Later, Dobby returned to report the results to Felix.

"Mr. Happ, the woman named Skeeter has agreed. In addition, during the process, the silver bird on my head..."

"I see, Dobby, this is the test I mentioned to you. The effect is better than I thought."

...

In the evening, Felix walked into the hall in a happy mood.

'Well, which house table should I choose today? ' He thought about it in a divergent way. This was one of his pleasures. He could always hear a lot of new things during the meal. 'Let's choose Ravenclaw. The little eagles have been very low-key recently. '

He saw the Slytherin players walking into the hall with brooms and talking and laughing. He knew that the Quidditch season was about to begin.

Felix aimed at a small group of Ravenclaw students and prepared to sit next to them. The fat boy with freckles on his face was discussing loudly with great interest.

"Recently, I've learned about Kaba. Yes, it's a kind of aquatic creature with webbed feet, like a monkey with scales. Professor Lupin is pretty good."

Felix subconsciously glanced at the teacher's seat, and as expected, he saw a slightly tired figure.

"Professor Lupin?" Felix changed direction, sat next to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and greeted him in a friendly manner.

"Professor Hep," Lupin responded with the same gentleness, "Excuse me, I haven't recovered from my cold yet." He fiddled with the scarf around his neck.

"October is indeed the peak season for flu. I remember it was the same last year." Felix smiled and added some smoked beef and potatoes to his plate. "Madame Pomfrey has been very busy recently."

Lupin showed a look of reminiscence, "She is indeed a responsible school doctor. She helped me a lot when I was in school."

Felix obviously thought of something else. He thought Lupin was referring to the fight with Slytherin students during school, which must involve Snape, so he kept silent and talked about other topics.

"You should have received the schedule for the dueling class, Professor Lupin?"

"Miss Granger gave it to me last week." Lupin said thoughtfully, "I saw the content of the Extraction Charm, which can be used to deal with Grindylows..."

Felix asked, "The kind of green water ghosts with horns? I remember there were a group in the Black Lake, but they should have been tamed by mermaids."

"Indeed," Lupin reached out for a dish of sauce in the distance, "This will make it more convenient for me to teach, oh, thank you," he said.

"You're welcome," Felix pushed the sauce to him, and their arms touched each other.

He lowered his eyes, and that strange feeling appeared again. From the first time they met and shook hands, he felt that the hair on Lupin's hands was very lush and much harder than normal.

Lupin didn't notice at all. He continued, "Grindylow's fingers are very powerful but fragile. The trick to getting rid of them is to make it impossible for them to catch you."

"The strongest and the weakest?" Felix said with interest, "It's somewhat similar to Professor Flitwick's point of view. He also believes that wizards are strongest when attacking, but at the same time they also expose their weaknesses. So when casting spells, try to be as quick and concise as possible, while leaving room for maneuver..."

Lupin smiled and said, "Professor Flitwick is indeed experienced, and his fighting championship is of high quality."

"Speaking of which..." Felix said slowly, "Flitwick also wanted to join the Ministry of Magic when he was young, but was rejected because of his own bloodline."

Lupin stopped and listened quietly.

"...Of course, the reason can't be so straightforward, but everyone knows the morality of the Ministry of Magic. Professor Lupin, what do you think of the Ministry of Magic's discrimination problem?"

Lupin smiled and said, "This statement is not new. As early as when I was in school, some people have been criticizing the Ministry of Magic for its rigid thinking and inaction, but more than ten years have passed, and it has not changed much."

"Maybe it's time for the Ministry of Magic to change?"

"It's difficult," Lupin thought for a while, "unless a courageous minister is replaced. As for Fudge, he is a politician and a cowardly coward," he said bluntly, "Living step by step every day has exhausted all his courage."

Felix was surprised by his attitude towards Fudge, and didn't know where this bad feeling came from. You know, Fudge's moderate argument is still very popular.

At least, the wizarding people don't want a minister who interferes too much in their lives except during war.

Then the two talked about Sirius Black.

"Miss Granger once asked me a question, but I can't answer it." Felix said, "She asked why Black stayed safely in Azkaban for more than ten years, but suddenly chose to escape. You know, once he was caught, a Dementor's kiss might be waiting for him."

"Professor Lupin, you should know him very well. Do you have any guesses?"

Lupin frowned. Felix's words poked at his long-standing secret confusion. Some unrealistic fantasies in his heart were stirring again. This idea made him chew on the happy times in the past repeatedly in the dead of night, but it also made his tired heart scarred.

'Lupin, Lupin, what are you looking forward to! Have years of wandering life completely confused your mind? '

But on the surface, he just said indifferently: "Since Black betrayed me, I can no longer understand his thoughts."

"What a pity," Felix said softly, "Harry and the others asked me about Black's secrets. They are worried that they will meet Black one day."

Lupin couldn't help repeating his point of view: "Hogwarts is safe."

...

Back in the office, Felix thought about the conversation with Lupin again. On a piece of parchment, he wrote "Remus Lupin" and then "Sirius Black", connected the two names with a line and put a question mark, and then fell into thinking.

He knew very little about Black. Except for the huge contrast between his youth and adulthood, there was nothing more practical.

And Lupin... Felix always felt awkward.

Dumbledore trusted him, and he had also seen him in the memory fragments of Frank and Alice, which meant that it was almost certain that Lupin was a member of the Order of the Phoenix;

but Snape made no secret of his malice towards him. In Felix's opinion, the reason why Snape resisted the urge to cast a curse was because of Dumbledore's presence.

Felix checked the records of the year. Snape and James Potter had the most conflicts, followed by Black. However, the number of times Lupin and Peter Pettigrew were involved in disputes was actually pitifully small.

Is it because he hates everyone in the house?

But Snape had a good impression of Peter Pettigrew. At least he was called "Peter" instead of the surname "Pettigrew". With Felix's understanding of his own dean, this was already rare.

If Lupin died, Snape would definitely not change his name and call him "Remus".

Felix began to write down the areas where he doubted Lupin

: "He has a gentle personality, but Snape hates him extremely;"

"He has extraordinary abilities and is loved by young wizards, but he was once poor and destitute;"

"He is weak and easily knocked down by a cold. Is it because Madam Pomfrey's potion is ineffective? '

'The hair on his arms is different from that of an ordinary person;'

'An abnormal dislike for Minister of Magic Fudge;'

Felix marked the name 'Fudge' heavily. This minister has only been in office for a few years. Apart from covering up the truth, he has presided over very few policies, and it would not take too much time to count them one by one.

It didn't take long for him to think of Bellby's complaints about the Ministry of Magic last year

. "Look at the newspapers recently! What are the arguments of 'good news for werewolves' and 'werewolf registration amendment bill'? Only registered and supervised werewolves have the right to buy wolfsbane potion. The Ministry of Magic is using my potion to recover scattered werewolves..."