Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

Moreover, even under the control of the Imperius Curse, the magic that a young wizard can use should be the magic he has already learned. So how could this Slytherin student cast the difficult Unforgivable Curse?

"Where did you meet Black, and how did he control you?" Scrimgeour asked, a look of curiosity in his eyes. "Do you still remember?"

"If I remember correctly, it should be in Little Whinging, on Magnolia Crescent..." Lycos closed his eyes, as if recalling the scene.

Just one sentence made Scrimgeour's face turn completely serious.

The Aurors around him also focused their attention, staring intently at the little wizard in front of them.

Even Mr. Weasley narrowed his eyes.

Because they all knew that the last time Black was found was on Magnolia Crescent in Little Whinging, only two streets away from 4 Privet Drive, where the famous Harry Potter lived.

However, it wasn't long before Mr. Weasley came to his senses again, and blinked his narrowed eyes blankly...

He suddenly realized that Sirius Black's identity had already been confirmed. He should still be on the side of the Order of the Phoenix. The traitor from more than a decade ago was Peter Pettigrew.

If that’s the case, where did Lycos find this excuse of being controlled by Sirius, which actually seems so reasonable...?

"Do you remember what it felt like when you were being controlled?" Scrimgeour asked. "Tell me everything you felt. The more detailed the better."

Lycos hesitated for a moment.

He did want to show that he was under the Imperius Curse of Sirius Black.

However, the manifestation of the Imperius Curse somewhat touched upon Lekos's blind spot in knowledge.

Although his unreasonable talent for the dark arts allowed him to skillfully use the Imperius Curse to control other people's minds, he had no experience of being controlled by someone using the Imperius Curse...

Fortunately, Lycos has another way.

He raised his head, stared into Scrimgeour's eyes, and used Legilimency quite subtly, trying to see the information he wanted from the eyes of the Head of the Auror Office.

Obviously, Scrimgeour's first thought was the Imperius Curse!

As a result, Scrimgeour's mind would unconsciously recall what it was like to be under the Imperius Curse.

As luck would have it, the Auror Office Director was still not sufficiently vigilant against Lecos and did not use the brain block technique to guard against a little wizard, so Lecos got some key words very smoothly -

"I was on Magnolia Crescent, and at some point I felt myself slip into a calm, trance-like state in which all sense of responsibility and anxiety was banished, as if I were hypnotized."

"This state... is it really the Imperius Curse?" Scrimgeour's brows slowly relaxed after getting the answer he had always wanted to know. "It seems that Sirius Black can still be traced."

He turned around and took a document from a subordinate behind him, his eyes quickly scanning the document.

"According to the Hogwarts student records, you should have grown up in the Wu Orphanage," Scrimgeour said as he read the documents. "But why are you in Little Whinging? It seems quite far from the orphanage, right?"

"Because I'm going to Privet Drive to find Harry." Lycos said very naturally, "I have some friendship with Harry... I heard that Harry is not having a good time in Privet Drive, so I plan to go find him to find out more."

"But as far as I know, Harry Potter has two companions who are on better terms with him..." Scrimgeour was still asking all sorts of basic questions. "It shouldn't be your turn to go find Potter, right?"

"Well, that's the theory," Lycos shrugged. "But the Weasleys won the Daily Prophet's grand prize, so the whole family went on a trip to Egypt; Hermione Granger also went to France... How could the two of them have the time to look for Harry?"

"And I just didn't want to stay in the orphanage and wanted to go out for a walk, so I went there."

"I'm a little curious. How did you get there?" Scrimgeour continued. "Without the ability to Apparate and a Portkey, how did you manage to travel such a long distance from the Wood Orphanage in London to Surrey in southeast England?"

"Director Scrimgeour, you may not know that Muggle transportation is very developed." Lycos chuckled softly. "It only takes an hour to take the commuter train from London to northern Surrey."

In fact, he did not take the commuter train, which is indeed a suspicious point.

But Lecos knew very well that these officials of the Ministry of Magic had a very arrogant illusion about the Muggles' means of production, and they would probably not bother to find out the Muggles' means of transportation.

What's more, even if these wizards who don't care about Muggle Studies classes were really asked to look for someone, they probably wouldn't be able to find Lycos's ticket or entry and exit records in the crowded station.

So Lycos confidently told the Muggle's method of transportation.

"You should understand, right? I've lived in the Muggle world since I was a child, so I'm quite supportive of some of their ways of getting around." Lycos still showed no sign of stopping. "Muggles are developing at a very fast pace...trains, planes, ships, cars..."

"That's about it, let's drop this topic for now." Scrimgeour's face darkened, and he glared at Lycos.

He really couldn't find any doubt in Lecos's statement, so he couldn't punish a young wizard who was still in school... Not only that, he even had the necessary responsibility to escort the young wizard back to his residence.

Scrimgeour's face turned as black as a pot lid, and he turned and walked straight into the circle of Aurors.

"Retreat!" he shouted coldly, "Take Remus Lupin away and place him in the Alien Management Department for close observation."

Several Aurors followed Scrimgeour's instructions and walked to Lupin's side.

Lupin just smiled but made no move.

The Auror was a little angry and was about to take him away by force, but suddenly a golden-red flame appeared next to him!

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Chapter 193 When Dumbledore Sees Through Sirius

"Rufus, I'm sorry to bother you."

A gentle voice sounded in everyone's ears. Scrimgeour turned his head subconsciously and saw an old man with white hair and half-moon glasses, looking at him with his deep blue eyes.

"Dumbledore..." Scrimgeour's brows furrowed. "What are you doing here?"

"I asked Remus to help me." Dumbledore chuckled. "It's been a long time since we found a suitable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, so I can't let you take him away like this."

