Harry Potter: Transmigrated Detective Link

Late at night, the village of Hogsmeade was incomparably silent. A few days ago, one might still have seen one or two drunken wizards collapsed by the roadside, but now that was impossible.

Because ever since Hogwarts started the school term, every day at sunset, Dementors would begin patrolling the streets, searching for traces of Sirius Black.

The presence of these monsters made this winter in Hogsmeade village even colder.

Fortunately, the Minister for Magic had previously made a promise to withdraw the Dementors after Christmas. If there were no accidents, the villagers of Hogsmeade would soon be able to resume their nightlife.

And at this moment, in such a ghost village where Dementors roamed unrestrained, a dirty big black dog crawled out from the shadows.

The Dementors had no interest whatsoever in such animals and completely ignored it.

The big black dog was also not afraid of these monsters at all and, stepping on thick snow, trudged with difficulty toward the haunted house in the wilderness.

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Inside the Hufflepuff common room, Link was sitting alone on a lounge chair in front of the portrait of Lady Hufflepuff.

He hadn't turned on the lights. At this moment, the only source of light in the common room was the firelight in the fireplace beside him.

The crackling sound of burning wood was very pleasant to hear, having a magical effect that soothed the heart and mind.

The warmth brought by the flames made Link feel incredibly comfortable.

He was just lying there leisurely, lightly stroking the small head of Arkam with his fingers.

Just now, Link had specifically instructed the Skars to change their status from guard mode to hidden surveillance mode.

Additionally, he had secretly thrown the slip of paper containing the Gryffindor common room entrance password at the doorway, to facilitate Black's infiltration.

Of course, to prevent Black from actually killing Peter, Link had also ordered the Skars to come forward and interrupt the attack at the critical moment.

All of this was so that Black could act according to his plan.

As for the question of whether Black would come tonight, that was something that didn't even need consideration.

As a half-crazy avenger, after seeing that kind of article, he would definitely take action.

And Black also possessed Animagus transformation.

This kind of transformation belonged to the category of human transfiguration. After mastering it, the spellcaster could freely transform into an animal without needing an incantation or a wand.

Of course, this had limitations.

Under normal circumstances, each person could only transform into one fixed animal, and what kind of animal one transformed into would be determined by the spellcaster's height, weight, and personality.

Moreover, the animal one transformed into could only be a common creature. Extraordinary creatures like phoenixes and thunderbirds, due to their magical structure being completely different from that of wizards, could not be transformed into.

This spell had extremely wide applications and was often used for infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering.

Therefore, in theory, everyone who learned Animagus was required to register with the Ministry of Magic. Professor McGonagall was a registered Animagus, and her animal form was a cat.

Corresponding to its powerful functions, the difficulty of learning Animagus was extremely high, even far beyond Occlumency.

Learners often needed to spend several years before they could master it, and during the first casting, many unpredictable risks could occur, such as irreversible transformation and being unable to return to human form.

Black and Peter were two unregistered Animagi.

Black's transformation form was a big black dog. It was by relying on this ability that he could escape from Azkaban and sneak into Hogwarts.

In the firelight, Link comfortably closed his eyes.

He was also very interested in Animagus transformation. Maybe in the future, he could ask Professor McGonagall for some guidance.

And just then, a soft bark made Link open his eyes again.

What came into view was a Skar. Upon seeing Link awake, it softly barked a few more times.

"Oh? Black has already entered the Gryffindor common room? Nicely done."

As Link spoke, he raised his right hand that had been playing with Arkam and stroked the head of that Skar back and forth as a reward.

The Skar, which had inherited canine traits, obviously loved this kind of gesture, wagging its little tail rapidly.

But at this moment, Arkam was displeased. It wrapped around Link's arm as if declaring ownership and opened its mouth toward the Skar, saying, "Hiss hiss hiss!~ (Get lost, you stupid dog!)"

Arkam's venomous fangs glinted coldly in the firelight, and at the tips of the fangs, venom faintly seeped out.

This made the previously delighted Skar feel a deep fear from its DNA level.

It whimpered twice and then tucked its tail and left.

Seeing this, Arkam grinned in a very human-like ferocious smile, continuing to play at Link's fingertips.

This made Link feel both amused and helpless.

'This little guy… actually knows how to get jealous!!'

Chuckling and shaking his head, Link didn't say much and continued playing with Arkam.

But not long after they started playing, that Skar that had been scared off by Arkam earlier came back.

This time, however, the back of its neck, which wasn't covered by armor, was already a bloody mess.

The Skar whimpered and hid under Link's chair, trembling, unwilling to leave no matter how much Arkam tried to intimidate it.

Seeing this, Link's gaze turned sharp. He casually poured a bottle of concentrated dittany on the Skar's wound and then stood up, staring at the exit of the Hufflepuff common room.

In the darkness, the shadow of a four-legged animal gradually appeared, then quickly twisted and enlarged, eventually transforming into a scruffy, smelly, skinny middle-aged man.

It seemed that because he had lived in the form of a dog for too long, that middle-aged man still retained canine habits.

One could see his eyes bloodshot, baring a set of rotten black and yellow teeth, inching closer to Link bit by bit.

Sensing the danger, Arkam coiled around Link's shoulder and let out a threatening hiss at that man.

But Link only chuckled and said in a relaxed tone, "Sirius Black, I didn't expect you'd actually dare to come here to see me. You really aren't afraid of dying, are you?"

After saying that, Link glanced out the round little windows in the common room. Those windows led directly to the grounds outside Hogwarts Castle.

Black's actions must have already been discovered, but there was no sound of commotion outside yet. This meant Harry and the others must still be on their way to inform the professors.

And at least for now, Black absolutely must not be caught by Dumbledore.

'Time is short. I must make Black leave quickly.' With that thought, Link withdrew his gaze.

Then he drew his wand.

Now, in his semi-crazy state, Black obviously wouldn't cooperate. So using force to drive him away was the best method.

But just before Link could act, Black spoke in a hoarse, unclear voice, "I warn you… stay away from Harry! You damned Frankenstein monster!"

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