[HP] The Elegance of the Night

In the middle of the night, Sirius woke up from his sleep and rolled comfortably on the big soft bed. He hadn't had a good sleep in 12 years.This is the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts Castle, a magical and very safe secret room. Sirius believes that as long as he stays here, no one will be able to find him.

Resisting the temptation to sleep a little longer, Sirius walked into the bathroom and took a shower. Although the face reflected in the mirror was still unhealthy white, it was no longer as thin and bony as before. Sirius nodded in satisfaction, I believe he will be able to regain his former handsomeness soon.

It has been almost a year since he escaped from prison, but he still failed to catch Peter.The traitor who had really betrayed the Potters must still be hiding somewhere in Hogwarts, waiting for word that he had been caught.If Fudge hadn't visited him in Azkaban on a whim and left behind a copy of the Daily Prophet with the travel photos of the Weasleys, Sirius wouldn't have recognized the mouse with missing fingers on Ron's body, so he resolutely decided prison Break.

Peter couldn't hide much longer, and in just one more day his Marauder's Map would be complete.The Marauder's Map was a masterpiece jointly completed by the Marauders when they were students. Unfortunately, it was confiscated by the administrator, Mr. Filch, before graduation.

"The Room of Requirement is really a good place, but it's a pity that we can't change food." Sirius rubbed his growling stomach. Although this secret room provided him with a suite that no one else could enter, and all the materials needed to make the Marauder's Map and materials, but there is still a fly in the ointment.Fortunately, the house-elves of Hogwarts Castle are accustomed to receiving pets who go to the kitchen for food at night, which solves this big problem.

"Meow!" A ginger cat curled up at the entrance of the Room of Requirement, and when it saw Sirius appear, it called a few times affectionately.The cat was ugly and squashed, but it was part cat raccoon and very smart, just like its owner.Crookshanks is Sirius' only helper, and he is willing to help Sirius because he sees that Scabbers is different from other mice.

If only Lupine would help me too.Sirius sighed. On Halloween last semester, he hid in the teacher's dormitory of his student friend, avoiding everyone's tracking. He wanted to join forces with Lupine to deal with Peter, but he heard Lupine and Snape. His terrified conversation.

"I'm thinking about my friends all the time, thinking about how to kill Black!" After hearing the murderous words, Sirius had no doubt that Lupine would give him an Unforgivable Curse as soon as they met, and he almost forgot about it The gentle werewolf is also an impulsive Gryffindor.So Sirius escaped that day, if he died at the hands of his own people, it would be too wronged.

He has no friends, no one who can help him, and even no relatives. Although the name on the arrest warrant is still Sirius Black, he is a person who has been abandoned by his family and no longer has a surname.

Sirius suddenly thought of the boy who was injured by a Hippogriff because of him last semester. Did that boy receive his Christmas present?He heard the boy being called Black—Igil Black.Sirius was full of apologies for the boy's injury, and if someone hadn't called "Black", he wouldn't have thought the boy was here to catch him.

A boy surnamed Black, this made Sirius have some thoughts in his mind, he was sure that the child was not his, although he was very popular with ladies and ladies, then this child would belong to his brother Regulus ?

Her cousin Bellatrix, who was also imprisoned in Azkaban, said that Regulus was dead.His younger brother was executed by that man himself for betraying the Dark Lord.Sirius had been saddened by the news of his brother's death for a long time, and if he hadn't chased Regulus away at Jaime's wedding and called him an evil Death Eater, his brother might not have betrayed that man a few months later. people.But it's too late.If his younger brother had prepared for the worst, it was not out of the question to leave an heir to the family.

Meow!The ugly ginger cat barked a few times impatiently, it was a little hungry, Sirius quickly transformed into an Animagus - a huge black dog, and headed towards the kitchen with Crookshanks.

They jumped the moving stairs, walked through the dark corridors, and reached the wall with the picture of pear in the basement.Just as the two animals were eating the delicious food prepared for them by the house elves in the Hogwarts kitchen, the door of the kitchen was opened, and the giant dog chewing beef inadvertently glanced at the person who suddenly appeared here , suddenly choked on food.

