Chapter 65: Blake's Oath
In the principal's office, everyone gathered around Peter, trying to find anything wrong with him. But alas, even Minister Fudge couldn't find it, and he had to admit that a man who had been dead for twelve years had "come back from the dead".
"What the hell is going on, Mr. Edge?" Minister Fudge was so surprised that he forgot that Aitch was gone, "Well, Blake, you need to get the story straight. ”
"Indeed, there is no more need here than Harry to know the truth back then." Dumbledore patted Harry on the shoulder.
"Okay, I'll tell you." Blake turned his head to the side, trying not to see Peter, fearing that he would lose control of himself.
"Twelve years ago, 'that man' heard a prophecy that a boy born at the end of July would shatter everything about him, and although 'that man' didn't believe it much, he was ready to find the boy and kill him forever in the spirit of the principle that he would rather believe what he had than what he didn't." There is a part of the beginning of Aitch that you haven't heard of.
"Is he Harry?"
Aitch nodded to Hermione in agreement.
The news had been detected in advance and reached Professor Dumbledore's ears. But Professor Dumbledore couldn't keep watch over Harry and his parents, who were only one year old. Professor Dumbledore gave Harry's parents an idea to find a reliable person to seal the address of Harry's house with the Loyalty Charm. ”
"Damaging the Loyalty Curse?" Neville followed Aitch along, "What's that?" ”
"A very complex spell," Aitch said in Professor Flitwick's tone, "involves using magic to hide a secret in the soul of a living person." This secret is hidden in the heart of the chosen person, or the person who keeps it secret, and no one else can discover it, unless, of course, the person who keeps it knowingly. As long as the secret refuses to speak, 'that person' would have searched the entire village where Harry's parents had lived for many years and would never find them, even if he had flattened his nose on the glass window outside their house! Aitch interjected with a little knowledge.
"For a long time, everyone thought that the secret was Black, so after the accident in Harry's house that year, the Ministry of Magic immediately held him accountable and sent him directly to Azkaban."
Aitch took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, "Blake's appointment as a secret is said to have been finalized by Harry's father himself, but when it came to the end, there was a change. Blake felt that they had 'that person' undercover around them, so he volunteered to be a smoke bomb to confuse others. ”
"In other words, Blake is not a secret at all, and naturally he will not be the traitor who leaked the secret back then."
"Who is he?" The three people at the table urged Aitch to continue.
"That man is Peter Pettigrew, and Blake has entrusted him with this daunting task, but Blake could not have imagined that Peter is a traitor to their side."
"Then, on the night of the festival, Harry defeated 'the man' and his power fell apart. Peter pressed the wrong treasure and was afraid that he would be settled by Blake, so he wanted to hide in the Muggle world. ”
"I don't know if it's a coincidence, it just happened to be bumped into by Blake. The two wizards fought in full view, and finally Peter Pettigrew made a big move that blew up half the street and killed twelve people. ”
"What? That's what Peter did? "It's completely different from the version that Ron and Neville have heard since they were children, how can the victim suddenly become a mad butcher!
The explosion was used by Peter to trick him to death, and even Blake was blinded by it, and he thought he had avenged his brother. But he felt that he had made a big mistake of his own, and if it wasn't for his insistence on changing the secret, maybe Harry's family would be safe. ”
"Originally, this matter had passed, and the crowd and the Ministry of Magic had decided so, and Blake had volunteered to atone for his sins in Azkaban. I don't know if you noticed, but I was saying that Peter was cheating. By chance, Blake discovers that he is still alive and well, so he escapes to kill Peter to get revenge. ”
The bizarre nature of the story was beyond Hermione's digestion, and they had to swallow several mouthfuls of saliva to help them understand, "But, didn't it mean that Peter's body was blown to pieces, and the newspaper said that his biggest body was a finger, is that also fake?" ”
"That's true, but that's Peter's cleverness, he cut off his finger to mislead people into accepting that he was dead, and then went incognito for twelve years."
Hermione turned her head, "In that case, how could Blake have heard of Peter in Azkaban?" ”
Aitch unfolded a crumpled newspaper clipping and placed it in front of them, which contained a report on the Daily Prophet's annual award. "Look at this carefully." Aitch's index finger points to one of the mouse-stained front paws on Ron's shoulder in the photo, where a toe is clearly visible. "He's an Animagus, and the rat spots are his shapeshifts."
Ron's face turned pale, and it was hard to imagine that their family and a murderer, the executioner had lived for twelve years. "No," Ron didn't want to admit the fact, "there are so many rats in the sky, it doesn't have to be him, it must be a coincidence." ”
"Yes, there are coincidences in the world. But the rats who have lived for so long, the witches of the Fantastic Zoo want to study the reason. "Aitch didn't want to tease Ron, either." So I had Neville make a cameo last night to make Peter feel like Gryffindor wasn't safe anymore so I could capture him. And now I've taken him and handed him over to Dumbledore to teach them, and let Harry go too, just to let him meet the enemy, who is the one most qualified to know the truth. When he comes back, you can ask. ”
Peter Pettigrew burst into tears. It was terrible; He looked like an oversized bald baby, shivering in his chair.
Snape, with Fudge's permission, gave him a taste of it, and added that Blake had made things clear, and now that the effects of the medicine were over, Peter could still remember the confession he had just made, and found that his future was only Azkaban, which was not good news.
"Harry," Peter Pettigrew whispered, "Harry, Jaime won't let me be killed, your father will understand, Harry, he'll be merciful to me......"
"Alright, Peter Pettigrew, that's enough, this play makes me sick." Fudge rarely spat on people, betrayed his friends, and used dead people as an excuse.
"I should take you away, before sending you to Azkaban, of course the Ministry of Magic will find a way to get you well, at least so that you can eat on your own......" Fudge said goodbye to the big guy, scolding Peter with his wand floating Peter outside Hogwarts, "Also, Blake, remember to come to the Ministry of Magic when you have time to file, and you will have to enter the Animagus file into it." ”
"Forgive me, Lupin." After many years, the pair of former friends hugged each other again.
"It's okay, Bigfoot, old friend." Lupin patted him on the shoulder, "You've suffered enough over the years. ”
Letting go of Lupin, Blake looked at Harry, his eyes reflecting the look of Harry's father, "I'm sorry, Harry, forgive me, okay?" ”
"I know, it's not your fault." Harry gave the man a warm embrace and welcomed him from his painful past to the present.
"But I, I don't know if anyone told you? I am your godfather. Your parents appointed me as your guardian. Blake said stiffly.
"Really?" Harry said, "Great, now I've got someone to sign it and I can go to Hogsmeade." ”
"And if they are in misfortune......," said Blake, "if you want, a different home...... if you want."
"What? Live with you? Harry said that it was Harry's dream to have a real home. Living at Uncle Dellith's house, which is under the fence, although life with Aitch is better, it is more of a dormitory in a different place. Home is such a beautiful word.
"You dream!" Snape spat and interrupted the heartwarming moment, "One day with you, I think another child will be lost." ”
In Harry's puzzled eyes, Black's already pale face turned into the appearance of a candle, but he looked at Snape resolutely, "I'll find him back." I swear. ”