310 Encounter
Callan had no intention of keeping Remus Lupin's werewolf identity a secret forever, and had no interest in repeating James' rescue of Snape.Who knows if there will be any accidents, causing Snape to really turn into a werewolf, or even be bitten to death by Remus.
Once that happens - that's really bad.
So he simply took the initiative to reveal the secret, even before Snape noticed it.
Of course, he still had no intention of making Remus a research target, but Snape didn't think so.
"This is a ready-made werewolf." He said sullenly, with a completely malicious look: "And we all know that he will transform in the Shrieking Shack. It is easier to subdue him than to subdue an adult werewolf. Easier."
The threat level of Remus in his heart was rising steadily, almost approaching that of James and Sirius, and the reason why he agreed to help Callan was to be able to control Remus in time. Werewolf, it's best to teach Lily how to control it.
"Let's forget it." Karan explained helplessly: "Human transformation is the most dangerous branch, and Professor Leal is still in the school. He is Remus's father. Once caught, he will never They will let us go.”
Snape heard Callan's reluctance. He did not continue to persuade him, but asked: "What happened to Regulus? Why didn't he tell him about it?"
Karan waved his wand impatiently, and the light ball swayed on the tip of the wand: "How do I know what he thinks? I don't have a brother who was assigned to Gryffindor, and I didn't expect it at the time. I met him, it was just a favor."
Snape's eyes narrowed slightly: "The relationship between Regulus and Sirius seems to have eased a lot recently. I occasionally see them meeting and staying together... This is not good. "
Karan stared at him with strange eyes: "What's not good? You have to take care of this kind of thing? I really didn't know you hated Sirius so much."
Snape mocked ruthlessly: "Do you like them? Do you like guys who are dedicated to causing trouble and love to show off? Speaking of which, in terms of causing trouble, you are quite similar to them, and you are better than them. They’re much better.”
Karan rolled his eyes back at him, not bothering to explain.
Snape continued: "I just thought that maybe we could win Regulus to our side. He is one of the very few people who would not regard me as a traitor, and he was also attacked by a mysterious man - besides, his He is also very talented in magic, and he also knows Remus’ identity as a werewolf..."
The topic went round and round, and finally came back to Remus. Snape's meaning was self-evident - Regulus could also be seen as an insurance to protect Lily.
He finally murmured in a low voice: "Maybe I should join you. I remember that some potions can also work on werewolves."
Wolfsbane potion?
Karan immediately thought of this potion. After a moment of silence, he simply told the effect of the Wolfsbane potion to see if it could arouse Snape's curiosity and inspiration.
"Can't you suppress the transformation? Just make the werewolves stay sane and force them to sleep after transformation? So that they don't hurt themselves anymore?" Snape snorted coldly: "I'm not interested in this kind of potion. At least it has to make it possible. The werewolf can be restored to its original shape, or simply unable to transform, or even a medicine that amplifies the damage to the werewolf can be used."
Although he said this, Snape did not speak again during the rest of the journey, but remained unusually silent.
Karan could also hear him murmuring the names of ingredients such as "sleepy beans", which is one of the raw materials for preparing the living hell potion and has a strong hypnotic effect.
Callan smiled silently and did not interrupt Snape's thoughts.
In silence, the two finally left the deep secret passage and appeared in Hogsmeade.
Karan immediately took out his invisibility cloak. He didn't want the surrounding residents to discover that he was here in the middle of the night, and Snape also didn't want this to happen.
"Where are you going now?"
Under the invisibility cloak, Snape asked Karan. He involuntarily clenched the wand in his hand, feeling a little nervous about what might happen in a while.
"Calm down, Snape." Karan comforted in a low voice: "Don't worry, we have to be careful before going, so as not to be met by the Aurors in the village."
It turned out that Karan's worries were absolutely useful. As soon as they walked to the street full of shops, they met Ted and Andromeda who were patrolling from a distance. After waiting in silence for a while, they returned to the street. Inside the Three Broomsticks pub.
"Let's go first." Karan said: "It seems that we have to hurry up - before their next patrol."
Snape nodded. He stared at the door of the bar and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Is Professor Meadows also in the village? Where is she now? Will she find us?"
Snape was still thinking about those weird black magic marks, but he didn't dare to contact Professor Meadows, so he had to ask Karan.
But Karan just shook his head.
He didn't plan to ask Meadows for help because he wasn't sure if Meadows knew about the werewolf in Professor Kettleburn's house, and he didn't know if she would stop him.
Even in Karan's own opinion, the risk of taking the initiative to contact an unknown werewolf is still too great. This crazy idea is tantamount to a suicide attempt.
The two of them walked quietly, and there were very few people on the streets at night. The werewolf riots still affected the atmosphere of the village to some extent, and many shops even closed early.
Snape stared at the Gobstone shop he just passed by. Under his instructions, this place also closed early.
But he had no intention of disturbing Mrs. Prince. After all, there was no way for his mother to know what he was going to do next. It was too shocking.
Karan was looking in the direction of the Pig Head Bar. He saw from a distance that the lights on the second floor had been turned off, and he didn't find the younger shadow anymore.
Ariana…
Could that person be Ariana?
Karan has never been able to determine this fact. He has never figured out what method he needs to use to allow Ariana to survive smoothly.
Or maybe she was dead but came back to life.
This idea is too terrifying, because in Karan's knowledge, magic cannot do this.
"Let's go get the package first."
After staring for a while, Karan whispered: "Then we will explore the situation inside Professor Kettleburn's house."
"Let's see if we can get to the werewolf."
At this moment, in the cellar of Honeydukes store, a trap door was quietly pushed open, revealing a pair of careful eyes.
