Hearing the twins, Hermione stumbled on flat ground in surprise. Fortunately, Harley caught her in time.
Hermione let go of Harley's hand and asked curiously, "You've already figured out Professor Lupin's identity? I thought I was the only one who had!"
"Don't underestimate everyone else, Hermione." George waggled a finger with a grin.
"Fred and I may not get good grades, but we're just not very good at exams."
"When it comes to putting what we've learned into practice, we're definitely in the top ten at school."
"Then why didn't you... report Professor Lupin?" Hermione hesitated before asking.
"Why didn't you report Lupin?" Fred countered. "Was it because of Dumbledore? Dumbledore chose to have Lupin teach us, so Lupin must be all right."
"We trust Dumbledore, and we don't think he'd overlook the fact that Lupin's a werewolf."
Hermione nodded thoughtfully, then explained who the other two nicknames belonged to.
After all, Sirius had already paid the fine and announced in the papers that he was the ninth Animagus of the century.
So there was no harm in Hermione telling them.
After hearing her out, George asked thoughtfully, "Hermione, you've mentioned three nicknames. So who's the last one, Wormtail?"
"That's the traitor the papers have been reporting on lately, Peter Pettigrew." Harley suddenly joined the conversation. "He used to be really close with my dad, Sirius, and Professor Lupin. They made this map together."
Fred and George immediately fell silent.
After a few seconds, the two of them began loudly discussing their latest prank products and asking Harley and Hermione what they thought.
The four chatted as they walked. By the time they entered the Great Hall, a huge round table had been set up in the middle.
Professor Dumbledore, the four Heads of House, and Filch, the caretaker, were