Chapter 178: Infiltrated

"Yeah."

Arthur answered without hesitation.

Hermione was not surprised at all to receive confirmation.

Since the last time in the staff lounge, when Snape asked Lupin to thank Arthur, she has some vague thoughts in her mind.

In addition to the various characteristics of werewolves that Snape mentioned in class today and today's date.

Hermione was pretty sure that Lupin was a werewolf.

"But why would Headmaster Dumbledore allow him to work at the school?"

Hermione found this somewhat unfair to Lupin and quickly explained it in a low voice.

"I mean, it's not that Lupin is bad, but if other students find out, both Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Lupin will have a lot of trouble."

Arthur shrugged and looked somewhat amused.

"Well, because the Headmaster couldn't find anyone more suitable. Just think about our previous professors from the last two semesters."

"But don't tell anyone about this, Dumbledore asked me to keep it to myself."

Hermione thought for a moment and realized that Arthur was right.

One was a Death Eater, and the other was a liar.

Compared to them, Lupin, a werewolf, as a professor would really not be bad at all.

Seeing Hermione still worried, Arthur also comforted her.

"Don't worry, I have developed an improved version of the Wolfsbane Potion. It works better than the original, so I guess Snape is seeking personal revenge this time."

Arthur really guessed right. Snape added some ingredients to the Wolfsbane Potion, and Lupin is currently weak and lying right now like a corpse.

The two of them whispered to each other and quickly arrived at the Transfiguration classroom.

Now that they were in their third year, students were gradually introduced to advanced Transfiguration spells, including transforming inanimate objects into living creatures.

Professor McGonagall announced in the first class that this semester's final exam is to turn a teapot into a mouse.

Although this is nothing for Arthur, it is a huge challenge for many students.

Neville is one of them. It has been almost a month since school started, but he can only manage to make two whiskers appear on the teapot.

Professor McGonagall stood behind Neville, watching his performance and shaking her head in disappointment.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion erupted, and no one reacted, not even Professor McGonagall.

Because everyone had become used to it, this must have been something that Seamus did.

Over the past two years, Seamus has gradually become known as a prodigy in explosions. He even had the glorious achievement of knocking out Snape last semester.

So now, whenever there is a class that needs a wand, everyone automatically keeps their distance from Seamus.

Arthur had tried to investigate the reason behind Seamus's explosions but couldn't find anything.

He could only consider the explosion to be Seamus's natural talent.

After class, Professor McGonagall called everyone to stop.

"Please wait a moment! This weekend will be your first visit to Hogsmeade, students who haven't given me their permission slip, please do so as soon as possible."

There was a cheer in the classroom. They had wanted to visit Hogsmeade and explore for a long time.

Honeydukes, Zonko's Joke Shop—these were the hot topics of their conversations.

At that moment, Arthur raised his hand. "Professor, I didn't receive a permission form. Can I still go?"

"Of course, Mr. Gaunt. We are aware of your situation,"

Professor McGonagall nodded at Arthur.

"Pr... Professor, I might have lost my permission form,"

Neville said tremblingly, causing laughter in the room.

"Your grandmother already gave it to me, she thought it would be safer that way."

Professor McGonagall said, "But she also asked me to tell you not to go to Hogsmeade alone, she's afraid you'll get lost."

After she finished speaking, the laughter in the entire room grew louder.

Soon after, students who had submitted their permission forms left the classroom one by one.

Harry stayed until the end and seemed to have said something to Professor McGonagall.

After dinner, Harry went outside the Ravenclaw common room and called Arthur out.

"Arthur, can I borrow the Cloak of Invisibility for a while?" Harry asked.

Arthur was a bit speechless and reminded Harry, "Harry, the Invisibility Cloak is yours, not mine."

"Oh, oh!"

Harry realized, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, I was planning to give you the Cloak of Invisibility as a Christmas gift, but I didn't realize it for a while."

Arthur was surprised to hear this. The Cloak of Invisibility was one of the few items left by Harry's parents, and now he wanted to give it to Arthur.

Unexpectedly, Arthur was a bit touched.

"Harry, this is not only your parents' heirloom, but also one of the Deathly Hallows, it's very precious,"

Albus pointed out the value of the Cloak of Invisibility, trying to make Harry understand its worth.

"What are the Deathly Hallows?"

Harry looked confused at Arthur. Then, Arthur helplessly explained it to Harry.

After listening to Arthur's explanation, Harry still didn't change his mind.

"I think you might need it more than me. As for the Deathly Hallows, our Potter family has had it for so many years and haven't found any secrets, maybe it's not meant for us."

Seeing Harry's determination, Arthur didn't try to persuade him anymore.

Harry borrowed the Cloak of Invisibility, and Arthur guessed the reason, he must be going to Hogsmeade.

Back in the dormitory, Harry took out the Cloak of Invisibility, and Arthur gave him some advice.

"You can't activate the full potential of the Cloak of Invisibility, so you won't be able to hide from Dementors. I suggest you pay a visit to George and Fred. They can tell you about some secret passages."

In fact, when Dumbledore said that the Cloak of Invisibility couldn't hide from Dementors, it didn't mean that the cloak was useless.

It meant that Harry didn't have the power to do so.

The Cloak of Invisibility needed specific Runes to activate it.

As long as the method was right, the Cloak of Invisibility could not only make the wearer completely invisible but also block all senses and scents.

After hearing Arthur's words, Harry nodded, showing that he understood.

Just as Harry was about to go back to the Gryffindor common room, there were suddenly urgent bells ringing in the hall.

"Everyone! Gather immediately in the Great Hall!"

Professor McGonagall's voice echoed throughout the castle, and all the wizards and witches from everywhere could hear it.

"What's happening?"

When Arthur and Harry arrived at the hall, they saw that more than half of the students were already there. Harry grabbed Ron's hand and asked him for a reason.

"Fat Lady's portrait was torn! Sirius Black is here!"

Ron whispered in a startled voice.

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