Professor Lupine's friend?
Harry was stunned. He subconsciously wanted to look at Lupin, but when his eyes moved up, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the expressions of Ron and Hermione. They both looked like their breath was frozen, as if they had seen a ghost. .
"What's going on? Do you know this guy?"
"He is Greyback, the leader of the werewolves. I have seen the wanted photos of the Ministry of Magic in the book."
Hermione's voice was shaking as was her body.
In other words, this is a notorious criminal? Harry instinctively thought of it, but judging from Ron's fearful expression, it seemed that it wasn't that simple.
"Don't tell me you don't know Greyback, Harry -" Ron said in silence. He lowered his head and didn't even dare to look at the man.
"Greyback is particularly cruel. He likes to deal with underage children, but instead of eating them, he turns those children into the same kind by biting them. He uses this method to expand his power."
Harry was stunned, turned into a werewolf?
A chill surged from his stomach to his forehead, and in the blink of an eye, a small drop of cold sweat appeared on Harry's forehead. He couldn't imagine what would happen if he were to be turned into a werewolf, Dursley There is no way he can stay with his family, he can only wander to the end of the world.
"As Ron said -" Professor Lupine, who had his back turned to them, said bitterly, "This is why I turned into a werewolf."
"What do you want, Greyback!"
Hagrid roared angrily, "Want a war against Hogwarts and the Centaurs at the same time? You know, if you dare to do this, Dumbledore will not let you go!"
"Oh, why do you think so?"
Greyback's voice sounded smooth, but his eyes were always cold.
"We are very sensible, aren't we, Hagrid? Over the years, we have never harmed those little fools who sneaked into the Forbidden Forest, and we have never provoked those centaurs. Werewolves have always been good neighbors, haven't they?"
Looking at the pretentious Greyback, Lupine took a deep breath and asked with a cold face,
"Then what is your purpose here tonight, Greyback?"
"People who betray their compatriots have no right to talk to me."
Greyback snorted contemptuously. He looked at Lupin, his eyes with vertical pupils showing a malicious light.
"State your purpose, Greyback."
Snape said in a soft tone, and even the three Harrys could hear the danger in his tone.
"You have lived quite well under the protection of old man Dumbledore these years, Severus-"
Greyback seemed not to notice the aggression in Snape's questioning voice at all. He sneered slowly,
"But we have been hiding and surviving under the pursuit of the Ministry of Magic. Why didn't you think of taking care of your old friend, Severus? After all, we once worked together -"
Harry couldn't help but glare at Snape with disgust.
There were rumors in the school that Snape was once a minion of Voldemort, and now, this rumor was confirmed.
"Either make your purpose clear or get out of here, Greyback!"
Surrounded by a large group of werewolves, it was impossible not to be nervous, especially since Harry and the others were still here. If these little wizards were to suffer any damage tonight, it would be unimaginable that Dumbledore and Hogwarts would suffer. What kind of criticism, Hagrid roared in a low voice, and the angry look of a twelve-foot-tall behemoth really gave people an unusual deterrent. Greyback restrained his posture slightly and smiled coldly,
"An old friend wrote us a letter, saying that we can meet someone here tonight who we have been looking forward to seeing day and night -"
Gregg wants to find Blake?
This was the instinctive thought that popped into Harry's head, but then he realized something was wrong. The person who wrote the letter definitely had evil intentions.
"Maybe it's Banban——"
Hermione said quietly.
Things have developed to this point, and it is beyond the little wizard's ability to intervene. The three of them can only stay quietly in the protective circle and wait for the development of the situation.
"--but I think we were deceived,"
Greyback's tone was cold,
"I led my compatriots to search the area. We couldn't find the person we wanted to kill, but we unexpectedly watched a good show -"
Lupine wanted to say something, but Greyback suddenly pointed his gaze at Sirius and continued,
"Perhaps, this is a gift given to us by kind-hearted people. As you know, the life of werewolves is very difficult, and there are not many opportunities for us to get fifty thousand gold galleons——"
Sirius was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes showed murderous intent.
"Werewolves don't want to be enemies of Hogwarts, Hagrid--"
Greyback calmly put his hands behind his back and gave an instruction to the werewolves hiding in the darkness. Then he pointed at Sirius and Remus with his shining silver finger.
"Leave Black and this traitor to us, and then you can leave with the others, Hagrid."
Upon hearing this request, Snape's eyes moved. He glanced sideways at the two people named by Greyback, with a sarcastic expression on his lips.
"Reasonable demands, I think they can be satisfied. So, what do you two say, now is the time to embody the heroic and fearless spirit of sacrifice——"
Harry thought that Professor Lupine and Black would definitely refuse such an unreasonable request, but unexpectedly, after they looked at each other, Lupine actually said with a serious face,
"Are you really willing to let them go if we stay, Greyback?"
"Professor Lupine!"
Hermione changed back to her original title, and she exclaimed in disbelief,
"You can't make deals with werewolves, they can't be trusted. Oh, sorry, I mean, they werewolves can't be trusted."
Perhaps because Hermione started calling him professor again, Remus looked happy. He smiled gently and said,
"You don't understand the situation, Miss Granger."
"No, Remus!"
Hagrid also said roughly,
"Professor Dumbledore will not agree with your decision. We must return to Hogwarts together!"
It was not only Harry and the other three who were surprised by Remus' decision, but also Snape. When he heard that Remus and Sirius had really volunteered to stay, the joy on his face disappeared and his expression became very serious. Ugly.
"So, how's your discussion going?"
Greyback admired his metal hand in the scarlet moonlight and said a little impatiently. To be honest, according to his wishes, none of these people would be able to escape tonight. However, werewolves also have enemies they cannot afford to offend. , if he really does this, I'm afraid he will have no choice but to take the entire tribe and move out of Europe.
"Hagrid, we have to make sure Harry and the others are safe."
Lupine said in an accentuated tone.
"No!"
Harry shouted fiercely. He obviously realized that if Professor Lupine and Black were really left here, then they would definitely be in trouble.
"If we have to leave, we must go back together!"
"You're as brave as your dad, Harry."
Sirius blew his nose and said sadly,
"But Remus is right, you should leave. This group of werewolves is not something you little guys can handle."
Sirius and Remus's decision made Hagrid a little hesitant. It's not that he didn't know the importance, but he also knew that if Remus was left here, the werewolves would definitely not let Remus have anything. A good end, and Sirius will definitely be killed. They will hand his body to the Ministry of Magic in exchange for a bounty. The Ministry of Magic also hopes that Sirius will die as a criminal rather than an unjust hero.
(End of chapter)