Hogwarts, was gnawed at the beginning

When the sound of the stone beast opening and closing came, Sur raised his hand and knocked on the griffon door knocker.

No matter what, you still need to have knocking etiquette before entering.

"Come in." Dumbledore's gentle voice came from inside.

With the master's permission, Suer immediately stepped in. He hadn't been there for a while, but the principal's office was still as spacious and bright as before.

The unknown silverware on the table was still spinning and filled with a thin pearly white mist.

The deceased principals were crowded in the picture frame, chattering. They had not stopped to discuss after Su Er came in.

Soul could hear fragments of words - words like 'dementor' and 'unbelievable'.

Sister Fox was preening her feathers on her perch and noticed Su Er's gaze. She raised her head and looked at Su Er, then turned around and continued to preen her feathers.

Su Er knew why. He just wanted to pick up a few feathers. As for why he remembered it for so long?

"Thul?" Dumbledore was slightly surprised to see who came in, "You're looking for me?"

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore." Soul bowed slightly, "I think there are some things that I need your help with."

"Oh?" Dumbledore became serious and crossed his fingers on the table.

"Well... that's it, Professor..." Suer considered his words and took out a roll of parchment from his bag, "I got a very interesting thing, it's called the Marauder's Map..."

"I've had it for a while."

Soul took out the photo ball he had prepared and placed it forward on Dumbledore's desk along with the parchment.

Dumbledore's blue eyes looked at the parchment through half-moon lenses.

"A very interesting alchemical work."

Then, he stretched out his finger, but there was no movement, and the parchment suddenly opened.

A bit of ink quickly extended to depict the topographic map of Hogwarts Castle, and countless small dots with names also appeared.

"The Human Traces Charm, this is a very clever spell." Dumbledore said, looking at Soul curiously, "I didn't expect you to have this map in your hand. I'm curious how you got it?"

The key point is the name above, Professor! !

Moreover, what Dumbledore meant was that he knew about the existence of this map? ?

However, Soul still responded obediently, "Fred and George gave it to me.", but Soul did not say that it had only been a few days since he obtained the map.

"I saw an interesting name on it, Professor."

"Peter Pedilou."

Dumbledore's eyes flashed and he asked again.

"Is there anything strange about this name?"

"It's not strange in the first place." Soul was already prepared for Dumbledore's question. "But if it is connected with Sirius Black, it will be very strange."

"So, you have met Sirius Black," Dumbledore asked calmly.

"Yes, Professor." Soul nodded, "I found traces of Sirius Black, and he was hiding in the Shrieking Shack."

"Is it because of it?" Dumbledore glanced at the Marauder's Map.

"That's not true. The Marauder's Map helped me a lot. After the attack on the Gryffindor common room on Halloween, I went to the Room of Requirement, but someone was already there, so I couldn't get in. Out of curiosity, I left this.”

Sur said, pointing to the photo ball.

"It recorded Sirius Black emerging from the Room of Requirement."

"Also..." Su Er pretended to hesitate, "You know, I have the ability to predict. Not long after school started, I dreamed that a big dog would appear in the castle."

"Exactly the same as the big dog in the photo ball..."

"How are you sure it's Black?" Dumbledore asked curiously.

"A dog actually has a name, and it's still Black. This aroused my curiosity. Through the Marauder's Map, I discovered his hiding place."

"That's reasonable." Dumbledore nodded and asked casually, "Then, why didn't you notify the Ministry of Magic? The Aurors and Dementors of the Ministry of Magic have been looking for him for a long time."

"I think there is someone else who betrayed Harry's parents." Suer thought for a while and said.

"So you've already had a conversation with Black?" Dumbledore asked again.

"Yes, Professor." Sule said calmly, "I learned another story from Black's mouth. I found the Daily Prophet from ten years ago. Out of curiosity, I learned the beginning and end of that year. "

"So, what is the basis for your judgment?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

"The biggest doubt is that judging from the contents of the newspapers from that year, if Sirius Black is really a member of the evil party, there is no reason for him to just surrender after completing his mission."

"Why doesn't he return to his master?"

"Sirius Black told me the complete story of that year. Peter Pettigrew was the betrayer, and the explosion in that street was actually the magic released by Pettigrew in order to kill him and escape."

"I think Sirius' story is more convincing than what I've learned, but it's missing a key."

Soul's mouth felt a little dry after talking for so long, so he licked his lips, and Dumbledore thoughtfully snapped his fingers and gave him a glass of juice.

"Thank you, Professor." Suer took the juice to moisten his throat and continued, "This key was answered not long ago when I opened the Marauder's Map."

"Peter Pettigrew, that's what everyone calls him, or it's just a nickname."

"I asked Chairman Weasley to get the list of previous students. Ten years ago, there was a student in Gryffindor named Peter Pedro."

"Why would a student who should have graduated ten years ago appear in the castle?"

"I think there may be something hidden about what happened back then, so I came here to find you."

"That's right." Dumbledore smiled and nodded, "I actually had such a guess back then, but there was not enough evidence to show that Black was innocent. Moreover, the situation was very complicated at the time, and many people had not been tried before. In this case, he was sent to Azkaban..."

At this point, Dumbledore let out a sigh,

"So, did Black escape from Azkaban just to capture Pettigrew?"

Soul nodded, "In fact, Sirius escaped from Azkaban precisely because he saw Pettigrew in the newspaper."

"Mr. Weasley won the grand prize, you must have heard."

Dumbledore nodded and said nothing while holding the juice.

"It was a group photo taken of their family in Egypt. Sirius saw Pettigrew on it, so he decided to escape from prison."

"And Peter Pettigrew is Ron's mouse, Scabbers, who happens to be missing a finger."

"And, according to Ron, Scabbers has been in their house for ten years. How can an ordinary mouse live for ten years?"

"Then there is only one possibility. Scabbers is actually an Animagus."

"So that's it." Dumbledore showed a surprised expression, "It was a very smart choice to use Animagus to hide in a wizard family."

"In Eastern terms, the most dangerous place is actually the safest."