Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 247 Peter Pettigrew’s Prison Break!

A small island in the cold waters of the North Sea.

Here lies the most frightening place in the UK, the legendary Advanced Academy for Dark Wizards and the training class for Death Eater cadres - Azkaban Prison.

A stone building that is fully fifty meters high stands here. There are no windows on the outer wall, only a few three-meter-high doors at the bottom, and two Dementors stand outside each door.

There is a strong magical aura on the wall, as well as many symbols of ancient magic texts, to prevent prisoners from escaping.

However, the upper level of the prison is only a small one. The prisoners inside are those who steal and sell second-hand cauldrons, smuggle prohibited trade items, or illegally raise magical animals.

When the place is most fully staffed, at most only one-twentieth of the cells are occupied.

After all, before this place was discovered, it was a research institute built by the Wizard Council to study dementors, so the upper floors were originally rooms for researchers and members of the Wizard Council.

Those prisoners who have committed truly heinous crimes, such as powerful dark wizards or important members of the Death Eaters, are all imprisoned underground in Azkaban.

Deep underground in Azkaban, there is a circle of circular cells.

The cells were extremely filthy, with only a toilet, a stone bed covered with straw, and two empty bowls in each cell.

Two steel rings hung from the ceiling, with chains hanging from them, and the other ends were tied to the prisoners in the cells, severely restricting their range of movement.

The prisoners in the cells were all skinny middle-aged and elderly men and women.

Their hair was disheveled, their bodies were covered with dust that had not been washed for an unknown amount of time, and their nails were long enough to be used as daggers.

The prisoners were handcuffed and shackled, and there was only one person in each cell, as if they were afraid that they would cooperate with each other and break free.

The physical condition of the prisoners held in one of the prisons appeared to be much better.

Of course, in comparison, his mental state was very bad, almost on the verge of collapse.

Peter Pettigrew was curled up on the stone bed without a quilt to prevent the chains from oppressing his body.

Probably to prevent him from turning into an Animagus and escaping, Peter Pettigrew had more chains on his body than other prisoners, and the chains were also engraved with unique ancient runes.

This is a good thing left by the Wizard Council. It is a magic item specially designed for transformation masters.

Of course, even without restraints, Peter Pettigrew didn't want to get out of bed at all.

After all, there are a lot of my former colleagues living in this prison!

Peter Pettigrew still couldn't forget the crazy attitude of the Death Eaters around him when he entered Azkaban on the first day, and they wanted to tear him apart!

After all, Bellatrix Lestrange knew the true identity of Peter Pettigrew.

Originally, as Voldemort's important assistant and craziest follower, Bellatrix would not reveal the list of Death Eaters, nor would she tell anyone else.

What if someone changes their mind during this difficult prison life, loses loyalty to their master, and then leaks the list in exchange for freedom?

So she didn't even tell her colleagues the truth that Sirius was not a Death Eater, in order to avoid loopholes in her confession.

But when she saw Peter Pettigrew being sent to prison with layers of magic chains on his body, she immediately realized that Peter Pettigrew had been exposed.

So she simply told her colleagues the truth about that year.

Then came the hard days of Peter Pettigrew.

Most Death Eaters believed that Peter Pettigrew was nosy and leaked the address of the Potters to their masters, causing them to suffer here.

After all, in the minds of the Death Eaters, all of this was Dumbledore's trap. How could that little girl named Harry Potter be able to threaten the great Dark Lord? (There are occasional newspapers in the prison, so Harley’s true gender is known. Not many people know about the prophecy.)

So Peter Pettigrew had to endure abuse and threats every day, and his life was miserable.

He regretted it very much now. Why did he seek refuge with Voldemort in the first place? Why did he reveal the address of the Potter family? Why didn't he just escape from Hogwarts and fly away?

In the silence of day and night, regret gradually twisted and deteriorated, turning into hatred and fear.

