Sirius put away his wand and gave Harry a puzzled look, then looked at Douglas. He kept feeling that something fishy was going on.
Harry asked again:
"Uncle, before I master Occlumency, how can I stop Snape from using Legilimency on me?"
Smack!
Sirius slammed his hand on the table and roared:
"He wouldn't dare!"
Douglas gave a soft cough and said:
"It's very simple: avoid making eye contact with him. Legilimency relies heavily on eye contact. So remember, no matter what happens, avoid Professor Snape's gaze. Don't let him look into your eyes..."
Eye contact. Eyes.
He remembered the many times Snape had looked rather strange upon seeing his eyes. Had he been using Legilimency?
The others were waiting for Harry in a corridor on another floor.
George and Fred speculated:
"Do you think Harry's been kept behind to write a statement of self-criticism?"
"Will he trade our rewards for his freedom?"
Ron snorted and said confidently:
"Maybe Harry's listening to Professor Holmes give him a long lecture right now. You know how good he is at that."
"But Peter got away in the end. Will we still get rewards?"
Hermione slowly shook her head and said:
"We should still get them, right? Our task was to investigate the truth about Black. Finding Peter was already a bonus..."
Hermione felt a little embarrassed as she said this. After all, rather than saying they had uncovered the truth, it would be more accurate to say that Professor Holmes had guided them all along.
A Hufflepuff student suddenly said, "Why do I think I can smell hot pot? Has the professor kept Harry behind to eat hot pot?"
"So could our reward this time be a feast? The professor knows a lot about food."
As everyone offered their opinions, an