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Chapter 185 Veritaserum Potion Doesn’t Work
"I believe that your arrival will solve many problems for us."

"Are you saying that I can dispose of this waste as I please?"

A sternness flashed in Snape's eyes.

He is a man who is both cowardly and brave.

Simple and complex, pathetic and hateful.

It has always been like this, and it has never changed.

But now, the cowardly part of his character is gradually being changed.

Now he is more courageous than ever, and more... determined to do what he wants to do.

"In short, yes."

"We need to pry his mouth open to get more secrets and information."

"And this aspect needs your strength."

Dumbledore didn't care in the slightest that Snape would be able to communicate properly in Black's presence.

That's completely unrealistic, and there's no need to even think about it.

I hope that the two of them can put aside the past and go hand in hand.

He might as well expect Voldemort to throw himself into the trap and walk into Azkaban by himself.

"I see."

Snape said slowly, cherishing words like gold.

It seems that I don't want to say a word of nonsense.

Seeing Peter Pettigrew's appearance, Snape was also worried that using Veritaserum would get some misleading information.

After all, who would have thought that Peter Pettigrew would be so ruthless, and after escaping from feigning death, he would become an animal boarding in other wizard families.

This stay is 12 years.

Who else can have such perseverance?

Therefore, they have already made Peter Pettigrew weak on the outside, but in fact he is a Death Eater with great resistance.

"Try Veritaserum first."

"Even if the information he gave may be misleading, it can be regarded as collecting part of it first."

"Then, we use Legilimency to open his brain."

Quietly watching Pettigrew Peter's constant struggle, Snape said suddenly.

"Severus, did you bring Veritaserum?"

Professor Dumbledore was taken aback when he heard that.

"Be prepared, Dumbledore."

Snape reached into his pocket and pulled out a small vial.

He stepped forward, pointing his wand at Peter Pettigrew.

"Passed out."

A sleeping spell hit Peter Pettigrew directly, causing him to fall asleep in an instant.

Snape wasn't Harry, he was magical enough to control Peter Pettigrew whenever he wanted to wake up.

"In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the method Mr. Porter mentioned can also be used."

At this moment, he did not hesitate to tear the rag from Peter Pettigrew's mouth.

Although very disgusted, he has not forgotten the business he is going to do now.

That is to feed Peter Pettigrew Veritaserum.

How much veritaserum does it take to interrogate a person?
Just three drops is enough.

If there are too many, it will cause memory confusion of the person being interrogated, and even directly make that person a fool.

Snape didn't want Peter Pettigrew to be a fool.

That would take a lot less fun.

Besides, he would have preferred to see Peter Pettigrew suffer the punishment of the Dementors in Azkaban.

Until you grow old all your life, and then you die.

Living in fear and pain all his life is the punishment he deserves.

As for death?

Oh no, that's too cheap for him.

If you want to get it done, it's a dream.

After Peter Pettigrew drank the veritaserum, his body began to tremble, and then his eyelids slowly opened.

The magic of Veritaserum broke Snape's sleeping spell, and Peter Pettigrew regained consciousness.

But he would rather not have this sobriety.

Unfortunately, he had to accept this sobriety again.

Looking into Peter Pettigrew's dull eyes, Snape nodded subtly.

"who are you?"

"I'm...Peter Pettigrew."

"What is your purpose in becoming a mouse?"

"Avoid... Sirius Black's... pursuit."

Listening to the following conversation, Dumbledore and several professors present, including Harry, became serious.

Snape was still asking, and Peter Pettigrew was still answering.

"Tell me, it was you... who betrayed the Lily family, or... Sirius Black who betrayed the Lily family."

When asked this most critical question.

Professor Snape, Professor Lupine, Sirius Black, these three people.

These three people have all kinds of grievances and resentments.

They all stared at Peter Pettigrew, the current common enemy, the one who hated and even wanted to die.

Snape's body was trembling as he personally revealed the past he least wanted to face.

The purpose is to let the real truth of that year appear in front of him.

Unexpectedly, perhaps thinking that he had no way to struggle and escape, Peter Pettigrew simply told what he had done.

Instead of using real information, but lacking key words to mislead the professors, Harry and Black.

But...but when asked this question.

A look of confusion and confusion appeared on Pettigrew Peter's face.

He wanted to get rid of the influence of Veritaserum on him, but there was nothing he could do.

His big face was flushed red, trying to hold back the words he was about to blurt out.

But... After all, I couldn't bear it.

"Not Blake."

Yes, if you look at it according to the question, such a statement is also true.

With the information provided by Black, such a sentence has already allowed everyone to confirm who the person who betrayed the James family was.

But this is not enough, far from enough.

"Then tell me, did you betray Lily?"

Almost growling in a low voice, it was the first time Harry saw Professor Snape so out of control.

At this moment, Snape's eyes were red, and the hand holding the wand trembled slightly.

Although I really want to say no, it is obvious that Peter Pettigrew can't resist his true inner thoughts.

Occlumency can't stop me from wanting to tell the truth.

Veritaserum can be easily misled by people using real words.

But that was when no second person came forward to testify.

If there are people who are familiar with the truth, then the so-called misleading is just self-deception.

But... the blessing of dragging out the big trial 12 years ago, Veritaserum alone was not enough for Peter Pettigrew to prove the sin he had let go.

After all, there was the excuse of the Imperius Curse.

He can completely say that he was controlled by Voldemort with the Imperius Curse.

As for whether it was controlled by the Imperius Curse, everyone knew clearly.

Even after three drops of Veritaserum, everyone asked him why he served Voldemort and why he betrayed the James family.

He could have said so.

I was controlled by Voldemort.

Controlling this range is just too overwhelming.

Mind control, language control, or soul level control.

Who knows?
Maybe there is another way to ask him.

Did Voldemort use the Imperius Curse to control you?

Then Peter Pettigrew can just repeat one sentence at that time.

Voldemort had control over me at the time.

This is the truth, as long as he himself thinks it is the truth.

Well, there's nothing they can do about Peter Pettigrew.

(End of this chapter)