It was hard to tell what the wand was made of, but there was a blue crystal in the middle. When Cyrus waved it, he felt that the magic power was dull, like a sewer clogged with filth.
It seems that just as the guardian said, this is a wand that can only be used in the secret vault. Rather than being a wand, it is more like a key to open the door to the secret vault.
Cyrus was about to go to the underground cave of the Pavilion of Knowledge when a new text suddenly popped into his mind:
Lupin betrayed, and Harry was captured again. ——Time goes back to not long ago.
As agreed, Harry went to see Lupin at the weekend.
Hermione and Ron had originally suggested going together, but Harry declined.
Ron and Hermione did not doubt Lupin, but they were a little too concerned about Harry. The scar was left by the mysterious man. Although Remus Lupin was a good professor, he was obviously not comparable to the mysterious man.
"Don't worry, Professor Lupin is just helping me with the scar issue. If he can't fix it, he'll tell Cyrus or Mr. Dumbledore."
"Remember what you said, if you can't solve it, go find Mr. Sellers!" Hermione was very serious about this matter, because Harry was still having nightmares for the past two nights, and the content of the dreams was getting more and more terrifying.
Originally he only dreamed of snakes, but now he dreamed of a baby with a snake face. The baby's eyes were full of wisdom and viciousness, and the baby could even open his mouth to speak.
They all agreed that the child was Voldemort himself.
Ron made a guess: If he turned into a baby, it means he has been resurrected, but it will take time. And I don't think he needs to wait for more than ten years to grow up, what do you think? "
This answer made all three of them, even Ginny, feel very uneasy.
Hermione and Ginny both suggested contacting Cyrus directly, but Harry still had some concerns. He wanted to go to Lupin first. He insisted that if Voldemort really intended to resurrect, a few days would not matter.
So, with tired eyes and pale face, Harry knocked on Lupin's office.
"Come in."
Harry pushed open the door with a creak. The office was darker than ever. He looked up and saw a thin figure leaning against a desk and chair. His face could not be seen clearly.
The cold breeze blowing towards him sobered Harry up a lot. He felt something was wrong for a moment, but at this time the dark figure in the office had walked down, revealing a face that Harry felt was familiar.
It was Professor Remus Lupin, mild as always.
"Sorry, Harry, I forgot to turn on the light." Lupin said softly, "But there is no need to turn on the light. Let's go to the Forbidden Forest today."
As he spoke, he walked over to Harry, holding a box in his hand, as if he had packed all his luggage in advance.
"You look like you're going on a trip." Harry joked.
Unexpectedly, Lupin nodded seriously: "Maybe."
"Take you to see the You-Know-Who and let him see your scar for himself!" Lupin said as he walked to Harry's side, reached out and lifted up a few strands of Harry's messy hair, revealing the terrible scar.
Due to the recent pain, the scar looks like swollen gums and is very red. Even the skin around it looks completely injured.
"Still in pain?"
"Never stopped," said Harry.
Lupin let go of his hand and said seriously: "Based on what you told me before, I guess your scar must have some connection with Voldemort himself. When his emotions fluctuate violently, your scar will react. It has been hurting all this time. I'm afraid the situation is not so optimistic. The mysterious man must have some plan, and it is very likely that he is close to success!"
Harry immediately thought of Ron's guess.
"Do you think he might have been resurrected?"
"If that's the case, then he must have summoned those Death Eaters." Lupin shook his head, "But I guess he is almost resurrected, maybe just one step away."
The same answer, when spoken by different people, obviously has different effects.
When Ron made this guess, Harry thought he was just exaggerating, but when Lupin made the same guess, Harry realized the seriousness of the matter even more.
"Perhaps we should go to Professor Dumbledore..."
"Unfortunately, the headmaster is not in the castle right now." Lupin shook his head. "Due to some international affairs, he had to leave Hogwarts and go to the Ministry of Magic to discuss with them."
