318, Peter Pettigrew
"Do you hear that, Ron?" "The largest piece of Peter's remains that people have ever found is his finger," Lupin said. ”
"But, though, Spotted might have fought with some other rat or something! It's been in our house for years......"
"Twelve years, right?" "You never thought it could live so long? ”
"This ......"
This sentence is the most important thing, you know, the average rat only lives for two to three years at most, and even if there are exceptions, twelve years is too much. Magical pets in the wizarding world are actually not much different from pets in nature, except that they are more intelligent and can help their owners complete some simple tasks, in terms of body and lifespan, magical pets are no different from the same animals in nature.
While all the other wizards who kept rats had only two to three years to live, the Weasleys had at least twelve years to live.
The Weasleys weren't uncurious, but no matter how they checked it, Spotted was just the most ordinary mouse, so over time they didn't care, but thought that Spotted might be the birthday boy of Mouse Street.
But this strange place, in fact, the Weasleys have always been very clear, but they don't want to admit it.
Because of family conditions, having such a pet that can be used for many years really saves a lot of money, which is why the Weasleys are reluctant to delve into it. But now I don't want to dig deeper, I have to dig deeper, after all, it is very likely to be the culprit who killed Harry's parents.
"We ...... We have been taking care of it all the time! Ron said.
"But it doesn't look good right now, does it?" "I guess it's been losing weight since I heard about Blake's fugitive......
"It's for that mad cat!" Ron said, nodding to Crookshan, who was still whining contentedly in bed.
But Harry suddenly thought...... Spotted had been sick since before he met Crookshank...... Ever since the Ron family returned from Egypt...... Ever since Blake escaped......
"The cat didn't go crazy." Blake said in a hoarse voice, reaching out his bony hand to caress Crookshan's hairy head. "It's the smartest cat I've ever met. It immediately recognized what Peter was. When it met me, it knew I wasn't a dog. It took a while for it to believe me. Eventually, I managed to communicate with it and tell it what I wanted to do, and it kept helping me......"
"What do you mean by that?" Hermione asked in a low voice.
"It tried to bring Peter to me, but it couldn't do it...... So it stole the password for me to enter the Gryffindor Tower...... As far as I know, it was stolen from a boy's bedside table......"
When Harry heard this, his brain seemed overwhelmed. It's ridiculous...... But......
But Peter heard the rumors and knew what was going on, so he fled...... Is that what you call this cat, Crookshan? Tell me that Peter left blood on the sheets...... I think he bit himself...... Well, pretending to be dead has already succeeded once......"
These words cleared Harry's mind.
"Why is he pretending to be dead?" He shouted angrily, "Because he knows you're going to kill him, just like you killed my parents!" ”
"No," said Lupin, "Harry—"
"But you're here to kill him!"
"Yes, that's what I intended." Blake said, looking at Spotted viciously.
"Then I should let Snape catch you!" Harry shouted.
"Harry," Lupin said hurriedly, "don't you understand?" We've always thought that Blake betrayed your parents and Peter went after Blake - but the opposite is true, you know? Peter betrayed your mom and dad, and Sirius tracked Peter—"
"That's not true!" Harry yelled, "He's their secret man!" That's what he said before you came, he said he killed them! ”
He pointed at Blake, who shook his head slowly, his sunken eyes suddenly lit up.
Harry...... I'm killing them. "I persuaded Lily and Jaime to replace me with Peter at the last minute, and persuaded them to use him as a secrecy instead of me...... Blame me, I know...... I went to see Peter on the night they died to make sure he was safe, but by the time I got to where he was hiding, he was gone. But there was no sign of a fight there, I felt that something was wrong, and I suddenly became afraid.
I went straight to where your parents lived. When I saw their house, it had been destroyed, and I saw their corpses - I knew Peter must have done something bad. Know how wrong I am. ”
He couldn't go any further, and he turned around.
"Don't say that again." Lupin said that Lupin's voice was steel, and Harry had never heard him speak like that before. "There's a way to prove that something really happened in the past. Ron, give me the mouse. ”
"What would you do with it if I gave it to you?" Ron asked Lupin nervously.
"Forcing him to appear as he is," said Lupin, "if it's a rat, it won't hurt it." ”
Ron hesitated, and he looked at Hermione, who was also shaken now and couldn't give him an answer. Looking at Harry again, Harry was still in a rage, and if it weren't for Duten standing in the middle of the room to maintain the situation, maybe he would have done it.
Look at Duten again......
Duten's wand had been pointed at Spotted since the beginning.
"Du, Duten, what are you doing here, you, you don't really believe them, do you? They must be talking nonsense, Spotted, Spotted is my pet, how could it be Peter Pettigrew, they must be lying. ”
Ron held Spotted and stepped back, dragging his broken leg, grinning in pain at the slightest movement.
"Yes, Du Teng, their words are not entirely credible, what if they are lies?" Hermione stepped forward, standing between Duten and Ron, "Maybe this is their ploy to kill each other." ”
"That's right, Du Teng, you have to calm down!"
Ron nodded hurriedly, and the current situation was all aimed at him at once, making him feel a little unreal, and his mouth trembled when he spoke.
"Cannibalism?"
Du Teng looked at the two people in front of him and laughed silently.
"If I really want to harm you, you can't stop it, and trust me, I can defeat everyone in the room in the shortest possible time, including Professor Post-Lupin and Sirius. And you won't even win by half a point. ”
There was a slight silence in the room, and everyone didn't know what to say. However, Du Teng seems to be right, depending on his shooting speed and reaction speed, as long as he prepares again, he will definitely be able to subdue Lupin and Little Black in an instant. The two of them were subdued, and the remaining three Harry, it would be too easy to deal with.
