[hp] Pure White Age

It is only opened when a person really needs it, and it is arranged as that person wants it. 】

Ron slowly opened his mouth wide, and he couldn't help expressing his thoughts: 【If only every classroom in the school was an on-demand room, they would definitely become dormitories after the class bell rang. 】

Lupine smiled, but soon the corners of his lips were flat again.Ron realized that what Lupine was showing him was exactly what he desperately wanted him to see: [...but...why the Whomping Willow? 】

[Because all stories about Sirius begin with it. ] Lupine said, [Do you remember what my Boggart is, Ron? 】

[A... crystal ball? ] Ron said hesitantly, but when he saw the silver halo slowly gathering into a circle on the ceiling of the room, he completely understood. 【moon?But professor, why are you afraid of the moon? 】

Lupine didn't answer him directly. He pointed to the tree hole that was covered by weeds and still glowing faintly, and said to him, "Why don't you find the answer yourself?" 】

Ron pursed his lips in fear.But soon he realized that this place was just an illusion of Professor Lupin's will. Whooping willow, moonlight, and lights in the depths of the tree hole, these are not real, even if they are realistic, and the professor's will will not hurt him.He took a deep look at Professor Lupine and realized that he had no intention of following him, so he walked alone to the dimly lit tree hole.

Most of the tree hole was buried deep in the ground, accessible only by a long, narrow opening at the top, which was why he and Harry hadn't spotted it in their panic last time.Ron bent down, tried his best to shrink himself into a small ball, and rolled carefully into the hole.

He landed on a small rick of hay, unhurt.Ron patted the grass clippings off his robes and stood up.It was like the medieval cellar corridor he had read about in the picture book Hermione had given him.Two simple torches hung on the mottled wall.The height of the corridor was not ideal. Ron picked up a torch and walked forward with difficulty. He felt as if he had walked for a long time before he touched the cold metal pole. He moved the torch closer and took a closer look. It was a rusty iron door, and it was not locked. He pushed it lightly, and it opened.

The world outside the door is a hut, the windows on the roof are trembling in the cold wind but cannot be completely closed; the furniture in the house is covered with thick cobwebs, and Ron trembles against the iron door, not daring to take another step forward , he can now call Voldemort's name in his heart, but he hasn't really crossed the hurdle of spiders.Besides, there wasn't much to discover here, and he began to wonder if Lupine was playing tricks on him.

The silver halo, which was still shrouded in clouds and mist, floated over the window just now, and the wind blew away the veil that wrapped it. The full moon became clear and beautiful, but it also appeared sad and cold because of the atmosphere.Ron shrank his neck, turned and prepared to leave here.

【Are you afraid of this place? ] A voice with a smile sounded.

Ron looked back, surprised to see Lupine walk into the middle of the room. [Wait, what's going on here?Where are you from? 】

[I designed a convenient passage. ] At this moment, the expression on the professor's face did not match his gray hair, Ron said dissatisfiedly: [In that case, why do you want me to climb in from the tree hole? 】

[Because I hope...you can truly experience how I felt at Hogwarts back then, as well as how Sirius, James and Peter felt. 】

Ron frowned: [I still don't quite understand. 】

[I heard that your brothers stole the Marauder's Map from Filch, maybe you've seen it before it unfolded? ] Lupine explained patiently.

Ron tried to recall: [Well... after saying "I solemnly swear that I will not do good things", a sentence will appear on the paper: "Magic maker's auxiliary suppliers Moonface, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs" ...]

