Listening to Harry's words, Professor Dumbledore remembered the conversation Harry had with him on the night before Halloween.

He sighed and drew his wand, "I want to believe you, but I need more proof. ”

"I need to call Severus and ask him to feed you some truth potion."

Hearing Professor Snape's name, Sirius's eyes flashed with disdain at first, but finally nodded dejectedly:

"Of course, Professor Dumbledore. Even if it's the Dementor and the Imperius Curse, I don't mind. ”

"I don't use the Unforgivable Spell on my own students." Professor Dumbledore shook his head, his expression unusually determined.

A silver phoenix flew out of the tip of his wand and flew in the direction of the castle.

And Professor Dumbledore pointed his wand at Peter Pettigrew:

"So while we wait for Severus, let's hear what the other party has to say."

"Recover quickly."

A bright light flashed, and Peter Pettigrew slowly woke up.

He blinked, shaking his head to dispel the drowsiness in his brain and gradually recall the memories he had had before he fell unconscious.

Then he found himself lying on a table, surrounded by many acquaintances, around whom he knew best, and who he did not want to see.

Deng ...... Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall," Peter stammered, "Long time no see, long time no see......

"Rai...... Remus, Little ...... Sirius, my friend...... My dearest old friend......"

Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Lupin responded happily, smiles on their faces.

Professor McGonagall just snorted lukewarmly and said softly, "It's ugly! ”

Apparently, after considering that Peter Pettigrew disguised himself as a mouse for twelve years, Professor McGonagall already had a certain judgment in mind.

As for Sirius, he was already roaring:

"Damned traitor! Garbage, garbage, dead rats! The bastards who killed Jaime and Lily! ”

"How do you ...... How can you still live in this world with a face, and still call our old friends ......"

In a fit of rage, Sirius's body leaned forward, clattering the chair with a clatter.

"Sirius, be quiet!" Professor Dumbledore raised his voice slightly, "Let's hear Peter Pettigrew's explanation of what happened!" ”

"It's completely unnecessary, Professor Dumbledore!" Sirius roared angrily,

"I can take Truth Elixir, Soul Extraction, or even the Imperius Curse! And this rat deserves these punishments! ”

"There is no need to give this cowardly mass of garbage a chance to pollute our ears!"

"Professor, old friends, look! He's scared! After hearing Professor Dumbledore's words, Peter Pettigrew realized that this was his last chance.

He screamed loudly, trying to catch all the loopholes of Sirius,

"He didn't dare let me explain! He wanted to cover up the truth! The truth about the murder of Jaime and Lily! ”

"We all know that he is the secret keeper of the Cruel Loyalty Curse, and he is the only one who insists that the secret man is me!"

"So he was the one who betrayed Jaime and Lily in the first place! Tell the Dark Devil where Potter is located...... He's the Dark Lord's too! ”

"We should have him executed at once to avenge Jaime!"

But Professor Dumbledore was unmoved:

"Oh, really? That being the case, dear Peter, I think you must be willing to be tested by the elixir that Severus is about to bring. ”

"Sirius's proposal is also interesting, and although I refuse to use the Imperius Charm, it is not unacceptable to use the Dementor Charm."

Peter Pettigrew's voice stopped abruptly, and after a while, he muttered to Harry:

"Harley...... Will you believe me? You'll believe me! ”

"You look like your mother...... Even the eyes are exactly the same......"

"Really...... You have to trust me...... I have silently protected you for twelve years, and I don't want to show my face, for fear of a Death Eater......"

No one was interested in listening to it anymore.

After watching the performance of Peter Pettigrew and Sirius, even the most sluggish Hagrid had a judgment in his heart about who the traitor was back then.

If Professor Dumbledore hadn't been here, Hagrid would have stood up and tore Peter to shreds.

Even so, Hagrid blushed and stared at Peter Pettigrew, gasping for air.

