Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 433 Snape and Black

"All right!"

"Let's go!"

Seeing that some wizards suddenly appeared in the tavern of [The Three Broomsticks] to watch the excitement, the three of them hurried back to [Honey Dukes] wearing invisibility cloaks before this guy gathered around.

They were careful to watch out for Voldemort, for fear that the guy would come back again.

Harry recalled the scene as he walked, and planned what he would do later.

...the invisibility cloak...Thunderbolt...what else...

He always felt like he forgot something?

... Levitation Curse ... Patronus ...

——Levitation?
Gorgon!

—Is it a new type of broom?

Harry immediately recalled what the McGuffin had done in a while.

What if I don't have that broom?

Harry broke out in a cold sweat immediately, and hurriedly asked Hermione if she could summon the new type of broom placed in the boys' dormitory——

"Yes, yes? ... But what do you want that thing for?"

"You'll know in a while, hurry up!"

Harry urged, and Hermione waved her wand and yelled, "Fart fire!"

"Isn't it?"

He stared at Hermione suspiciously.

—Is the name right?
Harry, he must ensure that everything will develop according to his memory for a while.

Still, Hermione insisted it was right.

So Harry could only pray... and desperately hope that everything goes well...

If 'fart fire'...

--Nonsence!

And what if the new broom didn't fly... so what?
Harry was very anxious...

Then they heard something whizzing through the air... a very harsh roar.

Cutting through the thick fog, the strange-looking broom rushed past Harry and stopped not far behind him.

Old trouble!

Harry also knew this, and after he hurried over to get the 'new broom' in his hand, he hurriedly dragged Hermione and Ron back to the front hall of [Honey Dukes].

They went down the wooden stairs to the cellar,

At this time, Hermione happened to see Andonin Dolohov and Bellatrix forcing McGuffin and Harry to leave here.

He even had to torture himself or Ron again to bring them into submission.

With a hasty flick of her wand, she blasted the unsuspecting Death Eater straight into the wall.

Then the scene reappeared, the McGuffin suspended everything, and all kinds of spells flew around... It was completely messed up here.

After that, they were wearing invisibility cloaks, and the three of them left here quickly, clutching their broomsticks tightly.

"Stay away, pay attention later... It should be at that time that Banban slipped out of the McGuffin's pocket..."

Harry said eagerly,

They quickly left [Honey Dukes] and hid in a corner of the opposite house to avoid the impending explosion.

--boom!

The thick fog was completely blown away, they rolled and were driven away from the surroundings of [Honey Dukes], and a circular arc was cleared there.

The invisibility cloak on Harry and the others was almost blown away.

"Hurry up, you have to get there before Snape, Professor Lupine and the others arrive!" Harry urged.

The three of them rushed into the front hall of [Honey Dukes],
Avoid the crumbs all over the floor, and carefully walk around those scattered... magic candies that have been burned to become sticky and soft, and mixed together.

They come to MacGuffin (who has passed out).

……

"Then what happened after that?" Dumbledore asked Harry calmly.

At this time, Harry and the others had already returned to the infirmary.

Seeing that Wormtail had not been brought back, the others asked anxiously what had happened.

"Wormtail? Did he run away by then?" Fudge was dying of anxiety.

"I think this little wizard is dishonest...he must have hidden that mouse somewhere else." Snape turned his head and said coldly to McGuffin.

McGuffin cursed secretly, but he also wondered where the mouse had slipped.

——shiri!

His perfect plan!
"No, we found the petrified rat easily in the McGuffin's pocket!" said Harry.

"Where is he then? ... Did you feed that cat of yours, Miss Granger?" Snape sneered.

"He escaped—" Ron swallowed.

"Ah, fucked up again! What else can't you make it worse..."

"If you had let us deal with it and left the mouse where it was... I guess it wouldn't be such a trouble now."

"What should I do? It seems that Black, you can only be a wanted criminal?" Snape looked at Black, his face full of his sneering smile.

"No, it's not our fault... When we just took out the mouse to confirm, you guys came here... We didn't have time to put it back, and we couldn't face you... So we had to bring it with us."

Hermione said in a panic.

"And after that? How did you lose that mouse! If I knew, I could find an excuse for the Aurors to have a clear direction to patrol... catch that mouse, damn it!"

Fudge didn't want to hear these excuses, he asked hastily.

"It was underground in the Forbidden Forest, that is, in the secret passage leading to [Screaming Shack]... We wore the invisibility cloak with Professor Snape and the others, and after passing by [Honey Duke], we returned to that tunnel..."

"There, Peter Pettigrew unexpectedly came to life for some reason, and it was released from the petrified state... and slipped straight out of the rat holes in those tunnels."

"There's no way we'll ever find him!" said Harry sadly.

Snape, Black also thought of the winding underground passage full of holes.

"However... it left something because it escaped... I don't know if it can be used as proof?" Hermione looked at Ron and motioned for him to come forward.

"what?"

When Fudge heard these words, a faint hope ignited in his heart.

Ron pulled a dusty tail (still twitching) from his pocket in disgust.

"Damn Scabbers... No, it was Peter Pettigrew who bit me directly. After seeing that I didn't let go of it, that guy actually broke his tail like a gecko...then fell to the ground and ran away!"

Ron said angrily that there were still two deep tooth marks on the index finger of his right hand that was holding the tail...although the blood was no longer there, but the flesh could be seen deep down...he grinned and gritted his teeth in pain.

After seeing this, Pomfrey chanted a magic spell to heal him.

Then he took the mouse's tail, put it in his hand to observe it carefully, and then handed it to the impatient Fudge.

"It does look like there are traces of Animagus...there is a deep magical structure of Transfiguration inside." Madam Pomfrey said to Fudge.

