students among them who knew the pre-flashback spell.

They also learned from some people that although Bigfoot was born into the notorious Black family, he had always been fighting against You-Know-Who. However, they did not find out what caused Bigfoot to betray. Most importantly, they felt that Bigfoot's lack of reaction at the time was very suspicious...

Douglas, you have done a great job teaching this child. I think James and Lily will be very happy to see Harry like this."

As he spoke, Lupin's eyes began to moisten.

In fact, Douglas knew much more than Lupin. During the repeated discussions about this mission in their detective agency, someone had already suggested that Sirius might have been wronged. Otherwise, why didn't Hagrid kill Harry to avenge the mysterious man when he picked him up, but instead waited for so many years.

When Douglas heard this, he wanted to call George and Fred and teach them a lesson. They had been holding the Marauder's Map for so long, but they still hadn't discovered Pettigrew next to their brother.

Even Luna put herself in their shoes and thought, if everyone knew that Black and Harry's parents were very good friends, why not secretly change the secret-keeper?

To Douglas's surprise, Hermione not only wrote down what Luna said, but also asked Luna to publicly solicit evidence of Sirius's crimes in her own magazine "The Quibbler".

He had seen Hermione show disdain towards Luna more than once...

Lupin finally discovered the secret of the fireplace because Sirius crawled out of the fireplace in front of him.

He was very shocked at the time, because the Floo Network was always monitored by the Ministry of Magic, and if Sirius came out of the fireplace every day, it would be difficult for him not to be discovered by the Ministry of Magic.

Finally, after Sirius and Douglas' explanation, he really admired Douglas's ability. Their biggest wish was to build a passage leading to the outside of Hogwarts.

But unfortunately, they didn't have the chance to create their own secret passage until graduation.

Finally, he promised the two of them that he would keep it a secret from the rest of the Hogwarts school.

That day, Lupin started his sick leave and stayed in Douglas' office to study with Sirius.

Douglas started the monthly examination mode and promised that students below the third grade who could pass the theoretical courses would be able to participate in practical training next week.

This made the students very excited, especially the first-year students. They had been in Hogwarts for a month and had always heard from their seniors that there were various practical classes in Defense Against the Dark Arts. They had been looking forward to participating. They even learned about the practical class content of the lower grade students from the second and third years last year, and practiced spells in advance to prepare.

The fifth graders had it the hardest. For other grades, only Defense Against the Dark Arts required monthly exams, but they had to take monthly exams for all subjects they registered for.

During the evening detention class, when all the students who needed to be detained arrived at the detention classroom, they were surprised to find that the person in charge was suddenly Professor Snape.

Harry stood there, looked around, and asked:

"Where's Professor Lupin?"

Professor Snape said with a somewhat sinister smile:

"Oh, he said he was feeling very unwell today and couldn't come to class.

Potter, please raise your hand politely next time you ask a professor a question. I think five points should be deducted from Gryffindor. Now, take a seat."

George and Fred said in surprise:

"This isn't a classroom, is it?"

"Not even Potions class."

Before Snape could deduct points from them, Harry said quickly:

"What happened to him... Professor Snape (gritting his teeth)."

After he finished speaking, he remembered to raise his hand and quickly raised it.

Snape's black eyes sparkled and a hint of pride appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"There's no danger to his life, but he refused my potion and chose to have your Professor Holmes make it for him... Hehe, that's hard to say."

Harry subconsciously turned his head to look, then he remembered that this was a detention class. Hermione was not in detention like him. Ron was in detention during this period, but for a very short time.

He looked at George, Fred, and several classmates from the detective agency.

Snape then spoke again:

"Potter, it seems I told you to sit down, but you didn't... By the way, for talking back to the professor, Mr. Weasley will deduct 20 points from Gryffindor."

George and Fred quickly pulled Harry to find a seat.

However, the two no longer cared about the points deducted. They would basically be in the detention class this semester anyway, so it didn't matter if they deducted a few points more or less.

Now the two are very busy every day. They attend classes and practice spells during the day, and only spend a small part of the time in the evening confinement class to complete the confinement content, and the rest of the time is spent on doing homework.

After the detention class, the two of them had to use the Marauder's Map to monitor the secret passages in the castle to see if there was any chance to find Blake and then make a big move.

They hoped to get the 10,000 gold galleons bounty on Black so that they could do what they wanted freely without being threatened by Douglas's funds.

When they take out the magazines or textbooks they have selected before and prepare to copy.

Snape interrupted them, took out a book and said:

"Your confinement today is to copy the contents of this book."

He then used magic to make the book enormous and stood it upright in front of the classroom.

In the candlelight, they saw the words "The Lawless Wolf: Why Werewolves Don't Deserve to Live" written on it, by Emerette Picardy.

Snape turned the book to the first page and said with a sneer:

"This is a book about werewolves, and the author shows that even in human form, werewolves are lawless and lack morality.

Obviously, Holmes's education in Defense Against the Dark Arts was a failure, and you know nothing about werewolves..."

