The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Newt Scamander's departure was expected. He was originally an acting professor and was brought in by Dumbledore to replace Hagrid, who was embroiled in a lawsuit. Once Hagrid's case was over, it was time for him to leave. It was Hagrid who asked him to stay for half a semester longer, so he stayed and continued teaching.

During that time, Hagrid learned a lot from Newt, which gave him more confidence in his teaching in the next school year - he would definitely not take the students to learn about the Hippogriff in the first class. Winged beasts are such dangerous creatures.

Professor Lu Ping's departure is very unusual. He taught very well this semester. Why did he suddenly leave?

Harry thrust the bag into Ron's hand, "I have to go to Professor Lupin's office!"

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

"I don't care about this. I must see him before he leaves. See you in the dormitory!"

Harry quickly ran to Professor Lupin's office. At this time, the door to the office was closed but unlocked, so Harry directly opened the door to the office, and then a rather bizarre scene appeared in front of him:

Lupine and Sirius each sat on an office chair with indifferent expressions. Directly opposite them was Severus Snape. At this time, he was holding his hands on the desk, and his nose was almost touching Sirius' face.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked in shock. The scene in front of him was so shocking that it was difficult for him to understand.

Hearing the sound of the door being opened, Snape suddenly turned his head. His deep, ruthless eyes swept across Harry's face, showing his disgust without any concealment.

"Ten points from Gryffindor, Potter." He said coldly, "You should be lucky that it's the end of the semester, otherwise I would have punished you to solitary confinement. Next time before entering the professor's office, remember to knock on the door."

"Why are you here, Harry?" Lupine looked at Harry very gently as if he had not heard Snape's words, and Sirius on the side also winked at Harry.

"I'm going back first. I will report the situation to Professor Dumbledore. Everything you need is here." Snape knocked on a small box on the table. After Harry came in, Snape felt that the air in this office was filled with a stench that made him not want to stay for a second longer.

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

When he walked away, Sirius said angrily: "Why didn't we give him a nickname like 'Old Bat'?"

"Perhaps it's because Snotlout is already loud enough." Professor Luping believes that this is because the nickname Snotlout is so classic.

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

Seeing that the topic was gradually getting sidetracked, Harry couldn't help but interrupt them, "So what were you doing just now? And why did Sirius appear here?"

"Ah, we are-" Sirius was about to reply when Lupine slapped him on the thigh.

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

Harry looked around Lupin's office. The decoration in the office had changed a lot compared to the last time he came here: most of the items had been packed up by Lupine, and only a few items were left in the whole office. Necessary office supplies and furniture, as well as boxes that originally held various magical animals.

"I just got news that you are resigning. Is this true?!"

"It's true." Lupine motioned to Sirius to step back a little so that he could open the drawer - the things in his drawer had not been packed yet.

"Why? You obviously taught me well..."

"Have you heard of Voldemort's curse?" Sirius slumped in his armchair with a lazy look, "No Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can survive a year, and Remus can survive intact. It’s not easy to finish a whole school year, so of course I have to stop when I’m done.”

Harry wanted to say that this was so ridiculous, how could anyone resign because of an imaginary curse? But considering that this was the wizarding world or the curse left by Voldemort, he followed his heart.

"Did all the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors encounter accidents?" he asked weakly.

"That's it," Sirius was like an elder telling ghost stories to children. He told 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, right? If Remus doesn't resign in time, he might be killed by the ceiling one day. The chandelier he was climbing on was smashed to death, or the stairs suddenly collapsed when he was going upstairs, causing him to become paralyzed..."

Harry shuddered when he heard this.

So it was for a curse? That would be excusable.

"What a shame..." Harry felt sorry from the bottom of his heart.

Lupine and Sirius looked at each other: they were finally fooled. The reason for Lupine's resignation was partly due to Voldemort's curse, but the main reason was that he had a task for Dumbledore to complete.

A difficult task for him and Sirius. Snape came here just now for that mission. This mission needs to be kept strictly confidential, even Harry cannot reveal it.

He and Sirius had been preparing for this task for a whole semester.

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

Lupine 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 each teacher cannot teach for more than one year. This number should be cumulative... Harry, have you ever considered why Voldemort cursed the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts?" Lupine shook his head and expressed this Curses are not so easy to bypass.

Harry shook his head. He was not very 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 making preparations for the mission, I have been catching up on all kinds of gossip news... or rather old news.

"According to legend, before officially launching the war, Voldemort came to Hogwarts to seek a teaching position, but was eventually rejected by Professor Dumbledore. The angry Voldemort cursed the position... Yes, Voldemort wanted to do it. My job is to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts!" Sirius said with excitement.

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The pancakes were a big success! Add flour to leeks and eggs, then sprinkle some salt and five-spice powder. The taste is okay. Then I fried the short crispy pork, which was especially delicious.