Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

Sherlock couldn't help but shook his head after listening to his story.

"What a shameful betrayal."

At the same time, he frowned again, remembering what Lupine said before.

"You said that after they discovered that you were a werewolf, they learned a high-end transformation technique to accompany you?"

Lupine did not answer Sherlock's question immediately.

He silently looked up at the full moon hanging high in the dark night outside the shack, and remained silent for a long time.

After a while, he slowly spoke.

"I have always felt guilty about this matter, and I have even been hesitant to tell Dumbledore. Now that I have told you, even if Dumbledore is disappointed in me, I will tell the truth after tonight. Tell him the whole story."

Sherlock didn't make a sound. He looked like a listener, wanting to hear Lupine finish what he said.

"James, Sirius and Pettigrew specially learned the transformation technique "Animagus" in order to accompany me when I transformed into a werewolf. This magic can make wizards turn into animals. "Werewolves are only interested in attacking humans and have no intention of attacking animals."

"James and Sirius are very talented in magic. They both learned this magic alone, and Pettigrew also mastered the Animagus with the help of the two of them. After learning, They didn't report this to the Ministry of Magic, and they took me wandering around Hogsmeade as a werewolf."

"I was very young at the time, and I didn't even think about how dangerous it would be. Not just Snape's time, but I almost hurt others many times. But fortunately, I graduated from Hogwarts safely. ”

"Sirius knows Animagus, and it is very possible that he can sneak into Hogwarts through this, but I have never dared to tell Dumbledore about it. Telling him would be equivalent to telling him what I did when I was a student. If something like that happens, I’m afraid he’ll be disappointed in me!”

Lupine held his wolf head. He looked in pain, but there was a sense of release in his voice that he had said everything.

"The students in the castle all like me and think I am a good teacher, but I am too timid to tell the truth."

Sherlock didn't pay attention to Lupine's current mood, because Lupine's words reminded him of something. He stared closely at the werewolf opposite who was blaming himself, and asked quickly.

"Do you remember what animal Black's Animagus form turned into?"

"It's a black dog."

Hearing his answer, Sherlock suddenly stood up from the ground.

"A black, big dog?"

Lupine noticed something strange about Sherlock. He raised his head, as if he had guessed something, and looked at Sherlock blankly.

"Yes, he is very big, reaching the waist of an adult."

Sherlock hit his palm hard with his fist.

"It turns out to be him!"

"Have you already met him?" Lupine asked nervously.

"More than just seeing him, he did me a great favor!"

Sherlock didn't specify what he was doing to help. He was pacing back and forth in the Shrieking Shack, as if he was thinking about something.

"But it shouldn't be. Without you telling me, no one knew he was an Animagus. He sneaked into Hogwarts easily, and he got into the Gryffindor lounge twice. Why? Isn't it just lucky that Harry wasn't attacked even once?"

He muttered to himself, and Lupine heard him muttering to himself, but he didn't know why.

Sherlock suddenly stopped. He stared at Lupine and began to analyze bit by bit.

"The first time I met him was when Hogwarts had just started school. At that time, he must have just arrived in Hogsmeade and had not yet found the opportunity to sneak into Hogwarts. The second time was in Hogwarts. Gwarts, it was the evening of the first day of school, and he was still staying in Hogsmeade, which shows that he has not found the opportunity yet. "

"On Halloween day, I went to Hogsmeade again, but Black was no longer there. And that night, while the Halloween party was in progress, he violently sneaked into the Gryffindor common room, which meant that He made it to Hogwarts before Halloween."

"And the third time I saw him was when the dementors forced their way into the school Quidditch match. He was on the highest level of the Quidditch field. At that time, he probably thought there wouldn't be anything there. Someone happened to meet me!"

When he said this, he suddenly paused.

It was unusually quiet in the Shrieking Shack, so quiet that Lupine's heavy breathing could be heard clearly.

"This explains one thing." Sherlock said slowly.

Lupine stared at him and then asked.

"What does it mean?"

"From the first time he broke into the Gryffindor common room on Halloween, to when I met him during the Quidditch match, to the second time he broke into the Gryffindor common room a few days ago, during this period He hasn't left Hogwarts for so long!"

