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Chapter 146 Detective Sherlock

After hearing what he said, Sherlock couldn't help shaking his head.

"What a shameful betrayal."

At the same time he frowned again, remembering what Lupine had said earlier.

"You said that after they found out that you were a werewolf, they specially learned a high-end transformation technique in order to accompany you?"

Lupine didn't answer Sherlock's question immediately.

He silently looked up at the full moon hanging high in the dark night outside the shed, and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he opened his mouth slowly.

"I have always felt guilty about this matter, and I have even been hesitant to tell Dumbledore. Now that I have told you, even if Dumbledore is disappointed in me, after tonight, I will tell the matter Tell him all about it."

Sherlock didn't make a sound, he showed the posture of a listener, wanting to hear Lupine finish his story.

"James, Sirius and Pettigrew, in order to come and accompany me when I transform into a werewolf, they specially learned a transformation technique "Animagus". This magic can turn wizards into animals form, while werewolves are only interested in attacking humans, and have no intention of attacking animals."

"James and Sirius are very talented in magic. They both learned this magic alone, and Pettigrew also mastered Animagus with the help of the two of them. After learning None of them reported this to the Ministry of Magic, and wandered around Hogsmeade with me turned into a werewolf."

"I was very young at the time, and I didn't even think about how dangerous it would be, not just that one time with Snape, there were many times when I almost hurt others, but luckily I graduated from Hogwarts safely afterwards gone."

"Sirius will be an Animagus, and he is very likely to sneak into Hogwarts through this, but I have never dared to tell Dumbledore about it. Telling him is tantamount to telling him what I did when I was a student. After doing something like that, I'm afraid he'll be disappointed in me!"

Lupine cradled his wolf head, looking pained but with a release in his voice that said it all.

"The students in the castle all liked me and thought I was a good teacher, but I was timid and hesitant to tell the truth."

Sherlock didn't care about Lupine's current emotions, because Lupine's words reminded him of something. He stared closely at the werewolf opposite who was blaming himself, and asked quickly.

"Do you remember what animal Black turned into in his Animagus form?"

"It's a black dog."

Hearing his answer, Sherlock suddenly stood up from the ground.

"A black, big dog?"

Lupine noticed Sherlock's abnormality. He raised his head, as if he had guessed something, and stared blankly at Sherlock.

"Yes, he is very big, reaching the waist of a grown man."

Sherlock hit his palm hard with his fist.

"It was him!"

"Have you met him already?" Lupine asked nervously.

"It's not just that I have seen it, he has helped me a lot!"

Sherlock didn't say exactly what he was doing to help, but he was pacing up and down the Shrieking Shack, as if thinking about something.

"But it shouldn't be, no one knows he is an Animagus without you saying it. He sneaked into Hogwarts easily, and got into the Gryffindor lounge twice, why huh Didn't Harry get attacked once? Is Harry just lucky?"

He was muttering to himself, and Lupine heard him talking to himself, but he didn't know why.

Sherlock stopped suddenly. He stared at Lupine and began to analyze bit by bit.

"The first time I saw him was when Hogwarts just started school. At that time, he should have just arrived in Hogsmeade, and he hadn't found the opportunity to sneak into Hogwarts. The second time was in Hogwarts. Gwartz, it was the evening of the first day of school at that time, and he was still staying in Hogsmeade, which means he hasn't found a chance yet."

"I went to Hogsmeade again on Halloween, but Black was no longer there. And that night, while the Halloween party was going on, he violently broke into the Gryffindor common room, that is to say, in the He managed to get into Hogwarts before Halloween."

"And the third time I saw him was when the dementors broke into the school Quidditch match, on the highest level of the Quidditch stadium. At that time, he probably thought that there would be no Someone, but happened to meet me!"

When he said this, he suddenly stopped.

It was eerily quiet in the Screaming Shack, so quiet that Lupine's heavy breathing was unmistakable.

"This shows one thing." Sherlock said slowly.

Lupine stared at him, then asked.

"Indicate what?"

"He broke into the Gryffindor lounge for the first time on Halloween, I met him during the Quidditch match, and then the Gryffindor lounge was broken into for the second time a few days ago. He hasn't left Hogwarts for so long!"

