Chapter 382: Revealed?
On the note in Lupin's hand, there was a string of sentences scribbled that no one else could understand. This was a code invented by Sirius Black and James Potter when they were bored. No one except the four robbers could understand it.
Although a long time had passed, Lupin quickly deciphered the meaning of it -
"It was not me who betrayed Prongs, but Wormtail. He pretended to be a pet of the Weasley family and stayed with the Weasley who was in the same grade as Harry. But Wormtail has escaped now, so I need your help. If you believe me, come to the Forbidden Forest to find me. You know the method.
-Padfoot"
After Lupin finished reading the content on the note, he felt his body getting hot before he had time to think about the truth... The full moon came out, and he was about to start transforming.
Although the wolfsbane potion can keep werewolves rational after transformation, it mainly reduces their aggressiveness after transformation. They are still relatively slow in thinking and cannot think about problems well.
So Lupin could only quickly stuff the note into his pocket, and then gradually turned into a gray wolf while roaring.
After the transformation, Lupin first turned around the Shrieking Shack anxiously for two times, and then gradually calmed down. He came to the bedroom, jumped on the bed, curled up and lay down, staring at the opposite wall with a pair of wolf eyes, and didn't know what he was thinking.
And far away from the Shrieking Shack, a big black dog was squatting on the ground, also looking up at the bright moon in the sky.
Lupin should have turned into a wolf now, right? Then the note he left should have been discovered by him, but I don't know if Lupin will still believe me.
Sirius didn't dare to go to Lupin directly, because although he thought Lupin would give him time to explain, he was not sure whether Lupin could remain calm when he went to find him, so he chose to let Lupin calm down before coming to find him.
As for whether Lupin would listen to his explanation slowly after calming down, or set a trap to catch him, to be honest, Sirius was not very sure, but he could only take a gamble now.
The night that seemed long but actually short to Lupin and Sirius passed quickly, and Lupin also returned to his human form, but the weakness after the transformation made him not want to move at all.
Physical weakness did not affect Lupin's thinking. He lay on the bed in the Shrieking Shack, slowly analyzing the contents of the note in his pocket.
Peter Pettigrew was still alive, and he was the one who betrayed James and Lily, and then he had been hiding in the Weasley family as a pet mouse...
Although this kind of thing sounded like a fantasy, Lupin calmed down and thought about it, and felt that it was not impossible. To be honest, compared to Sirius betraying James, Lupin was more willing to believe that the betrayer was Pettigrew.
It was not that Lupin had any prejudice against Wormtail, but from his understanding of the two, Wormtail was more likely to betray.
But many things would not develop according to personal ideas, so Lupin did not believe Black's statement so easily.
Assuming that what the note said was true, Peter Pettigrew was still alive and had become a pet of the Weasley family, then, were Sirius' actions after escaping Azkaban reasonable?
Lupin recalled what had happened during this period of time...
Judging from the second time Sirius broke into the Gryffindor dormitory, this seemed to be true, because he was looking for Ron, not Harry... But it is also possible that Sirius found the wrong bed and was discovered by Ron who woke up.
And the most critical point is, when Sirius was in Azkaban, how did he know that Wormtail was still alive and hiding in the Weasley family?
But if Sirius was lying...
Then what was the point of him lying to himself like this? This would only expose his whereabouts, wouldn't it?
As for Black setting a trap to kill himself...
He was a werewolf despised by most wizards, what was the value of Black, who might be a Death Eater, risking being caught and taken back to Azkaban to deceive?
Lupin lay on the floor and thought for a long time, until he fell asleep in a daze, and he couldn't make up his mind whether he should believe Sirius Black.
The sky gradually brightened, and there was a rustling sound in the tunnel of the Shrieking Shack. After a while, a house elf wearing tattered curtains and two different-colored woolen socks on his feet came out of the tunnel. In his hand, he held a long silver dinner plate with food and tableware for one person on it.
"Your breakfast, professor!"
The elf came to Lupin's bedroom, woke up Lupin who was sleeping with a shrill voice, and put the plate in his hand next to him.
Lupin supported his body that had recovered a little and sat up, smiling and nodding at the elf.
"Thank you, Dobby."
Lupin was quite familiar with this special house elf wearing socks. His three meals and some daily necessities during the transformation were all delivered by Dobby. Over time, the two of them got to know each other.
Dobby bowed to Lupin, then went back into the tunnel and left.
Lupin slowly ate the food on his plate while continuing to think about Black.
However, what Lupin didn't expect was that when Dobby went from the secret passage of the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack to deliver food to him, he was monitored by Harry using the Marauder's Map.
Then Harry misunderstood...
Last school year, he was badly harmed by this elf named Dobby.
Although the other party kept saying that he was telling him the news without telling his master when they met for the last time, and the subsequent development seemed to prove that he was not lying, Dobby never appeared again.
So Harry was still not sure whether he was really helping him, or because the conspiracy was destroyed by Fish, there was no follow-up action.
And no matter whether Dobby was helping him at the beginning, his mysterious master was still a follower of Voldemort, and Sirius Black was also a diehard fan of Voldemort, so is there a possibility...
Did Dobby help Black and Lupin pass the message under the order of his master?
There were too many coincidences, which made Harry doubt Dobby's situation and Lupin's true position.
Fortunately, Harry still remembered the lesson he learned from his impulsive first grade, so he didn't rush to confront Lupin immediately. Dobby had already left, so even if he wanted to identify Lupin, he had to wait until he caught Dobby and caught him red-handed.
So Harry quickly put away the Marauder's Map, found Ron who was playing cards and Hermione who was reading a book, and a small cat was naturally indispensable as a combat guarantee. Then, Harry told them his findings and analysis.
However, before they could discuss what to do next, they saw Fish scratching his head in confusion...
"Huh? Didn't Fish tell you? Dobby was rescued from his previous owner by Albus a long time ago, and now he works for Hogwarts... He still gets a salary every month! Dobby went to Lupin this morning, probably to bring him food, right?"
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Harry: "..."
Ron: "..."
Hermione: "..."
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Recommendation ticket monthly ticket
I can go back tomorrow, and after I go back, I can go fishing for a few days and then I can have a holiday! ()
I put a plaster on my shoulder... and then it became allergic...
Now my left shoulder hurts and itches..._(`」∠)_
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