The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 340 The Dusty Truth

After knowing that Professor Lupine was a werewolf, Ada had this guess, but there was no way to prove it.Today, Black mentioned Scabbers in the family portrait, and his subsequent words confirmed Ada's previous guess.

Black admitted that he was an illegal Animagus, as did Peter Pettigrew and James Potter.It is precisely because Blake is an Animagus that he can escape from Azkaban smoothly. Dementors are not sensitive to animal emotions. The transformed Animagus will confuse the Dementors and make them unclear.

The miserable life in Azkaban made Black very thin. After the transformation, Black can easily slip out of the prison without being discovered by the dementors.Escaping from prison and evading the guards, Blake swam all the way back to England from the North Sea.

Azkaban is built in the coldest waters of the North Sea, far away from the mainland. This prison was built in the 15th century. It was the private castle of the dark wizard Extis.This dark wizard likes to lure other people to the island, then torture and kill them cruelly, just for fun.

The existence of the island was discovered by the wizards only after the death of Extis, when the concealment spell on the island and the fortress failed.At this time the place is full of dementors, horrible creatures that suck the joy out of anyone who comes near the island.

Because they were worried that the dementors entrenched on the island would attack the British mainland and be retaliated by the dementors, the wizards did not destroy the evil castle.The authorities ignored the island, allowing the dementors to live on, and Castle Azkaban was abandoned.

It wasn't until the early eighteenth century, when the then Minister of Magic, Rolle, wanted to build a wizard prison, that Azkaban re-entered everyone's field of vision and became the well-known wizard prison? .The dementors also turned into employees of the Ministry of Magic, and they have been stationed here for more than 200 years.

For over 200 years, Black was the only known escape from Azkaban.

Not to mention how cold the water in that sea area is, Blake's perseverance alone is admirable, not to mention that he has lived soberly for 12 years under the strict guard of dementors.

Seeing the movements made by Fred and George, Blake admitted helplessly: "Yes, that's right, I used a dog planer to swim all the way back from the North Sea. I usually hide in the Forbidden Forest or the cave near the school Well, Halloween was my first attempt at a common room."

"You went into the common room to catch Ron's pet rat, Scabbers," said Fred, "because you thought that rat was Peter Peddie!"

"It's really hard for me to accept that what you said is true!" George also said, "In everyone's perception, Peter Peddy has been dead for 12 years, and he was still killed by you!"

The twins still had a hard time accepting Black's words, which were too magical.A person who has been dead for 12 years, suddenly someone tells you that this person is not dead, and has lived in your house disguised as a mouse for 12 years. No one can accept it in a short time.

"I know it's hard to accept, but it's the truth, and I'm the only one in the world who knows the truth, so I have to do something!" Blake also knew that his statement was hard to convince, and the twins' reactions were completely in line. He expected it.

Sirius Black turned his head to look at the silent Ada. He knew that this girl was his last hope, and now he could only catch Peter Pettigrew with her help.

The more Ada remained silent, the more anxious Black became. Every step that Ida took seemed to be stepping on the apex of Black's heart, and the sound of her leather boots on the floor made Black even more upset.

"My little aunt, can you stop spinning?" Black wanted to tie Ada's feet, he urged, "It's life or death, you should give me a happy word! Or, the current Gryffindor Are they all as grumpy as you are!"

Although Blake did not say what happened 12 years ago, the sudden resurrection of a person who was already thought to be dead is enough to explain a lot of problems.

There are many fields involved in magic, but there is no magic that can bring people back from the dead. At most, it can prolong life, or use the Philosopher's Stone to live forever like Nicolas.Resurrecting from the dead, this kind of thing can't even be done by the legendary resurrection stone.

Since there is no such magic as "resurrection from the dead", it means that Peter was not dead at all, so why did he fake his death?Even if Peter lost to Black and chose to feign death to avoid the battle, why did he hide after Voldemort fell and Black was arrested and imprisoned?

Ada finally stopped pacing. Black was here, and he cooperated very well, and all his questions could be answered.

Ada said: "As far as I know, you were the secret keeper of the Potters' hideout at the time. After the incident happened to the Potters, everyone thought you betrayed them. Peter also wanted to avenge the Potters. Killed by you, but now it doesn't look like that at all, does it?"

Silence, Black, who was anxious to know Ada's attitude just now, fell into silence, but Ada was not in a hurry at all, she had plenty of time to spend with Black.Blake didn't speak, and Ida didn't rush. Now it's the final stage of hawking.

Black couldn't leave this room, and if he couldn't leave, he couldn't do anything. His heart was more tormented than anyone else.This is also the reason why Black cooperated with Ada to ask questions. He knew that if he could not gain Ada's trust, the only fate waiting for him was the dementor.

"You are indeed the smartest witch in the school." Black said hoarsely, his tone of voice was full of self-blame, "Everyone thinks I'm James and Lily's secret keeper, all the attention It's all on me, and that's what I want to see."

Blake felt more and more painful as he spoke. He raised his glass and drank it down, as if he wanted to get drunk to relieve his worries.He toasted handsomely, with a sad expression on his face, but he seemed to have forgotten that the glass was not wine at all, but milk.

Fortunately, Blake did not burp like a child, so the serious and sad atmosphere in the room was not spoiled.

"This is the decision I regret the most in my life. My best friend was killed by my own cleverness!" Black said painfully, "At the last moment, I persuaded James and Lily to replace me as the secret keeper with Peter. I I think this is the safest way and the best protection for James and Lily."

"Why?" Fred and George shouted in unison, and the two of them even subconsciously stood up because they were too surprised.

Shocked and puzzled expressions appeared on the faces of the twins at the same time, the two of them really couldn't understand why Black did this.First he said that Peter is not dead, and now he says that Peter is the secret-keeper. Blake is getting more and more outrageous, and Lockhart's novels are not so outrageous.

Blake bowed his head and fell into painful memories. The twins had to look to Ada, who had a flexible mind, hoping that she could provide some inspiration so that their IQ could come online in time.

"Whether it's Dumbledore or Voldemort, they will take it for granted that Black is the Potter couple's secret keeper." Ada explained, "No one will care about the humble Peter. Voldemort and the Death Eaters will do their best to deal with Black. That way, Peter, the secret-keeper, is safe."

"Yes, that's what I thought at the beginning!" Blake shouted hysterically, "Even if I am captured by the Death Eaters, they won't be able to get any news about James from me, he and Lily are safe! "

Blake was clutching at his hair, looking crazy, and he had been plagued by guilt for 12 years.Blake asked himself countless times: If he hadn't been smart enough, if he hadn't made a fuss, wouldn't James and Lily have died?
But there has never been an if in this world. It was because the secret-keeper was replaced by Peter Pedilou that the Potters were betrayed; it was because the secret-keeper was replaced by Peter Pedilou that Voldemort was rebounded by the Killing Curse; It is precisely because the secret keeper has been replaced by Peter Pedilou that the dark clouds hanging over England will dissipate.

I'm afraid this is also the reason why Peter Pedillo refused to show his fake death. He was worried that his friend Blake would tell the truth, and he was also worried that the remnants of the Death Eaters would blame him for Voldemort's downfall.

When he is a young boy, he is not a human being inside and out, but Peter Pedirouzen is a talent!

(End of this chapter)