Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 791 Gryffindor never lacks courage

   "To catch mice at Hagrid?"

   Both Harry and Ron felt that this matter was a bit inexplicable. Although they all knew that there were indeed a lot of rats in Hagrid's hut, they always felt that this matter was weird in every way.

   "Do you want to go together later?"

  Hermione picked up Crookshanks on her lap, took out the comb Albert gave for Christmas from the pocket of her robe to smooth the cat's fur, and asked Harry and Ron by the way.

   "Well, we haven't been to Hagrid for a long time." Harry turned his head and asked Ron, "Shall we go together?"

   "Of course." Ron nodded.

  Since Buckbeak escaped last time, the three of them have never been to Hagrid's side in order to avoid suspicion.

   Now that Buckbeak's matter has passed for a long time, no one should pay attention to this matter now, but it is a good opportunity to ask Hagrid what is going on with this matter.

  The three of them have always been curious about how Albert managed to hide Buckbeak out of thin air, and where he hid the Hippogriff.

  Hermione also asked Professor McGonagall, but the Vanishing Curse obviously couldn't do that, at least Professor McGonagall couldn't.

  After a brief discussion, the three of them decided to go to Hagrid after dinner, so as not to catch mice and make them have no time to eat. Being hungry at night is not a fun thing.

  Hermione found Albert who was eating, "Shall we go to Hagrid together?"

   "I still have something to do, I'll go there later." Albert gave Lee Jordan, who was about to say something, a shut-up look, and continued to eat.

   After the three of Harry walked away, Albert turned his head and asked Lee Jordan: "How is your Patronus Charm practiced?"

   "It's done." Lee Jordan said proudly, puffing out his chest.

  Fred and George joked: "It must be an orangutan!"

   "Yes, it's the orangutan." Lee Jordan was a little depressed, and Albert really guessed it right.

   "Barely caught up." Albert grumbled.

   "Catch up with what?" Lee Jordan asked puzzled.

   "The last plan, is it about to start?" George asked in a low voice. He thought it might be because of this incident that Albert asked Lee Jordan if he had mastered the Patronus Charm.

   "When will it start?" Fred was not stupid, and he immediately guessed what it was after being reminded by George.

   "Later." Albert said.

   "Later?" Lee Jordan was still a little confused, not sure what was going on now. Could it be that the plan to capture the black dog Blake was about to start?

   "You think that guy is hiding with Hagrid now?"

  George was the most careful of the three, and immediately realized what Albert had said, Pettigrew Peter's Animagus might be a mouse.

   It's self-explanatory where that valuable old mouse is hiding.

  So, Albert asked Hermione to take the cat to Hagrid, intending to use that cat named Ke to force Peter Pettigrew out.

   Then, through the mouse Peter to attract the black dog Blake, so that they can be wiped out.

   Just, does this really work?

   Such thoughts were quickly suppressed by the three of them. Albert was very shrewd and never did anything uncertain. Just look at the Hippogriff's escape incident a while ago.

   "I remember Professor Lupine as if..." Fred said in a low voice.

   "Today is a full moon." Albert reminded.

  Professor Lupine is probably in his office at this time, waiting to get through the painful stage of becoming a werewolf.

   "Well, it's a match!"

  The three looked at each other and nodded to show that they understood.

  Actually, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were all wrong. It wasn’t because of Albert’s previous prophecy, but Albert’s intention to directly turn the prophecy into reality.

   "Go back and make preparations. Use this to stare at the three of Harry. Now is not the time for us to play."

   "Where are you going?" George took the parchment and three strange badges in confusion and asked, "And what is this?"

   "This thing can block the tracking of the Marauder's Map."

"I just said how I couldn't find Albert's dating place before. It turns out that this guy already knew how to block the Marauder's Map." George put the map in his pocket and distributed the badges to Fred and Lee. Jordan.

   Albert plans to go to Professor Lupine, give him a hint, and talk about restoring the werewolf curse by the way.

