On the note in Lupine's hand, a series of sentences that others could not understand was scrawled. This is a code word invented by Sirius Black and James Potter when they were bored. Except for the bandit four, No one can understand.
Although a long time has passed, Lupine quickly deciphered the above meaning¡ª¡ª
"It wasn't me who sold the prongs, but Wormtail. He pretended to be a pet of the Weasley family and stayed with Weasley, who was in the same grade as Harry, but Wormtail had escaped now, so I I need your help, if you believe me, come to the Forbidden Forest to find me, you know the method¡ª¡ª
Padfoot"
Lupine finished reading the contents of the note, and before he had time to think about the truth or falsehood, he felt his body heat up The full moon came out, and he was about to start transforming.
Although the wolfbane potion can keep werewolves rational after transforming, it mainly reduces their aggressiveness after transforming into wolves. They are still relatively slow in thinking and cannot think well.
So Lupine could only quickly stuff the note into his pocket, and then gradually turned into a gray-haired wolf while roaring.
After the transformation, Lupine first walked around the Shrieking Shack twice anxiously, and then gradually calmed down. He came to the bedroom, jumped on the bed, curled up and lay down, staring at the opposite with a pair of wolf eyes. The wall, I don't know what I'm thinking.
And on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, far away from the Screaming Shack, a big black dog was squatting on the ground, looking up at the bright moon in the sky with the same fascination.
Lupine should have turned into a wolf by now, right? Then he should have discovered the note he left, but he didn't know if Lupine would still believe him.
Sirius didn't dare to go directly to Lupine, because although he thought that Lupine would give him time to explain, he was not sure whether Lupine would be able to remain calm when he went to him, so he chose to let Lupine calm down. When you get down, come find yourself again.
As for whether Lupine would listen to his explanation slowly after he calmed down, or set a trap to catch himself, to be honest, Sirius is not very sure, but he can only gamble now.
It was very long for Lupine and Sirius, but in fact it was very short. The night passed quickly, and Lupine returned to his human form, but the weakness after transformation made him not want to move at all.
Physical weakness did not affect Lupine's thinking. Lying on the bed in the Shrieking Shack, he slowly analyzed the contents of the note in his pocket.
Pettigrew Peter is still alive, and he is the one who betrayed James and Lily, and he has been hiding in Weasley's house as a pet mouse
Although this kind of thing sounds like a fantasy, after Lupine calmed down and thought about it for a while, he felt that it was not impossible. To be honest, compared to Sirius betraying James, Lupine was more willing to believe that the betrayer was Pettigrew.
It's not that Lupine has any prejudice against Wormtail, but judging from his understanding of the two, Wormtail is more likely to betray.
But many things will not develop according to personal ideas, so Lupine did not just believe Black's statement so easily.
Assuming that what the note says is true, Pettigrew Peter is still alive and has become a pet of the Weasley family, then, is Sirius¡¯s actions reasonable after he escaped from Azkaban?
Lupine recalled what had happened during this time
Judging by the circumstances of Sirius' second break-in into the Gryffindor dormitory, it appears to be true, as he was looking for Ron, not Harry but it's also possible that Sirius made a mistake bed, and was discovered by Ron who woke up.
And the most important point, how did Sirius know that Wormtail was still alive and hiding in Weasley's house when he was in Azkaban?
But if Sirius is lying
So what's the point of him telling such a lie to himself? This will only reveal his whereabouts, won't it?
As for saying that Black is trying to set a trap to kill himself
He is a werewolf who is despised by most wizards, so what value is there for Black, who may be a Death Eater, to deceive him at the risk of being captured back to Azkaban?
Lupine lay on the floor and thought about it for a long time, until he drifted off to sleep, unable to make up his mind whether he wanted to trust Sirius Black or not.
The sky was getting brighter, and rustling noises came from the tunnel of the Screaming Shack. After a while, a house-elf with worn-out curtains and two different-colored wool socks on his feet got out of the tunnel. out in his hands?, holding a long silver dinner plate with food and tableware for one person.
"Your breakfast, Professor!"
The elf came to the bedroom where Lupine was, and while waking up the sleeping Lupine with a shrill voice, he put the plate in his hand beside him.
Lupine sat up with his recovered body supported, smiled and nodded at the elf.
"Thank you, Dobby."
Lupine is quite familiar with this special house-elf wearing socks. During his transformation, his three meals and some daily necessities were all sent by Dobby. Over time, the two got to know each other. .
Dobby bowed to Lupine, then went back to the tunnel and left here.
Lupine, on the other hand, continued to think about Black while slowly eating the food on the dinner plate.
However, what Lupine 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, Harry happened to be monitoring him with the Marauder's Map.
Then Harry misunderstood
In the last school year, he was miserably hurt by this little elf named Dobby.
Although the last time they met, the other party kept saying that he was reporting to himself without telling the master, and the subsequent development seemed to prove that he was not lying, but Dobby never appeared again.
So Harry is still not sure if he is really helping him, or if the plot was destroyed by Fish, and there is no follow-up action.
And no matter whether Dobby was helping him or not, his mysterious master is still a follower of Voldemort, and Sirius Black is also a loyal follower of Voldemort, so is there a possibility
Was Dobby helping Black and Lupine deliver the news, at the behest of his master?
There were so many coincidences that Harry had to wonder about Dobby's situation, and where Lupine really stood.
Fortunately, Harry still remembered the lesson he had received on impulse in the first grade, so he didn't rush to confront Lupine immediately, and now that Dobby had left, even if he wanted to identify Lupine, he would have to wait. He got Dobby and got all the stolen goods.
So Harry quickly put away the Marauder's Map, and found Ron who was playing cards and Hermione who was reading a book. Naturally, a certain little fur cat was indispensable as a guarantee of combat power. Harry then told them about his findings and analysis.
However, before they discussed what to do next, Fish scratched his head in confusion
"Huh? Didn't Fish tell you? Dobby was rescued from his former master by Albus a long time ago, and now he is working for Hogwartshe still gets paid every month Dobby went to see Lupine in the morning, so he must be bringing him food?"