Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 796 Aggrieved

  At this moment, not only Fudge's head was in chaos, but the others were also in disbelief.

  Peter Pettigrew is still alive?

How can this be!

   Didn’t Peter die twelve years ago?

  How could he be alive.

   Everyone stared at the cage in Dumbledore's hand. If the mouse in the cage was really Peter Pettigrew, then Sirius Black was innocent from the beginning?

   This is what and what!

"No, it's impossible, Pettigrew Peter is dead, I was there at the time... how could he be alive!" Fudge was very emotional, once it was confirmed that Pettigrew Peter was still alive, the Ministry of Magic would be completely reduced to a laughing stock .

   Look what the Ministry of Magic has been doing for the last year?

   Hunt down Sirius Black.

   Once Pettigrew Peter is alive, it basically means that Blake is innocent, even if it needs to go through the so-called double investigation, but the truth will always be the truth.

  The surrounding Aurors were also taken aback by Fudge's words, their eyes involuntarily fell on the metal cage in Dumbledore's hands, and then secretly turned to Albert who was standing beside him.

   Scrimgeour had already realized that, tonight, that guy named Albert Anderson directly stepped on the face of the Ministry of Magic.

What frustrates them the most is that Fudge actually took the initiative to put his face close to him. After being swollen by the opponent's face, they even thanked each other for helping the Ministry of Magic catch Black, and thanking him for helping the Ministry of Magic to unravel the crime of the year. the truth.

However, it really doesn't matter to the Ministry of Magic who betrayed the Potters back then, and they have no intention of reversing the case, because if Sirius Black was innocent, Scrimgeour could even guess that the Ministry of Magic would say that he was punished. No matter how much pressure, they would rather use Black's death to bury the truth. As for whether Black is innocent or not, it really doesn't matter.

  Dumbledore got the mouse out of the metal cage, placed it on the grass in front of it, and tapped the mouse lightly with his wand, and the blue-white light instantly enveloped Spotted's body.

  The next moment, Banban's body floated up slowly, suspended in mid-air, and the small body twisted wildly, as if something was about to come out of its body.

  Hermione's eyes widened in disbelief, and she hid behind Albert, looking uneasily at the mouse suspended in mid-air.

  After a burst of blinding flashes, a head popped out from the ground, and its limbs stretched out. A middle-aged wizard fell down where Scabbers was just now.

   Pettigrew Peter appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.

   Not only Fudge, but even the two Aurors behind Fudge stared dumbfounded at the middle-aged wizard who suddenly appeared.

   "Peter Pettigrew is still alive." Fudge stared dumbfounded at the middle-aged wizard on the ground, knowing that everything was over.

Those four Aurors were nothing but trash, Fudge asked them to bring the dementors over to investigate the specific situation first, just to give them time to deal with this matter, and they messed up the matter, and made the Ministry of Magic a joke .

   "It seems that Mr. Anderson is not lying." Dumbledore looked at the unconscious Peter and said to Fudge with a smile.

   "No, the person who discovered that Pettigrew Peter is still alive is Professor Lupine." Albert shook his head and corrected.

"Anyway, Peter Pettigrew is still alive. I'm afraid that incident will have to be reinvestigated. I remember that Black was thrown into Azkaban Prison without trial." Dumbledore didn't care about Fudge with an ugly face. , said to himself: "Blake's matter is probably wrong, he should not be in collusion with Voldemort."

   "Don't mention that name," growled Fudge.

   "It was him, the **** who killed James and Lily." Hagrid was trembling all over, as if he wanted to rush up and beat Peter and avenge the Potter family.

   "Calm down Hagrid, as long as the news that Peter is still alive is exposed, his end will definitely be worse than you think." Albert comforted.

  Everyone turned to look at Albert when they heard the words, as if they were waiting for him to continue.

"I think Peter has been hiding in Weasley's house disguised as a mouse for the past twelve years, not to avoid Black's pursuit, but to hide from the supporters of the You-Know-Who." Albert glanced at the unconscious Peter. , said softly: "The mysterious man went to Potter's house according to Peter's information, but he missed there. Most of his supporters entered Azkaban, but there are still many escaped, hiding and waiting for the opportunity, Tell me what they'd do if they knew Peter Pettigrew was alive."

   "Those guys will never let Peter go easily." Hagrid's mood immediately improved a lot, because Albert had already described the tragic end that Peter was about to face, but he would not sympathize with this bastard.

   "Wake him up. I think Professor Snape must have Veritaserum. Give Peter some and he will know the truth."

"Let's go back to the castle first." Dumbledore said: "Harry and the others need to be taken care of, Severus, take your powerful veritaserum to the headmaster's office. Mr. Anderson, you go too, as for the others Everyone, go back and rest!"

