Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"It's because you two won't tell me anything."

Harry quickly changed the subject and said:

"Let's first inquire about Blake's situation from other sources. Don't forget that our goal is to find out the truth behind Blake's arrest and imprisonment."

Hermione also said:

"We've gathered almost all the information the detective agency could gather. Once Ginny has sorted it out, I'll see if I can find any clues from it."

Ron complained:

"Everyone's information collection has been slower and slower recently, and every discussion we have is just speculation."

Harry said helplessly:

"I can't help it. Hogwarts has so many exams and homework, and everyone is busy studying. If my cousin hadn't suddenly asked me to finish this task before Christmas, I wouldn't be so anxious."

Hermione had been keeping her head down and remained silent. She suddenly looked up and asked:

"Harry, I thought you told me before that Hagrid gave you a photo album?"

Harry nodded and said doubtfully:

"Yes, I have kept that photo album at the bottom of the box. What happened?"

Hermione said:

"Can you lend me the photo album? I feel like I'm missing some important information."

Harry nodded and hurried back to his dormitory.

Soon he came out with the photo album and said excitedly:

"I never thought of that. I didn't notice it before... Look."

He pointed to his parents' wedding photo, with a very handsome man with a sweet smile next to him.

Hermione took a look and saw that Black in the photo was tall and thin, handsome and elegant, with elegant and beautiful black hair and a pair of striking gray eyes.

Under the blessing of magic, Blake in the photo has a kind of nonchalant arrogance in his every move, and he is free and unrestrained, handsome and charming.

She immediately said doubtfully:

"Is this Black? He looks completely different from the photo in the Daily Prophet. And he doesn't look like a werewolf at this moment."

Ron glanced at Blake in the photo, snorted coldly and said:

"Humph! Werewolves are usually very good at disguise."

After saying that, he casually turned the album to the next page.

"Hey, is this Professor Lupin from our school days? He seemed to be a prefect.

I thought the professor said that Professor Lupin and your father were just casual acquaintances, and he was always reluctant to talk to you, but they looked very close in the photo."

Harry also moved closer. There were four people in the photo. His father's arms were on the shoulders of Black and Lupin on the left and right respectively. At the very edge stood a short boy with his arms folded across his chest. He looked very similar to the photo of Peter Pellum that was published in the Daily Prophet that year.

He didn't think so before, but ever since he suspected that Banban was Peter, he felt that the other person was short in stature, and his face and pointed nose looked very much like a mouse, which even made him subconsciously feel that the other person was not a good person.

Hermione snorted coldly and said to Harry dissatisfiedly:

"You kept such an important clue at the bottom of the box. Haven't you seen the photo before?"

Harry opened his mouth and explained in a low voice:

"I was so focused on my parents that I didn't notice anyone else."

Hermione flipped through the album.

Then she pulled out a photo of the four of them and stared at Lupin in the photo for a long time. She always felt that Lupin was more like a werewolf than Black, and his expression was always so haggard, including now.

Although she had previously dispelled the suspicion that Professor Lupin might be a werewolf, Professor Lupin did not show up again on the full moon night of Halloween. Although he appeared for his morning run as usual the next day, Hermione still had some doubts.

Hermione even had a bold idea at this moment. If Black and Professor Lupin were both werewolves, then would Harry's father and this Peter also be werewolves?

After all, anyone who can make friends with a werewolf is most likely a werewolf himself. After all, ordinary wizards are very repulsive to werewolves.

Then maybe Harry has werewolf blood.

Thinking of this, Hermione looked at Harry strangely. No wonder this guy was always impulsive before.

Finally, Hermione gave the photo to Harry alone and said to him solemnly:

"I think you should meet with Professor Lupin privately, with this photo. He's the only person we can contact right now who knows both Black and Peter. He must know something.

With this photo, I think he won’t hide from you anymore.”

Chapter 237 Peeves Cage Ball

A new week begins.

When the students who were jogging in the morning woke up and walked in the corridor of the castle, they suddenly felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

The various portraits in the castle no longer pretend to sleep or talk nonsense early in the morning, but it seems as if each portrait has been assigned a line of dialogue.

The portrait of Emery Swich (author of "The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration") at the corner of the sixth-floor staircase immediately said righteously when he saw a student passing by:

“Confidence comes from strength, and strength comes from hard work.”

"A day's hard work brings a good night's sleep; a lifetime of hard work brings a happy sleep."

The portrait of Sir Cadogan on the eighth floor, seeing a student passing by, immediately reined in his pony, raised his greatsword and shouted:

"Good morning, my comrades! If you need a noble mind and a strong body, take the exam.

An exam is like a hurdle in the long journey of life. Success or failure, I think it doesn’t matter now.

The important thing is to sum up the gains and losses of the exam and take each step forward in your future life, just like the powerful Sir Cadogan."

Several monks nearby also said:

“In the face of setbacks, we must persevere!”

“When faced with difficulties, we must rise to the challenge!”

“In the face of failure, we must persevere!”

"With diligence and wisdom, you will surely succeed. Good morning, my friends!"