【I am the moon face. ] Lupine said, [Wormtail is Peter Pettigrew, Padfoot is Sirius, and Prongs is James Potter—yes, that’s Harry’s father. Yourself a "predator". 】

【But, that's impossible," Ron snapped, 【It was Sirius who killed Harry's parents, how could he...】

[This is also a mystery that I have never been able to solve. James and Sirius have always been the best relationship among us. 】Lupine smiled wryly, then raised his head to look at him, 【I originally wanted to carry this doubt to the grave, after all, both Peter and James are dead, Sirius has changed, and the "Predator" has long been disbanded... But In my heart, I have never been able to believe this truth.To this day, Malfoy has made it public in front of the whole school, and I think it's time to tell you what I know. 】

Ron didn't care about the spider web anymore, and the professor's figure looked weak under the moonlight, as if the story had overdrawn his life in advance.He leaned against the iron door, silently waiting for the professor to speak again.

【Everything should start when I turned into a werewolf when I was four years old...】

Lupine really told him everything, and it was a story that was both strange and familiar.Moon face, Wormtail, Padfoot, and prongs, Ron has never experienced everything they have experienced together, such as practicing Animagus to help friends conceal their identities as werewolves, but from these large and small incidents, But he vaguely saw his own memories, such as Hermione lying to the teacher for the first time for him and Harry, Harry and him fighting Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets... He understood Lupine's pain, if he told Harry Or that Hermione would betray her friends and justice one day, he would never believe it.

The Screaming Shack was silent, and Professor Lupine's thin silhouette was bathed in moonlight.On this fictitious full moon night, Ron seemed to touch the professor's deeply buried soul.He couldn't imagine how the professor in his youth rolled into the tree hole with his uncontrollable body, and staggered towards the screaming shack, waiting for a desperate transformation.Over the years, legends about the Shrieking Shack have sprung up one after another, and in those stories the eternal shriek was made by the man in front of him.

【Professor, you don’t actually believe in your heart that Sirius did everything, but you also don’t fully trust him. 】He stood up and walked in front of Lu Ping, 【Have you ever worried that Sirius is a member of the Black family, maybe there are parts of him that you can't accept? 】

The professor was right, they understood each other perfectly, better than anyone.No one else is as self-conscious as they are surrounded by dazzling friends and caught in an emotional struggle between good and darkness.

Lupine's lips moved, but there was no response to his words.After a long time, he said: [Malfoy said tonight that Sirius had sneaked into Hogwarts and stole important things.I don't know what that is, but if it were, Hogwarts would be in danger. 】

[Since I entered school at the age of 11, which year has it not been in danger? ] Ron curled his lips and held Lupine's arm, 【We will find out the truth...Professor, I want to ask one last question. 】

【what? 】

[If... Sirius really wants to use the game to hurt Harry, can you protect him? 】

Lupine's eyes flickered with unreadable sadness, and he smiled and nodded.

After they emerged from the Room of Requirement, the glossy door mysteriously disappeared, reverting to the wall Ron was familiar with.He stroked the wall curiously, and said to Lupin, "Can I make it appear too?" 】

[As long as your will is strong enough. ] Lupine replied, [Although that is said, few students below the fifth grade can easily do it. 】

Ron tried to murmur some thoughts in his head, but they just floated through his mind here and there, one way, another.The wall still stood silently in front of him.He turned to the professor with some frustration and said: [Let's go, it seems that it is almost time for curfew. 】

On the way after parting with Lupine, Ron thought a lot.He imagined Sirius in Lupine's description: a tall and handsome boy with dark hair and dark gray eyes, a boy who showed the arrogant character of the Black family when he first came to Hogwarts, but was sorted into the Gryffindor family. Pure blood; and James - Harry's father: a teenager who doesn't resemble Harry in character, but is a bit annoying.They became best friends, and now one's whereabouts and identity are a mystery, and the other has long since passed away.He also tried to imagine how Professor Lupine spent the time between James Potter's death and his arrival at Hogwarts, and imagined the mysterious Room of Requirement.

[As long as your will is strong enough. 】Professor Lupine's words echoed in his ears.Ron had a vague feeling that this sentence was the key to solving a problem that was troubling him.