"Are you sure a werewolf is a suitable candidate to be a professor?" Scrimgeour asked coldly. "As the headmaster, you should be responsible for all teachers and students!"

"That's why I should let Remus become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." Dumbledore still had that faint smile on his face. "The Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts has been neglected for too long. If this continues, the little ones will not be able to pass the exam."

"You know perfectly well that's not what I'm talking about!" Scrimgeour gritted his teeth. "Lupin is a werewolf! Every full moon night he turns into an irrational wolf, posing a serious threat to students!"

"Don't worry, Rufus. After Damocles's improvements, the wolfsbane potion has become very mature." Dumbledore smiled and shook his head. "And Hogwarts just happens to have a potion master who can brew enough potions for Remus."

"Are you going to guarantee Damocles Belby's potion?" Scrimgeour stared at him with a serious look.

"You're too nervous, Rufus," Dumbledore said calmly. "Damocles has already received the Order of Merlin for this potion... This proves that the Ministry of Magic's potion experts also approve of it."

Having said that, if we continue to dwell on the risks of the wolfsbane potion, it would seem to be a questioning of the Ministry of Magic.

Scrimgeour's face turned grim.

"Of course, if you insist on my guarantee, that's fine," Dumbledore said suddenly, changing the subject. "But I'm not going to guarantee the wolfsbane potion, I'm going to guarantee Remus himself."

He took a step forward and put his hand on Lupin's shoulder as he was about to speak, interrupting the objection that Lupin was about to blurt out.

"As an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, Remus achieved very good results in the Advanced Wizarding Level Examination," Dumbledore said leisurely. "He also had no bad record during his seven years at Hogwarts."

"After graduation, he joined the Order of the Phoenix and made outstanding contributions in the wizarding war against the Death Eaters. This is enough to prove his personal ability..."

"Not only that, due to his status, Remus has been in constant contact with and fighting against dark forces for many years, and has accumulated rich experience in defense against the dark arts. Such an outstanding wizard completely meets Hogwarts's needs for a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Dumbledore looked directly into Scrimgeour's old lion-like yellow eyes and said slowly:

"Rufus, with Remus Lupin's resume and my guarantee, is that enough for him to become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts?"

Scrimgeour stared at Dumbledore, and an eerie silence fell between them.

"That's enough." After a long time, Scrimgeour finally uttered these words through his teeth.

He waved to the two Auror subordinates next to Lupin, turned around and left the scene.

"Don't waste time on these people. Search the area carefully a few times to see if you can find any trace of Sirius Black." Scrimgeour ordered quickly.

The Aurors came and went quickly.

In just a few minutes, this group of well-trained Ministry of Magic employees spread out and began searching for any clues that might have been left by Sirius.

So, the only ones left were Dumbledore, Lupin, Regulus transformed into Rosier, the Weasleys, Lycos, a big black dog, and a rat in a cage.

Dumbledore first looked at Regulus.

His eyes were extremely deep, as if he could see through Regulus's true identity at a glance, but he didn't say anything extra.

Regulus suddenly panicked.

He had only seen such a look in Mr. Barebone's eyes, and Dumbledore's eyes were even more intimidating than Mr. Barebone's...

"I suddenly remembered something." Regulus forced himself to remain calm and looked away.

The next moment, with a "bang", he instantly Disapparated and disappeared from the spot - after the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic left, the anti-Disapparition spell was naturally canceled.

"Very good, then the only ones left are our own people." Dumbledore smiled softly, without any intention of stopping him, and let Regulus leave.

After he made sure all the Aurors had left, he took out a silver lighter from his pocket and gently pressed its switch.

No flame emerged from the front of the lighter. Instead, a ball of white light swayed in the air, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

Lycos had already seen this lighter; it was Dumbledore's Deluminator.

Illuminated by the white ball of light, Dumbledore's blue eyes turned to the big black dog on the ground that was almost as tall as a person.

"I see..." Dumbledore murmured, "I should have guessed it earlier. You and James's talent in Transfiguration is indeed even greater than Minerva described to me."

Sirius was originally trying to pretend to be a natural black dog, lying on the ground like a real dog, cowering with his tail between his legs.

However, when he heard Dumbledore's muttering, his eyes suddenly widened.

His whole body was stiff. He felt that Dumbledore had discovered his identity, but he dared not admit it, holding on to the elusive hope, and could only lie there motionless.

"Get up, Sirius." Dumbledore's voice was very soft, but it completely shattered Sirius's last hope. "I think... we need to talk."

Sirius had no choice but to stiffen his body, the whole black dog stood upright, and then quickly turned into a thin, sloppy wizard with a tangled beard and hair.

"Long time no see, Dumbledore." Sirius looked at Dumbledore with a stiff smile on his face.

"It's been a long time indeed." Dumbledore nodded gently. "If Remus hadn't written me a letter out of the blue, I would still be in the dark."

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Chapter 194 The Story Through the Eyes of the Big Black Dog

"Remus? What are you doing..." Sirius looked at Lupin in disbelief.

"Forgive me, Sirius." Lupin walked up to Sirius and Dumbledore with a trace of guilt on his face. "When I received your letter, although I had some guesses, I couldn't confirm that what you said was true..."

"So my first thought was to tell Dumbledore—"

"It just so happens that if you're telling the truth, he'll understand the whole story right away. If you're lying, Dumbledore's presence will ensure you can't escape."

"In fact, it wasn't until I actually saw Peter still alive in the cage that I completely believed what you told me in your letter."

Dumbledore nodded slightly.

"Yes, Remus also mentioned some of it in his letter to me," he said slowly, "but I'm still curious, how did you do it?"