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Tears welled up instantly, scalding hot, but froze on my face in a flash.
What's the point of wiping and covering it up?
He let his tears flow freely, his lips pressed tightly together, looking down at the thick layer of soil that covered Lily's body. Now, all that was left was probably bones and dirt. He neither knew nor cared that the person who loved her was standing so close.
He let his tears flow freely, his lips tightly pressed together, staring at Lily's name on the tombstone.
After a long while, he raised his wand and drew a circle in the air, and a wreath of roses immediately bloomed in front of him.
Professor Snape caught it and placed it under Lily's name.
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Chapter 234 An Amazing Discovery
Seeing that he couldn't find Snape, Levin had no choice but to reveal the information himself to prevent any accidents.
“Since Professor Snape isn’t here, I’ll take you to the place where I met him; perhaps we can find some clues there,” Levin said.
"Where?"
Harry and Hermione asked in unison.
"follow me."
Levin glanced at Professor Lupin without thinking, then led the way.
Considering that he was taking them along the road to the Shrieking Shack, the place where Professor Lupin had hidden after transforming into a werewolf,
Returning to this familiar place might make him feel a little awkward.
This glance left Lupin completely bewildered.
But since everyone had already gone with Levin, he didn't ask any more questions and just followed.
Led by Levin, they quickly entered the Forbidden Forest.
Professor McGonagall resisted the urge to reprimand Levin and solemnly reminded him, "Mr. Green, your entry into the Forbidden Forest is against the rules."
“Oh, I’m sorry, Professor McGonagall, but I have my reasons for doing this,” Levin explained as he walked. “I need to find a rat in the Forbidden Forest to clear Sirius’s name.”
"Looking for mice?" Lupin was taken aback.
"Sirius?" Harry's pupils dilated in shock.
"Overturn the verdict?" Hermione covered her mouth.
"What exactly is going on?" Professor McGonagall asked, somewhat displeased. "Did the Ministry of Magic request leave for you and Severus just for this?"
“You’re right,” Levin replied directly. “Just before I came back, I participated in a trial in which Sirius Black was proven innocent and that the real killer was someone else.”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stopped in their tracks in surprise.
They all looked at Levin, eager to ask questions.
"So you've been away all this time because you were doing this."
"You mean, Blake is innocent?"
"Who is the real killer...? It's related to that rat, isn't it?"
"If it wasn't Blake who betrayed my parents, then who was?"
"So, you've been secretly helping him ever since that day, right?"
Luna, Professor McGonagall, Professor Lupin, Harry, and Hermione asked five questions at the same time.
Levin did not answer each question individually, but instead recounted the events of that day in their entirety.
In this eerie forbidden forest, apart from the whistling of the cold wind cutting through the trees, only Levin's gentle narration could be heard.
“This…it’s unbelievable! How could Ron’s scabbards possibly be Peter Pettigrew?” Harry thought Levine’s words were absurd.
"Why is it impossible?" Levin asked, somewhat puzzled by his thought process.
“Because…because if Peter Pettigrew is an Animagus, people will know,” Hermione interrupted before Harry could speak.
Levin looked at the girl.
"After Professor McGonagall's lesson on Animagus, I looked up some information. One book said that when practicing Animagus, a person might go into a state of demonic possession and be unable to revert to a normal human form. Therefore, the Ministry of Magic strictly controls it, requiring that all Animagus transformations and characteristics be prohibited by the Ministry of Magic."
"Registering for misuse of magic in the office."
Upon hearing Hermione's words, Professor McGonagall's usually serious face broke into a smile.
"This register is public; I looked it up out of curiosity and saw Professor McGonagall's name in it. Including her, there are only seven Animagus this century; Peter Pettigrew's name isn't on it."
As she spoke, she glanced at Levin.
"But I personally think that there will always be some clever people who will bypass the Ministry of Magic's registration and become Animagus in private."
She would say that because she had personally witnessed someone bypass the Ministry of Magic and become an Animagus.
The two exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without a word.
“Hermione is right,” Professor Lupin continued, “As far as I know, there were indeed three unregistered Animaguss at Hogwarts.”
His voice was filled with bitterness as he spoke.
"They are Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and of course, Harry, and your father—James Potter."
"My dad too?" Harry was surprised.