Lupine didn't quite agree with Sherlock's conclusion.

"It's impossible. I've used the Marauder's Map and I haven't seen his name in any area of ​​Hogwarts."

Sherlock stared into his eyes.

"Does the Marauder's Map really cover the entire scope of Hogwarts?"

Lupine said without hesitation: "Of course!"

"What about the Forbidden Forest?"

Lupine was stunned!

Yes.

The Forbidden Forest is very large. As one of the makers of the Marauder's Map, Lupine knew that they had recorded every corner of Hogwarts on it, all the secret passages, and all the exits.

But it was impossible to paint the Forbidden Forest on it, because the forest was too big!

If Black wants to find a hiding place in Hogwarts, then the Forbidden Forest is the best hiding place!

"Yes! He can hide in the Forbidden Forest!"

Lupine's wolfish face revealed a huge surprise. He now felt that Sherlock's former boss at the Auror Command was a complete idiot!

To be able to let such a talent out is definitely the biggest loss to the Ministry of Magic!

"We will go find Dumbledore tomorrow, tell him what happened, and then conduct a large search of the Forbidden Forest!" Lupine said excitedly.

Sherlock made no response to his proposal, but stared at Lupin with shining eyes.

"Maybe we can try it tonight."

Lupine was shocked by Sherlock's words.

"Tonight? Us?"

"Yes, tonight, us." He said firmly.

"But I still look like a werewolf..."

"What I want is your werewolf appearance." Sherlock looked at him and said, "In this state, are your hearing, smell, and vision much stronger than normal?"

Lu Ping said hesitantly: "...Yes, yes, but just the two of us, in such a big forbidden forest..."

"I know the chances are slim, but I can give it a try."

In the end Lupine was convinced by him.

The two of them passed through the tunnel of the Shrieking Shack and returned to the Whomping Willow. It was almost one o'clock in the morning, and except for the chirping of insects and birds coming from the Forbidden Forest, there was no other sound.

Sherlock and Lupine did not act separately, because even if they searched separately, it would be completely useless against such a large Forbidden Forest.

The two of them together could guarantee that if Blake was discovered, he would not be able to escape easily.

After entering the Forbidden Forest, they kept searching deeper. In the form of a werewolf, Lupine was undoubtedly one of the magical creatures at the top of the food chain in the magical world. The official danger rating of werewolves by the Ministry of Magic was xxxxx, along with fire dragons and basilisks. These creatures are level.

So they don't have to worry about being attacked by other magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest. With Lupin around, they all have to take a detour.

Sherlock and the others have been walking deeper for more than an hour, and have even reached the area that was once the Acromantula's territory and has now been burned to a white ground, and they still haven't seen the shadow of Black.

"No, it's just the two of us. It's hard to find a black dog in such a big place." Lu Ping shook his head. He felt that this trip was destined to be in vain.

Sherlock touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Perhaps we are looking in the wrong direction. We subconsciously believe that since Blake wants to hide in the Forbidden Forest, the deeper he hides, the safer he will feel."

"But in fact, it doesn't matter where he is hiding in the Forbidden Forest when he is in Animagus state, because no one knows his Animagus form except you. Even if someone sees him in this forest, he will be It’s just a black dog, so it wouldn’t be suspicious.”

"What's more, he must always pay attention to what's going on at Hogwarts. If he is hidden deep in the Forbidden Forest, it will not be conducive to his observation of the school."

"So we shouldn't search deep in the Forbidden Forest, but search the edge of the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts!"

Lupine was shocked by Sherlock's reasoning.

Wizards, especially wizards with pure blood, have always been naturally at a disadvantage in terms of logical reasoning ability.

Most magic requires strong emotions to be released, so basically as you learn magic for a long time, you will become more and more irrational.

But Sherlock behaves like an outlier among wizards at this time, combining all the clues to deduce a result that is infinitely close to the answer!

They immediately turned back and started searching again on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

But after searching for more than an hour, when the sky began to turn white, there was still no harvest.

Sherlock shook his head and sighed.

"It seems that we two can't be found now. Let's tell Dumbledore about this when we return to the castle, and let more people look for it."

Just as Sherlock finished speaking, Lu Ping suddenly pricked up his ears alertly.

"etc!"