Hogwarts Scholar System

Maple told Hermione what happened last night early the next morning, skipping the process of him abusing Hermione's pet cat.

"What, Sirius Black is innocent?" Hermione exclaimed.

"Keep your voice down." Although Maple took Hermione to a deserted place, he still reminded Hermione.

"I checked, and there is no Dark Mark on Sirius's arm. I think they can't remove the mark left by Voldemort himself, otherwise Malfoy and the others wouldn't have kept this mark that they can't hide to this day." Mei Poole said.

"Will Voldemort disappear before he can put the Dark Mark on Blake?" Hermione asked another question.

"I don't think so. If Sirius is really a traitor, then Voldemort will definitely brand him with the Dark Mark so that he can't look back and Voldemort can force him to tell him the news about Harry's parents as soon as possible." Maple analyzed.

Hermione nodded, and then said: "No wonder Peter Pettigrew left only one finger after the explosion. Although the spell in the explosion was powerful, the corpses of thirteen Muggles around him were left behind. It makes no sense for Peter Pettigrew Only one finger is left. And if the three fingers were not shattered, why were the rest of the body shattered so thoroughly that not even the scum was left. If everything was done by Peter Pettigrew and he cut off his own fingers and escaped, then It all makes sense.”

"Yes, it's a spell that can completely blow people into powder. Let's not say whether Black can do it, but since he can kill Peter Pettigrew without having to do that step, is there any need for him to waste his magic power? . Wouldn't it be more convenient to cast an Avada Kedavra? Moreover, making such a big fuss soon attracted personnel from the Ministry of Magic. If Black was really a crazy person, he would definitely not be able to do it when he met Fudge from the Ministry of Magic. He will be tied up. If Black's strength is really that terrifying, I'm afraid he wouldn't mind giving Fudge another spell to blow our current Minister of Magic and the team members who were with him at that time into pieces." Maple agreed. .

Hermione suddenly became angry again: "There are so many doubts about the matter. Why didn't the Ministry of Magic notice it at all and wrongly accused an innocent person for 12 years?"

"There are still so many Death Eaters in magic prisons. If the Ministry of Magic had been more careful, they wouldn't have discovered the Dark Mark on the Death Eaters' arms until now. If the Ministry of Magic really upheld justice, now Malfoy and the group of wizards who still believe in pure-blood supremacy and behave disgustingly towards Muggles after the Quidditch World Cup should be imprisoned in Azkaban.

A majestic magic prison is actually associated with monsters like dementors. Giving them a place to live will only allow such monsters to continue to multiply and increase in number.

And Hagrid, there are obvious differences in the injuries on the bodies of those killed by spiders and those killed by basilisks.When Myrtle's body was found, there were no signs of spider bites on her body, but no one looked into it carefully. If the chamber of secrets had not been opened again, Hagrid might have been unjustly accused. "

"Hagrid has been wronged for 50 years and will be wronged for the rest of his life." Hermione shuddered when she thought of this.

Maple found Hermione, originally asking her to help figure out how to tell Harry the truth, but as she talked, it turned into a denunciation meeting against the Ministry of Magic.

"I didn't expect there was an eavesdropper. What do you think I should do with you?" Maple suddenly narrowed his eyes and said viciously.

While Hermione was wondering, a beetle immediately flew out in a hurry after hearing this.

Maple smiled contemptuously, and the beetle's body was suddenly bounced back, as if it was equipped with an invisible barrier, and then a flying spell was cast.

"The beetles are coming!" Under Maple's magic, the beetles couldn't escape at all.

"Let me see who you are? The illusion is revealed!" Maple's wand emitted blue-white light, and the beetle hung in the air and struggled wildly.Then the beetle fell to the ground, and there was another blinding burst of white light, and then it was like a quick shot of a tree growing.First a head emerged from the white light, and then the body and limbs also changed.

"Rita Skeeter?" Hermione exclaimed in surprise.

"How long have you been flying here? You seem to have heard things you shouldn't know." Maple pointed her wand at Rita Skeeter and threatened.

Rita Skeeter, who had returned to her human form, looked embarrassed, with her hair and clothes messy. This was the first time that this reporter, who liked to make up rumors and create trouble, was so embarrassed. If the wizard she had reported on saw what she looked like now, It must be very satisfying.

Rita Skeeter looked at Maple with a wand pointed at her in horror, and begged: "Let me go, please let me go! What do you want, as long as you let me go and don't tell anyone else?" I will give you all my secrets, and I will tell you whoever’s secrets you want to know! Please!”

Unexpectedly, the desperate Rita Skeeter still had such a disgusting posture, which made Hermione extremely disgusted.

"Oh, tell me what news you have." Maple said.

. . .

"Forget what happened just now, forget everything you told us, and the things you heard from us that you shouldn't know." Maple pointed her wand at Rita Skeeter, preparing to cast a spell.

"What are you going to do?" Rita Skeeter looked horrified.

"Everything is forgotten!" After Maple used the Forgetting Curse, she immediately pulled the stunned Hermione away from here, leaving behind Rita Skeeter, who was a little confused after being hit by the Forgetting Curse.