At this time, George and Fred uttered strange cries:

"Oh no, that's a painful memory!"

"We remember the descriptions of werewolves in our textbooks all too clearly."

The content about werewolves belongs to the back of the third grade textbook, and most students have not memorized that part yet.

However, students in the fourth grade and above were deeply impressed. They felt that last year’s textbooks were not memorized in vain, and the opening exams were not taken in vain.

Professor Snape surprisingly did not scold the Weasley twins, but said expressionlessly:

"Since you remember, tell everyone about it."

George and Fred were surprised. They were ready to deduct points. Snape suddenly changed his personality?

The two of them went through some small tricks, and finally Fred began to recite the content about werewolves in the textbook:

"A werewolf, sometimes called a man-wolf, is a human who is able to transform into a wolf when the full moon rises. This condition is caused by a lycanthropy infection. Although a werewolf can appear in wolf form, there are still differences between them and ordinary wolves...

A mixture of silver powder and dill can be applied to fresh werewolf bites to heal them, allowing the victim to continue living as a werewolf.

Werewolves cannot choose whether to transform, and they will forget their identity after transforming. They will even find the right opportunity to kill their best friends..."

When he carried it here, Harry saw Snape showing an unconcealed smile.

His experience in the detective agency taught him to think about things from different perspectives.

He always felt that Snape would not take out a werewolf book for no reason and then start blaming the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. He always felt that Snape seemed to have some conspiracy.

Chapter 209: The Deduction that Blake is a Werewolf (Two in One)

Even as Harry was thinking, Fred continued to carry it on his back. It was obvious that last year's detention had not been in vain.

Judging from the dull looks of the other senior students present, although they had also memorized the content, it was obvious that they did not remember as much as Fred.

Harry, who was still distracted, suddenly felt a cold gaze. When he came to his senses, he found that Snape was staring at him closely, but when he looked at him, his eyes drifted towards Fred again.

At this moment Harry heard Fred saying:

"...If left untreated, a werewolf's monthly transformation will be extremely painful, and they will remain pale and weak for several days afterward..."

At this time, Professor Snape looked around and said with a sneer:

"It seems some of Douglas's ideas are quite effective, like making you recite the textbook as punishment... But if it were me, I would definitely find a real werewolf and teach you how to identify and kill it...

From now on, your task is to copy this book, now, immediately, immediately, do it..."

Not all Hogwarts students were fools. After Snape's obvious hint, they all remembered their astronomy class this week. Professor Aurora Sinistra had told almost all the students that the full moon would arrive in a week...

Some people have even begun to suspect that Professor Lupin might be a werewolf, but then they discard this answer. How could Dumbledore possibly recruit a werewolf as a professor?

Moreover, Professor Holmes had repeatedly praised Professor Lupin as an excellent expert in Defense Against the Dark Arts. He had also fought against You-Know-Who, so how could he be a werewolf?

Harry also thought that Lupin might be a werewolf, but then put it aside. He was more inclined to believe that Black was probably a werewolf.

Because according to their investigation, Azkaban is a prison located in the North Sea, guarded by the ruthless Dementors. They had never figured out how Black came to Britain from the North Sea, but if he was a werewolf, then many things could be explained...

The most important thing is the name of Sirius Black. The name Sirius comes from the ancient Greek dog star. Wolves belong to the canine family. If this is explained this way, everything makes sense.

At this time, Harry was particularly grateful to Professor Sinistra for asking them to memorize the Canis Major galaxy spectrum a few days ago, and also for the Dursleys taking him to the zoo before receiving the Hogwarts acceptance letter, where he saw the Muggles classifying wolves into the dog family.

As for why Snape placed special emphasis on werewolves, he also had a guess.

They had previously asked Hagrid about their father's past with Black, but Hagrid refused at first.

So Harry mentioned that Dumbledore had told him that his father had saved Snape, hoping to open Hagrid's mouth.

According to their information, Blake and his father James were very good friends at school. Whenever he talked about his father, he would always mention Blake...

Sure enough, when they mentioned that Dumbledore had said this, Hagrid directly told them what he knew.

"You've asked the right person. Not many people, including the professors currently at Hogwarts, know about this.

I can’t go into detail about the details, but it was indeed your father who saved Professor Snape. It was all because of that damned Black. At that time, he showed the temperament of a murderer. It was a waste for Dumbledore to trust him so much…”

Although Hagrid didn't say much, it was enough for Harry to guess that there was a grudge between Snape and Black. This also explained why Snape gritted his teeth when he talked about werewolves.

It is likely that Snape was attacked by Black, who had transformed into a werewolf, and was then rescued by his father.

Alas, it seems that the former Black family was indeed powerful, and they could even allow a werewolf to attend Hogwarts.

Specifically, he needed to go back and have a good discussion with Hermione, and it would be best if he could find the exact time when Black escaped from prison...

As he thought about it, he habitually wrote down what he thought on paper and made a character relationship diagram.