Chapter 578: Unfinished Plans

In the set script, Cornelius Fudge should not have the right to take the initiative to ask at this time.

At least in the public trial process that Albus Dumbledore saw, before the trial of the "Who is the Two-Face" and "Hogwarts Mortgage Mystery" is completed, all the interrogation process should be initiated by "Albus Dumbledore", not by the Ministry of Magic.

But......

Otto Apokalis narrowed his eyes and looked at the warm-faced Headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Albus Dumbledore", who was supposed to read the preset questions one by one, sat down in the back seat with a smile on his face, and the parchment with the standard questions was in Fudge's hand.

And as Cornelius Fudge removed the parchment from his hand and began to ask questions on his own, the situation was clearly starting to spiral out of control, and Dumbledore was well aware of the little Minister of Magic's innermost thirst for power, even though Cornelius Fudge had always thought he had covered it well.

It's just that, as the person in charge of watching Peter Pettigrew, under the gaze of thousands of wizards, poor Professor "Otto Apocalis" can't do anything, and can only keep reminding "himself" not far away with his eyes.

Just then, Peter Pettigrew's eyelids twitched and he began to answer Fudge's question.

"Because of a prophecy, the Dark Lord believes that there is a force in the Order of the Phoenix that may threaten him, so we asked us to find wizarding families that match the prophecy description, and the Potters are one of the families that match the prophecy description......"

"What is the Order of the Phoenix?!"

"What prophecy?"

Before Peter Pettigrew could finish speaking, Cornelius Fudge and Amelia Bones asked in unison.

Faced with two questions at the same time, Peter Pettigrew's face twitched, a little dazed, and he opened his mouth and stopped there sluggishly, as if he were a magic doll that had temporarily fallen into a shutdown.

"Ahem, I'm sorry...... Mr. Minister, do you continue to ask questions......"

Amelia Bols, who was the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, glanced at Connelly Fudge with a displeased face beside her, coughed apologetically, and retreated to her place with a sneer, but her eyes were still full of curiosity.

Cornelius Fudge frowned, turned his head to look at Peter Pettigrew, and asked again.

"Peter Pettigrew, what did you just mean by the Order of the Phoenix? And what is the prophecy?"

"The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society founded by Dumbledore, the total number of people is known only to Dumbledore, the only purpose is to fight against the Dark Lord, and most of the people who died above are members of the Order of the Phoenix. As for the specific content of the prophecy, the Dark Lord did not tell anyone, we only know part of it...... A family that has resisted the forces of the Dark Devil three times, born at the end of July......"

With the voice of Peter Pettigrew, a hint of understanding flashed on the faces of Cornelius Fudge and others, and people subconsciously raised their heads to look at the shining names in the sky, and found the corresponding records under James Potter and Lily Potter.

In the distant stands, Harry stared blankly at his parents in the sky.

The gaze that came from all directions was like a sponge, squeezing him in the middle little by little, making it difficult for him to breatheβ€”was that the reason? Just because of a prophecy?

After a few seconds of silence, Cornelius Fudge took a deep breath and nodded.

"I see, that's why the Potters were hunted by the Mysteries, because they were the only wizarding families that qualified, and Harry Potter was the boy who could have defeated the Mysteries, right?

"No, there were actually two wizarding families that fit the description at the time - Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom. ”

To everyone's surprise, Peter Pettigrew slowly shook his head and continued to reply.

"Dumbledore had some capable agents, and one of them revealed this prophecy to him, so the Order of the Phoenix knew about it before the Dark Lord, and alerted the two wizarding families separately, advising them to beware of the Dark Lord's attack. For the two wizarding families, Dumbledore chose different responses. ”

Dense...... Find?

Cornelius Fudge raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the old wizard behind him, and almost blurted out the question - since Peter Pettigrew used the word "agent", it means that the answer cannot be obtained from his mouth, and it is not a wise choice to provoke Dumbledore again for this question.

Silently noting this, Cornelius Fudge cleared his throat and continued to ask.

"What kind of measures?"

"On this point, if you are interested, Mr. Minister, you can ask me after the trial, let's not expand too much, go back to the case itself, and ask more questions that everyone is more concerned about, right?"

