Chapter 31: The Battle of the Shacks (Part II)

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"Lupin, long time no see, it seems that both of us have not had a good time in the last ten years or so. Blake grinned, revealing his salin-yellow teeth. "You're dressed even more shabby than when you went to school. ”

"yes, yes, we're not doing well since Jaime left. Lupin spoke, in a strange voice, with some suppressed emotion: "Where is he, Sirius?." ”

"Trembling in the boy's robe, this abominable mouse. Blake's tone was filled with disdain and extreme disgust. "He didn't forget what we taught him Transfiguration. ”

"Professor Lupin," Harry interrupted their conversation loudly, "what's going on......"

But he never finished asking the question, because the sight he saw silenced his throat. Lupin lowered his wand and walked over to Blake, grabbed his hand, and pulled him up, causing Crook Hill to fall to the floor, and Lupin hugged Blake like two brothers.

Harry felt a tumble in his stomach. His heart was beating desperately with rage.

"I trust you," he shouted at Lupin, his voice shaking out of control, "and you've always been his friend!"

"You are wrong," said Lupin, "for twelve years I was not a friend of Blake, but I am now, please let me explain." ”

"No!" Harry screamed. "You traitor! You must have put Blake in school and wanted my life! Blake betrayed my parents thirteen years ago, and now you betrayed me the same way Blake betrayed my parents!"

"Oh, Harry, how could you think that, I can swear, I never helped Blake get into Hogwarts. Lupin shook his head, looking in pain.

"I didn't help Sirius all the time. "If you give me a chance, I'll explain." Look—"

"I'm sorry, Professor Lupin, I had to interrupt. Silver used his wand to draw strange characters in the air in a slow and methodical manner. "I think it's more convincing to teach you to have some practical evidence, and it's a waste of time to talk to an agitated savior about logic. ”

"Silver, you!"

"Silently. Silver pointed his wand at Harry, and Harry's voice suddenly disappeared, and Harry was desperately trying to make a shouting gesture in vain, but he couldn't get even a single sound out of his throat.

"I'm sorry, Potter. Silver said lazily. "Personally, I don't think your anger is useful, and it may add some distress to others. So I use a silent spell to help you keep your mind at peace. ”

"Silver, you shouldn't have done that to Harry. Ron said. "Blake is a notorious murderer, a Death Eater!"

"Oh, it seems to be the case now. Silver said. "But a notorious murderer who has entered Hogwarts several times without killing a single student incidentally, I think that's an anomaly. Because if he wanted your and Potter's lives, he could have killed you five or six times, based on his record of being in and out of Hogwarts many times. ”

"So I don't think it's a big deal to listen to what Professors Black and Lupin have to say. Besides, even if things don't go well, I can send a magic signal quickly, and the Aurors stationed between Hogwarts and Hogsmeade will be here quickly. You say yes, Ron?"

"Yes, we do have to hurry. Blake nodded at Lupin.

Lupin's eyes looked at Ron. "Do you think I can see your rats?"

"What?" Ron said, "What does Spotted have to do with this?"

"It all matters," said Lupin, "can I look at the mouse?"

Ron hesitated, then reached into his robe. The blob appeared, and it struggled violently in despair. Ron had to grab the long, bald tail to prevent it from escaping. Crookhill stood up and cried lowly.

Lupin moved closer to Ron. He looked intently at Spotted, seemingly holding his breath.

"What?" Ron said again, holding Spotted closer to him, looking scared. "What does my rat have to do with it?"

"This is not a mouse. Blake said suddenly in a hoarse voice.

"What do you mean? Of course it's a mouse—"

"No, it's not," Lupin said calmly, "he's a wizard." ”

"It's an Animagus," said Blake, "and its name is Peter Pettigrew." ”

Harry's mouth began to move rapidly, his expression angry and helpless - he had been caught by Silver's Bondage and Silence Charm, unable to move or speak.

"Peter Pettigrew?" Ron opened his mouth. "Peter Pettigrew was killed by Black thirteen years ago!

"It's very simple to confirm this kind of thing. Lupin said. "Whether you believe it now or not, we'll see in a while. ”

Lupin took the blob from Ron's hand, and he glanced at Harry, who was still full of resentment and struggle, and sighed. "Harry, you look like your father except for your eyes, which are like Lily. ”

"We're going to force him to show his form, and if Spotted isn't Animagus, it won't do him any harm, Ron, I assure you. ”

Blake picked up Ron's wand. He approached Lupin and the struggling mouse, his moist eyes suddenly burning on his face.

"Together?" He asked calmly.

"I think so," said Lupin, holding Spotted in one hand and wand in the other, "count to three." One-two-three!"

Both wands glowed blue-white. For a moment, Blob hung in the air, its little black body writhing wildly—Ron cried—and the rat fell to the floor. Another dazzling flash of light, and then -- it was like a quick shot of a tree growing. A head appeared on the ground, and then limbs stretched out, and after a while, a man stood where Spotted had been, wincing and wringing his hands. Crookshan roared contemptuously on the bed, the hairs on his back standing on end.

The man was short, not much taller than Harry. His thin, pale hair was unkempt, and there was a large bald patch on the top of his head. He looks like an obese man who has lost a lot of weight in a short period of time. His skin was dirty, almost the same as his fur, and his pointed nose and watery eyes were characteristic of a mouse. He looked at everyone, breathing quickly and weakly. His eyes flickered to the door and quickly retracted.

"Oh oh, it looks like it's going to be a good old friend meeting. Silver clapped his palms gently. "Now, Potter, you're free to move around. ”

With a wave of Silver's wand, Harry fell to the ground as if he had lost all his strength, gasping for air. Ron struggled to squeeze over and hold Harry.

"Oh, hello, Peter. Lupin said happily, as if he was often surrounded by rats and turned old classmates, "It's been a long time." ”

"Little Sirius, Lupin Lupin. Peter Pettigrew's voice is also high-pitched. His eyes quickly looked over the door again. "My friends—my old friends—"

Blake's wand arm was raised, but Lupin grabbed his wrist and gave him a warning look. Lupin then turned to Peter Pettigrew again, and Lupin spoke in a relaxed and casual voice.

"Now that you're Peter, we might be able to talk about some of the old things from thirteen years ago, like why Lily and Jaime lived in Voldemort's place, and why did you come back from the dead and live in a magical family in the form of a mouse for thirteen years?" Lupin's tone was still so casual and casual, but to Peter Pettigrew, it sounded colder than the Siberian wind.

"Sirius, Lupin, I think, I think there's a big misunderstanding here......" Peter Pettigrew's voice trembled unnaturally.