A Certain Hogwarts Magician Professor

The phoenix on Dumbledore's shoulders let out a chorus.

"Go and stare at Harry, don't show up," he said, and Fox spread his wings and flew into the air, disappearing abruptly.

"What a peculiar creature," Felix said admiringly, "it's hard to get close."

Dumbledore glanced at him. "Hagrid has been very happy recently. He told me that an old friend came to stay temporarily. Do you know the reason, Felix?"

Felix turned him around, "I don't know either, Principal... I haven't been in touch recently."

Soon, the deans and professors of the four colleges arrived, and Professor McGonagall briefly explained the situation.

Snape was taken aback. "Black! Still so stupid... how did he break through the Dementor's defenses?"

Felix said quietly: "Severus, he can escape from Azkaban, and does he care about a few Dementors? If I say, this thing is disgusting and useless."

At present, the dementors are not present on the school grounds. The only way for the students to see the dementors is to cross Hagrid's hut and walk down a long ramp to see the two guards guarding the main entrance of the school. Only.

But if you zoom out Hogwarts to a certain scale, you will find that there are a large number of Dementors congregating on the edges of Hogwarts, including the wizarding village of Hogsmeade, which is adjacent to the school.

This is also the reason why Felix thinks Luna's behavior is not safe. No one can guarantee that a dementor will suddenly jump out. Although the Ministry of Magic will definitely set out patrols, the young and emotional student , is tantamount to a feast for the Dementors.

That's why Dumbledore was so vehemently opposed to them entering the school. In his view, the Ministry of Magic had no control over the Dementors. But he also had to make certain compromises, allowing them to appear outside of school.

Snape calmed down, and he said to Dumbledore suggestively: "Headmaster Dumbledore, the newspaper said the day before yesterday that Blake's traces were found in Diagon Alley, and he appeared outside the castle today, as if- in my It looks like he can't do that without anyone helping him."

The professor present looked at Snape in surprise, and Flitwick screamed sharply, "You mean Black called some Death Eaters?"

Snape was stunned, he didn't mean that...

The professors talked a lot, and they accepted Snape's 'idea' almost instantly, or rather, it was a reasonable guess.

The newspapers had already boasted that Black was "the first Death Eater under the Mysterious Man", and it was strange that he could not find a helper under this label.

"With his prestige..."

"Maybe this is the case. We thought Black was just one person, but maybe he has gathered a lot of dark wizards."

Lupin, who had been silent, suddenly said, "I don't think so, Sirius—" He froze for a second or two, "Black is just an undercover agent, I think even in the circle of Death Eaters, his Few people know who they are.”

"Lupin, can I understand that you are defending your best friend?" Snape took aim at Lupin, and he deliberately accentuated the word "best friend".

"No, Snape," said Lupin calmly, "just a simple analysis." He looked at Dumbledore, "perhaps when he returns to the Death Eaters as undercover, he will be warmly welcomed and sought after, But the question is, he failed, his intelligence directly led to the disappearance of the mysterious man, will there be any Death Eaters who believe him?"

"Headmaster, from what I know of him, Blake is absolutely alone, maybe... maybe to prove himself, as he did in school, or in the war years—every fight, he was on the front line ." Lupin concluded glumly: "He likes taking risks and likes being a one-man hero."

Snape's eyes turned cold, but he didn't speak any more, hiding himself in the darkness of the corner without saying a word.

A professor put forward his own opinion: "But without the help of the Death Eaters, how did he cross hundreds of kilometers in two days? There are a lot of people trying to track down his clues. Gold is not cheap."

"There are too many possibilities, Floo powder, port keys, broomsticks..."

"But they will leave traces, and Blake will never dare to expose them!"

"Could it be Apparition, some wizards don't need a wand to use it."

Flitwick, an authority on spells, dismissed the speculation: "In theory, Apparition doesn't require a wand, but in reality few people can do it, it's more difficult than you might think, and it's very accident-prone. , and Apparition has a lot of restrictions unless...unless he gets a wand!"

"how is this possible?"

"To steal, to rob, as long as you see the opportunity, nothing is impossible."

Dumbledore interrupted the discussion, "Everyone, let's search the castle first to make sure everything is safe."

In the end, all the teachers spent the middle of the night until dawn and found no problems.

The professors dispersed one after another, and Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Snape and Felix came together again. Professor McGonagall was there to report the latest developments, and Snape clearly had something to say. Felix, on the other hand, has a small question that needs to be answered by Dumbledore.

Professor McGonagall said: "I've checked with Mrs. Blake with Blake's portrait, and she'll never admit she's wrong."

"Very well, Minerva," said Dumbledore. "It's better for all the portraits in the castle to remember what Blake looks like, I mean...the portraits that communicate."

Professor McGonagall nodded, Snape gave a low "snort", and Dumbledore turned to look at him: "Severus, do you look like you have something to say?"

There was no emotion in Snape's words: "Dumbledore, I think we're doing nothing. Before school started, we discussed—" He raised his head, his eyes projecting from his hooked nose, "as long as there is still in the castle. Hidden danger, Blake will always find an opportunity."

Professor McGonagall said sternly, "You mean someone at Hogwarts tipped off? That's impossible! Impossible, Severus."

Dumbledore said firmly: "What happened today just proves that there is no help from Blake in the school."

"Not necessarily, Headmaster," Snape said quickly, his voice low In the drum, isn't it?"

Felix knew who he was talking about, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black's best friend from school, Snape had been trying to guide people's suspicions about him a few hours earlier, but was caught by Flitwick. strayed...

It seems that Dumbledore warned him not to let him reveal Lupin's werewolf identity, otherwise the professors and students' parents would definitely fry the pot - werewolves were a major dark force for Voldemort during the war years.

...

When McGonagall and Snape left, Felix raised the question in his heart.

"You want to know how Dementors reproduce?" Dumbledore repeated the question he had heard.

"Yes, as far as I know, the number of Dementors is not much, about a hundred? The data I came across when I was in school showed that their numbers have not changed much in the past 100 years." Felix asked .