  Professor Lupine was sitting behind his desk having dinner when he rang the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

   "Is there something wrong? Mr. Anderson." Lupine was surprised that someone came to him now.

   "Well, there's something wrong." Albert looked at the slightly pale Professor Lupine, and said straight to the point: "Professor, have you heard of the Restoration Curse?

   "What kind of magic is that?" Lupine looked at Albert suspiciously, he had already realized that the other party came to find him at this time obviously had other things.

   Albert calmly introduced: "A spell that can help werewolves regain their human form."

Professor Lupine's expression turned ugly in an instant. He knew what Albert meant by saying this. The other party obviously knew his identity as a werewolf, but he was relieved quickly. Albert is too smart, as long as he asks for leave It is not difficult to guess this point, the last time the other party came to persuade him to leave early may also have this reason.

   "Does such a spell really exist?" Lupine put down his fork and asked gently, "I still haven't heard of a similar spell, otherwise werewolves wouldn't be so feared by everyone."

   "Gilderoy Lockhart mentions the Restoration Charm in "Wandering with Werewolves"."

   "It's just a novel, and I heard..." Lupine ended up not telling Albert that Gilderoy Lockhart was a liar.

  However, Albert did not have this estimate, shrugged and said: "Yes, he is a liar, and he likes to turn other people's stories into his own."

  Lupine opened his mouth in shock at Albert's astonishing words, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"The humanoid restoration spell did exist once, and an old Armenian wizard used it to deal with the Wagga Wagga werewolf in Australia." Albert looked at the dazed Professor Lupine, and continued, "It's just that the old wizard didn't use it because of Loha. Special relationship, a large part of memory has been cleaned up, and now it has become a little silly."

   "So, the spell was lost." Lupine felt that Gilderoy Lockhart was entirely to blame for what happened to him.

   "Well, I got the old wizard's notes from Lockhart last year and reconstructed the spell, but I haven't tested the effect of the spell on werewolves." Albert said the reason for coming here.

  Lupine was silent. He finally knew what Albert was looking for him for now. He was going to use himself as an experiment!

  Although Lupine didn't like this kind of thing, he didn't immediately reject Albert's proposal. He knew the importance of restoring the human form spell, which was really important to werewolves.

   Could render dangerous werewolves harmless if it worked.

  As for the wolfsbane potion, it is too expensive, and a werewolf simply cannot afford it.

  At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, interrupting their short conversation.

   "Come in," said Lupine loudly.

  The door opened, and Snape walked in, holding a steaming goblet in his hand. After seeing Albert, he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

   "Ah, thanks a lot, Severus." Lupine smiled at Snape, "Will you put it on the desk?"

  Snape put down the steaming cup, looked back and forth between Albert and Lupine, pursed his lips, and said softly, "You should just drink it, Lupine."

   "I'll drink it, after dinner," said Lupine.

   "If I were you, I wouldn't stay here for long." When Snape exited the room, he did not forget to remind Albert, "I think you must know the reason."

Seeing that the door was closed again, Albert withdrew his gaze, glanced at the goblet Snape brought to Professor Lupin, and said softly: "Chachasbane, if you drink too much of this stuff, it will be harmful to your body. And there will be a small reduction in lifespan?"

   "You know?" Lupine asked curiously.

"Of course I know, I have participated in the improvement of Wolfsbane potion." Albert said calmly and unbelievably, "This thing was initially too expensive and too difficult, so basically no one paid attention to it. After several generations of improvements, the price of this product has been reduced by more than half, and it is easier to brew, and the effect is quite objective, but the toxicity of the medicine is relatively high, which will have a bad effect on the body."

  Although the wolfbane potion can make a werewolf harmless and maintain sanity, the potion itself is also poisonous.

  As the reformer of Wolfsbane Potion, Albert is naturally very clear about this matter. Once this stuff is drunk, it will be harmful to the body. What's more, this stuff is too expensive.

