Chapter 576 Revenge

As the Tribunal reached a consensus, the Aurors responsible for checking the spells quickly completed their checks and returned to Dumbledore, Fudge and others, looking at the faces of all the wizards and the Wizengamot jury. Member, presented the results.

"No Imperius Curse, no Cruciatus Curse, no Ecstasy Potion, no Veritaserum, no..."

Cornelius Fudge nodded with satisfaction, feeling slightly better.

At the same time, Amelia Bones' expression beside him also softened slightly.

Obviously, Hogwarts and Dumbledore gave enough respect to the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot Court and did not conduct any private trials before the public trial began - more importantly, this also meant that Therefore, Dumbledore did not go out of his way to interrogate Peter Pettigrew in advance about the whereabouts of the funds taken away, thus eliminating the risk of self-stealing.

In this regard, consistent with the previous judgment of the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts' appeal does not conflict with the Ministry of Magic.

The two Ministry of Magic officials exchanged glances. Amelia Bones nodded, took out a small bottle of clarifying potion from her arms, stood up and handed it to Snape, who was responsible for guarding Peter Pettigrew. The place warned him.

"Three drops, Professor Snape, only three drops are enough..."

"Don't worry, Director Bones. As the Potions Professor at Hogwarts, I know how to use Veritaserum..."

Severus Snape opened the potion bottle, flapped his nose slightly, and showed a look of disdain on his face. After a slight pause, he spoke softly in his usual slow and slightly sarcastic tone. .

"By the way, the Veritaserum in your hand was made with too many Silent Bird feathers, making it unstable. However, any wizard who knows something about potions can find out the effectiveness of the potion." Successfully complete the resistance before taking effect - maybe the stupid pharmacist thought this would increase the potion's potency, just like brewing coffee?"

"Really? I will convey this to Ms. Levina Rozier."

Amelia Bones raised her eyebrows, raised her chin slightly, and responded unhurriedly.

"Then Professor Snape, in other words, according to your judgment, this potion may not have the effect we expect? Unfortunately, if this is the case, then our trial may have to be postponed a little. Now - before being tested, the potions in Hogwarts cannot be used as magic props in formal courts."

"No, Miss Rozier's Veritaserum is barely qualified... I just need some..."

Snape shook his head, took out his wand, and pointed at Peter Pettigrew behind him without warning.

"Collapse!"

A dazzling red light shot out from Snape's wand and fell straight on Peter Pettigrew. The powerful impact of the spell hit Peter Pettigrew, causing him to hit the back of the chair heavily and scream. There was a dull sound.

"...Special way of taking it. And coma is undoubtedly the most ideal."

Severus Snape put away the wand in his hand, as if he had just driven away the mosquitoes around him. In the shocked eyes of the Aurors and wizards, he looked towards Pettigrew expressionlessly. Walked in the direction of Peter.

Snape walked up to the unconscious Peter Pettigrew, roughly stretched out his hand to hold his chin, opened Peter's mouth, poured three drops of Veritaserum into it, and then pulled out his wand and put it against Peter Pettigrew's chest. , took a deep breath.

"Resuscitate quickly! The voice is loud!"

Peter Pettigrew twitched all over, as if he had just woken up from suffocation. He opened his eyes with difficulty, looking ahead with dull eyes and slack cheeks. He no longer had the hesitation and nervousness he had before.

Snape bent down, looked at Peter Pettigrew's eyelids, then turned to look at Dumbledore and others.

"You can start asking questions now. Everyone, the potion has taken effect - it will take about an hour."

"Thank you, Severus, and leave the rest to us."

Dumbledore nodded calmly, his eyes shot out from the lenses on the twisted bridge of his nose and fell on Peter Pettigrew's face.

"First, tell the court your name. Who are you?"

"Peter Pettigrew." Peter Pettigrew's eyelids twitched and he returned.

"So, Peter Pettigrew," Dumbledore took out a piece of parchment from his arms, glanced at it quickly, and continued in a gentle tone, "what was your identity during the First Wizarding War? And over the years. Where have you been?"

Peter Pettigrew trembled all over, took a deep breath, and then began to speak in a dull tone without emotion. Under the influence of the magic spell, the voice spread to the entire Quidditch pitch.

