Chapter 486 Leaving School and Increasing Task Progress Again

Thinking about this, Ivan suddenly discovered that there are really a lot of things to do this summer vacation.

But before going home, he had to go to the Black family's old house to get the Horcrux and destroy it first!

With such an important thing placed there, Ivan always felt a little uneasy. What if he lost it?

Even if it had been kept there for a long time, it might still confuse Harry and others who were about to visit the Black Mansion.

So a few days ago, Ivan sent a letter to Asia, stating that he would go to a friend's house during the summer vacation and bring some precious books back, so that he would not need to go to Kingdom Cross Station to pick him up. Own.

Once he got Slytherin's locket, he could just use Disapparation to return to his dark magic shop.

"Wait a minute, has the progress of this task increased?" After reading the summary of the school year, Ivan glanced at the task bar and found that the progress of the task of becoming the King of Knockturn Alley seemed to have increased by 100% compared to before. one.

Ivan couldn't figure out whether he remembered it wrongly.

The carriage went all the way down the soft stone road, making a rattling sound as the carriage swayed, and soon arrived at Hogwarts Station.

The red train had stopped at the platform, with thick white steam rising from the large exhaust port. Ivan could hear the loud whistle of the Hogwarts train from a distance.

"Children, come here, line up and get on the bus one by one!"

Among the crowd, Hagrid was trying hard to maintain order, directing the little wizards to board the train one by one.

I have to say that he is very suitable for this job, and his tall stature is clearly visible in the crowded crowd.

"Harry, this way!" After seeing Ivan and others, Hagrid happily greeted him.

Harry happily hugged Hagrid goodbye before boarding the train home. Amidst the rumble of the train, he stared at Hogwarts Castle fading away in his eyes.

Ivan and others were chatting while looking for an empty carriage.

But what they didn't expect was that when they opened a private room, their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was sitting in the corner by the window, staring into the distance.

"Professor Luping, why are you here?" Ivan asked in surprise.

Generally speaking, the professors at Hogwarts stay in the castle during the summer vacation. After all, board and lodging are provided there. This is especially true for professors like Lupin who do not have their own houses.

"Is it because, Professor, you are going to travel somewhere this summer?" Hermione's mind turned quickly and she immediately thought of a possibility.

However, this time Hermione miscalculated. Lupine shook his head and said.

"No! I have no such plan, but because I submitted my resignation to Principal Dumbledore a few days ago, according to the rules, I can no longer stay at Hogwarts."

"What? Professor Luping, you want to resign? Why?" Ron looked at Luping in shock and couldn't help but ask.

"It must be Malfoy, right?" Harry suddenly thought of Malfoy and said angrily. "He must have secretly told the Ministry of Magic about you in private. I'm going to beat him up!"

Harry took out his wand and planned to settle the score with Malfoy, but before he could take action, he was stopped by Lupine.

"That's not the case, Harry! It has nothing to do with Malfoy! It has nothing to do with anyone else, it's my own choice!" Lupine said with a wry smile.

He didn't lie, and no one reported his identity these days.

But Lupine also knew that this situation would not last long. Umbridge, who had hit a wall in school last time, was probably already checking his identity.

More importantly, Snape's malice toward him was increasing day by day, and he didn't know when it would explode. Instead of having his identity revealed next school year and dragging down the school's reputation, it would be better to make a decision and leave on his own.

Harry didn't understand this. He couldn't accept Lupine's resignation at all, so he anxiously tried to dissuade him.

"If you leave, what will happen to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next school year? We can't live without you!"

"Yes, you are the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor! I don't want Principal Dumbledore to hire a Lockhart or someone like Kino!" Ron also quickly advised.

"Don't worry, it won't happen! The next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a very powerful person! You will definitely learn a lot from him." Lupine smiled, comforted Harry and others, and then continued.

"And what Malfoy said last time was correct. It was a very irresponsible behavior for me to hide my identity as a werewolf wizard and teach at Hogwarts."

Although Lupine said this, Harry, Ron and Hermione were still a little unhappy.

Ivan raised his eyebrows in surprise. Has the next candidate for the Defense Against Dark Arts professor been decided so early?

Is it Mad-Eye Moody? Ivan thought so.

But that's right. According to common sense, every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will have problems at the end of the semester. It's normal to choose the candidate in advance.

"By the way, Professor Luping, have you ever thought about what kind of job you will do in the future?" Ivan suddenly thought of this and asked.

"Not yet." Lupine shook his head hesitantly, and then smiled freely, "Of course, you don't have to worry about me. It's no better than before. Sirius is willing to take me in, and I can stay here these days. Go to his house until you find a job!”

"Will you live at Sirius's house? That's great. We can see each other often during the summer vacation!" Harry couldn't help but be a little surprised, and he was no longer so repelled by Lupine's resignation.

Because he plans to spend half of this summer vacation at the Black family's old house.

Ivan was hesitant to take the opportunity to recruit Lupine to work for him. This was an excellent opportunity.

As the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix, Lu Ping's combat prowess goes without saying, and he has no problems in dealing with others. It can be seen from the academic year he served as a professor that he is capable of standing alone.

However, it was precisely because of Lupine's identity as a core member of the Order of the Phoenix that Ivan hesitated. He did not want all his actions to be exposed under Dumbledore's eyes.

Lupine's thoughts are also too decent, and he may not be able to get along with Asia, Docter and others. This matter must be discussed in the long term.

Although he was thinking about things in his mind, on the surface Ivan was chatting happily with Lupine, Harry and others.

It wasn't until a few hours later that the red-skinned train stopped at London's Wizarding Platform with billowing smoke and clear roars. They packed their luggage and got off the train.

(PS: End of Volume 3)

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