The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

On the night of the full moon, ghosts and wolves howled after a long absence from the Screaming Shack. The unknown sounds made the nearby villagers once again spread rumors about the house that no one dared to set foot in.How horrible they describe the interior, as if anyone has experienced it personally.

In fact, no one dared to go near the place, and no one actually went inside, although the surrounding fence was not enchanted with no entry.

"There's always been a daring one around," said Sirius. "I could smell it, and damn it, I thought it was never possible for outsiders to come into our place."

"It's the Weasley twins, I don't think you've seen them yet." Ma Linglong said, she clearly remembered that the pair of troublemakers told herself mysteriously that they approached the Shrieking Shack, there was nothing scary there .As a result, the two little boys paid the painful price of being deducted points, "The only thing the two of them dare not go to is Mrs. Weasley's kitchen."

Sirius knew the Weasleys, the old wizarding family, mildly pro-Muggle.

"They really deserve to be spanked." Sirius exhaled hot air from his nostrils, and then glanced at Lupine, who was curled up in a corner with his arms folded.

Lupine was already in the state of a werewolf. His head and body were bigger and longer than the human image, and his whole body was covered with brown-gray hair. He couldn't speak human words, but he could understand them.Because of Snape's medicine, he was calm now, but this feeling was even worse. He had never been so clearly aware of how ugly and vicious he was.

He whimpered from his throat.

"It's okay, Lupine," Sirius tried to reassure. "You look fine."

Lupine looked up, his fangs making him look terribly frightening.

He has been looking for Harry since Sirius successfully escaped from prison. In fact, he had already found the boy when he was on Privet Drive. As long as Sirius turned into a big dog, his sense of smell was particularly sensitive. It can even smell dangerous.But he missed the opportunity to recognize him, but this may not be a bad thing for the fugitive. 【Note 1】

His godson, a boy who looks exactly like James, Sirius knew Harry must be a great wizard when he first saw him, and it turns out that his vision was accurate, even though he was already in the terrible Ards. Caban spent 12 years in prison, but when he saw Harry, he seemed to have regained his whole life.

Ma Linglong hides from the dementors and sneaks Sirius to the Shrieking Shack. This place that ordinary people dare not approach is the place that can best guarantee Sirius' safety.He can only stay in this house full of beautiful and thrilling memories, even if Sirius wants to find out the truth of everything Harry told him.

Of course there is also Peter Pettigrew, the betrayer that everyone can't imagine, Sirius can't wait to kill him now, in any way that can be done.

"In the current form, you must stay here." Ma Linglong said to Sirius, "if you don't want to be noticed by the dementors or seen by others." She is now in the form of a bat with the same transformation Sirius of the Big Black Dog talks, not for nostalgia or cover-up, the Screaming Shack is good enough to hide them.

The danger of Lupine becoming a werewolf is that he is instinctively aggressive towards humans. It is most suitable for her and Sirius to accompany him through a painful night in the form of animals, even if Lupine drank the potion to keep him awake , Lupine in werewolf state is also much more irritable than usual.Although he knows how to control his claws and teeth, he is extremely powerful. The current Sirius does not have the strength to handle him 12 years ago.

And werewolves usually do not actively harm other animals.

"I know, why don't I know!" Sirius was a little annoyed, when the red tongue was sticking out of his mouth, it seemed that he was about to bite someone, and the four hooves were pacing back and forth in the room. Manic, "He's at Hogwarts, that traitor, you have to find him, find Peter Pettigrew!"

"Otherwise, what do you think I've been doing these days." Ma Linglong replied, she didn't think that Sirius' temper became impatient because he had been in prison for too long, he had always been like this.After escaping from prison, he became calmer than before. At least he was willing to follow Ma Linglong's arrangement instead of stubbornly insisting on his own judgment as before.

After all, it's been 12 years.

Ma Linglong prepared a food pocket and some daily necessities for Sirius. The food pocket was small in size but contained a lot of things that Sirius used to like to eat.The first time Ma Linglong saw him grab food with his hands and stuff it into his mouth, he felt very sad.

Sirius prefers to walk around as a black dog, which may have something to do with his friendship with James, who likes his big dog look, and the dark fur is cool.But every time Ma Linglong came, he would comb his fur very clean without even a little dust, because girls don't like smell and fleas.

This matter did not escape Dumbledore's eyes in the end, and the day after Sirius stepped into the Shrieking Shack, the wise old man expressed his point of view.He didn't stop him, and he didn't give too many hints. He just waited for the opportunity to remind Ma Linglong to be optimistic about him, and Sirius' impulsiveness might sometimes make things more troublesome.

