Chapter 312 If You Like Weirdos
Remus Lupin, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, is a suspected werewolf. At the same time, he is also a good friend of James Potter and Lily Potter, and a good friend of Black.
Ada's question was not only because of doubts about James not choosing Lupin as the secret keeper, but also to confirm her previous guesses and suspicions that had just arisen.
On Halloween night, Sirius Black broke into the school without anyone noticing, and then avoided the professors' carpet inspection. Can a person who has been away from school for many years still know the school so well?
Or does Black have an insider in the school?
The mole took over Black's actions and covered his evacuation during the subsequent manhunt. In this way, the difficulty of Blake's actions is greatly reduced, and his elusiveness makes sense.
Before today, Ada had also labeled Professor Lupine as an "inner devil". Except for the freshmen, only Professor Luping is new this year, and there is indeed something suspicious about him.
Today, Dumbledore confirmed the relationship between Professor Lupine and Black. Naturally, the doubts about him will be infinitely magnified. Ada was not the first person in school to have this suspicion, Snape was the same.
It's hard to say whether Snape really had suspicions about Lupine, or whether he wanted to take personal revenge. After all, everyone who understands the potions professor's mind will understand.
In fact, Ada quite likes Professor Lupine. As a teacher, he is definitely qualified. It is not an exaggeration to say he is excellent. As a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, he gave everyone the biggest surprise this semester.
Ada didn't want to speculate on the professor with such great malice. Because of this, Ada should make everything clear and distinguish the right from wrong.
Either restore Professor Lupine's innocence, or personally send him to Azkaban to complete his penta kill of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
"Remus, Remus is a good man, a gentleman, and as gentle as jade." Dumbledore said with a smile. "When his friends play wantonly or go too far, he will always stop them in time. To prevent them from making bigger mistakes. Between you and the two Mr. Weasleys, there is a lack of such a person."
There are many similarities between the Ada trio and the James quartet. They are all Gryffindors, mischievous and unwilling to follow the rules. The difference is that Ada and the twins lack Lupin's brake pad-like positioning.
In the trio, Ada or George usually take turns being the brake pads to ensure that Fred's pranks don't go too far.
But George is obviously not as good as Professor Lupin in this regard. George's calmness is only relative to Fred's, and he himself is also a complete naughty bag.
When the George's brakes failed, it was Ada's turn to step in. Many times, Ada can indeed remain objective and calm, control the direction, and avoid major problems. But once Ada takes the lead, things will get serious, and the twins can't guarantee that they can control Ada's hot blood.
This is the irreplaceable role of Remus Lupine among the four Marauders. And because he has experienced a lot, Lupine is also the gentlest and most tolerant of the four.
The gentleness in Remus Lupine is not the cheap gentleness that those people say "gentleness, you have to pay for it with your life".
Only after experiencing the cruelty in the world can people understand the value of gentleness. Didn't the unpopular singer sing it before? It turns out that people become gentle because they understand it thoroughly.
"He could be the best friend in the world," Dumbledore said sadly, "but he is not the right person to be the Keeper of the Fidelity Curse."
After returning from Nurmengard, Dumbledore was very relaxed in front of Ada. He would not hide his expression, nor would he put on an enigmatic look or pretend to be cold. Although Dumbledore is inscrutable.
This is Dumbledore's respect and trust for Ada, and also a reflection of his ability to control people's hearts.
Dumbledore knew Ada's sensitivity and fragility. If he didn't take the first step, the rift between him and Ada would never be repaired.
There is an old man who is over a hundred years old and a minor who is fifteen or sixteen years old. In order to build a closer relationship with each other, it does not matter if the centenarian takes the first step.
Torturing people feels good for a while, and chasing them to the crematorium. Although it is not particularly appropriate, that's pretty much what it means.
At this time, Ada did not realize the seriousness of the problem. Her desire for the truth made her ignore the sadness of the centenarian and the helplessness in this sadness.
She asked, "Is it because of Professor Lupine's little hairy problem?"
"When did you know about it?" Dumbledore was not surprised. He knew that Ada would find out sooner or later.
Paper can never contain fire, and it is only a matter of time before Lupine's hidden secrets are discovered. Dumbledore's answers and rhetorical questions were equivalent to confirming Ada's guess. He did not think that Ada would discriminate against Lupin because of being a "werewolf".
"I'm just doubtful, not convinced."
Ada never hesitated to betray people, especially Snape. The unscrupulous girl continued: "You should know that unscrupulous potion professors are always exploiting underage girls. This girl's task this year is to prepare the wolfsbane potion."
This answer made Dumbledore almost fall off the sofa. He was still thinking about where the flaw was and how to plug it to prevent more people from discovering it. It turned out that there was a problem with the supply of goods, and there was a "traitor" in my team!
Well, isn't this just the big lazy bossing around the little lazy guy, and the little lazy guy just stares?
"Besides, Professor Lupine takes sick leave very regularly, always around the full moon." Ada continued, and also complained, "More regular than many girls..."
As soon as the full moon comes, Lupine will get sick and turn into a werewolf. There is nothing Dumbledore can do about it. Who told Lupine to have this disease? The only thing Dumbledore could do was to provide him with Wolfsbane potion to make the full moon less painful for him.
"Many times, I want to take apart your little head and see the structure of your brain." Dumbledore looked at Ada with eyes full of exploration and curiosity.
Lupine's pattern of taking sick leave cannot be concealed from a caring person, but the prerequisite is that the caring person must be interested in Luping's illness, or be interested in him.
Moreover, it had only been more than two months since the start of the school year, and with such a small sample, Ada had already become suspicious, which made Dumbledore very curious. He wanted to know what was going on in Ada's mind every day, and also wanted to know whether Ada's mind was serious or not.
"My brain structure is normal. If it weren't normal, I wouldn't be in Hogwarts now, would I?"
Ada shrank back, waved her hands and said. She didn't expect that Dumbledore was actually a mad scientist at heart, and if he wanted to slice himself, that wouldn't work.
Everyone is always afraid of something, and no one is immune to it. Ada is most afraid of hospitals, doctors, and crazy scientists.
Seeing Ada's reaction, Dumbledore remembered her previous resistance to St. Mungo's. When he heard it from Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore still didn't believe it.
Ada had confirmed Lupine's werewolf identity, but there was no disgust or discrimination on her face. She didn't even think about why Professor Lupine was a werewolf, because she had a more important question to ask Dumbledore. to answer.
But before Ada could break the casserole and ask the truth, Dumbledore took the initiative and said: "Do you want to hear a story?"
Did you make a mistake? Boss, are you still here?
This was Ada's first thought. After someone asked her a similar question last time, she was so trapped that she couldn't find the direction. This time Dumbledore dug the hole himself. How deep must the hole be?
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