Dumbledore's departure was certainly not a coincidence.
In fact, it was he and Voldemort who, under the pretext of the Triwizard Tournament, teamed up to trick Dumbledore into going to the Ministry of Magic. They had used the same method once before, and it worked just as well.
Dumbledore will not be in Hogwarts all day, and Barty Jr. has contacted the Death Eaters and asked Lucius to use his connections to block the Floo Network, completely cutting off the Ministry of Magic's contact with the outside world for that day.
By the time Dumbledore came to his senses, the Dark Lord had already resurrected!
"Then Mr. Sellers..."
"No, Harry, there's no need to rush," said Lupin hastily.
He didn't want the fake to know about it right away.
In fact, Cyrus was indeed a part of the plan. Voldemort planned to wait until he was resurrected, and then personally deal with the "fake" Cyrus in front of all the Death Eaters. On the one hand, it was to demonstrate the terrible power of the Dark Lord after his resurrection, and on the other hand, it was also to obtain ancient magic.
"The most urgent thing is to take care of your scar. Let's go to the forbidden forest to find some herbs."
Lupin held the suitcase in one hand and grabbed Harry with the other, and the two of them walked out together.
During this time, the heavy snow in Hogwarts has melted, and even the surface of the Black Lake is no longer frozen, but the wind blowing in the face is still very cold and damp, like a large basin of ice-cold water poured into the inside of the clothes.
To be honest, Harry often went on night walks over the past few years, but he never dared to go to the Forbidden Forest alone.
His experiences in the Forbidden Forest in the past two years had already made him realize how terrifying it was. There were centaurs, poachers, giant eight-eyed spiders... God knew how many other magical animals there were.
But traveling with a professor was a different feeling, he felt very safe now, as if the animals in the forbidden forest were nothing.
They saw Hagrid on the road. The enthusiastic half-giant happily invited them to his cabin for tea and rock cakes.
However, both Lupin and Harry declined.
"I'll take Harry to the Forbidden Forest to find some herbs." Lupin said calmly, without any sign that he was planning any evil plan at the moment.
The two of them stepped into the damp forest together. The cold wind blew in from the woods, making Harry couldn't help but hunch his shoulders. Lupin cast a spell for him considerately, and Harry immediately felt his body warmed up.
Harry felt so happy when he heard Lupin talk about his father, especially when he heard that he defeated Snape.
But in fact, some things always sound so understated. If those scenes of bullying were shown in front of Harry, he would understand that his admiration for his father was so inappropriate.
Fortunately, Lupin changed the subject and said seriously: "Don't be proud of this, Harry. It is not a good thing to bully others by relying on your own strength. This is no different from the You-Know-Who. We did a lot of stupid things back then. Now that I think about it, I actually regret it."
At least - Remus Lupin was remorseful.
"But I think Snape deserves it." Harry said angrily, "You know how hateful he is! I bet that if Voldemort is resurrected, he will kill me if he has the chance and take my life to see Voldemort. He hates me!"
"It's Professor Snape!" Lupin just emphasized this sentence and did not comment on Harry's other words.
Whether Severus Snape is still loyal to the Dark Lord remains to be seen. Although he was lurking beside Dumbledore at the Dark Lord's orders, so many years have passed, and there is no guarantee that this undercover agent has not developed other ideas.
But now it seems that at least the other party has no good feelings towards Harry Potter.
but--
Harry Potter, son of Lily and James, Barty Jr. believed that Snape had reason to hate him.
They walked a long way, and Harry thought it might be farther than the Acromantula's camp, because they passed a large depression that seemed to have been burned by fire. It was no longer recognizable, but he guessed that might be the Acromantula's nest.
It used to be.
"Okay, we're here." Lupin stretched his body, stopped in an open space, and threw the suitcase in his hand to the ground. "It's far enough."
He licked his dry lips and looked at Harry with an increasingly unfamiliar gaze.
