Chapter 30: Pettigrew
Today's weather is fine, but the wind is blowing, and judging from the thickened clothes of the little wizards around, it should be a little cold.
Li Lin got up much earlier than usual today, he waited for Hermione in the break room for a while, and Hermione was startled when she arrived in the break room, because she had been waiting for Li Lin in the past.
Probably because he thought too much yesterday, Li Lin's mood today was not very high, but Li Lin knew that this would not work, because he would face Deng Liduo next.
The atmosphere in the school cafeteria today is not as lively as it used to be, after all, Harry Potter was injured yesterday and is still lying in the school hospital, so even if he wins a Quidditch match. As the busiest house in the school, the atmosphere in Gryffindor was still a little gloomy. As soon as their mood was low, the atmosphere in the school cafeteria became a little cold, and under this environmental influence, everyone spoke much quieter.
Li Lin reluctantly ate some food and adjusted his mood. At this time, there are still a lot of people in the restaurant, after all, it is time for breakfast. Li Lin got up first, walked around the Gryffindors' table, and after making sure that what he saw was correct, he returned to the Ravenclaw table.
"Sister Kerryvat." Li Lin greeted the female prefect of Ravenclaw.
Penelope Crivat responded to the call, as the prefect of Ravenclaw, the collective honor of the academy is very important to her, and Li Lin has won house points for Ravenclaw College many times, which makes her have a good impression of Li Lin.
"What's wrong? Lovegood? ”
Penelope walked in and asked, nodding to Hermione, apparently she was more familiar with Hermione, to be precise, she was Hermione's idol at school.
Li Lin looked at Ron, who was sitting at the Gryffindor table, and Li Lin had clearly seen that there was a mouse in his coat pocket. Then he looked directly at Penelope and accentuated his tone.
"Sister, I think you'll have to inform Headmaster Dumbledore and the professors of several houses to come to this dining hall immediately."
Penelope, a little puzzled, can even be called puzzled.
"But why? What is it that alarms the principal and the dean? ”
"Senior sister, there is a dark wizard hidden in this cafeteria now, which is very dangerous, and I think this matter can only be solved after the principal comes."
Penelope nodded, she didn't doubt that Li Lin would lie to her about this kind of thing, Ravenclaw was not Gryffindor, and had a tradition of pranks.
So Penelope turned and walked away, hurrying away. Li Lin is not worried at all, Penelope can't call the headmaster, obviously, Dundedon's headmaster authority is very high, he can monitor everything in the public places of Hogwarts through portraits or other things, as for the common rooms of various houses, the headmaster's authority is also not accessible. Li Lin revealed that he was a prophet several times, and deliberately chose to avoid the crowd, choosing to say it during the time when he would definitely be noticed. Just to tell Dumbledore.
I know a lot of things, just wait, I'll tell you.
And even if Dumbledore's conscience found out after Voldemort went down the wrong path. Without monitoring Li Lin, Professor Snape would have come. Li Lin was very thoughtful, he didn't worry about anything.
Hermione was a little nervous. She grabbed Li Lin's robe and asked.
"Can I really?"
Li Ning patted Hermione's hand soothingly and said.
"Believe in yourself, didn't you succeed every time you practiced before?"
Hermione nodded, of course she wouldn't refute such a smug thing, but she was still a little worried. After all, you have to cast a spell in front of the headmaster of Hogwarts and the heads of various houses.
That prerequisite alone made Hermione hesitate, fearing that her spell was not pronounced properly and that her wand was wielding it imperfectly.
For Hermione, this may already be an exam. This made Li Lin a little speechless, and he regretted letting Hermione cast this spell, and it was actually the same to give it directly to the professors.
But if she said this to Hermione now, Hermione would definitely be.
So Li Lin could only sit aside, he watched Hermione tangled, and Hermione had even begun to reach out and gest.
Thankfully, the struggle didn't last long, as Miss Penelope had returned, followed by the long, white-bearded, high-pointed, great Hogwarts Headmaster Dumbledore, and behind him, the heads of the four houses.
When the five of them appeared, all the noise in the restaurant was gone, and everyone was watching them. Even the little wizards who were about to leave after eating stopped, and they just stood there to see what was going on.
When Dumbledore appeared, Li Lin stood up.
"Mr. Lovegood. Good day. Dumbledore smiled and looked kind.
But Li Lin would definitely not ignore him, hidden under his kind face, which could be said to be the most powerful force in the entire wizarding world.
"Good day, Headmaster Dumbledore."
After saluting Dumbledore respectfully, Li Lin pointed at Gryffindor House with his finger and spoke.
"Headmaster, I would like to ask you and the professors to come with me, after all, there may be danger."
Dumbledore nodded.
The expressions of the professors around him were a little exciting, Deng Liduo, willing to listen to the words of a student without evidence, and chose to let so many deans come to the cafeteria with him, which had already surprised the professors, and now it seems that there are even more surprising things.
Li Lin walked to the Gryffindor table, and Dumbledore and the four Headmasters followed him, a scene that, to put it mildly, would have been enough for the onlookers to tell their grandchildren in their old age.
