300 Professor Kettleburn and the Werewolf (6k)

300 Professor Kettleburn and the Werewolf (6k)

Just when the atmosphere was getting worse, several people suddenly came down from the stairs of the bar. The leader of the tall Auror was Kingsley, and Ted and Andromeda were following behind him.

"Why are you here?"

Andromeda asked as soon as she came up. She stared at Sirius suspiciously, but when facing the nervous Regulus, her expression became much more cordial.

She still knew who was the most trouble-maker among the two brothers.

"Breaking school rules and sneaking into Hogsmeade, and even trying to fight?"

Andromeda continued to question.

After her interruption, Sirius and Snape could no longer fight, but they still stared at each other closely, as if they had no intention of letting each other go.

"It's time to go, Andromeda."

At this time, Ted whispered something to the side. When he saw Karan looking towards him, Ted quickly stopped talking and showed a kind smile to Karan, but he didn't seem to intend to be here. Say too many secret things.

"Go back to school quickly and take Regulus with you!"

After giving her final instructions to her two cousins, Andromeda left in a hurry with Ted. Kingsley was waiting for them outside the bar.

The three of them seemed to have important tasks to do, and their steps looked a little hurried.

Sirius looked at their backs through the window, and when he turned his head again, he found that Callan was also looking in the same direction.

"let's go!"

Sirius suddenly gave up his plan to continue the confrontation with Snape. He picked up Regulus, who had not had enough butterbeer, and took him out of the bar without any explanation.

"Count him acquainted."

Snape said contemptuously, thinking that this was just Sirius's escape.

But in the next second, he was suddenly pulled up by Karan.

"Let's go too!"

Before Snape could recover, he had already walked from the warm bar to the cold street, even holding on to the glass of wine in his hand, without leaking a drop of butterbeer.

"Continue drinking when you have time, and return the cup after a while."

Karan took the wine glass away, cleverly cast a transformation spell, blocked the mouth of the glass, and then miraculously stuffed it into his small pocket.

"What are we going to do?" After staring blankly at Kahlan's series of operations, Snape asked in confusion: "Or are you planning to deal with Black outside to avoid causing trouble in the store?"

He took Karan's actions as unwilling stalking, and at the same time raised his wand again with slightly narrowed eyes, intending to join the battle together.

But then the hand he just raised was pressed down hard by Karan.

"How is that possible?" Karan looked back and forth at the empty street, then found a hidden location. The invisibility cloak floated out of his pocket and was draped on the two of them.

"I'm not in the mood to cause trouble with Sirius right now - did you just see the expressions on Ted and Andromeda's faces?"

Snape frowned and shook his head. At that time, all his thoughts were on how to teach Sirius a lesson, and he had no time to see other people.

"Their expressions are very solemn," Karan explained patiently: "There are not many reasons that can make them solemn. Don't forget why they came to Hogsmeade Village."

Snape understood immediately.

"Werewolf!" he said, "Is it because they found a werewolf in the village?"

"It's very possible." Karan urged: "Quickly, we have to keep up with Ted and the others. At the same time, we have to be careful not to accidentally bump into another invisibility cloak."

Karan had already guessed how Sirius and Regulus sneaked out of the campus. The possibility of secret passages was very small, because they were not very dirty, but the environment of all secret passages was not much better.

Then it could only be James' invisibility cloak.

Nowadays, there are no Dementors stationed at the gate of Hogwarts School. As long as they put on the invisibility cloak, they can leave the school without worrying about being discovered by others.

And judging from the look in Sirius's eyes just now, it was obvious that he had the same plan as Karan.

Sirius is a restless guy by nature, not to mention that he also has a werewolf roommate-Lupin, so he has no reason to let go of this opportunity to find traces of werewolves.

Under the invisibility cloak, Kahlan and Snape followed Ted and the others far behind. They moved very carefully, but they still couldn't avoid leaving footprints on the snow.

Moreover, the two of them could clearly see that a series of footprints appeared inexplicably on the snow not far in front of them.

Regulus and Sirius had discovered this a long time ago, and they both knew that Callan had an invisibility cloak, but Sirius thought it was left by Steve to Callan, and only Regulus had seen it with his own eyes. Callan's invisibility cloak - during the experience of hiding from several people in the Shrieking Shack that day, Sirius and the others did not know that there were two other people present at that time.

