Through the mirror, they saw Percy stop the people there.
"Regarding Professor Lupin's identity as a werewolf, I still hope you'll all keep it secret, to avoid frightening the other students."
Harry also said:
"Whether Professor Lupin is a werewolf is still open to question. And even if he is, since he became a professor at Hogwarts, he must have had Professor Dumbledore's approval. He's also friends with Professor Holmes, and he hasn't hurt a single person these past few months..."
George and Fred said loudly:
"Does it matter whether Professor Lupin is a werewolf? We don't care about that.
"But is this whole thing over now? When do we get our rewards?"
Ron also chuckled and said:
"I can't wait to see Malfoy's face!"
The others were soon drawn into George and Fred's topic as well.
In the Headmaster's Office, Snape watched their discussion with a cold expression, seemingly intending to make a note of everyone present.
Dumbledore said with a smile:
"I believe Dawlish achieved 'Outstanding' in all his N.E.W.T. examinations, but even the most outstanding people have their little shortcomings. Clearly, Kingsley knows his teammate very well."
At these words, Douglas and Snape immediately understood that Kingsley was one of Dumbledore's people.
Douglas had only told Percy to knock Peter unconscious before the Aurors arrived, but not to hit him too hard, so he would have a chance to wake up during the escort.
Unless Sirius said anything, almost no one knew that Dementors had very little effect on an Animagus. Douglas had been expecting Peter to escape after entering Azkaban, using his Animagus advantage.
Dumbledore knew about this plan, but Douglas had not expected him to have Kingsley lend a hand. Still, Kingsley had done an excellent job of helping. Under the circumstances, there was nothing