Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"Sirius Black, you still have the nerve to come back?!"

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Chapter 187 Chase and Escape

"Is that voice...Molly?"

Sirius subconsciously turned his head and looked at the short, plump, red-haired witch who had roared.

Next to the witch stood a wizard who also had red hair. He was tall and thin, but he was a little bald.

Both were Sirius's close comrades when he was still in the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley.

Seeing two old friends whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Sirius couldn't help but be dazed for a moment... and now, these two old friends were furious and horrified because of his arrival.

"Don't be in a daze, now is not the time to be in a daze!"

Lycos glanced at Sirius, who had been slow to move, and reminded him.

"If it were just the Weasleys, it would be fine, but those Aurors watching Potter should also be guarding nearby. It would be difficult to deal with if we disturbed them."

"I understand." Sirius also knew that the situation was urgent and quickly adjusted his state.

However, in this moment of hesitation, Mr. Weasley had already pounced over, and almost at the moment before the three of them Disapparated away, he forcibly joined them and completed a follower's appearance.

So, in a desolate and remote village, the figures that suddenly appeared were not only Regulus, Sirius and Lycos, but also a tall and thin red-haired wizard who staggered along.

"It seems he's the only one following us." Regulus raised his wand quickly. "How do you plan to deal with him?"

"Don't do anything yet." Sirius raised a hand to stop Regulus's actions.

Then, he looked directly at Mr. Weasley. "Arthur, you are very reckless... How dare you follow us and Apparate alone?"

"But in what capacity do you accuse me, Sirius?" Mr. Weasley felt a little absurd, but his expression remained serious. "Do you still consider yourself a soldier of the Order of the Phoenix?"

Sirius fell silent for a moment. He didn't know how to explain to his former colleagues.

Mr. Weasley saw that Sirius didn't say anything and turned his gaze to Lekos.

"Lex, I've heard Harry talk about your deeds..." He said earnestly, "As a young wizard with a strong sense of self-determination like you, I thought you wouldn't be easily bewitched by Sirius Black..."

"Now, listen to me, you'd better get away from Blake and stand behind me..."

However, before Mr. Weasley could finish his words, he suddenly noticed that Sirius had a very strange expression on his face.

The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, but the middle of his lips were tightly pressed down, as if he wanted to laugh but didn't know whether he should, so he could only hold it back painfully.

"What's that expression on your face?" Mr. Weasley couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing, just continue." Sirius spread out his hands to indicate that he had no other intentions.

But when his eyes swept over Lycos, that expression of suppressing laughter appeared on his face again...

Sirius had been suppressing negative emotions for too long in the past decade or so, so that now he couldn't control himself if he smiled even a little - he really felt that Arthur Weasley's attitude towards Lecos was a bit funny.

Who would have thought that this little wizard, whom Mr. Weasley treated as an ordinary student and intended to protect behind his back, would actually be the mastermind behind today's incident?

It was actually Lycos's idea that they Apparated to this remote little village. At least in the matter of kidnapping Peter Pettigrew, both Sirius and Regulus followed Lycos's arrangements.

In other words, Mr. Weasley had just told the de facto leader of the three to stand behind him and receive his protection...

It's a pity that Mr. Weasley doesn't know the truth.

"What do you mean?!" He thought Sirius was provoking him, so he was obviously a little angry.

"Ahem, don't rush into a fight!"

Seeing this, Lycos had no choice but to stand out from between Sirius and Regulus and interrupt the angry Mr. Weasley.

"There might be some misunderstanding about this matter. Let's talk it out."

As he said this, he raised the trap in his hand.

The mouse with a broken toe was still under the influence of the living hell potion and was sleeping soundly in the cage.

"Sirius's target wasn't Harry, nor anyone in your family, but this mouse," Lekos said solemnly. "Mr. Weasley, didn't you notice? Sirius never attacked Harry from beginning to end. All he did was to help me catch the mouse."

"That's... Scabbers?" Mr. Weasley couldn't help but twitch his lips. "You mean... a notorious wanted criminal who went to great lengths to sneak into our house just to take my son's pet?"

"It may be a little hard to understand, but that's the truth." Lycos shrugged.

"Ridiculous! Absurd!" Mr. Weasley tugged at his balding red hair in annoyance. "Do you think I'm some fool who can be fooled? You can't even come up with a decent excuse..."

Then, he suddenly raised his wand: "It's time to end this farce, Black! As a member of the Ministry of Magic, I will arrest you, the wanted criminal!"

Before Lecos could say anything else, several spells shot out from Mr. Weasley's wand.

Sirius reacted quickly and fought back, and soon the two were fighting each other.

The sounds of flying spells and striking spells were endless, illuminating the dim little village with continuous flashes of light.

"I guess it won't be explained for a while. Otherwise, I'll take action and subdue Arthur Weasley here as quickly as possible..."

Regulus glanced at the battle between the two and said quickly:

"I doubt why he dared to come after us alone. As a junior leader in the Ministry of Magic, he should have the Ministry's position. Those Aurors might follow him at any time."