There was a knock on the door of the hut, and a slow voice sounded outside:

"Professor Dumbledore? Can you please stand up and open the door? ”

"It's me out there, your dear men...... No, it's a poor man worse than a house-elf, Severus Snape. ”

"It's weird, I didn't even know you had such a hobby, like to wake people up from bed in the middle of the night with the Patronus, and tell him to come to Hagrid with a truth potion......"

The door opened, and Professor Snape's next words were swallowed back into his stomach as a room full of people watched.

Sirius let out an unceremonious sneer.

If it weren't for the fact that Professor Dumbledore and his goddaughter were here, he would have been firing all over the place, and all kinds of ridicule would have been made.

Professor Snape saw the people in the room clearly, and saw Sirius Black.

He didn't hesitate, he directly pulled out his wand and pointed it at Sirius: "Drill the heart and ......"

Professor Snape's incantation was interrupted by Professor Dumbledore's ease before he could finish his incantation.

"Severus, I guess I'm here, and no one can use the Unforgivable Curse."

"Also, according to credible evidence, the traitor who betrayed Lily in the first place is most likely Peter Pettigrew on the table."

Professor Snape saw the man at the table as well.

He wasn't stupid, and while anger had filled his brain, the Potions Master's basic judgment was still there.

When he saw that the man who was supposed to die was still alive, Professor Snape's mind flashed through a series of doubts and speculations.

"I hope you brought a truth potion, Severus." Professor Dumbledore held out his hand.

Professor Snape snorted coldly, and with a reluctant expression, he pulled out a bottle of truth elixir from his pocket as quickly as he could:

"The finest potion is very effective, only three drops are enough for one person."

"Of course, I strongly recommend that you use up all the bottles, so that you can save time killing the prisoner after the interrogation."

"Thanks for the reminder, Severus." Professor Dumbledore took the elixir and personally poured three drops into the mouths of both Sirius and Peter Pettigrew.

Professor McGonagall conjured up another chair for Professor Snape to sit down.

Professor Dumbledore began to interrogate, and he received the same answer from both of them as Harry had previously claimed.

After listening to the two of them, Professor Dumbledore asked softly:

"Sirius, why didn't you want to tell for yourself in the first place?"

Sirius replied mechanically:

"When Fudge was the first to lead the team to the scene, I didn't want to resist at all."

"Later, Crouch Sr. threw me directly into Azkaban, without a jury vote."

"Of course, I don't have a problem either, I feel like it's a punishment for me."

"This is the punishment for me for believing a former friend, a damned traitor, and suspecting another friend, Remus, for killing my own friend."

"I should repent...... I'm guilty, I'm guilty......"

Despite being disturbed by the truth elixir and in a state of absolute rationality, Sirius's voice still trembled a little, and two lines of tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.

Professor McGonagall sobbed vigorously and wiped her tears with her handkerchief.

Hermione took Hallie's hand and looked at her worriedly.

With sadness on his face, Professor Dumbledore held out his hand to Professor Snape.

Professor Snape snorted coldly, and handed over a vial with a blank face: "Three drops, three drops are enough." ”

With the help of the antidote to the truth elixir, Sirius quickly returned to normal: "Professor? ”

Professor Lupin shook his head at him, though, and Sirius didn't say anything more.

Professor Dumbledore looked at Peter Pettigrew again, "Peter, why did you betray Jaime and your best friend in the first place?" ”

"Friends?" Peter's eyes were blank, and he subconsciously replied,

"I didn't betray my friends, they weren't my friends at all, and they didn't treat me as a friend!"

"Their nicknames are Big Feet, Pointed Forks, Moon Faces."

"And me? A bugtail full of insults! ”

Professor Snape let out an undisguised sneer, glanced at Professor Lupin and Sirius, and shook his head vigorously.

Peter goes on and on:

"James Potter and Sirius Black are in charge of getting in the limelight, they're in charge of being glamorous, they're in charge of letting everyone know that they're standard Gryffindors."

