Chapter 522 Humiliation (Modified, Sincere Thanks to Leader Hong Qi, the Village Beggar)
Durmstrang, Draco, Zabini and other Hogwarts exchange students who had put the mandrake leaves into a crystal vial filled with his own saliva last night gathered in Draco's room. In the dormitory. The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the host reporting the news on the TV. Looking out of the tall window in the room, one could see light snow falling outside, with tiny gray-white snowflakes reflecting against the black sky.
"The Werewolf Control Bureau of the Ministry of Magic captured an out-of-control werewolf at Hogwarts who had not registered with the Ministry of Magic. Shockingly, upon verification, the werewolf turned out to be Lyme, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Si Lupin..." The female anchor in a white professional suit reported excitedly, her nose turned red from the cold.
Behind her was a tall werewolf that was tied tightly with ropes. Under its thick and thick black hair, its long fangs were very menacing.
Dumbledore's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts swept over the people on the field. Umbridge was triumphant and smiled brightly.
"Friends and children: don't panic." Dumbledore's voice suddenly burst out in the noise, "I beg you to give me, an old man, some time to speak. The werewolf in front of you is Professor Lupin, yes, he He is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who I personally invited, and I have always known about his situation. It is precisely because of my understanding of Remus Lupin that I completely trust him not to cause harm to the students. Again Previously, he took the wolfsbane potion made for him by the potions master Professor Snape one week before every full moon, so he could stay sane even if he turned into a werewolf during the full moon. You see, he There has never been a record of hurting anyone. Last week, Lupine took the medicine as usual, so his loss of control tonight must have been framed. His medicine must have been tampered with. Please believe it. I will give your Professor Lupine some dignity and give him a chance to prove himself."
Looking at Lupin's appearance, Snape was remembering the incident when he was a student that almost cost him his life. Hearing this, he stepped forward a little annoyed: "Dumbledore, I don't bother to tamper with his medicine. If you don’t trust me, you could just find someone else to do it for him before.”
"Severus, you know I didn't mean it this way. Don't let anger go to your head." Dumbledore frowned and explained to Snape.
"Principal Dumbledore, please allow me to interrupt, since this ugly werewolf..." Umbridge was glared at by Dumbledore, and paused involuntarily, and then continued with her sweet words. said in a falsetto, "Since Mr. Remus Lupin could have others tamper with his medicine this time because of his carelessness, what guarantee do you have, Principal Dumbledore, that such a thing will not happen again?" It is true that you put the little wizards in the castle in danger."
Some of the little wizards around them couldn't help but nod, and for the first time they felt that what this normally annoying Ministry of Magic member said made sense.
"It's unbelievable that I have been in close contact with a living werewolf for so long!"
"The school takes it for granted that a werewolf lives next to us, but it has no guarantee of ensuring our safety, and it pays too little attention to us students. I have to write to my family and ask them to protest against the school. My father is One of the school directors.”
"Teacher Lupine is usually so gentle to us. I like taking his class very much, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a werewolf."
"Perhaps his usually gentle attitude towards us is just to make us relax our guard?"
"These werewolves are soulless and evil, and the only fate they deserve is to be sent to Azkaban."
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The tall werewolf had obviously regained his senses, but at this time he was just tied and sitting on the ground, his head lowered quietly, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but his slightly trembling body now seemed to be... So small and humble. Around him, some students who had come to their senses angrily reprimanded and vented their emotions of shock and anger after being concealed and deceived, while more students, even those who had a good relationship with Professor Lu Ping before, Although the wizards did not participate in the abuse, those cold, unfamiliar and wary looks from a distance were what made Lupine lower his head.
Tonight, another painful trauma was added to Remus Lu's already tortured life.
Harry finally broke away from the crowd and came to Professor Lupin. He wanted to untie him, but as soon as he got close, he was stopped by members of the Werewolf Control Bureau, "No, Professor Lupin will not hurt others, no." ." Harry could feel Professor Lupin's sadness and humiliation at this time, and he helplessly explained to the wizards around him.
Among the young wizards who were watching, Hufflepuff's Hannah Abbott couldn't bear to see the scene in front of her. "Maybe what Harry said is true? You see, Professor Lupin has obviously regained his senses. He usually It’s really gentle.”
"Don't believe Harry Potter, don't forget the news in the Daily Prophet. He has been trying to attract other people's attention with lies about the return of the mysterious man. My mother is right, even Dumbledore can't believe it now. ." Seamus had an argument with Harry and the others at the beginning of school, and now he refuted Hannah's hesitation as if he had found irrefutable evidence.
"Professor Lupine had a hundred chances to kill me. I spent a lot of time alone with him, but he never hurt me. The same goes for you, right? He is innocent." Harry's pleading eyes fell. Among the other Gryffindor companions, all they got was silence. Only Neville seemed to want to step forward and say something, but he glanced at the werewolf, shook his body slightly and took a few steps back. , not daring to look directly into Harry's eyes anymore.
The werewolf who originally lowered his head suddenly raised his head, causing the crowd to scream in fright. Many young wizards backed away, trying to get further away from it.
However, his glowing red eyes were fixed on Harry humanely, he nodded to Harry, and then shook his head. He was thanking Harry and asked him to stop trying to speak for himself.
"I believe what Professor Dumbledore and Harry said. Professor Lupine is innocent." Hermione stood beside Lupine, and the group of people left behind by Harry finally squeezed to the front.
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Uncle Charlie:
Believe in Harry and believe in Professor Lupin. "Ginny stood beside Harry concisely and took the initiative to reach out and hold Harry.
Ron was a little hesitant, thinking about Lupine's out-of-control and crazy look before, but in the end he puffed up his cheeks, glanced at Harry and the others, walked to Lupine's side resolutely, and said dryly like Hermione: "Professor Lupin is innocent."
At this time, the camera lens turned to the employees of the Werewolf Control Bureau. Their torn clothes and scratches made them look very embarrassed. This made Harry and the others explain to Lupine. The words seemed pale and feeble.
When the picture on the TV changed, it was still the female reporter. It was obviously daytime now. Now she had left Hogwarts and was interviewing some angry parents of students. .
"We strongly protest against Professor Dumbledore's irresponsible behavior. If the child's safety cannot be guaranteed, I would rather transfer him to another school."
"Hogwarts is probably no longer the safest place in the world, and I regret it. UUReading www.uukanshu.net "
"I look forward to the Ministry of Magic taking effective measures to ensure the safety of children."
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For a while, public opinion was very unfavorable to Dumbledore. If he could barely match Fudge with his previous prestige, now he can no longer maintain the previous balance. Even the parents of students who had previously supported him or had a neutral attitude were very dissatisfied because he hired werewolves as professors without authorization and thus put their children in dangerous situations.
In this case, in order to protect Lupine from being made things difficult by the Ministry of Magic and subject to exaggerated accusations, Dumbledore had to compromise with the other party.
Umbridge, who Fudge praised and praised wildly, was appointed as the first senior investigator in the name of the Ministry of Magic's pursuit of educational reform. She also served as the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts and the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. The passage of this decree was very smooth, and it also represented an unprecedented degree of control over Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by the Ministry of Magic.
"For some time, the Minister has been increasingly uneasy about the current situation of Hogwarts. The werewolf incident is the best evidence." Percy Weasley, who has become the Assistant to the Minister, appeared on the TV screen. "He listened to the parents. The concerned school directors also felt that the school seemed to be moving in a direction that they did not approve of, so they supported the minister's action."
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