Chapter 243 High EQ: There Is Still a Lot of Room for Improvement (Dragon Boat Festival Ankang)

After seeing Harry and Hermione come back with bread, the two middle-aged single men realized that they were hungry after a while.

After thinking about it carefully, they realized that they didn't seem to have eaten any food since yesterday's lunch.

Professor Lupine still maintained some demeanor, while Sirius simply tore off the bread and stuffed it into his mouth without even using a knife. It can be said that he didn't care about his image at all.

During the meal, Harry gave Hermione a detailed account of the adventure last night, and took out Regulus' fake locket.

According to the excuse prepared by Harry, she took this locket out of the stone basin last night.

And the stone basin seemed to be out of the special environment of the cave, and the magic on it had temporarily failed, so Harry could easily get it.

"It's normal, after all, the environment of that cave is so special." Professor Lu Ping nodded,

"I didn't even expect that you could think of such a way to directly cut the black stone slab from the island and pack it up and take it away."

And Sirius drank the milk in his hand, forced himself to swallow the bread in his mouth, and then took the fake locket.

This locket is very ordinary, a circle smaller than the Slytherin locket that Voldemort used to make Horcruxes.

The box was made of ordinary metal, and there was no Slytherin logo on it, and the gorgeous S-shaped logo composed of emeralds was missing.

Sirius easily opened the locket, and a piece of folded parchment was tightly stuffed where the portrait should have been placed inside.

Without thinking, he took out the parchment and read it carefully. Seeing Regulus' writing on it, tears slowly rolled down his eyes.

"...I am willing to risk my life, hoping that you will be killed when you meet your opponent..."

Sirius read this sentence softly, repeatedly rubbing his fingertips at the place where Regulus's abbreviated name was placed on the back.

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After breakfast, Sirius took Harry and Hermione to Regulus' grave.

After all, Regulus' identity is very sensitive, and in the eyes of other wizards, he is a standard Death Eater.

It is not easy to reverse the case for him. After all, Voldemort's Horcrux is involved, and it is inconvenient to disclose it to the outside world.

So Sirius couldn't hold a funeral for him, but just buried Regulus directly in the cemetery of the Black family after removing the magic from Regulus' body.

Harry stood in front of the grave, looking at the words engraved on the tombstone by Sirius:

"Here lies a hero, a hero who gave his life to fight Voldemort - Regulus Black!"

Sirius solemnly knelt on one knee in front of Regulus' tomb, carefully hung the locket on the tombstone, and used magic to attach the parchment under the inscription.

He planned to read some books in the next two days, and figured out a way to paste this piece of parchment here permanently, and use magic to keep it from decaying as much as possible.

In the next few days, Harry and Hermione stayed in the library of Black's old house, and borrowed several books before leaving.

But this time, Sirius was going to return to Hogwarts with the three of them, and he was carrying the Horcrux with him.

Professor Lupine plans to resign. He plans to leave Hogwarts after submitting the follow-up teaching plan and no longer serve as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

After all, this sudden transformation was still fresh in his memory. Professor Lupine was afraid that this transformation would be uncontrollable and would appear suddenly during class.

This time I was lucky and could keep my memory, but what about next time?

What should I do if I go crazy and it happens to be class time, facing a group of first-year students?

Professor Lupine was unwilling to gamble with the lives of his students, so he voluntarily gave up the job.

But Sirius helped Lupine find a new job—teaching him.

In the process of dealing with the Yin Corpse this time, Sirius deeply realized his lack of strength.

"Remus, if you think about it carefully, we have been fighting Voldemort since we graduated, and we haven't studied magic in depth at all."

When Lupine wanted to reject Sirius' offer, Sirius said this,

"Later, I was imprisoned in Azkaban for a full twelve years. Whether it is magical knowledge or magical skills, they are not as good as before."

"Voldemort has a Horcrux and has not yet died. There is a high probability that he will regain his strength and create a war in the future."

"Remus, you know, I don't want to be a fool."

After listening to Sirius' explanation, Professor Lupine also admitted that he was right, and accepted Sirius' employment.

After coming to Hogsmeade through Apparition, Lupine contacted Professor Dumbledore who had just returned from Azkaban through the Patronus.

Two minutes later, a house-elf showed up in the Three Broomsticks and took the four of them back to the headmaster's office.

Professor Dumbledore was leaning back on the chair with a calm face and closing his eyes to rest, and when he noticed the arrival of several people, he greeted them happily.

But Harry was keenly aware that there was an undisguised exhaustion in his eyes.

After a brief chat, Professor Dumbledore's eyes gradually became sharper:

"Sirius, I heard from Phineas that a Horcrux of Voldemort appeared in Black's old house?"

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore." Sirius nodded vigorously and touched his waist pocket.

It was a bag that Sirius dug out from Black's old house and cast the Untraceable Stretch Charm. The space in the bag was not much smaller than the bag Harry was using now.

Sirius quickly took out the puck and put it on the desk.

The ice puck is still chilly, showing no sign of melting.

Harry raised his hand, and black flames appeared out of thin air, melting the ice and covering up all kinds of curses and black magic inside.

Professor Dumbledore watched the scene quietly without saying anything.

After Harry finished everything, he reached out to pick up the locket, played with it carefully and let out bursts of wonder.

The old principals also gathered in the portrait with the best view, and they even wanted to stick their heads out of the portrait.

After all, this is the first Founder's Relic Hogwarts has acquired.

Each of the four founders has a representative item. Hufflepuff's gold cup was originally in the hands of her descendants, but there was no news hundreds of years ago.