"And Remus Lupin is at least smart enough to give advice to both of them."

"And me? I was not taken seriously, I came from an ordinary background, my abilities were mediocre, and I was very cowardly. ”

"Even my Animagus is a lowly rat, and I can only press the scar of the willow for them! I'm good for nothing! ”

"They just need a follower, a follower to witness their glorious deeds! They never saw me as a friend, a true friend! ”

"And after graduating, they dragged me into the Order of the Phoenix without my consent!"

"Don't they know how terrible the Dark Lord is? They don't care about my life at all, they only have their own glory and Gryffindor's stupid recklessness in their hearts! ”

"I just want to escape abroad with my mother, take care of her old people and live this life safely, worthy of the hard years when she raised me alone!"

"But why, why did they taunt me as cowardly as their own Animagus, like a lowly mouse, when I simply expressed my desire to leave!"

"What's wrong with valuing your loved ones and wanting to live!"

Despite his unconscious numbness, Peter Pettigrew, like Sirius, has broken through the shackles of the truth teller to a certain extent and has become more and more agitated.

"Then the Dark Lord kidnapped my mother, threatened me to be a spy for him, and promised me greater power and higher status."

"I want my mom to survive, and I also want to be strong so that people can value me instead of trampling on me!"

Peter Pettigrew stopped talking, his eyes filled with longing and hope.

For a while, the room was so quiet that even the sound of everyone's breathing could be heard.

Sirius had been angry before, but now he lowered his head unnaturally, apparently remembering some of his past actions.

Professor Snape's eyes continued to be filled with hatred, staring at Peter Pettigrew.

If Professor Dumbledore hadn't been here, his Mind Piercing Charm would have flown out.

Professor Dumbledore sighed lightly and muttered to himself in a voice that everyone could hear:

"I've always said that love is the most powerful magic and the most mysterious magic."

"When you don't really love your friends and family, they won't love you."

"History is a cycle, and there are too many people who have made the same mistakes, and can only be a sad warning to future generations."

"There are too many people who don't heed the warnings of their elders and end up making mistakes."

Hermione felt her hand suddenly tighten tighter, but quickly relaxed again.

Professor Dumbledore didn't look at the other people's expressions and gave Pettigrew an antidote.

As he returned to normal, Peter Pettigrew remembered everything he had said earlier.

His face was as dead as ashes, and his eyes had lost their sparkle.

"Hallie," Professor Dumbledore looked at the girl who had not spoken before,

"What you said to me that night was right. The Code of Hammurabi records the oldest rule of mankind, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ”

"As the only heir to Jaime and Lily, you have the right to dispose of Pettigrew, and it's up to you to decide whether he lives or dies."

Hallie let go of Hermione's hand and stood up.

Professor Dumbledore wanted to say something, but Harley spoke first:

"Peter Pettigrew, you are the important murderer of my parents, and I should make you pay with blood."

"However, I can't watch my godfather be a criminal forever, and I want him to be able to get back to the sun."

"I'll give you a chance, as long as you fight with me with all your might, no matter whether you win or lose, I will teach you to hand it over to the Ministry of Magic and clear my godfather's name."

"Of course, it's good for you, at least you can continue to survive in Azkaban."

"Harry, you don't have to be a sinner like me......" Sirius could finish his words before he was pushed back to the bench by Lupin.

And Hallie shook her head, with a somewhat miserable smile on her face: "Godfather, you are one of my few relatives." ”

Sirius's heart trembled, and his hands clenched into fists, and the green tendons on them burst out.

At the same time, Professor Snape's eyes flashed with a murderous intent that was not aimed at Pettigrew.

After hearing Harry's words, Peter Pettigrew's eyes instantly lit up.

has been a mouse for so long, and living has become an indelible obsession in his heart.

"Of course...... OK. I'll fight you with all my might. Peter Pettigrew said firmly.

"Then let's go, let's fight in the Forbidden Forest."

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(End of chapter)