"This is the only way." Lycos nodded gently and took out his wand at the same time, "Let's work together and solve it quickly..."

Before Lycos could finish his words, just as Lycos and Regulus were about to attack, a figure suddenly appeared in the continuous flash of light.

"Finite!"

A powerful universal breaking spell blossomed between Sirius and Mr. Weasley.

The next moment, the flashes disappeared, leaving only a man with pale face and light brown hair, covered in pudding.

"Arthur, I'd like to hear Sirius' explanation first," he said softly.

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Chapter 188 The truth to be revealed

"Are you... Remus?"

Mr. Weasley looked at the figure in front of him and it took him a long time to recognize his identity. He turned out to be a colleague who had fought together in the Order of the Phoenix.

"Long time no see, Arthur." Remus Lupin turned around and gave Mr. Weasley his usual gentle smile.

Under the sparse starlight, Lupin's face had clear lines and slightly wrinkled skin that looked particularly pale. Although he was only in his thirties, his light brown hair had turned a little gray.

Those who knew Lupin well knew that the wrinkles on his face and the graying of his hair were the result of the immense strain his werewolf body endured during every full moon.

From Lupin's tattered and patched clothes, we can roughly tell that his life was not easy during the period after the end of the Wizarding War...probably because of his werewolf identity, it was difficult for him to find a decent job.

"It seems like we haven't heard from you for a long time..." Mr. Weasley asked, "Remus, why did you come back so suddenly?"

"Ha, you all know my situation. It's hard to find a proper job, so I've been wandering around outside." Lupin shook his head casually. "Dumbledore sympathized with me and found me a job at Hogwarts, so I came back."

As he spoke, his eyes swept in Sirius' direction: "Just so, after more than ten years, Sirius suddenly sent me a letter... saying he wanted to tell me the whole story..."

"Remus, you're just in time!" Sirius walked forward and stared at Lupin with a complicated look. "You understand what I said in the letter, right?"

"Well..." Lupin's voice sounded particularly strange, as if it contained some suppressed emotions. "Where is he, Sirius?"

Mr. Weasley looked from Lupin to Sirius, feeling like he wasn't on the same wavelength as them. He could understand every word they said, but when they put it together, it was hard to understand...

And for a moment, Sirius's face was expressionless.

He remained motionless for several seconds, then slowly raised a bony hand and pointed it at Lycos's side.

Lecos cooperated very well and picked up Scamander's specially made trap and showed Scabbers to Lupin.

"But..." Lupin murmured, looking intently at Black, as if trying to read his thoughts, "Why didn't he reveal the truth before? Unless..."

The next moment, Lupin's eyes suddenly widened, as if he was looking at something other than Black, while no one else could see it.

"Unless he is the one... unless you changed the candidate without telling me?"

Black kept gazing at Lupin's face and nodded very slowly.

Mr. Weasley was even more confused. He turned his head to look at Lex and Regulus, and found that they both seemed to understand. He even began to doubt whether there was something wrong with his own comprehension ability...

"Wait, excuse my interruption..." Mr. Weasley couldn't help but interrupt, "What are you two talking about? Can you please say something..."

However, before he could finish asking the question, the sight he saw made his throat choke.

Lupin put down his wand, walked over to Sirius and hugged him tightly, like two brothers reunited after a long separation.

There is no doubt that as a comrade in the Order of the Phoenix for many years, Mr. Weasley trusts Lupin; at the same time, as a traitor who betrayed his friend and sold out the organization, Sirius Black is hated by Mr. Weasley.

However, these two people with such extreme contrasts are now hugging each other tightly like two brothers, and even tears of relief can be seen in their eyes.

Mr. Weasley didn't know whether he was crazy or the world was crazy...

"I think... I need to hear your explanation." After a long time, Mr. Weasley recovered from his shock and spoke word by word.

"Yes, Arthur, yes," Lupin said softly, "that's what we're here to deal with today."

He slowly turned his head and looked at Lycos.

"Can you give me the mouse?" Lupin asked in a questioning tone.

"Of course." Lycos nodded and handed over the trap.

"Wait a minute, why is this related to Scabbers again?" Mr. Weasley scratched his thinning red hair. "What does my son's pet have to do with this?"

"Everything," said Lupin, taking the cage from Lycos.

The dosage of the Living Hell Decoction was indeed enough. Banban was still sleeping soundly in the cage, completely unaware of the disaster that was about to befall him.

"Lumos."

Lupin brought the cage closer, lighting his wand with his free hand. He looked at Scabbers intently, seeming to hold his breath.

"Everything?" Mr. Weasley felt it was ridiculous. "It's just a rat... Are you trying to tell me that Sirius Black betrayed James because of this rat?"

"It's not a rat," Blake said suddenly in a hoarse voice.

"What did you say?"

"No, it isn't," said Lupin very calmly. "He's a wizard."

"An Animagus," Black added immediately, "his name is Peter Pettigrew."