I don't know whether this treasure was secretly collected by a branch, or it was really lost.

According to legend, Ravenclaw's diadem was stolen by Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena Ravenclaw.

As former headmasters, they naturally know the true identity of Ms. Gray, the ghost of Ravenclaw's resident tower.

But with their status and dignity, they would not allow themselves to force Helena, and would only wait for her to tell the truth.

What's more, Helena seemed to be killed by Baro, a disciple of Slytherin and the resident ghost bloodman of Slytherin College.

What happened to this exciting story, the principals also don't know.

However, this also led to a sharp increase in the possibility of Helena losing the Ravenclaw crown, after all, she was killed.

And Gryffindor's sword has long since disappeared with Gryffindor himself, and neither the goblin nor the wizard has any news of this treasure.

So, the Slytherin Locket is the first Founder's relic that Hogwarts has collected in hundreds of years.

The only pity is that this locket was actually made into a Horcrux by that damn Voldemort!

"It's unforgivable. If I were at that time, I would have strangled him in the first grade!"

A hook-nosed Headmaster waved a stubby wand, looking at the locket with aching eyes.

The expressions of the other old principals were not pretty, and they were arguing with each other.

After admiring the locket, Professor Dumbledore gently placed it on the table, then crossed his fingers, and calmly looked at the four people in front of him:

"Sirius, please tell me about the cause, process and result of this matter from your point of view. I want to have a comprehensive understanding."

Sirius nodded quickly: "Of course, Professor Dumbledore."

"This matter starts with me asking for leave for Harley. You know, the Black family has a lot of books..."

When Kreacher first heard the story about Regulus, the entire principal's office fell silent, and even the sound of Fox combing feathers could be heard.

Although the old headmasters usually do not deal with Phineas, a guy from Slytherin, and have all kinds of eccentricities.

But at this time, they still respect the heirs of Slytherin and Phineas, and pay absolute respect to his consciousness, courage, benevolence and sacrifice!

"What a touching child." Professor Dumbledore gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then put on his glasses again.

"Yeah, I can still remember him," said the Sorting Hat lying on the side cabinet,

"Although I assigned him to Slytherin at the beginning, it was only to respond to his inner expectations."

"Actually, I think he can enter any academy, which is extremely rare in the Black family."

Sirius continued until he had buried Regulus, then stopped describing, waiting for Dumbledore's response.

Professor Dumbledore had deep eyes, resting his chin on one hand, and unconsciously knocked on the table with the other:

"A cave...a cave..."

Professor Dumbledore obviously remembered something, but more evidence was needed to support his conjecture.

He looked at Sirius again: "Sirius, let me confirm again, exactly when Remus turned into a werewolf."

Sirius shook his head in embarrassment: "Professor Dumbledore, I'm not sure either."

"We were dealing with the corpse in that cave at the time, so we didn't have time to determine the time."

"However..." Sirius scratched his hair vigorously, trying to recall the situation at that time,

"Remus experienced this change less than two minutes after the giant infernal corpse appeared."

Professor Dumbledore's eyes became darker and more puzzled.

Apparently, the problems he encountered today puzzled a well-informed master of magic like him.

After a moment's hesitation, he waved his wand.

A pen on the table automatically recorded the description of Sirius on the parchment, without changing a single word.

"I will take this question to the masters in this field." Professor Dumbledore looked at Professor Lupine,

"And, Remus, I'm so sorry..."

"I know, Professor Dumbledore." Professor Lupine said in advance,

"After this situation happens, I will definitely not serve in Hogwarts. After all, this is a disrespect to the lives of students and a blasphemy to the profession of professors."

With that said, Lupine pulled out a roll of parchment from his robe:

"In fact, I talked to Sirius about this issue a few days ago, and this is my resignation report, followed by my remaining teaching plan."

"As for my luggage, I took it with me when I was getting ready to leave for the Easter break."

As he spoke, Professor Lupine smiled and added humorously, "After all, I don't have much luggage."

Professor Dumbledore took the parchment and put it aside without opening it.

He looked at Lupine's patched robes and sighed softly.

He understood that Lupine didn't even do a simple farewell to the students, and he had reasons for himself.

Although it will be safe to bid farewell in public with your own company.

But if Lupine turns into a werewolf in full view, it will bring a lot of pressure to himself.

The pressure was greater than any student would have felt if he realized that Professor Lupine was a werewolf.

After all, hearing that someone is a werewolf has a different psychological impact than seeing a werewolf transforming in front of you.

"Remus, I will explain your resignation to the students for you."

Professor Dumbledore nodded at Lupin, "Do you have any plans for the future? Do you need my help?"

"Don't bother you, Professor Dumbledore. I've made a deal with Sirius to tutor him for a while."

Professor Lupine shook his head without thinking,

"Through this battle, Sirius believes that he has stayed in Azkaban for too long, and in terms of strength... there is a lot of room for improvement."

Professor Dumbledore nodded: "Okay, I see. Is there anything else?"

Seeing that Lupine and Sirius said that he had finished everything, Professor Dumbledore wanted to chat with them for a while.

Finally, Professor Dumbledore pointed to the parchment on the table: "Mentos."

The parchment trembled for a while, emitting blue fluorescence, and then fell silent again.

"All the settings of the port key are the same as the target location last time, and it will take effect in three minutes. Good luck."

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After sending Sirius and Lupine away, Professor Dumbledore asked Hermione to go back to the Gryffindor common room first, and he wanted to chat with Harry.

When Hermione closed the door, only Dumbledore and Harry were left in the room.

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(Thanks to the "Nine-tailed Flaming Fox" boss for the reward!)