Chapter 181 Deer and Wolf
Sirius Black and Peter Pediru, two Azkaban fugitives, were easily knocked down by Gellert Grindelwald's minions and then arrested.
There is no doubt that Mr. Pringer and Professor Keitelborne completed their mission brilliantly.
Things seemed to be a bit unexpected.
Obviously, Grindelwald had prepared and had already made plans for this large-scale "rebellion".
In addition, he may even be trying to use this "rebellion" to achieve some of his goals...
...
And at the same time, right in the basement of the castle
A sneaky figure walked quickly through the corridor... He didn't care about the domestic elves not far away who were rebelling...
He was very fast, and he stopped before a stone door with a green snake painted... This stone door was the entrance to the Slytherin Common Lounge.
And the sneaky figure also showed his true face:
The Auror who called himself "Dalis"!
He gently touched the head of the snake on the stone gate and said:
"Pandora's magic box!"
The giant snake on the stone gate began to squirm slowly, and as she moved, the stone gate was also opened.
There is no doubt that Auror "Derix" gave the correct password to enter the Slytherin common room.
The public lounge that used to be lively, but now there is no one... This is normal. Almost all Slytherin students were scared away. The lower grade students have left the castle, while the middle and upper grade students are now trapped on the second and third floors.
Delix was anxious, and he seemed to want to find something here.
only
He was suddenly stunned.
Because he suddenly discovered that not far from him, there was a wizard sitting on the armchair beside the fireplace in the common room.
He seemed to have used the magical body spell on himself just now, so "Delix" did not discover him at the first time... And now, he has shown his prototype, pulled out his magic wand, and aimed it at "Delix".
The wizard who suddenly appeared was Professor Severus Snape, a teacher in the transformation class of Hogwarts.
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"Mr. Delix, can you explain it? Severus Snape" asked calmly, "I think at this time, you should be with your Auror companions and those damn dementors in Aberdeen!"
His wand was aimed at "Delix"'s chest tightly, without relaxing his guard at all.
"Yes, that's it...Derix" looked calm, too, "but I realized something wasn't right, so I returned to Hogwarts early!"
"So that's it... Severus Snape" Professor "suddenly realized," he smiled, "Then I have another question, why did you come here? This is the Slytherin's common room. If I remember correctly, you should have graduated from Ravenclaw College..."
"Because the entire castle has been occupied by those dark wizards, Delis continued to explain, "I must first find a safer place and wait for Grindelwald's return..."
"It sounds like a good reason," Severus Snape said, "But in general, we don't call Lord Grindelwald by the name..."
"Delix"'s face changed slightly.
Obviously, he knew that he had been completely seen through... and even the other party was prepared and had been ambushing here for a long time.
While looking around and thinking about his plan to escape, he continued to deal with "Severus Snape"...
"What are you looking for? Snape," asked coldly.
"I don't understand...Delix" looked very confused.
"I asked... Snape," the professor shouted, "What do you members of the Order of the Phoenix have occupied the castle?
At this moment, Delix finally realized...their plan seemed to have completely gone bankrupt, and Gellert Grindelwald saw further than they...
He also became a little relaxed.
"No doubt, I will not answer your question; I think you should be very clear..." He spread his hands, and asked with some tentative tentativeness, "Remus?"
This time, it was Professor Snape's turn to change his face suddenly.
"It seems that you have also seen through my identity..." He said quietly: "James!"
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The two people who exposed each other's identities stood face to face.
"I wasn't sure at all," James Porter's expression looked very sad:
"I have never been sure who the person who betrayed us fifteen years ago was... I doubted it was Severus Snape, but I knew that this Snape from Hogwarts would not be true... I even doubted Sirius and Peter; but I didn't expect it was you, Remus, I thought we were the best friends..."
"Yes, it's me," Remus Lupin nodded, his face fluctuating.
"There are too much evidence in front of me, and I have never wanted to believe it," James looked very excited:
"Every time the full moon comes, you will disappear from the Hogwarts campus for various reasons... Remus, my friend, you still haven't changed at all... After all, you are a werewolf!"
"That's it..." Lupin nodded, "But thankfully, in the past year, when I had to disappear from Hogwarts several times, there were also a small accident around me... This provided me with a natural excuse, but would not cause any suspicion..."
If Matthew was here, he would suddenly realize why he met Professor Severus Snape at St. Mungo Magic Injury Hospital.
And why does Professor Severus Snape seem so panicked when he is discovered by himself!
Because when he met "Snape", the department there was the Biodamage Department; Professor "Snape"'s real identity was a werewolf. The reason why he appeared there was to find a therapist of St. Mungo to prescribe some medicines that can relieve the pain of the werewolf when he transformed...
Remus Lupin still did not put down the wand in his hand.
He continued: "I'm sorry for that thing fifteen years ago...but no matter how many times I make my choice, my choice will not change..."
"Can you tell me why?" James continued to ask sadly, "I doubt everyone... but from beginning to end, I can't figure out why you betray us, Remus?"