Regulus followed Sirius closely. He quietly lifted a corner of the invisibility cloak and said hello to the back, as if to confirm the identity of the other party.

Karan was quick to respond.

"What are you doing?"

At the same time, in different places, Sirius and Snape asked the people around them.

Regulus immediately pretended to be calm and lied: "It's nothing, I just accidentally got caught on the clothes."

Karan replied calmly: "Nothing, just to confirm that the people in front are indeed Regulus and Sirius."

Sirius and Snape had completely different reactions to their answers.

Sirius could tell at a glance that his brother was lying. Regulus had always listened to his parents, and his experience in lying was far less than that of Sirius.

He glanced back suspiciously, and happened to see Karan's hand that had just been retracted.

"It's actually those two guys."

With his quick mind, he immediately guessed the reason. He looked at Regulus dissatisfied: "I took you out to play secretly because you were just discharged from the hospital, instead of letting you cause trouble with me. .”

"and also......"

After a pause, Sirius' tone became more dissatisfied.

"Remember to stay away from those two guys! Whether it's Snape or Sangster!"

Regulus nodded dullly. This time, even people who were not familiar with him could clearly see that he was lying.

Sirius frowned. Now he didn't show any of his usual elegant temperament, but instead looked a little irritable.

This is particularly rare with him.

Regulus realized what was strange about Sirius, he raised his head and looked at Sirius.

Similar faces looked at each other, and for a moment, no one spoke.

"What's the matter with you?"

Sirius seemed to be talking to himself. He did not expect Regulus to answer, but took out a mirror.

In the mirror, James was playing with the two cats out of boredom. When he saw Sirius's face, he quickly picked up the double-sided mirror.

"Maybe something will be gained this time." Sirius whispered.

He glanced at Regulus, then spoke in a lower voice.

“Hard rewards related to our furry friend.”

Regulus looked at Sirius's deliberate avoidance of him and pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.

He already knew who his furry friend was.

Remus Lupin, a werewolf student at Hogwarts.

On the other side, Snape asked Karan suspiciously: "When did your relationship with Regulus become so good? He is a Slytherin, the trash can in your mouth."

"And you're still a Hufflepuff."

Callan looked at Snape with a smile.

"I've known for a long time that everyone is saying that Hufflepuff is a bunch of losers."

He directly stated the prejudices in Hogwarts, and then asked regardless of the strange look on Snape's face: "Then do you think I am also a loser?"

Snape snorted as if he had heard a joke.

"Hufflepuff's loser?"

He said sarcastically: "Based on the Acromantula incident, I think you should be assigned to Azkaban."

"That's it." Karan didn't realize he was being ridiculed at all."Slytherin is a trash can, that's true," he said.

While Snape's expression became strange, Callan stared at him, thinking of those wizards who, even though they were born in Slytherin, ultimately chose to resist Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

"But Slytherin also has people who collect garbage."

He finally said.

The three Kingsleys in the distance were still walking quickly in the street. They didn't look like they were on patrol, not even on a normal patrol.

Gradually, Karan suddenly felt that the path they walked was somewhat familiar, and Snape also frowned in confusion.

"Could it be... again?"

Before he could finish his words, Kingsley and the other three suddenly stopped in front of a house.

This is Professor Kettleburn's house.

"Sure!" Snape said suddenly.

He was all too familiar with this scene before him. During the holidays last semester, the Prewett brothers went to Professor Kettleburn's home.

It was also at that time that Voldemort became Professor Kettleburn, the Death Eater Dolohov became Fabian, Gideon was controlled by the Imperius Curse, and Qiqi, who had not yet died, noticed something strange and provoked Big trouble.

Even though there was one more Kingsley than the Prewett brothers, Snape couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, fearing that what happened in the first half of the semester would happen again.

Karan also felt uncomfortable inside, but he was even more surprised by the purpose of the Kingsleys and the three coming here: perhaps it had something to do with werewolves.

Has Voldemort still not given up his plan to persecute Professor Kettleburn?Even sending werewolves to attack him?

At this time, Kingsley had already walked to the door, with Ted and Andromeda standing behind him.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, and the sound carried far away in the wind and snow.

Under the gaze of three people and two invisibility cloaks, Professor Kettleburn's door slowly opened.