The violent revelations made by Rita Skeeter refreshed her outlook on life. Hermione, who was pulled away by Maple, could not calm down for a long time.

They came to an empty classroom and cast ear-blocking spells on the windows and doors of the room so that no one outside could hear them.

"I really didn't expect that Ludo Bagman was also accused of participating in Death Eater activities." Hermione opened her mouth in surprise, "Maple, tell me, is he really innocent?"

"I don't know. His father's friend Luke Wood is a Death Eater. Whether he knew it or not, and whether his father was involved with Luke Wood, we don't know. But he is not an important role. , I have felt that his magic power is not very strong, and you can also deal with him." Maple said.

"No way?" Hermione had a look of disbelief on her face, seemingly even more surprised than she was when she learned that Ludo Bagman was accused of passing information to Voldemort's henchmen.

"Yes, you can indeed defeat him easily. And even Fudge, the Minister of Magic," Maple said with a contemptuous smile, "is no match for you."

"Is this true?" The expression on Hermione's face was even more shocked.

"After last year, after mastering magic more easily, I can already roughly feel the strength of wizard's magic. Professor Dumbledore gave me the feeling that it is as bottomless as the sea, Professor Moody, Snape The Professor, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick are all much more powerful than me.

Professor McGonagall gave me the richest and thickest feeling, but it was not as intense as Professor Snape. "

"This is probably because Professor McGonagall doesn't like fighting with others!" Hermione said.

"Yes, except for Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall has the richest magic accumulation. However, apart from being calm and thick, there is no aggressive momentum and almost no murderous intent." Maple said, if she changes her mind , her fighting ability may even be better than the real Moody.

"What makes me a little strange is," Maple said with a frown, "Professor Moody's magic power is not much stronger than Professor Snape. Is it because of his physical disability?"

"Where's Karkaroff?" Hermione asked.

"He seems to have become even more depraved after escaping," Maple smiled confidently, "I feel like he is no match for me."

"I didn't expect your magic to be so strong, and the gap between you and me has widened again." Hermione said with some sourness.

"I owe all this to Obscurus, and it's already amazing that you can reach where you are now without any external help. You are already the most powerful wizard among the students at Hogwarts."

"Voldemort's magic power may not be better than yours when he was in school," Maple explained when seeing Hermione's expression that she was joking. "I suspect that the reason why Voldemort's magic power is so powerful is not entirely due to his own talent. ."

"Is it a magic-enhancing potion?" Hermione was so knowledgeable that she even knew this.

"It should be, and it's not an ordinary magic-enhancing potion, it's probably a magic-enhancing potion with basilisk venom added!" Maple said.

"Added basilisk venom?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"I only know now that the richest part of the basilisk's magic power is in its eyes and venom. Its flesh and blood contains ingredients that can control its venom, but the blood contains more magic power." Maple There seemed to be some regret in his words. All the snake blood was wasted. Maple also secretly hated himself for being confused. He had known before that after being poisoned by snake venom, the snake venom serum had detoxification effect, but the snake meat only had a trace amount of anti-venom ability.But when he was dissecting the basilisk, he forgot all about it.

"I have always suspected that Slytherin left more than one basilisk in his chamber of secrets. The basilisk was just his tame pet. Slytherin must also understand that no matter how strong the basilisk is, it cannot compare to a powerful wizard. I guess There should be a formula for the super magic potion left in his secret room. The most important use of the raised basilisk is not to be directly used as a murder weapon, but to provide the most important formula for the super magic potion." Maple guessed, " But I think, with Voldemort’s character, he would destroy these things directly after he got them.”

It was incredible, but Hermione had a vague feeling that Maple's guess might be the truth.

"Of course, even if there is snake blood, I don't want you to use this kind of thing. Voldemort uses a basilisk, Professor Dumbledore has a phoenix, and you also have a unicorn."

"But unicorn blood is cursed," Hermione said.

"The blood of the unicorn that was forcibly taken away is cursed. Only the blood that the unicorn himself willingly provides will have no problems. It also has powerful magic power and the powerful healing ability of the unicorn." Maple said .

"I don't know if I can get Emer's approval." Hermione said.

"Don't worry, you can do it." Maple encouraged.

After a while, they talked about the principal of Durmstrang again, and Hermione said: "Karkaroff was once a Death Eater and betrayed other Death Eaters. Can such a person be the principal?"

"Karkaroff taught his students a lot of dark magic, so you and Harry should be careful when meeting Durmstrang's students."

"Well, it's just that Snape is also a Death Eater, which is really unexpected. No wonder he always targets Harry?" Hermione said.As soon as she heard that Snape was a Death Eater, Hermione's attitude toward him suddenly changed again, and she started to call him by his first name again just like she did in first grade.

"Professor Snape targeted Harry more because of Harry's parents than because Harry brought down Voldemort," Maple said.

"You are still willing to believe him. Do you know anything else?" After knowing that Snape was a Death Eater, Maple still called him professor, which aroused Hermione's suspicion.

