Chapter 102 You Can't Beat a Cat (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

Chapter 102 You can’t beat a cat (Second update~Please subscribe~)

The eyes of one person and one cat met, causing sparks to fly.

"Ron, you've never hit a cat." Harry looked at him with complicated eyes.

"I, I just don't want to really care about it!" Ron rolled up his sleeves and said ferociously, "It's just a cat, I didn't even use a wand!"

"Harry, let me tell you, my spellcasting has improved a lot since I changed my wand."

"Really, don't look at me like that, Bill taught me..."

Crookshanks opened his mouth wide and let out a shrill cry of disdain.

Stupid little wizard.

The phantom Lupine looked at Ron with nostalgia in his eyes. Just looking at Harry, except for the fact that he dared to attack the professor very decisively, there was almost no trace of Gryffindor in him.

And this red-haired little freckled face made him confirm that Gryffindor was still the same Gryffindor.

Crookshanks sniffed, and suddenly he arched his back and bared his teeth in Lupin's direction.

"My friend, don't get excited and sit tight." Harry patted its head.

Crookshanks obediently squatted down again.

"Answer my question honestly, did you eat Scabbers?" Harry asked.

Crookshanks shook his head and swept his tail.

Ron snorted: "Liar kitty."

Crookshanks was furious and eager to fight him again.

"You can't beat it, there's no need for Crookshanks to lie to you." Harry turned back and said seriously to Ron.

Ron took a breath, put his hand into his robe, and gritted his teeth: "Harry, it's not that I really can't beat it, I just, I..."

He became even more flustered and waved his hands.

"I understand." Harry patted him on the shoulder, "I understand."

Ron breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nives are dangerous magical creatures of level 3X." Harry comforted him, "You are only in your third year after all, so it doesn't matter if you can't beat them."

Ron was startled, and his eyes and nose began to twist.

“Try to win it before the end of this semester.”

This last sentence made Ron feel like he had been stabbed. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to take out his wand and invite Crookshanks to a duel on the spot to prove to Harry what he could do. You can't beat this slightly larger ginger-faced kitten.

"Scabbers escaped?" Harry continued to ask Crookshanks.

Crookshanks nodded.

"Why don't you stop it." Harry put his hand on its head.

Crookshanks squeaked and barked for a while, then remembered that Harry might not understand cat language, and stepped on the table anxiously.

"Because I'm not allowed to let you touch it?" Harry recalled something.

Crookshanks breathed a humane sigh of relief, nodding his head and wagging his tail.

Harry patted it on the head: "Then I'll give you a task. If you catch it, bring it to me."

Crookshanks stood up, rubbed his head against Harry's hand, and let out a threatening cry.

"Do you want a reward?" Harry said with a smile, "Then if you find it, I will give you a pound of owl rations, the same kind I fed you that day."

Crookshanks looked up and called out twice.

It doesn't know how many "pounds" there are.

But the innocent kitten wants more, so what’s wrong with that?

"Okay, if I find it, I'll give you two pounds." Harry agreed.

Crookshanks was pleasantly surprised and called out three times tentatively.

Harry said nothing, staring at it indifferently without any emotion in his eyes.

Crookshanks shrank his head, jumped off the table, patted Harry's hand with his tail, meowed a few times, and quickly jumped out, disappearing from the crowd.

Ron stared blankly at the place where Crookshanks had squatted just now.

"Is there something wrong with Banban?" He lowered his voice and looked dazed.

Harry turned his head. Neville and the others were not here, so they might have gone back to the dormitory early: "Go out and talk? There's no curfew yet."

Ron nodded.

They had just climbed out of the common room when they met Hermione returning.

"Harry, you're back so soon? Is there anything wrong with Professor Lupin?" Hermione was a little surprised that you were faster than herself.

"There's probably nothing wrong with him," Harry responded to her, "but there might be something wrong with Scabbers."

Hermione was startled and looked at Ron subconsciously.

Ron looked dazed.

"Do you want to come together?" Harry asked her.

Hermione didn't hesitate and followed him to a stand in the tower.

Lupine waved his wand and appeared.

Hermione reacted quickly and took out her wand. Before she even raised it, she had already confirmed who was in front of her. Thinking that she had just said bad things about him, she felt a little embarrassed: "Oh, Professor Lupin, you are here too."

"Harry invited me here." Lupine replied with a smile, but his smile made him look even weaker.

Hermione's face turned a little red.

"What happened to Scabbers?" Seeing Lupine also appear, Ron felt more and more uneasy. He took a deep breath, grabbed Harry's sleeve, and asked.

"It could be an Animagus." Harry said as softly as possible.

"Impossible, it has been in my house for thirteen years." Ron put down his hand and shook his head violently.

Hermione said softly: "But it is almost impossible for an ordinary mouse to live for thirteen years."

