Hogwarts: Harley from the Witch Path

Chapter 224 Godfather, You Are My Few Relatives

Listening to Harry's words, Professor Dumbledore remembered the conversation between Harry and himself on the night before Halloween.

He sighed, and drew out his wand: "Although I also want to believe you, I still need more evidence."

"I need to call Severus to give you some Veritaserum."

Hearing Professor Snape's name, a trace of disdain flashed in Sirius' eyes at first, but finally nodded dejectedly:

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

"I will not use the Unforgivable Curse on my students." Professor Dumbledore shook his head with an extremely firm expression.

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

And Professor Dumbledore also pointed his wand at Peter Pettigrew:
"Then while waiting for Severus, let's listen to what the other party has to say."

"Recover quickly."

A bright light flashed, and Pettigrew slowly woke up.

He blinked, shaking his head while shaking his head, dispelling the drowsiness in his brain, and gradually recalling the memory before coma.

Then he found himself lying on the table surrounded by a lot of acquaintances, people he was most familiar with and whom he didn't want to see at all.

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

"Re... Remus, little... Sirius, my friend... my dearest old friend..."

Principal Dumbledore and Professor Lupine responded happily, with smiles on their faces.

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

Obviously, Professor McGonagall has made a certain judgment in his mind after considering Pettigrew Peter disguised as a mouse for a full 12 years.

As for Sirius, he had already roared:
"Damn traitor! Garbage, trash, dead rat! The bastard who killed James and Lily!"

"Why...how do you have the face to still live in this world and call us old friends..."

In anger, Sirius leaned forward with all his strength, pulling the chair rattling.

"Sirius, be quiet!" Professor Dumbledore raised his voice slightly, "Let's listen to Peter Pettigrew's explanation of what happened back then!"

"This is totally unnecessary, Professor Dumbledore!" Sirius roared angrily,

"I can take Veritaserum, Insanity, and even the Imperius Curse! And this rat deserves it!"

"There's no need to give this cowardly piece of trash a chance to pollute our ears!"

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

He screamed loudly, trying to catch every hole in Sirius,
"He dared not let me explain! He wanted to cover up the truth! The truth about murdering James and Lily!"

"We all know that he is the keeper of the Fidelity Curse, and he is the only one who insists on keeping it from me!"

"So he was the one who betrayed James and Lily! He was the one who told the Dark Lord the location of Potter's house... the Dark Lord!"

"We should execute him immediately and avenge James!"

But Professor Dumbledore was unimpressed:
"Oh, really? In that case, dear Peter, I think you'd be willing to be tested with the Veritaserum that Severus is about to bring."

"Sirius' proposal is also very interesting. Although I refuse to use the Imperius Curse, it is not unacceptable to use the Soul Reaper."

Peter Pettigrew's voice stopped abruptly. After a while, he muttered and looked at Harry:
"Harry...will you believe me? You will definitely believe me!"

"You and your mother really look alike... Even your eyes are exactly the same..."

"Really... You must believe me... I have silently protected you for 12 years, I don't want to show my face, I am afraid of Death Eaters..."

No one is interested in listening any more.

After seeing the performance of Peter Pettigrew and Sirius, even the dullest Hagrid has a judgment in his heart, who is the traitor back then.

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

But even so, Hagrid still blushed, stared at Peter Pettigrew, and kept panting heavily.

There was a knock on the door of the hut, and a slow voice sounded outside:
"Professor Dumbledore? Could you please stand up and open the door?"

"Outside is me, your dear man...no, poor man worse than a house-elf, Severus Snape."

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

The door opened automatically, and what Professor Snape wanted to say next was swallowed back by the eyes of everyone in the room.

Sirius sneered unceremoniously.

If it weren't for the fact that there are Professor Dumbledore and his goddaughter here, he would have been fully fired and ridiculed.

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

Without hesitation, he directly pulled out his wand and pointed at Sirius: "Crucio..."

Professor Snape was easily interrupted by Professor Dumbledore before finishing his spell.

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

"Also, according to reliable evidence, the traitor who betrayed Lily was probably Peter Pettigrew on the table."

Professor Snape also saw the man on the table clearly.

He wasn't an idiot. Although anger had filled his brain, the potion master's basic ability to judge was still there.

When he saw that the person who should have died was still alive, a series of doubts and guesses flashed through Professor Snape's mind.

"I hope you've got Veritaserum, Severus." Professor Dumbledore held out his hand.

Professor Snape snorted coldly, with a reluctance on his face, he took out a bottle of Veritaserum from his pocket as quickly as possible:

"The best 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 the time of killing the prisoner after the interrogation."

"Thank you for the reminder, Severus." Professor Dumbledore took the veritaserum and put three drops into the mouths of Sirius and Peter Pettigrew with his own hands.