"I am a Death Eater. During the First Wizarding War, I have been lurking in the Order of the Phoenix, secretly delivering information to the Dark Lord, and making suggestions for the Dark Lord to conquer the magical world. Since the Dark Lord disappeared, I have By feigning death, he hid in the Weasley house as Scabbers, waiting for the return of the Dark Lord."

With the voice of Peter Pettigrew, the entire Quidditch field was in an uproar.

The sketch pens of the reporters gathered around the main trial platform were about to fly. A hero who resisted the dark forces and was awarded the "Meier Merlin First Class" turned out to be a Death Eater. This was really too shocking. It’s so exciting.

boom!

In the outer stands, where the Hogwarts professors and Ministry of Magic officials were seated, Professor McGonagall hammered the railing angrily, her lips trembling with anger, and she looked at the short wizard in the field with a terrifying look in her eyes. of fire.

"It turns out it was you, Peter! So many innocent people died, it turned out that you were betrayed!"

"Spy?! Didn't Professor Dumbledore find out at first?"

Amos Diggory, who was sitting next to Professor McGonagall, frowned and asked in surprise.

"No, Dumbledore has been investigating and searching." Professor McGonagall said gloomily, "In fact, Professor Dumbledore had already begun to suspect that someone among us had rebelled a long time ago, and provided many mysterious people with Intelligence - but Peter Pettigrew is so inconspicuous that no one has ever even suspected him..."

"In my house...heh...hiding in my house for ten years!"

If Professor McGonagall's face was gloomy, then the expressions of the Weasley family could be described as extremely distorted.

With Peter Pettigrew's answer and Ron and Percy's words, the Weasley family had to accept the terrible fact that this extremely vicious Death Eater had lived in their home for a full ten years. .

The most important thing is that during these ten years, their family still kept that disgusting rat with good food and drink.

Arthur Weasley didn't even dare to look back at the eyes of the other wizards around him. His only thought at the moment was to pull out his wand and rush down to the stands, chanting the Avada Kedavra towards Peter Pettigrew to prove that he was a member of the family. of innocence.

The trial inquiry located in the center of the venue is still proceeding unhurriedly.

"Then, why are you hiding at the Weasley house?" Dumbledore continued to ask.

"Because the Weasley family is the magical family you trust most, and does anyone in the magical world care about such a poor and impoverished family of fools who abide by their duties? Moreover, I can still keep in touch with the magical world at any time. I can know when I know After the news of the Dark Lord, I would like to offer a great gift to the Dark Lord - the lives of the Weasley family. No Death Eater can do this. Besides, there are so many Weasley children who can let me hide. In the safety of Hogwarts..."

"That's enough! That's not what I need you to answer. Let me change the question, why are you hiding?"

Dumbledore waved his hand, frowned and interrupted Peter Pettigrew, his tone becoming stern.

Suddenly interrupted, Peter Pettigrew seemed a little sluggish, but then he took a deep breath and continued to answer Dumbledore's question in that dull tone.

"Because the Dark Lord went to the Potter's house according to my information... I originally planned to leave the Order of the Phoenix and publicly declare my support for the Dark Lord. However, I never expected that the Dark Lord was there and was captured by little Potter. Defeated. Countless Death Eaters with knowledge of the matter are looking for traces of me, wanting to torture me and take revenge on me. They think I betrayed the Dark Lord..."

"Your intelligence?! Potter? James Potter?!" Cornelius Fudge stood up in shock and looked at Peter Pettigrew not far away in disbelief, "But that's not Black..."

However, this time Peter Pettigrew's voice was not interrupted. He trembled all over and continued.

"The most terrifying thing is, Sirius Black! Because only Black knows that I am James' secret keeper. If the Dark Lord finds James, then I must be the spy. I know that after learning that James and Lily died , he will definitely come to me, he will catch me at all costs and kill me! Fortunately..."

"Yes, I will kill you at any cost!"

At this moment, an angry roar suddenly sounded from the edge of the Quidditch field.

Even the voice of Peter Pettigrew, who had cast magic, was almost suppressed by this terrifying roar. Everyone who was listening intently to Peter Pettigrew's confession couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the roar.

I saw a man with a slovenly appearance and so thin that he was almost only skin and bones. He broke through the wooden fence and rushed out of the player tunnel at the edge of the Quidditch pitch. His tattered robes were flying, as if he was pouncing on his prey. Like a big dog.

Following closely behind him was an Auror from the Ministry of Magic who was grinning and rubbing his wrists.

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