"Actually, it could be a friend of my dad's," Harry continued.

Ron's expression changed, and a bit of panic filled his heart: "Sirius Black?"

But he soon reacted.

"wrong."

"He has been imprisoned in Azkaban and recently escaped."

Harry gave the answer: "It's Peter."

"That hero?" Ron thought immediately, his voice rising in pitch. During this time at home, he also heard his parents talk about the past, "But he's not already dead."

Harry looked at Lupin.

Lupine explained: "Peter is an illegal Animagus. He can turn into a mouse."

"It's not necessarily that all mice are Peter." Ron still couldn't bear to break his fantasy. The Weasley family was not a wealthy family, and they had many children, so there weren't many things that belonged to him.

And Banban happened to be one of the most valuable items among the few things that belonged to him.

Just like Harry would be heartbroken if he lost a bag of gold galleons.

Ron's heart was heavier than that now - Harry had more than a bag of galleons after all.

"Peter is missing a finger on his right hand, and Scabbers is missing a toe on his right paw." Harry patted him on the shoulder, "Peter died thirteen years ago, and Scabbers appeared in your house thirteen years ago."

"Too many coincidences."

Ron turned pale.

"Be open-minded, that's a good thing." Harry comforted him.

Ron was puzzled and looked around in confusion.

"When we find him, if he is a good person, let him compensate you with a pet." Harry said softly.

"If he is a bad guy, I will kill him myself." After saying this, Harry paused slightly to calm down, "Since I killed your pet, I will naturally compensate you for one."

"Owl, or cat?"

Ron's mood became better again, and he began to debate whether he wanted an owl or a cat, or whether other pets would be good...

"I recommend cats." Harry said earnestly.

Ron's eyes widened: "No, I can't beat Crookshanks!"

Hermione, who was frowning and thinking, raised her head when she heard her pet's name, confused: "What's wrong with Crookshanks?"

Ron reached out his hand to stop Harry's mouth: "No, Harry, you can't say that."

Harry raised his hand and held his head: "Ron just thought Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, so he had a fight with it and lost."

Ron burst into a desperate sigh.

Hermione opened her mouth, a little surprised, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, she sighed, whether for Ron or Harry: "But the point now is not Crookshanks, but Sirius Black."

Ron was confused: "What happened to him?"

"If Scabbers is Peter, he is still alive." Hermione was puzzled, "But he is a hero, why should he remain anonymous?"

Harry nodded: "I'm confused about this too."

Hermione was ready to analyze.

Harry waved his hand: "But it's very simple to solve this matter. It would be great if we just find him."

"Axi, Legilimency, and Veritaserum can all reveal the truth."

Lupine's eyes widened. He didn't know what Axi was, but he knew the last two things very well: "No, Harry, you can't, the Ministry of Magic doesn't allow it..."

"The Ministry of Magic doesn't allow illegal Animagus." Harry interrupted, expressionless, "Not even, well... you know."

Lu Ping's face looked a little unnatural.

The Ministry of Magic has issued a "Werewolf Code of Conduct", and Lupine obviously did not follow this code even if he appeared in Hogwarts.

"I hate those cumbersome rules. A solution that can solve a problem is a good solution." Harry shook his head, "Although in some aspects, they are indeed necessary to exist."

Lupine sighed: "You are much bolder than your father. I finally understand why you were assigned to Gryffindor. From just now, I thought it would be better for you to go to Ravenclaw."

Ron was a little dissatisfied: "Look at Harry's eyes, he was born to be Gryffindor."

All three of them hesitated to speak.

Hermione struggled and sighed: "I will give you a book for Christmas, be sure to read it carefully."

Ron was puzzled: "Huh? Harry is born Gryffindor."

"Yes, I am." Harry nodded, "Would you like me to teach you some ways to deal with nives?"

"It's not that I can't defeat Crookshanks." Ron yelled in shame, "What specific methods are used."

Hermione greeted Professor Lupin: "Professor, let's go back first."

Lupine waved to them. He was not planning to leave yet. Looking from the stands to the Forbidden Forest in the distance, a cold wind blew, and a few drops of cold rain fell from time to time. It made him feel like he was back twenty years ago.

"By the way, Professor Lupin." Harry turned around and said to him, "Half a month, half a month at most."

"If Crookshanks or you haven't found Scabbers by then, I will have to tell Professor Dumbledore."

"The danger cannot exist for too long."

"I will visit you again in half a month and ask some questions about Professor Snape. You can prepare in advance."

As he spoke, he paused.

"As much as I don't trust house elves."

"But Professor, if you are confident, you can give it a try."

Professor Lupine nodded, feeling warm in his heart. He smiled and nodded in response: "I understand, Harry. I wish you a sweet dream. See you in the first class."

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