"nobody."
James urged in a low voice: "Hurry, all of you, come up quickly."
He opened the trap door first, and then skillfully hid behind a large crate. Then he lifted a corner of his clothes and quickly hid the three people who came out one after another.
"What do we do now?" Remus couldn't help but ask after waiting silently for a while.
"Wait a minute," James explained in a low voice: "The door to the cellar leads to the back of the counter. We can't go out like this. The door panel that opens automatically is too conspicuous and will be discovered by the boss."
"Just wait a little longer. They will replenish the shelves before closing and won't leave the work until the next day. This is what I discovered when I sneaked in the first few times."
In this regard, Remus had no idea what to say. James and Sirius spent a lot of effort on such sneaky things, but this always made Remus feel inexplicable. Something is wrong, it seems that they are not here to go to school, and the good grades they get in the exams are just casual, and violating school rules is the reason why they are willing to come to Hogwarts.
"Don't talk." As soon as he saw Remus's strange expression, Sirius stopped him in advance: "Don't lecture. Although your grades are better than mine and James, how can you not be found to have violated school rules? That’s what we’re really good at, you just have to be obedient.”
Remus was silent for a moment, and finally nodded with his mouth twitching.
Time passed by, and just when Remus felt more and more that he might as well take the road to the Shrieking Shack, the cellar door was finally opened.
"Let's see - we need jelly slugs, cockroach piles, pineapple preserves, and a big bucket of Bibi's All-Flavour Beans..."
A woman's voice gradually came, and then a pair of feet walked down the stairs. The man walked to the box on the opposite wall. James took the opportunity to make a quick gesture, and the four of them quickly and cautiously walked up the stairs. Remus's nervous heart skipped a beat. About to jump out.
Honeydukes seemed empty. There were not many customers at night. The hostess was accepting inquiries from customers. The four people under the invisibility cloak walked past the counter in small steps and quickly walked out of the store while another customer was leaving.
"call--"
It wasn't until they were farther away that Remus finally dared to exhale loudly. James and Sirius exchanged fists excitedly, and Peter almost collapsed to the ground.
"I really don't understand," Remus couldn't help but ask, "Why do you have to choose this secret path? The Whomping Willow can't do anything to us anymore. Isn't that path safer? At least you don't have to be so worried. Worried about being discovered by others.”
"What's the point of that?" James said nonchalantly: "Adventures should be more exciting, and compared to the Shrieking Shack, this is only the second secret passage, and there will be more Article [-], Article [-]...One day, we will go through all the secret passages in the castle."
"Don't say you don't want to participate?" James finally asked, extending a fist.
Remus hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly touched him: "But we'd better..."
"Okay, okay!" Sirius seemed to be always wary of Remus. He interrupted in time: "Let's go quickly. When you go back, you can take the secret passage of the Shrieking Shack as you wish. Honeydukes is closed and you can’t leave even if you want to.”
At Sirius's urging, the four people under the invisibility cloak gradually walked towards Professor Kettleburn's house.
On the other side, Snape and Callan finally picked up the package. They closed the door, put on the invisibility cloak again, and walked cautiously on the secluded streets to avoid accidentally bumping into the patrolling Aurors.
They all held their wands tightly in their hands, but this time they seemed much more relaxed. Every time they met anyone along the way, they soon saw familiar houses in the distance.
Perhaps due to the distance, they did not hear any sound coming from inside, nor was there any light. The whole house seemed quiet and uninhabited.
"Go a little deeper." Karan, who was hiding at the corner of the street, whispered. Snape nodded silently, took a deep breath, and then quickly followed Karan's pace.
The moon with a gap bloomed with silver brilliance in the dark night. There was silence everywhere, and there was no sound except the slight footsteps of the two people.
The two walked quietly towards the house. Karan did not go in the direction of the main entrance, but followed the path he took last time, and finally stopped under the window on the side of the house again.
Karan stretched out and secretly looked out the window.
This time the window was no longer blocked by the curtains, but it was just pitch black inside and nothing could be seen clearly.
Under Snape's surprised gaze, Karan quietly extended the ash wand out of the invisibility cloak, pointed at the window and whispered: "Open the Alaho hole."
A glimmer of light flashed, and the latch of the window immediately clicked. Snape even thought that the sound spread throughout the village.
"This opportunity is rare." Karan pushed the window upward and whispered in a low voice: "There is no one in the house, and there are no Aurors patrolling outside. It may take a long time to find such an opportunity again."
"What a madman." Snape mocked in a low voice, but he still obediently got in through the window, and then carefully relocked the window to avoid being discovered by passers-by.
Karan smiled indifferently. He looked around through the dim moonlight and found that Professor Kettleburn's house was much better than he had imagined, at least much more exquisite than Hagrid's cabin.
"What to do next?" Snape asked nervously.
Karan looked around and saw that the place they were in now was the living room, and it was obvious that the werewolf was not hidden here.
"We can only search from room to room." Karan said helplessly.
But at this moment, Karan suddenly caught a glimpse of a glimmer of light, and then heard a familiar clicking sound.
The window that had just been closed was opened again.
"I'll come first."
James' faintly excited words came from outside the window. He left the invisibility cloak to the three of them and quickly climbed into the window with his upper body.
Then he saw Callan and Snape standing side by side, facing the direction of the window, and happened to meet James' eyes.
There was a short silence, and none of the three people spoke.
After a few seconds, James silently retreated under the wall and got back into the invisibility cloak.
The three of them looked at him in confusion, but the expression on James' face was even more confused.
"Is this really Professor Kettleburn's house?"