“Yes,” Lupin said, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes. “In fact, they did it all for me. Sirius contributed the family’s secrets—the Black family had special research on Animagus—which is why all three of them were able to successfully transform.”
Upon hearing this, Levin's expression turned serious. It seemed that the reward he had received from Sirius was indeed quite substantial.
He also wanted to see how the Black family's secret techniques enabled three ordinary young wizards to so easily complete such a complex Animagus.
It's important to know that this is a feat that many powerful wizards have never accomplished.
If he could obtain it, perhaps he could help his friends and girlfriends complete their Animagus transformation.
It can even grant them the magical ability to transform into Animagus.
Lupin continued, "Your father and Sirius were the brightest students in the whole school, and they succeeded, thankfully, because Animagus transformations could have resulted in terrible mistakes—"
Harry listened intently. Having lost his parents at a young age, he loved hearing stories about his parents' past.
Hermione was a little puzzled and asked, "Professor Lupin, what about yourself?"
Lupin didn't answer the question, but continued, "Sirius the Pettigrew's Animagus is a rat. Everyone thought Sirius killed Peter... I actually believed it too."
At this point, he lowered his head in self-reproach, his eyes brimming with tears.
He could imagine how much suffering Blake had endured in Azkaban.
No one spoke after that, for fear of interrupting his reminiscence of the past.
Finally, the "Hit-Man Willow" will be here soon.
Lupin immediately understood: "Sirius had been hiding in the Screaming Shack all along; this is where you met."
Levin nodded. "Snape followed us all the way here. Perhaps there are traces of Ron and Malfoy around here?"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and gently extended his hand toward Liu, the man who had hit him.
The frenzied, beating willow gradually ceased its movements, becoming as still as an ordinary plant…
"I've never seen this technique before. How did you do it?" Professor McGonagall looked at Levin with a strange expression. While she was proud of this gifted student, she also had to admit that she had less and less to teach him and understood him less and less.
"Maybe it's the Whomping Willow that's afraid of me," Levin casually replied.
Without the protection of the densely packed, waving branches, the hole was exposed.
Several people followed Levin and Professor Lupin as they walked over.
As they got closer, they could smell a odor emanating from the cold air—an odor that reminded them of a toilet that hadn't been cleaned for ten days.
The girls' faces turned a little green.
Having taken the [Essence of Permanent Sensations], Levin, whose senses were far heightened to an extraordinary degree, fared even worse. The stench made his throat tight, almost suffocating him, so he had to cast a [Bubble Head Curse] on himself, and also cast one on Hermione and Luna.
He began to regret using the diarrhea potion to prank people.
Seeing this, Professor McGonagall nodded approvingly and gave herself one too.
The "Head-Soaking Spell" is perfect for avoiding unpleasant smells, making it ideal for this situation.
Professor Lupin did the same thing, casting the Bubble Head Charm on himself and Harry's heads, causing a huge bubble to appear on each of their heads.
"Is the carcass of some animal hidden in this 'Hit-and-Beat Willow'?" Professor McGonagall asked.
Levin shook his head: "I don't know, there was no smell of this when I came."
Before entering the pit, Levin deliberately lagged behind a few steps, allowing Professor Lupin to lead Harry through the entrance first.
Just from the smell, he could already imagine what the scene inside was like.
Although he himself had created 2.9, he didn't want to witness the fruits of his labor.
Beside him, Luna gave him a meaningful look, her face extremely unpleasant.
As a fellow psychic, it seems she sensed something as well.
"Kids shouldn't look around like that." Levin tapped her head.
The girl stuck out her tongue and obediently withdrew her senses.
Less than a minute after they started walking, the two people at the front suddenly stopped.
Harry felt himself step into a sticky puddle; the wet, unknown substance soaked through his pants.
However, due to the [Bubble Head Curse], he was unaware that the stench was coming from there.
He tried to move a few steps, but it was difficult to maintain his balance; each step made a "gurgling" sound.
"【Light Dance Technique】!"
A dazzling orb of light floated in from behind, illuminating the space in front of them and also illuminating Levin's "masterpiece".
When Levin, who was behind them, glanced at them briefly, he immediately pulled Luna and Hermione back.
However, it was too late; everyone was stunned by the sight before them.
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Chapter 235: Happy Enemies