Dementors don't give fugitives a second chance.

Ma Linglong knew very well what Dumbledore was worried about. So far, Sirius was not innocent. He was a fugitive, and he was also a serious criminal who was frightened by the rumors. His reward was very considerable.No one knew that he and James temporarily changed the secret agent at the critical juncture, and this person was Peter Pettigrew. For 12 years, all the evidence and confessions pointed to Sirius.He couldn't be caught again, and as a criminal escaped from Azkaban, there was only one way back.

Receiving a kiss from a dementor, that's not a romantic touch, it's a "death sentence".

"That mouse, I know him, from a red-haired boy," said Sirius, his voice dark with urgency, coming out of the big black dog's mouth, "just find The mouse, you must know, Peter Pettigrew was the last Animagus, he turned himself into a mouse, and I will remember his face all my life, whether it is a mouse or himself."

"The one you're talking about is Ron, Ron Weasley." Even if Ma Linglong saw the mouse that Peter Pettigrew turned into, she might not recognize it. It was just an ordinary mouse that couldn't be more ordinary. They were about the size of a normal mouse. "I didn't know he had a mouse, I just knew Percy had one of the red-haired boys from the Weasleys. His name was Scabbers, and I've been to the Weasleys Many times, but I've never actually seen it, I've only heard about it from the Weasleys." [Note 2]

"Of course he won't let you see him." Sirius kept walking back and forth, his fingernails hitting the floor and making a rattling sound, "Because he knows who you are, he's even more afraid of you recognizing him, and A mouse can hide anywhere without you noticing."

"If so, how can I find him." Ma Linglong said, "Hogwarts has tens of thousands of mice."

"The Marauder's Map," said Sirius. "If he's at school, the Marauder's Map will find him."

Although Ma Linglong gave Sirius the items to escape from prison, he also planned for two full years to implement the escape. It's not that he couldn't do it, but more likely because he felt guilty in his heart. Sirius wanted to punish himself by going to jail .Because he was the one who offered Pettigrew Peter to be the secret keeper, everyone didn't know his temporary plan. At that time, Sirius thought he was extremely smart.But he was completely wrong, and he stubbornly believed that his wrong judgment killed his two best friends. Sirius repented deeply all the time, even though he clearly knew that the person who should be put in prison was Peter Pettigrew that coward.

Of course, even if he didn't think so, Sirius would not be able to avenge himself under the circumstances at that time, and Peter Pettigrew designed a play of blame.When Sirius pushed the traitor into a desperate situation, the other party made a huge explosion, which not only killed the 13 Muggles present at the time, but also made Sirius lose his ability to resist.

When the Auror team had captured him, they had brought Sirius so easily that the Ministry hadn't even bothered to interrogate him, to hear what the killer had to say.

Maybe no one doubts that he has a motive for whistleblowing, because he is a member of the Black family, and many people in the Black family have relations with Voldemort.

It’s not that Sirius didn’t think about escaping from prison. A few months after he was put in prison, when the dementors pulled all his happy memories out of his brain, he gradually calmed down and began to try to clarify I was wronged and wronged, but there were no other living people in the entire prison except the prisoners.

Just when he was on the brink of despair, Ma Linglong turned into a bat and found him, how relieved he was, when Sirius thought that everyone gave up on him, but hope was ushered in.

Only Ma Linglong believed in him, and the girl came to visit Sirius every year to help him through his long prison life.

Sirius didn't know how Ma Linglong did it, those dementors seemed to have never affected her, but Sirius was not surprised at all, since they met, Ma Linglong was the most powerful of them , whether magic or fist.She has magical powers that many wizards don't have. They depend on the characteristics of Eastern wizards, because the students who entered Hogwarts at the same time as Ma Linglong are also the best among wizards.

But she was even more special. Ma Linglong went to Slytherin just because the Slytherin table was the closest to her.The girl was so hungry, the Sorting Hat just trapped her on it for an entire hour, Ma Linglong couldn't wait to end the sorting ceremony and enjoy dinner.

Later, two years ago, under the guidance of Dumbledore, Ma Linglong grasped the weakness of dementors, they are only extremely sensitive to human thoughts.So, she gave the news to Sirius along with some props.

