Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

Finally, Andre convinced Hermione not to immediately run to tell Professor McGonagall about Peter Pettigrew.

The next morning, a snow-white owl flew to Andrei with a letter in its mouth, which was Sophia's reply.

"Merlin's beard!" George couldn't help but exclaimed after reading the letter together.

The letter roughly contained the news that Sophia had learned from the Hog's Head Bar: 11 years ago, Peter Pettigrew's best friend James Potter, Harry's father, was betrayed by another friend, Sirius Black. , which led to the mysterious man catching James and killing them both.

For this reason, Peter went after Sirius alone, and finally a fight broke out with him on a Muggle street. Unfortunately, he was not as strong as Black, and was blown to pieces by the opponent, leaving only a finger on the scene.

It was also because of this incident that Pettigrew was awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class.

The corners of Hermione's eyes were even a little moist: "So, this Peter Pettigrew is not a bad person. He is a friend of Harry's parents, and he fought a powerful dark wizard for Harry's parents."

"Did he appear next to Ron that day just to protect Harry, his friend's only child?" Fred frowned and analyzed.

"Bah!" But Andre knocked on the table in dissatisfaction and said, "Do you believe these words so easily?"

Hermione looked at Andre in confusion: "It is believed that this is an investigation report issued by the Ministry of Magic!"

The little witch's words made him couldn't help but shake his head and said: "First of all, one thing we need to make sure is that according to the Ministry of Magic's investigation report, this guy is indeed dead, and there is no soul left behind. The only thing that can be found is A finger, right?”

"Of course." The other three nodded in unison.

Andre continued: "But we did see Pettigrew's name on the Marauder's Map before. What does this mean? It means that if the map is not wrong, this guy is still alive now!"

"Maybe there is something wrong with that map." It was Fred who spoke. Even though the Marauder's Map had never made any mistakes during his use, he still couldn't help but start to doubt it in the face of reality.

"No, instead of believing in the Ministry of Magic, I prefer to believe in that map. Alchemy tools will not lie, but people may not lie." Andre said: "And have you noticed that the letter said that Pettigrew was only at the scene? There is only one finger left. It is really hard for me to believe that a magic that can blow a big hole in a street will leave a complete finger alone. The wizard's body is not as hard as a stone."

The three of them still couldn't accept Andre's statement, so he had to use his ultimate move: "It was precisely because of this finger that it reminded me of something."

"What's going on?" George asked.

"I heard that Percy gave up Ron's pet Scabbers. Can I ask how many years this mouse has been in your house?"

The two brothers didn't understand what Andre meant, but they recalled it and said, "It must have been about ten years."

"Haha." Andre sneered, turned to look at Hermione, and asked, "How long is the approximate lifespan of an ordinary house mouse?"

The little witch, who has been familiar with the Encyclopedia Britannica since she was a child, her eyes lit up and she immediately replied: "The life span of a house mouse is generally only one to three years, and it will never be as long as ten years!"

"So, does Banban have the blood of magical creatures?" Andre then asked the twins.

The two brothers shook their heads in confusion. Banban was just an ordinary mouse and had never shown anything unusual.

"So, have you noticed that Banban is missing a toe?"

Hermione was not sure about this. Her relationship with Ron had always been very stiff, and she would not observe his pets in such detail.

But George and Fred naturally knew that the mouse, which had lived in the Weasley family for 11 years, was indeed missing a toe.

"You mean Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew? But how is this possible? This is ridiculous!" The twins widened their eyes, completely unable to believe Andre's speculation.

"Animagus can keep people in animal form for a long time, so I think Pettigrew did not die in the accident 11 years ago, but hid in your house. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so strange. Peter appeared next to Ron name, and his mouse happened to be missing a toe." Andre told the truth: "Now is not the time. We can take a look at the activity map in the afternoon. Ron has been keeping Scabbers in the dormitory recently. If the map It shows that Pettigrew is in the dormitory, so what I said is true."

Hermione frowned and said: "But why did he do this? He is the recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class. There is no need to turn into a mouse and hide. Moreover, the mysterious man has been defeated. He still needs to afraid of what?"

"That's exactly what I want to ask." Andre nodded and said, "So he must have an ulterior motive. A normal person would not turn himself into a mouse, and it would take 11 years for him to change."

For a moment, none of the three people spoke again. Andre's guess was a bit shocking, but the problem was that the details he said seemed to fit together. This was the scariest thing.

An adult wizard who didn't know his purpose turned into a mouse and hid in Hogwarts Castle.

What is even more terrifying for George and Fred is that they have lived with this mouse for 11 years, almost their entire childhood under the watchful eye of this mouse.

Finally, Andre said: "So, don't alert the snake first. I think there may be other explanations for the accident 11 years ago. We have to make some preparations to get this mouse out of Ron. If it is proven that he If he is innocent, then it is not too late for us to apologize."

Breakfast time ended soon. The first-year Gryffindors had two Potions classes this morning. Even Andre didn't dare to skip Snape's class, so the twin brothers looked at him and Hermione with complicated eyes. leave.

"What preparation are you talking about?" Hermione asked curiously on the way to the underground classroom.

"A little veritaserum, otherwise we won't be able to get a wizard to tell us the truth honestly."

"But that is illegal. You cannot use Veritaserum on others without permission! If you are caught, you will be expelled!" Hermione was frightened.

Andre said disapprovingly: "That's just a mouse, isn't it?"

"But didn't you say that Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew?" The little witch's eyes widened.

Pushing open the basement door, many students were already playing and playing in the classroom. Andre turned around and said, "But we don't know. We just want to give a mouse a try to see the effect of Veritaserum."

Hermione wanted to say something more, but she saw Harry waving to them, which made her shut up immediately. When they were in the auditorium, Andre and the twins had warned her not to leak the news. Let Harry know.