Chapter 526 The Werewolf

Alan smiled at Lupine friendly: "Don't be so rude, call me Alan, Professor Lupine. I brought a TV with me when I went to Durmstrang and saw the latest news."

"Don't call me a professor anymore, I can't teach anymore, Alan. I don't know why you brought me here to meet you..." The boy in front of him was friendly, but Lupine didn't let his guard down at all. Having received a warning from Dumbledore, he knew that although the other party was young, he was already a master of Legilimency, so although Lupine didn't have a good command of Occlumency, he tried his best to prevent the other party from exploring it.

Allen did not answer Lupine's question directly, but continued to ask: "Professor Lupine, what are your plans for the future?"

"I haven't thought about it, but what else can I do now, I guess I should go back to find Sirius." Lupine tried his best to think about the purpose of the other party asking this question, is he trying to take advantage of the situation that he is like a bereaved dog to subdue himself? ?

Allen shook his head at Lupin, "I think we can be more frank with each other, I'm sorry that you are so wary of me now, professor, but I think you have also seen Li's words published in the "Daily Prophet" As far as I know about Tar Skeeter's fake news that suspected that you had infected Sirius with lycanthropy, except for your secret activities of the Order of the Phoenix, you will not plan to go back to find Sirius."

"In this case, tell me frankly, Alan, why did you bring me here to see you?" Lupine did not deny it. Thinking of the performance of the Harris family during the Goblet of Fire and the strength they are showing now, Lupine was worried . And the other party asked Penello to take him to see these armed forces and those giants of his forces as if they were visiting. They definitely have a purpose, and there is also a TV station, which is also the property of the Harris family. Voldemort has returned, and with Fudge's attitude and the changes in the positions of the school managers after this incident, Dumbledore is already alone, but Dumbledore asked the Order of the Phoenix not to take too many actions. And now if Harris wants to take the opportunity to do evil...

Allen took a few steps forward: "Professor Lupine, why do you think werewolves suffer these injuries in wizarding society?"

Lupine frowned. Obviously, the other party was not a person who would discriminate against werewolves from the perspective of his acquaintance. What was his purpose of asking himself as a werewolf? He took a deep breath and tried to answer the question from the perspective of a bystander: "Because werewolves caused the deaths of many innocent victims?"

Allen shook his head and vetoed: "There are far more victims who die at the hands of dark wizards than wizards who die at the mouth of werewolves every year. Many of the victims are lying on the merchandise counters in Knockturn Alley and are being sold as products. But even Hagrid visits Knockturn Alley now and then. In fact, it's a lot easier to kill a man with a spell than with your teeth and claws."

Lupine followed the meaning revealed by Allen's words: "Are you trying to talk about the cause of the infection?"

"Yes, that's right. Ordinary wizards discriminate against werewolves much more severely than they treat humanoid creatures such as vampires, goblins, and Veela, because of the contagion." Allen said affirmatively.

"Although the wolfsbane potion is a great invention, there is no potion in the world that can hinder the transformation process after being fully infected. In addition, the wolfsbane potion itself needs to be taken regularly before the full moon to ensure that you will not be transformed into wolves. Just be an ordinary sleepy wolf." This time Allen nodded, his tone calm, as if explaining a fact.

Lupine didn't speak but nodded in agreement with Alan, and Alan continued to say with his hands behind his back: "Although I don't like Urimchi, she has a good thing to say, since you were moved this time Hands and feet, then there is really no way to guarantee that your medicine will not be tampered with next time. It would be okay if it was the situation in the third grade, but this year when Dumbledore knew that Voldemort was resurrected and started fighting with Fudge , in order to avoid the situation where Fudge finds an opportunity to insert people from the Ministry of Magic into Hogwarts because he cannot find a professor who is willing to take up the Defense Against the Dark Arts class,

Choosing to invite you back is indeed recklessly risking the safety of others. "

Allen glanced at Lupine who was in deep thought, and continued: "You should be lucky, it seems that people from Fudge's side have tampered with your potion this time, otherwise it will be replaced by Voldemort's people, you are now It should be in Azkaban. And this is not the first case. In fact, when Dumbledore let you come to Hogwarts to study in the early years, he was risking other people's lives or the future. If it wasn't for James? Potter's final realization, Professor Snape who was deceived by him may have been killed by you in the Shrieking Shack or infected and turned into a werewolf. What's more ironic is that Professor Snape has to endure being tortured all his life The cruel fact of being saved by the most hated person in the world.”

Lupine felt that the scar healed by the students just now was ruthlessly ripped open, and the bloody wound was exposed to the air again. He wanted to open his mouth to refute, but he couldn't find a reason at all, which made him feel desperate and angry, " What exactly are you trying to say, did you ask me to come here just to analyze for me how correct your suggestion not to let me come to school was? You just admitted that Voldemort is back, why didn't you admit it on TV? What do you Harris want? You The forces revealed in our umbrella company have grown so powerful, if you are willing to join forces with Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix..."

