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Chapter 100 What's wrong with being greedy for life and afraid of death

"Black, the Dark Mark!"

Wormtail gasped, not expecting to see him here too.

"You, who are you?"

Wormtail's eyes widened. When facing Death Eaters, one must not be careless. The opponents are not those righteous envoys of the Order of the Phoenix who insist on not killing people and only using defensive spells. Death Eaters will be merciless if they disagree with each other. people.

"It seems that more than ten years of living with rats has not made you forget this thing. Alright, Pettigrew. The great Dark Lord has revived again, your master needs you, come, come help me, We will win in the end."

Sephiroth approached step by step, and Pettigrew's fear of the Dark Mark kept him shrinking back.

"What do you want me to do? Look, I'm just a useless piece of shit who's lost his wand. What can I do for you?"

Poor Pettigrew rubbed his palms together, shivering and standing aside.He hoped that with his self-deprecating words, the other party would ignore a small person like himself who was struggling to survive.

"You are too humble. Although you do not have the strength of Potter and Black, you are still a wizard with good abilities. You know, not everyone can learn Animagus, so don't underestimate yourself."

Sephiroth shook his finger. Although Peter Pettigrew seemed inconspicuous under the light of James, Sirius, and Lupine, Sephiroth would never underestimate him because of this.Just because he disguised himself as a mouse and endured it for more than ten years, this is not something ordinary people can do.

I underestimated this perseverance, and I was the one who suffered in the end.

"Thank you for your compliment, but I'm really not as useful as you think."

Obviously a middle-aged wizard in his 40s or [-]s, but in front of Sephiroth, they turned around.Pettigrew smiled awkwardly like a student being praised by a teacher.

"Whether it is useful or not is up to me. I want you to do a little favor. It's really just a little favor. My senior, you will definitely not refuse my small request."

Peter Pettigrew took another look at the black pattern on the opponent's arm, the extremely evil Dark Mark, and reluctantly lowered his head in acquiescence.

He had already offended the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore, and if he was abandoned by the Death Eaters, he really didn't know how he would deal with himself.

"Just kidding, asking me to do something like this - no! Dumbledore will kill me."

Seeing what Sephiroth handed over, Peter Pettigrew turned pale with fright. He kept backing away regardless of Sephiroth's threat, as if the thing in Sephiroth's hand was something extremely terrifying.

"If you don't do it, I will kill you now!"

Sephiroth also became ruthless, and put down his ruthless words.

"Oh no, no! I can't, can't do that."

Peter Pettigrew hugged his head and cried, and he lay on the ground and howled.

"Do as I say! Why, now you regret it and want to be a good person? Dream!"

With a wave of Sephiroth's wand, Peter Pettigrew slammed into the wall, causing him to howl in pain.

"I really can't—he, he's..."

Pettigrew hesitated, but shook his head frantically.

"Why are you pretending to be a good person to me now? Is this the first time you've done this kind of thing? Don't pretend to be mean to me, it's not the first time you've betrayed your friend! [Crucio]"

Angry, Sephiroth pointed at Pettigrew Peter as a Cruciatus Curse.

"what!!!"

Unarmed, without a wand to be precise, Pettigrew couldn't resist at all, and he screamed and rolled around on the ground.

After tens of seconds of torture passed, Pettigrew looked even more haggard, his clothes were wet with sweat, and the hair on his forehead was all clinging to his forehead.

"Huh~"

Pettigrew propped up his upper body and panted heavily, his eyes showed deep fear of Sephiroth, and he never dared to say "no".

"Why, have you finished thinking about it? Are you going to accept my proposal, or are you going to die here?"

Sephiroth stepped in front of him, the sound of "da da da" footsteps was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart.

When a person is faced with violence that he is absolutely unable to resist, he finally has only one choice of surrender.

Unfortunately, Pettigrew thought he was facing just such a test right now.

Whether to succumb to the hands of a boy who is less than fifteen years old, or to die heroically, these two choices only circled in his mind for less than a second, and his thinking was over.

When life is threatened, all righteousness and courage are false, and only living is the most important thing.

If Pettigrew had had the courage to face death, he would have died generously, but he didn't.When a person crosses the last bottom line in his heart, his psychological defense is shattered, and when faced with the same choice again, there is only one result-surrender.

When Pettigrew took the thing with trembling hands, Sephiroth knew it was done.The plan to destroy the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore has taken another big step forward, and it is time to count the Death Eaters and Voldemort next.

