Everyone present turned their heads to look at Snape, but their eyes made Snape feel inexplicably anxious. However, this emotion did not last long, and everyone else withdrew their gazes and completely ignored him.
"Hagrid, don't stand there like an idiot. Go find Headmaster Dumbledore and tell him what happened here." Albert turned his gaze back to Hagrid, who was still standing there in a daze, and urged him.
"Oh, okay, you guys..." Hagrid hesitated. In fact, he didn't know what to do. Reason told Hagrid that he should listen to Albert and go find Dumbledore, but he was still not very reassured about this place and Harry's safety.
Hagrid hesitated for a moment and suggested, "How about we go to the headmaster's office to find Dumbledore together?"
"If you want to send Professor Lupin to Azkaban prison, I have no objection." Albert looked at Snape again. The other party obviously did not bring the wolfsbane potion.
Lupin, who hadn't drunk the wolfsbane potion, was in great danger during the full moon. Albert would never underestimate the danger of a werewolf, and would never risk his own future.
After noticing Hagrid's puzzled expression, Albert explained again: "Professor Lupin may turn into a werewolf at any time. If he suddenly turns into a werewolf in the castle, even if I don't tell you, you know what the consequences will be!"
Hagrid couldn't help but shudder. He realized that he had just made a very stupid suggestion. If Professor Lupin turned into a werewolf and bit other students in the castle, the consequences would be disastrous.
"I'll go find Dumbledore right away." Hagrid said and ran quickly towards the castle.
"Professor Snape, what do you think?" Albert turned his gaze back to Snape. Seeing that the other party was still staring at him with an unfriendly look, he shrugged and said, "Forget it, wait for Professor Dumbledore to come and let him contact the Ministry of Magic!"
After saying that, Albert stopped paying attention to Snape, turned his attention back to the trapped Lupin, and asked, "Tell me what you know. I think Harry Potter can't wait to know the truth of the matter."
"the truth?"
Snape snorted coldly and walked towards the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, apparently to inform the Aurors stationed near Hogwarts School.
He knew very well that now was a good opportunity to seek revenge on Lupin and Black. Once Dumbledore arrived, the chances of killing them would be even lower.
After Snape strode away, Professor Lupin's mouth, which had been sealed, was free again.
In fact, Professor Lupin still held the wand in his hand, but he did not try to break free from the chains on his body, because Lupin himself knew that once he broke free, Black lying over there might be his fate. Albert would never allow himself, who could turn into a werewolf at any time, to threaten his safety. This was simply a time bomb.
"I was just looking at that map in the office, trying to find Peter's whereabouts through it." Lupin smiled bitterly.
"You know how to use it?" Harry asked doubtfully.
"He should be Moon Face." George, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
"Yes, I am Moon Face. This is the nickname my friends gave me when I was in school." Professor Lupin glanced at George, then his eyes fell on Albert again, and he said with emotion: "I didn't expect you to guess this."
"I guessed it from the moment I found out you were a werewolf," Albert said calmly.
"You haven't told me how you know..."
"I helped draw it," Lupin interrupted impatiently, "James thought we should leave something as a reminder after graduation, so we made the Marauder's Map together."
"You drew it?" Harry was very surprised.
"You, Ron and Hermione may have sneaked out of the castle and went to Hagrid. Later, I saw Peter's name, which I had been searching for for a long time, in Hagrid's hut, so I came out." Lupin smiled bitterly. He had realized that he had made a very stupid mistake.
"However, I'm very curious, how did Mr. Anderson and Mr. Weasley hide the Marauder's Map?" Professor Lupin cast a grateful look at Albert. With Albert here, he should not cause more trouble for Dumbledore.
"Use this thing!" George took out the jammer that Albert had given him not long ago from his pocket.
"What is this?" Lupin looked at Albert with some confusion.
"The core of the Marauder's Map is the Human Tracks Curse. It is not difficult to block this spell." Albert said calmly.
"Why do you say Blake is innocent?"
Harry interrupted their chat impatiently. He wanted to know the so-called truth rather than talking about these meaningless topics.
"I saw the name of Peter Pettigrew on the map," Professor Lupin explained. "You may have heard that he was killed by Black, but his name is shown on the map, so this is not correct. The only explanation is that there is a duplicate name, or Peter is still alive. Harry, if Peter is still alive, why does he pretend to be dead? What is he afraid of?"
"Evidence, I want evidence."
Harry had also calmed down completely, thanks to Albert being there, otherwise he felt that he might have rushed forward with his wand and killed the unconscious Black.
"Peter is the rat in Mr. Anderson's cage." Lupin said gently: "If you agree, I can use a spell to force the Animagus to return to human form. If he is just a rat, the spell will not cause harm to it..."
"We can talk about this after Dumbledore comes." Albert did not refuse, but the expression on his face froze suddenly, because Lupin's profile silhouette was changing, his body became stiff, and his limbs began to tremble.
Bathed in the moonlight, everyone felt dazed. They saw with their own eyes that Professor Lupin's head was stretching, as was his body. His shoulders were hunched, hair was growing on his face and hands, and his palms were curled up into claws.
The terrible roar resounded throughout the entire Hogwarts school. The process of transforming into a werewolf seemed very painful, and even the chains that trapped Professor Lupin were made to rattle.
“Oh my god!”
Hermione ran to Albert's side, panting. She felt that only by being with Albert could she feel safe.
"Well, I thought we'd have to wait a little longer!"
Albert waved his wand, and countless iron bars rose from the ground instantly. In full view of everyone, they turned into a huge birdcage that trapped Professor Lupin inside.
"Can we trap him temporarily?" George looked at the trapped Professor Lupin and was still a little worried. Witnessing the werewolf's transformation with their own eyes really shocked them too much.
