A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 262 Coping
After coming out of the school hospital, Felix stood in front of the window of the castle corridor, and saw the little wizards coming back from the vacation from the distance. Even if he couldn't hear the sound, he could still imagine their excitement from their body movements. The way of talking.

"School starts tomorrow. I'd better ask Percy Weasley at the dinner party. It's eleven or two years. It's hard not to think about it at this time..." Felix said to himself: "And Dumbledore and Lupine's conversation, although the specific details are unknown, but one can judge one or two by looking at the principal's subsequent behavior."

"I seem to be stepping on a key node in a drama. Next, is it a mediocre ending, or a shocking reversal?"

"Felix—"

Professor McGonagall's voice came from the other side of the corridor, and she hurried, the hem of her robe fluttering behind her.

"My patron saint didn't find you..." She walked up to Felix, her chest heaving violently, and said quickly: "Dumbledore arranged a series of tasks, Hagrid and Snape went to the station to pick up the students, Free Wei went to modify the magic of the school wall, and there are still a few secret passages that need to be temporarily sealed... He himself wants to meet the leader of the centaur—"

Felix's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Did Headmaster Dumbledore mention the order about mice?"

"Oh," Professor McGonagall gave him a strange look: "Dumbledore said that you might know, so I don't have to keep it from you. But it's best not to spread the word—"

"I'm going to the school hospital and the common room to see if Weasley's mouse is still there, my God, I couldn't believe it when Dumbledore told me it could be a dark wizard's Animagus."

"Is there anything I can do, Minerva?"

"There are two secret passages directly connected to Hogsmeade in the castle, and I need your help to seal them..."

Later, in the staff lounge next to the auditorium, Felix saw Dumbledore again. He was talking closely with Professor McGonagall, and their faces were very serious.

"Percy Weasley told me it was 12 years..."

Besides McGonagall, he also saw Lupine whom he hadn't seen for a long time.He looked tired and looked even more tired.

Professor McGonagall was still reporting on the mission assigned by Dumbledore, "...Hagrid and Snape completed the mission very well, and there were no accidents in the middle. Flitwick still needs some time. As for the seven secret passages, four of them are very difficult. It has been sealed long ago, the other three secret passages, Whomping Willow, let me leave it alone, and the remaining two—” She looked at Felix.

Felix said: "The one-eyed witch statue on the fourth floor of the castle has been closed by magic, and the one behind the mirror on the fifth floor has collapsed."

After a brief pause, he couldn't help asking: "Dumbledore, I don't quite understand. Are you worried that Black will come in through the secret passage? Why don't we use this to set up traps?"

Dumbledore shook his head lightly, "The risk is too great. They are directly connected to the interior of the castle. I only left the Whomping Willow trail on the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Maybe I can find Black's trace."

He looked at the three people present, and said in a low voice: "I don't want too many people to know about the matter before it comes to light. Of you three, one is too deeply entangled with the past, one is my trusted deputy, and the other may have discovered There are clues..."

"I want to tell you: Sirius Black's betrayal of the Potters is doubtful, because Pettigrew Peter, who is suspected of being killed by him, may have been alive all the time, even as Ron Weasley's pet, the mouse Scabbers. Lived with the Weasleys for 12 full years."

McGonagall exclaimed, "Oh my God! Is it true? Albus, you told me you were a dark wizard..."

Lupine looked at Felix, his face was calm and calm, without showing the slightest surprise, just like what Dumbledore said - Felix Hemp is a very sharp person, this is what Slytherin nearly Most Outstanding Student of the Decade?

After half a semester, he had a certain understanding of this frighteningly young professor. When he first learned about Felix's performance in school, he almost dropped his jaw in shock.

This is much more exaggerated than what they did back then, including the duel that caused a sensation in the wizarding world. He also heard a more complete version. Since then, he has kept Felix at arm's length. One's own identity may be found out...

Dumbledore replied softly: "I'm not sure, Minerva. The two most important people, Black is still at large, and Scabbers is also missing, and he may even never return..."

Lupine interjected: "It's very unlikely, I know him, if the mouse is really Peter, he will wait and see from a place not far or near, where he thinks it is safe, until things develop in the way he expects." Show up."

Dumbledore nodded and said: "This is also the reason why I don't want to disclose the secret, except because there is no evidence, I actually expect Ron Weasley's pet to jump out by itself, which will save us a lot of time."

Professor McGonagall asked uneasily, "Albus, are we going to tell Potter them?"

"It's better not." Dumbledore rejected her proposal, "Minerva, for every one more person who knows the secret, the risk of leaking the news will increase tenfold. Besides, as long as Potter and the others show their feet a little, we may be killed." Never see that mouse again."

He paused, "And the worst possibility is that the rats will hurt them."

Felix suggested: "Perhaps we can disclose some of the information to Miss Granger. We can't keep an eye on them all the time. Based on what I know about these three students, they are likely to launch an investigation on their own."

Dumbledore showed a distressed expression: "This is indeed a question, Felix, you are familiar enough with Miss Granger, do you think she is up to the task?"

"I don't think so." Felix glanced at Lupine. "She's very good at finding out the truth and keeping secrets."

At the end of this short conversation, Lupine couldn't help but asked Dumbledore, "Can we inform the Ministry of Magic and ask them to show mercy when facing Sirius..."

"For what reason?" Dumbledore asked rhetorically, his blue eyes glowing in the dimness of the room.

"All of the above are based on assumptions, and are our guesses based on existing questions, but Black has always been the Potter couple's secret keeper, and you agree with this, Remus? I provided this to the Ministry of Magic back then. Crucial testimony, as far as I have been informed, he did not make any excuses during the private interrogation, so I am completely disappointed in him..."

"We have no evidence, and the Ministry of Magic will hardly accept your testimony based on a picture of an ordinary mouse, and once they know your identity—" Dumbledore said, "your words will be greatly discounted."

Lupine's expression darkened. If he wanted to testify, he would have to tell what happened back then. His identity as a werewolf was no exception, and the entire magic world knew the attitude of the Ministry of Magic towards werewolves.

"Remus, we've done the best we can."

The short meeting ended, and both Professor McGonagall and Lupine left, "Felix—" Dumbledore stopped him from behind, and Felix looked at the principal suspiciously.

"If you catch Black - I have no doubts about it, I want you to keep him under control and keep him out of the way of others, especially Severus and the Ministry."

"Ministry of Magic I understand, but Professor Snape—"

"The misunderstanding between them is too deep, and I'm worried that Severus will do something irrational." Dumbledore showed a tired look for the first time, "I have to think more, Felix. "

"...I promise you, principal."

Felix turned and left the staff room. The lively noise in the auditorium formed a wave of sound, and everyone chatted loudly and excitedly. He saw Fred and George knocking goblets and empty plates with knives and forks. , making a crisp sound.

……

The banquet ended with laughter and laughter. Felix returned to his office, reviewed what happened today in his mind, and found that the key to the whole thing was actually Sirius Black and the mouse. The truth will be revealed to the world.

He shook his head, thinking about teaching in the new semester. The magic of the thinking cabin has undergone earth-shaking changes, which gave him a good idea.

"Try it in the ancient magic text class in the seventh grade. The world of thinking is really getting more and more wonderful. What it will become in the end, even I can't predict it."

(End of this chapter)