Chapter 12: Peter Pedirou Appears
Ron looked at the trembling spots in his hands and said uneasily, "But what does this mean? Maybe it's just the spots that are more special, right?"
"It's not special, it's very special!" Hermione said solemnly, "If it's really a mouse, then it's the most special mouse in the world." But is it really a mouse?"
"Ron, break its front paws and count them, I think you'll know it's missing a toe. Zhang Hao said indifferently: "Twelve years ago, it was rumored that Peter Pettigrew died with only one finger left, but no one saw the rest of his body. No amount of magic blasting can destroy a person to this extent. According to my research, when he was at Hogwarts, Peter Pettigrew became an Animagus. And his Animagus form is a mouse, and so many coincidences can only prove one thing - Peter Pettigrew is not dead at all! He's the mouse in your hand!"
By this time, Harry's breathing had become very heavy. He can be stupid sometimes, but only sometimes—at least he's smart now.
He had already realized that what people knew back then might not be the real facts.
If Peter Pettigrew really isn't dead, then why hasn't he shown up? and he's going to hide as a mouse?
The reason for this is intriguing, especially for Harry.
"Impossible!" Ron said in horror as he almost threw Patchy out with a shake of his hand, "You mean, Patcy and I have always been pets of grown men?"
His stomach was already tumbling, and it was disgusting to use a man as a pet!
Even if this man turns into a mouse, it is really unacceptable.
Zhang Hao took out his wand from his pocket, stared at the big mouse in Ron's hand, and asked coldly: "At this time, do you still want to pretend to be dead?
His wand was pointed at Spotted, and he exuded a dangerous aura all over his body.
"Squeak!"
"Ahh
Spotted bit Ron's finger and rushed towards the gate.
This is the Great Hall, and for a mouse, just rushing out of the gate is basically considered to be an escape!
But how could Zhang Hao let him escape, he snorted coldly and reprimanded: "Zhuoerke Ruang Dekuisen (draw the ground as a prison)!"
Spotted, who was desperately sprinting towards the gate, suddenly stopped, and it was like a ball of plasticine that had been thrown onto a transparent wall, sticking to it and not falling off.
Zhang Hao and his friends chased after it and surrounded it, with seven wands pointing at it.
This is the result of Zhang Hao's training, and he told everyone to be cautious in the face of goals that are difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. When faced with obviously suspicious targets, it is important to make sure that you are the first to strike as much as possible.
"Don't play dead!" Harry exclaimed, "Are you Peter Pettigrew, and if so, get back to human form quickly." ”
Zhang Hao said with a smile: "Since you have already caught him, there is no need to interrogate him." Draco, you go get the professors, we can't do that. ”
"Why should I go?" Draco said reluctantly, "I think I can let Daphne go!"
"No!" said Daphne unhappily, "I don't!"
"Draco, go!" Zhang Hao said helplessly, "This is a credit, are you going to be a bystander all the time?"
Draco was silent for a moment, then said angrily, "What nonsense, I don't know what a trick is, but when I hear it, I know it's not a good word—I don't want to be a trick!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, it seemed that he was really afraid that he would accidentally fall into a trick.
Zhang Hao looked at the mouse lying on the ground, and said lazily: "You pretended to be dead twelve years ago, and now you are still pretending to be dead? Do you think I dare to kill a mouse?"
Ron was about to speak, but Harry pulled him along.
Finally, the rats on the ground were powerless to resist the pressure and gradually changed.
In a very short period of time, he turned into a short adult, the Weasley family's pet mouse, Spotted, into the hero Peter Pettigrew.
"Merlin's panties!" Ron said disgustedly, "I was really right!"
Peter Pettigrew shook his body and slowly stood up.
He wasn't that tall on his feet, not even much taller than Harry and Hermione.
He had small, watery eyes, and his hair was few and dull, and almost all of it was gray.
His nose and face are pointed, like a mouse's face.
His skin was dirty and smelled of rats.
Obviously, he has been dealing with real mice a lot over the years.
"It seems that you haven't had a good time over the years," Zhang Hao sneered, "It's not good to be a traitor, isn't it?"
"No, I didn't betray, kid! You don't know anything, you can't say that!" Peter said excitedly, "I didn't betray anyone, really! I'm hiding from Sirius Black, he's already out, and he's coming to kill me!"
He turned his head and said to Harry, "Harry, I'm a good friend of your father, and I'm sorry for them...... I'm sorry for you too...... I didn't protect them. It's all my fault...... I don't have the face to see you, I can only approach you in this way. ”
Harry looked at Zhang Hao, who seemed to believe Peter's words.