Lupine didn't quite agree with Sherlock's conclusion.

"Impossible. I have used the Marauder's Map and have never seen his name anywhere in Hogwarts."

Sherlock stared into his eyes.

"Does the Marauder's Map really cover all of Hogwarts?"

Lupine said without thinking, "Of course!"

"What about the Forbidden Forest?"

Lupine froze!
Yes.

The scope of the Forbidden Forest is very large. As one of the makers of the Marauder's Map, Lupine knew very well that they recorded every corner of Hogwarts on it, all the secret passages, and all the exits.

But it is impossible to draw the Forbidden Forest on it, because that forest is too big!
If Blake wanted to find a place to hide in Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest was the best place to hide!
"Yes! He can hide in the Forbidden Forest!"

Lupine's wolf face showed great surprise. He now only thinks that Sherlock's boss when he was in the Auror Command is a complete idiot!

It is definitely the biggest loss for the Ministry of Magic to be able to let such a talent out of it!

"We'll go to Dumbledore tomorrow, tell him what happened, and then conduct a big search of the Forbidden Forest!" Lupine said excitedly.

Sherlock didn't respond to his proposal, but stared at Lupine with shining eyes.

"Maybe we can try it tonight."

Lupine was taken aback by Sherlock's words.

"Tonight? Us?"

"Yes, tonight, we." He said affirmatively.

"But I'm still a werewolf"

"What I want is your werewolf appearance." Sherlock looked at him and said, "In this state, are your hearing, smell and vision much stronger than normal?"

Lupine hesitated and said, "...Yes, yes, but it's just the two of us, in such a big Forbidden Forest."

"I know the chances are slim, but it's definitely worth a try."

In the end Lupine was persuaded by him.

The two returned to the Whomping Willow through the tunnel of the Shrieking Shack. It was almost one o'clock in the morning, and there was no other sound except for the chirping of insects and birds in the Forbidden Forest.

Sherlock and Lupine did not act separately, because even if they searched separately, it would be useless to such a large piece of Forbidden Forest.

The two of them together can guarantee that if Black is found, he will not be allowed to escape easily.

After entering the Forbidden Forest, they kept searching deep. In the form of a werewolf, Lupine is undoubtedly one of the top magical creatures on the food chain in the magic world. The Ministry of Magic's official danger rating for werewolves is xxxxx, along with fire dragons and basilisks These creatures are level.

So they don't have to worry about being attacked by other magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest. With Lupine around, they all have to take a detour.

Sherlock and the others walked deep into the depths for about an hour, and even reached the area where the acromantula once belonged, and now it had been burned to a white ground, and they still didn't see Black's shadow.

"No, just the two of us, it's hard to find a black dog in such a big place." Lupine shook his head, he felt that this trip was doomed to return in vain.

Sherlock stroked his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction. We subconsciously think that since Black is going to hide in the Forbidden Forest, the deeper he hides, the more secure he will feel."

"But in fact, in his Animagus state, it doesn't matter where he hides in the Forbidden Forest, because no one knows his Animagus form except you. It’s just a black dog, and it wouldn’t be suspicious normally.”

"What's more, he must always pay attention to the movements at Hogwarts. If he hides in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, it will not be conducive to his observation of the school."

"So we shouldn't search in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, we should search the edge of the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts!"

Lupine's reasoning to Sherlock was astonishing.

Wizards, especially wizards with pure blood, have always been naturally weak in logical reasoning ability.

Most magic requires strong emotions to be released, so basically after learning magic for a long time, you will become less and less rational.

But Sherlock's behavior at this time is completely like an outlier among wizards, combining all the clues together, deducing a result that is infinitely close to the answer!

They immediately turned back the way they came, and began to search again on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

But after searching for more than an hour, when the sky began to turn pale, there was still nothing to gain.

Sherlock shook his head and sighed.

"It seems that the two of us can't find it now. When we return to the castle and tell Dumbledore about it, let more people come and look for it."

As soon as Sherlock's voice fell, Lupine suddenly pricked up his ears vigilantly.

"and many more!"

(End of this chapter)