Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

After getting the name he needed most, Moon turned to talk to Professor Dumbledore about two other things - one was that he needed to leave school and hoped that Professor Dumbledore would approve it, and the other was that he needed to leave the school. One thing is...

"Professor, I think there are likely to be interested people who will notice Professor Lupin's problem later." Moon said with a hint of worry: "Like Bert, he has to undergo changes on the night of the full moon every month. The problem is that Bert's werewolf identity is well known in the school. I am afraid that in two months at most, someone will discover Professor Lupine's problem."

"Ah, about this, I think you are right, Moon." The smile on Professor Dumbledore's face did not lighten slightly because of this incident, but instead became a little more proud. "But I think your There is no need to worry."

"Uh...huh?" Moon frowned in confusion.

The old man looked into Moon's eyes quietly and said with a smile: "I think you may not realize what an amazing thing you have done, and now you are still speaking out against Bert returning to Hogwarts. There are so few people out there, and it’s all thanks to you.”

"But, Professor, this is different from Professor Lupin's situation." Moon explained: "Burt is a student, a child. The reason why there is no big problem in letting him return to Hogwarts to go to school is The reason is that "not discriminating against disadvantaged students" is in the interest of some parents and has won the sympathy of many parents and people in society. We can gain the support of these people. But a professor? This is not in the interest of anyone, most of them Parents may be able to accept their children having a werewolf as a classmate, but they cannot accept their children having a werewolf professor."

"Even in terms of the degree of danger between the two, it can be said that they are the same in heaven and earth. Therefore, once Professor Luping's identity is exposed, there is no doubt that the public opinion storm caused will be greater than that caused by Bert's return. The storm was much bigger and more violent.”

Professor Dumbledore looked at Moon quietly, and did not speak until he finished speaking: "You are right, Moon, but in a month or two, Bert's incident will prove the effectiveness of Wolfsbane Potion. Effectiveness - he is simply a living example. As long as the effectiveness of Wolfsbane potion is proven, the opposition will be greatly reduced."

"I'm afraid not." Moon shook his head. "They already made it clear when they were debating with those opposing voices. Those people don't care at all whether the wolfsbane potion is effective. They will stubbornly believe that werewolves are What’s dangerous is that even if there is Wolfsbane Potion, they will argue that Professor Lupine may forget to take Wolfsbane Potion, or even maliciously not take Wolfsbane Potion.”

The young man looked at the old man doubtfully, and suddenly felt a little strange. "Logically speaking, you can't even think of these things. Those articles criticizing us, and those shouting letters sent to you, just from these things It seems that you should know their point of view very well.”

"So...what happened that forced you to make such a desperate decision?"

Professor Dumbledore fell into silence. After a long time, he finally took out a piece of paper and handed it to Moon.

"The new decree issued by the Ministry of Magic will officially come into effect starting next Monday, and it will probably be published in the newspaper at that time."

Moon took the paper, glanced at it, and froze in his chair.

'Enforcing the legalization of the Werewolf Code of Conduct'

"Is Cornelius Fudge crazy?" Moon's face was filled with disbelief. "This will undoubtedly cause another big mess."

"I don't hope this is true, Moon, but the problem is that this decree is about to be officially declared effective." Professor Dumbledore sighed softly. "I'm afraid, after executing Jacob Thor, , Fudge has tasted the sweetness from the support of the masses, and coupled with the instigation of well-intentioned people, this led him to decide to implement this... crazy law."

"After this law is implemented, unless he can stay in Hogwarts to teach, Remus may have to go to a foreign country to escape for a few years...or even longer."

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[Note 1] The "age" of the Whomping Willow is actually not very old. This magical tree was planted by Professor Dumbledore in 1971, because it was in this year that Remus Lupine entered school and planted it. The purpose of the Whomping Willow is also to protect the secret passage to the Shrieking Shack - Remus Lupine needs to use this secret passage to go to the Shrieking Shack to spend his full moon night.And not only the Whomping Willow, the Shrieking Shack and the secret passage were also built in the same year, all prepared by Professor Dumbledore for Remus Lupin, a little werewolf student.

