Under the Qi-Perception Spell enhanced by Divine Sense, every object in Lupin's cottage lay within view, each giving off a glow of magical power of varying intensity.
After a quick sweep, Gerald soon discovered the problem.
Most things in Lupin's house were ordinary objects, with few magical implements.
But one item was different.
On the living room sofa, an old silver pocket watch was wreathed in an extremely faint wisp of black energy that remained tightly gathered.
That black energy was so very faint that it was almost impossible to detect with the naked eye or ordinary magical perception, yet it was clearly visible under the Qi-Perception Spell.
Gerald raised his wand and cast a Summoning Charm. The next moment, the pocket watch flew out from a gap in the sofa toward the basement.
Naturally, he was not foolish enough to catch it with his hand. With a turn of his wand, he left it hovering in midair.
"Professor Black, where did you get this pocket watch?"
"The problem is with that?"
Black immediately realized where the problem lay.
"I bought it at a local wizarding gathering after visiting James and Lily's graves over the summer. They hold gatherings like that every summer in Godric's Hollow. Lots of wizards go there to set up stalls and sell old things. I thought this watch suited Remus's style-simple and understated-so I bought it. Not long afterward, Remus said goodbye to me, saying you wanted to see him. I never imagined-if I ever run into that bastard again, I'll make him wish he were dead."
Gerald was momentarily taken aback as well.
-He was cursed that long ago?
Several months had passed since the summer holidays.
The anniversary of James and Lily's deaths was Halloween, but Sirius and Lupin had visited their graves