Lupine looked at Ivan suspiciously. He didn't know why the boy in front of him appeared outside the castle at this time, which was obviously unreasonable. But he didn't intend to get into the details, just like him, everyone has their own secrets.
In fact, after more than two months of contact, Lupine had a very good impression of Ivan.
In his own class, the other party always answered all the questions in the first time. It can also be seen from the several after-school homework assigned by him that Aiwen has a very in-depth understanding and unique insights into Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Lupine hasn't seen such an outstanding young man for many years, not to mention the relationship between Ivan and Harry is very good, just like he was with James Potter, Pettigrew Peter and Sirius Black back then.
Thinking of Black, Lupine felt distressed for a while. He still couldn't believe that the other party would betray James and join Voldemort. They were obviously best friends.
He shook his head, maybe he had misread the person all along.
Blake was so good back then, but he chose to betray in the end. The smarter people are, the more they care about the gains and losses. In their eyes, friendship is just a commodity that can be exchanged at any time.
So will this boy in front of him be like Blake, betraying his friends for his own benefit? !
Lupine looked at Ivan carefully, hoping to see something from it.
In the next second, his eyes widened suddenly, and he seemed to see a familiar figure in the grass opposite Ivan.
A flash of light flashed from the tip of his wand and flew into the grass, which was empty.
Is it an illusion
Lupine breathed a sigh of relief, he was very contradictory now.
On the one hand, he wanted to see Black to clarify the whole matter; on the other hand, he was afraid of seeing him, afraid that Black would tell himself how he betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort.
Lupine couldn't remember how many times he had been awakened by such a nightmare.
Twelve years have passed, but he has been blaming himself for why he didn't discover Black's true face earlier, so that he had the opportunity to betray James, and finally killed Peter Pettigrew. own fault.
Lupine originally thought that this sense of guilt would be with him forever, but Black escaped from Azkaban. Everyone said that the purpose of his escape was to kill Harry, the only one he had ever had as a friend. son.
Lupine must not allow this to happen again, which is why he accepted Dumbledore's invitation to return to Hogwarts to teach. He wants to protect Harry, and maybe he can catch Black himself, so that there will be an explanation for what happened back then.
Lupine took a deep breath, now was not the time to think about such things.
"Evan, you should go back to the auditorium and stay with the others." Lupine took two steps forward, and then he stopped suddenly.
He saw that the grass in the grass opposite Ivan was overwhelmed in one direction. There was indeed something there just now. He was not mistaken. It must be Sirius Black's Animagus. He had seen it countless times. I will never forget it in my life.
The boy in front of me has contact with Black, is it just a coincidence, or...
Aiwen knew what Lupine was thinking when he saw Lupine's expression. This was really difficult enough. He didn't know how to explain this to the other party.
However, he didn't have to worry about it right away.
Just when he was hesitating, something crawled out of the grass, and Lupine obviously heard the sound, and another bright light flew over. It was Crookshanks, startled by the sudden light, and rushed into Ivan's arms.
"Professor, I came out to look for this cat. It is my friend Hermione's pet. I saw it run out of the castle just now. I was worried that it might encounter an accident, so I followed it."
Aiwen didn't know if Lupine would believe the excuse he made casually. Lupine looked at Crookshanks carefully for a while, showing a relieved expression.
The two returned to the castle. They had just turned the corner of the foyer when they saw Dumbledore and Snape standing outside the auditorium, talking about something.
"The entire castle has been searched, and there is no sign of him," Snape said in a low voice.
"Very well, Severus, I didn't really think Black would linger," said Dumbledore quietly.
"However, there is one thing I must report to you." Snape said with narrowed eyes. "During the time we were inspecting the castle, one of our teachers has been missing. It's the one I told you about before."
"What are you trying to say, Severus?"
"I mean, do you have any insight into how Black got into the castle, Headmaster?" said Snape.
"Many, Severus, every possibility."
"You remember our conversation, just before term started?" Snape said in a low voice, obviously he didn't want others to hear the conversation.
"Remember, Severus." There was a warning in Dumbledore's voice.
"It seems, almost impossible, that Black can't get into this school without internal help, especially since that person is still missing, you know what I mean, I did express my concern, before you accept your fate... "
"I don't believe that anyone in this castle is going to help Black in," said Dumbledore, in a tone that made it clear that this was the end of the matter, so Snape didn't answer.
The person Snape suspected was obviously Lupine. Ivan turned his head and saw Lupine's face was calm, as if he hadn't heard what the two of them said.
"Severus, I must go to the dementors," said Dumbledore. "As I said, we will notify them when we have searched."
"Are they going to help?" Snape said.
"Oh, yes!" said Dumbledore dryly, "but I'm afraid they will never be allowed to cross the threshold of the school as long as I am Headmaster."
Ivan saw Dumbledore walking towards the hall, and when he saw himself and Lupine, he was slightly taken aback, and Snape followed.
"Are you eavesdropping on our conversation?" Snape kept moving his eyes from the two of them, and finally locked on Lupine with a look of hatred.
"Professor, we don't have..."
"Be careful when making up lies, Mason!" Snape shifted his gaze to Ivan, "I have to remind you first, according to the headmaster's order, you should sleep in the auditorium now, not with someone you don't know People who don't know come out of the castle and do something sneaky."
"I..." Ivan was speechless, Snape and Dumbledore were more difficult to deal with each other, and he hurriedly repeated his reason for going out to find Crookshanks.
"Ten points from Gryffindor for this stupid cat." Snape said disgustedly. "Now hurry up and go to sleep in the Great Hall, that's where you should be."
Ivan hurriedly walked towards the auditorium, and when he was about to enter, he turned around and saw Dumbledore, Snape, and Lupine still standing there, not knowing what to say.