HP: It's a snake, not a badger.

Chapter 84 Harry is implicated

A large black dog rampaged through Hogwarts, heading straight for Gryffindor. Taking advantage of the absence of people in the cellars, it had sneaked out to find Harry, intending to complain and file a complaint.

But he completely forgot that Harry didn't know what his Animagus looked like, only that he had seen him in human form. After wandering around Hogwarts for a while, he finally found Harry on a date.

"Why is there a big black dog here???"

"Stay away from Harry!!!"

Draco pulled Harry aside. What kind of dog was this, so rude, constantly lunging at people? Who knows if it has any viruses? What if it hurts someone?

"Xiaolong, go find the professor. I'll try to see if I can control it and prevent it from hurting anyone."

"Wait, Harry, I'm not a bad guy. Don't go looking for Dumbledore."

"Godfather? Why are you still like this at school?"

Seeing that the two people opposite were about to lure Dumbledore over, Sirius had no choice but to transform back into a human to stop them.

"Harry, you have no idea how awful Slug is. He gave me both laxatives and antidiarrheal medicine just to see which one worked better. He wouldn't let me eat any seasoning, saying he was afraid I'd lose my fur if I ate too much salt... I..."

"Wait, Godfather, who is this slug you're talking about?"

Harry suddenly had a bad feeling. He quietly grabbed Draco's hand, ready to run away at any moment. He hoped his godfather would remember that they were in school, not outside.

"Who else could it be? Severus Snape, of course! Don't you think his name sounds as sticky and gooey as a slug?"

"Little Dragon, let's run!"

"Harry, why are you running? Wait for me!"

Sirius followed behind Harry, while Harry dragged Draco along, running wildly in an attempt to shake off his godfather.

"Dang dang, Peeves's here! You're under arrest, you naughty little wizards. Huh? What's Sirius Black doing here? Never mind, never mind, take him away, take him away! Peeves has done a great job!"

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Harry was somewhat relieved that he had just found a blind spot and squeezed Draco in. He resigned himself to following behind Peeves, while also covering Sirius Black's mouth as he tried to say something.

"Godfather, please stop. If you keep talking, I won't be able to rest this semester. Please, Godfather."

"Okay, okay, can you tell me what happened? I'm totally confused."

"Let's talk about it after we finish the work. To sum it up, it's because of what you just said that we have to work all day and not get paid."

Hagrid's Bombtail snails were about to hatch, and he was desperately short-handed, so they were sent to the farm to help him. Mainly, the Bombtail snails smelled terrible, and no one except the penniless young wizards wanted to go.

"Hagrid, is there anything I need to do?"

"Oh, Harry, you're here again. Today we're cleaning up the nest of the Bombtail."

Harry followed behind Hagrid, signaling Sirius to be quiet. If the ghosts thought they were unwilling to work, they would be dragged off to train with Salafina, which would be even more terrifying.

Before dinner, the two finished their work for the day, and Sirius tossed his gloves aside in disgust.

"Can you tell me now?"

"A while ago, Ellie was bullied, and his father, who is also our school board member, was very angry. At the school board meeting, he proposed to set up a new department specifically to handle bullying incidents. In order to make the most of the resources, they also monitor bad comments on campus, such as giving professors bad nicknames or talking badly about professors behind their backs."

Although that's what they say, no one would be so foolish as to bully Emeric. Putting aside his family's power, the classmates he helped could easily beat anyone who bullied him to a pulp. Not to mention his own strong magic and extensive knowledge of spells.

"Alright, alright, but Harry, who is this Emeric? Why are you calling him brother?"

"Because he helped me a lot, and he has been taking care of me at school."

Sirius felt sorry for Harry. He patted Harry's head, thinking about what to give Emeric to thank him for helping Harry.

"Which college is he from? Let me see if there's anything in the old house that would suit him. As your godfather, you should thank him properly!"

"Slytherin."

The atmosphere fell silent instantly. Sirius looked at Harry with some surprise, as if he had just heard some obscure language. He found it hard to imagine that a Slytherin would be willing to help Gryffindor.

"Harry, are you sure you're not mistaken? It's really not Gryffindor, or Hufflepuff, or even Ravenclaw if all else fails."

"Godfather, you heard right, it really is Slytherin."

Harry's affirmative tone shattered Sirius's sliver of hope. He rubbed his hair, as if resigned to his fate.

"Okay, okay, I'll go find something to give him. After all, he's been taking care of you for so long."

They chatted as they walked toward the dining hall. As they were about to enter, Sirius transformed into Animagus. He was not suited to appear in Hogwarts in human form because there were no other adults there besides the teachers.

"Harry, come here. I left you some dinner; there wasn't much left at your table. Hmm? How did this black dog get out here?"

"Brother Airi, what do you mean? Have you seen him before?"

Hearing Harry mention "him," Emeric raised an eyebrow. It seemed Sirius and Harry had recognized each other; they couldn't send the dog to the cellar to win Harry's favor anymore.

Emeric felt a little disappointed at the thought, but it didn't matter. He had prepared other little things for Severus, so he didn't need the dog.

"Woof woof woof!!!"

Sirius recognized Emerick and was so angry he wanted to bite him. If it weren't for Emerick, he wouldn't have been caught and wouldn't have suffered so much.

"Tsk, Harry, you better keep an eye on him, don't let him bite people. Need me to kindly provide a leash?"

"Um...no need, I believe I can do it."

Harry reached out and covered the dog's mouth, afraid that it would bark again and Emerick would actually put on the leash. In that case, helping him would be wrong, and not helping him would be wrong too. So he decided to control Sirius and prevent him from provoking Emerick.

"Brother Ellie, we...we're leaving now. Thank you for saving dinner for me. See you tomorrow, Xiaolong."

Fearing that Emerick might say something else, Harry grabbed Sirius and ran off. He was going to take Sirius to see Dumbledore so that Dumbledore could send the dog away. If Sirius caused trouble at school again, he would be in trouble too.