Sirius tried several times before successfully escaping, but either staying in the prison or walking out of the iron gate was painful, even if he became a dog.Maybe the dementors didn't find out that a dog's mind was surprisingly close to that of a human so quickly, but he couldn't hold on the moment he stepped out of the cell. The spiritual power of those monsters made him painful, and every step Sirius thought about Forget it, he should accept his fate and just stay here and die of old age or go crazy.

Sirius wasn't sure if it was the result of feeling hopelessness from the abyss, or the guilt that had built up over time.

Until he saw a newspaper, he was very grateful to the wizard guard who came once a month, and he generously handed Sirius the morning newspaper of that day. It was a photo in the newspaper that made him determined to go.

It was a family portrait of the Weasley family traveling in Egypt. They won the big prize. The photo may have been published by the newspaper for publicity.Sirius immediately identified the mouse as Peter Pettigrew, standing on Ron's shoulder in the shot with them.Therefore, Sirius cheered up, his emotions rose up, unprecedented, and he strongly wanted to break out of the cage.

"The Marauder's Map has long since disappeared," Ma Linglong said.

She never imagined that the map had always been in the hands of the Weasley twins. They stole it from Filch's drawer and kept it for themselves. Although the twins liked to share interesting things with Ma Linglong, only this Secrets were kept.They didn't want Ma Linglong to attribute all the credit to the blessing of the map after they sneaked around. 【Note 3】

Sirius said: "If it is Ron Weasley's pet, you are his teacher, there is always a chance to meet it, isn't it, if you quietly?"

Ma Linglong said: "I asked Ron and Potter, and they said that Hermione's cat is always eyeing Spotted Tiger, so the mouse is hiding everywhere, and even Ron himself can't find it." [Note 4]

"That cat, I've seen the cat you're talking about, the ginger one," said Sirius. "It's called Crookshanks, and it's a smart cat, and it knows I'm not an ordinary dog. Every time I Crookshanks led me all the way into the school, and I told him I wanted to see Harry, and he was willing to take me. So he must know that the mouse wasn't a real mouse, I think."

"What!" Ma Linglong changed from the appearance of a bat back to a human. She raised the volume, but no matter how loud her voice was, it would not remind people of screaming, "You have seen that cat, and that cat is me. As a student, you have already been to the school!"

The black dog facing Ma Linglong is huge, with a bear-like body. In order to compete with Lupine who turned into a werewolf, Sirius controlled the transformed body to be very powerful, like a dog-like monster. A vicious dog face.

Instead of being afraid, Ma Linglong picked up the long loaf of bread on the table and tapped it on Sirius' dog's head: "Is there something wrong with you? What did I say and what did you promise me? You swore you would never enter the school." Inside!" She didn't really hit him, she was just very angry, otherwise Ma Linglong wouldn't waste breadsticks, she knocked Sirius on the top of the head three or four times in a row, "If you are found... I think you must It has been discovered, the oil paintings on the wall are like surveillance cameras."

Sirius opened his mouth and bit the bread sticks into his mouth fiercely and began to chew. He still maintained the appearance of a dog. If it had been before, Sirius would be twice as big as it is now, with paws as thick as a bear.But now, he is skinny and his legs are as thin as firewood sticks.

"First of all," said Sirius, "the old guys in the painting can only see a black dog, and they have absolutely no idea what that dog has to do with me. Second, I don't know what you mean by 'surveillance cameras' What, I've been in prison for 12 years and I don't know anything about what's new now."

Ma Linglong replied angrily: "Surveillance cameras belong to the Muggle world." She said, "You can no longer act on your own. Lupine and I will help you find that mouse to prove what you said. Before that, I hope you don’t act rashly, if you are caught or found out that you are in this place, no one can protect you a second time.”

"I won't be found out." Sirius snorted lowly, making a puppy-like voice, "Can't you be gentle even if you have a boyfriend?" He skillfully changed the conversation to another man's On him, there was a topic that made Ma Linglong less domineering, "That Anthony, Anthony Stark, does he like you hitting him on the head with bread so arrogantly? I think I definitely don't like it."

Ma Linglong raised his chin: "No matter what I am, he likes me."

"I do not believe."

Sirius knew Stark's existence from Lupin's mouth. He felt very sad at that moment, but he didn't show it at all. Only Lupine noticed the fleeting change in his old friend's eyes.

"Who wants you to believe it?"

"Well, that's enviable," said Sirius, tilting his head and returning to his normal body, "what he looks like, I hope it's not a 'snot-nosed' type." His concept of Muggles Mostly from books and Lily, Sirius may be the only wizard in the Black family who does not reject or even has some kindness towards Muggles, because Lily comes from a pure Muggle family, he naturally does not think that Muggles are stupid or humble. 【Note】

"Don't call him a snot-nosed man." Ma Linglong said, "You owe Snape an apology."