But the person standing at the door was not Professor Kettleburn himself.

It's Albus Dumbledore!

Callan couldn't see clearly the expression on Dumbledore's face at this time, and he probably didn't see them hidden in the wind and snow.

After nodding towards Kingsley, Dumbledore led the three of them into the house.

"Fortunately it's Dumbledore." Snape breathed a sigh of relief: "With the principal here, things like that in the first half of the semester will definitely not happen again."

Callan nodded in agreement, and then said to himself doubtfully: "But why did Dumbledore appear here? And what are Kingsley and the others doing here?"

"Maybe it has something to do with werewolves. The principal discussed with the Aurors about protecting the school and the village together." Snape said in an uncertain tone: "As for why this location was chosen, and Professor Kettle... "

The two looked at each other silently, neither of them could figure out why.

At this time, they suddenly heard a quarrel coming from ahead.

"What on earth are you trying to do? That's the principal, we will definitely be discovered!"

"You don't understand, you don't understand..."

After a while, Regulus suddenly appeared outside the invisibility cloak. He looked in the direction of the door in confusion.

After Karan saw this, he secretly stretched out a hand and called him over.

"Sirius is going to eavesdrop on those people's conversation."

As soon as he got into Karan's invisibility cloak, Regulus said directly: "I didn't agree, and then he kicked me out. As expected, he is still so reckless and impulsive."

Snape raised the corners of his mouth contemptuously. He stared closely at Professor Kettleburn's house, hoping that Sirius would be caught quickly.

However, Karan suddenly said: "We will go there too."

Facing the surprised two people, he continued to explain: "Don't worry, we don't need to go in. We just walk around outside the house. If we don't gain anything, we will come back directly."

Snape was stunned. He suddenly thought of Kiki who had gone crazy in this house.

"Do you want to know what dangerous magical animals are in that house?" He asked: "Is the principal here to solve this kind of thing? Just like the time before the start of school?"

"It's very possible." Karan nodded and said: "If there is a mysterious basement in Professor Kettleburn's house, Qiqi will definitely not be the only magical animal."

"In this way, even if we are close to the house, we may be able to hear some roars, and at the same time we can also know whether they are here for the werewolves."

Although Regulus couldn't understand what they were talking about, he could still agree if it was just a circle outside the house.

The most important thing is that Karan is there too.

He had seen Karan's true ability and knew that he could not make a mistake in such a matter.

Although Snape also agreed to Kahlan's proposal, he still couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when he saw Regulus nodding in agreement.

Regulus, who rejected Sirius, actually agreed to Karan's opinion so smoothly?

I really don’t know who his real brother is.

Now was not the time to think too much, the three of them hid in the invisibility cloak and quietly approached Professor Kettleburn's house.

The house looked very old. Professor Kettleburn was unmarried and had no children. Like Hagrid, he regarded the magical beasts as his own family and didn't care about comfort. question.

For example, Hagrid never cared about gold galleons. Although his wooden house was small and shabby, there were many high-value items in it, such as unicorn tail hair and herbs used by centaurs for divination. , and even Karan saw an Acromantula egg with his own eyes. This is a Class A prohibited trade item. Fortunately, the egg disappeared within a few days. It was probably successfully hatched. Now the egg inside I don't know which forest the spider is staying in.

As they approached, they noticed that Sirius, who was going alone, was not that stupid. His footprints did not appear at the door. They probably knew that the sudden opening of the door would definitely attract the attention of everyone in the room, so Not only would he not be able to eavesdrop on anything, but he would definitely be discovered.

But Sirius's actions were still bolder than theirs. He even walked in circles close to the house, and from time to time he would lean against the wall outside the house, as if eavesdropping in this way - this was The Karans could see it through the falling snow.

The two sides inevitably met, but under the invisibility cloak, they could not see the expressions on each other's faces. Sirius must have been full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards Regulus after noticing the three pairs of footprints.

This is not a place suitable for awkwardness and conflict - the place where the two parties meet is the window on the first floor, and the curtains block the scene inside, making people unable to see what is happening inside.

But even while standing outside, they could hear the sounds of whispered conversations going on inside the house.

It's just that neither party can hear clearly what the people inside are saying. In the sound of the biting cold wind, it is difficult for them to distinguish who is talking.