Peter Pettigrew did not dare to hate Voldemort. After all, the Dark Lord really knew how to kill people and would brutally kill him.

He just hated his former friends. Why did they force him to join the Order of the Phoenix and didn't protect him after he joined!

He hates Dumbledore. He clearly claims to be the most powerful wizard, but he can't protect anyone!

He hated that damn Harry Potter. If it hadn't been for her, how would he have fallen to this point!

But thinking of the powerful power of these people, Peter Pettigrew felt deep fear and his own powerlessness.

I am just a humble mouse who cannot see the sun and is not worthy of seeing the sun. What qualifications do I have to be their enemy?

What Peter Pettigrew didn't know was that there was gray and dark green light spreading in his flesh.

There are invisible lines on his heart, the same lines as the witch!

Just when Peter Pettigrew began to paralyze himself with fantasy, imagining that he had gained the attention of his master and gained strength.

His mind suddenly fell into a trance, as if something was taking root and growing.

When Peter Pettigrew came to his senses, the chains on his body had lost their magic luster and all fell off to the ground.

Peter Pettigrew was so surprised that he could transform into an Animagus! He has a chance to escape!

Peter Pettigrew instantly transformed into a mouse and slipped through the gap between the railings.

About Peter Pettigrew's cell, like the others, the gaps between the bars had not shortened.

Apart from the magic that makes the iron pillar stronger, there is no other unknown magic applied to it.

After all, the officials of the Ministry of Magic believed that the iron chain was enough to trap Peter Pettigrew and prevent him from transforming into Animagus form, so they did not make many arrangements at all.

And they don't want to stay here for even a second longer. After all, most of the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic are pure-blood nobles. How can they stay here for longer?

This allowed Peter Pettigrew to easily come to the corridor outside and change back to his human form.

"What do I want to do? By the way, I want to escape... I want to find the master... Only the master can save me..."

Peter Pettigrew stood in the corridor confused, trying to sort out the memories in his mind.

He felt that he might have been in a daze from sleeping earlier and was under the influence of the dementors, so his brain was not working well.

But soon, he sorted out his thoughts.

In surrounding cells, prisoners went crazy after seeing Peter Pettigrew transform into a mouse, crawl through the bars, and then out again.

They are indeed loyal to their Dark Lord, but that doesn't mean they are happy to suffer here!

Not only are people at this level too evil, they are also determined and don't have much happiness to draw from.

So the Dementors also chose to be lazy and would only station here when the Aurors were patrolling.

But this is also a great torture, which will have a great impact on the wizard.

Almost all the prisoners threw themselves on the railings, shouting wildly.

"Peter Pettigrew, you bastard, get me out of here!" roared an extremely cruel Death Eater like Rodolphus Lestrange,

"Damn rat, if you dare not let me out, I will kill you!"

Death Eaters like August Rookwood, who had worked in the Department of Mysteries and had better brains, changed their tone of voice:

"Dear Peter, please let me out. Only by working together can we escape from Azkaban!"

But they all have one thing in common - they are all howling desperately, wanting to burst their throats.

Previously, Sirius, as a traitor, had no evidence to prove his special status among the Death Eaters, so he was locked up at the edge closest to the stairs.

This also led to the fact that when Sirius escaped from Azkaban, no one noticed it at all, and it was not until the Auror patrol that the situation was noticed.

But now, Peter Pettigrew was locked in the middle cell. No one ignored his escape, and no one was willing to miss this precious opportunity.

However, Bellatrix roared angrily: "Shut up! Are you trying to attract the bastards from the Ministry of Magic and those dementors above!"

At the same time, several prisoners with relatively high IQs also reacted immediately and cooperated with Bellatrix to stop the crazy actions of other colleagues.

After the room fell completely silent, Bellatrix stared at Peter Pettigrew and finally said in a hoarse voice:

"Let us out, Peter Pettigrew! We can create chaos for you, which will be more conducive to your escape from Azkaban!"

