Ravenclaw's Sapphire

They came out from under the Whooping Willow, the vicious plant obediently still, as Crookshanks held down the scab of the Whomping Willow.The six people quickly got out of the hole, the sky was gray, only the light source of the castle illuminated the way ahead, but no one cared about this, they hurried on their way, Lupine and Ron each separated an arm to handcuff Holding on to Pettigrew, Lupine looked around vigilantly, holding his wand firmly in his hand. Although Black didn't have a wand in his hand, he stared at Pettigrew's back with disgusting eyes, as if wanting to Just with his eyes, he stabbed a big hole in the wizard's back.

They walked through the woodland, it was late at night, because of Dumbledore's stern warning, there was no one around the castle, and no one would want to run around deliberately outside the castle at the risk of provoking dementors.It was so quiet all around, not even the chirping of insects.Harry's heart was also unprecedentedly calm, and he was even a little buoyant: Even though today's encounter was equally heavy on his heart, he is likely to move out to live with his godfather!What a deadly temptation to bid farewell to the Dursleys!

"Be careful, Peter." Lupine's advice was not out of fear that Pettigrew's staggering way of walking would cause him to fall. "You only get one chance, and so does forgiveness. If you do something you shouldn't, I will immediately attack you."

Pettigrew Peter's face was pale, it was a kind of desperate dead white. When he watched him getting closer and closer to the castle, his body couldn't help shaking. Ron, who was walking sullenly on his right (because of the injury) limping because of his legs) gave him an angry look, and dismissed it in disgust, as he had been since hearing that his long-cherished pet Scabbers was actually a transformation of Pettigrew. It looks like he ate bird droppings.

"Lupine, old man...I..." Peter wanted to beg for mercy, but he was shoved from behind, so hard that Ron staggered a few steps.Black said viciously: "Shut up! Please keep quiet and keep walking, don't pollute the air of my alma mater! Or do you want to suffer another meal?"

Pettigrew shut up, but the sweat kept sliding down the top of his bald head. He was sobbing and shedding unreal tears. He looked very pitiful, but everyone present would not punish him. pity.

Finally, when they stepped onto the stone steps of the castle, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. As long as they entered the castle, they would have completed more than half of their goal.But Pettigrew went limp and his eyes were ashen. He knew that unless a miracle happened, he would be completely finished this time.

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"Dumbledore, I heard that you caught the prisoner! Great! So where is Sirius Black..." Fudge came out of the fireplace profusely in sweat, and the expression on his face was so ecstatic that he couldn't help it.Behind him followed a wizard dressed as a Ministry of Magic official - they usually wear black formal robes, like various ties and a big hat - "I said that my decision must be correct, Black is hiding near Hogwarts! Let's catch him, and then we can hand him straight to the Dementor..."

He was a little dizzy, so that he started talking non-stop without seeing the people in the room clearly, but when he was finally willing to look around clearly, he was directly frightened by Black standing among several people and lost his speech.Blake hadn't had time to get dressed yet, which made him look not only scruffy but also menacing, and he'd been watching Pettigrew's every move with murderous intent (the little wizard Sitting on a chair, but his ass and chair are spellbound and inseparable), Fudge's dumbfounded is understandable.

"My God, Sirius Black! Why didn't you tie him up, how could you let him stand here swaggeringly?!" Fudge couldn't even spare the energy to deal with the fact that his hat was about to fall off.

"Mr. Fudge, Black is innocent!" Harry shouted.

It was only then that Fudge noticed Harry beside him, all his previous vigilance and attention had been taken away by Black.Fudge's face changed drastically: "Harry! Get away from him, Blake is a murderer! He betrayed..." He and his subordinates pulled out their wands, their faces turned pale, obviously not expecting that when they faced Sirius, The opponent can move freely.

