The wine table was soon immersed in memories of the past.

Harry sat quietly, sipping a butterbeer as Professor McGonagall told the story of his father and his friends.

When talking about his godfather being his parents' secret, Harry's hand holding the beer mug trembled from overexertion.

As everyone finished telling the story of the past, Harry's whole body trembled. There are many details that Scarlett and Lupin don't know and don't tell him, so he also knows for the first time.

After a while, Zhang Xu once again entered the mode of non-stop speech.

"May I ask a few questions from the perspective of a bystander, Mr. Minister." Zhang Xu said.

Fudge glanced at Zhang Xu and nodded

"Peter Pettigrew's remains, how many were recovered at that time?" Zhang Xu asked.

Fudge said with a sad look on his face, "Only a little, very little, the largest and most complete piece of remains is a finger. ”

Fudge gestured with his hand as he spoke, and the amount didn't seem to be as much as the stuffing of the meat buns in Zhang Xu's school cafeteria in his previous life.

"Did the magic used by Blake burn or corrode?" Zhang Xu then asked.

Fudge thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No." It was just an explosive spell that broke even the sewer pipes under the street. ”

"Zhang, what do you want to ask?" Professor McGonagall asked, frowning.

Zhang Xu looked around, and then used his wand to conjure a transparent cover to cover their table, and suddenly the sound in the bar and between the wine tables was isolated by this cover.

"I'll tell you one of my guesses." Zhang Xu said, "You must know that the hardest bones in the human body are teeth, and then the bones of the limbs, and then the bones of the fingers, and the skull is also very hard." ”

"If Blake's magic just blew Peter Pettigrew's body to pieces, there's no reason why the rest of his bones can't be found, now that his fingers can be preserved."

After Zhang Xu finished speaking, everyone around the wine table pondered.

"What do you mean...... then," Fudge asked, a little uneasy.

"My guess is that Peter Pettigrew was probably only seriously injured at the time, but he didn't die, and he escaped and hid in the chaos." "Blake was captured by the Ministry of Magic because of him, and it's likely that he has been living in seclusion somewhere for fear of retribution from the Death Eaters. ”

Everyone at the wine table was frightened by Zhang Xu's guess.

But if you think about it carefully, Zhang Xu's guess also has some truth, otherwise it would not be possible to explain why there was only so little left of Peter Pettigrew's remains. As long as you use magic such as the Flying Charm, even if his remains are broken into dumpling filling, they can be collected.

To explain this situation, either the spell used by Black at the time was so vicious that most of Peter Pettigrew's remains were wiped out, or as Zhang Xu guessed, Peter Dwarf was still alive.

While the chances of the latter speculation coming true are slim, what if?

There were people who had similar thoughts back then, but at that time, Voldemort had just fallen, and there were so many things to do, so they didn't continue to think about it. When everything calmed down, Peter Pettigrew didn't show up, so everyone subconsciously thought he was killed.

Looking back and thinking about it calmly now, many details that I didn't notice back then have re-entered everyone's field of vision.

Thinking that the speculation that Peter Pettigrew might still be alive could actually come true, everyone at the table became excited.

"Of course, this is just a little speculation of my own." Zhang Xu said after waiting for everyone to calm down.

"The speculation is reasonable, and it is likely that Peter is still alive." Professor McGonagall said excitedly.

"I think so, too, that Peter is probably living in seclusion somewhere, and possibly even living in seclusion in the Muggle world, living like a Muggle." Professor Flitwick said.

The professors at Hogwarts have very high IQs, and often after Zhang Xu opens a window for them, they can fly out of that window by themselves, and they don't even need Zhang Xu to take the rhythm.

Fudge on the side was also flushed with excitement, if he could find a hero who he thought he had died, then he would gain great prestige.

Zhang Xu looked at the excited crowd and cooled them down.

"If you're looking for Peter Pettigrew, you'll have to keep it a secret." Zhang Xu said, "If the remnants of the Death Eaters find him before we do, and then attack him......"

When everyone heard Zhang Xu's words, they were immediately frightened. If that were to happen, it would be a great tragedy.

At this time, Fudge showed his courage as the Minister of Magic, and said to everyone solemnly: "You are forbidden to talk about this matter to anyone again. I'm going to find the most reliable person to take care of this. I will inform the Muggle Prime Minister and ask him to help find Peter before the Muggles are on the other side. ”

Everyone at the table nodded.

After everyone left the bar, Zhang Xu and Fudge walked out of Hogsmeade together, and Fudge wanted to take Zhang Xu to negotiate with the Dementors.

"Mr. Zhang, on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, I thank you. If I find Peter, I'll apply for a Merlin medal for you. Fudge said to Zhang Xu.

