My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 402, Page 399: Secret Talk

By this time, Dumbledore would normally be asleep.

But today he seemed to be having some insomnia, and was still drinking tea in his office, leisurely looking at documents from some unknown organization.

Of course, the official story was that he had insomnia, but in reality, Old Deng had already conspired with Lynn beforehand and knew that he would bring Blake over tonight.

However, Lynn did not mention that he brought a black-faced Blake.

Dumbledore stared in astonishment at Sirius, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and held his teacup in his hand, speechless for a long time.

Lupin didn't come along. He was still in werewolf form, and even after drinking the wolfsbane potion, he would stay in the cellar until the transformation ended before returning to the castle.

Ron and Hermione didn't follow either; they couldn't be spectators of what happened next. Lynn sent them back to their dorm and they obediently went back to sleep.

Only Lynn, Harry, and Sirius were present in Dumbledore's office.

Harry, seeing Dumbledore's expression, assumed he was shocked that Sirius had appeared before them, and quickly explained.

"Professor, Sirius Black is innocent. The real culprit is Peter."

He told Dumbledore everything that had happened that night, as well as the truth of what had happened before, and added a final sentence.

"Lynn has already verified it with truth serum; Sirius Black wasn't lying, it's all true!"

Dumbledore certainly didn't disbelieve Harry; even if Harry hadn't said anything, Lynn had already informed him at the beginning of the school year.

"It would be best if you could prove Black's innocence, but the Ministry of Magic isn't as easy to talk to as I am."

The Ministry of Magic won't believe you unless you directly capture Peter, even if the testimony is obtained using truth serum. Unless you can capture Peter and make him confess.

Sirius frowned and said, "Peter has disappeared somewhere now. Finding him without any clues is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"So you should find a place to stay and avoid the Ministry of Magic for now. As for Harry's custody, we'll talk about that after your warrant is lifted and you've settled down."

Dumbledore gave Harry and Black some advice.

Finding a place to stay was not difficult for Black at all. His Black family was a true pure-blood noble family in the wizarding world, and now the family only had Sirius left (Bella and Malfoy's mother had married and taken her husband's surname, and Tonks was a distant relative, only related by blood).

No matter how much the Black family hated him back then, or even kicked him out of the house, the entire Black family business still belongs to him now.

The Black family’s ancestral home is little known, located at 12 Grimmauld Place, London, England, a place where the Ministry of Magic or Dementors would not be searching.

The only problem for them was the issue of Harry's custody.

Although Harry was happy living with the Weasleys, he didn't actually have the Weasley name. The Weasleys had only adopted him out of kindness, and he had no blood relation or parenting relationship with them.

Moreover, whether or not Peter can be caught will not only determine who Harry will live with in the future, but also when they can take revenge and clear Sirius's name.

"I will try to find a way to help you with Peter's matter, but there certainly won't be any progress in the short term. All you can do for now is wait for the results."

Since Dumbledore had already said all that, Harry and Sirius naturally had no other choice.

After they said goodbye to Dumbledore and left the headmaster's office, Lynn was still there, as if they still had something to discuss.

In the castle corridor, Sirius asked Harry with a puzzled look, "Is that boy named Lynn your classmate?"

He's a year older than me; he's a fourth-grade student.

Sirius's expression was quite peculiar: "A fourth-year student who can predict the future? His Transfiguration is that powerful? He carries Veritaserum with him? And he enjoys Dumbledore's deep trust?"

Harry knew what Sirius was wondering about; upon closer examination, it was indeed quite incredible.

"Lynn is different from the others; he was even our Dark Arts professor when he was in the third year."

Harry recounted Lynn's experiences at Hogwarts over the past few years to Sirius, which deeply impressed him.

Where are you going now?

"Let's go back to the Blake family's ancestral home first. After we've settled things there, I'll find a way to continue searching for Peter."

The father and son had barely known each other for less than a night before they had to part again. There were still quite a few Aurors stationed around Hogwarts, and Sirius couldn't stay in the vicinity for long.

After agreeing to contact each other by letter, Harry waved goodbye to Sirius.

Meanwhile, in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore was having a conversation with Lynn about Peter.

"Was their action tonight something you instructed them to do?" Dumbledore asked, frowning.

Lynn shook his head: "I didn't have Tom order him to do that, but I gave him a hint to gather strength. Peter isn't very bright and he's a coward, but the other Death Eaters won't let go of such an opportunity to make a difference."

Dumbledore placed his hands together on the table: "Tonight, the Dementors suffered almost no casualties. Those outlaws can't do anything to them because they can't learn the Patronus Charm, but four Aurors were injured."

Lynn was not surprised that Dumbledore could obtain firsthand information. The Order of the Phoenix was no small organization; there were quite a few traitors on Dumbledore's side even among the Aurors.

"As long as no one died, that's fine. I had Leon secretly manipulate the Auror defenses in Azkaban beforehand, which made things easier for the Death Eaters. As for injuries, that was inevitable."

Dumbledore nodded. "I understand that, but are you sure all the Death Eaters who escaped will join Peter's group?"

"Those who are captured in Azkaban are all the best of Voldemort's best. Don't worry, Professor, none of them will escape."

Lynn stood up from his chair and said calmly, "Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished. This is not necessarily determined by God, but we will uphold this principle ourselves."

Let's go back to the time when Harry beat up Sirius.

On Beihai, a desolate and gloomy island, a massive upheaval is underway.

Countless black wizards dressed in black robes and wearing masks blasted open the prison gates on the island!

The Dementors tried to surround the wizards, but due to a lack of manpower, they were always overwhelmed.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion was accompanied by shrill laughter as the Death Eaters, who had been imprisoned and tortured in Azkaban for over a decade, escaped!

(End of this chapter)