"Who told him to always follow us sneakily at that time, he just wanted to spy on our secrets and then tell the principal." Sirius may know that his prank was too much, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, "I just let He's close to the truth."

"You almost killed him."

"I did save him." Sirius disapproved, "James and I almost died trying to save him, he was just a little frightened, but we were bitten off ribs and leg bones."

Lupine growled sadly.

Sirius explained in a panic: "Oh, no, no, old friend, I didn't mean to blame you." He said angrily to Ma Linglong, "Don't mention Snape to me again, if it wasn't for him!"

Ma Linglong sighed softly, then took out the phone: "The culprit is Voldemort."

"You still speak for him up to now." Sirius snorted dissatisfiedly. Even though he became haggard and even thinner due to the prison, the new Sirius was still as handsome as before, and even looked more handsome after years of precipitation. Charm, he stroked his hair, and said, "Harry certainly didn't know that Snape killed him..."

"This matter is over, Blake." Ma Linglong said, her gloomy face showed that she was very displeased, "No matter who it is, there will be someone who will tell Voldemort the prophecy in the end, but it happened to be him at that time." It is undeniable , The deaths of Lily and James were indeed caused by Snape, and he knew it himself, so he lived in regret all the time, but even if there was no Snape, there must be someone else, "You have to blame him, how about Ask me first, I should have persuaded him to turn back."

Sirius shut his mouth unwillingly.

"Look at Stark." Ma Linglong handed over the mobile phone, she hoped that they could maintain a peaceful atmosphere after repeated repetitions, "This is called a mobile phone, you can also call him a mobile phone, it was a thing ten years ago It's not that advanced yet."

"Muggle things?" Sirius carefully spread the phone in his palm, as if he was afraid of being crushed by himself, "Do I have to walk around to use it?"

"No." Ma Linglong said, "I will take you around the Muggle world in the future, it will be fun."

Sirius showed his long-lost, heartfelt joy. He stared at the confident man on the screen: "Oh, you really like black hair." He subconsciously stroked his hair again, and the slightly curly waves trembled slightly Shaking, "He has a beard, I thought you would prefer a little boy like Malfoy."

Ma Linglong suddenly felt her heart rate increase, she sat down on the chair and took a few deep breaths.

"What's wrong?" Sirius hurried forward, he put the phone on the table casually, "Your face is ugly!"

"Stark." Panting heavily, Ma Linglong grabbed the phone and dialed Stark's number.She knows exactly what this feeling is. Her and Stark's fates are closely linked. Once Stark has serious physical discomfort, Ma Linglong will have a very obvious feeling.

Sirius stared blankly at Ma Linglong's movements and was a little at a loss. He had never seen a mobile phone before, he only knew Muggle phones, the kind of bulky things that were placed in the living room or bedroom and needed to be rotated to use them.

"Damn it." Ma Linglong couldn't help but growled, Stark didn't answer and turned off the phone, Ma Linglong couldn't even connect to Jarvis. "Bastard, Stark, what the hell have you done!"

She threw the phone aside and took a few more breaths: "I have to go." She said to Lupin, "Tomorrow morning's Transfiguration class will be handed over to you, Lupine."

Lupine jerked his head up in disbelief.

"No way." Ma Linglong said, "Professor McGonagall's class time conflicts with me, only you, I guess the students would rather have you than Snape to take the class, your Defense Against the Dark Arts is very well received. "

Lupine looked at her sadly and nodded helplessly.

"Now? Are you okay, you don't look very well." Sirius asked eagerly.

"It's really bad if I don't find Stark right away."

The author has something to say: [Note 1]: Privet Drive, where Harry lives, not long after the beginning of Ha 3, Harry ran away from home, and Sirius appeared from the grass.

【Note 2】: Pettigrew was Percy's pet for 12 years when he became a mouse, and then he gave it to Ron.

[Marauder's Map]: The Marauder's Map can show the panorama of Hogwarts (including the secret passage), as well as the location of everyone in Hogwarts.

[Note 3]: The setting here is that because Linglong can't take Harry to the village every time, and then still follow the original drama setting, the twins gave Harry the map

[Note 4]: Hermione's cat played a big role in Ha 3's novel, and the movie didn't mention it much. That cat only helped Sirius.

【Snotling】: Snape's nickname