"Wise choice, like back then, right? Time it, put it in something Potter would eat or drink, and that's it. You, it's very, very, very easy."

"Think about it, don't you want to do something earth-shattering? Every time you can only be under the glory of Potter and Black, don't you feel a little bit jealous? As long as you do this well, then you Well done, you're going to be famous. There's never going to be a 'Oh, that guy with Potter' reaction when someone mentions you."

Sephiroth urged in Pettigrew's ear like a devil.

"Yes. I, I'm not the foil for James and Sirius - I, I'm more, more powerful than them!"

Peter Pettigrew's voice was trembling, he felt guilty for his future behavior, to count someone who could be called his junior, the child of his best friend, Pettigrew felt guilty like a tidal wave, wave after wave. mind.

However, he didn't dare, didn't dare to resist the devil in front of him, even if he was just an underage wizard, Peter Pettigrew felt his feet go limp just standing in front of him.Moreover, the other party's words seemed to be deeply rooted in his heart as if the temptation of the devil.

Pettigrew scolded himself for being cowardly in his heart, and thought like a self-deprecating: Maybe even if the wand was in his hand, he would collapse to the ground as long as the other party yelled loudly. Could such a self really have a way to surpass Potter and Black? ?

Watching Pettigrew return to the castle, Sephiroth carefully observed the surroundings, and after making sure no one noticed, he sneaked back to his room.

Harry Potter itself doesn't have too much ability, but he is like a banner. As long as he doesn't die, those wizards who are lucky will think that they have not completely failed.What Sephiroth wants to do is to completely destroy their luck, forcing Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix to fight Voldemort with a mortal heart.

When Harry Potter dies, the earth will not stop turning.For millions of Muggles, this is only a fraction of the daily death toll, but for the wizarding world, the banner of the savior has fallen.

In order to restore the confidence of ordinary wizards, the old and frail Dumbledore had to force himself to make some achievements. Otherwise, the wizards who had lost hope would not be able to resist the attacks of Death Eaters at all.

Just like two armies at war, the side with demoralized will always lose more and win less.

"Hey, Draco. Tell me, is there anything wrong with coveting life and fearing death?"

Back in the dormitory, Sephiroth asked the house elf to bring snacks and coffee, and asked Draco who was enjoying afternoon tea with him.

Glancing at him with weird eyes, Draco thought for a while, and said, "Is it wrong to be greedy for life and afraid of death? In the face of irresistible strength, it is normal to choose to compromise. Of course, those A fool who preaches 'courage' won't understand. Why are you asking this, could it be that you were infected by those stupid lions?"

"No! You're right." Sephiroth smiled slightly, "I'm just, suddenly feeling a little bit emotional."

You have to work hard, Pettigrew.

Also, that toy that has been idle for so long should be done.

In Sephiroth's calm eyes, there were careful calculations.

"Strange question."

Draco didn't think too much about it, so the question was left behind by the two of them.

……

"...Only Harry Potter must not die!"

Snape remained silent. He had worked so far and betrayed his beliefs and wishes in order to protect the only blood left by his sweetheart Lily.The mistakes made back then, even if I bet my life, I must definitely make up for it.

The undercurrent in Hogwarts made this sensitive professor feel more and more ominous and unfounded, and he just felt uneasy in his heart.

Before the other professors at Hogwarts were aware of the crisis, Snape had already started his own preparations.

In any case, we must protect Harry Potter, who has the same eyes as Lily.

Of course it was impossible for Snape to predict Sephiroth's plan, he would be amazing in that case.

However, as a spy, he can know who should be most wary if there is a crisis at Hogwarts.

Now on this campus, the only person who can be called dangerous is Sephiroth Sterling.

Only he is a Death Eater, and other Slytherin students are not qualified to participate in the next chess game.They don't even have the qualifications to be flags.

So, as long as Harry Potter doesn't run around, and Sephiroth is optimistic that he won't let him do the trick, then Harry Potter is safe.

Snape knew what Sephiroth's mission was, it was Dumbledore.

He didn't think Sephiroth was capable of hurting Dumbledore, and that cunning old bee wasn't something he needed to worry about at all.

But for Harry Potter's safety, Dumbledore can't die yet.

"It seems necessary to warn Sterling, and hope that he is not the kind of person who is dazzled by the honor of the Dark Lord."

If Sephiroth was a fanatic like Bellatrix, Snape would never show mercy. There was no possibility of saving that kind of person.

But Snape knew very well that Sephiroth was not a pure Death Eater. In his heart, the family was more important than the Dark Lord's career.