Chapter 249
Lupin’s face was obviously nervous.
Then he remembered that he was no longer a student, but a professor, and his expression was obviously relaxed.
Patted Argus on the shoulder.
“It’s okay, I’m here, Filch won’t catch you.”
“When the time comes, just say I asked you to help me organize my homework.”
When Argus was hesitating about how to explain to Lupin, Mrs. Norris and Filch were already walking quickly.
Mrs. Norris was in front, and Filch was holding a lamp.
The swaying lights, coupled with Filch’s heavy footsteps and gloomy face, looked particularly terrifying in the corridor.
Lupin stood in front of Argus and took the initiative to speak to Filch.
“Mr. Filch, are you still patrolling so late?”
“Is it you?” Filch was deeply impressed by this former mischievous student of Hogwarts.
However, it was not a good impression.
“Why are you not sleeping here at night?”
If it were a normal professor, Filch might have just said hello and left.
It’s a pity that it’s Lupin!
Lupin’s temper is pretty good. If it were him in school, he might have turned around and left.
After ten years of social beatings, his mentality has obviously improved a lot.
“Send a student off.”
“Tonight, I asked a Slytherin student to help me sort out my homework. I saw that it was too late and I was worried about being misunderstood, so I came to send him back.”
“Sort out homework?”
“Do you think I will believe you?”
Filch sneered twice, and his already gloomy face looked even more frightening.
In his opinion, Lupin used to be a famous “bad student” in Hogwarts, and he must be protecting him now!
Maybe he ran into a little wizard who was wandering at night and wanted to take him away with an excuse!
Humph! Such a person can actually become a professor at Hogwarts!
It’s far worse than Mr. Grindelwald who taught in the past!
Lupin rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
He finally became a professor at Hogwarts, why is he still the same as when he was in school?
Taking a student out for supper will get you checked!
“Mr. Filch, I really took the student out for supper… to sort out homework.”
“Hmph!” Filch snorted coldly, and was about to see who it was.
Even if he couldn’t catch him, he had to look at the target.
When he was caught next time, the old and new accounts would be settled together!
“Meow!”
Mrs. Norris hummed comfortably.
Filch thought something had happened to it, and hurriedly reached out to pull Lupin away.
“Mrs. Norris, my Norris… Mr. Grindelwald?”
Argus, who was behind him, walked out holding Mrs. Norris.
Greeted Filch with a smile.
“Mr. Filch, good evening!”
“Mr. Grindelwald, good evening! I just… I just was…”
Filch hurriedly greeted Argus.
Fearing that his words and actions just now would leave a bad impression on Argus.
Argus put Mrs. Norris on the ground.
Mrs. Norris meowed a few times in dissatisfaction and climbed up the railing.
“It’s my fault, Mr. Filch.”
“I need a plant material for an experiment. This plant only appears in the Forbidden Forest at night.”
“So I asked Professor Lupin to accompany me.”
“I also hope Mr. Filch can keep it a secret for me.”
“Of course!”
Filch looked serious as if he had received an important task.
But there was a little more surprise in his eyes as if he was trusted.
“Mr. Grindelwald, please go back quickly.”
“I just saw Dean Snape upstairs. If he sees you, he might deduct points from you.”
“Go this way. You can’t run into him here!”
Filch said, pointing the direction for Argus with his hand.
For fear that he would bump into Snape strolling.
Argus smiled and thanked him, and hurried along the road Filch said.
He knew very well that a squib like Filch, even if he entered Hogwarts and became a patrolman, would be at the bottom of Hogwarts.
Even the young wizards who had just entered school looked down on him.
For Filch, the most important thing was never the Galleons.
It was trust! It was respect!
Let Filch keep a secret together, so that he could fully experience the feeling of being trusted.
Keeping secrets from each other also made Filch feel valued, and that he was no different from other members of Hogwarts.
And to accomplish all this, all he needed was a small lie.
Lupin next to him was stunned by Filch’s dog-licking behavior.
He couldn’t imagine that Filch, who was avoided by all the young wizards of all generations, would respect Argus so much!
In order to prevent Argus from being caught, he even pointed out the way for him!
Is this still Filch?
Thinking of the days when they were chased by Filch, he couldn’t help but feel a little sad.A feeling of emotion.
After sending Argus back to the Slytherin lounge, he returned to his office.
…
Lying on the bed in the dormitory, Argus recalled what Filch had just said.
I saw Snape upstairs!
Why was he wandering around so late at night?
Could it be that what I just said had such a big impact on him?
That he couldn’t wait even for one night and was eager to investigate?
With all kinds of random thoughts, Argus fell asleep.
The next morning, Argus went to class as usual.
Within two days, Lupin asked for leave again and disappeared.
It was still on a full moon night.
What is puzzling is that Snape, who had never been absent, also chose to take leave!
At the same time, he missed two classes, one of which was the most annoying Potions.
This made the little wizards of Hogwarts fall into an unprecedented carnival.
Under Argus’s teaching, the number of little wizards learning the Patronus Charm on campus is increasing.
Even the auditorium that Dumbledore had granted to Argus began to become crowded.
It could only barely provide space for them to practice magic.
In order to maintain order and to test Hermione’s recent learning results.
Argus specifically asked Hermione to be responsible for the management and notification of the entire school.
It turned out that Hermione’s talent in this area was indeed extraordinary.
The courses were quickly arranged in an orderly manner.
“Argus, I have something important to ask you!”
After class on the weekend, Hermione waited for everyone to leave, and suddenly nervously grabbed Argus.
“What’s wrong? What’s the matter?”
“Do you feel something… strange about Professor Lupin?”
“Strange?” Argus looked at Hermione’s hesitant expression and had guessed her thoughts.
With Hermione’s alertness and having been in contact with him for so long, she learned a lot of knowledge and events that she had never been exposed to before.
It’s not incredible that she can detect Lupin’s identity.
“Yes, isn’t it… too coincidental that Professor Lupin disappears every month?”
“It’s always a full moon, and every time he comes back from leave, he looks very weak.”
“This is what we learned…”
“It’s very similar to a werewolf, isn’t it?” Argus finished the rest of her words for her.
“Hermione, have you ever thought about it.”
“What have you thought about?”
“Maybe Professor Lupin is a werewolf?”