"No... no," Peter Pettigrew was filled with fear when faced with Bellatrix, the murderous devil, and almost agreed to her request.

But after a period of trance, Peter Pettigrew subconsciously rejected Bellacritus.

Looking at the crazy woman with crooked hair, dirt on her face, and skinny bones in front of her, and the destructive and murderous light in her eyes, Peter Pettigrew hurriedly said:

"Respected...respected Lord Bellatrix Lestrange...it's not that I don't want to let you out...it's just that I don't have the ability to destroy these railings!"

Bellatrix frowned and cursed casually: "Trash!"

Peter Pettigrew hurriedly leaned in front of the railing and said respectfully: "Lord Lestrange, please don't worry."

"I will go to Lord Malfoy immediately after I am released from prison, and we will search for the master with him so that the master can regain his strength."

"Idiot! Do you have shit in your head?" Bellatrix was extremely angry, but lowered her voice and cursed,

"Malfoy is just a loser! My sister is also a coward without any opinion!"

"If he wanted to help the master, he had more than ten years! But he did nothing!"

"In this case, do you still want to find him?"

Peter Pettigrew looked bitter, he did not dare to go to the terrifying Dark Lord alone.

But his mind was in a trance again, and he subconsciously said:

"Then I will go directly to the Albanian forest to find the owner. There have been rumors in the black market that the owner is hidden there."

"Idiot, go quickly!" Bellatrix spat on the ground aside.

"We'll keep quiet and cover you!"

Peter Pettigrew nodded, turned into a mouse, and quickly climbed up the stairs.

Watching his disappearing figure, the Death Eaters could only pray silently, hoping that the Dark Lord would bless Peter Pettigrew and allow him to succeed.

But when Peter Pettigrew came to the prison door, he suddenly ran into trouble.

After Sirius Black's escape from prison, the Ministry of Magic warned the dementors guarding the door and asked them not to be lazy again.

So these dementors who usually went to the upper floors to steal food now stayed at the door and were on duty honestly.

Peter Pettigrew anxiously turned around a few times, and finally seemed to remember something, so he chose to go back to the stairway and hide.

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Although the weather in the North Sea is very good today, there is no sunshine on the island.

After all, a lot of magic has been applied to the island. Except for a small area at the main entrance, which is specially reserved as a gate, no other place can pass through.

The sky is also shrouded in invisible magic, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, making the place gray.

A small group of Aurors were staying bored in the house specially prepared for them at the door.

They were noble employees of the Ministry of Magic. How could they stay with the dementors along with criminals?

What's more, there are criminals there, and only a few galleons a month? What kind of fate are you playing?

If they go on inspection twice a day, their conscience will be fine.

At this time, two people were playing wizard chess, the other two were pointing and making suggestions, and the remaining people were reading newspapers or books.

An Auror suddenly complained: "Merlin's big pants, when can we leave here in shift?"

"What are you thinking about? Roux?" An Auror who was playing wizard chess replied without raising his head.

"We have only been here for a week, and we will be on duty here for at least three weeks... Bastard! Ogot! Don't make any moves on me!"

The Auror named Roux looked at the clock on the wall, threw the Daily Prophet on the table, and stood up with his wand:

"Captain, it's time for patrol!"

An Auror who was sleeping soundly on the sofa was awakened.

He muttered and turned over to sit up: "Damn it, I hate patrolling the most!"

"Who doesn't hate it?" someone replied loudly, "I can't wait to strangle those dementors to death!"

After a while, the Aurors lazily gathered together.

The Auror captain waved his hand and asked them to continue patrolling, while he continued to sleep here in the name of guarding the island gate.

The Aurors entered the castle cursing and assigned floors for patrolling in the afternoon based on the winning and losing results from the noon card game.

An Auror named Allister was assigned to the lowest level of the prison.

He was very reluctant to do this, but he could only admit defeat.

