Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

"I saw him with my own eyes!" Sirius was very excited.

"He was only a few feet away from me! I almost caught him..." he added.

"So why did you run into Hogwarts without permission?" Gray was a little worried about Snape and Lupin. It would be really hard to explain if they noticed it.

"Hmm... Actually, I overheard the students chatting when I went to see Crookshanks. I learned that Saturday was the Quidditch match." Sirius glanced at Gray and lowered his head a little.

"You want to watch Harry play?"

"No, I want to sneak into the castle and catch Wormtail while everyone is watching the game - this is what Crookshanks and I have agreed upon. He is responsible for scaring the fat mouse out, and I am responsible for intercepting. We should cooperate inside and outside."

"Who would have thought that he was thrown into the air, and just when my claws were about to touch him, he actually got into the sewer opening!" Sirius was so angry that he punched a stone.

"Wait, that means...Peter saw you?" Gray stood up.

"Definitely," Sirius said.

"It's good now," Gray walked back and forth. "This time Peter was alerted. He learned that you came to settle a score with him, and even knew that you could sneak into Hogwarts Castle freely..."

"Are you worried about him running away? No, I'm sure of it." Sirius said, "He is so timid and cowardly enough. He will definitely not drive away from his little master. In my opinion, he wishes he could be here every day. Hiding in that kid's pocket Weasley!"

Hiding?Peter saw with his own eyes that Sirius came to catch him and almost died under his claws. Can he really tolerate himself continuing to hide next to Ron?

Gray fell into deep thought. In the original book, Sirius broke into the castle twice. The first time, he scratched the portrait of the Fat Lady and failed to infiltrate.The second time I picked up Neville's note and learned the password to the lounge, I sneaked into Ron's bedside in the middle of the night and almost succeeded, but by that time Peter had already faked his death and escaped, and then hid in Hagrid's cabin.

If, like this time, Peter hadn't escaped yet, he bumped into Sirius in the castle, and was almost captured... How would Peter react?

"You made me a little dizzy." Sirius saw Gray walking around. "Don't think too much, Gray. I know Wormtail very well. He is very timid. He is the timidest of the four of us, and he can't do it." He must be hiding where he is!"

Sirius's opinion of Peter had never changed, and it had been like this since his school days.

"I don't completely agree." Gray said, "I will pay more attention to Ron and the others in the next two days to see if Peter is still there."

"Okay, but we have to find a way to catch him quickly." Sirius said hoarsely, "Let me go again, this time I can definitely-"

"Some people have already suspected you, the big black dog." Gray said, "Remus and Snape, they both have doubts about the black dog appearing in Hogwarts."

Sirius froze for a moment.

"How is that possible?" said Sirius, "I have never met either of them once, have I?"

"The black dog is an ominous sign for Harry. This has spread, so even if someone encounters a black dog, they will talk about it."

"It seems that I have to be more cautious in the future..." Sirius touched his chin, "Maybe I can hide outside the castle and wait for news about the ginger cat inside at any time."

"It's getting late." Gray looked at the sky outside the cave. "I have to leave first. These days are a good time to catch him. We have to hurry up before he can react and try to escape."

"Are you leaving?" Sirius, who was very full after eating, leaned on a rock. "Are you going to meet your friends then?"

"What friend?"

"That blond woman, I see you sometimes chat in the bar." Sirius said, "You can also go to Hogsmeade in dog form and look for some information in discarded newspapers."

But Gray didn't go to see Claire afterwards. She was very busy recently.

"There were some problems with the magazine, and Professor Sprout invited me to the greenhouse to help process scurvy - she knew I was looking for high-quality scurvy juice for research" - Claire wrote in the letter.

At the same time, she was still making Polyjuice Potion. Apart from daily notes and a mention of Mr. Mason's injury, there was almost no contact between them.

……

However, Gray unexpectedly ran into a familiar figure at Hogwarts.

"Claire?"

