Hogwarts: I am Voldemort

Chapter 264 Dumbledore’s change of face

Apparition is not allowed in Hogwarts, so little Barty had to go through Hogsmeade Village.

He first arrived there by Apparating, but instead of walking along the main road to Hogwarts, he chose a secret passage.

When he came out of the Whomping Willow and dodged the whip-like branches and approached the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid saw him from a distance.

"Lupin?"

Hagrid shouted in surprise.

"It's me, Hagrid, I was invited by the principal..."

Lupine spoke shyly, but before he could finish his words, Hagrid ran over and gave him a big hug.

"The principal mentioned to me, Lupin, I didn't expect you to actually come, which is great."

Hagrid hugged him excitedly and continued, "I will also become a professor next year, Lupin, and we will become professors at Hogwarts together."

Lupine broke away from the other party's arms and congratulated the other party with a smile, but he looked a little surprised.

"Kettleburn is retiring and Dumbledore has decided to hire me." Hagrid whispered to him.

Lupine suddenly understood, and immediately said: "You are indeed qualified, Hagrid, and you can do it well."

Hagrid was embarrassed by the praise, scratched his messy hair, and chuckled.

"I want to see the principal, Hagrid, can you take me there?" Lu Ping asked with a smile, "I came too unexpectedly and didn't notify you in advance, so..."

"No problem, Lupin, follow me." Hagrid waved his hand and led him towards the castle.

Along the way, the students looked curiously at Lupine, who was carrying his suitcase. Hagrid didn't care about them at all and just kept chatting with Lupine about the past.

Lupine responded word by word, his eyes reflecting both the memories of the past life in the castle and the happiness of being able to return here.

Hagrid could see all the complicated emotions.

"I really didn't expect you to come right here."

When Hagrid took him to the principal's office, Dumbledore was more surprised than surprised and said, "But I welcome you, Remus, you have already decided, right?"

Just as Lupine was about to speak, he was overtaken by an even more excited Hagrid.

"He likes it here, I can tell, principal, he will stay."

Hagrid said, looking at Lupine and giving him an "I understand you" look.

Lupine glanced at him gratefully, then looked at Dumbledore and said: "Yes, I want to try it, but if it doesn't work well..."

"You will definitely do well." Dumbledore interrupted him, looked at his luggage again, and asked doubtfully, "Are you planning to live on campus immediately?"

"No."

Lu Ping immediately shook his head and said: "I want to stay in the Leaky Cauldron for a while and study the content of the subsequent lectures."

"Wise decision, Remus, the school will provide you with funds for this." Dumbledore said with joy.

Then he took out the appointment letter and prepared for Lu Ping to sign it immediately.

"I'm afraid not, principal. You know, the teacher is still there."

There was restrained excitement in Lu Ping's eyes. It was obvious that he was happy about this, but he did not lose his mind.

Dumbledore suddenly patted his head and said, "I'm anxious. I really should wait. Remus, thank you for the reminder."

Lupine smiled, and when Dumbledore was about to take back the letter of appointment, he stretched out his hand and said, "Headmaster, can you give it to me first?"

"Of course." Dumbledore handed the unsigned letter of appointment into his hands without hesitation, "You must be impatient, right?"

Lupine nodded, looking serious and excited as he put the letter of appointment into his arms.

He was indeed excited, because he had to take out this letter of appointment and have it signed by the real Lu Ping, and signing on behalf of him would not be effective.

This was also the reason why he chose to come here in advance after discussing with Voldemort.

"I will sign at the Leaky Cauldron as soon as the semester ends, principal." Lu Ping patted his chest and said with true feelings.

"This is what I want to see most." Dumbledore said, taking out a pocket from the drawer, "This is the cost of your preliminary research project, Remus, you must accept it."

There was hesitation in Lupine's eyes. He wanted to say something several times, but in the end he held back.

"Take it, Lupin, I also received the fee for this class and so on." Hagrid said from the side.

Lupine looked at him doubtfully, and Hagrid immediately blushed and scratched his head.

This made Lupine see that he was lying, but Lupine still looked at the other person gratefully.

"I'll make it worth my while, Headmaster."

He stood up, took the bag, and said something quickly.

Dumbledore noticed that the child's eyes were red, and he quickly looked away to avoid embarrassment.

"You have always been my pride, Remus. I couldn't do more for children like you because I didn't do well enough." Dumbledore said emotionally.

"Don't say that, principal, you have already done a good job."

After Lu Ping finished speaking, he waved his hand and touched the box aside, as if he didn't want to discuss this issue in depth.

Dumbledore also stood up immediately, indicating that the exchange was over.

He could understand the child in front of him avoiding this issue, because he knew that this child was too strong.

After Lupine left school, he made several attempts to help him.

If it's a job, the other person is willing to accept it, but if it's money, he never accepts it.

This time I was accepted because the other party needed to buy some books to study teaching methods, otherwise I would definitely be rejected again.

"Go to the Great Hall to have a meal before leaving, Remus, I know you miss it there." Dumbledore said as he escorted him out of the office and followed him all the way.

"I must refuse, Headmaster."

Dumbledore was surprised by Lupine's words, but he then explained why, "I cannot make the current professor look bad, Headmaster."

A look of surprise appeared on Dumbledore's face, and he immediately said: "Indeed, I forgot to consider that person's feelings. I have to say, Remus, you are more calm."

Lupine smiled and glanced at the students passing by.

"Aren't you going to see the child?" Dumbledore asked again.

Lu Ping paused in his steps and showed a hesitant expression on his face.

"He has no classes at this time. Snape is teaching him magic." Dumbledore said again.

"Snape?"

Lupine asked in surprise, looking at Dumbledore with disbelief.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded, "Snape taught me very well."

Lupine's eyes instantly became complicated. He hesitated for a moment, shook his head and rejected the idea of seeing the child.

"I can teach him instead of Snape next year, right, Headmaster?"

Lupine suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart and looked at Dumbledore pleadingly.

Dumbledore looked at Lupin, smiled and nodded.

And just when Lupine was about to express his gratitude, Dumbledore's smiling face suddenly turned cold.