The portrait of the Fat Lady, the Gryffindor common room doorkeeper, who says:

"Cheer up, our difficulties will soon be over!"

"Hey, kids, come on, come on, cheer for you~"

The beautiful high note at the end instantly perked up the spirits of every Gryffindor who walked out of the common room.

Even the drunk monk in the corridor of the Charms class would drunkenly say something every time he saw someone passing by:

“Only through hard work can good wine be brewed…”

"No, it's only then that you can understand the joy of harvest!"

......

From that day on, all kinds of motivational words were always floating in the air in the castle.

Everyone speculated that this must have been done by Professor Holmes.

After all, these words are too familiar, especially for Hufflepuff students, who have heard their professor say these words many times in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Everyone guessed correctly, because the homework for some courses has become heavier recently, causing students to have trouble sleeping or become distracted in other classes.

Professor McGonagall even approached Douglas about this, hoping he could come up with a solution.

Originally, Professor McGonagall wanted Douglas to give less homework so that professors of other classes could assign more homework. She didn't want students to be biased towards certain subjects.

Douglas didn't know whether it was intentional or not, but he remembered that the students had not been in a good mental state recently.

In general, the effect was really good at the beginning. Students basically did not stay in the corridor for long and came and went in a hurry.

However, Hogwarts has never lacked a rebellious spirit, especially among a group of ghosts who have long disliked Douglas.

After Professor Spence's harsh criticism, and with Peeves finding it amusing.

The bored ghosts at Hogwarts spontaneously stood in front of some portraits, and whenever they said the previous sentence, they would immediately continue with the next sentence.

“No pain, no gain…”

"Nothing was gained."

“God never forgets…”

“Those who are gifted!”

"After a baptism of sweat..."

"You just realized the OLS exam is in the summer!"

"Exams are like a hurdle on the long road of life..."

"Hogwarts is full of bumps!"

......

Every time students see this scene, they always stop and say to the ghost who is doing the supporting role with a smile: "Be strong!"

The ghosts are not stupid either. Whenever a professor or other Hogwarts staff passes by, they immediately hide in the wall behind them or the ceiling above their heads.

When the other professors learned about this, they all watched with a smile, including Professor McGonagall.

Although the professors at Hogwarts do not have KPIs, they still have some small complaints about Douglas's involution.

When Douglas learned about this, he just laughed it off. After all, he couldn't really force his students to study hard.

However, in the following class, he rewarded each student who performed well but was bullied by Peeves with a Peeves Cage Ball.

As long as this ball is thrown at Peeves, it will automatically suck Peeves into the ball and trap him for 24 hours. This ball is not a one-time use. Every time Peeves is trapped, the time it takes to tie him up again will be reduced by about two hours.

Douglas emphasized seriously:

"I don't want my outstanding students to be bullied by a little harassing spirit. All this is to fight against school violence!"

This time, the Peeves Cage Ball and the Peeves Repellent Charm are a little different. The former was developed specifically for Peeves after Douglas' level was improved. It will not cause harm to other ghosts, so there is no need to worry about causing a second collective protest from the school ghosts.

However, Douglas's idea was good, but reality gave these students a heavy blow.

The main reason was that the first student who got Peeves' cage ball started to speak out after seeing Peeves.

"Haha, Peeves, you're doomed! This is Peeves' cage ball, a special reward given to me by the professor. I'm going to show you how powerful I am!"

As a result, the ball he threw couldn't hit Peeves at all.

Peeves swung his butt arrogantly in the air, making strange cackling noises:

"Haha, if you hit the great Lord Peeves, you'll get three points!"

His action directly caused Peeves to be extremely alert to the students, and basically no one could hit Peeves.

But soon someone came up with a solution.

Especially after getting some pointers from two fifth-year Gryffindor pranksters and doing some dirty work.

These students who have Peeves' cage balls would sell them in the corridor after every get out of class:

"My Peeves Cage Ball is available for rent. One copper knut is enough to hit Peeves once. If you miss, you won't get your money back. If you hit, you'll be rewarded with a product from the Condiments and Joke Shop."

Since most of the students in the school have been bullied by Peeves, they fully agree with their behavior.

Even Mr. Filch, the castle manager, and the prefects and professors of each college turned a blind eye to this behavior, because Peeves had offended so many people.

After being taught some pointers, these students became very smart and always avoided the Quidditch players in the school when selecting people.

However, in order to keep the students enthusiastic about the business, they earned a wave of copper Knuts and then selected George Weasley and Fred Weasley from Gryffindor.

Finally, with the cooperation of the twins, they took down Peeves' Cage Ball.

When the students saw that the ball could actually tie up Peeves, their enthusiasm immediately rose again.

As for the scene in a dark corner of the school where the twins and a group of Peeves' cage ball owners were dividing the loot, it was not appropriate for other Hogwarts students to know about it.

At first, the ghosts were very afraid of the Peeves Cage Ball released by Douglas, so they suspended their plan to boycott Douglas.

However, when they learned that the thing was only effective against Peeves, they all showed up again and continued Douglas's boycott plan.

Anyway, it was Peeves who was being punished, not them, so they were happy to see Peeves disappear for a day occasionally.