☆、Chapter51 Confrontation

At the breakfast table the next day, Ron was a little sleepy, and he knew he couldn't sleep last night.The secret of the necklace, Lupine and Sirius, Sirius and Harry's parents... In the Room of Requirement, he was touched by the memories of Professor Lupine, but this fantastic journey has already begun under the sunshine in the morning became blurred.

After all, Sirius did betray Potter's parents, didn't he?The school was about to announce the first project for the Triwizard Tournament, and Ron wasn't sure if it was the right thing to tell Harry all these details now.Hermione hadn't come to breakfast yet (which was extremely rare), and Harry was sitting across from him, churning his milk, looking equally sleep-deprived.

【Harry, are you okay? 】Ron said in a relaxed tone,【The first project will be announced soon, won't it? 】

Harry looked up (Ron saw the deep dark circles under his eyes), opened his mouth—

【Merlin! 】

What Harry was about to say was interrupted by Hermione who hurried over with an agitated expression. She put a book on the table, flipped up her robe and sat down.

【Who messed with you? ] said Ron.

Hermione puffed her mouth out of anger, which made her look like a little girl. They waited for a long time before she squeezed out a name: 【Victor Krum. 】

【What? ! ] Ron repeated uncontrollably, 【You mean Victor Krum? 】

[Yes, it's him. 】Hermione frowned and said, 【I heard Hannah Abbott say that the library just received several copies of "Research on the Origin of Spells"—that is, the new work that was recently reported in the Daily Prophet—and got up early. Went to the library to borrow it, and ran into Krum there, wandering around the Restricted Section. 】

【He probably wanted to find spells in the library that would help the game. 】Ron couldn't help defending his idol, 【Why are you angry about this kind of thing? 】

[Oh, oh, yes, it's nothing more than just him,] Hermione responded quickly, [but can you imagine?I mean - you know how wonderful it is to have a quiet library in the early morning ([I don't know!] Ron retorted loudly), but just because he's sitting here, a bunch of girls wearing Bulgarian scarves come over , they sat near me pretending to read a book, looking at him from time to time, making noise...]

【Wait, I didn't quite understand...】Harry finally spoke up,【Are they sitting near you? 】Both Harry and Ron knew that the group of girls who could "wear Bulgarian scarves" and Hermione belonged to two worlds.In fact, there was one in Hermione's bedroom, and they had always tacitly avoided contact with each other.

[That's because Krum is sitting across from me. ] Hermione was already calm, but now she is angry again, 【This is so uncomfortable-he looks at me from time to time, making me think I have sauce on my hair or something. 】

[Don't worry, you can't tell if the sauce is on your hair... You didn't want to ask him to sign something? 】

[Ron! 】

Ron and Harry were both more refreshed after some fruitless banter and banter, but Harry didn't say what he was going to say before Hermione came, which made Ron a little curious.Since entering the third grade, the curriculum has become obviously tense, and the professors have become stricter about classroom discipline, and Hermione is inseparable from them, so he didn't find the opportunity to ask Harry in private.It wasn't until the last Herbology class in the afternoon that Hermione went to the library and they went back to the lounge to do their divination homework due the next day, and they resumed chatting.

[I really envy you to participate in the hegemony competition, the school helped you avoid homework for so long. 】Ron said with a quill in his mouth, and patted the parchment in front of him with his hand, 【Who can tell me how to write this thing? …I predicted I would wrestle tomorrow because Venus is in the zodiac? 】

Harry laughed too. 【Let me help you—make up more nonsense. ] As he spoke, he opened the book "Seeing the Future Through the Fog", and looked at the residue in the teacups of the two of them seriously. The smile on Leigh's face froze as he looked back and forth between the bottom of Ron's teacup and a picture in the book.

[Ron, your residue is exactly the same as the one in the book. 】

【What?show me. 】

Harry moved the book towards him, and Ron moved closer.Hmm... That's right, the fifth picture in the after-school practice questions of the chapter on teacup divination is almost exactly the same as his - it looks like an old snake-headed cane.

