Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 286: The Idiot Who Fell into the Same Pit Twice in a Row
Using a Patronus to deliver messages was a major innovation in magic; it was safer and faster than an owl; Dumbledore arrived quickly, too, and just as Sirius fell silent upon hearing the name "Forrest", a slight crackling sound of Apparition was heard outside the shed.

The old wizard pushed the door open with his wand in his hand, looking very alert. He didn't put down his wand until he saw Lin You and the two former students in the "swamp".

"Hello, Professor Dumbledore, I didn't expect to meet you again so soon." Lin You took the initiative to lift his hood and reveal his true face.

Dumbledore smiled and responded, "That means today is a wonderful day."

As for the "Predator" duo, they were dumbfounded; they never thought that they would lose to a little kid, and even when the two of them joined forces, they lost without any resistance - they were so embarrassed that they were thrown into the Black Lake.

After studying magic for decades, you've become a dog's age?
Apart from the two people complaining about themselves, Lin You has already started chatting with Dumbledore: "This Mr. Black here is undoubtedly exactly the same as the one on the wanted poster; but the strange gentleman next to him insists that you, Professor Dumbledore, hired him and asked him to do security work in Hogsmeade. Is that true?"

"Remus Lupin does work for me, but... I didn't know he had found Black, let alone that they would appear here at the same time." Dumbledore's eyes swept over the two "Marauders", revealing confusion and suspicion. "Your Excellency, how did you meet them, and what were they doing at the time?"

"What a coincidence," Lin You said without hesitation, "In order to visit Hogwarts, I passed the intersection of Hogsmeade Village twice, and happened to meet Harry Potter and his friends both times; and what's more coincidental is that in both encounters, I saw a big black dog following Mr. Potter stealthily. Considering the rumor that Sirius escaped from prison with the purpose of hunting down Mr. Potter, I kept an eye on him..."

This statement was nine-tenths true and one-tenth false, and was no less skillful than Lupin's previous lies;
"I suspect that this black dog is deliberately following Mr. Potter. It is very likely controlled by a wizard, or it is a creature transformed by magic..."

Dumbledore suddenly interrupted and said, "Like that 'mad wizard' Aesop? Speaking of which, my old friend Mr. Scamander has been looking for the former Aesop transformation technique, but it is rumored that only the Forrester family has kept the complete data of this magical research?"

Lin You was stunned for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "Rumors are just rumors."

"It's a pity that you hit it." Dumbledore sighed, and then seemed to suddenly remember something important. "Go on, what happened after you suspected the big black dog?"

"Then things were very simple; I followed the big black dog here, and then I saw another equally sneaky figure sneaking in." Lin You sneered, "A haunted shed that has been ignored for many years, and even the locals of Hogsmeade are afraid to visit, could it be that stray dogs and homeless people are living in it? As a result, out of curiosity, I overheard the conversation between these two gentlemen in the shed. One is Moon Face and the other is Padfoot. They sound familiar?"

Dumbledore looked at Lupin and Black with a complicated expression, and sighed: "Indeed, they are old acquaintances."

Lupin shouted, "Albus, listen to me, there is a misunderstanding here, we have always misunderstood Sirius." In his desperation, he even forgot his situation, exerted force on his body, and sank another two inches.

"Yes, I will listen to you, and we have plenty of time." Dumbledore said calmly, and at the same time he did not forget to greet Lin You, "Your Excellency, if you have time, why not listen too?"

Lin You smiled half-seriously and said, "A guy who was hired by you but secretly hooked up with a wanted criminal; of course, how could I not be interested? No need to remind me to stay."

"I'm sorry, but I trust Mr. Lupin. Perhaps there is something special behind this matter. With the identity and position of the Forrester family, it is very suitable for you to be a witness in this matter." Dumbledore waved his wand and pulled the two people out of the swamp. At the same time, he conjured up two long-backed chairs and asked Lin You to sit down.

Lupin and Black naturally had no chance to sit down, so they stood properly in front of the headmaster, as if they had returned to their student days overnight.

Next, it was mainly Lupin who spoke, starting from the "Fidelius Charm" that replaced the secret-keeper more than ten years ago, and explained the cause and effect of the matter one by one; including how Peter Pettigrew's flaw was discovered and so on.

As for Black, he only perked up when he heard the name of Peter Pettigrew, but he cursed and blamed himself more, which disrupted the logic of Lupin's narration. As a result, Dumbledore had to stop him seriously and asked Sirius not to interrupt him anymore.

Because of Sirius' interruption, half an hour had passed when Lupin told the story in detail; the two looked at Dumbledore eagerly, waiting for his response. But the old wizard sat in the chair for a long time without saying a word.

"What do you think, My Lord Earl?" Under the expectant gaze of the two "plunderers", Dumbledore's first sentence was not to make a judgment, but to turn around and ask Lin You.

Earl Goff was also stunned: "You ask me? I wasn't even born when those things happened, but you ask me?"

"I think an objective third-party opinion can provide valuable reference." Dumbledore's calm tone did not sound like a joke. "Do you think these statements are credible?"

"Of course not!" Lin You's answer was firm, which surprised Dumbledore and made Lupin and Black angry.

"Why do you say that?" the old wizard demanded, and at the same time, he exerted his influence as the headmaster and raised his hand to stop the rage of his two former students.

"Isn't the logic very simple?" Lin You asked in a serious tone, "They were all members of the Order of the Phoenix, right? You are the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, right? The Order of the Phoenix was established to fight Voldemort, and its members are all wizards with the same aspirations, right?"

Every time Earl Goff asked a question, the principal nodded slightly and said "yes", but no one knew what the questioner was up to.

But Lin You concluded: "Under the circumstances at that time, you dared to risk your life to join the Order of the Phoenix, which shows that they have full trust in you as a leader; but what about Mr. Black?

He didn't trust you for the first time on the issue of the Fidelius Curse, and ended up killing his best friend. He still didn't trust you on the matter of revenge against Peter Pettigrew, and the truth was almost buried. If it wasn't me who caught him, he would have been killed or sent back to Azkaban, and another friend would have been implicated.

A person should not make the same low-level mistakes repeatedly. There are only two possibilities for his lack of trust. Either he is a traitor and has never recognized the Order of the Phoenix or you as its leader..."

Hearing this, Black flew into a rage. He even forgot Dumbledore's dignity and jumped up and down, cursing, "Nonsense, lies! Peter is the traitor, you little brat..."

Before he could finish his words, Dumbledore silenced them with magic; firstly because his violent voice made everyone's ears buzz, and secondly because he was afraid of angering Lin You.

The old wizard looked at the irritable student who had lost his voice but was still jumping up and down. He felt a headache and asked again, "What is the other possibility?"

"Another possibility is... this person is a complete fool and idiot, which is why he fell into the same pit twice in a row. What do you think?" Lin You not only asked Dumbledore, but also looked at the two "predators".

Black didn't react, but Lupin's face was full of bitterness; he looked at his good friends around him, then at the old headmaster, and then thought of his two dead friends and their orphans, and a mixture of feelings filled his heart.

He lowered his head and muttered, "Yes, we are both complete idiots; Sirius and I."

(End of this chapter)