Chapter 148 "His Only Family"

Sherlock's words silenced the whole room.

Black gritted his teeth, "Harry lives well at his aunt's house. He doesn't need to know my existence. The deaths of his parents were related to me, and I don't deserve to be his godfather."

"If he lived really well there, he wouldn't risk going to Hogsmeade through the secret passage and being caught by Snape in the end." Sherlock said calmly.

Black stared at him, "What do you mean?"

"His aunt and uncle didn't sign him the consent form because Harry was an alien in their eyes, a wizard, not the same as them and their most hated cousin."

At this time, even Lupin looks at Sherlock and says, "Harry lived a bad life there?"

"He has food and shelter." Sherlock said lightly, "Although they didn't give him any warmth like it was his family, you know that wouldn't do well for his well-being."

Black and Lupin could hear the meaning of his words. Harry's standard of living at his aunt's house was bad. Black 

punched the desk, he said angrily, "But that's her own sister's son!"

Sherlock looked into his eyes, "I don't deny that Harry's aunt's family has done a lot, but you have to ask yourself, How would Harry's father react to this? Or even why did they treat Harry like this?"

As for why Harry's aunt's family had such an almost resentful attitude towards Harry, Sherlock understood something during last summer vacation. The Dursleys didn't hate the wizards, but when they knew Harry's father, he left a bad impression on them.

Since then, the two families have completely broken, and they have never been in contact with each other. Petunia's jealousy of Lily being a wizard is also a factor. After Harry came to their house, they passed on this hatred to Harry. 

Black and Lupin were silent again. They had been James' friends as children, and they knew what kind of person he was.

"If it's not for yourself, think about it for Harry." Sherlock sat in the chair, looking at them, and said, "He may not need your attention, but he needs a family."

Black was dumbfounded; he was ready to die, but Sherlock's words made him hesitate. If it is really like what he said, then Harry has only one legal relative other than his aunt's family. After all, when he was born, they established a godfather and godson status.

Sherlock sat in a chair leisurely, waiting for Black to make a decision.

After a long time, he slowly raised his head and said, "Can I see him up close?"

Sherlock shrugged, "Every weekend evening, he will come to me to learn the Patronus Charm. If you want to meet him, you can come to my office, but it is up to you to decide whether to talk to him or not."

"I can't talk to him until I catch Peter." Black shook his head and said, "Only when the problem is settled can I let him know my existence. If he knows these things early, things will definitely go wrong."

"You know his character well."

"After escaping from Azkaban, I watched him secretly from behind for a while."

Sherlock got up from his chair, "If that's the case, you can follow me in the Animagus form first. I'll take you to Professor McGonagall to report about your existence, at least to let others in the school know of your existence."

Sirius turned into a dog again. After Sherlock used magic to change his appearance, he took him to Professor McGonagall.

"You want to keep this dog in Hogwarts?" Professor McGonagall frowned as she looked at Black in the form of Animagus and could see that she was not very fond of dogs.

Sherlock explained, "This dog is smart, and I think it might be helpful to have him patrolling the castle to catch Black."

Black wagged his tail and walked to Professor McGonagall's side, rubbing his head against her.

"Well, he may be useful to capture Black, but you have to make sure he won't hurt the students." Professor McGonagall nodded.

Sherlock promises, "Don't worry, he'll get along with the students easily."

After getting Professor McGonagall's approval, Black now has the right to wander around the castle freely.

Sherlock took Black away from Professor McGonagall's office, and as they were going downstairs, Snape happened to meet them in the Hall on the first floor.

"Forrest, when are you going to give me the final payment for the potion materials?" Snape tried to collect his debt.

Sherlock remembered that the last time he bought materials from him, he owed a sum of money and forgot to give it to him, "I'll give it to you at noon."

Snape snorted and noticed Black following Sherlock. One man and one dog looked at each other, and Snape always felt that the dog gave him an annoying feeling.

"What's with the dog here?" Snape asked.

"He's here to catch Black." Sherlock raised his eyebrows, "I just reported to Professor McGonagall."

Snape did not attempt to hide his thoughts, "Hopefully, it doesn't get killed by Black with a spell."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and continued to walk in the direction of the Hall. Except for the bad comment, he did not find any problems with Black.

Black looked at Snape's back, rolled his eyes at him, and Sherlock patted his head for him to follow him. They returned to Sherlock's office, which happened to be Saturday, and Harry would come to the office in the evening to continue practicing the Patronus Charm.

Sherlock told Black not to leave the office, and he went to the kitchen to talk to the house elves. From today onwards, he would be given three meals for two directly to his office.

Ron finally reconciled with Hermione. The day Harry's Marauder's Map was taken away by Lupin, Hagrid lost his case against Buckbeak. Almost all of the jury sided with Lucius, sentenced Buckbeak to death, and determined the date of the execution.

Hermione's mood was distraught. After meeting Ron and Harry, she cried and apologized to Ron. At this time, Ron's complexion was gone. She said that it was not her fault, and the two reconciled.

At the time, Draco happened to be there. He was happy because his father bought the jury to execute Buckbeak. She slapped him on the spot and punched Draco directly. 

After that, Hermione seemed to be in a better mood. There were too many classes; she gave up in the classroom she didn't like, talked about the useless divination classes, and concentrated her energy on other classes.

In addition to continuing to learn the Patronus Charm, Harry has been practicing for his last Quidditch match against Slytherin at the end of the term.

This weekend, he came to Sherlock's office as scheduled. After the class is over, he plans to take another week off and come back to continue the class after the Quidditch match.

As soon as he entered Sherlock's office, Harry saw a dog lying beside the desk. He immediately walked over and looked at the dog standing up from the ground.

"Professor, is this your new pet?"

Black wagged his tail and moved closed. Harry tried to pat his head, and when he found that, Black not only did not resist but also looked happy.

Sherlock watched Black's tail wagging quickly and knew that he must be enjoying this moment. After all, not only Harry was his family, but Black was the only family he had left.

"Don't mind him. In order to prevent Black from entering the school again, this dog was specially brought by me. I temporarily take care of him."

Harry touched Black's head for a while and said, "I want to take a leave of absence next week, professor. The Quidditch final is coming soon. In order for Gryffindor to win the competition, I have to focus on training."

Sherlock waved his hand, "You don't need to ask for that. You don't have much to learn about the Patronus Charm. If you want to shape your Patronus truly, you just need to practice it on your own and in your own time."

"So, do we still continue the class?" Harry asked.

Sherlock pointed to Black, "Well, you can help me take this dog for a walk in the castle. It will be the last task given to you."

Harry readily accepted that, carrying Black out of Sherlock's office, wandering the hallways and the castle, and finally taking him into the Gryffindor common room. This surprised all the Gryffindors.

Ron was helping Hermione find the Hippogriff's file, looked at Sirius, and asked, "Where did you get the dog from?"