Chapter 158 Signal

The so-called "Werewolf Code of Conduct" is actually a decree promulgated by the Ministry of Magic in 1637 that can be evaluated as a "complete failure".Although it claims to be to allow werewolves to better survive in the British wizarding world, the problem is that this law requires werewolves to enter the Ministry of Magic, admit their werewolf status, sign a document, and make a statement that they will never A commitment to attack and bite others, and to lock himself up on the full moon night of every month, not to have contact with anyone, and to completely eliminate the possibility of aggressive behavior.

At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a big problem, but in fact, it’s just a piece of waste paper:

As we all know, werewolves will lose their minds when they transform into wolves under the full moon. So what if they sign the code?Once they fail to lock themselves up on a full moon night, or someone breaks into the room where they locked themselves up by mistake, tragedy may still happen and they will still become criminals.In that era when there was no wolfsbane potion, werewolves could not make any effective promises for their behavior after turning into wolves.What's more, a good werewolf doesn't need to sign this code and will always find a way to lock himself up on a full moon night; how could an evil werewolf be willing to go into the Ministry of Magic and admit that he is the werewolf who bit many people? Woolen cloth?

More importantly, even if you are a werewolf and sign this code, the Ministry of Magic will not give you any practical help to improve your living environment. After issuing this "Werewolf Code of Conduct", the Ministry of Magic will not give you any practical help to improve your living environment. The ministry didn't even change the werewolf's biological classification [Note 1].

So what?Signing a treaty for good werewolves will not improve their living environment, but will only make them closely watched by the Ministry of Magic; evil werewolves will not care at all about any restraining decrees issued by the Ministry of Magic.

In this way, the "Werewolf Code of Conduct" became a piece of waste paper.

So, what is this new legalization of "enforcement of the Werewolf Code of Conduct"?

To put it simply, the Ministry of Magic carries out compulsory arrests, and makes the captured werewolves sign the "Werewolf Code of Conduct" and monitor them at the same time, so that the werewolves who have signed the code can be directly imprisoned at any time if they fail to act as agreed.

There is no doubt that this is almost a signal to start a war with werewolves.

Although there have been great conflicts between the Ministry of Magic and werewolves for hundreds of years, small conflicts have occurred from time to time.After Dorelos Umbridge drafted the anti-werewolf bill, the werewolves were put directly into dire straits, so that they could hardly find a decent job (of course, the werewolves wanted to find a job before A decent job is also difficult, and you have to be lucky and have a kind boss, because there has always been a deep gap between werewolves and ordinary wizards).But no matter what, there are still some kind-hearted werewolves who maintain self-restraint and try to keep themselves harmless.

Once this new law is implemented, these werewolves who have always maintained self-restraint will undoubtedly have to live more cautiously, and may even be pushed to the opposite side.

if not?Despite being classified as extremely dangerous, he gave up hiding and came to the Ministry of Magic to sign the code, and from then on he was completely exposed to the public.You also have to give up your freedom and be watched by people from the Ministry of Magic at all times. If you lose your temper, you may receive a warning. Even if you show hostility in human form, people from the Ministry of Magic will come to your home. .

And all this is even just because you have been attacked by a werewolf and were infected with lycanthropy - you are also a victim.

More importantly, today you exposed yourself and gave up your freedom. The Ministry of Magic is not even willing to modify your risk classification; what about tomorrow?What about the day after tomorrow?Who can guarantee that the Ministry of Magic will not issue more egregious laws again and again?

It was precisely because of these that Moon thought Cornelius Fudge was crazy.

If he wasn't crazy, how stupid could Cornelius Fudge have been to not have imagined how much of a stir and change this law would cause?In contrast, Moon would rather believe that Fudge is crazy and is too eager to get the cheers and support of the people. As Professor Dumbledore said, he was lost in the applause he received after executing Jacob Thor. In false light.

