In that beautiful circular headmaster's office, strange silverware was spewing a faint smoke.

Some gadgets made a tinkling sound, and Zhang Xiao felt that no matter how she came, she couldn't help but be attracted to this room.

Because it satisfies almost all imaginations of the wizarding world, it is not so dark, there are no terrible experiments, there are only mysteries and novelties.

The portrait hanging on the wall found that it was Zhang who entered the door, and immediately stopped pretending.

Old acquaintances are all.

They stretched and rubbed their arms and cheeks, and Duris Devonte ripped off her therapist hat and muttered:

"I don't know what they think, why do they have to draw a picture of "Headmaster Hogwarts in St. Mungo", this hat is too small and very uncomfortable!"

The other portraits shouted, "Yes, Delis, look at us."

Oh my God, why should I make a look like I'm pointing into the distance? ”

"What are you? I'm still in David's style, and such a heavy dress robe is hooked by one finger!

One!

Oops, my fingers, my shoulder blades."

There were also a few more relaxed portraits, who craned their necks and shouted, "Zhang, what are you making again?" ”

Fox stuck out his head and barked at him a few times, and then pointed to his tail, the meaning is very clear, buddy has just finished nirvana, and the feathers have not yet grown, and I will give it to you later.

This group is not a big deal to watch the excitement, Zhang Xiao put the cage in his hand on the table in the principal's room, and waited quietly.

The sound of going downstairs sounded, and Dumbledore walked down from the bedroom on the second floor, his long beard fluttering and a smile on his face:

"Zhang, excellent Patronus Charm, this level of physical Patronus is rare even in the Order of the Phoenix."

He looked at the rat spots on the table, motioned for Zhang Xiao to take it easy, and summoned two drinks, thankfully, it was not cold lemon juice, but butterbeer.

Now Zhang Xiao saw lemon juice saliva and unconsciously began to secrete.

"So you're in a hurry to find me this time about this mouse?"

Dumbledore can't see it? Zhang Xiao was a little surprised.

Although his Dharma Eye is only just getting started, a large part of the strength of his Dharma Eye is affected by the golden light.

The three-inch golden light is definitely not bad, after all, this is a lever drawn by the Daomen that can enter the world and walk.

He'd already tried it with his magic eye, if he had concentrated and raised his attention to the extreme.

I can vaguely see a short illusory figure with a leaning body on Spotted's body.

It was the soul of Peter Pettigrew.

By the way, this also solved one of his doubts, that is, if Animagus was transformed, would the soul be transformed.

The answer is no, because the Animagus metamorphosis is a complete metamorphosis, i.e. a complete metamorphosis of the body into some kind of animal.

According to the scientific theories of ordinary humans, neither cats nor dogs, nor even Rita Skeeter's Beetle, can absolutely not support the operation of human minds.

So there must be something that replaces the brain for thinking.

That's the soul.

Since ghosts can preserve memories and communicate normally, what about the soul body of the complete combination of three souls and seven spirits?

Dumbledore couldn't see that it was because wizards lacked the means to directly observe souls?

Zhang Xiao suppressed these mixed thoughts and said in a pure tone of stating the facts:

"Professor, this mouse seems to be Animagus, and it's called Peter Pettigrew."

The smile disappeared from Dumbledore's face, and he put down the glass, his expression becoming serious, and walked quickly to the cage to take a closer look.

Zhang Xiao noticed that Dumbledore's gaze lingered on the mouse's front paws for a long time.

"Oh yes, the potent water of life and death. Zhang, smart choice. ”

Dumbledore complimented softly, "It makes it easy to lose the ability to resist, now let's take a look."

He opened the cage, took the rat out of it, and threw it on the ground, not knowing what magic Dumbledore had used.

The rat was quickly twisting and expanding on the ground.

Soon he turned into a short, small man curled up on the ground.

His hair was very thin, dull and dull, lying on his head, with a small bald patch in the middle, and his fingers unconsciously slumped, like a real mouse.

"Zhang, tell me how you found him."

Dumbledore stared at the man lying on the ground, this was the first time Zhang Xiao felt anger and unspeakable sadness from Dumbledore.