Allen put his hand on Lupin's shoulder to stop his agitated and self-defeating questioning, and then handed him the refilled cup of black tea.

"Please take a sip of tea and calm down, Professor Lupine. I don't mean to disrespect you. Of course, I didn't meet you to hurt you in front of you. I just want to tell you some of my thoughts frankly."

Allen waited for Lupine to stop being agitated and suppressed his emotions before he spoke, "Professor Lupine, what do you think is the reason for the slow progress of the medicine related to lycanthropy?"

"Stop asking me questions in a roundabout way, Alan Harris, just tell me what you have." Lupine was obviously tired of Alan's way of talking.

Allen bowed slightly in apology. "Please forgive my bad habits, so let me talk about my thoughts. The Ministry of Magic's policy on werewolves has always been chaotic and ineffective. In 1637, the Ministry of Magic once established a set of werewolf regulations. , which required werewolves to sign off on not attacking anyone and to lock themselves up securely once a month. It turned out, unsurprisingly, that no one signed it, because no one was ready to walk into the Ministry of Magic and admit that I am a werewolf myself. The Werewolf Registry that followed also faced this problem. The Werewolf Registry requires werewolves to enter their names and personal details, but its information has also been incomplete and unreliable for many years because Many newly bitten werewolves conceal their condition to avoid the inevitable humiliation and banishment. The administration of werewolves has been torn between the Beasts and Humanoids divisions of the Department of Classified as Human or Beast. For a period of time, the Werewolf Registry and Werewolf Capture Squad were both in the Beast Division, while a Werewolf Support Services Office was established in the Humanoid Division. No Werewolf ever walked into the Support Services Office, for the same reason, There were also very few people on the register, and the support services office eventually closed, only to be reactivated when my aunt took over."

Lupine nodded, which was why he didn't register.

Allen took a sip of tea, and then continued to speak, "In the second half of the 20th century, several potions for alleviating the effects of deformation were finally invented, and the most successful of them was the Wolfsbane we mentioned just now. Potion. And what I want to say is exactly this, why has the history of werewolves appeared for such a long time, but the research on related potions has been so slow? It is precisely because of the lack of understanding and research by ordinary wizards that there has been serious discrimination and Various rumors, and even some authorities, like Professor Everett Pickard's statement in his book The Lawlessness of Werewolves: Why Werewolves Don't Deserve to Live, say that werewolves will permanently lose their sense of morality Clearly wrong."

Lupine clenched his fist tightly, "Yes, when he wrote this book, he only referred to the performance of a few werewolves who lost their minds and judged that all of us werewolves would be like this. The man who desperately gave up on himself really became the bad guy he described."

"It is precisely in the absence of mutual cooperation that the knowledge of werewolves, as well as the research on related treatment methods and related potions, have progressed very slowly. In fact, in the state of human form, werewolves may be as good as anyone. Like Remus Lupin you; or maybe as bad as Fenrir Greyback, who would try to bite or maim people in human form, and keep his nails sharp like talons for that. The discrimination caused by werewolves because of these ignorance has made you farther away from ordinary society, and ordinary wizards have deepened their discrimination and misunderstanding of you because of your self-exile avoidance, your father...

Forgive me for stating the fact that he may not have told you that your father, Leo Lupine, was called by the Ministry of Magic when you were four years old to seek assistance in understanding and containing these dark creatures. Threatening invitations to a meeting, and a meeting with Fenrir Greyback, suspected of causing the deaths of Muggle children. After he was teased by the rest of the crew for his mere boggart expertise, your mostly polite father got pissed off and yelled in Fenrir Greyback's face that 'the only thing a werewolf should do is The end is death', so you were retaliated by Greyback and intentionally infected you with lycanthropy a few days before your fifth birthday. "

Allen waited for Lupine to digest some of the news, which was a bit difficult for him to accept, and then told him in a firm tone: "My purpose is to invite you to join me in my plan to change this status quo and fundamentally help you werewolves, even if you can't Let you victims who have been transformed into werewolves turn back into humans, but as long as you can solve the incurable situation before being transformed by the infected period, or develop a longer-lasting wolf poison drug, the reason why werewolves are so severely discriminated against It will be fundamentally resolved. So before I say this purpose, I need to analyze the reasons for this situation for you. Of course, even Muggle-born wizards will be discriminated against today. Even if we have completed this goal, It should only turn you into vampires and veela-like existences, but at least you will be discriminated against much less. If you are still willing to return to Hogwarts as a professor, we Harris can also Convince those school trustees for you."

Lupine thought for a moment after hearing this, and said, "I don't plan to go back to be a professor, Alan, is your purpose just to want me to join the umbrella to be used for research and experiments? If you can promise me, you The purpose is really to help werewolves, I think I am willing to be studied by you..."

"No, you misunderstood, Professor Lupine. In fact, if you just want experimental subjects, let's not talk about whether you are enough. In fact, our umbrella has cooperated with the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control of the Ministry of Magic. , when they capture those notorious werewolf criminals in the future, they will not send them to Azkaban, but to the underground laboratory built under our bungalow."