"..." Moon looked up at Professor Dumbledore, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The emergence of this decree made Moon realize the reason why Professor Dumbledore insisted on letting Professor Lupine stay and teach at Hogwarts.

Professor Dumbledore's decision was right. If Professor Lupin was not allowed to stay at Hogwarts, the fate awaiting him would be to either go far away, or imprison himself in prison, waiting for time to bring him die.

After hesitating for a long time, Moon sighed helplessly, "It seems we have to think of something..."

Fudge's decree could not be withdrawn. Moon did not believe that Professor Dumbledore had not written a letter to persuade Fudge, and he did not believe that the Ministry of Magic could not even find a sane employee - let alone others, Kingsley, Ed People like Uncle Jia definitely raised objections.But now that the law is about to be implemented, it means that Fudge is determined to do this.

And this incident is not entirely negative news. Voldemort has not yet made a comeback. Now that the werewolves are pushed to the opposite side and a conflict breaks out, it is better than having this kind of thing happen again in the future after Voldemort returns.Moreover, the chaos caused by the law will only bring negative reputation to Fudge, and he will step down earlier - which is also better than causing more and larger casualties in the future due to his unrepentance, and almost almost No effective resistance could be organized against Voldemort.

Prejudice against werewolves, blind hostility to opposing voices, and greed for power are pulling Cornelius Fudge, a purely paranoid politician, into the abyss. Unfortunately, he himself does not seem to realize this yet.

Just pity the innocent ordinary people and kind werewolves who will be injured in the coming storm.

"Yes, and it will be hard on you." Professor Dumbledore looked at Moon and nodded gently. "I have to admit that you are very talented in the battle of public opinion, the right to speak and support, and you are even far better. To me."

The old man's eyes were unusually dazed. He turned his head and looked into the distance outside the window, as if he was remembering something from the past.

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[Note 1] The Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic classifies the dangers of all known creatures, using The highest level, that is, "animal known to kill wizards/impossible to tame or tame". Werewolves are classified into the ××××× level because of the danger of their wolf transformation. Also in the same level are fire dragons and acrostics. spider.

Chapter 159 Three Broomsticks

"By the way, I heard Severus say that you seem to be a little curious about why I allow you to understand and learn dark magic with him?"

When Moon was about to walk out of the principal's office, the old man suddenly asked again in a light voice, as if he was whispering.

"Yes, Professor." Moon stopped and looked back at Professor Dumbledore, only to realize that he was not looking at him - even though he was asking himself a question, his eyes were still looking out the window. "I do have a little curiosity."

"Remember, I said that you often remind me of some... old friends." Professor Dumbledore said slowly: "This is the reason. Although I may not know you well enough, there are always differences between the same kind of people. There will be something in common. So I know that you will always be exposed to black magic. So, instead of letting you blindly explore for various reasons in the future, maybe it will be a better choice to guide and teach you."

"Don't let me down, Moon, I'm already... very old."

Moon didn't reply, just bowed, opened the door and left the principal's office.

There was nothing to answer. The old man obviously didn't want to hear any guarantee from him when he said these words.These things will naturally come to light in the future.

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Early in the morning of January 1th, Moon arrived at Hogsmeade accompanied by Hagrid. After a while, Uncle Golov would come to pick up Moon and send him to Violet's house.

Snowflakes were falling outside, and when the two arrived at Hogsmeade, they discovered that they had arrived a little faster than expected.So, at Hagrid's suggestion, they walked into the Three Broomsticks together - it was much better to go in and have a couple of drinks than to stand outside in the snow.

