A Professor of Magic at Hogwarts Chapter 221: Coping

The phoenix on Dumbledore's shoulder yelled in response.

"Go and watch Harry without showing up," he said, and Fox spread his wings and flew into the air, disappearing quite abruptly.

"It's a strange creature," Felix said in admiration, "it's hard to get close to."

Dumbledore glanced at him, "Hagrid is very happy recently. He told me that an old friend came to stay temporarily. Do you know why, Felix?"

Felix talked about him, "I don't know, the principal... I haven't had much contact recently."

Soon, the deans and professors of the four colleges arrived, and Professor McGonagall briefly explained the situation.

Snape was taken aback, "Black! Still so stupid...how did he break through the dementor's defense?"

Felix said quietly: "Severus, he can escape from Azkaban, how many dementors do he care about? Let me tell you, this thing is disgusting and useless. "

Currently, Dementors do not appear on the school grounds, and the only way students can see Dementors is after passing Hagrid's cabin and walking down a long ramp, and seeing the guards at the school. Two at the door.

But if you shrink Hogwarts to a certain scale, you will find that there are a large number of dementors gathered on the edge of Hogwarts, including Hogsmeade, a wizarding village adjacent to the school.

This is also the reason why Felix thinks that Luna's behavior is not safe. No one can guarantee whether a dementor will suddenly jump out. A plump student is like a big meal to a dementor.

This is also the reason why Dumbledore strongly opposed their entry into the school. In his view, the Ministry of Magic had absolutely no control over the dementors. But he also had to make certain compromises, allowing them to appear outside the school.

Snape calmed down, and he said to Dumbledore suggestively: "Principal Dumbledore, the newspaper said the day before yesterday that Black was found in Diagon Alley, and today he appeared outside the castle, as if— —In my opinion, he can’t do this without help.”

The professors present looked at Snape in surprise, and Flitwick yelled sharply: "You mean that Black summoned some Death Eaters?"

Snape was stunned for a moment, he didn't mean that...

The professors talked a lot, and they accepted Snape's 'idea' almost instantly, or in other words, this was a reasonable guess.

The newspapers had already boasted Blake as "the No. 1 Death Eater under the Mysterious Man."

"With his prestige..."

"Maybe that's the case. We thought Black was just a person, but maybe he has gathered a lot of dark wizards."

Lupine who was originally silent suddenly said: "I don't think so, Sirius—" He froze for a second or two, "Black is just an undercover agent, I think even in the circle of Death Eaters , and his identity is rarely known."

"Lupin, can I understand that you are defending your best friend?" Snape pointed at Lupin, and he deliberately emphasized the sound of the word "best friend".

"No, Snape." Lupine said calmly, "Just a simple analysis." He looked at Dumbledore, "Perhaps when he returns as an undercover Death Eater, he will be warmly welcomed and sought after, but the question is, he failed, and his information directly led to the disappearance of the mysterious man, will there be any Death Eaters who believe him?"

"Principal, from what I know of him, Blake is definitely alone, maybe... maybe to prove himself, like he was in school, or in the war years-every time he fights, he rushes At the forefront." Lupine concluded dejectedly: "He likes to take risks, and he likes to be a lone hero."

Snape's eyes turned cold, but he didn't speak any more, and shrank himself in the darkness in the corner without saying a word.

A professor put forward his own opinion: "Without the help of Death Eaters, how did he cross hundreds of kilometers in two days? There are a lot of people trying to track down his clues. The money, the bounty is not low."

"Too many possibilities, Floo powder, Portkey, broomstick..."

"But they will leave traces, and Black will never expose them!"

"Could it be apparition, some wizards don't need a wand to use it."

Flitwick is an authority on spells, and he vetoed this speculation: "In theory, apparation does not require a wand, but in reality, few people can do it. It is much more difficult than you imagine, very difficult. Accident-prone, and Apparation has a lot of limitations, unless...unless he gets a wand!"

"How is that possible?"

"Steal, grab, as long as you see the opportunity, nothing is impossible."

Dumbledore interrupted the discussion, "Everyone, let's search the castle first to make sure nothing is lost."

In the end, all the teachers spent half the night until dawn, and did not find any problems.

The professors dispersed one after another, and Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Snape and Felix got together again. Professor McGonagall was reporting the latest developments, and Snape obviously had something to say. As for Felix, there was a small question that Dumbledore needed to answer.

Professor McGonagall said: "I have already confirmed with the fat lady with Black's portrait, and she will never admit it."

"Very well, Minerva," said Dumbledore. "It's best to let all the portraits in the castle remember Blake's appearance, I mean... those portraits that can communicate."

Professor McGonagall nodded, Snape gave a low snort, and Dumbledore turned to look at him: "Severus, do you seem to have something to say?"

There was no emotion in Snape's words: "Dumbledore, I think we are doing useless work. Before school started, we discussed—" He raised his head, his eyes cast from his hooked nose, "As long as the castle There are still hidden dangers here, and Black will always find an opportunity.”

Professor McGonagall said sternly: "You mean someone in Hogwarts tipped off? That's impossible! Impossible, Severus."

Dumbledore said firmly: "What happened today just proves that there is no Black helper in the school."

"That's not necessarily ~IndoMTL.com~ Principal," Snape said in a low voice, "Maybe the insider just didn't know that there was a looking glass for Black, in fact," he said mockingly The expression, "I was kept in the dark too, wasn't I?"

Felix knew who he was talking about, Remus Lupine, Sirius Black's best friend from school, Snape had deliberately led everyone to suspect him a few hours before, but was Flitwick is off the mark...

It seems that Dumbledore warned him not to reveal Lupine's identity as a werewolf, otherwise the professor and the parents of the students would definitely fry the pot. During the war years, the werewolf was once an important dark part of Voldemort strength.

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When McGonagall and Snape left, Felix raised the question in his heart.

"You want to know how dementors reproduce?" Dumbledore repeated the question he had heard.

"That's right, as far as I know, there are not many dementors, about a hundred? The information I came across when I was in school shows that their number has not changed much in the past hundred years." Felix asked.