"Mr. Minister, I have a question for you about magic." Zhang Xu saw Fudge nodding and continued, "When the Ministry of Magic interrogates a prisoner, how does it determine whether what the prisoner said is true or false? If the prisoner alters his memory, will the Truth Elixir and Regent still work? ”

Fudge laughed after hearing Zhang Xu's question.

"The Ministry of Magic has a way of dealing with such a situation, and the Wizengamot has a way of telling whether a person is telling the truth or a lie." "This method has been kept by the chief magician of the Wizengamot, and the Mystic Man has been trying to get hold of it, trying to use it to tell if a Death Eater can be trusted, but he has been unsuccessful. ”

Zhang Xu thinks about it, he can think of this method of perjury in court, how can others not think of it. It seems that the old horses spent a lot of money in order to exonerate themselves.

Then, Zhang Xu said: "Mr. Minister, have you heard of any conflict between Blake and Porter? ”

Fudge frowned and said, "I've never heard of it." ”

"It's hard to explain why Blake betrayed Potter. ”

"The Dark Wizard's thoughts cannot be described by common sense." Fudge said to Zhang Xu in the tone of the elders educating the juniors, "You are still young, and you have not been in contact with many dark wizards, you don't know what kind of people they are. There are many reasons why they have vicious thoughts that you can't imagine. I was in charge of arresting a Death Eater who sent a box of enchanted blades to a Muggle writer because his books weren't updated fast enough, and if the Muggle writer didn't write 10,000 words a day, the blades would fly up and harm the Muggle writer on their own. ”

Zhang Xu thought for a while and then said, "I actually have a guess, but it's not easy to say it in front of the professors and Harry in the bar. ”

"What is it?" Fudge asked.

"Blake and Potter have always thought they're smart, so wouldn't they want to play a trick on the mystery man?" Zhang Xu said, "At that time, everyone knew that Blake was a good friend of Potter, and they all thought that Blake would inevitably be the secret of the Potter family. So Blake and Potter secretly find another person to be the secret man, and Blake goes to attract the attention of the mysterious person to protect the real secret man. ”

Anyone who can become the Minister of Magic is not stupid, and at this moment, Fudge vaguely guessed what Zhang Xu was going to say next.

"And the real secret is Peter Pettigrew." Zhang Xu said.

Fudge stopped, the expression on his face changing.

"Mr. Zhang, you mean that the Ministry of Magic did something wrong and made a big joke and gave a Death Eater Sir Merlin's Medal, or the first class." There was a hint of threat in Fudge's tone.

"No," Zhang Xu said with a serious face, "The Ministry of Magic will not make mistakes, and neither will the Minister of Magic. The only ones who made the mistake were the former Minister of Magic, as well as the other staff of the Ministry of Magic. ”

Fudge figured out the whole thing in an instant.

If Blake is the murderer and Peter Pettigrew is gone, he has nothing to lose.

If Blake is the murderer, the reclusive Peter Pettigrew is recovered by him, which has a huge reputation bonus for him.

If Blake is not the murderer, then no matter whether Pettigrew Peter Ash is destroyed or he is arrested, as long as Blake is rehabilitated, then the pot will be thrown on the former minister, and he will become a god who solves the case.

So just catch Blake, and catch it alive, so that there is room for the next operation.

No matter how this wave is operated, Fudge even hopes that Blake is really wronged.

Fudge smiled and said to Zhang Xu: "Don't talk to anyone about this matter, I will investigate it myself." ”

Zhang Xu nodded. His promotion in this matter basically ends here, and the next thing is to sit and watch the performances of all parties. He didn't dare to assert that Blake was really innocent, what if Blake was really Voldemort's undercover agent in this world?

Soon, Fudge took Zhang Xu to the periphery of Hogsmeade, found the leading Dementor, and then asked Zhang Xu to talk to the Dementor himself.

After seeing Zhang Xu and the Dementor leader muttering for a while, Fudge handed the Dementor leader a large bag of things, and then the Dementor leader came over and told Fudge that they would no longer ask to enter Hogwarts.

A curious Fudge asked Zhang Xu on the way back what he had given the Dementors.

Zhang Xu shook his head and smiled without saying a word, what he gave to the dementor could not be exposed.

If it weren't for a group of old-timers in China who were close to Zhao's age, many of their relatives and friends were deeply poisoned by the East India Company, and in the spirit of revenge, they pushed the relevant departments to approve Zhang Xu's plan, Zhang Xu would not have been able to get these food additives of the Dementors.

Anyway, for the Dementors, it was enough to make the prisoners in Azkaban happy, and they didn't mind if there were food additives in the prisoner's happy mood.