"Usually there are always a lot of people here, and you have to wait for a while to find a free table. In comparison, I prefer to go to the Pig's Head Bar. But it's not a good place for you, and the Three Broomsticks should still be there at the moment. There are not many customers, it looks like the door has just opened." Hagrid opened the door of the Three Broomsticks, and sure enough, the graceful and beautiful Ms. Rosmerta was wiping the bar, and the chairs in the bar were still on the table. Up, not down.

"Hagrid?" When she saw Hagrid walking in with his head lowered, Ms. Rosmerta was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Ha, you are such a rare visitor. Don't you usually prefer to go to the Pig's Head Bar? Why did you suddenly run away? Come to me—"

Halfway through her words, she saw Munn following Hagrid into the bar. Because of Hagrid's size, Munn had been completely blocked by him.

"Aha, it turns out I brought a little wizard." Ms. Rosmerta took out two cups from the bar. "No wonder you came to my place."

Hagrid scratched his head in embarrassment. Ms. Rosmerta said this as if he would not have come to the Three Broomsticks without Moon - wait, that seems to be the case.

"Ahem, yes, he and I have to wait here for a while, and Mu En's family will come to pick him up later - so, I will have a glass of mead, and give him a cup, um, Mu Well, what do you want?" Hagrid moved two more steps in, leaving some space for Munn to come out so that he could pat the floating snow off his body.

"I'm fine with that. Do you have any juice? If not, hot milk is fine." Moon patted his cloak and shirt, then followed Hagrid to the bar and sat down.

While Ms. Rosmerta was pouring drinks for the two of them, she couldn't help but look at Moon a few more times. "The little guy is quite handsome. He looks familiar. What's your last name?"

"Fox."

"Fox?" Ms. Rosmerta pushed a glass of apple juice in front of Moon, looked at Moon's face up and down, and then suddenly said: "Ah, you can't be An Shafiq's son."

"Yes, madam, your guess is absolutely correct." Moon took a sip of the apple juice. To be honest, it was quite good, not as sour as he thought.

Ms. Rosmerta nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder it looks a bit like it. Your mother used to like coming here when she was studying at Hogwarts. She came here several times after graduation - but your father and I have always been here." No chance to see it."

She handed over Hagrid's mead, told the two of them to come to her if they had anything to do, and then continued to clean up the shop.

After Ms. Rosmerta went to work elsewhere, Hagrid took a sip of mead and suddenly leaned over and whispered: "So, Moon, that...that thing about the Forbidden Forest was what we went to before. How did your investigation go with the investigation in the Forbidden Forest?"

"I have some clues, but I'm not sure yet. There are some things that need to be clarified." Moon sighed, looked at the white ground outside, and couldn't help but sigh: "I wish I could have done it more during that time." A few snows will be enough, maybe you can find more valuable clues when you patrol the Forbidden Forest."

Hagrid nodded in agreement, "Ha, I couldn't agree more. During that time in late October, there were heavy rains one after another. I still remember that one day it rained really hard. It was like hell. At night I couldn't see much even when I went out with a lantern, but Lu Wei kept shouting about Merlin's beard. I could only take Yaya over to check the situation. Unexpectedly, I found a lot of wolf paw prints, but I didn't catch up for long before I was blurred by the rain, and the sky was dark, so I lost them. If it had snowed at that time, maybe I could have caught them that night."

Moon listened patiently to Hagrid's words, then suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked as restrained as possible: "Hagrid, did Lu Wei keep screaming after you took him to the Forbidden Forest to guard him?"

"Of course not." Hagrid waved his hand, "Lu Wei is not the kind of wild dog that only barks."

"Then do you still remember what day that was?"

"Hmm..." Hagrid took another sip of mead, then wiped his mouth with his hand while thinking about it.A few seconds later, he slapped her hard, startling Ms. Rosmerta who was adjusting the position of tables and chairs in the store.

"When I think about it, ha, I know that I will definitely not forget it." Hagrid said with a smile on his face and vowed: "I can guarantee that that day must be October 10, ha, that's right. If you ask me what? When I think of it, it's actually very simple - because that was the day that 'idiot' Cornelius Fudge (he mouthed these two words in a low voice) announced that he would succeed the Minister of Magic."

