Chapter 259 Lupin's thoughts
Dark Magic Defense Class Professor's Office.
The room was gray and there was not much light. Remus Luping sat quietly on the sofa, and the wolf poison kept suppressing his body, like some terrible spiritual creature, drawing his physical strength bit by bit.
The full moon hasn't arrived yet, but he's exhausted.
"Gulululu~"
The kettle in the corner boiled, jumping and spewing out a large stream of steam. Lupin dragged his body. He tried not to use magic around the full moon. After two minutes, he made a pot of tea for himself.
Throw the bags of tea bags into the trash can, with white water vapor floating above the cup, and Lupin's eyes shining in the dark.
"Sirius..."
He has always been an introverted person and rarely shows his true emotions. But under the dual fatigue of both physical and mental health, he inevitably falls into a continuous depression. He finds that he has recalled this person again.
The photos on the wanted warrant did not show his original appearance at all. Lupin always subconsciously brought Sirius from his youth into it, which made his feelings more complicated and sad.
"Should I reveal Sirius' Animagus to Dumbledore?"
This question had been entangled with him for a long time, but he couldn't muster up the courage to admit to Dumbledore: he had failed his trust in his student days, not only left the screaming shed, but also wandered around with three people...
Dumbledore's trust was extremely important to him. When he was a child, Dumbledore walked into his house, convinced his father and mother, and accepted his admission. In the first year or two, Dumbledore or Mrs. Pomfrey accompanied him to transform, and later he grew up and convinced Dumbledore to allow him to complete the transform of the full moon independently.
The chains of the screaming shed were very strong, which was one of the reasons he mentioned.
Dumbledore agreed in limited terms, and he set the rules that Mrs. Pomfrey would take him to deform, but would not keep staring at him, and occasionally let him go to the shack alone.
He kept the secret carefully, although he was discovered by two keen guys as early as the second grade, and the number of people who knew he was a werewolf also expanded to six: Dumbledore, Mrs. Pomfrey, Professor McGonagall, James, Peter and Sirius.
Once, James had a sudden idea and wanted to learn from Animagus. Because werewolfs were only dangerous to humans, James felt that he could become an animal to accompany him. This idea was immediately responded by Sirius, and for a period of time, their enthusiasm remained high.
He didn't care much at the time, but instead was very happy to provide some numbers to tell them how profound Animagus was, how many wizards have failed one after another in the past century, and the name of the successful ended up being less than two lines written on the paper.
"I love your cold humor so much, Lupin." James said to him at the time.
In the fifth grade, things changed. On the first full moon on the holiday, he locked himself in the screaming shed as usual - he was already very skilled, but when the full moon passed and he gradually returned to his original state, he opened his eyes and saw two huge animals:
It was a big black dog and a stag, and in his stunned eyes they became two familiar companions, James and Sirius. They grinned at him, "We kept it all summer vacation just to see your surprised expression."
It is hard to describe his mood at that time. He was both happy and sad. They injured themselves in order to cross and hit people through time. They even complained. What if he hurt them? But looking at their smiles, he compromised again.
Two months later, with the help of James and Sirius, Peter finally succeeded. With their company, he became much more peaceful in the werewolf state and was not always irrational. This may be because James and Sirius's Animagus can suppress the werewolf, and no one stimulated him to go crazy.
They began their adventure. A werewolf and a few animals ran around in the dark! Looking back now, Lupin was puzzled by his youth and ignorance, but at that time they talked about this as a joke and were proud of it...
He also felt guilty - he broke the safety codes set by Principal Dumbledore for himself. Although he was uneasy for a long time, he did not refuse to participate in the next adventure.
In the office, the tea was already cold.
Lupin thought deceivingly: At the right time, I will tell Dumbledore everything, including his hypocrisy and cowardice. He said to himself, and then he thought, "Come on, you should have told Dumbledore that when Sirius tried to break into the castle."
But he subconsciously delayed the decision again and again, and like an ostrich, naively believed that Sirius had been frustrated and that he would never show up again.
"Maybe he learned evil black magic from Voldemort...but Hogwarts has Dumbledore, and he won't succeed."
Lupin showed a self-disgusting expression. He picked up the cup and poured cold tea into his stomach.
He thought of Neville and Harry, and he subconsciously paid attention to them. His attitude towards Neville was more merciful. His parents were once his comrades-in-arms. Although they didn't have much contact, the Longbatons and his wife were very friendly people.
He could see Neville's timid character at a glance. He hoped that Neville could defeat his fear, but Snape's counterattack seemed to have caused the child to bear more reprimands. He didn't know if his several comforts had any effect.
And Harry, he was more like his nephew...even though he covered up this relationship very well.
By the way, he also wanted to teach Harry's patron sage. Lupin cheered up his spirits. He should find a Boggart. He knew this creature very well, which originated from the bedtime story he heard when he was a child. His father was "the authority of non-human supernatural phenomena" and knew all about prank ghosts, Boggart and other ghosts.
Even his father and mother's relationship was due to a wild Boggart...
Lupin suddenly thought that Harry would definitely ask his parents about it. How much should he reveal? And Sirius, as if the more he said, the more wrong he was.
"Knock."
Lupin's thoughts were interrupted by a low knock on the door. He pushed open the door and saw Dumbledore standing outside the door.
"Dumbledore - why are you here?" Lupin asked in surprise.
Dumbledore said in a deep voice: "A bad news, Sirius Black took advantage of the opportunity when Harry and his friends visited Hagrid and attacked them."
"What!" Lupin's eyes widened, his mind stuttering, "Harry - are they okay?"
"Nearly, almost he succeeded, Remus," Dumbledore said. "Harry's best friend is lying in the hospital now, and no one can guarantee when the next attack will happen."
Lupin held the door frame, as if he had lost all his strength. After a long time, he said dejectedly: "I will tell you everything I know, Professor Dumbledore, including Black's secrets, and my deception of you... I just hope that you can listen to this story in full and not leave angrily halfway."
Chapter completed!