Merlin's socks, why did he meet Severus Snape at this time!

The expression of the giant dog was too anthropomorphic, but the hungry Snape didn't notice it. He walked into the Hogwarts kitchen with unhesitating steps, and played a cello-like mellow and long voice: " Get me something to eat." Snape said that no one dared to disturb his work while he was brewing the potion, so today Snape missed dinner again.

"Sir, sir." The house elves put down their work one after another and gathered over, scrambling to salute the respected potions professor.

"Dodo is willing to serve you, sir."

"Mr. Snape, will dinner be delivered to your room?"

"Sir, Mr Snape—"

"You don't need to send it to your room, I'll eat here." Snape sat at the long dining table covered with a white tablecloth, which was prepared for the convenience of the teachers and students who came to the kitchen to look for food.The elves were so fast that Snape had hardly sat down before they brought the steaming food.

The big black dog swallowed at the hot food, lowered his head and continued to eat his own cold beef, Sirius hypnotized that he was an animal now and couldn't eat hot food, but there was still a suspicious liquid hanging from the corner of his mouth.He has been eating cold food and water for a long time.

Before entering Azkaban, even though the Black family had expelled him, the uncle who loved him would still secretly subsidize him, allowing him to live a rich life without worrying about food and clothing.In the days when he escaped from Azkaban, although he had his own small treasury, he couldn’t buy food, and his arrest warrants were posted everywhere. Even in Hogwarts Castle, he could only pretend to be a pet to get food .

"Do you usually feed your dogs cooked meat?" Professor Snape asked after taking a few mouthfuls of food to satisfy his hunger.From the moment he entered the kitchen, he saw two small animals squatting under the dining table, but he didn't care because he was used to it.But the dog was drooling at his food, and the strong desire in his eyes made him want to turn a blind eye to it.

"Sir, this dog refuses to eat raw meat, so Dodo gave it the prepared beef. Bad Dodo, Dodo is a bad elf, bad Dodo..." The house elf opened his watery eyes It started to hit the wall, and Snape quickly stopped its self-abuse behavior, "Stop, I don't blame you, go get some bones for it." Snape ordered, "It's better to have blood, this is what dogs should eat s things."

The big black dog was choked again, and it made a cooing sound of breaking the bellows to express its dissatisfaction until a bloody animal leg bone with unscraped meat left on it was put on the ground , replacing the original food.

Ahhh...it let out a wail in protest, Snape bent down and patted it on the back, and pronounced the death sentence on it: "Eat it." The Potions Professor couldn't refuse, "If it wasn't for your hair, it would still be clean , I'm going to think you're a stray dog ​​who sneaked in."

Ahh... Could this greasy slug be suspicious?Sirius gnawed on the bone with tears in his eyes, crushing it with sharp teeth like a normal dog.

"Little guy, whose pet are you, why haven't I seen you?" Snape said to himself, and animals would not answer him.His eyes shifted from the stiff black dog to the ugly ginger cat, whose plate was empty of food, grooming the cat with its paws, and occasionally scratching at the black dog's wagging tail.

"Crookshanks." Snape called out the ugly cat's name accurately. He had seen this cat before and knew who its owner was.He put his hand on Crookshanks' forehead and stroked it along the fur, still tickling its forehead. The ginger cat raised its head comfortably and licked Snape's finger, narrowing its eyes.

"So it's called Crookshanks. Dear Mr. Snape knows everything. It's a great honor for Dodo to serve you, sir—" The elf's big watery eyes followed Snape adoringly.

"I just pay more attention to the people around Potter," Snape said, "That kid always causes trouble." The big black dog pricked up its ears and barked a few times at Snape, baring its teeth. "Bring another heel bone, the dog is not full." Snape raised his eyebrows and instructed the house-elf.

Ahh... the big dog's ears drooped quickly.

"You are too thin, little guy, your master is not good at taking care of pets, look how he raised you up, don't eat raw meat?" Could it be that his master never buys dog food, but just feeds it during meals? It bites, this bad habit is not good, no wild animals cannot survive in nature. "Get used to eating raw, little guy. That way, even if you are abandoned by your master one day, you can still live on your own."