"He didn't, Peter Pettigrew did everything!" Fudge's expression became even weirder, "What's wrong with you, boy? I don't ask how you know what happened in the past, but you were Deceived. Pettigrew is a hero. He was blown up by Blake until he was left with a bone the size of a toe. Black not only killed your parents, but also killed a street of Muggles! Pettigrew is still a first-class Sir Merlin The recipient of the medal..."

Black frowned and wanted to say something, but judging from his impatient expression, it must not be a nice sentence.At this time, Dumbledore coughed lightly, stopped Harry, who was still wanting to argue, and then began to introduce easily.

"Don't jump to conclusions yet, Connelly. I think we've all been lied to - this is Sirius Black, Harry's godfather; this is Cornelius Fudge, the current Minister of Magic .I think you've all met before, so there's no need to exchange pleasantries, right?"

Black snorted loudly through his nose, but still nodded towards Fudge, his voice hoarse: "Thank you for the newspaper at the time, Minister." If it weren't for seeing the spot on Ron's shoulder in the "Daily Prophet" , he would not have known that Peter was still living in this world, and the reason why he was willing to stay in Azkaban at that time was actually for self-punishment, because it was his fault that caused the Potters to die.In his heart, this is no different from killing them himself.

"Dumbledore, I need an explanation." Fudge is only trying to maintain restraint because of his trust in Dumbledore, otherwise he will probably attack immediately, even if his dueling prowess has been overwhelmed by the day-to-day desk. It's gone.

"Of course, Connelly. In the end it's up to you to take out the real culprit." Dumbledore shrugged as the five of them (Ron had already limped to the infirmary first) arrived at his office. , He listened to what they had to say, and quickly arranged a meeting with Fudge, "I think I need to let you see this man first." He walked away from where he was originally standing, revealing Pettigrew behind him.Fudge first looked at the short, bald wizard in confusion, and then compared this mouse-like face with the one in his memory.

"You, you are Peter?!" Even though he only had the portrait of Pettigrew 12 years ago in his memory, the face shape of this short and chubby boy has not changed much, "You should be dead! "Fudge's eyes widened in shock. As the Minister of Magic, he also served as the Deputy Minister of Magic and Disasters who went to the scene of the disaster 12 years ago. He has a deep understanding of this matter, and he was deeply impressed by Pettigrew. But it has not been forgotten.

"Are you satisfied with this explanation, Connelly?" Dumbledore asked politely, "At least listen to what the parties have to say first?"

He used his wand to move two stools for the two Ministry guests.Fudge sat down blankly, looking now at Black, then at Peter, and finally at Harry. "To be honest, I'm in a mess right now." He said with a wry smile.

"We all understand..."

"Quick, quick! Whoever it is, throw Peter into Azkaban!" Black snarled, with Lupine holding him aside to prevent him from jumping on him, "I've been waiting for this scene for too long! Lupine paled. "I know, Sirius, but you'll let him speak for himself."

"Forgive me, forgive me...My respected Mr. Minister, please be reasonable, I repent, I have already repented..." Pettigrew desperately pressed his head on his thigh, because his butt could not break free from the chair Come out, which made him look like a quivering ball, "I was cornered, Minister, I begged for justice, I was controlled..."

"Peter, let me remind you that based on the bad things you have done, Azkaban is the greatest forgiveness for you." Lupine said softly, "This is also for the sake of friends who were betrayed by you in the past, and those innocent people who were involved Muggles."

"Come on! In front of these great men: do you admit that you betrayed James and Lily, as Secret-Keeper of the Fidelity Charm, and told Voldemort where they were hiding?!" Black roared, and Fudge heard the man who couldn't After saying the name, his face suddenly turned as white as paper.

"And the Muggles of that street, you killed a street of people! You cowardly, selfish bastard!"

Pettigrew's body was shaking like a sieve, his sweat and tears kept falling, he gritted his teeth and finally stopped defending himself, let alone when he saw Fudge's eyes, he knew that he didn't Back off.

His body straightened for a moment, and finally became soft like noodles again: "Yes, yes...I admit, I did all of that." He lowered his head in frustration, and buried his face in two between palms.