Sirius's next whereabouts are unknown, except that he ended up confronting Peter Pettigrew on a street in the Muggle world, where Peter denounced Sirius as the murderer of your parents, and then there was a massive explosion that destroyed an entire street, killing 12 Muggles, and leaving Peter with only a tail finger and a bloody robe.

Connelly. Fudge, as the Deputy Minister of Magical Disasters at the time, was one of the first to arrive at the scene, and Sirius was arrested by twenty patrolmen of the Magical Law Enforcement Team soon after, without any resistance. But at that time, as the director of the Law Enforcement Division, Barty. Mr. Crouch, without any interrogation, threw Sirius directly into Azkaban. Peter was awarded a Sir Merlin Medal. ”

Harry only took one bite of the apple in his mouth, and he didn't move for a long time, and his eyes kept wide, even if Catherine finished speaking for a long time, but there was no response, until she snapped her fingers in front of his eyes, and he suddenly came back to his senses.

"He ......," Harry said with a look of disbelief as he removed the apple from his mouth and chewed on the flesh of his mouth a few times, "he's such a cruel bastard." ”

"Since you think he's a cruel bastard, then please explain—" Catherine suddenly raised three fingers, "one, if he is cruel, why didn't he kill Hagrid and snatch you directly, after all, he didn't dare to kill; 2. Why did he obediently tie his hands after killing people, instead of fleeing; 3. If he really wants to deal with you, why didn't he do it thirteen years ago, and wait until thirteen years later to escape from prison? ”

Harry's mouth opened and closed, closed and opened, but in the end he could not explain anything.

"It's contradictory, it's illogical, isn't it?" Catherine nodded hard at Harry's point before continuing, "But if you combine the memories you just saw, explain these three contradictions. Do you think it makes sense? ”

Harry was silent for a while, but the confusion on his face slowly brightened, but finally he frowned: "The first two make sense, but the last one, I still don't understand." ”

"Because one thing we've been ignoring is whether or not Potter is dead." Catherine raised her hand to stop Harry's question, "All the information only records that Potter found the body with only one tail finger, and the rest of the body is interpreted as having been blown up by an explosion, but if—" The red-haired girl paused. His expression suddenly became extremely stern, "What if Potter wasn't dead, and he just left that tail finger and pretended to be dead?" ”

"That's crazy, isn't it?" Harry was dumbfounded.

"Believe me, I've seen even more bizarre cases of fake death in my ten years with the Princes family." Catherine said noncommittally.

"But the explosion—" Harry was tempted to question, but Catherine refuted.

"There is no evidence that Sirius was responsible for the explosion, and he broke his wand and threw him into Azkaban without any interrogation."

"It's... That... All right! Harry compromised, though. But it still raises new questions, "If Peter really faked his death, how did Sirius know that he was still alive?" ”

"I don't know!" Catherine shrugged, "But Draco's father is looking for clues in Azkaban about Sirius' prison escape. ”

"What does this have to do with the Malfoys?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"If it's just about blood relations. Sirius was Mrs. Malfoy's cousin, and Sirius was treated as a Death Eater when he was in prison, so Mr. Malfoy was naturally very suspicious. Fudge sent him to Azkaban to investigate, essentially taking the opportunity to put him under house arrest. ”

"Why have I always heard that Fudge and Mr. Malfoy are in the same group?"

"Actually, it was Barty who was expected to be the Minister of Magic. Mr. Crouch. But because of his son Barty Jr. Crouch was one of the four murderers who tortured the Longbottoms, so Fudge took the opportunity to ascend to the throne, but due to his lack of prestige, when Mr. Malfoy tried to clear the family's suspicions, the two joined forces. Catherine said noncommittally, "Now that Mr. Malfoy is suspected of assisting a felon's escape from prison, Fudge naturally has to deal with it in order to clear up the relationship!" ”

"Whew! What a dirty society for adults! Harry said with a twisted nose and a look of disgust.

"This is the means of communication in the upper class, and once the common interest is lost, it will immediately fall into the ground." Catherine smiled, "If I hadn't come to Hogwarts to go to school, I'm afraid I'd be a veteran now, instead of wanting to turn my face quickly like now, I would be a little awkward or even embarrassed." ”

Harry's mouth opened wide again, unable to speak for a long time.