Moon gave Hagrid a thumbs up. Although he was not completely sure that Jacob Thor broke into Hogwarts on this day, Moon felt that this was probably the truth. .

Chapter 1 Sixty Hut

Although Hagrid's unintentional "revelation" may point to the real reason why Jacob Thor broke into Hogwarts Castle, he is currently going to Violet's house as a guest, so it doesn't matter. There is no need to rush at this moment, just use the Mortland Glass Illusion to figure everything out right away.Instead of hurriedly finding a place to perform the Mortlan glass illusion and expending his energy now, it would be better to wait until he returns to Hogwarts in the evening.

After the two chatted at the Three Broomsticks for a while, they estimated that the time was almost up, so they paid the bill and returned outside. When they agreed on the time earlier, they said they would meet at the entrance of Hogsmeade. The two of them couldn't count on Goro. The husband opened his eyes and found the three broomsticks.

Sure enough, when the two got out of the Three Broomsticks and arrived at the entrance of Hogsmeade, Golov happened to arrive here using Apparition.

"Thank you, Hagrid." Golov shook hands with Hagrid, and then the uncle and nephew said goodbye to Hagrid and watched Hagrid leave the village entrance and return to the school.

"Are you ready? Munn?" Uncle Golov glanced at Munn teasingly and said with a double entendre.

"Ahem -" Moon blushed in a rare blush and turned his head away. "I was just invited to be a guest as a friend. I am not prepared for anything."

"Oh~" Uncle Golov put his hand on Moon's shoulder, and the smile on his face was a bit more playful than the usual honest one. "But I'm asking if you are ready to reveal yourself."

"...?" Moon curled his lips and thought, yes, yes, no matter what you say, you are right, right?

Of course, he definitely couldn't say this, and even if he wanted to say it, he probably wouldn't have the chance, because Uncle Golov had already apparated him away from the snowy Hogsmeade.

A familiar feeling came, and the surroundings began to become pitch black. Moon felt as if his whole body was being squeezed into a ball, and even breathing became a little difficult.

Even though the follower has appeared several times, this feeling is still a bit uncomfortable for Moon.Obviously, this thing is not so easy to adapt to, but I have to admit that every experience is slightly better than the last time.

After this inexplicable squeezing feeling dissipated, what followed was a feeling of being down to earth - before Munn could see everything around him clearly, an inexplicable floral fragrance suddenly poured into his nose, and then, I felt a little cold moisture again on the tip of my nose.

He shook his head, looked around, and suddenly found himself standing outside a small courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard was a small, but very exquisite cabin. The courtyard was filled with all kinds of colorful and delicate plants. flowers.There was a drizzle in the sky, and the dampness on the tip of his nose just now undoubtedly came from this drizzle.

"The environment here is really nice." Uncle Golov looked at the beautiful scenery around him and raised his wand. The invisible umbrella suddenly extended from the tip of the wand, completely covering the two of them. "I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful place near York." It’s a nice place, I know there are several small villages and towns around here.”

Moon also glanced around, but before he could express any thoughts, the door of the small room in the yard suddenly opened. A girl wearing a blue cotton coat holding a small red umbrella quickly walked to the edge of the yard and looked at him in surprise. He glanced at Moon, and then said to the two of them with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Shafiq, please come in quickly. My mother is cooking and can't get away, so she asked me to come out to pick you up."

"You must be Violet. Munn often mentioned you to me, saying that you were a lovely and kind girl. Only when I saw you today did I realize that you are much cuter than Munn described you." Uncle Golov He responded with a smile and a nod, and at the same time led Munn in from the courtyard gate, and took out a beautifully packaged dark green small box and handed it to Violet. "This is my first visit, and I didn't prepare anything too good. Just be careful and think of it as a belated Christmas gift.”