"So there is no option for cannibalism at all. And you say they're deliberately lying to me, but it's also possible that they're telling the truth. After all, there is only one answer, and now all the answers are focused on this mouse.
So, Ron, hand over Spotted, Animagus or not, just one spell is enough. ”
Duten took a step closer towards Ron, who hurriedly continued to retreat.
He looked at his companions, then at his "enemies", and then he finally handed over Spotted and handed it directly to Duten.
Spotted began to scream and writhe, and small black eyes bulged out.
Du Teng took it, and without saying a word, he used his wand to put a little bit on Spotted's body, and Spotted's movements stiffened. Then he casually threw Spotted to Lupin, and Ron couldn't help but scream when Spotted flew away, for fear that Spotted would fall directly to the ground.
Fortunately, Lupin's strength was good, and he directly used the levitation spell to catch the stiff spot, and then put it flat on the ground.
"Are you ready, Sirius?" Lupin said.
Blake had already picked up Snape's wand from bed. He approached Lupin and the rat who couldn't struggle, his moist eyes suddenly burning up on his face.
"Together?" He asked calmly.
"I think so," said Lupin, clenching Spotted in one hand and wand in the other, "count to three." One-two-three! ”
Both wands glowed blue-white; For a moment, Blob hung in the air, its little black body writhing wildly—Ron cried. Then the rat fell and fell to the floor.
Another dazzling flash, and then—
It's like a quick shot of trees growing. A head appeared on the ground; The limbs also stretched out; After a few moments, a man stood where Spotted had been, wincing and wringing his hands. Crookshan roared contemptuously on the bed, the hairs on his back standing on end.
The man was short, not much taller than Harry and Hermione. His thin, pale hair was unkempt, and he had a large bald patch on the top of his head. He looks like an obese man who has lost a lot of weight in a short period of time. His skin was dirty, almost as speckled as his fur, and his pointed nose and watery eyes had the hallmarks of a mouse. He looked at everyone, his breath was short and weak, and his eyes slipped to the door and quickly retracted.
At this moment, everyone basically believed the words of Lupin and Blake.
Harry, in particular, shifted his hateful gaze to the short man.
If he really is Peter Pettigrew, then it proves that Blake they didn't lie, and if they didn't......
"Hello, Peter," Lupin said in a cheerful and relaxed tone, as if it was often the case that rats had become old classmates around him, "long time no see." ”
"Little - Sirius...... Lou Lupin ...... "Peter Pettigrew's voice is also high-pitched.
His eyes quickly looked over the door again.
"My friends—my old friends—"
Blake's wand arm was raised, but Lupin grabbed his wrist and gave him a warning look. Du Teng in the distance was looking at them fiercely, and his wand had been re-aimed at them, so there was really no need to create unnecessary contradictions at this time.
Lupin then turned to Peter Pettigrew again, speaking in a relaxed and casual voice.
"We were just talking, Peter, about what happened on the day Lily and Jaime died. You just screamed in bed, and you probably didn't hear some details—"
"Lupin," Peter Pettigrew said breathlessly, large beads of sweat bursting out of his pale face, "you don't believe him, do you...... That's when he wanted to kill me, Lupin ......"
"We've heard," said Lupin, his voice turning cold, "I'd like to clarify a little thing or two from you, Peter, if you'll will—"
"He's here to kill me again!" Peter Pettigrew suddenly screams at Black, using his middle finger because his index finger is broken. "He killed Lily and Jaime, and now he's going to kill me...... You're going to save me, Lupin......"
Blake's unfathomable eyes stared at Peter Pettigrew, his face more like a skeleton than before.
"Until we figure out a few things, no one wants to kill you, and no one can kill you." Lupin said.
"Getting things straight?" Peter Pettigrew screamed, looking around again, his eyes on the planked windows, and the only door again. "I know he's chasing me! I know he's coming back for me! I've been waiting for this for twelve years! ”
"Did you know Sirius was going to escape Azkaban?" Lupin frowned and said, "Didn't no one escape before?" ”
"He has evil spells that the rest of us can only dream of!" Peter Pettigrew screamed, "How else would he have escaped from there?" I guess the guy who can't even mention his name once taught him some tricks! ”
No sooner had Peter Pettigrew finished speaking than Blake began to laugh, a terrible, joyless laugh that filled the room.
At this moment, even Du Teng began to shake his head. Peter Pettigrew was stupid enough to be able to tell, Harry didn't trust Lupin and Blake very much right now, and as long as he used his brain, he might not be able to turn the tables in Harry's senses. It's a pity that he actually took the initiative to pull Voldemort out, isn't this digging his own grave?
Although Blake and Lupin have only just met, they have been friends for many years, and with a single look, they can understand each other's meaning.
Under the pressure of a few words, Peter Pettigrew suddenly couldn't even take a word. After a few more shocks, Peter Pettigrew had to admit his sin.
At this point, the culprit of Harry's parents' deaths was finally revealed, and he finally transferred his trust to Lupin and Blake. Of course, there is also the credit of Duten, Harry trusts Duten more, Duten nodded at Harry more than once when Lupin and Black exposed Peter, and finally made Harry's will change.
"So, Peter, are you ready for punishment? You should understand, what happens if you betray your friends, if Voldemort doesn't kill you, we will kill you too. ”
Lupin and Blake raised their wands at the same time, and the tip was aimed at Peter Pettigrew at the same time. (To be continued.) )