But it didn't take long for a strange voice to attract all their attention. Both parties fell silent and remained motionless, hoping that this voice would appear again.

They were not disappointed.

When this special voice appeared again, everyone could clearly hear the loud roar.

It was a roar between a wizard and a werewolf.

After confirming this, Karan took the two of them away with a serious face to avoid being discovered by people in the house.

Surprisingly, Sirius didn't stay long, and his footprints kept following them.

They gradually moved away from the house completely and hid in a hidden corner of the street.

Snape finally said with a gloomy face: "They actually caught the werewolf, and the werewolf even appeared in Professor Kettleburn's house!"

Despite Meadows' previous instructions and warnings, Snape never imagined that those werewolves could be so capable and actually sneak in under the noses of the Aurors.

And they attacked Professor Kettleburn - the person related to the Chamber of Secrets incident, and the professor Voldemort disguised himself in the first half of the semester!

What's more important is that it's not just the professor who is related to the secret room, but also their students!

"Is this the purpose of the mysterious man?" Snape said with a livid face: "Use werewolves to eradicate everyone in his failed plan?"

"But..." Regulus said suddenly, he raised his head and glanced at the sky: "It's still daytime, and it's not a full moon tonight. It's impossible for a werewolf to transform at this time."

Karan thought carefully for a while, then shook his head and said, "So what we heard was not a real wolf roar. There are some extreme werewolves. Even if they return to human form, they will retain their original werewolf habits."

Fenrir Greyback is such an extreme werewolf, even the most extreme one: he bites people even on days when the moon is not full, and he still retains the eating habits of beasts.

After seeing the werewolf that little Lupine turned into, Regulus couldn't help but turn pale when he thought of an even more terrifying adult werewolf in that house.

At this time, Sirius suddenly appeared. He was holding a double-sided mirror in his pocket and staring solemnly at the deserted alley.

"You don't have to go back to school, right?"

After receiving a positive answer, Regulus stepped out of the invisibility cloak helplessly. He followed Sirius and silently walked towards Hogwarts Castle.

Snape had long lost his mood to pay attention to Sirius, and Callan also watched them leave, but it didn't take long before his eyes drifted towards the direction of Professor Kettleburn's house.

"Werewolf..." he murmured softly.

On the other side, James's invisibility cloak was draped over Regulus and Sirius. The two walked silently, and no one spoke for a while.

After a long moment of silence, Sirius suddenly asked: "How did you know Sangster? When did you start?"

This was what he had always wondered about.

Sirius knew the character of Regulus very well. He was a child who only listened to his parents, which meant that he was no different from other Blacks - he believed in the concept of eternal purity and was also a pure-blood himself. Supremacist.

"That was an accident." Regulus said vaguely: "And everyone knows that he escaped from a mysterious man. It is said that he also killed many basilisks. I was attacked by a mysterious man again, so I was there." I stayed in the school hospital for such a long time..."

"So you plan to get close to him?" Sirius asked mockingly: "Because you think he is more powerful than the mysterious man? More worthy of your following?"

Regulus frowned, his eyes dark and unclear.

"Perhaps the parents' ideas are wrong." He suddenly said: "They have not really seen the mysterious man with their own eyes, and they may only believe his lies."

"Only I have seen his true face..."

His face suddenly turned pale.

Sirius did not interrupt. This was an experience Regulus had never told about - as the only wizard who was attacked by a mysterious man, he was the only one who had actually faced Voldemort head-on.

"I just caught a glimpse," Regulus whispered, and his body began to tremble unconsciously: "I have never seen such a terrifying person. It made me want to scream in fear, but I couldn't. sound."

"He didn't hesitate."

"I could tell, I just happened to bump into him. But he still didn't hesitate."

"It seems that what he is facing is not a Slytherin student, nor a pureblood, nor even a wizard..."

"It's just trivial..."

"Nothing."

Regulus suddenly stopped where he was, he lowered his head and sobbed, and the terrible experience he had experienced resurfaced in front of his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, a palm suddenly pressed gently on his hair.

"Let's go."

Sirius said softly. He didn't mention Sangster again, but said:

"We'll have a lot of things to do when we get home for the next vacation."

"That pair of old stubborns are not so easily convinced."