Harry leaned his head and stared at the map spread out in Hermione's hand, and then he discovered that there was more than one strange thing.
When the time was close to ten o'clock, they were chasing Bansana downstairs. However, only their names were displayed on the map, and there was no Bansara in the castle. On the contrary, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Harry saw Hagrid squatting on his In the cabin, Sirius and Crooked Lynx are in a small square on the map.
At the back of the house, close to the Forbidden Forest, the names of Malfoy and Peter were looming.
"No time to think about this, Harry."
Hermione suddenly closed the map. She took Harry's hand and broke into Professor Lupin's office. After leaving the map behind, she eagerly grabbed his sleeve and squeezed out through the crack in the door.
"The map in Professor Lupin's hand -" Harry said in confusion, "we left it to him?"
"Isn't this obvious? Dumbledore has made it clear enough."
Hermione said angrily. Harry wanted to ask anything else, but the sound of rapid footsteps on the other side of the stairs and the appearance of Professor Lupin on the other side blocked his mouth.
Even though they knew they couldn't see them, Harry and Hermione's hearts were still beating nervously, especially Hermione, who had memorized several numbers before getting this hard-won time turner from Professor McGonagall. There are hundreds of prohibitions on time magic, and we have seen countless cases of wizards causing serious accidents due to the incorrect use of time turners throughout the ages.
Judging from the sequence of events, they appeared here safe and sound, but Hermione still couldn't suppress her nervousness.
What happened next, even Harry, who was used to the wonders of magic, could only be described as wonderful.
He saw Ron and himself appear in his field of vision at the same time, just a few dozen feet away from them. They were hurriedly chasing Scabbers who flashed across his sight, and then, Hermione He grabbed their collars and dragged them behind the tapestry.
Harry held his breath subconsciously, because Professor Lupine had slowly walked over. Harry looked at Professor Lupine sadly, worried about what was about to happen, but he knew it without Hermione's reminder. If you really do this, it will have serious consequences.
Click——
Professor Lupin, who looked tired, closed the door of his office, and immediately, the three Harrys behind the tapestry rushed in without wasting a second.
Neither Harry nor Hermione moved under the invisibility cloak, quietly waiting for what would happen next.
Only half a minute later, the door in front of Harry and Hermione suddenly opened, and Professor Lupine appeared holding the piece of parchment. His expression was completely different from when he entered, completely invisible. That lazy look.
Lupine rushed downstairs, clutching the parchment, and Harry knew what he was there for.
When Professor Lupine also rushed downstairs, Harry wanted to catch up, but there were sudden footsteps from the far end of the corridor just now, which forced Harry to cling to the window and suppress his anxiety to wait. The visitor passes by.
It's Professor Snape!
The faster walking speed than usual caused Snape's robes to bulge into a cloak, and Harry could even feel the cold air emanating from Snape's body as he passed by.
Even if Harry didn't want to, he had to admit one thing. Without Snape tonight, it would be impossible for them to escape from the clutches of the werewolf.
"How did Snape find out?"
When Snape's hurried footsteps became softer, Harry gasped a few times, almost suffocating, and then asked impatiently,
"He didn't have the Marauder's Map in his hand. I've been wondering how he found out something was wrong."
"Needless to say, Harry!"
After experiencing so many things, Hermione was more anxious than usual. She said a little impatiently,
"That direction is Professor Blaine's office. Professor Snape discovered it through those magical lenses. He must have seen what we were chasing. Then, he saw Professor Lupine leaving the office and sensed something was wrong. And followed us. Well, let me think, what should we do now?”
Hermione was thinking with her eyebrows raised, but Harry was thinking about the man who saved them from the dementors.
Who is he?
Harry was silent. In his heart, he hoped that the answer would be as he guessed, but his reason told him that this was impossible.
"--If you can't figure out what to do, just follow the original path."
Hermione muttered in a daze, and suddenly she had an idea. She picked up Harry and ran downstairs.
The two of them walked through the campus along a straight path without taking any detours or delaying any time. Therefore, when they arrived at the pumpkin patch next to Hagrid's house, they who belonged to this time period had not yet appeared.
They had just lurked in the tangled pumpkin vines. At the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Malfoy appeared without any warning, and Scabbers squatted on his head.
"Banban--"
Harry exclaimed. He wanted to get up and rush to catch the mouse, but Hermione threw herself on his back and pinned him down.
"Don't you understand, Harry, we are breaking one of the most important rules of magic, and if we are seen, we are screwed!"
Hermione made a sound through her teeth.
"Only Hagrid and Sirius-" Harry said a little reluctantly.
Hermione didn't speak anymore, because at this moment, Sirius had already discovered Malfoy and Scabbers. Just as Hagrid said, Sirius went crazy with anger. His size grew in an instant, and he walked out of the room after hearing the news. Under Hagrid's gaze, he rushed towards Malfoy desperately.
Seeing this, Malfoy turned around, mounted his broomstick, and plunged into the abyss-like Forbidden Forest without looking back.
"Look--"
Hermione said breathlessly,
"We're coming."
That was indeed the case. At this time, they were attracted by Yaya's barking, and they ran over from the path leading to the school gate.
They had all experienced what happened next, and there was nothing interesting to see. Harry said sadly,
"Peter ran away and didn't show up the whole night. If he can't be found, then Sirius-"
"Not necessarily, Harry -"
The damp soil and the dew condensed on the vine leaves made Hermione a little uncomfortable. She adjusted her prostrate posture, looked at them who were entangled with Hagrid to break into the Forbidden Forest together, and said slowly,
"Do you still remember that Avada Kedavra suddenly appeared in the Forbidden Forest?"
The name of this spell also seemed to have special magic power. When its name appeared in the pumpkin patch, Harry felt an invisible chill touch his skin, making him shiver for no reason.
He had never heard of this spell before, but when Hermione talked about it, he immediately thought of the green light that made his scar hurt so much at night.
"You think Peter did that?"
"Obviously so-"
Hermione said quickly,
"I guess that Peter's original plan was to lead Sirius into the Forbidden Forest. Think about it, if he was alone, he would definitely die at the hands of a werewolf.
We just didn't expect that we would show up later. Professor Lupine and Professor Snape were attracted to us. By a strange combination of circumstances, so many people knew the truth. This must have surprised Peter, but... As long as Sirius dies there, there will be no proof. "
Surrendering to Voldemort, killing his parents, lurking around the Weasley family and Ron for such a long time, and now deliberately trying to kill Sirius, to be honest, except for Voldemort, Harry has never Hating someone so much.
Even the cold night wind lingering on the high ground could not extinguish the fire in Harry's heart at this moment.
The fight under the pumpkin finally came to fruition. Hagrid took them into the Forbidden Forest, and what greeted them was a thrilling war.
And just after they left, under the comfort of the moonlight, Lupine, who was extremely weak, appeared panting. He asked Yaya for directions and rushed into the forbidden forest.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Hermione was about to get up and follow. There was still a long way to go from where the battle took place.
But at this moment, Harry suddenly wasn't anxious anymore. He looked around as if he was looking for something.
"What are you doing, Harry? We have to catch up!"
"Wait a minute, Hermione, maybe someone else will follow."
Harry also knew that they had no time to waste now, but he did not move, his face full of worry.
"Harry!"
Hermione got up first, took off the invisibility cloak, and stamped her feet angrily.
"It's almost there, we have to wait a little longer——"
Harry also got up and looked around,
"Maybe someone else will come."
(End of chapter)