"That's it! You don't have to worry about all this dirty stuff! Now you don't have what it takes to get involved! Catherine said mercilessly, "Go back and read the second half of this notebook carefully, and be fully familiar with the four remaining direct descendants of the Black family, I have a gut feeling that you will definitely deal with them in the future." ”

"Ahh Harry stumbled and ran away.

Wednesday's visitor was Hermione, who, after determining Catherine's condition, talked to her friend about Blake.

"What you talked about with Harry yesterday, Ron and I both read in the meditation basin, and we both think your analysis is reasonable, but it lacks the most important thing - evidence!" Hermione said with a look of regret, "You have no proof that Peter is still alive, and no proof that Sirius is innocent. ”

"In fact, all things, all problems are focused on Peter, as long as you find him, you can solve the problem." Catherine was confident, "Since Sirius is far away in Azkaban, and he can be sure that 'he is at Hogwarts' and will not hesitate to risk his escape from prison for it, then I believe that as long as Mr. Malfoy helps me gather all the information, I will also be able to find out where Peter is hiding at Hogwarts." ”

"Are you sure this Mr. Malfoy can really help you? He was a Death Eater, and it was said that he was also the right hand of the mysterious man. Hermione asked, confused, as she had never understood why Catherine had maintained a good relationship with the Malfoys, and even became friends with Draco.

"Can you understand what the common good I told Harry yesterday means?" Catherine saw Hermione nodding seriously before continuing to ask, "Then do you understand a truth, 'icing on the cake' is never as good as 'charcoal in the snow'?" ”

Hermione didn't nod immediately, but pondered for a moment before asking, "You're trying to help the Malfoy family get rid of the Death Eaters once and for all." ”

"To be precise, it's to get rid of the control of the mysterious man." Catherine saw Hermione's immediate look of disbelief, and further explained, "Of course, I definitely don't have that strength right now, and what Mr. Malfoy really values is only Harry's title of savior." ”

"I don't really understand—" Hermione asked with a frown, "how does Harry's title help the Malfoy family?" And what does this have to do with what's going on right now? ”

"That's because you don't have enough experience and don't have enough information to directly see through the truth." Catherine smiled and began to explain.

"It is true that Mr. Malfoy was the right and left hand of the mysterious man, and gained great power because of it, but under the terrifying reign of the mysterious man, all Death Eaters will eventually face ruin, and Malfoy, as a large family with a heritage of thousands of years, will naturally not willingly accept this ending.

Therefore, Mr. Malfoy has been secretly preparing evidence for a long time, so that he can clear the suspicion of being a Death Eater as soon as the mysterious man loses power, and infiltrate the Ministry of Magic through Guò Fudge, so as to protect the Malfoy family from being purged.

Next, he only needs to wait for the return of the mysterious man, and secretly assist Harry, as long as he plays a key role in the battle to bring down the mysterious man, Harry has to help the Malfoy family erase all the infamy, and finally with the connections accumulated over the years, the Malfoy family will naturally return to the power center of the wizarding world.

It's a pity that Mr. Malfoy underestimated Professor Dumbledore's wisdom and didn't expect the Headmaster to hand Harry over to the wizard-hating Dursleys for adoption, thus turning Harry into a pure Gryffindor, while Draco developed an arrogant personality due to his family status and his parents' doting.

I'm sure that if I hadn't brokered it, the two stinky boys would have hated each other, and the bitter feud between the two houses would have ended up being enemies of each other, just like Father Harry and Professor Snape, Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy.

It's just that now it seems that the step that Professor Dumbledore made 13 years ago was simply a bad move, because except for Slytherin, it was difficult for the students who graduated from the other three houses to become excellent politicians, because politics is never about taking justice and truth for granted, but about compromise and interests.

Professor Dumbledore wanted to use this to weaken the power that Slytherin had held for nearly a thousand years, but he ignored the fact that he was almost the only one in the Gryffindor camp who held the victory, and if he had three strengths and two weaknesses, then who would clean up the mess left by the mysterious man's return? ”

Catherine paused to take a sip of water, reaching out to put Hermione's chin back in place, before she began to explain the brunette girl's second doubt.

"As for what I just said, the reason why it has to do with what is happening now is because of the Black family. I'm sure you've already understood the meaning of the surname Black in the wizarding world! ”

Hermione nodded dumbly. (To be continued......)