Allen waved his hand to stop Lupine's imaginary self-sacrifice plan: "I mean, you are lucky among this group of unfortunate people. You have a few good friends who sincerely accept your identity, but even so, you It was only the reunion with Sirius that made life easier, and now that report, as I just surmised, I'm afraid you were planning to go into self-imposed exile before. Werewolves like you trying to keep good It shouldn't be difficult to solve even food and clothing. I want to provide you with some positions in my company. First, you can get a place to live and a source of life, and second, you can participate in this plan to save your ethnic group. .Finally, I want to emphasize that this is not a charity for you. Those of you who will not be reinfected with lycanthropy are very suitable to help us carry out front-line work when those evil werewolves are being studied, so as to reduce the number of ordinary workers The risk of infection, and if our umbrella succeeds in developing a better "Lack of Wolf's Poison" or even a potion to solve the infection, although the direct benefits will not be too much, it will still be very helpful to increase the popularity of our company. Very happy to provide this fee to achieve a win-win situation for both of us."

Lupine wanted to agree, but suddenly thought of a question: "I understand, Alan, but if you want to solve the infection problem, does it mean... you want to use living people for experiments?"

Allen didn't shy away from this question, and immediately nodded without any hesitation: "Yes, and according to the extensive research on the habits of werewolves by Professor Marlow Folvann, an authority on werewolf studies in England in the nineteenth century, he found that Nearly all the werewolves he had successfully interrogated had been wizards before being bitten. He also learned from werewolves that Muggles and wizards "tasted" differently, and that Muggles were more likely to die after being bitten. Therefore, the subjects of my infection test will all be wizards, but like those evil werewolves, they will all be some heinous dark wizards. Instead of letting them be kissed by a dementor once, let them give back to this society. Use this This is a way to make up for the harm they have caused, I think, this is not against the righteousness, is it? After all, if we finish it, there will be no children unable to go to school because of wolf syndrome, and some pain will be relieved in the process of growing up."

Lupine opened his mouth again but didn't know how to refute. He knew that this kind of behavior was wrong, but it almost became the life-saving straw for all their werewolves. If this opportunity is missed, no other wizards will help They have both the will and the strength to do this. Amid Lupine’s hesitation, Alan’s next words became the last straw that overwhelmed Lupine: “Do you still remember our agreement in the third grade? I think it's time for you to keep your promise."

Lupine finally reached out and shook hands with Allen, agreeing to join. "I remember that my promise is under the condition of not violating morality. However, for the future of werewolves, although I cannot fully approve of this practice, I agree to your invitation. Also, thank you for being so patient in persuading me , Alan, I understand that whether I join or not will not have any impact on your plan."

Having achieved his goal, Allen turned around and sat back on his chair, "You're welcome, Professor Lupine, you are welcome to join Umbrella Company, by the way, you will get along well with your new boss, she is also your student, Hermione Granger is currently the main person in charge of the Umbrella Company, let her talk to you about the salary."

Lupine was a little surprised and nodded after a few seconds: "Hermione is really an outstanding witch. Not only does she have excellent grades, but she also has management skills from the intensive training class she manages." , Lupine couldn't help but think of those members of the intensive training class who followed Hermione to cast the Patronus Charm in class because Hermione took the lead. It seems that their Patronus Charms have been practiced for a long time, and they all exude solid light The patron saints of the entity, although Lupine is grateful that they can support him in the end, he is very worried when he thinks of their relationship with Harris and seeing their power exposed in the umbrella company today.

Thinking of this, Lupine hesitated and spoke again: "Alan...you and Dumbledore really can't...I..."

Allen sighed when he heard the words, and interrupted Lupine who was still organizing his words. "Professor Lupine, Dumbledore believed too much in that so-called prophecy, which obviously put me on the opposite side of him. The one who defeated Voldemort would be me, not Harry, whom he had high hopes for. Dumbledore's control Too much desire, and he and I are actually the same kind of people. We tried to cooperate, but obviously the end result was not pleasant. To put it bluntly, we Harris have no obligation to be as blind as you members of the Order of the Phoenix It is not worth me to obey his orders and sacrifice for his purpose, even if his purpose is good. So I will not go against Fudge now for him and for his purpose. I will accumulate my own strength, and then personally defeat Voldemort. After you go back, you can tell him everything that happened, saw, and heard today, and tell the Order of the Phoenix. I have no objection to this. After we get along for a long time, you will know that I The difference from Dumbledore is that I like to tell my people what I'm doing, rather than just letting you go and finish it like he did."

Lupine also sighed and nodded. Just as he said goodbye to Alan and was about to leave, he found that Alan did not respond but held his arm with his hand, "Professor Lupine... trouble when you leave Take Sirius away in the entrance building. He seems to have troubled my aunt in the Ministry of Magic because of you. After being chased away by her, he found out that you are here, but he was subdued by the guards when he broke in. Don't worry. , he was not injured, but I think you have to explain to him what happened, and then persuade him not to be so impulsive next time."