Ahh...I'm not a dog, Sirius refused to gnaw another bone.

"Are you full? Your appetite is too small, little girl." Snape's words made the big black dog bark wildly.It's fine to call him a little guy, but now he's still called a little girl!This damned slug, how small is he, how does he look like a girl!

"Oh, so it's a male." Snape lifted the big dog's tail and glanced at its ass. "You don't eat like that, little male dog."

Was... seen all over!Sirius tucked his tail between his legs and took three steps back, but Snape had already seen what he should have seen and what he shouldn't have seen.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!It was actually seen by the slug!I actually got caught by the slugs in this situation! (Forgive him, he's out of his mind)

"Something for you, little male dog." Professor Snape tapped some of the uneaten bones with his wand, and turned it into a leather collar, with a silver dog tag hanging in the middle of the collar.Now anyone who sees the black dog can tell it is a domesticated pet at a glance, "The Transfiguration Charm will expire after 12 hours, so you can eat bones again." Snape's long cello-like voice slid across, mellow And gentle.If Sirius could see the dog tag in the middle of his neck, he would see a line of small words: Remember to feed your pet - SS

Ahh...I'm not a dog!I don't want bones!Sirius barked.After seeing the light, the greasy slug actually put a collar around his neck!It's a shame, it's an absolute shame!Sirius, whose pride was hit hard, ran out of the kitchen with his tail between his legs. He wanted to quickly find a place where no one was around and take off his collar.

"Your companion is full, how about you, Crookshanks?" Snape continued to tease Crookshanks leisurely. To him, the big black dog was just a small part of his life, but he didn't know Has the heart of a mature man, badly wounded by his actions. "Would you like some more dried fish?" Snape asked, and the ginger cat coquettishly rubbed against the potions professor's black robe, meowing.

Ahh... Snape, when I am wronged and regain my identity, I will take revenge on you!The big dog did not forget to clamp its tail when running on the stairs.Ahhh...I'm going to hang you upside down from a golden hook, just like the one at the end of the [-]th grade OWLs exam, hang you upside down in the air, let your robe hang down on your head, revealing your skinny pale legs and panties!No matter who stops you this time, take off your underwear to show the public!Ahhh... (forgive him, he is still in a state of confusion)

"Siris Black!" A roar suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs, and Lupine held up his wand to block Sirius' path. The Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher held a piece of old parchment in his hand. The confiscated Marauder's Map.

"I'm going to kill you bastard who betrayed James!" A green light burst out from the tip of Lupine's wand, and the huge black dog dodged the first attack and barked.

Aww...listen to me, Lupine!There was no time to release the Animagus state. Sirius' explanation was just a bark of dogs that even a werewolf could not hear. It can be seen that there are still communication barriers in similar races, and it is very important to master a foreign language.

"I must kill you this time, Cruciatus!" This spell is not the Dark Lord's patent, but because the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters like to use it to torture people. Facts have proved that this spell can stand the test of time Although more than ten years have passed since that black period, it is still the number one magic among the many tormenting curses.Lupine's magic power was not enough to use the Avada Kedavra Curse continuously, so all the petrification and bone shattering curses attacked Sirius one after another, and this "cruciatus" happened to fall on the huge black dog, causing It twitched in excruciating pain.

Ahh... Lupine, I'm innocent.

It is useless to say anything now, the misunderstanding caused by the language barrier is terrible.Sirius broke through the glass with his tail between his legs, and jumped from the window on the third floor. He limped into the Forbidden Forest and escaped...

"Damn it, I'll kill you next time!" Lupine shook the old parchment in his hand, and Sirius' name had disappeared from the edge of the Marauder's Map. "If only I hadn't made the oath! I regret it..." Lupine still couldn't tell that Sirius, who had not registered as an Animagus with the Ministry of Magic, could transform into a black dog.

"As long as you appear in the castle again, it will be your death, Sirius Black." Lupine looked at the dark night outside the window, and slammed his clenched fist on the window sill.