Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

"Thank you." Remus Lupin looked at the calm-faced Vizet, breathed a slight sigh of relief, closed the sliding door, and sat down opposite the two.

Vizette saw everything. The reason Remus Lupin acted this way was because of his special identity: he was a werewolf wizard suffering from "wolf disease".

If we had to categorize the magical world into different classes, then werewolf wizards would be even lower in status than Squibs.

When a werewolf wizard transforms into a werewolf during a full moon, he will fall into uncontrollable madness and unconsciously attack any humans he encounters.

In addition, the werewolf wizards who turn into werewolves during the full moon will continue to spread the werewolf disease, and other wizards will naturally be prejudiced against them, or even hate them, and push the werewolf wizards to the bottom of society.

It is for this reason that many werewolf wizards go to extremes, a prime example being Fenrir Greyback, who was notorious for his fondness for attacking children.

There are also werewolf wizards who don't go to extremes, like Remus Lupin right now;

Before Wizette and Luna boarded the ship back to England, Professor McGonagall mentioned Remus Lupin during a casual conversation;

Because of his identity as a werewolf wizard, Remus Lupin could only do some trivial work. Whenever the full moon was approaching, he would leave his original workplace and go to a deserted place to transform into a werewolf.

Until the full moon ends, to avoid suspicion from his former colleagues, he will choose to move to another city, which is why he is in New York.

Compared to England, North America is much more vast, so even if you were to transform into a werewolf, the probability of harming innocent people would be lower.

……

Seeing Remus Lupin's slightly uneasy expression, Wizette spoke first: "Mr. Lupin, you are the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, right?"

Remus Lupin put down his suitcase and, after hearing Wizette's words, paused for a moment before nodding slightly and saying, "Yes! Just recently, Headmaster Dumbledore invited me."

He glanced at the sliding door and lowered his voice, saying, "Headmaster Dumbledore said he would prepare wolfsbane for me. I will not pose a threat to you."

"If the full moon comes, I will not stay at Hogwarts, nor will I go to the Forbidden Forest. I will spend my full moon in a secure place."

As he spoke, he observed Vizette's expression. Looking at that calm face, he felt very uneasy.

He was preoccupied with Sirius Black and forgot to mention Vizet and Luna, the two students who knew about his werewolf wizard identity, to Dumbledore.

“I won’t stay at Hogwarts…and I’ll stay away from the Forbidden Forest…” Vizet murmured, “And the wolfsbane potion…”

Remus Lupin quickly replied, "Yes! Snape will help brew the wolfsbane potion."

Chapter 136 The Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, who takes office once a year

When reading the notes given to him by Marlo Freund, Wizette knew that the notes were related to the wolfsbane potion;

However, due to time constraints and schedules, I haven't had the chance to learn about the specific potion recipe.

It wasn't until he returned to England and collected some relevant information that he gained some understanding of this potion;

This is an expensive potion that requires a special potion packet and other ingredients to brew.

In addition, the preparation process is complicated, making it quite difficult to promote wolfsbane medicine.

Based on the current situation, it appears that Remus Lupin was able to take the wolfsbane potion to control himself with Snape's help.

According to Hagrid's memory, Snape and Remus Lupin had a very bad relationship, which means...

When Vizet returns to Hogwarts, the task of brewing the wolfsbane potion may fall to him.

This was actually a good thing; he wanted to see how magical diseases like wolf disease, which were considered "incurable," could be improved using wolf venom potions.

What principles are used to help a werewolf regain their sanity after going berserk, and what materials are involved...?

What changes will occur after a werewolf wizard drinks it...?

Madness should be a change at the level of the soul; what exactly is the effect of wolfsbane on the soul...?

These are all topics that interest him.

……

Remus Lupin looked at the silent Wizette and grew increasingly uneasy.

He really couldn't tell what the boy in front of him was thinking, or whether he would suddenly shout out and reveal his hidden identity.

Wizette's glorious deeds in New York have been reported back to England through the Daily Prophet, thus gaining him considerable prestige;

He had previously been hiding in a wizarding community. Although he stayed at home, he would occasionally hear wizards talking about Vizet in the evenings while they were digesting their food.

Once Vizet reveals his identity, many students will likely believe him, which would not only disappoint Dumbledore but also make it more difficult for him to meet Sirius.

“Vizet!” Luna placed her hand on the back of Vizet’s hand and gently shook it.

Wizette snapped out of her reverie. "Professor Lupin, I just happened to remember something."

"Actually, the reason you took the initiative to come to me was because you were worried that we would reveal your identity, but you don't need to worry about that."

"We are just students, and all we want to do is learn all sorts of magical knowledge, nothing more."

"Hmm!" Upon hearing this, Remus Lupin breathed a slight sigh of relief, his expression becoming more relaxed than before.