   "Oh, I almost forgot, you are still the champion of the magic school potion competition." Lupine's expression quickly returned to normal, and now he finally understands why many professors admire Albert so much.

   "However, to be honest. This stuff is really hard to drink." Professor Lupine couldn't help complaining.

"Because this thing was not used for drinking in the first place." Albert said in a strange tone: "This thing is used to get the Medal of Merlin. You said that there are a few werewolves who can really afford such an expensive potion. The price of the improved wolfbane potion is still not affordable for ordinary people."

   "You're right." Lupine nodded, feeling that what Albert said was very reasonable, he suddenly asked, "What about the restoration spell?"

   "It's a very complicated spell, and it belongs to the advanced field of transformation." Albert said calmly, "I'll be honest. Many friends think that I should take this opportunity to get the Order of Merlin."

   Still for the Order of Merlin?

   Lupine fell silent.

  However, in fact, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

   "He's really an overly mature student."

Sitting behind the desk, Lupine couldn't help showing a wry smile. In fact, he had nothing to refuse, and his intuition told him that he should agree to Albert's suggestion, even if the other party was clearly aiming at the Order of Merlin, but this This point is very true, and the significance of the Restoration of Human Shape cannot be denied.

   "Are you going to try this spell on me now?" Professor Lupine asked rhetorically.

"Of course not now, I won't take this risk." Albert stood up and said, "Wait for the summer vacation, if you are willing to help, you can treat it as a job, and I will pay you a lot of money Garen."

  It's normal for Lupine to hesitate. After all, he is using himself as an experiment, even though Albert said that even if the spell fails, it will be harmless to people, and he is willing to offer a large sum of Galleons to thank him for his cooperation.

   "If you are willing to help, I can tell you another secret I discovered a while ago, which may be related to Black." Seeing that Lupine was silent, Albert said mysteriously.

   "What secret?" Lupine agreed.

   "I've seen the name Peter in Hogwarts Castle before." Albert said surprisingly.

"What."

  Lupine stood up in surprise.

"That thing is actually very useful. You confiscated Potter's Marauder's Map, so you probably don't want him to seek revenge on Black!" Albert looked at the Marauder's Map that Lupine put next to him with a half-smile, Before Lupine opened his mouth, he said, "I used the Marauder's Map before it was given to Harry. I also saw the name Peter at school. As far as I know, Black once blew up a man named Peter." wizard."

   "Thank you," said Lupine gratefully.

"You're welcome."

  After Albert turned and left, Lupine didn't bother to eat anymore. He picked up the Marauder's Map and carefully screened the name of Peter in the castle, but he couldn't find Peter's name among the many names.

  Peter has left Hogwarts?

   It shouldn't be, if Black is still blocking him outside, he will never escape from the castle.

   When Lupine slumped back in his chair, he saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione sneaking out of the castle and going to Hagrid's hunting lodge.

  Professor Lupine frowned, stared at the Marauder's Map in his hand, and checked it again. He didn't think Albert would deceive himself or play tricks on himself, because there was no need for that, and he would not do that.

  I must have missed something.

  What will it be?

  Lupine regretted that he didn't ask clearly just now. He felt that Albert must know some secrets.

   "If Peter is really alive..." Lupine was very entangled in his heart, he knew he had to do something, maybe he should confess everything to Dumbledore.

  However, Lupine was afraid of letting Dumbledore know that he had failed him, and that such guilt would completely swallow his heart.

   "Be brave, you should be brave Lupin, stop running away."

   Lupine slapped himself on the face and murmured, "Harry has no family anymore, he can't lose his godfather anymore.

Lupine decided to go to Albert when he recovered tomorrow. The other party must know something. He must find out whether Peter is really alive, and then go to Dumbledore and confess what he knows to the other party. , only Dumbledore can help Black get out of the predicament.

  (end of this chapter)