"But what can a tail prove? I do know that there is a kind of black magic that can link the severed limbs together through some kind of evil sacrificial ceremony... But we only have a mouse tail... Maybe I have to go to Pettigrew Peter's old mother to ask—"

"'Where are your son's remaining two fingers—where are they?'" Fudge said vividly. "...the Daily Prophet reporters will be ecstatic to know they're going to eat me alive before I do anything to prove Blake's innocence..."

"Perhaps... Dumbledore, do you have any other methods? Using this tail... Maybe you can restore it to its original state... See which part of Wormtail's human body it is, maybe you can..."

Fudge was indeed desperate to the extreme, such whimsical words came out, and even Hermione was stunned.

Not to mention the other adult wizards present, Madam Pomfrey looked at Cornelius Fudge with a look like you're crazy.

Dumbledore said helplessly: "Connelly, you know this is impossible!"

"Even if I can do it-this thing may be any part of Peter Pettigrew's body...and there is a high probability that he thinks it can be replaced. If I really recover...you will find that this thing is probably just some fat and muscles from its hips and some small bones connected together."

"But this thing is not useless! Fudge, you can use it as insurance... In case, I said, in case someone really discovers and questions Black's identity tomorrow, you can tell today's story."

"When the time comes, when the time comes... I will prove it to you!"

"Really? Dumbledore!" Fudge didn't know whether to feel happy or disappointed.

What happened tonight was like a roller coaster, up and down, back and forth, it really made him almost have a cerebral hemorrhage... In this short night, he felt that at least ten years of life had been lost.

"What's more... I have to say look at Blake's current appearance... Didn't you recognize him at the beginning? Isn't it not only you, but also Rita Skeeter? The arrest warrant is completely different from him now... As long as we don't disclose it, no one should find out."

"And at the same time we must secretly investigate the traces of Peter Pettigrew!" Dumbledore comforted.

"Of course, of course!" Fudge stared hesitantly at Braque's big belly--only that he couldn't deny.

"However, if someone really recognizes Black,...Dumbledore, you, and the little wizards must testify to me!" He emphasized repeatedly.

Fudge hesitated to agree, but his behavior clearly showed what he valued more - this guy was staring at Harry.

Obviously he was trying to vouch for himself with Dumbledore's good name and Harry's.

But this was exactly what Harry wanted, and he nodded in agreement.

After Fudge breathed a sigh of relief, he said to Ron and the others, "I'll talk to your father Arthur..."

"Sir, we will keep it a secret!" Ron quickly agreed.

Hermione nodded, too.

"So...that means..."

Fudge turned his head, staring at Black thoughtfully.

"Blake, you should understand that before there is clear evidence...you are still a wanted criminal. I must ensure the safety of others, or prevent others from recognizing you..."

"I understand that I will not appear in the wizarding world as Sirius Black! I will hide from others."

Fudge shook his head, "Not only that, you must promise to report your whereabouts to me at all times...I must find someone who can watch you!"

"Professor Lupine, how are you?"

Harry happily suggested, "He's out of work because he's a werewolf, just so..."

"no!"

Fudge rejected Harry's naive idea without even thinking about it.

"The relationship between them is too close, and as you said, Harry... Remus Lupine is a werewolf. People generally can't trust a werewolf, and I heard that Black and Lupine are good friends in school... So we must find someone who seems to have nothing to do with Black, and they even have a bit of hatred for each other, and this person should have a certain reputation in the magic world... A wizard who looks more serious and doesn't show any feelings, "

While talking, Fudge and Harry both thought of someone, and they looked at Snape.

"No, no, no... don't even think about it!"

Snape's sallow face turned blue in an instant, and he almost yelled angrily like jumping.

"Blake say something, do you want to stay with me?"

When Black and Snape thought of this possibility,
——Eating and living together, I don’t know how long it will last!
Thinking of this, the two of them were about to throw up.

"Minister, can't you change someone?"

"In three days...we'll tear each other's guts out...and strangle each other," Sirius Black said hoarsely.

"Blake, what do you think of your current situation? Do you think you seem to have a choice?"

"If it weren't for the 'big photo' of me and you being transferred by the magic newspaper factory" to transfer tens of thousands of copies... it will be sent to every wizarding family in England in a while... Do you think you will get such generous treatment? "

"Let me make it clear—you must live under the supervision of Professor Snape now, and you must report to him before doing anything!"

Fudge growled in exasperation.

After he took a deep breath, he turned to Snape and said, "Severus! I won't pursue you for hiding Black's identity from me... As for the Order of Merlin, I will try my best to get it for you."

"I'm begging you, don't let this guy cause any trouble... Keep an eye on him, monitor him, and use force to control him directly if necessary."

"Of course, you must ensure his safety. And it is estimated that there will be reporters interviewing the two of you soon... About the ins and outs of what happened tonight... You should understand what to say? Right? Severus? Black?"

"Snape, try to make everyone ignore the existence of this guy!" Fudge pointed at Black like a slug, disgusted and disgusted.

But it was obvious that Professor Snape's attention was completely attracted by what Fudge said earlier.

"Minister, you're saying... I'm here to spy on Black... and he has to report to me about his every move," he said dully.

"Oh?"

Fudge was a little puzzled why Snape was so obsessed with this, but he nodded in agreement.

"That's right, he's under your control for the time being!"

Hearing this, Blake immediately looked terrified...unfortunately.

Snape started to stare at Black and laugh straight away, he couldn't stop laughing at all, and the hairs on the backs of everyone present were shivering.

It even made Fudge wonder if it was really appropriate for him to entrust this task to the Potions professor...?
(End of this chapter)