Both Harry and Ron found this thing a bit puzzling. Although they both knew that there were indeed a lot of rats in Hagrid's hut, they... always felt that this thing was weird.
"Do you want to go together later?"
Hermione picked up Crookshanks and put him on her knees. She took out the comb Albert gave her for Christmas from her robe pocket and smoothed the cat's fur. She asked Harry and Ron casually.
"Well, we haven't been to Hagrid's place for a long time." Harry turned his head and asked Ron: "Would you like to go together?"
"Of course." Ron nodded.
Since the last incident of Buckbeak's escape, the three of them had never been to Hagrid's place again in order to avoid suspicion.
Now that the Buckbeak incident has passed for a long time, no one should be paying much attention to it now. It is a good opportunity to ask Hagrid what is going on.
The three of them have always been curious about how Albert made Buckbeak disappear out of thin air, and where he hid the Hippogriff.
Hermione also asked Professor McGonagall. However, the Vanishing Curse obviously couldn't do it to that extent, at least Professor McGonagall couldn't.
After a brief discussion, the three of them decided to go to Hagrid after dinner, so as not to catch mice and make them have no time to eat. Being hungry at night is not fun.
Hermione found Albert who was eating and asked, "Would you like to go find Hagrid together?"
"I have something else to do, I'll go over there later." Albert gave Lee Jordan, who was about to say something next to him, a shut-up look and continued eating.
After the three Harrys walked away, Albert turned his head and asked Lee Jordan: "How are you doing with your Patronus Charm practice?"
"It's done." Lee Jordan proudly puffed out his chest and said.
Fred and George joked: "It must be an orangutan!"
"Yes, it's the orangutan." Lee Jordan was a little depressed, but Albert's guess was really accurate.
"Barely catching up." Albert muttered.
"Catch up with what?" Lee Jordan asked puzzledly.
"Is the last plan about to start?" George asked in a low voice. He thought it might be because of this incident that Albert asked Lee Jordan if he had mastered the Patronus Charm.
"When does it start?" Fred was not stupid either. He immediately guessed what was going on after being reminded by George.
"Later." Albert said.
"Later?" Li Jordan was still a little confused and couldn't figure out what was going on now. Could it be that the plan to capture Black Dog Black was about to begin?
"You think that guy is hiding with Hagrid now?"
George was the most attentive of the three and immediately realized something. Albert once said that Peter Pettigrew's Animagus might be a rat.
It's self-evident where that valuable old mouse is hiding.
So, Albert asked Hermione to take the cat to Hagrid, intending to use the cat named Crook to force Peter Pettigrew out.
Then, through Peter the mouse, he lured the black dog Black, so that he could catch them all.
But, is this really effective?
Such thoughts were quickly suppressed by the three of them. Albert was very shrewd and never did anything he was unsure of. Just look at the Hippogriff escape incident a while ago.
"I remember Professor Lupin..." Fred said in a low voice.
"Today is the full moon." Albert reminded.
At this time, Professor Lupine was probably in his office, waiting to get through the painful stage of becoming a werewolf.
"Okay, that's right!"
The three of them looked at each other and nodded to express their understanding.
In fact, Fred, George and Lee Jordan all thought wrong. It was not that they were meeting Albert's predictions, but that Albert planned to directly turn the predictions into reality.
"You go back and make preparations first. Use this to keep an eye on the three Harrys. Now is not the time for us to appear."
"Where are you going?" George asked confusedly, taking the parchment and three strange badges, "And what are these?"
"This thing can block tracking on the Marauder's Map."
"I was just wondering why I couldn't find Albert's date place before. It turns out that this guy already knew how to block the Marauder's Map." George put the map into his pocket and gave the badges to Fred and Li.
·Jordan.
Albert planned to go to Professor Lupin, give him some hints, and talk about restoring the werewolf curse.
When he knocked on the door to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Professor Lupine was sitting behind his desk enjoying dinner.
"Is something wrong? Mr. Anderson." Lu Ping was surprised that someone came to see him now.
"Well, something happened." Albert looked at the slightly pale Professor Lupine and said straight to the point: "Professor, have you ever heard of the Humanoid Restoration Curse?
"What kind of magic is that?" Lupine looked at Albert in confusion. He had realized that the other person obviously had other things to do when he came to him at this time.
Albert calmly introduced: "A magic spell that can help werewolves return to their human form."
Professor Lupine's face instantly turned ugly. He knew what Albert meant by saying this. The other party obviously knew his identity as a werewolf, but he soon felt relieved. Albert was too smart. Just observe him asking for leave.
It is not difficult to deduce this at the time. The other party came to persuade me to resign early last time. I am afraid it was also due to this reason.
"Does such a spell really exist?" Lupine put down his fork and asked gently: "I still haven't heard of a similar spell, otherwise werewolves wouldn't be so feared by everyone."
"Gilderoy Lockhart mentioned the Restoration Charm in "Wandering with Werewolves"."
"It's just a novel, and I heard..." Lupine finally did not say Gilderoy Lockhart was a liar in front of Albert.
However, Albert had no estimate in this regard and shrugged: "Yes, he is a liar and likes to turn other people's stories into his own."
Lupine was so shocked by Albert's shocking words that he opened his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The Humanoid Restoration Curse did once exist, and an old Armenian wizard once used it to deal with the Wagga Wagga werewolves in Australia." Albert looked at Professor Lupin in a daze,
He continued: "It's just that because of Lockhart's relationship, a large part of the old wizard's memory was wiped out, and now he has become a little stupid."
"So, this spell is lost." Lupine felt that Gilderoy Lockhart had ended up like that entirely because of himself.
"That's right. I got the old wizard's notes from Lockhart last year and reconstructed the spell, but I haven't tested the effect of the spell on werewolves." Albert said the reason why he came here.
