Harry Potter and the Temple of Tales

"That can't be the case. You're overthinking it."

"Louis, listen to me." Hermione interrupted Lewis directly, "I have investigated in the school library and archives before, including those cases back then."

"Sirius Black, Lupine, and even Harry's father were both well-known and outstanding students in the school back then, and according to Hagrid, their relationship was very good before."

"But this doesn't mean he is an Animagus."

"The key lies in that thing." Hermione pointed to the willow tree not far from Hagrid's hut.

Louis' heart skipped a beat, and he had to admire Hermione's keen awareness, and her terrifying logical thinking ability was almost unmatched by anyone at Hogwarts.

"I saw the Whomping Willow in a school history of Hogwarts. It was planted more than twenty years ago, when Professor Lupine first came here."

"Then what's the point of Dumbledore planting the Whomping Willow? It's most likely to cover up Professor Lupine's werewolf bloodline."

"And I read "Hogsmeade" and found that the most talked about thing is the Shrieking Shack. There are various versions of the story, but the most important thing is that there are often howling wolves in the Shrieking Shack, which is unusual.

Terrible."

"But even so, what does it have to do with Black."

"Haven't we been to the Shrieking Shack before?" Hermione glanced at him and looked at Louis as if he were a fool, "Didn't you notice that besides the door leading to Hogsmeade, there is another

Open another door?"

"The Shrieking Shack is where Professor Lupin transformed into a werewolf when he was a student, and that door should lead to Hogwarts."

"But I asked Fred and George, and they had never heard of a secret passage leading to the Shrieking Shack, so it's very possible that the secret passage is under the Whomping Willow."

"And what kind of thing won't be attacked by werewolves?" Hermione became more and more excited as she spoke. She seemed to have found the pleasure of discovering the truth. "Animals, werewolves are creatures cursed by their blood. In its original intention,

, will only actively attack wizards and ordinary humans."

"So, in order to better protect his friends from being discovered, Blake can only turn into an animal and learn Animagus."

Hermione's words were so perfect that Louis could not refute or refute them, because what Hermione said was almost all the truth.

This terrifying woman was able to figure out the entire incident just through her observations.

Instinct tells Louis that he must never lie in front of Hermione, because she can overturn you in a minute.

Really, three seconds of silence for Ron.

"Did you know it from the beginning?" Hermione said suddenly, her dazzling eyes staring at Louis for a long time.

Louis was stunned for a moment. He was not sure whether he should tell Hermione the truth. It wasn't that he didn't trust her, but that he was afraid that she wouldn't trust him.

The matter of Sirius cannot be explained in just one or two sentences, otherwise the injustice would not have been settled for thirteen years.

If Hermione didn't believe what he said and told the professor the news instead, not to mention the capture of Peter Pettigrew, even Sirius' safety would be in question.

But he didn't want to lie to Hermione anymore. The lie would be exposed one day, and Hermione's reasoning was already very close to the truth.

"Louis?" Hermione waved her little hand in front of him.

Louis took a deep breath and decided to confess to Hermione. After all, one more person who knew the truth would have more hope of successfully solving the incident, and Hermione's mind was something Louis wanted to make good use of.

But at the same time, he also has to bear certain risks. Hermione is not Astoria and will not trust him unconditionally.

"Yes, Hermione, you guessed it right. I did know that it was Sirius Black before." Louis said carefully every word.

"You really know?" Hermione's eyes changed from expectation to surprise. She didn't expect Louis to say that.

"No, then you let him go and didn't tell Professor McGonagall?" Hermione frowned, "Don't you know that he was a wanted murderer?"

"Because I also know that Black is innocent." Louis shook his head, "Do you still remember that I asked Harry, have you never thought about Black being innocent?"

"It's impossible. How could Black be innocent? He killed thirteen people at the same time. He also supported Voldemort and betrayed Harry's parents. These are all things everyone knows." Hermione's reaction was the same.

Harry looked exactly the same back then.

"Hearing is not believing, Hermione. Those are just what others say." Louis explained, "Then how many people know the truth you know and how many people believe it."

First of all, few people would believe that Black is an Animagus.

"But, if Black is innocent, then who did all this in the first place?" Hermione asked.

"Do you remember that time when Black came to the Gryffindor common room and scratched the Fat Lady's portrait?" Louis reminded.

"Remember, didn't you come to find Harry that time? Mr. Weasley said that Black's target was Harry."

"You are wrong. Black came to the Gryffindor common room not for Harry, but for another person, who is also the target that Crookshanks has been chasing."

"You mean, Banban?"

"It's also an Animagus." Louis walked back and forth in the grass. "When he was a wizard, he was an extremely inconspicuous presence in the crowd. Until he faked his death, people would remember his name."

"Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew?" Hermione was shocked, "But this is impossible. Peter Pettigrew died thirteen years ago, along with all the Muggles in the street. In the end, only..."

"Is there one finger left? Hermione, when we did the experiment on Zebra, did we find that he was also missing a finger?"

"That might be a coincidence, maybe he was fighting with other rats or something."

"That's not a fight, that's the price you need to pay for a black magic." Louis sneered, "The one who really casts magic is Peter Pettigrew. Maybe this black magic is what his master Voldemort taught him."

Hermione couldn't help but tremble, but her reaction was not as big as Ron's.

"But why did Black want to question Peter Pettigrew in the first place, and instead of running away after that, he would be captured by the Ministry of Magic and taken to Azkaban to take the blame?" This was something Hermione couldn't understand.

"Because it was Black who suggested that Peter Pettigrew be the secret keeper of Harry's parents. After they were killed by Voldemort, Black fell into self-blame. On the one hand, he wanted to atone for their deaths, and on the other hand, he was waiting for an opportunity.

, lure Peter Pettigrew out and capture him, after all, he is the safest in Azkaban."

"But it's too late to say anything now." Hermione's eyes were a little sad, "Scabbers is dead, if Black is really innocent."

"Black is innocent. He is Harry's parents' best friend and Harry's godfather. How could he betray his brother? To do so would be a disgrace to his ancient family name."

"Moreover, Banban is not dead. This guy is shrewd and may be hiding somewhere now to implement his plan that he thinks is perfect." Lewis said coldly.