"But the position of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts seems rather unusual..." Vizette continued.

Remus Lupin felt less heavy-hearted, his expression much more cheerful than before. "You mean... we need new professors every year?"

“We were in a similar situation back then, with all sorts of unexpected events happening. Two professors even had to spend their last two weeks at the university hospital due to accidents.”

"But I don't really care. Being appreciated by Headmaster Dumbledore is an incredibly lucky thing. I'm not worried even if I'm unlucky."

Luna asked curiously, "Professor Lupin, what happened to the other professors you met before? Can you tell us about it?"

“They were all trivial things, but very strange things…” Remus Lupin let out a long breath and began to recall that most beautiful memory.

……

As the departure date of the Hogwarts Express drew near, the number of students in the carriages increased.

Michael Corner and the others had already boarded the train, and Remus Lupin then stepped out of the carriage with his suitcase.

However, compared to his worried expression at the beginning, he was clearly much more relaxed now.

Michael remarked, "Adult wizards... judging by their gray hair, they must be very experienced!"

"You're getting better and better at talking!" Anthony Goldstein entered the carriage. "How many girls are you planning to seduce?"

"The appearance of an adult wizard means that Headmaster Dumbledore... has found someone to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts again."

"What about Professor Avakian from before?" Chris Moon asked, puzzled. "I think he was quite rude, but he was really capable!"

Arthom Avakian is an Armenian sorcerer who suffers amnesia and torment due to Lockhart;

Because Lockhart was arrested, he became a substitute professor, responsible for teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at the end of the school year.

Anthony replied, "I'm injured..."

“I know that!” Michael retorted at the opportune moment, “I heard from my grandfather that Professor Avakian was injured!”

“It’s my maternal great-grandfather!” Anthony raised his eyebrows. “Are you going to listen or not?”

“Of course, please!” After his counterattack, Michael grinned and made an inviting gesture.

“When I arrived at my great-grandfather’s house to prepare for my vacation…” Anthony coughed, “I happened to run into the ‘Pest Consultation Office’ seeking help, asking how to treat hairy crab bites.”

"What's a hairy crab?" Terry Boot asked, puzzled. "A crab with long hair?"

Everyone looked at Vizette, who smiled and looked at Luna.

Sensing Vizette's gaze, Luna said, "It's a tiny, flea-like thing that changes size by consuming magical materials. It's quite interesting."

"Oh, I see! Now I understand!" Anthony exclaimed in sudden realization. "No wonder my great-grandfather said... swallowing a whole pot of discarded potions? How big would that make you! I've never seen anything like it!"

"Then he left excitedly and didn't return for two days..." He coughed lightly. "That's the gist of it. And the wizard who was bitten by the hairy crab was Professor Avakian."

"It's not just that the hairy crabs have grown bigger, but also because that potion has been abandoned for too long, it has produced a toxin that the pest consultation office has never seen before, which is why we came to our great-grandfather for help."

"How tragic!" Michael made a praying gesture. "I hope this professor survives and leaves Hogwarts alive!"

"Don't talk like that!" Chris laughed and scolded. "I think he's definitely more reliable than Lockhart! It would be best if he could continue teaching!"

Terry sighed and said, "How I envy Anthony! To have two legendary wizards as relatives!"

“So what? I only hear them talk about the past, and occasionally I encounter something unexpected… interesting.” Anthony shrugged and looked at Vizet to the side.

“But Vizette…it feels like you’re the Hogwarts recruitment ad…My great-grandmother has been talking about you these past few days, saying that quite a few old friends have written to her…”

"They're all asking if there are any special requirements or extra qualifications needed to get into Hogwarts... It really annoyed my great-aunt! But my great-grandfather seems quite pleased..."

Chapter 137 Carriage Storytelling

Chris Moon asked, puzzled, "Why are you angry?"

“It’s normal for an old married couple to have minor disagreements!” Michael Corner analyzed with great expertise.

"The person who wrote to her must have said something offensive, so she wanted to make a scene and get Mr. Scamander to appease her."

“Hmm…” Anthony Goldstein gave Michael a deep look, revealing a very strange, regretful expression, and finally just shook his head and sighed.

"Back to what we were talking about earlier... My maternal great-grandmother is from Ilvermorny, while my maternal great-grandfather is from Hogwarts, and they always seem to argue about one thing..."

"Whether Hogwarts is better or Ilvermorny is better, at least on this question, the two have never reached a consensus."

“My maternal grandmother has many friends in North America, and they are all thinking of coming to England to try to get into Hogwarts. Of course, this will make her very angry!”

“So that’s the difference of opinion!” Terry Boot nodded knowingly. “Of course Hogwarts is better!”

“Anyway, I won’t mention this to my maternal grandmother…” Anthony shrugged and turned to look at Vizet.