Chapter 413: Professor Lupin's Anxiety
Chapter 413: Professor Lupin's Anxiety
After leaving the dungeon classroom, Kyle didn't linger and headed straight for the entrance hall.
Many students had already returned from Hogsmeade, exchanging candies and joke items, making the atmosphere livelier than before.
Kyle also noticed two people standing by the staircase.
Professor Lupin held a map in his hand, examining it closely before his eyes.
"A very creative design..." he said with a smile, "When I was in school, I also saw... an interesting map. Like this one, it could reveal the secret passages within the castle."
"Professor, did you have such a map when you were in school?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Better than this one..." Professor Lupin said softly, his face also showing a trace of reminiscence.
However, this reminiscence quickly turned into seriousness...
He looked at Harry intently and asked seriously, "For a map like this... are there many in the castle?"
"There should only be this one." Harry replied after a moment's thought.
He remembered that Fred and George had mentioned that they made this map out of interest and didn't intend to sell it as a product. Moreover, there was only this one copy.
Hearing Harry's words, Professor Lupin's expression finally softened.
"Professor, this is something I... picked up..." Harry didn't want to expose Fred and George, so he racked his brains for a reasonable-sounding excuse to explain the origin of the map.
"I don't want to know how you got this, but I'm surprised you didn't turn it in, especially after a student carelessly scattered castle information last time."
"I..." Harry wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to start.
Fred and George had clearly told him that after recording the secret passage locations, they should destroy the map immediately. But he had forgotten about it.
So far, he had only remembered the secret passage of the hunchback witch statue for that day.
"I can't give it back to you, Harry." Professor Lupin put away the map, "I have to..."
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, he moved his nose, as if he had smelled a very familiar scent.
Professor Lupin searched and happened to see Kyle, who had just entered the entrance hall.
"It's nice to see you, Professor Lupin." Kyle smiled and waved.
"Hello... Kyle." Professor Lupin asked in surprise, "Why are you here, and not in Hogsmeade?"
"I'm in detention, Professor." Kyle shrugged, "No time for Hogsmeade?"
"Detention?!"
Professor Lupin was taken aback. He never expected that Kyle, the top student for four consecutive years, would also be in detention.
However, Harry remained calm. He had learned about this in the morning when he saw Kyle and Snape on the fourth floor.
Snape was no surprise.
"He must have intentionally given you detention because today is Hogsmeade visiting day." Harry said firmly.
"What did he ask you to do, deal with the caterpillar slime?"
"No." Kyle shook his head, "It's not that bad. I just helped him brew a few hours of potion."
"Oh, that's good." Harry said with lingering fear, "Last time I was in detention with Snape, I didn't eat for several days... By the way, what potion did you brew that took so long?"
"A rare potion..." Kyle said, "Wolfsbane Potion."
A flash of panic crossed Professor Lupin's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. Although he tried to appear as he usually did, his hands clenched tightly, fearing that Kyle would say his name in the next second.
This semester, every time the full moon approached, he would take leave, and with the Wolfsbane Potion... It was difficult for Kyle to ensure that Oliver hadn't noticed anything.
Fortunately, at that moment, a group of people walked into the entrance hall from outside.
They were the students returning from Hogsmeade.
Fred and George approached, surrounding Kyle on either side.
"You have no idea what you missed..."
"The Shrieking Shack wasn't as bad as we thought..." George laughed, "Malfoy had no idea what he saw inside, and he ran back to the castle in fear."
"We heard his screams in the corridor..." Fred added regretfully, "But why didn't we see anything when we went there last time..."
Harry lowered his head, remaining silent.
In fact, Malfoy had been scared off by Kyle. At that time, Kyle was wearing an Invisibility Cloak and threw a ball of mud onto Malfoy's face.
However, due to the excessive force, a part of the Invisibility Cloak slipped, exposing his head. It looked as if he was floating in mid-air, which scared Malfoy away.
It was also because of this reason that he was called to Professor Snape's office.
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After that, Conna, Autumn, and Cedric also returned.
Kyle took the opportunity to end the topic of detention and followed them to the outdoor pitch.
He estimated that if he stayed any longer, Professor Lupin would probably crumple the map in his hand.
To be honest, his nervous expression was so obvious that it was as if the words "I am a werewolf" were written on his face.
Fortunately, Harry and Ron were by his side. If it were Hermione, she would have surely noticed something amiss.
Speaking of Hermione, she had been rarely seen lately, especially after the Christmas holiday. The trio had become a duo.
It was only during mealtimes that Hermione could be seen carrying a large, bulging bag, quickly scooping a few bites of food in the Great Hall.
As Kyle thought about this, he followed Conna to the outdoor pitch.
Autumn handed him a bottle of Butterbeer, and Kyle took it without hesitation.
The next second, the Butterbeer turned into a furious black-lined cod, biting his arm.
The black-lined cod was rubbery and didn't hurt, but it was very sturdy. No matter how Kyle shook it, he couldn't get rid of it. The more he pulled, the longer it became.
Fred and George held their stomachs, laughing hysterically. It was obvious that this was their doing.
...
Watching the group laughing and joking as they walked out of the castle gates, Professor Lupin finally relaxed his tightly clenched hand, and a hint of color returned to his face.
Kyle didn't seem to notice anything, perhaps because he was too nervous.
He thought to himself...
Indeed, who would have thought that the great Professor Dumbledore would hire a werewolf as a professor? It was as if he had agreed to come to Hogwarts to study himself.
Such a thing was impossible anywhere... Only Dumbledore...
Professor Lupin took a deep breath. After briefly instructing Harry with a few words, he hurriedly left.
Now wasn't the time to think about these things; there was something more important to do.
He needed to go to Filch and find something.
...
(End of Chapter)
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