  Snape's expression was ugly. He realized that Black had escaped, but he couldn't change the result. He could only watch Black get away with his help, which made him feel worse than killing him.

   "It's illegal to use Veritaserum..." Fudge blushed.

   "I think everyone can't wait to know the truth." Dumbledore said.

"It's best to tie Professor Lupine up. I'm still not sure whether the Resume Curse can restore Professor Lupine's humanity." Albert waved his wand, and a rope was made to bind Professor Lupine tightly. His mouth was gagged to prevent him from biting.

   Then, Albert called in a stretcher again and asked Hagrid to put several people on it.

   The two Aurors beside Fudge looked at Albert again, that was not at all the level of magic that a fifth grade student should have.

   Several people returned to the castle in this way, Harry, Ron and Lupine were sent to the school hospital by George, while Black and Peter were carried into the principal's office by Hagrid. When they appeared, all the portraits on the wall were eavesdropping on their conversation with their eyes closed.

When Phineas saw Black who was carried into the principal's office by Hagrid, he couldn't help but feel tense, but he soon saw Peter who was also carried into the principal's office, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and turned towards Ai who finally entered the principal's office. Bert cast a complicated look.

  Phoenias never thought that Albert would be able to catch Peter and clear Blake's name.

   But the other party really did it.

   There was a knock on the door soon, Snape held a medicine bottle in his hand, handed it to Dumbledore, and said: "Three drops are enough."

  Dumbledore opened Peter's mouth, poured three drops of Veritaserum, then pointed his wand at Peter's chest and said, "Resuscitate quickly!"

   Pettigrew Peter's eyelids trembled slightly, but he didn't open them immediately.

   Actually useless?

   Dumbledore was a little surprised, and looked sideways at Albert.

   "Feed him this thing, and he will wake up." Albert took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, poured out a pill from it and handed it to Dumbledore.

   "What is this?" Dumbledore asked, looking at the pill in his hand.

"My own special powerful recovery agent can directly wake up the wizard in a coma and lift people's spirits. It is not harmful, and normal people can also eat it. After eating it, they will feel energetic, refreshed, and refreshed. As long as you don't If you eat too much at one time, there will be no side effects."

   "What will happen if you eat too much?" Snape asked suddenly.

   "You'll have nowhere to vent your energy, and you'll feel very tired afterwards," Albert explained.

  Dumbledore stuffed the pill into Peter's mouth, poured some water into his mouth, pointed to the throat with his wand and said softly, "Hey cough."

  Peter woke up soon after swallowing the potion, but his eyes were dull and his cheeks were slack, as if he had been hypnotized.

   "Can you hear me?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

   "I can hear you," Peter whispered.

   "I want you to tell us whether the death of the James family is related to you." Dumbledore said calmly.

   "I leaked the secret to the Dark Lord," said Peter.

   "It seems that the truth has been revealed." Dumbledore said happily, but the Minister of Magic, Fudge, looked very ugly.

   "You also killed the Muggles in that street?" Albert continued to ask. He didn't care about other people's eyes.

   "Yes. I need to feign death to escape, to avoid the revenge of the Dark Lord's supporters. When Black blocked me, it happened to be the best opportunity." Peter said.

   "What's the purpose of hiding at the Weasleys' house disguised as a mouse?"

   "Looking for news."

   "What is the purpose of approaching Harry."

"I am waiting for the opportunity. If the Dark Lord really makes a comeback, I will hand over the last member of the Potter family to him. As long as Harry is handed over to them, no one will dare to say that I have betrayed the Dark Lord." Peter said just now After finishing speaking, he was punched in the face, and his whole body hit the ground.

   "How dare you, James and Lily are your good friends, how dare you treat their son like this." Hagrid growled angrily. If it wasn't for the Aurors, he would have rushed to kill Peter.

   "They never regarded me as a real friend." Peter said, "I'm just a follower, come and go when you call!"

   "Why did you betray them?" Alberto stopped Hagrid's atrocities and continued to ask.

   "The Dark Lord threatened me with my mother, I have no choice." Peter said, "I didn't want to join the Order of the Phoenix, I said I still have a mother..."

"That's enough, take him away, I think Azkaban Prison will be his best home." Fudge gritted his teeth and stared at Albert, if he has not realized that he has been tricked by now, then He is really a fool.

   Fudge was pretty sure this Anderson guy knew from the beginning that Peter Pettigrew was alive. What happened now was all arranged by him, and he actually fell into the trap of the other party, acting like a puppet according to the other party's wishes, and he had promised to give him Black's bounty.

   Until now, Black's bounty is still valid, and this bounty has been completed, even if the Ministry of Magic wants to regret it, it is too late.

