The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 349 Peter Pettigrew

There are always many things in this world that you have to accept, and there are also many people who force you to grow up.Peter Pedilou was the one thing Ron had to accept, the one who forced Ron to grow up.

Although neither of them did it voluntarily.

Seeing Ron screaming, no matter how much he disliked him as his own brother, Fred and George sighed and walked to Ron's side to comfort their injured brother.

No matter how you think about this, how do you feel that Ron is pitiful, the pet he is holding is actually a man!This man sometimes "shares the same bed" with himself!For this man, he actually quarreled with Hermione, and almost ended his relationship with her!

Ron was dumbfounded, his eyes were wide open, and the eyeballs were about to fly out.

Also shocked were Harry and Hermione. Although they already knew that the mouse was Peter, they were still so shocked that they couldn't keep their mouths open when they actually saw this scene.

Peter, who was forced to show up, stood where he was, wringing his hands. He scanned the crowd, his breathing was short, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He was a very small man with thin, matted hair in a mess and a large patch of baldness on top.He looked wrinkled, like a fat man who had lost a lot of flesh in a short period of time; his skin was dirty, his pointed nose and watery mung bean eyes still had the features of a mouse.

"Hello, Peter." Lupine said happily, he was used to the mouse becoming his classmate in front of him, "Long time no see."

"Sirius... Remus..." Peter's voice was high-pitched, pretending to be calm, "my friends...my old friends...it's nice to see you again..."

Sirius raised his wand impulsively, but Lupine grabbed his wrist, then turned to Pettigrew, his tone still cheerful and relaxed.

Lupine said: "We were chatting just now, Peter, we talked about what happened on the night Lily and James were killed. I wonder if you have anything to add?"

"Remus, you won't believe him...? He wants to kill me, Remus..." Peter said hastily, sweat beading on his pale face, and he turned to Dumbledore, " Professor, professor, you know me, I am as timid as a mouse..."

This was Peter's last struggle, as he had done before, and he could only survive if he planted Sirius again.

Dumbledore looked at Peter with blue eyes, and the headmaster said gently: "I know, of course I know. At school, you always followed James and Sirius, and only when they were around, you Act a little braver. I admire your bravery for daring to face Sirius alone after James' death."

It sounds like Dumbledore's words are on Peter's side, speaking for Peter.But as Peter himself said, how can a person who is as timid as a mouse dare to face the crazy Sirius alone?
"He's trying to kill me, Professor, he's killing Lily and James, and he's trying to kill me!" screamed Peter. "Help me, Professor, help me, please..."

A big man was crying so hard that Ada frowned.And Snape beside Ada finally reacted, for some reason Snape began to tremble, whether it was because of anger or fear.

"You said Sirius killed James and Lily, and wanted to kill you..." Lupine's voice became colder, "Then why didn't he come and kill me?"

"I...I..." Peter hesitated a few times without saying anything.

Peter seemed to have made up his mind and refused to admit it. He pointed at Sirius and said: "He is the only one who escaped from Azkaban, and only he did it! Surely the man who can't even mention his name taught him a few tricks." !"

"Voldemort? Taught me how?" Sirius laughed, a horrible, joyless laugh that filled the room.

Denying it to death and distorting the facts, Peter's words made Sirius's face distorted with anger, and he wished he could kill Peter directly.Lupine knew Sirius well, so Lupine kept stopping him from being too impulsive.

"Since you are innocent, why did you hide?" Dumbledore asked pretending to be puzzled, "I can provide you with protection, Voldemort has also lost power, and you have also received the Merlin Medal."

"I'm afraid...Professor," Peter screamed, "I sent Sirius Black, the Death Eater's leader, into Azkaban, and I'm afraid the remnants of the Death Eaters will have their revenge on me!"

Dumbledore continued to ask: "I still don't understand. You didn't hide when Voldemort was at its peak, but you joined the Order of the Phoenix with your friends to fight against him. Why did the few ineffective remnants of Voldemort die after Voldemort was defeated?" , but makes you feel afraid and want to hide?"

Peter wiped his face again, Dumbledore and Lupine's questions made him almost breathless, and Dumbledore's next words made Peter even more desperate.

"There is indeed a spy in the Order of the Phoenix, and he has been secretly sending messages to Voldemort." Dumbledore looked at Lupine and continued, "I'm sorry, Remus, I once doubted you."

Lupine shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind, and Sirius, who was behind him, squeezed his shoulder and comforted Lupine.

"After James' accident, I put my suspicions on Sirius." Dumbledore looked at Sirius again, "He can even betray his best friend, why can't he betray the Order of the Phoenix? "

This time it was Lupine's turn to comfort Sirius, and Lupine patted the back of his old buddy's hand.My family knows my own affairs, although it is hard to be misunderstood, but Sirius is not unacceptable.

Still, Sirius rolled his eyes at Dumbledore, short of making an international gesture.

"But there are too many doubts about this matter, so many that Sirius was imprisoned in Azkaban, I couldn't convince myself." Dumbledore's voice was still very gentle, "You tell me, Peter, what should I do?" How can I convince myself?"

Peter muttered incoherently, saying something like "The Black family" and "Lestrange", as if trying to prove that Sirius had a connection with Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Sirius kept sneering, and Lupine's eyes became colder and colder. Only Dumbledore still had a gentle smile on his face.The twins were still comforting the collapsed Ron, while Ada simply didn't bother to speak, thinking of her own plans.

"Professor?" Hermione asked timidly. "I - can I say something?"

"Of course, Miss Granger." Dumbledore said kindly, "I heard about your discovery from a certain prefect. Your ingenuity is your extraordinary asset, and you are more important than a certain prefect." I am more obedient."

