v3 Chapter 226： what are you doing?

The departure of Newt Scamander was to be expected, he was originally an acting professor and was hired by Dumbledore to replace Hagrid, who was caught in a lawsuit. When Hagrid's case was over, it was time for him to leave. It was Hagrid who asked him to stay for half a semester before he stayed on to teach.

During that time, Hagrid learned a lot from Newt, which gave him more confidence in his teaching next school year - he certainly won't take the students to get to know the Hippogriff in the first class. Dangerous creatures like winged beasts.

Professor Lupin's departure was very unusual. He taught very well this semester. Why did he suddenly leave?

Harry shoved the bag into Ron's hand. "I'm going to Professor Lupin's office!"

"But if Professor Lupin has already asked to resign, there's nothing we can do!" Ron struggled to hold four bags, trying to keep Harry, but Harry didn't care, he ran quickly towards the castle without looking back. .

"I don't care about this, I must see him before he leaves, and see you in the bedroom!"

Harry dashed to Professor Lupin's office. At this time, the door of the office was closed, but it was not locked, so Harry pushed open the door of the office directly, and then a rather bizarre scene appeared in front of him:

Lupin and Sirius each sat in an office chair, their faces indifferent. Directly across from them was Severus Snape. At this time, he was resting his hands on the desk, and his nose was about to poke Sirius in the face.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked in surprise, the scene in front of him was so amazing that it was difficult for him to understand.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Snape turned his head all of a sudden, his deep, ruthless eyes swept across Harry's face, revealing his disgust unabashedly.

"Ten points from Gryffindor, Potter," he said coldly. "You should be glad it's the end of the semester, or I'll punish you with confinement. Next time you enter the professor's office, remember to knock on the door."

"Why are you here, Harry?" Lupin looked at Harry gently as if he didn't hear Snape's words, and Sirius on the side also winked at Harry.

"I'm going back first, I'll report to Professor Dumbledore, everything you need is here." Snape tapped a small box on the table. After Harry came in, Snape felt a stench in the air in the office, and he didn't want to stay for a second.

So he flicked his cloak and floated out of Lupin's office like a giant bat.

When he was far away, Sirius said angrily: "Why didn't we give him a nickname like 'Old Bat' in the first place."

"Maybe it's because the snotling is loud enough." Professor Lupin felt that this was due to the classic nickname of the snotling.

"But I think 'Old Bat' is more suitable now-"

Watching the conversation drift off, Harry couldn't help interrupting them, "So what were you doing just now? And why is Sirius here?"

"Ah, we're-" Sirius was about to answer when Lupin slapped him on the thigh.

"Harry, why are you in such a hurry?"

Harry glanced around Lupin's office. The decor in the office had changed a lot from the last time he was there: most of the items had been packed by Lupin, and there were only a few left in the office. Necessary office supplies and furniture, as well as boxes that used to hold various magical animals.

"I just got the news, it is said that you are going to resign, is this true?!"

"It's true." Lupin motioned to Sirius to step back a little so that he could open the drawer—his drawer was still unpacked.

"Why? You've taught me well..."

"Voldemort's Curse, have you heard of it?" Sirius slumped in an armchair, looking languid, "No Defence Against the Dark Arts professor can last a year, Remus can stay intact. It's not easy to finish a whole school year, of course, I'll take it as soon as I see it."

Harry was tempted to say it was so ridiculous, how could anyone resign because of an ethereal curse? But considering that this was the wizarding world, or a curse left by Voldemort, he took it upon himself.

"Have all the previous Defence Against the Dark Arts professors suffered an accident?" he asked weakly.

"It's like this," Sirius was like an elder who told ghost stories to children. He talked about the legend of Voldemort's curse with great interest, and vividly listed the fate of the previous professors.

"Did you know? The professor in front of Quirrell was even killed by a wild boar. Now you should know how powerful this curse is? If Remus doesn't resign in time, he might be killed by the ceiling one day. The chandelier above was crushed to death, or the stairs suddenly collapsed when going upstairs, and he fell into a paralysis..."

Harry shuddered when he heard this.

Was it for a curse? That's justifiable.

"What a pity..." Harry felt regretful from the bottom of his heart.

Lupin and Sirius looked at each other: finally fooled. The reason for Lupin's resignation, Voldemort's curse has a certain proportion, but the main reason is that he has a Dumbledore task to complete.

A difficult task for him and Sirius. Snape just came here for that mission. The mission required strict secrecy, even Harry couldn't reveal it.

For this task, he and Sirius have been preparing for a whole semester.

Harry was silent for a moment, "You are our best Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher."

Lupin stopped what he was doing, looked at Harry and said seriously, "Thank you."

"Then will you come back? When the next professor's term expires..."

"Voldemort's curse is that every teacher can't teach for more than a year This number should be cumulative...Harry, have you ever considered why Voldemort cursed the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Lupin Shaking his head, indicating that this curse is not so easy to bypass.

Harry shook his head. He was not so clear about the curse, but Sirius on the side had a very deep understanding of it. During the period after he came out, in addition to preparing for the mission, I've been making up all kinds of gossip news...or old news.

"According to legend, Voldemort once came to Hogwarts to seek a teaching position before he officially launched the war, but was finally rejected by Professor Dumbledore. The angry Voldemort cursed the position... Yes, Voldemort wanted to do it. His job is to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts!" Sirius said brightly.

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Pancakes were a big success! Add flour to leeks and eggs, then sprinkle some salt and five-spice powder, the taste is ok. Then I fried the small crispy pork, which was very delicious.