Lupin seemed to be silent for a moment...
After a brief silence, he finally spoke:
"Because Lord Grindelwald!"
"Don't you want to betray Grindelwald?" James said with a sarcastic smile.
"Yes..." Lupin nodded, "Grindelwald to you... whether it is you, Peter, Cyrius... or Severus and Lily, they are just ordinary principals..."
"...More precisely, a disguised principal...I believe what Hogwarts told us is true!" Lupin added, "I know you are just, James... Whether it is Hogwarts' choice or the choice of justice, we should all oppose what he did..."
"...but I'm different..." Remus Lupin's expression suddenly looked painful:
“………To me, Lord Grindelwald almost means a freshman…”
James Porter sneered, but there was no sarcasm in it.
Lupin still did not put down the wand in his hand: "You don't know what I've experienced..."
For James Porter and others, Lupin is a friend, a playmate, and a little furry (a werewolf)... They lived together in a dormitory for nearly seven years, but Remus Lupin never mentioned his childhood experience.
"When I was four, my father offended the werewolf Fenriel Greybock. Out of revenge, the damn werewolf broke into the bedroom through the window and bit me. I became a werewolf since then... My parents tried various ways to save me, but to no avail. They all thought I could not go to Hogwarts to school because other parents would not want their children to get close to a werewolf..."
"... Until Lord Grindelwald knew about this... My father wrote to him about my werewolf..." Lupin continued, "We had no hope at all, because my father was not even a supporter of Lord Grindelwald..."
"... But Grindelwald's adult, he soon found me... He told me that I was a real wizard. Even if there was a little physical problem, I was still a wizard, not a werewolf... He said that Hogwarts welcomed me to school, and as long as a little arrangement is made, there would be no problems..."
"… Then, as you know, every full moon, I would go to Hogsmeade's screaming shed through the secret passage and transform there, to ensure the safety of other classmates and myself. The villagers thought it was a ferocious ghost when they heard the noise and screams. Lord Greenward encouraged people to spread such rumors so that people could stay away from the screaming shed..."
"...But this matter was finally discovered by you; you, Peter and Sirius, did not start to dislike me just because I was a werewolf, but instead became Animagus to accompany me through learning... To be honest, I am very happy..."
"... At the same time, I have always felt guilty because one day of every month, I will bring three friends seriously violate school rules, which has failed the trust of Lord Grindelwald in me... I have been comforting myself that these things are just small things, and Grindelwald will not care too much about them..."
"... Until the day fifteen years ago, Peter discovered the secret of the principal's office; then you began to secretly contact the Order of the Phoenix and began to secretly discuss plans to overthrow Lord Grindelwald..."
"...To be honest, James; my heart was like a knife during that time, because I knew very well that I could not betray Lord Grindelwald... I could never betray him... As a werewolf, I should have spent my life in loneliness and discrimination, but Lord Grindelwald gave me a second life..."
"...It was a very difficult choice, but I finally chose to do that... I chose to secretly tell Lord Grindelwald..."
Remus Lupin said sincerely.
His voice was also full of apology.
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"What a hard choice, Remus," James' voice began to have a little more ironic meaning:
"Do you know how we spent the years? Do you know what kind of hell is like in Azkaban? Is it pleasant to betray friends?"
"Sorry, James..." Lupin said softly, "I know, you will definitely not accept my apology..."
"Then you choose to go back to Hogwarts?" James Porter sneered. "After we escaped from Hogwarts, you returned again this time, disguised as 'Severus Snape' to arrest us and ask your master for credit?"
"No..." Lupin shook his head, then nodded, "I heard about your escape. It was indeed my voluntary request to return to Hogwarts... Hogwarts does need a transformed class teacher..."
"...But James, I'm definitely not here to catch you. I just want to persuade you to give up and persuade you to leave Hogwarts..."
James shook his head disdainfully: "I thought you would understand me, Lupin... Do you think I would do such a cowardly behavior?"
"This is not a coward's behavior, but an impossible task..." Lupin said sincerely, "With your little strength, you will definitely not be a match for Lord Grindelwald. Any resistance from you is actually futile... If that's the case, give up, James..."
"...Now turn around and leave, go to a quiet place, and start a free life again...I will never stop you, I will help you escape from Hogwarts..."
James Porter seemed to be in a moment of contemplation.
He looked very hesitant and then said softly: "I agree with your suggestion, Lupin... Give me ten minutes to stay in the Slytherin's common room for ten minutes... After ten minutes, I will leave directly and never return to Hogwarts again..."
"It's still for that thing, right?" Lupin said sadly, "Give up, James...please..."
"It seems that our negotiations have broken down, Lupin..." James Porter's expression suddenly became firm in an instant.
His body began to change rapidly, and a huge stag suddenly appeared out of thin air, replacing the previous wizard.
The stag began to move quickly towards the side away from Lupin, and it began to look for cover.
"Damn it!" Remus Lupin shouted.
With a strong red light, the battle began!
Chapter completed!