"Black?" Pabi was stunned again.
Of course, she knew about Black. When she was in school, the headmaster of Hogwarts had the surname Black.
Yes, the headmaster everyone "loved" so dearly, Mr. Phineas Black.
"Oh—" Snape dragged his voice, looking down at the big black dog lying on the ground, appearing lifeless, "It turns out you're still hiding, not even daring to reveal your identity to your new friends. I feel like your Animagus should swap with Peter Pediru, you should be a rat..."
At the mention of Peter's name, the big black dog suddenly had a gleam in its eyes.
His eyes were filled with fury, weak and fierce, as he howled, undoubtedly if Peter appeared before him, he would be torn to pieces—
"Look, still so vigorous." Snape's lips curled into a fake smile: "Just like you just relieved yourself in my office—heavens, I can hardly believe that Little Sirius Black, who was once so famous at school, has truly become a dog now..."
"You mean he's Sirius Black?" Pabi asked eagerly: "The Sirius Black Harry has been looking for? His father James Potter's friend?"
Sirius turned around and barked twice at Pabi.
Seeing Sirius's anxious expression, Pabi felt a little hard to accept.
This big black dog?
Harry's godfather?
Oh my... his godfather actually... eats rats and spiders alive...
For a moment, Pabi wished she hadn't seen that scene.
"Is he also trapped in his Animagus form?" Pabi asked again.
"Oh, no." Snape said leisurely: "Just the ropes tying his two front paws prevent him from transforming back into human form."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lupin appeared with a thud, stumbling towards Sirius.
Without a word, he reached out to untie the ropes binding Sirius's front paws.
For a moment, Sirius suddenly stood upright, transforming into a scruffy, skinny middle-aged man.
"Lemy?" he asked incredulously.
"Bigfoot!" Lupin embraced Sirius without any disdain for the dirt on him: "Oh my, oh my, twelve years! You finally returned—"
"Don't worry about me, Lemy!" Sirius howled: "Quickly catch that traitor Peter! He's with the youngest son of the Weasley family, transformed into a rat! I saw it in the Prophet Daily! That rat is missing a finger on his front paw!"
"Look at this, such touching friendship." Snape stood far behind: "I'm almost going to vomit..."
"Shut up, Snot Spirit!" Sirius weakly turned back to curse.
Snape smirked, retaliating without mercy.
"Oh, it seems some black dog completely forgot I just saved his dog's life, now he still has time to bark at his savior—as people say, canine animals are supposed to be loyal, but as I see now, not entirely so, just like this black dog before me, he's an ungrateful creature..."
Pabi stared dumbfounded at the three middle-aged men before her—feeling like she was watching a surreal play featuring three old men.
"What happened just now?" Professor Lupin keenly grasped the key points in Snape's sarcastic narrative and asked.
Snape tugged at his lips.
"Yeah, let him say—say what exactly he ate."
"What did you eat?" Lupin asked Sirius concernedly: "Buddy—"
"The immediate priority is to catch that bastard Peter!" Sirius trembled as he spoke: "I've waited too long for this day! Twelve years! In Azkaban!"
"He's already been brought to justice." Lupin sighed: "Just the other night, after being bitten by a Sphinx—Harry used our Marauder's Map and caught the rat-transformed Little Dwarf Star Peter..."
Sirius was stunned.
Then he smiled with some relief.
"Hahaha, it's Harry." He laughed covering his face: "Oh my, he truly is something, isn't he? Just like his father, brilliant—"
"I really hope your eyes aren't blind." Snape said coldly from the side: "If you've ever had any contact with Potter, you'll realize he bears little resemblance to his big-headed father..."
Pabi opened her mouth beside them. She originally wanted to defend Harry but suddenly realized Snape wasn't insulting Harry, but Harry's father James Potter.
That has nothing to do with her, she thought.
Lupin intermittently explained the situation to Sirius, and Sirius listened quietly, saying nothing.
"Alright, if you two old friends want to catch up, I suggest you head to the Headmaster's Office soon." Snape said icily: "The Magic Potion office is not the place for your passionate reunion, understand?"
"Let's go." Lupin patted Sirius's shoulder: "Professor Dumbledore is already waiting for us in the Headmaster's Office..."
Before he finished, Sirius's expression changed.
Without a word, he clutched his stomach and dashed out of Snape's office.
Lupin was somewhat bewildered, suspiciously turning to Snape, always feeling that the Old Snot Spirit might have added something to Sirius's magic potion—just like how the Wolf Poison Potion he brewed always had a fecal taste.