And Professor McGonagall conjured up a chair for Professor Snape to sit down.

Professor Dumbledore began to interrogate, and he also got the same answer as Harry's previous statement from the two.

After listening to the words of the two, Professor Dumbledore asked softly again:
"Sirius, why didn't you want to tell the truth for yourself?"

Sirius Mechanical replied:

"After Fudge led the team to the scene first, I didn't want to resist at all."

"Later, Old Crouch directly voted me into Azkaban without a jury vote."

"Of course, I have no objection, I think this is my punishment."

"This is my punishment for trusting a former friend, a damned traitor, and suspecting another friend, Remus, which led to the death of my friend."

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

Even though he was still disturbed by Veritaserum Potion and was in an absolutely rational state, Sirius' voice was still a little trembling, and two lines of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

Professor McGonagall let out a violent sob, wiping away tears with a handkerchief.

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

Professor Dumbledore held out his hand to Professor Snape with a sad face.

Professor Snape snorted coldly, and handed over a vial expressionlessly: "Three drops, three drops is enough."

With the help of the antidote of Veritaserum, Sirius quickly returned to normal: "Professor?"

However, Professor Lupine shook his head at him, and Sirius tactfully did not speak any more.

Professor Dumbledore looked at Peter Pettigrew again: "Peter, why did you betray James and your best friend?"

"Friend?" Peter subconsciously replied with blank eyes,
"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 Padfoot, Prongs, and Moonface."

"And me? An insulting Wormtail!"

Professor Snape let out an undisguised sneer, cast a glance at Professor Lupine and Sirius, and shook his head vigorously.

Peter went on:

"James Potter and Sirius Black are in charge of the show, in charge of looking good, in charge of letting everyone know that they are standard Gryffindors."

"And Remus Lupine is at least smart enough to advise them both."

"And me? I'm not valued, I'm from an ordinary family, my ability is mediocre, and I'm cowardly."

"Even my Animagus are lowly rats who can only massage the scars of the Whomping Willow for them! I'm absolutely useless!"

"They just need a follower, a follower who has witnessed their glorious deeds! They never regarded me as a friend, a true friend!"

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

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

"I just want to take my mother to escape abroad, take care of her old man and live a safe and stable life, and I am worthy of the hardships of her raising me alone!"

"But why, why did I just express my desire to leave, and they mocked me, saying that I was as cowardly as my own Animagus, like a humble mouse!"

"I value my loved ones and want to live on, what's wrong with that!"

Despite his unconscious state of stupor, Pettigrew, like Sirius, somehow broke free of Veritaserum's shackles and became increasingly agitated.

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

"I want my mother to survive, and I also want to become strong, so that people can value me instead of trampling and belittling me!"

Peter Pettigrew stopped talking, his eyes were full of longing and hope.

For a while, the room was very quiet, and everyone's breathing could be heard.

Sirius was still full of anger before, but now he lowered his head unnaturally, obviously remembering some of his past actions.

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

If Professor Dumbledore was not here, his Cruciatus Curse would have flown out.

Professor Dumbledore sighed softly, and said to himself in a voice that everyone could hear:
"I have 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 either."

"History is a reincarnation. Too many people have made the same mistakes, and they can only warn the younger generation sadly."

"Too many people failed to heed the warnings of their elders and ended up making mistakes."

Hermione felt that the hand she was holding was suddenly tightened, but soon relaxed again.

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

After returning to normal, Peter Pettigrew remembered everything he had said earlier.

His face was ashen, and his eyes lost their light.

"Harry," Professor Dumbledore looked at the girl who had not spoken before,
"What you said to me that night was correct. The "Code of Hammurabi" records the oldest rules of mankind, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

"As the only heir of James and Lily, you have the right to have the right to dispose of Pettigrew, and you can decide his life or death."

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

Professor Dumbledore wanted to say something more, but Harry spoke first:

"Peter Pettigrew, you are an important murderer who killed my parents, and I should make you pay with blood."

"However, I can't watch my godfather remain a criminal forever, and I want him to return to the sun."

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

"Of course, this is also good for you, at least you can continue to live in Azkaban."

"Harry, you don't need to be a sinner for me..." Before Sirius finished speaking, Lupine pushed him back on the bench.

And Harry shook his head, with a miserable smile on his face: "Godfather, you are one of the few relatives I have."

Sirius' heart trembled, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, and the veins on them bulged.

At the same time, Professor Snape's eyes showed a murderous intent not aimed at Pettigrew.

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

After being a mouse for so long, being alive has become an indelible obsession deep in his heart.

"Of course...you can. I will fight with you with all my strength." Peter Pettigrew said firmly.

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

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(End of this chapter)