Violet was stunned for a moment and quickly declined. Not to mention the gift inside, the small box outside didn't look much cheaper.But Uncle Golov was obviously determined to give this gift, so in the end Violet had no choice but to politely thank her and accept it.

"My mother and I both like flowers very much, so my mother planted a lot of flowers in the yard and used some magic to ensure that different flowers bloom in every month of the year." while leading the two of them inside. Go, Violet introduced, "My father is an orchestra conductor and often goes to various places to participate in performances. It is the same this year. He left just two days after Christmas, so now there are only me and Mom and two.”

"I heard from Moon that you have a grandmother who lives not far from Shafiq Manor." Golov said with a smile: "I took the liberty to go over and bother you before Christmas this year. I didn't expect that your grandmother turned out to be that person." Well-known herbalist, Ms. Euphemia. Later she also came to Shafiq Manor as a guest. I wonder if the old man has mentioned it to you."

Moon, who had been following silently, was a little confused. What?When did your uncle go to visit?Is there such a thing?Even if I didn't go home for the holidays, you wouldn't even mention it, right?

Violet noticed Moon's expression and couldn't help but find it a bit funny. She took a leap of joy and responded briskly with an irrepressible smile of joy: "Grandma did mention this to us, and she also I specifically asked my mother to treat you and Moon well when you come to visit us."

Seeing that she had reached the door, Violet hurriedly took two steps forward and opened the door. "Mom, it's Mr. Shafiq and the others here."

A soft and melodious female voice came from the room, "Ah, welcome, please take a seat, Weier, take the guests to the restaurant, I will be here soon."

"Good~"

The aroma of the food and the fresh fragrance of flowers fill this room together. Coupled with the quite suitable temperature and the decoration full of natural interest, this house will make people feel extremely comfortable at just one glance.After the uncle and nephew hung up their clothes, they followed Violet through a door and walked into the restaurant - the wooden dining table was covered with a neat and clean light yellow checkered tablecloth, and there was a A beautiful crystal vase with two unknown pale pink flowers.The retro carved cabinets on the wall look a bit old, but when placed in the room they are not only very coordinated, but also add a touch of elegance.

Before Moon could finish looking around the small restaurant, Violet's mother had already walked in with a large table of dishes using her wand.

Chapter 161 Violet’s Room

Violet's mother looks quite similar to Violet, especially her eyebrows, body shape and straight and delicate nose.Moreover, this lady is very well-maintained. Although her actual age is the same as Aunt Nora, in terms of appearance and skin, Mrs. Evelina looks more like the same age as Moon's mother Ann. [Note 1]

It has to be said that Mrs. Evelina is not only beautiful, but also has good cooking skills. The four of them had a great time eating, and the atmosphere during the dinner was always good, and they always maintained relaxation and joy.No one talked about any serious topics from beginning to end. The conversation was all about the trivial life stories of parents and interesting things about Moon and Violet's school. However, a lot of "shortcomings" were exposed for the young couple. Some interesting stories from childhood were picked up and shared by two parents.

It was said that it was a shortcoming, but in fact it was just a little anecdote that Moon accidentally made with his younger brothers and sisters when he was a child, and Violet held the paintbrush and refused to let go when she was a child, so the two of them had no objections to this at all. , but will make some additions.

After eating, Uncle Golov gave another gift to Mrs. Evelina, and then left temporarily on the grounds that there were still things to deal with at home.Mrs. Evelina also used the excuse that she needed to deal with some work matters and returned to the room, leaving the space and time completely to Moon and Violet.

Before coming here, Moon had always felt that visiting Violet's house might be a little embarrassing if parents were present.As a result, now he discovered that after the two adults all found reasons to run away, when they were the only two left, there was an inexplicable embarrassment that began to wrap around the two of them.

This is not possible. Moon looked left and right, like a scanner, but nothing was read in his mind. Instead, he was thinking about how to eliminate this awkward feeling that came from nowhere.