Amosta stood high in the sky with his arms crossed.
The wanton wind ruffled his hair, and a few strands of gray hair blocked his eyes, but they could not block his deep gaze on Professor Snape.
Amosta knew how much pain this man was facing in his heart now. He lived for hatred and protection, but now, half of the reasons for his survival were almost collapsed. This was extremely cruel to him.
Previously, Amosta had already encountered the possibility of Snape knowing the truth, but he still asked Professor Snape to witness all this in person. This was what he had to face, and this was the only way for him. fair.
He raised his head and glanced at the night sky. The moon hundreds of thousands of kilometers away was emitting a blood-colored light. Amosta frowned. The moon was almost full.
Peter, who was lurking in a tree hole two hundred feet away, was trembling all over after finding out that Amosta had actually known that Sirius was innocent. He didn't wait any longer. The situation was completely beyond his control. Take control, he must escape now.
And just before he stuck his head out of the tree hole, there was a strong and short sound of wind, followed immediately by bursts of rustling movements. Peter quickly hid his head back to prevent himself from being exposed. Under the moonlight.
Tonight, Harry, Ron and Hermione appeared in the Forbidden Forest. Who reminded them?
Remus Lupine came after him, and he was holding a copy of the Marauder's Map. This was so strange, Peter didn't remember that they had made two copies.
And Severus Snape. They all ran into the Forbidden Forest as if they had made an appointment. These were completely beyond his plan, and now, they all know the truth.
Two rays of light that were even richer than the darkness shot out from the tree hole that was completely submerged in the darkness. It was completely impossible to return to the little boy of the Weasley family. Now, he could take a look at his preparations. How effective it can be.
Snape pointed his wand at Sirius's forehead, but the trembling wrist showed his inner struggle.
Time seemed to stand still. Lupine stopped saying anything after he said Amosta's name, and Harry and the other three seemed to be completely reduced to bystanders, unable to intervene at all.
Sirius and Snape's eyes met under the night sky. There was less hatred in their eyes, but there was more confusion in the eyes of the two middle-aged men who were both over thirty years old.
What is right and what is wrong?
At this moment, they were all thinking about this problem.
"It's over, Severus—"
Lupine said, "Let's go back to the castle together, call Albus and Amosta back, and let's make things clear."
It's time to end?
Harry looked disappointed. He opened his mouth and wanted to ask Peter what to do, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
"You take Draco, Hagrid—"
Snape's voice sounded like hoarseness after a week of high fever, and his complexion returned to its usual sallow color, but it could be seen from the look in his eyes locked on Sirius that there was no murderous intention in his heart. It didn't completely dissipate, it was just that he was trying to control it.
Hagrid glanced at Harry and let out a heavy sigh. He walked towards Lupin and easily broke the ropes binding Lupin's hands and feet. This also meant that he actually believed that Sirius was innocent. However, he still said viciously to Sirius,
"You have a lot to explain, kid!"
After saying this, Hagrid bent down, put his thick palms through the unconscious Draco's neck and waist, and easily picked him up. At this moment, something suddenly appeared in Draco's pocket. It fell out and slowly floated to the ground, attracting everyone's attention.
It's the Marauder's Map!
Lu Ping, who was so close, was stunned. He stared at the map on the ground for a few seconds. Suddenly, he put his hand into the pocket of the wizard's robe and took out a map.
"How could there be-"
Sirius also noticed this unreasonable thing, and he asked subconsciously, but the next change interrupted his words.
The map in Remus's hand suddenly broke away and his hand floated into the air. The map on the ground also showed the same behavior. In the eyes of everyone in shock and confusion, the two maps were like two supernovae approaching each other, surrounding one The center point rotated rapidly.
The speed of the phantom's rotation changed from slow to fast. Surrounded by the lingering weird breeze, after just a few seconds, all everyone could see was a whirlpool!
A golden-red light suddenly erupted, lighting up the Forbidden Forest with that moment of splendor, and accompanying it was the violent wind stirred up by the violent curse.
Lupine and Sirius who were close by were thrown away. Hagrid covered his eyes with his arms and staggered back a few steps. Snape, with his quick eyesight and quick hands, put up a barrier in front of him to avoid disaster.
Only Harry and the three in the distance were not in such a panic. When the bright light gradually dissipated, only one of the two Marauder's Maps was left.
Amosta's eyes looked strangely high in the sky. How many maps were combined into one? Two or three? If a wizard met his original self during time travel, would this wonderful scene also happen?
Well!
Suddenly, a suppressed sound of pain came from the hidden forest.
Snape, who was afraid that Sirius would take the opportunity to escape, was immediately stunned. He stopped and immediately pointed his wand in that direction.
Except for him, others are still digesting the damage caused by the magic power that the Marauder's Map just fused.
"Are you okay, Ron, Hermione?"
Harry got up quickly, and then immediately went to help his two friends.
"Oh, my butt is really hurt!" Ron rubbed his butt and muttered, "Who can tell me what's going on? Harry, did you know that there are actually two copies of the Marauder's Map?"
"Fred and George never mentioned that to me."
Harry stared at the parchment at Snape's feet, hesitated and said.
"Don't be stupid, you two."
Hermione bit her lower lip to suppress her voice. She was also looking at the parchment with a confused expression. When no one was paying attention, she patted her chest and rubbed the small funnel hidden under her inner shirt. , her expression became more solemn.
Sirius and Lupine got up one after another and limped back. They noticed Snape's alert posture. While confused, they squinted their eyes and explored the outer circle.
They were all experienced wizards who had come from the war years. Their attention had been attracted by other things before, but now there was no reason why they couldn't notice the cold air coming from all directions like threads and mist.
"Severus--"
Lupine picked off a damp dead leaf that was sticking to his face, and then stretched his hand to Snape.
"I need my wand back. I'm sure you're okay with that, right?"
"You guys, come here quickly!"
Hagrid yelled at the three Harrys who were confused about the situation,
"Now is not the time to hang around!"
"What's going on, Hagrid?"
Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at each other, and asked in surprise as they walked over there. When they got closer, Hagrid held Malfoy under his armpits, and fiddled with the three of them. Behind him, he also took back the hunting bow in Hermione's hand.
"We were ambushed."
Sirius said solemnly that Snape did not give him the wand, so he had to face the noisy darkness with his bare hands.
Harry glanced at him and said nothing. Sirius was not yet on his trust list.
At this time, Hagrid threw Malfoy into a protective circle formed by several adult wizards with their backs facing each other. Harry and Ron hurriedly held Malfoy's arms, both showing disgusted expressions.
"Who's attacking us, Hagrid?"
Such a solemn and tense atmosphere made Hermione's cheeks turn pale, and she asked with a trembling voice, "Could it be that the Centaur——"
"I'm afraid not, Miss Granger -" Lupine said bitterly, "they are more dangerous and evil creatures than centaurs -"
The wind blows and the leaves fall.
Suddenly a joking voice came from the bleak forbidden forest,
"It's so ironic to hear such a comment from you——"
In the hazy cold light, a man with a messy beard and disgusting yellow teeth, and his body filled with the smell of blood slowly appeared.
"My friend, Remus."
(End of chapter)
