In fact, Sirius was indeed planning to get even with Peter, as he was furious at Peter for trying to escape in the chaos.
Ivan suddenly thought of something and looked at Snape to ask.
"By the way, Professor Snape, where is Malfoy now? Didn't he come with you?"
After Ivan's reminder, Lupin and the others remembered that there was still a problem.
Sirius's attention was drawn to it, and he put Peter's punishment on hold.
Snape sneered at them but made no move to speak.
"If you don't want me to do something special… you'd better be honest with me!" Sirius grabbed Snape by the collar and pushed his wand against Snape's forehead, worried that there would be no reason for Snape to knock him out.
"Calm down, Sirius, we're in enough trouble as it is…" Lupin said to Snape, stopping Sirius from overreacting.
"We really mean you no harm, Severus. We just don't want to inflate the misunderstanding. If you could, please tell us what Malfoy told you in the first place, and who he told the news to."
"Don't be a hypocrite, Lupin!" Snape said sarcastically.
Although he had already guessed from Ivan and the others' subsequent words that they might not be lying, he would never give in in front of his two sworn enemies!
Sirius tried to punch him, but Lupin stopped him.
Snape stared at Sirius, half-teasing and half-teasing.
"There's no harm in telling you. I had an idea that Lupin was coming to see you when Malfoy came to inform me that he was going out.
Just in case, I sent Malfoy to inform the other professors to follow the signs I left, and the rest should be here by now!"
As Snape finished speaking, there was a noise outside.
Sirius and Lupin's faces fell and Ivan scowled.
Professors at Hogwarts were usually highly skilled and difficult to deal with, not to mention the fact that they were all coming together!
If Snape rambled on and they couldn't explain themselves, there would probably be a nasty fight!
Snape's lips curled up slightly as he wondered if he should warn McGonagall, Flitwick, and the others when they arrived…
However, when he turned to look at the open door, Snape's expression changed, as the intruder was either a human or a goblin…
"Severus?!" Flitwick exclaimed, looking around as quickly as he could.
The first thing they saw was Snape tied up, Ron and Hermione cowering in a corner, having avoided a fight.
Black, a wanted criminal from the Ministry of Magic, was standing with Lupin, looking as though he was about to do something to Snape.
Remembering what Malfoy had told him, Flitwick decided that he was too late!
He had heard Snape talking to Lupin, Sirius, and the others, and had rushed over as fast as he could to help Snape.
However, Snape was defeated and tied up…
Flitwick's vast experience in duelling had taught him that in a situation where the odds were stacked against him, he would have to make the first move, reducing the enemy's numbers so that Snape could be saved.
"Stupefy!" Flitwick ran through several battle plans in his head, then decided to take the lead and attack Lupin and Black.
The beam of the charm flashed and intersected in the small room…
After a struggle, Flitwick was tied up with Snape.
"So why did you come alone? Where are McGonagall and the others?" Snape said angrily, glaring at Flitwick.
Flitwick's expression was one of embarrassment. He was confident in his abilities and worried that Snape would not be able to cope on his own, so he left first…
"Don't worry too much, Severus! I've asked Malfoy to alert the other professors. They'll be here before you know it!" Flitwick said soothingly.
Snape had a strange expression on his face. Why did that sound so familiar? He had just said the same thing…
Ivan looked helplessly at Flitwick, who was tied up. 'What's going on?'
It seemed that he had another person to explain to.
More importantly, if other professors saw this, they would probably misunderstand even more!
"Harry, why don't you explain this to Professor Flitwick!" Ivan said to Harry, who was standing off to the side, not knowing what to do.
Better to let Harry, the party concerned, explain than to let outsiders like them do it…
It was then that Flitwick noticed Harry was there, alive and well, and he wondered if there had been a misunderstanding. He turned to look at Snape, who was resting with his eyes closed and ignoring him.
Harry nodded, but felt uneasy. They had tied up the Professor. Was that really okay?
Ivan didn't mind this, as long as the misunderstanding was cleared up. The professors at Hogwarts were not so petty.
After all, it was too much trouble to explain while fighting, especially since they had no idea when the next professor would arrive, and Snape's attitude was debatable.