"Professor Lupin, what herb are we looking for?" Harry said with half-closed eyes. He now felt that the scar was more painful than before, as if someone was holding a blunt axe and kept chopping it on his forehead.
"We're not looking for herbs, Harry." Harry suddenly found that Lupin's voice had changed, becoming strange and familiar.
He seemed to have heard this voice somewhere before, but his memory was already fuzzy.
"Professor?" He took a step back and subconsciously picked up the wand. But a red light was faster than him, and it hit Harry's hand like lightning. The next moment, the wand in Harry's hand flew out and landed in the other hand of "Lupin".
"Expelliarmus!"
"professor?!"
Harry's eyes were filled with doubt, confusion, and deep vigilance. He put one hand into his pocket, inside which was a fake Galleon.
The previous one had been destroyed by Voldemort, and this one was remade by Cyrus later. As long as magic power is released into it, Cyrus will be able to sense it.
But "Lupin" didn't give Harry any chance.
"Stop your little tricks, Harry." He waved his hand, and the fake Galleon in Harry's pocket flew out of his hand, shot out like a bullet, and then was destroyed by a spell in mid-air.
"You are not Professor Lupin? Who are you?!" Although Harry had completely lost the ability to protect himself, he still did not retreat. His green eyes stared at the fake Lupin. He didn't even believe that Lupin was a traitor.
"You're smart, Harry, but you're also stupid."
"Lupin's" face bulged, as if thousands of spiders were crawling under his skin, trying to tear through his skin and rush out.
Then, a face Harry had seen before appeared.
It was the person in his dream.
"Crouch!" Harry's eyes widened.
Without thinking, he turned around and started running towards the outside of the Forbidden Forest, but how could he match the speed of the spell?
"It's me, Harry." Little Barty laughed grimly, then waved his wand vigorously. Two thorny brambles emerged from nowhere and bound Harry tightly like steel wire. The thorns kept tightening, and the sharp thorns cut Harry's skin, spilling blood.
"My master won't let me kill you, but I can let you suffer a little first." Little Batty sneered.
"Harry, fly here." Harry, who was tied up tightly, immediately flew to Little Barty's feet. He stepped on Harry's chest, bent down, grabbed Harry's collar and lifted him up.
The next moment, the lock of the suitcase opened automatically, and there was nothing inside except an inconspicuous empty cup. Little Barty dragged Harry and reached out to grab the cup -
Bang! Suddenly, the Forbidden Forest was empty.
Ten minutes later, a group of invisible creatures followed the smell of blood and surrounded the place. —— "Wow——"
There was the sound of wings folding.
A golden eagle fell from the sky, and its wings turned into a windbreaker the moment they drooped. The blond boy slowly stood up and looked at the professors and Harry's good friends who were waiting for him in the astronomy tower.
The four head deans were there, as well as the haggard-looking Lupin and the anxious Sirius.
"Cyrus, Harry has been captured!" Mag looked at Cyrus anxiously, "We can't contact Albus now, so we can only ask you for help!"
It was she who suggested asking Cyrus for help.
Although she didn't fully trust Cyrus yet, Mag was worried about the safety of her students so she couldn't care less at this moment.
"Can you find the location of the fake Galleon you contacted Harry with last time?!" Sirius asked hurriedly.
"No, the other one should have been destroyed." Cyrus had tried it in advance. He looked at the people present and asked about what happened.
"It's my fault," Lupin had just been rescued from a cabinet in the professor's office. He looked very weak, with a large patch of hair missing. "Barty Crouch Jr. has been pretending to be me this semester, and Harry was taken away by him!"
"Now is not the time to worry about who is right or wrong." Cyrus said in a deep voice. Without Galleon, he didn't know where Harry had gone. However, Snape, who had been silent all the time, suddenly covered his arms.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, as if he was enduring painful punishment, but he did not make any sound. He looked at Cyrus with a dead look and said something that surprised Hermione and the others:
"He's calling me!"
(End of this chapter)