Dumbledore coughed lightly, reminding Cornelius Fudge in a gentle tone.

However, Cornelius Fudge, who thought he had gradually taken control of the pace of the trial, had no intention of stopping there.

"I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore, but as you said, these heroes and heroic deeds should not be forgotten over time. I think it's important for everyone to understand the beginning and end of the fall of the mystery man, and this is relevant to each of us. ”

Before Dumbledore could protest again, Peter Pettigrew took another deep breath and continued to speak in a wooden voice.

"Due to the limited manpower of the Order of the Phoenix at that time, if you divide the defense evenly on both sides, you will be defeated by the Dark Lord one by one. Therefore, Dumbledore decided to let Jaime and Lily use the Loyalty Charm to hide temporarily, forcing the Dark Lord to choose the Longbottom family as the main battlefield for a decisive battle.

The Dash of Allegiance is an extremely complex spell that can use magic to hide an unknown secret in the soul of a living person, and from the day the spell takes effect, the secret will never be known to more people unless the secret person voluntarily reveals it - Dumbledore planned well, as long as the secret man did not say it, even if the Dark Lord searched the village where Lily and Jaime lived for tens of millions of years, he would not be able to find them, and finally had to attack the battlefield that Dumbledore had arranged in advance. ”

Peter Pettigrew's eyelids twitched, and a smile of excitement seemed to appear on his face.

"But, in the end, the secret was leaked out, why? As far as I know, the Potters chose to keep it a secret should be Sirius Black, not you, how the hell did the mystery man do it?"

Cornelius Fudge asked in a deep voice, his eyes filled with confusion.

Faced with Cornelius Fudge's question, Peter Pettigrew gradually developed an eerie smile on his face.

"Yes, in the beginning, Jaime insisted on making Blake their secret keeper, and he told Dumbledore that Blake would rather die than tell the secret, and that Blake would go into hiding and deal with the Dark Lord - because only then could they convince Dumbledore to give up the idea of being Jaime and Lily's secret himself......"

"That's enough! Don't let him say it, I'll answer it! I'll answer it! I'm the ......."

Sirius Black shuddered and let out a terrible roar.

However, before he could finish speaking, Snape raised his wand and waved it indifferently at Black, and an invisible magic instantly sealed Blake's mouth, gluing his upper and lower lips together, and could only make a whining sound.

"Be quiet, Blake, you stupid and arrogant fellow!

Severus Snape's lips trembled violently, and he looked at Sirius Black with a mixture of disdain and hatred, as if he had briefly lost his mind, and shrieked out with a slight gaffe.

Then, the man turned his head and continued to stare at Peter Pettigrew with a frantic look, continuing to whisper to himself.

"Say...... Go on...... Feel relieved...... I know what to do......"

"Severus, calm down!"

Before he knew it, Professor Otto Apokalis had also drawn his wand, and looked at the two male wizards in front of him with a wary face that was gradually starting to lose control, and a trace of bitterness flashed on his wrinkled face.

Severus...... Sirius ...... Alas......

On the other side, Pettigrew's Peter Flat Wood continued, as if with a hint of joy.

"In those last moments, Dumbledore seemed to sense something, and he was convinced that some of us must have betrayed the Order of the Phoenix, but luckily I had managed to fool the greatest wizard of legend, with Occlumency - yes, there are quite a few seemingly unreliable people in the Order of the Phoenix. With so many dangerous violents, who would doubt the clumsy, lame, feeble, and incompetent Peter Pettigrew who follows Jaime like a fart?"

Peter Pettigrew's eyelids fluttered violently again, his head shook slightly, and the smile on his face became even thicker, as if he was recalling the most glorious and happy time of his life, and continued to speak slowly in a monotonous voice without ups and downs.

"No doubt Jaime and Black think so too. So at the last minute, they quietly changed the secret from Black to me, and without telling anyone, they thought they had come up with a clever plan that was even better than Dumbledore...... A beautiful packet drop meter...... They believe that the Dark Lord will either choose to hunt down Blake or fall into a trap...... It's a pity ......"

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[Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is. - "Three-Body Problem" Liu Cixin