"Professor, I've been curious about this mouse since I met Ron on the train before the start of my first grade.

Because very few rats live past 3 years, but this rat has been in Ron's house for eleven years alone, and there are no signs of aging except for sleeping a little more.

At the time, I didn't care, thinking that rats in the wizarding world generally live longer. ”

Zhang Xiao stopped, the following is the point, he took out the map of the living spots, pointed his wand on it, and said softly:

"I solemnly swear that I will not do good deeds."

Thin lines of ink, like spider webs, immediately began to appear from where the wand had just touched.

The lines converge and intersect each other, extending to every corner of this parchment;

A line of green, distorted large letters appeared on the paper:

The Moon Face, Worm Tail, Big Foot and Pointed Fork proudly present a map of the living spots for all of you!

When the line appeared, Dumbledore visibly became a little emotional, and he let out a soft sigh.

Immediately afterward, the map was fully revealed.

In addition to the full Hogwarts map, something more noteworthy is the tiny ink dots that move along the map, each with a name in tiny letters.

The tip of Dumbledore's nose was almost touching the map of the living spots, and he leaned on it to look at it carefully.

A small ink dot in the upper left corner shows two names, one for Dumbledore and one for Peter Pettigrew.

"Incredible, powerful Shadow Charm, coupled with the excellent application of the Transfiguration Charm, I should have awarded them a medal."

He tilted his head and glanced at Zhang Xiao, who seemed very strange that his name was not on the map, and Zhang Xiao made a very Westernized gesture towards the principal.

Maybe it's a pendant, maybe it's something else, Zhang Xiao also wonders why the map doesn't show his name.

But Dumbledore's focus was not on that at the moment, he flicked his name lightly, and the black dot representing him on the map slowly disappeared.

"So- Zhang, you found it on this map?"

Zhang Xiao nodded, and took out the rhetoric that had been prepared a long time ago:

"Yes, I went out to contact you before I was sent to the Chamber of Secrets by the Portkey, but I found on the map that there was an unfamiliar name in the tower of Gryffindor besides the roving professor.

All students should be in the auditorium at this time.

I thought Peter Pettigrew was the attacker, but what happened later negated my suspicions, which made me very curious.

So I used to look at the map of the living spots, and I noticed that this Peter was often in Harry's bedroom, motionless.

So I made an excuse to go and see it in person, so that Harry and Ron would not be in danger. ”

Dumbledore was obviously satisfied with Zhang Xiao's concern for his classmates, and nodded lightly in agreement.

"I'm going to use these eyes" Zhang Xiao opened the magic eye, and the whole eye suddenly became crystal clear, looking very spiritual:

"Let's see if there's something lurking in Harry's bedroom.

Eventually, he was discovered. ”

Dumbledore was silent and put away the map and handed it to Zhang Xiao:

"Thank you, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid some truths would be buried forever, some would die of guilt, and some would survive by betrayal and betrayal.

There are also those who can only be depressed, numb themselves with alcohol every day, and only in their sleep can they return to that good time."

Zhang Xiao listened quietly, acting as an excellent student who didn't know anything about it.

Some things can't be hidden, and besides, it's not a secret, and after Peter Pettigrew is caught, many things are destined to be made public.

Sure enough, Dumbledore put on a new drink and said slowly:

"Zhang, according to your personality, you should have checked the deeds of Peter Pettigrew, right?"

See, that's the stereotype.

"Yes, Peter Pettigrew, a Sir Merlin's Order of Merlin, was alone in finding the 'most vicious' Death Eater Sirius Black.

Ask him why he betrayed Harry's parents, Jaime and Lily, and end up dying, leaving only one finger behind. ”

"That's right. That's right, that's what the newspapers reported. Dumbledore nodded.

Zhang Xiao pointed to Peter Pettigrew, who was lying on the ground and was sleeping, and continued to play a crowd who did not know the truth:

"Professor, now that Peter Pettigrew is lying here, does that mean there is something else going on? Or is it not what people see? ”

The ears of the portraits were all pricked up, and they quickly walked the streets and alleys, running into other people's frames, as Zhang did every time he came.

