Chapter 64: Afternoon Tea
Animagus magic has its drawbacks, because it is a person who becomes an animal, it requires people to be very familiar with an animal, and over time, the caster will sometimes be affected by the animal's thinking, and more seriously, become insane and unable to distinguish themselves.
Twelve years undoubtedly falls into the category of this "long time", so it was not surprising for Aitch to see "Peter Pettigrew" on the map escape into the Hogwarts kitchen. Eating and drinking, it is inconspicuous, it is simply a paradise for rats, and an ideal refuge for Pettigrew.
Aitch knew that he must have been nervous tonight, and he was not in a hurry to catch him, so he collapsed on the bed and slept beautifully for the rest of the night.
The next day, after Aitch finished his morning class, he slowly walked to the Hogwarts kitchen. It was close to the Hufflepuff dormitory, and he walked over to the huge fruit tray and stretched out his finger to scratch the large, tempting green pear. The pear began to squirm, and it let out a "giggle" laugh, as if it were scratching its tickling flesh. It suddenly turned into a doorknob, and Aitch grabbed it and twisted it, pushing it open.
The room was large, with high ceilings, as if there was a conference hall on it, and piles of glittering copper pots and pans piled up around the stone walls, and a large brick fireplace on the other side.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Edge. Is there anything I can do for you? When Ciel saw Edge, he ran as fast as he could. The house-elves around him looked at him with envy, as Aitch often summoned him. This is a pampered honor for house-elves.
At least a hundred elves gathered around the kitchen, and as Aitch led Harry past them, the elves smiled, bowed, and curtsied. They were all dressed in uniform overalls, and the tea cloth had Hogwarts crest emblazoned on it, like a palace dress.
Aitch took out the map of the living spot and carefully checked it, and walked to a copper jug that had tumbled into the corner, in which a mouse was snorting and sleeping.
"Mouse! - "Hill shouted. The presence of rats means that the kitchen is not clean, and the uncleanliness of the kitchen means that the house-elves are derelict in their work, which is the biggest stain on their work.
All the house-elves rushed over like crazy when they heard the news, brandishing brooms, rags, and kitchen knives to get rid of the rats in Hill's mouth. You can't have a single mouse in the kitchen at Hogwarts!
The chaos caused by Hill woke Peter Pettigrew suddenly, and he didn't sleep until he swallowed some food in the morning, fearing that Black would suddenly come and kill him, and he didn't sleep until he swallowed some food in the morning.
was dreaming about it, and there was another chaos of shouting and killing, which simply made him feel terrified. But he couldn't escape - he was being held in his hands now. Peter looked at the man with a pair of rat eyes, only to see Aitch raise his wand, and a spell struck Peter in the face......
"Don't be nervous," Aitch understood the house-elf's logic, "you're doing a great job. It's just that someone's pet is greedy and then took a break here by the way. ”
If they don't make things clear, the house-elves will consciously give themselves severe punishments. Things like putting your hands in the stove and hitting yourself in the head with a rolling pin are normal for them.
Aitch put the stiff rat in his pocket, "Ciel, send some afternoon tea to the principal's office this afternoon." ”
"Good afternoon, gentlemen." Aitch led a large black dog into Dumbledore's headmaster's office. Inside, Dumbledore was stuffing a piece of honey cake into his mouth, and Snape stood beside him without saying a word, confronting Professor Lupin. Harry was affected by Snape's aura and sat crampedly in the chair in front of Dumbledore, dealing with the black tea in his hand. "Am I late?" Aitch blinked.
"Oh no," a voice came from behind Edge, "it seems like I'm the last." ”
Minister Fudge, dressed in his black trench coat, searched around as soon as he entered, "Mr. Edge, where are you talking about Black?" ”
"Blake?" Harry and Snape cried out in surprise; Lupin clenched his hand and glared straight at the big black dog; Dumbledore only raised an eyebrow, glanced at Black, and suddenly regained his composure, Aitch didn't mention Blake when he summoned them, just said that there was something important. Of course, if you want to bring in Minister Fudge, you have to tell the truth, otherwise he may not be available.
The black dog beside Aitch suddenly turned back into human form, and Fudge and Snape's wands were immediately aimed at him, and Lupin pulled Harry behind.
"You...... How dare you show up...... In front of Harry! Professor Lupin's tone was angry.
"Okay, Blake, you've finally appeared, just tie your hands and arrest it." Fudge reacted and put his wand down again, and it was a puzzling thing that Blake could follow Aitch in front of him. But one thing is clear, Blake probably wouldn't want to do it, otherwise he wouldn't be here. After all, Dumbledore, the first wizard, is still here.
"Professor, can you wait a little longer?" Aitch stood next to Snape, who was blocking Harry, and pulled his sleeve to keep his wand from pointing at Black. Snape was in a very wrong state, making it seem like he was going to let out a death curse in the next second.
"Severus." Dumbledore just called Snape by name, but everyone knew what Dumbledore meant. His voice was like the will of a king, and Snape did as he pleased, flicking it hard to break free of Edge's pull.
"Let's see what else Mr. Aitch can bring." Aitch took a motionless mouse from his pocket amid Dumbledore's encouragement.
Lupin covered his mouth and looked trembling and incredulous. "How is that possible?"
Black's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and if Snape hadn't pointed his wand at him again, Black would have rushed up.
"Stand back. Don't forget our agreement. Edge's words were more effective than Snape's wand, and Blake was like Snape's unwilling appearance just now, and retreated to the foot of the wall.
Dumbledore pushed his glasses with interest, and could see that his sapphire eyes were shining, "Another Animagus, Mr. Edge?" ”
"Awesome, Headmaster!" Aitch complimented Peter and placed Peter on the ground. With a wave of his wand, Dumbledore revealed his true form, and by the way, even Aitch's petrification spell was lifted.
But Peter still limped on the ground and screamed in fear.
"I'm sorry," Aitch pulled a chair and placed it in the middle of the office, carrying Peter to it. "Just in case, I used the bone-pumping magic that Professor Lockhart taught him last year to drain all the bones of his hands and feet."
"Peter Pettigrew?" Snape was amazed and surprised, "How could he still be alive!" "Apart from Blake and Lupin, the one who knows Peter best here is Snape.
Harry had opened his mouth wide and couldn't say anything, even though Aitch had let him know early on that he had come to the Headmaster's office just to watch a show.
Equally shocked was Fudge, a man who had long been deemed dead by the Ministry of Magic to appear in front of him in this way.
"I think the first few people to know the truth are here. So the rest of the time is all up to you. Aitch pulled out a dropper bottle from his other pocket and placed it next to the plate for afternoon tea, "There's also a little buble that Professor Snape made for me last year, and it should be useful to you." ”
Aitch put down the vial and left, he hadn't given Neville an explanation for last night's incident. Hermione and Ron were also full of questions about Aitch's unprovoked call to Harry's headmaster's office, and "by chance" they met each other, and the four of them gathered around the table.
"You think I'm going to play a prank on Ron?" Aitch gave Neville a blank look, picked up Elwin, who had asked Hermione to take care of him for a while, and looked at Ron again, "Don't worry, I'm not so stingy." ”
"Now that Ron has apologized, and he has changed his way this semester and stopped looking for me trouble, then I will let go of the previous unpleasantness." Aitch scratched Elwin's stomach.
Aitch ignored Ron's unnaturalness and ate a brown sugar cake first, "Would you like to hear a long story?" ”