Young people are always naïve, and their ability to distinguish lies is not very reliable.
"Sirius is going to kill you, so long now?" Zhang Hao ignored Harry, he mocked, "If he really did that tragedy twelve years ago, then he could have killed you then." He can chop off a finger of you, why can't he kill you? Tell me, which Death Eater kills without a Death Curse? Kills people with a Death Curse and only chops off a finger, this is a new thing!"
At this point, Harry was finally confused. He really didn't know who to believe—on one side was the great hero canonized by the Ministry of Magic, and on the other side was his most trusted classmate, and whoever said it made sense, and he couldn't tell the difference.
It was at this time that the professors finally arrived.
"What's going on, Mr. Zhang?" Professor McGonagall was nervous, she stepped into the Great Hall before Dumbledore, and asked nervously, "Put your wand down first...... Oh! It's ...... Come and see...... There's someone here you must meet!"
She apparently recognized Peter Pettigrew, and a dead man came back to life, which was a terrible thing for the Hogwarts professors.
Dumbledore looked at it with his glasses, and he didn't know if he recognized Peter, he was silent, as if he was thinking about something.
Professor Lupin's reaction was much more intense.
"Peter, are you still alive?" he said excitedly, "where have you been hiding for the past twelve years, and why have you refused to appear in front of us?"
All eyes were on Peter, and they all wanted to know the answer to the question.
"I ...... I'm afraid that the Death Eaters' henchmen will trouble me, and they'll think I'm indirectly harming the mysterious man. Forced to be horrified, he said, "If I wander around in the open, there will be a remnant of the Death Eaters who will kill me." ”
The professors nodded secretly, and the reason seemed plausible.
"You're so stupid!" Professor McGonagall said pityingly, "there are so many of us, which Death Eater would kill you without his life?"
"It's good that you're not dead, but can you tell me what happened that day?" Lupin said gently, "Is it really Sirius who brought the mysterious man to Jaime and Lily?"
"Well, he still wants to kill me. Peter said with a look of trepidation, "Maybe because you're almost there, he's forced to blow up the whole street...... Thankfully, he didn't run away. ”
"Okay, if you're alive, I'm sure a lot of people will be celebrating. Professor McGonagall smiled and said, "It's a happy event!"
The other professors smiled lightly, as if the matter was about to be closed.
But, can Zhang Hao let things end like this?
"Professor, you may have said that a little earlier!" he said faintly, "don't you wonder why we pointed our wands at him?"
"Yes, why are you pointing your wand at Peter?" Professor McGonagall asked, puzzled, "Did he do anything wrong?"
"Professor McGonagall, don't blame the children!" Peter was cunning, preemptively saying, "They mistakenly think I'm a Death Eater, I don't blame them......"
"Aren't you a Death Eater?" Zhang Hao interrupted rudely, "Do you dare to stretch out your arm for everyone to see?" Professor, you should know that even if Voldemort is gone, the Dark Mark on the Death Eater's arm is still there. It's just getting shallow and less easy to spot, right?"
Peter Khan rained down, and he said timidly, "I...... How could I be a Death Eater......"
His appearance made people who were already skeptical even more suspicious.
The professors' expressions became grim, and Lupin slowly approached Peter, and he said solemnly, "Can you show me your arm? Prove your innocence! It's easy, isn't it?"
Peter couldn't help but take a step back, then immediately stood back in his place, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Remus, don't you believe me?"
Lu Ping didn't speak, but glanced at Zhang Hao. He had long felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know anything.
"Hehe! if he's not a Death Eater, it means Sirius is a Death Eater—there must be a Death Eater among them, right?" Zhang Hao looked at Dumbledore and asked with a smile, "Professor, does Sirius have a dark mark on it? You should have checked it, right?"
Dumbledore was silent for a long time, and then he was finally no longer indifferent.
"You're right, Sirius doesn't have the Mark of the Dark Devil. He said helplessly: "We have been puzzled by this matter, and now it seems that the mystery is about to be solved." ”
He turned to Peter and said kindly, "Roll up your sleeves and see, if you are innocent, we will do you justice." ”
"Professor, I think it's better to use the Truth Elixir. Zhang Hao said maliciously: "If I am wrong, I can compensate Mr. Pediru." Believe me, an innocent man would be happy to drink as much truth potion as he wants if he knew how good my compensation was!"
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