Phineas Black's goatee trembled, and he screamed:

"Dumbledore, was my poor offspring wronged?"

"Quiet, Phineas!" Dumbledore waved his hand to silence the portraits, and his gaze became distant and deep, as if remembering something:

"There used to be four partners, and they were so good, inseparable, and high-spirited.

They were at odds with the Death Eaters at school, and at a time when Voldemort was on the rise, these righteous teenagers immediately devoted themselves to fighting Voldemort.

They are so good, they have escaped death with courage, wisdom, and ability many times, and have completed many tasks brilliantly.

Everyone thought that the four partners would continue like this, and eventually become a non-negligible part of the wizarding world, radiating their own light and heat from the heights.

But tragedy always comes when people are at their happiest, reminding people of the impermanence of the world. ”

Dumbledore was silent, the portraits listening intently, only the slight 'pop' of silver.

After a while, he finally continued:

During this time, one of them harvested love, and with the crystallization of love, they were ready to give their children a quiet environment to grow up in, so they decided to live in seclusion.

But Voldemort hated these warriors for disrupting his plans, and he was desperate to kill them to prove his strength.

This group of clever friends has already taken a countermeasure, and they have decided to protect their abode with the Loyalty Charm of Courage.

Their friendship is stronger than the hardest goblin metal, and the four companions are like brothers.

But tragedy still happened, someone shamefully betrayed his friend, and that night's strong friendship was like sand."

Dumbledore looked at Zhang Xiao, there was indescribable sadness in his blue eyes, and asked softly:

"Zhang, I think you already know the truth, right?"

Zhang Xiao nodded:

"I think I get it."

Dumbledore summoned an owl and quickly wrote some words on the parchment, and the owl stretched out a leg for him to tie the letter, and flapped its wings and flew off into the distance.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Xiao asked tentatively:

"Professor, since Peter is here, does it mean that Sirius is innocent?"

Dumbledore nodded, and uttered something tantamount to a bombshell:

"Yes. Blake has always been innocent, I knew it from the beginning. ”

？？？？？？？

Without waiting for Zhang Xiao to speak, Phineas let out a sharp cry, he was so angry that even his voice trembled a little:

"Dumbledore, what did you say? You always knew that?

That. Why. Why bring the Black family to shame?

What is the last obsession that the subject instilled in me, you know? - The ancient and noble Black family. Don't cut off! ”

Zhang Xiao also looked at Dumbledore in shock, this was an unfolding that he had never imagined, Dumbledore actually knew that Blake was wronged all along?

But in the third part, he has been sitting idly by?

Later, Zhang Xiao raised her head and stared at Dumbledore tightly.

"I did always know that I went to him after it happened and tried to find out a little bit about it.

Blake didn't say anything, but I still saw it in a small way. ”

Dumbledore stood up and walked over to Peter:

Blake felt so guilty that he felt that he had killed his best friend, and even felt that Azkaban's permanent imprisonment was the best punishment for himself.

If I get him out, this child could end his life at any time. After all, his only obsession at that time, apart from suffering and torturing himself, was to kill Peter, a traitor.

But Peter is 'dead.'"

Phineas on the wall closed his mouth and swayed.

Blake is indeed capable of such a thing, Zhang Xiao sighed silently in his heart, if he said that he needed to give his life for his good friend, Harry's godfather probably wouldn't frown.

No one thought about the pain and guilt in Blake's heart, the torment that life was worse than death

"So I can only pretend that I don't know anything, and find someone behind my back to take care of him, so that he doesn't die in Azkaban.

Find a chance to send him some newspapers to relieve his boredom."

Dumbledore's plain white robe suddenly turned into a robe embroidered with stars and moons, and Peter floated beside him.

I only heard the old man say in a low voice:

"Now that Peter has been caught, then Blake"

Zhang Xiao raised his hand with a 'swish':

"Headmaster, take me one!"

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1. Commuter pass 2. Recommended ticket

It's weekend again.

(End of chapter)