"Protego Maxima!"
A large patch of dense magical white mist sprayed out from the tip of Lupin's wand, blocking the flying stones that splattered in all directions due to the attack aimed at Link.
As for the students protected by Lupin, at this moment they were all standing dumbfounded in place.
They couldn't possibly have expected that while Link was attending class properly, he would suddenly launch an attack on the Boggart.
"Link, calm down!"
Standing at the very front of the crowd, Lupin shouted, trying to awaken Link.
It seemed he heard the call, Link turned his head expressionlessly.
And this turn of the head caused the students to finally boil over.
It was as if they had seen some horrifying monster, they screamed madly and shrank into the corners of the classroom.
As for why they didn't run out of the classroom, that was because Link just happened to be blocking the exit.
Seeing this, Lupin also stood on high alert, because he knew very well, from the intensity of Link's earlier attack, he himself probably wasn't a match.
Only, Link once again exceeded everyone's expectations. He didn't take any more extreme actions, but simply carried his wand and silently left the classroom.
"Whew!"
Lupin let out a long breath, glanced at the giant hole Link had made in the wall, then turned to a student at his side with an ugly expression and said, "Hurry and inform Dumbledore!"
After speaking, he no longer cared about the other students' reactions and directly followed.
———
After leaving the classroom, Link walked slowly.
As he walked, he occasionally took out a bottle of Calming Potion and took a few sips.
His movement path had absolutely no pattern, upstairs for a while, downstairs for a while, it looked like he was taking a stroll.
In fact, that really was the case.
Only Link wasn't taking a stroll with his legs, but with his mind.
That pitiful Boggart had forced Link to look directly into his heart.
And had also made him truly understand that he must abandon all beautiful illusions and fully uncover the secrets of this body, and deal with the hidden threat of Mike.
As for how exactly to do that, Link still needed to think carefully.
In this way, Link walked past crowds, past dark staircases, past the hall, and finally walked into the sunlight.
No matter where Link went, Lupin always followed nervously behind, clearing away nearby crowds for him, sweeping obstacles in front of him.
This wasn't because Lupin cared particularly about Link, it was because he was truly very afraid that Link would lose control again within Hogwarts and hurt other students.
When Link had just walked into the lively Great Hall, every single hair on Lupin's body had stood on end, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.
If he could, he really wanted to go up and directly subdue Link, unfortunately, he couldn't do it.
At this moment, Arkam and Yoyo were coiled on Link's shoulders, vigilantly glaring at everyone who attempted to approach.
Lupin was sure, at this time, no matter who it was, as long as they dared to approach within one meter of Link, or showed the slightest bit of hostility, they would mercilessly be attacked.
Because, they had sensed their master's terrible state, and had come out to protect him.
Taking a helpless deep breath, Lupin could only carefully follow behind Link, watching him walk through the Great Hall and Entrance Hall, and finally sit down on the grass in front of the Black Lake.
Only at this point did Lupin finally let out a breath of relief.
At least there were fewer people here, even if Link went mad, the damage wouldn't be too great.
Thinking this, Lupin drove away the crowd of onlookers behind him and stood guard over Link from afar.
Not long after, Dumbledore also finally arrived in haste, escorted by Snape, McGonagall, and several other professors.
"What on earth happened?"
Looking at Link, who sat quietly by the Black Lake, Dumbledore frowned and asked.
Lupin didn't hesitate and directly explained everything that had just happened.
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore's frown slightly relaxed, but before he could speak, Snape on the side gritted his teeth and angrily scolded, "You actually let him face the Boggart directly? Seems like you treated our previous reminders like wind in your ears! Or is it that your werewolf brain simply can't remember so many things?"
Snape's words made Lupin's expression change, and his fists clenched uncontrollably.
But in the end, he loosened his fists and bowed to Dumbledore, "I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore. I failed your expectations."
"Dumbledore! I already told you!" Snape continued, "Letting Lupin be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is irresponsible to all students! See? It hasn't even been that long and this happened! I suggest, fire Lupin!"
Lupin had just loosened his fists, but now clenched them tightly again.
Facing Snape's aggressive pressuring, Dumbledore, however, didn't speak.
He stepped forward toward Link, wanting to get closer to see.
But that was merely wishful thinking, because although Arkam and Wyrmball feared Dumbledore's magical pressure as the strongest white wizard of this century, they still stood guard in front of Link, not allowing Dumbledore to get any closer.
"Ha! Not bad pets, seems the bond between Link and them is indeed very deep." Dumbledore said with a smile.
Snape, seeing him deflect the topic, immediately opened his mouth again.
But Dumbledore raised his hand to stop him, "This matter was purely an accident. Lupin wanting every student to experience a full lesson wasn't wrong, and Link losing control due to stimulation also wasn't wrong."
"Let the matter end here. Lupin, you're responsible for keeping an eye on Link. Don't let him get into trouble, and don't let anyone else get too close. I'll leave this place to you."
Dumbledore paused and added, "Also, Link is fine. You don't need to worry too much, Severus."
"I'm not worried about him!"
Dumbledore didn't argue, but turned his head to look at the astronomy professor Sinistra, who wore a troubled expression, "Aurora, you don't need to worry either. Madam Frigg has already become a Hogwarts governor. I believe she will soon allocate funds to rebuild the observatory."
"Hope she does it quickly, our teaching tasks this semester are already very tight!"
Dumbledore chuckled, and finally led everyone back to Hogwarts, leaving only Lupin alone to quietly watch over Link.
———
The sky gradually darkened. The crowd that had gathered near the castle to watch the excitement from afar was also driven away by Professor McGonagall.
This was a very necessary measure, because at night, the Dementors would patrol the entire grounds of Hogwarts in a carpet search.
If students wandered at night and bumped into them, the result would be imaginable.
Not far from Link, Lupin was still keeping watch.
He stared blankly at Link for a while, then tilted his head to look at the sky and sighed.
Today's weather wasn't very good. The moon was constantly hidden by churning thick clouds.
This made Lupin feel very relieved.
Because, if the moon were out, he probably wouldn't even be able to complete the task of guarding Link.
Lowering his head again, Lupin's brows furrowed once more.
He secretly raised his wand and gave it a sharp wave behind him, countless white dust particles suddenly appeared, covering a large area.
And within the drifting dust, a shadowy figure emerged.
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