Ada finally raised her eyelids, she was very dissatisfied: the bad old man is very bad, if you praise Hermione, praise Hermione, why are you taking me by the way!
"He lived in the same dormitory with Harry for three years, why didn't he hurt Harry all the time?" Hermione asked.

Hermione's doubts were also Harry's doubts. During these three years, Peter had a thousand chances to kill himself.

"That's right!" Peter grasped at the straw, he wished he could kneel down to Hermione and kowtow a hundred or eighty times, "Professor Dumbledore, I haven't touched a single hair of Harry, if... if I really betrayed James, why didn't I kill Harry?"

"You dare not, and you can't," said Dumbledore, "and Voldemort has disappeared for many years, and you have no reason to do so."

Peter is not loyal to Voldemort, he is just afraid of Voldemort's terrifying strength, he just follows a powerful wizard, so he will not offer his loyalty to Voldemort.

The betrayal of James and Lily was just for Peter to gain a higher status.

"Trust me," said Sirius, walking up to Harry, "trust me, Harry. I never betrayed James and Lily, and I would rather die than betray them."

Harry didn't dodge Sirius' sudden stroking of his hair, he believed in his godfather.

After Professor Lupine entered the room, he did not attack Sirius; after Ida entered the room, he did not attack Sirius, but knocked Snape down. You must know that Ada had injured Sirius before.

Two people he trusted stood by Sirius one after another. Later, Lupine and Sirius made reasonable explanations, and Harry gradually believed in Sirius.

After that, Dumbledore also came, and Peter also showed his original shape, which made the matter even more conclusive.No matter how stupid a person is, he also knows that Sirius was wronged, and Peter is the culprit, not to mention that Harry is not stupid.

Seeing that Harry didn't dodge, Sirius smiled happily, and Lupine was also very happy.Some people are happy, some people are not happy, Snape is still as expressionless as a log, Ron is still broken, and Peter Pedillo finally resigned to his fate.

Peter knelt down, and he knelt and crawled towards Harry, begging Harry for forgiveness, hoping that Harry would spare his life for James' sake.Harry quickly hid behind Sirius, and Sirius kicked Peter, kicking Peter to the ground.

"Go away! Stay away from Harry!" Sirius snarled, "How dare you mention James' name in front of Harry!" He said, kicking and punching Peter.

Peter cowered to avoid Sirius' fists and feet, and he crawled towards Lupin again, but before he could climb to Lupin's side, he was shouted back by Lupin.

Peter immediately turned around and crawled towards Ron.As he climbed, Peter said, "Ron...I'm not your good friend...good pet? You won't let them kill me, Ron, will you...you'll be on my side, won't you? "

Ron glared at Pettigrew in utter disgust and yelled at him to "fuck off".The twins were even more straightforward. One of them punched Peter and gave him a pair of glasses.

"It's time for the farce to end, Peter," said Dumbledore. "It's time to atone for your crimes."

Peter knelt there, trembling uncontrollably, crying and begging: "Professor, please, please don't..."

Before the words of pleading were finished, Peter turned into a mouse again, and then some metal bars surrounded him, and finally formed a metal cage, all of which were of course Dumbledore's handwriting.

"I can't let you guys kill him, I'm going to take him to see Fudge." Dumbledore said, "Also, I don't think Remus will go out tonight."

These words are to remind Lupine that today is the full moon, it is getting late now, and Lupine really cannot leave here.

Ada, who had been silent all this time, stood up at this moment. After she took out a small flat pot from her pocket, she walked quickly to Lupin's side.Ada said, "Lysbaum Potion, Professor."

This is Ada's little habit. After accepting Snape's confinement tutoring, Ada will make another potion in private no matter whether she uses it or not.That's how the fire-resistant potion back then and tonight's Wolfsbane potion all came about.

"The wolfsbane potion you took before was brewed by Ada," Dumbledore explained, "all done by her under the supervision of Severus."

Taking the flask, Lupine said, "Thank you very much for your help. Sirius and I don't know how to thank you."

Sirius also said: "Yes, you saved me, and you also let me meet Professor Dumbledore and my old buddy Remus."

Ada casually pointed to the messy room, broken sofa, overturned bookcase, etc. If Lupine stayed here at night, it would definitely cause more damage.

Sirius came to his senses immediately, and he said: "I pay, I will bear all the losses in the room!"

"My brother is injured, very badly." Ada said, pointing to Ron behind the twins again, "and you made my brother lose his favorite pet."

"I'll cover all the medical expenses!" The rich and powerful Sirius said, patting his chest, "I'll also cover the new pet, how about a new mouse?"

Ron shook his head crazily with a face of resistance. Obviously, after the spider, another animal left a psychological shadow on Ron, and this time there was a personal insult.

"I think an owl would be better, Sirius," suggested Lupine. "Of course, a clever cat or dog would be nice too."

Everything that happened in the hut tonight was satisfactorily resolved, except for Lupine who drank the wolfsbane potion, the group left the twilight hut.

Leading the way is Sirius the Dog, who will be staying in Harry's bedroom tonight.Followed by Harry and Hermione holding Crookshanks, the twins supporting Ron, and of course Snape, who is like a walking dead.

Tonight was also a big blow to Snape. He did nothing, neither succeeded in revenge, but almost let his enemy go.Compared with these two things, being easily knocked down by Ada is nothing at all.

Ada walked last with Dumbledore carrying the mouse cage, and she and Dumbledore would not return to the castle, she would accompany Dumbledore to London.

Probably, perhaps, it may be that Dumbledore found out that someone was helping him against the Ministry of Magic, which was a very dark thing...

(End of this chapter)