"Are you surprised?" Claire stuffed her gloves into her tool bag. "I thought I said I was sorting out scurvy juice at Professor Sprout's place, right?"

"Ah, yes, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." Gray said.

"How is Mr. Mason?" she asked in a low voice, standing closer.

"He is recovering well, and he will be able to return to his beloved little room on the tower in a few days."

Claire nodded slightly: "You should have thought of it, right? That package you received last year."

"Yes." Gray rubbed his eyebrows, "Fortunately, there was no accident."

"But I suggest you be careful and don't lie to yourself. The French gang has been watching us secretly." Claire sighed, "But I don't know why they haven't taken action. Something happened to Mr. Mason, Professor Dumbledore You should know, right?"

"Professor Dumbledore told me about Mason." Gray said. "Of course, he also talked about some additional things when he talked to me that time. The French gang was probably waiting for us to get the raw materials for Elixir Hill's yeast. Only start after you get it together and make it successfully.”

Claire frowned.

"Don't worry about it, just sit back and enjoy the achievements." She said briefly.

"Polyjuice Potion will be brewed soon, okay?" Gray asked. "We have to take a risk."

"Aren't we always taking risks? Gray."

"I really don't understand!" Ron yelled, frowning, "Snape seems to be going crazy lately."

"When hasn't he gone mad?" said Harry.

"Yes! He deducted eighty points from us in one class!" Hermione was dissatisfied, "How many times do I have to answer questions in other classes before-"

"The point is not about deducting points, okay?" Ron said, "The point is about his attitude towards us!"

"I feel like he hates me even more," Harry said angrily. "He keeps warning me, or he keeps reminding me that he knows it was me who did it...as if I really did something to regret him. !”

"He called you two to his desk after class. What did he say to you?" Hermione asked.

"He said we stole his things!" Harry was very angry. "He also said he knew it was us who did it. This time it was a warning, and next time he would make us look good!"

"Stealing something?" Hermione was very confused.

"He definitely saw that Professor Lupine was back. He was not satisfied with his position as Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and he spread his grievances on us." Ron was extremely angry, "Then Professor Lupin also All the homework left by him was cancelled. Snape was definitely jealous! His face and Malfoy's evil smile next to him made me really sick to death."

However, the three of them were talking more and more excitedly and didn't even notice that they bumped into Gray and his friends in the corridor.

"It's not a good thing to talk about professors behind their backs." Claire couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the three children.

"Oh, ma'am, we...oh my god..." Hermione was about to defend when she saw Gray next to her and she made a desperate voice, "Professor..."

Harry and Ron froze in place.

"Good afternoon...Professor Morris." They forced a smile, hoping that the professor in front of them didn't hear anything.

"Hello, ma'am. Uh, I know you. Are you Claire Weisman?" Hermione tried to change the subject, "I saw you on the Herbalist presentation."

"Needless to say, of course she is," said Ron. "Last time the Mandrake was burned, Miss Weisman was very helpful - oh, I forgot you were lying in the hospital at the time."

"Well, that's right." Claire nodded, she raised her eyebrows, her expression revealed a hint of pride, "However, I would like to remind you not to do bad things with professors, such as talking about others behind their backs, or even stealing things—— "

"We didn't steal, Ms. Weisman." Harry pursed his lips.

"It's the old bat...it's Professor Snape who wronged us." Ron said excitedly.

"Okay, don't be so excited, I'm just reminding you." Claire said calmly, "After all, I'm not a professor here. If I hadn't happened to pass by, I wouldn't have mentioned this at all, and I didn't have the time to do it. Care about this kind of thing.”

"Okay." Gray tried to break the tense situation, "It's almost time for the next class, isn't it?"

"We didn't steal anything, Professor." Harry stood still and said to Gray very stubbornly, "We didn't steal anything."

"Let's go quickly? You're going to be late." Hermione reminded.

The three children said goodbye to the professor and left quickly.