"Don't worry, it's fine for now." Albert waved his wand again, and a thick earth wall rose from the ground, forming a solid cage to trap Lupin inside. It was like directly locking the werewolf in a small dark room, and even the wolf's howl was blocked.
"Why don't you try your human-recovery spell?" George couldn't help asking.
"Let's wait until Professor Dumbledore comes. I'm not sure if the spell is effective or reliable." Albert is playing it safe now. Werewolves are extremely dangerous creatures, so it's never too much to be careful.
At this moment, Albert suddenly felt an inexplicable chill. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the Forbidden Forest. At least a hundred Dementors were rushing in from the darkness from all directions.
As soon as such a large number of Dementors appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply, a large amount of fog began to float, and many flowers and plants in the forest were frozen and withered after the Dementors appeared.
"How could the Dementors appear here?" George took a breath of cold air. The cold feeling penetrated his internal organs and made him shiver uncontrollably.
"It must be related to Snape." Albert curled his lips and said, but he didn't care too much. It was all within his expectations anyway.
"What the hell is Snape doing!" George raised his wand, intending to summon his patronus before the Dementors arrived.
However, George failed, and the appearance of the Dementors affected his normal performance.
"Help me keep an eye on Professor Lupin later!" Albert instructed, "Potter, summon your Patronus. If you can't do it, go back to the castle with Hermione to find Dumbledore."
"What are you going to do?" Hermione asked worriedly.
"They can't do anything to me." Albert raised his wand and summoned his patronus. A silver griffin emerged from the tip of the wand and flew over Albert's head, dispelling the fear brought by the Dementors.
"Okay, it worked!"
George looked at the guardian angel in front of him and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He began to command the guardian angel to surround them.
The Griffin spread its wings and flew towards the approaching Dementors under Albert's command. The light on its body became brighter and brighter. Countless Dementors could only retreat, but they did not give up and still dispersed and moved towards this side from all directions.
"What should I do?" Hermione asked anxiously. She couldn't summon a Patronus at all.
"Their target should be Black," Albert glanced at the staggering Harry and said calmly, "Take Potter away from here first."
"I'm not leaving." Harry shook his head.
He didn't trust Albert. If he really encountered danger, Albert would definitely leave Blake here.
Harry couldn't and didn't want to let Black die here, he wanted to know the truth of the matter.
"Expecto Patronus!"
Harry yelled, trying to block out the screaming in his ears.
A wisp of silver light emerged from the tip of his wand, swaying in front of him like mist.
"this… "
Albert's Patronus had turned back and was hovering over them, forcing back the Dementors that tried to approach them.
Harry next to him looked very bad and might collapse at any time.
“These things are so annoying!”
Albert continued to inject more power into it, making the guardian angel shine with a brighter light, spreading out in all directions wave after wave.
The Dementors seemed to be frightened by the power of the Patronus and began to retreat, disintegrate, and gradually disappear into the darkness. They finally left.
"They're finally gone!"
George breathed a sigh of relief and almost sat down on the ground. Being surrounded by a group of Dementors put a huge pressure on him.
"Don't let your guard down. There must be people around. It can't be just Dementors." Albert squinted his eyes and looked around. He felt that people from the Ministry of Magic were probably nearby.
Suddenly there was a thud sound beside him, and Harry finally couldn't hold on any longer and passed out. He was easily affected by Dementors to begin with, and when facing a large group of Dementors, he was affected more than any of them. Hermione next to him was not in good condition either, and was just holding on and could faint at any time.
"Did the people from the Ministry of Magic do this on purpose?" George expressed his doubts. Since they knew that Sirius Black had been controlled, there was no need for the Ministry of Magic to send out such a large number of Dementors.
"Of course." Albert curled his lips and said, "Anyway, there must be something wrong between Snape and the Ministry of Magic, or maybe both of them have problems."
Not long after the Dementors retreated, several figures appeared at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, but Albert did not find Snape among the four.
"Who are you?"
Albert raised his wand vigilantly and lightly waved it in front of him. A wall of fire suddenly blazed up without warning, directly blocking the four people's progress.
"We are Aurors from the Ministry of Magic."
One of the four wizards stepped forward and said, "We just received a message saying that someone has captured Black, and asked us to come over to receive it."
"Prove your identity," said Albert.
"We have the Ministry of Magic's ID here." The leading wizard took out the Ministry of Magic's ID from his pocket, shook it at Albert, then put it away again and asked, "How is Black? He shouldn't have escaped, right?"
"That guy was hit by a coma spell and is still unconscious." Albert did not relax his vigilance at all and gave George a look that urged him to act according to the situation. "If you want to take Blake away, please give me my reward first."
"That's against the rules," the Auror frowned.
"So, you plan to default on your debt? The reward was fake from the beginning?" Albert's tone didn't sound very friendly.
"This requires going through the process before we can give you the bounty." The Auror was already a little impatient. He raised his wand to extinguish the fire in front of him and came over here.
"Stop!"
After the four men crossed the wall of fire, Albert gave the attack order without hesitation.
An Auror who was about to do something was hit by a sudden red light and fell to the ground. The other Aurors fell down before they could react.
"What the hell are you doing?" Hermione looked at the four knocked down Aurors in shock, not understanding why Albert did this.
"Snape is not here." Albert said calmly: "So, these guys are most likely imposters. Even if they are really officials from the Ministry of Magic, they also have bad intentions. Otherwise, we would not have been attacked by Dementors."
The main reason, of course, was that they had no intention of paying, which Albert was deeply disgusted by.
How could Albert not know what the so-called process is? Isn't the title still going through the process
Albert had no good feelings towards this kind of person who was planning to cheat, and the other party had obviously planned something by crossing the line of fire. Naturally, he would be the first to strike and he would suffer the consequences if he strikes later.