  Fudge didn't dare to do that, God knows what would happen if he did.

   "Let's leave it at that for Black."

  Fudge combed his hair with his fingers absently, walked to the fireplace and said to Dumbledore: "The Ministry of Magic may summon Black at any time to cooperate with further investigations."

   After speaking, the Aurors led Peter Pettigrew into the rising green flames and disappeared directly into the principal's office.

   "Mr. Anderson, you have successfully saved an innocent life." Dumbledore said gently.

"You're welcome, this is just a transaction, use money to do things, that's all." Albert raised his head and said to Phineas's portrait: "When Black wakes up, remember to ask him to remit five thousand Galleons to me. In the vaults of Gringotts."

   "What's the matter with five thousand Galleons?" Hagrid stared at Albert dumbfounded.

   "Mr. Phineas asked me to capture Peter Pettigrew for 5,000 Galleons, and clean up Black's grievances." Albert explained.

   "I will convince him." Phineas looked very complicated.

   "No one can deny my Garen." Albert said calmly.

   "Since when did you doubt Peter's identity?" Dumbledore asked curiously as if he hadn't heard the conversation between Albert and Phineas.

"A long time ago, I suspected the mouse named Scabbers. It was originally Percy's pet. It is said to have lived for a long time and later became Ron's pet. It is not normal for a mouse to be more than five or six years old. Yes. Later, I accidentally saw the name of Pettigrew Peter on the map through the human presence spell." Albert shrugged and continued, "Later, Hermione's cat chased Ron's Scabbers, and I I began to wonder if he might be Peter Pettigrew. Well, don’t look at me like that, if I didn’t suspect that Peter was still alive, I would have captured Black and exchanged it for Garen.”

"However, you've offended the Ministry of Magic so badly, I'm sure they won't give you Black's bounty," Phineas reminded gloatingly, "Fudge looks like he'd really like to tear you into pieces." Fragments."

   "It doesn't matter, Fudge will be kicked out soon." Albert said indifferently: "The other one is a short-lived ghost, and he will die in a few years."

"As for the bounty, Fudge didn't pay the money, and the Ministry of Magic will have to pay it back sooner or later." Albert said flatly, "No one can deny my Gallon, not even the Ministry of Magic. Yes Hagrid, you take Black to the school hospital first, and give him this by the way."

  After Hagrid carried Black to the school hospital, Albert said to Dumbledore: "Can you help me deliver this letter to Fudge."

   "About the reward?" Dumbledore asked slightly raising his eyebrows

   "No." Albert smiled, "It's a fair deal, and he won't suffer."

   "What's the matter with stepping down?" Dumbledore asked after taking the letter from Albert.

"I don't know, Fudge will be ousted by everyone in a few years, and his successor is Scrimgeour. However, that guy is a short-lived ghost, and he died soon after taking over." Albert added after thinking. , "If Scrimgeour wants to know how he died, he can come to me. It only costs a thousand Galleons, and I can make a prophecy for him."

   "You will definitely become an excellent businessman." Dumbledore said with emotion.

   "No, this is just a transaction. I prophesy for the other party, and he pays Gallen." Albert shrugged, "It's like I tell you the result of the prophecy, and you deliver a letter for me."

   "That's reasonable." Dumbledore nodded and walked towards the fireplace, disappearing into the burning flames.

  Ministry of Magic · Office of the Minister.

  Fudge looked at Dumbledore who walked into his office, suppressed the anger in his heart and asked, "What's the matter?"

   "Mr. Anderson sent you a letter, he said he was going to make a deal with you." Dumbledore put Albert's letter in front of Fudge.

"letter?"

Hearing Dumbledore mentioning Albert, the expression on Fudge's face became even uglier, but he still opened the letter and quickly glanced at the contents, his expression was a little dull, he just came back from Hogwarts, Fudge was sure The guy didn't have time to write this letter.

   In other words, the letter had been written from the very beginning, and the other party had already expected that the Ministry of Magic did not intend to give 10,000 Galleons at all.

   "He, I mean, is that guy really a prophet?" Fudge looked at the letter paper that started to burn and finally turned into a pile of ashes with a cloudy expression.

   "It is said that Mr. Anderson can peek into the future through a crystal ball, so he easily caught Black." Dumbledore said.

"I agreed."

   After Fudge squeezed out a few words, he seemed to lose all his strength and slumped on the armchair. After reading this letter, Fudge only felt like a fool, being played around as a monkey by the other party, but Fudge knew that he had no choice, and could not refuse Albert's proposal.

   It's just the aggrieved feeling in his heart that makes him want to hit someone.

  (end of this chapter)