Stood in front of Ron Weasley. Ron's expression immediately turned red, and his ears were even redder, almost like a kettle about to boil, and he felt like he was about to bubble. This may be because all eyes are on you. Ron had no idea what was going on, and he thought he had done something wrong again, and his face turned pale again.
"Mr. Weasley, don't be nervous." Li Lin smiled, and he took out a pair of thick dragon skin gloves from the belt of his belt. He didn't want to be bitten by a rat.
After putting the gloves on his hands, Li Lin looked at Hermione, who was already walking beside him. Hermione had already pulled out her wand, apparently ready.
So, Li Lin looked at Ron, and at this time, all the people in the entire dining hall gathered around, because the principal and the deans were here, so they didn't dare to get too close, but they still formed a thick circle, and the number of people who made up this circle was still increasing.
Li Lin deliberately chose such an environment, causing all the students in the entire school to witness it, in this case, no matter how clever the British Ministry of Magic is, it is impossible to calm down the matter.
With such thoughts, Li Lin said.
"Mr. Weasley, please don't move."
At the same time, he reached into Ron's pocket, and a mouse was caught, and with a little look, the mouse could be seen, and it was missing a toe.
The rat was still asleep, and it wasn't until it was caught and changed to another environment that it sensed something was wrong, it opened its eyes, and struggled slightly. Then, as if frozen, he stopped moving.
Obviously, it was Dumbledore who saw it.
"Hermione." Li Lin turned his grip on the mouse into a choke around the mouse's neck, and he shouted.
Hermione immediately raised her wand and aimed it at the mouse.
"Manifest"
The spell was successful, and under the watchful eyes of all the students in the cafeteria, the little mouse became a man!
One is very short, some are fat, the hair is thinning and dull, dull, and even a little bald. A man with a pointed nose and a mouse-like face, and his clothes are even more tattered and unshaped.
"Pettigrew?!"
Professor McGonagall exclaimed. She couldn't help but pull off her glasses.
Professor Snape instantly pulled out his wand and pointed it at Pettigrew. His face was very unsightly.
"Maybe Mr. Lovegood will explain to us what the hell is going on."
"Yes, Professor, I found a dark wizard, so I ......"
"Mr. Lovegood." Deng Liduo interrupted Li Lin's words with more words. He looked at Li Lin and said in a low tone.
"I think we should go to a warm office and sit on the soft sofa to talk about it slowly."
Deng Liduo spoke, and who could object? Therefore, the deans of the various houses, Li Lin and Hermione, followed Dumbledore to the Headmaster's office.
As for Pettigrew, he was transformed into a frog by Snape, floating under Snape's wand.
Snape may not have figured out what was going on, but his dislike for Harry's father's quartet wasn't the slightest, and he didn't mind making Pettigrew suffer a little.
Upon entering the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore waved his wand, and a couch appeared behind everyone.
"Severus, put Peter down." Dumbledore said.
With a wave of Snape's wand, Peter Pettigrew fell in the middle of the crowd and reverted to his human form.
Deng Liduo looked at Li Lin again, and then asked.
"So, Mr. Lovegood, tell me what is going on?"
"Isn't that obvious? Peter Pettigrew is still alive, which is telling. I once heard my father say that when he was in school, there was a quartet at Hogwarts who were inseparable, adventurous, and often unruly. These four people must be familiar to all professors. ”
"Harry Potter's parents used the Loyalty Charm, and everyone thought that the secret was Sirius Black, but apparently, in order to protect the safety of Harry Potter's parents, and to take it by surprise, they chose Peter Pettigrew as their protector, and this guy turned around and betrayed them to the mysterious man."
Li Lin stated, Pettigrew heard Li Lin's words, and immediately let out a sobbing sound, he knelt on the ground, raised his hand excitedly and said.
"No, no, it's not like that! Black is the one who keeps it secret, he betrayed Lily, he betrayed James, I, I hate it so much that I want to die with Black, but I didn't die, I survived. So I stayed with the kid and wanted to protect him. ”
Li Lin shook his head with a smile, he looked at the little dwarf who was still crying on the ground, and said.
"What you say is all loopholes, with your strength, fighting Black, and not dying under such a powerful spell, is this reasonable? You say you want to protect Harry Potter, but stay with Ron, live in his house for so many years, is that reasonable? If you don't die, you should raise your best friend's child as a hero. ”
He watched Pettigrew shake his hands excitedly, as if he wanted to say something more, to struggle.
"It's useless, Pettigrew, have you forgotten, and there's still a truth elixir?"
Pettigrew stopped struggling in an instant, and he fell to his knees as if frozen.
The expressions of the deans of several deans were a little wrong, Professor McGonagall's eyes were red, and as for Snape, his hand holding his wand was almost bruised, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Thank you, Mr. Lovegood." Dumbledore stood up and thanked Li Lin.
"50 points for Ravenclaw, for your wisdom. Besides, the rest of the matter is going to be handled by the Ministry of Magic, by the way, do you want some candy? ”
Li Lin hurriedly refused, he didn't know Dumbledore's taste, the wizarding world even had boogus-smelling food, he didn't dare to try it easily.
So Li Lin and Hermione left the principal's office.
Hermione was full of questions, but class was about to start, and they had to rush to class.