Chapter 175: Thief Sirius, Lockhart's Rapidly Ascension

The duel between Snape and Lupin continued for more than a week.

During this period, Snape and Lupin became the focus of attention, and some people dared to ask about duel skills.

But after Snape gave a cold face and deducted points from the curious little wizards a few times, everyone was honest.

Professor Lupin did not refuse. As long as the questions asked by the students were related to the duel, he would answer them wholeheartedly.

When he heard the students retell Alvin's explanation of their duel, he couldn't help but admire that Alvin's words were correct, which could be called a slap in the face.

One morning, Alvin came to the Great Hall to eat and saw Cho and Luna getting together.

"Do what?"

Alvin's voice startled the two, and they handed the newspaper to Alvin.

"Shocked! A thief has appeared in the magic world, and five wizarding families in Hogsmeade have been stolen!"

"The robber turned out to be a pervert? Listen to what Mrs. Lutsen has to say."

After reading the title, Alvin had a bad feeling in his heart.

Then he looked at the content of the report.

"The Daily Prophet has learned that in recent days, residents of Hogsmeade villages have been stolen frequently, all of which are committed by one person, and five families have already submitted complaints to the Ministry of Magic."

"Surprisingly, the property stolen by the thief was not very precious, most of them were common items, and even the Gustavs only lost one turkey, which was their dinner that night."

"However, according to Mrs. Lutsen's latest intelligence, the thief appears to be a pervert, and Mrs. Lutsen claims that the thief was peeping while she was taking a shower."

"At present, we have not obtained the specific information of the thief, only a back photo obtained by accident."

Alvin looked down, and a chunky, obscene-looking background was printed on it.

This is Peter Pettigrew. Who else could it be?

Alvin didn't expect Sirius to move so fast, and the Daily Prophet noticed him in less than a month.

But what the heck is this peeping?

Could it be that Sirius was locked up in Azkaban for too long, and when he reached middle age, he had nowhere to vent his energy and finally went to...

"Alvin? Alvin?"

Cho called Alvin several times, and he recovered from his reverie.

"Oh, I was thinking about it. I didn't expect a thief in Hogsmeade. We have to be careful next time we go there."

"No, I'm showing you another report about Lockhart."

Only then did Alvin realize that Cho and Luna were not watching the news about theft.

Then he looked at a report in the corner.

"Lockhart has been promoted to Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic."

Very capable?

Alvin was a little surprised. Arya had written before that Lockhart would be promoted soon.

It's just that Alvin didn't expect him to jump to such a high position all of a sudden, which is called a rocket-like jump.

You must know that the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the actual power department of the Ministry of Magic. Nine times out of ten, the Minister of Magic is selected from the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

"I didn't expect Lockhart to become so powerful after leaving Hogwarts."

Cho was also sighing on the side. Alvin told her something about Lockhart at the time, and she also knew that Lockhart was already Alvin's subordinate.

And one of Alvin's men has reached such a position in just a few months.

Compared with outsiders, Cho, whose parents both work at the Ministry of Magic, knows more about the gold content of this position.

After breakfast, Alvin went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

Hermione helped him find a seat early beside Harry and Neville.

"Strange, why isn't Professor Lupin here today?"

Harry, at the side, asked a question. Usually, Professor Lupin was always early, but he didn't show up when it was almost time for class to start.

The bell for class rang, and a figure came in from outside the door, but it wasn't Lupin.

That's Snape.

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw Snape.

Snape ignored everyone's eyes and announced. "Lupin is uncomfortable today, and I will take the place of today's class."

"Next, turn your textbook to page 368. What we're going to learn today is - Werewolf."

Harry couldn't help it and stood up straight.

"Professor, we learned about Boggart. It should be Red Cap now."

"Shut up, Potter, 10 points from Gryffindor."

Snape interrupted Harry's words and said sarcastically. "I don't expect this is Lupin's teaching level. It's hard to imagine you only learn to deal with these childish creatures in third grade."

His eyes fixed on Harry until Harry staggered his gaze before Snape continued. "This is my class, and I will teach you what I think you need to learn the most."

After saying this, Snape stopped paying attention to Harry and started his class.

However, Hermione glanced at Snape thoughtfully and then looked at Alvin, who was bored flipping through a book.

"I strongly suspect that Snape attacked Professor Lupin. You know, he has coveted this position for a long time."

After class, Harry complained to Alvin.

"Harry, you should know you made mistakes in the first year, and Snape can win without sneaking up on Lupin."

Alvin contemplated whether he should meet Sirius and casually blocked Harry's words.

Hermione didn't say a word next to her, which made Harry a little strange.

"Hermione, what's the matter with you today? I've seen you distracted during class."

"Ah?" Hermione reacted and hurriedly replied. "It's okay. I'm just thinking about how to write the papers left by Professor McGonagall."

When he heard this, Harry shut up. He didn't want to discuss papers with Hermione.

On the way to the Transfiguration class, Hermione's footsteps gradually slowed down, and at the same time, she also pulled Alvin and kept a distance from Harry in front of her.

She grabbed Alvin's sleeve and asked quietly, "Alvin, is Professor Lupin a werewolf?"