Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

The sound of rushing water came from the bathroom. Lulu opened his big eyes full of curiosity, flapped his wings twice and landed on the door of the bathroom, pecking twice on the door.

Gray went downstairs to the kitchen to get some food.

"Do I need to buy some dog food?" Sante came over with a box. "I saw that the dog was very hungry and thin, so I asked a neighbor for some dog food. It's too late now. I'll go to the store tomorrow. buy it."

"Uh... well..."

Gray didn't know if he needed dog food.

……

In the room upstairs, Sirius put his wet hair down and looked at the two things in front of him - two croissants filled with sausage and bacon, and a bowl of dog food.

"Which one are you eating?" Gray said.

"Me?" He didn't take his eyes away from the food for a second.

"I'll let you choose what you want to eat here."

"Since you're asking for my opinion, I'm not polite." He picked up the croissant and ate it. "To be honest, I haven't eaten anything decent for a long time. I'm not afraid of your jokes. This bowl of dog food is my favorite." They all think it’s a treasure.”

"I thought you were all going to eat it," Gray said.

Lulu jumped over curiously, glanced at Sirius, then secretly picked up a dog pellet and swallowed it, then screamed twice and flew to the window sill.

"What happened to it?" Sirius asked.

"It tastes too bad."

Lu Lu flapped her wings twice in protest.

"By the way...you are Frandy's child, right?" Sirius said with a hint of smile, "Francy's son, Gray."

Gray glanced at him and said nothing. The attitude of the man in front of him changed a bit. He was obviously cautious towards Gray just now, but after seeing the photo, he began to try to get acquainted with him.

"I just saw that photo, a family photo, and I recognized your mother, Frandi. We are both members of the Order of the Phoenix." Sirius said, "We have a good relationship. We are good comrades fighting side by side, Franti." She was very brave, and she was more careful than any of us. She considered everything very carefully, but...it turned out to be bad things later, and she sacrificed her life, which is very honorable."

"What happened that time?" He could just ask.

Sirius put the croissant down and sighed.

"That was a major mistake. We received intelligence and learned that about five Death Eaters were gathering in Abergavenny in northern Wales. We wanted to catch them all, but we didn't expect that this was a trap set by them. That time The battle... suffered heavy casualties, and the three of us almost couldn't make it back... James, Remus and I, these are my best friends."

He paused.

"Since then, we realized that there was a traitor within the Order of the Phoenix, and everyone was alert, but before we could find out who it was... James and Lily were..." Sirius said, "Now we can confirm that it is Peter. betrayed everyone... He once told me that he was unwilling to participate in the battle, but he was willing to support us behind the scenes and could use rats to provide us with some reliable information. He also escaped this disaster. I originally thought he felt that he It would be a hindrance, but I didn’t expect... the traitor back then was actually him..."

Gray checked the time. He lost his mother in the spring when he was ten years old, in 1981, and the Potters were murdered at the end of October of the same year. In terms of time, Sirius's description was consistent.

"When everyone realized that Frandi would never be able to come back to us to advise us, everyone was very sad. She was brave and died gloriously, but it is a pity that she has never taken a photo with us. A group photo was taken after a meeting, but she said that she was traveling and seemed to be looking for something and didn't have time to come, so she didn't become a member of the photo later. At that time, everyone didn't feel anything. After all, the photo We can take pictures later...but it's too late. We feel it's a pity that she died without even a photo, and we will never see her again."

Sirius looked at Gray.

"But now, more than ten years later, I have seen her photos and had the chance to meet her children. You, Gray, are as smart a person as she is, and I understand."

"Thank you for telling me so many past events, but you also need to understand your current situation - you are a fugitive. Don't forget that there is an agreement between us."

"I understand the agreement, and I can't forget it. I will always be in the form of a dog, unless you allow me to do so," Sirius said word by word. "Until school starts, according to the plan, I will hide in Hogmore." Good news for you is waiting for you in the woods outside Germany."

Gray felt that his agreement was actually not a deterrent. From Sirius's point of view, it was almost a very advantageous condition.

"if--"

"If I escape, you will immediately report my identity as an Animagus to the Ministry of Magic as a surviving witness. Then I will be unable to move."

"Well, don't expect to break into Hogwarts. The information I learned from the Ministry of Magic is that dementors will guard the school. I can't help you if you go and ask for trouble."

Gray didn't want Sirius to break into Hogwarts without permission, which would only alert Peter Pettigrew. If he was frightened and escaped from the school, it would be difficult to find him again.

Besides, his going to Hogwarts would increase the risk of being recognized, and it would be unwise for Lupine to encounter the long-lost big black dog before he saw Peter Pettigrew's name on the Marauder's Map.

"I won't." Sirius chuckled, "I won't bother myself to get close to those ugly things. I know you are warning me to stay away from Potter. Don't worry, what I want to do most now is Just catch Peter..."

The two were silent for a moment.

"Then take him to the Ministry of Magic for trial." Sirius added.

Lulu cooed twice more, still complaining about the bowl of unpalatable dog food.

"Gray, thank you, really." Sirius said sincerely, "Actually, it's hard for me to imagine that anyone can believe my words as a fugitive... But you really did it... But please believe me, wait until we catch you That fat rat, you'll see I'm telling the truth, and this will clear up a huge security risk for Harry."

No, Gray wouldn't believe it if he hadn't read the original work.

"I believe I am a person who can figure out the truth behind it." Gray said casually.

"I believe it too." Sirius nodded, picked up the croissant and continued eating, "By the way, that was your dad just now, right? He doesn't seem to like me very much."

"He's just a bit of a germaphobe, and you knocked over the photo."

Sante regarded that family photo as very important, and he always cherished those things that had traces of Franti.

"It doesn't matter, I'll make him fall in love with this dog." Sirius said.

"..."

"You are a professor at Hogwarts, right? What are you teaching Harry?"

"Sparology."

Sirius narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.

"Teach what?"

"I'm teaching spar."

"I didn't expect that the school would open a new course..." Sirius chewed something in his mouth, "How is Harry doing at school?"

"Why do you care so much about Harry? I'm warning you not to have any bad ideas about him." Gray still had to show off.

"Of course I care about Harry, I am Harry's godfather." Sirius said seriously.

"Let's wait until you are cleared of the role of Godfather."

"Yes, as long as we catch that mouse, if the Weasley family hadn't gone to Egypt, I guess with your help, I would have turned over by now." Sirius didn't stop eating, his mouth kept stuffed. He freed his hand and gestured twice, "Grab it, and then the truth will be revealed."

"Aren't you afraid that I will suddenly regret it?"

"I believe you won't go back on your word, and I won't be afraid," he shrugged. "From the moment you decided to take me home instead of sending me to Azkaban, I knew I was lucky. To a wise man."

Gray didn't understand why the man in front of him believed in him so much. Who of the two of them should believe in whom?Why do you feel like it's the other way around?

Sirius patted the food remnants on his hands, breathed a long sigh of relief, and leaned back on the chair. One of his legs was tied to the table leg by Gray's magic.

"Tell me about Harry? I can't wait."

"Wait, why did you eat the dog food too?"

"Sorry, I didn't pay attention," Sirius blinked, "I'm too hungry, and this dog food actually tastes good."