"Professor Dumbledore personally vouched for him. Professor Dumbledore is willing to believe him. I think this is enough." Maple said.

After a moment of silence, Hermione said: "Black said that Professor Lupin was a classmate of his and Harry's father. Peter Pettigrew can't be found for the time being. Asking him to come over will make it easier to explain."

"Good idea," Maple said.

At the weekend, they went to Hogsmeade together.Without the threat from Black, Professor McGonagall directly approved Harry's application form, and Harry no longer needed to sneak to Hogsmeade.

"Professor Lupine, why are you here?" Harry was surprised to see Professor Lupine coming here.

"Hello, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Maple, let's go there now." Lupine said, Maple had already told Professor Lupin everything in the letter.

"Everyone is here, let's go." Maple said.

"Where are we going?" Harry asked confused.

"The Screaming Shack!" said Maple.

They walked past the Three Broomsticks and up a slope to the Shrieking Shack, which was located slightly higher than the other houses in the village. The windows were boarded up and the garden was dank and overgrown.

"Even the ghosts from Hogwarts don't come here." Ron said looking at the haunted house with some trepidation. "I asked Nearly Headless Nick and he heard there was a rough group of people living here. No one could get in. Fred and George apparently tried, but all the entrances were sealed..."

"How do we get in?" Hermione asked.

"Apparate, Hermione, hold my hand." Although Hermione can also Apparate, she has never been to the Shrieking Shack and needs Maple to take her there to determine the location of the space.

"Ron, hold my hand and I'll take you with me. Harry, please wait a moment. I can't take two people with me at a time," Professor Lupine said.

"Okay," Harry said.The reason why Harry was let in last was because he was worried that he would lose control of his emotions when he met Black.

"Apparate!" After a brief period of discomfort, they entered the Shrieking Shack, and Professor Lupin quickly disappeared again. He was going to bring Harry over.

"Sirius Black!" Ron screamed loudly when he saw the figure on the bed before he could take a good look at the Shrieking Shack.

"Ron, don't get excited, he doesn't have a wand in his hand." Maple asked Ron to calm down.

"Sirius Black!" Lupine came in with Harry after a while. As soon as Harry saw Sirius Black, a look of hatred immediately appeared on his face. If Lupine hadn't held him back, he would have already rushed towards Black. .

Harry took out his wand and pointed it at Sirius Black. Maple immediately walked over and took Black's left arm to show Harry: "Harry, calm down. Look at his arm. There is no Dark Mark on his arm. He is not Death Eaters!"

Harry was quieter, but the look on his face was still suspicious.

"I didn't have time to take pictures during the Quidditch World Cup, but if you want to confirm, it's easy. Karkaroff is a member of the Death Eaters. If you don't believe me, we can try to find a way to check his left arm," Maple said.

"Karkaroff is a Death Eater? How can he still be the referee of the Triwizard Tournament?" Ron said in surprise.

"Karkaroff is the referee of the Triwizard Tournament?" Black stood up excitedly and roared.

"Mr. Black, don't get excited. I think it's most important to let Harry know the truth first. You should tell Harry what happened back then." Maple said calmly.

Before Black spoke, he took out a crumpled Daily Prophet that he was holding in his robe.

Maple took it, unfolded the newspaper, and showed it to Harry.

"What does that mean?" Harry said angrily.

"Look at that rat in the paper," Black croaked.

"Scabbers, what's wrong with it?" This was the newspaper that won the Weasley family prize a year ago. Ron asked in confusion when he saw the photo of his family and the Scabbers on his shoulder.

"He's not a mouse, he's Peter Pettigrew," Black said, with intense hatred in his voice.

"There are witnesses who saw Peter Pettigrew die," said Harry. "A street of witnesses!"

"No, he's not dead," Black said. "I forced him to the point where he had no place to escape, and he screamed so loud that the whole street could hear it. He said that I betrayed James and Lily. Then, before I could Before the curse was placed on him, he used the wand hidden behind his back to blow up the entire street, killing everyone within twenty feet of him. Then he used animagus transformation to transform into a rat, along with the other rats. Fleeed into the gutter..."

"Did you hear that, Harry, the biggest piece of Peter's remains that was found was his finger," said Professor Lupin.

"Look," Professor Lupine said, pointing to Scabbers on the newspaper, "look at its front paws, one toe is missing."

"Peter Pettigrew is an Animagus? Is Scabbers transformed by him?" When he thought that Scabbers, who slept on the same bed as him, was transformed by a wizard, Ron felt his scalp numb and goosebumps all over his body.

"Yes, Sirius too," said Professor Lupin, as Sirius Black transformed into a large dog and back again in front of them.

"Harry, and your father, he is also an Animagus."

"My father is also an Animagus?" Harry was surprised and speechless.

"Yes, Peter Pettigrew is the mouse, Sirius is the dog, and your father, Harry, the Animagus is the stag," Lupine said.

"Yes, thanks to the Animagus transformation, I was able to escape from Azkaban." Black said.

"How did you escape from Azkaban without using dark magic?" Hermione asked with great interest.