Lupine was silent. He finally knew what Albert had come to see him for now. He was preparing to experiment on himself!
Although Lupine didn't like this kind of thing, he didn't reject Albert's proposal immediately. He knew the importance of the humanoid restoration spell, and that spell was really important to werewolves.
If it works, it could make dangerous werewolves harmless.
As for the wolfsbane potion, it is too expensive and a werewolf simply cannot afford it.
At this time, someone knocked on the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, interrupting the brief conversation between the two.
"Come in," Lupine said loudly.
The door opened, and Snape walked in, holding a steaming goblet in his hand. When he saw Albert, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"Ah, thank you, Severus." Lupine smiled at Snape, "Will you put it on the desk?"
Snape put down the steaming cup, looked back and forth between Albert and Lupin, pursed his lips, and said softly: "You should drink it directly, Lupin."
"I know how to drink it. I'll drink it after dinner." Lu Ping said.
"If I were you, I wouldn't stay here too long." When Snape left the room, he did not forget to remind Albert, "I think you must know the reason."
Seeing the door being closed again, Albert withdrew his gaze, glanced at the goblet that Snape brought to Professor Lupin, and said softly: "Wolfsbane potion, if you drink too much of it, it will be harmful to your health.
And the lifespan will be slightly reduced?"
"You know?" Lupine asked curiously.
"Of course I know, I have participated in the improvement of wolfsbane potion." Albert said calmly and unbelievably, "This thing was initially too expensive and too difficult to bear, so basically no one paid attention to it. Later, after
After several generations of improvements, the price of this thing has been reduced by more than half compared to the original, it is easier to brew, and the effect is quite objective, but the potion is relatively toxic and will have a negative impact on the body."
Although wolfsbane potion can make werewolves harmless and keep them sane, the potion itself is also poisonous.
As the reformer of Wolfsbane Potion, Albert naturally knew this very well. Once you drink too much of this stuff, it will be harmful to your health. What’s more, this stuff is too expensive.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you are also the champion of the magic school potions competition." Lupine's expression quickly returned to normal. He now finally understood why many professors admired Albert very much.
"But, to be honest, this stuff tastes really bad." Professor Lu Ping couldn't help but complain.
"Because this thing was not used for drinking in the first place." Albert said in a weird tone: "This thing is used to get the Sir Merlin Medal. How many werewolves can really afford to use such an expensive potion?
The price of the improved wolfsbane potion is still beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"You're right." Lupine nodded, feeling that what Albert said was really reasonable. He suddenly asked: "Where's the humanoid restoration spell?"
"That is a very complex spell, and it is also a magic in the advanced field of transformation." Albert said calmly: "To be honest, many friends think that I should take this opportunity to get the Order of Sir Merlin."
Or for the Order of Merlin?
Lupine was silent.
However, he actually didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
"He is really a mature and over-the-top student."
Lupine, who was sitting behind his desk, couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. In fact, he had nothing to refuse, and his intuition told him that he should agree to Albert's suggestion, even if it was clear that the other party was going for the Order of Sir Merlin, but this
The point is very true, and the importance of the humanoid restoration spell cannot be denied.
"Are you going to try this spell on me now?" Professor Lupine asked.
"Of course not now, I won't take this risk." Albert stood up and said, "Wait for the summer vacation. If you are willing to help, you can treat it as a job and I will pay you a lot of money."
Galleons.”
It's normal for Lupine to hesitate. After all, he is using himself as a test subject, even though Albert said that the spell would be harmless even if it failed, and was willing to spend a large sum of galleons to thank him for his cooperation.
"If you are willing to help, I can tell you another secret that I discovered a while ago, which may be related to Black." Seeing that Lupine was silent, Albert said mysteriously.
"What secret?" Lupine agreed.
"I once saw the name Peter in Hogwarts Castle." Albert said in surprise.
"What."
Lupine stood up in surprise.
"That thing is actually very useful. You confiscated Potter's Marauder's Map, so you probably don't want him to seek revenge from Black!" Albert looked at the Marauder's Map placed next to Lupine with a half-smile.
Before Lupine spoke, he said: "Before the Marauder's Map was given to Harry, I used him. I even saw the name Peter in school. As far as I know, Black once killed a man named Peter.
wizard."
"Thank you." Lupine said gratefully.
"You're welcome."
After Albert turned around and left, Lupine didn't care about eating anymore. He picked up the Marauder's Map and carefully screened the name Peter in the castle, but he did not find Peter's name among the many names.
Peter has left Hogwarts?
It shouldn't be, if Black were still blocking him outside, there would be no way he could escape from the castle.
When Lupine slumped in the chair again, he saw Harry, Ron and Hermione sneaking out of the castle and going to Hagrid's hunting lodge.
Professor Lupine frowned, stared at the Marauder's Map in his hand, and checked it again. He did not think that Albert would deceive himself or play tricks on himself, because there was no need for it and he would not do that.
I must have missed something.
What will it be?
Lupine regretted that he had not asked clearly just now. He felt that Albert must know some secrets.
"If Peter is really alive..." Lupine was very confused. He knew that he had to do something. Maybe he should confess everything to Dumbledore.
However, Lupine was afraid that if Dumbledore knew that he had failed him, such guilt would completely devour his heart.
"Be brave, you should be brave Lupin and stop running away."
Lupine slapped himself in the face and murmured, "Harry has no family anymore, he can't lose his godfather again.
Lupine decided to wait until he recovered again tomorrow and then go find Albert. The other party must know something. He had to find out whether Peter was really alive, and then go to Dumbledore and confess to him what he knew.
, only Dumbledore can help Black get out of this dilemma.