Orister staggered down the stairs and looked at the prisoners proudly, insulting them from time to time.

This was the only fun he had during the patrol.

When he came to the stairway between the penultimate prison and the last prison, Orister stopped and took a deep breath before daring to go down.

As he walked, he muttered: "There is a staircase under the prison on the bottom floor, but it is blocked by magic. I don't know what is inside..."

He was still talking to himself when he suddenly felt a pain in his head and passed out.

The figure of Peter Pettigrew appeared behind him.

He just suddenly remembered that he seemed to have learned a powerful illusion from a certain black magic book.

This illusion is not a transformation technique, but it can achieve the same effect as a transformation technique in appearance.

So a complete jailbreak plan emerged——

He hid from Orister in his rat form, knocked him unconscious, and obtained his wand.

Then, Peter Pettigrew waved the uneasy wand and chanted a long list of spells.

His figure did not change, but when he used the gold galleons carried by the Auror as a mirror to observe his own image, the image reflected was Orister's face.

Peter Pettigrew was confident that he could avoid all the Aurors, but to be on the safe side, it was better for him to cast magic in advance.

Then Peter Pettigrew quickly plundered all of Orister's belongings and put on his clothes.

Then, Peter Pettigrew went up the stairs, carefully avoiding the patrolling Aurors.

There are a lot of stairs here, so with the keen sense of smell brought to him by the mouse, Peter Pettigrew successfully reached the door.

He calmed down and strode over.

The Dementor at the door didn't suspect anything and opened the door for him.

After leaving the prison, Peter Pettigrew quickly rushed to the house, preparing to find the door key that could escape from here.

But when he opened the door, he suddenly found a sleeping Auror lying on the sofa!

At this time, the Auror Captain was awakened by the door that was in disrepair.

He was still rubbing his eyes and cursed angrily: "Which bastard? You came back so soon! Orister?..."

"Collapse!"

A red light flashed through the air, causing the Auror Captain to lie back on the sofa.

Peter Pettigrew quickly rushed over and searched out all the items on his body.

Then Peter Pettigrew began to rummage quickly through the house.

About fifteen minutes later, a cry came from downstairs: "Captain, we are back... Damn it! Captain!"

At this time, Peter Pettigrew was also happy.

He found the pass to leave Azkaban, a portkey to leave here urgently!

Although Azkaban is located on the North Sea, only a special ship can get here.

This ship only sails once a month to replenish supplies on the island.

However, the Aurors had emergency means of leaving, and the door key in Peter Pettigrew's hand did not have a set activation time.

As long as you take it out of the box where it is kept and hold it, the portkey will activate in one minute.

Peter Pettigrew grabbed the portkey and strained his ears to listen to the din downstairs.

These Aurors probably revived their captain and realized that someone was trying to escape from prison.

Now they are rushing upstairs, and at the same time, someone is going to save their teammate to prevent that teammate from being treated as a fugitive by the dementors and devouring his soul.

"Goodbye, idiots!" Peter Pettigrew smiled unbridled, his figure twisted, and disappeared here.

He appeared in a house at the Ministry of Magic. As soon as he appeared, the alarm bell blared outside the door.

After all, when someone uses this portkey, it means that there is an extremely urgent situation in Azkaban.

But Peter Pettigrew quickly clung to the wall and turned into a mouse.

While the Aurors stationed outside the door rushed in, he quietly slipped out along the corner, avoiding the panicked crowd, and arrived at the room where he could apparate.

The door to this room was not closed yet, and there were several Ministry of Magic employees inside who were preparing to leave.

Peter Pettigrew did not hesitate, rushed over, and transformed back into his human form in full view of everyone.

"He is Peter Pettigrew, catch him..." An employee reacted instantly, but before he finished speaking, Peter Pettigrew disappeared into the air.

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(Thanks to the "Nine-tailed Yanhu" boss for the reward!)