The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

Dumbledore sensed something was wrong the moment Peter entered his office.

But his eyes behind the half-moon glasses did not show any big ripples because of this, he just looked at the Phoenix Fox that suddenly flew up.

"Something flew over and caught that mouse." Uncle Long was broadcasting live.

"Did you see anyone, an old man with a white beard?" Sun Zhu asked.

Just as Mr. Long was about to answer, he heard Dumbledore's voice: "Fawkes?"

Sun Zhu's sound transmission talisman had lost its effect, but she was able to confirm through Uncle Long that Peter had attracted Dumbledore's attention, and that was enough.

"Peter, show your true form," she ordered.

Fox suddenly let out a long cry and threw the captured mouse into the air.

The mouse did not die from the fall, but it suddenly turned into a short, ugly, sloppy man with a missing finger.

Dumbledore left his seat, walked slowly to him, and stared at him quietly.

"Principal Dumbledore..." The sloppy man trembled and looked at the elderly man.

"You are, Peter? You are from Gryffindor... with those kids." Dumbledore smiled. "Why are you here?"

"Peter, don't talk nonsense. Tell me all your crimes clearly. Also, don't reveal any information about me."

Sun Zhu added another order, even though she felt that Dumbledore should not be so calm about Peter's appearance. After all, in the eyes of everyone, he had already been "sacrificed".

But the most urgent task is to let Dumbledore know the whole truth as soon as possible.

Peter knelt uncontrollably in front of Dumbledore, muttering, "I am guilty..."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly, his wise eyes full of understanding.

"It was me who betrayed James and Lily's residence to... to a You-Know-Who. It was me who killed twelve Muggles with the Exploding Curse. I also secretly transmitted information to the You-Know-Who for more than a year... I am guilty, and Sirius is innocent. It is me who should be imprisoned in Azkaban!"

"Phineas, please calm down."

Long after Peter confessed, Sun Zhu heard Dumbledore suddenly say.

Could it be, Phineas Nigellus Black? Sirius's great-great-grandfather, rumored to be one of the most...unpopular headmasters of Hogwarts?

Sun Zhu remembered that the portraits of the previous headmasters of Hogwarts would be hung in the headmaster's office. Peter's confession must have made him angry.

Even though Sirius was no longer recognized as a member of the Black family, they were still related by blood. As his elder, it was normal for him to be angry when he heard that he had been wrongly imprisoned for so many years.

"That wimp, that rebellious son! That useless piece of shit!"

She heard an old, angry voice growl.

"..." Was he scolding Sirius? Why did it seem different from what she thought?

"Phineas, please be quiet," Dumbledore repeated.

"If he is innocent, why doesn't he defend himself? Don't tell me he actually fell in love with the Dementors in Azkaban!" Phineas left his frame angrily and went somewhere unknown.

"Peter, is everything you said true?" There was no trace of smile on Dumbledore's face.

Peter kept trembling, as if he wanted to deny it, but the words in his mouth were still: "Everything I said is true! I am a criminal! A traitor! A murderer! A rat in the gutter! A dirty thing that deserves to be burned to death! And Sirius, his only mistake was to trust me!"

"Where did you go after the explosion on the Muggle street? Why are you admitting all this now?"

"I..." Peter closed his eyes in fear. "I turned into a mouse and secretly became an Animagus. After killing the Muggles around me, I took advantage of the chaos and got into the sewer. Everyone thought I was dead. And the Death Eaters couldn't find me. They wanted to kill me. They thought it was because I revealed James and Lily's residence to the You-Know-Who that he had an accident when he was killing Potter..."

Sun Zhu couldn't help but roll his eyes. Peter was just like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror. He became a traitor to the Order of the Phoenix, but the Death Eaters didn't buy his account either.

Deserve it.

"…I have been on the run. I heard that the Dark Lord disappeared completely. I was very scared, so I turned into a mouse and hid in the Weasley family as their pet."

"Weasley? Mr. Arthur Weasley's house?" Dumbledore's voice seemed a little surprised. "But, don't you want to be a mouse now, Mr. Pettigrew?"

Sun Zhu subconsciously straightened his back and continued to give instructions to Peter: "Tell Headmaster Dumbledore that you sincerely repent and want to go to Azkaban to atone your sins. You hope that the Ministry of Magic will release Sirius and restore his reputation."

Peter repeated it, and Dumbledore remained silent for a long time.

"I say." Uncle Long, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "I think that old man didn't believe what the mouse said at all."

Sun Zhu also had a headache: "Then I can't do anything. Peter has already pleaded guilty. At least it's enough for the Ministry of Magic to retrial him."

Dumbledore would certainly not believe everything Peter said. After all, who could believe that a despicable man who had been in exile for many years would suddenly find his conscience and come back to confess his guilt?

But Dumbledore should have guessed that at least the traitor back then would not be Sirius.

In fact, Sun Zhu suspected that Dumbledore should have known from the beginning that it would not be Sirius who betrayed James and Lily, but he may have allowed Sirius to "atone" in Azkaban for the sake of his plan.

However, Sun Zhu still chose to let Peter come to Dumbledore to "surrender" first. If Dumbledore was willing to help, Sirius would naturally be able to come out soon.

Sun Zhu's heart was also uneasy in Dumbledore's silence. He was the person she trusted and relied on the most at present, and the person she would never dare to underestimate even if she had many golden fingers.

She speculated that Sirius was sent to Azkaban without trial, perhaps because of Dumbledore's acquiescence. At that time, after Peter's betrayal and the tragic death of his best friend, Sirius' mental state was completely out of control, and he even mistakenly believed that Peter was really killed in the explosion instead of escaping.

If he had been proven innocent at that time, then as Harry's godfather, he would have become Harry's actual raiser anyway.

However, Harry would then lose the protection of Lily's sacrificial magic, and this protection mechanism could only continue to be effective if he stayed with someone who was related to him by blood.

So whether it was out of concern for Sirius' mental state or out of protection for young Harry, Sirius could not be Harry's guardian. Perhaps, letting him stay in Azkaban to "calm down" as he wished was the best choice.

But Sun Zhu felt that after so many years, Sirius must have been sober enough.

Dumbledore should also be aware that Harry now needs more than just a "safe" living environment, he also lacks the company of his family.

Now that she had brought Peter to the public, it was time to settle the accounts of the past. After Peter was convicted, they would all start a new life.

"I don't know who the old man is writing to, and I can't understand it either." Grandpa Long suddenly spoke up, interrupting her chaotic thoughts, "A bird flew in and took the letter away."

"Is it an owl?" Sun Zhu asked excitedly, "Principal Dumbledore is notifying the Ministry of Magic, right?"

"I don't know, but anyway, the rat demon has been frightened to death." Uncle Long said contemptuously.