Chapter 251
“You have a good rest. I will bring you food later.”
Lupin stood up and brushed off the dirt on his body.
Sirius rubbed his aching stomach and collapsed to the ground powerlessly.
“If you really can’t find an opportunity, let Argus come. Snotlout shouldn’t deliberately target a little wizard like him.”
“These days, the Saints also came to Hogsmeade with the Aurors. I can’t tell which one is the Saint and which one is the Auror. I don’t even dare to pick up the garbage.”
“Wait a few more days. Snotlout knows your Animagus form. With his temper, it won’t be long before there is not a single black dog in the whole Hogsmeade.”
Lupin pushed the door open and left.
Sirius was left alone, sitting alone in the dilapidated house.
He looked towards the direction of Hogwarts with confused eyes.
“Harry… James…”
“Peter…”
…
“Well, good, very good, next one!”
Another week has passed, and half of the wizards in the Patronus Charm class held by Argus can already emit a faint white mist.
Although they are still far from a complete Patronus, they are already very satisfied.
Snape, who has disappeared for nearly a week, finally returned to Hogwarts before the weekend.
He finished the Friday potion class for the little wizards.
In the hall, Argus borrowed a Boggart from Lupin for the little wizards to practice the Patronus Charm.
Although the effect of the Boggart is far less than that of the Dementor, it is much safer.
As dark creatures, even if the little wizards do not master the Patronus Charm, they can use the Boggart Expelling Charm taught by Lupin to protect their safety.
What’s more, in addition to Argus, there is also Professor McGonagall to check.
Ensure that the little wizards will not encounter danger.
“Ginny, are you ready?”
Argus’s state was very similar to Lupin in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. He stood next to the wardrobe, ready to control the Boggart at any time.
“Ready!”
Ginny clenched her wand and nodded with a firm look in her eyes.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the wardrobe door opened.
The Boggart turned into a basilisk, spitting out its tongue continuously.
Ginny was frightened and pale.
She couldn’t imagine that the thing she feared the most was it!
You know, except for Harry, Ron, Argus, and other little wizards who were petrified, under normal circumstances, they should have only seen the basilisk in newspapers!
Now that the basilisk has appeared in its entirety, how could it not arouse suspicion!
“Expecto Patronus!”
“Expecto Patronus!”
“Expecto Patronus!”
Ginny became anxious and kept releasing the Patronus Charm to expel the Boggart.
But she didn’t learn it very well, and could only barely release a layer of white mist.
Now that his emotions were unstable, he could not recall the happy contents in his mind, and could not let them out at all.
Argus, who was standing by, noticed something was wrong when he saw the reaction of the basilisk and Ginny. Professor McGonagall reacted faster and had protected the little wizard behind him.
“Break to pieces!”
After releasing the Patronus Charm continuously to no avail, Ginny was anxious and afraid, and threw a spell directly.
Boggart can only change its form, but cannot completely transform itself into a basilisk.
After being hit by the spell, it exploded instantly.
The little wizards around were stunned.
Ginny also reacted at this moment, lowered her head and dared not look at Argus.
I don’t know how to explain.
After hesitating for a long time, he could only say one sentence.
“I… I… I’m just too scared…”
“So… That’s why…”
“It doesn’t matter, it’s just that today’s object practice may have to stop temporarily, and I’ll find another Boggart to return to Professor Lupin.” Argus saw the reason for Ginny’s fear at a glance.
But he didn’t point it out, but just tried to cover it up as soon as possible.
This matter couldn’t stand investigation. If it was traced to Ginny, Dumbledore would definitely track down the whereabouts of the diary.
Fortunately, Professor McGonagall focused on whether Ginny and other young wizards were injured.
He didn’t think much about why Ginny was afraid of the basilisk.
Because there were no exercises, the small class of Argus ended as usual.
Professor McGonagall sent all the young wizards away and came to Argus with a smile.
“Mr. Grindelwald, this is the first time I’ve seen you in class.”
Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick had eavesdropped outside the door when Argus was teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class last year.
Just to avoid putting pressure on Argus, he didn’t go in to see.
It’s not wrong to say that it was the first time to see Argus in class face to face.
In this regard, Argus was very humble.
“I still need to learn from you in this regard.”
“Professor McGonagall, regarding the Boggart, I would like to ask, was this Boggart purchased by Professor Lupin personally or was it purchased by Hogwarts?School?”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Grindelwald. Although I really want to say that you don’t need to worry about this Boggart, this Boggart is indeed purchased by Professor Lupin privately.” Professor McGonagall smiled and turned to look at Ginny who was hiding at the door.
“Come in, Miss Weasley.”
“Don’t be afraid, Professor Lupin is a very kind professor and won’t embarrass you.”
“Boggart is not a rare magical creature. ”
There are many Boggarts hiding in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts, but Professor McGonagall will never allow a young wizard to enter the Forbidden Forest without reason.
Even if catching a Boggart is not dangerous for Percy or the Weasley twins.
Hermione on the side also stepped forward and put her arm around Ginny’s shoulders.
Comforting her softly.
Ginny was not worried about the Boggarts. Even if Arthur was no longer the director, the Weasley family would not be so poor that they could not even afford to compensate for a Boggart.
She was afraid that Professor McGonagall or Argus would notice the problem of the basilisk!
She wanted to quietly find out the situation.
After finding that no one was paying attention, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“Mr. Grindelwald, you can really consider what I told you before.”
“With your knowledge and teaching ability, you can definitely be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts after graduation. ”
“Wait for Severus to retire, and then take over as the headmaster of Slytherin…”
There is another position that Professor McGonagall wanted to mention but didn’t say.
Although Dumbledore didn’t tell her, she could sense that Dumbledore was very wary of Argus.
Letting Argus enter Hogwarts can at least give him an extra layer of amulet.
Even if Dumbledore has any ideas, he must take into account the attitudes of Hogwarts professors, deans, and students.
Argus smiled politely: “Thank you for your invitation, Professor McGonagall.”
“But I am not only responsible for my own dream, but also Aunt Vita, Uncle Abernethy, and the lives of countless saints.”
“If I can really leave them behind, would you still be willing to recommend me as a professor at Hogwarts?”
Professor McGonagall sighed, obviously agreeing with Argus’s statement.
Turning to look at Hermione who was comforting Ginny, she changed the topic just now.
“Miss Granger has also changed a lot recently. ”
“I used to be often criticized and excluded by my classmates, but now it seems much better.”