【What does it mean? 】Ron turned the page impatiently, 【Check if there is an answer. 】

The pages of the book were flipping, and the answer to the fifth question was displayed in front of them.

[The old cane is a warning of betrayal by those close to you. 】

Ron swallowed in a quiet atmosphere.He knew very well that he didn't scoff at divination like Hermione, and the traditions of the wizarding family made him somewhat trust mysterious powers, especially when they were as coincidental as they were today.

[This makes me a little uncomfortable too. ] said Harry.

【Hey!Don't think so much!The range of close friends is very wide. 】Ron slammed the book shut, 【I'll record it truthfully in my homework—just make up some words, let's think about how to predict what will happen next week. 】

Harry nodded.Just when Ron was writing "I will fall into the cold pool next Thursday because of Mercury" on the paper, Harry suddenly said: [A strange thing happened last night. 】

【What? ] Ron realized that this was something Harry hadn't said this morning.

[Late yesterday, I saw a big black dog near the window sill of the bedroom. 】Harry licked his lips uneasily, 【I'm not sure if it's a hallucination, but its outline was very clear under the moonlight, and it stared at me for a long time before leaving. During this process, Scabbers stayed in the den Flutter - so I guess it's true. 】

Ron recalled the faint movement next to his pillow last night. [I seem to be a little impressed. 】He said, 【But, a big black dog?what is that……】

The remaining complaints stopped on the lips.Ron opened his mouth, unable to recover for a long time.What Professor Lupine said last night seemed to be in his ears.

[In order to help me on the night of the full moon, they all possessed the ability of Animagus after the senior year...]

【The code name you saw on the Marauder's Map is based on our Animagus form...】

[Sirius Black. 】Ron stared blankly at Harry, the black-haired friend just said the name he was about to say.

[I don't know why, but I just think it's him. ] Harry’s eyes flashed with firmness, 【I can feel... that weird temperament, and the way that dog looked at me—it’s very complicated, maybe it’s because he killed my parents with his own hands... 】My friend couldn't continue, his light green eyes were full of anger and sadness.How could he still tell Harry how good Sirius Black and his father used to be?

Ron looked down.Professor Lupine asked him to tell Harry the truth at the right time, because after the game started, the professor was not allowed to have private contact with the warriors.Just when they had nothing to say, Colin Creevey burst into the common room excitedly, saying that Harry had to attend the wand inspection ceremony, and the first project would be announced early tomorrow morning.The boys in the lower grades probably felt that it was an honorable job to deliver such news to Harry Potter. Even though the students from the four colleges had a somewhat subtle attitude towards Harry due to the incident at the dinner party, he still worshiped him as usual. .

After Harry left, Ron dealt with the divination homework indiscriminately, and Hermione also came back from the library. She successfully won the competition with the senior class (no one in the middle and lower grades wanted to read that book), and got the "Spell Tracing Research". ".Krum didn't seem to be leaving the library, so they exchanged a few words, but that didn't mean Hermione changed his mind about him, she insisted that he was only popular with girls for showing off his football skills.

【Do you know about the Yule Ball? ] she asked.

Ron choked on the coffee, and it took him a long time to say: [What?prom? 】He thought Christmas was for eating delicious food and opening presents.

Also, Hermione looked weird, and her face was flushed. [Yes, the dance. ] She said softly, as if afraid to wake someone up, [Krum told me that the three principals are thinking about how to make this Christmas special and interesting, you know... um... everyone Dumbledore hoped to change the atmosphere in the school. 】

【That's good, I don't know if you don't tell me. 】Ron glanced at Hermione suspiciously,【What else do you want to say? 】

[I...] Hermione pursed her lips in thought for a moment, showing a relieved expression, [Forget it,] she said, [Telling you won't help. 】

Ron turned his head dissatisfied and scribbled on the remaining parchment, which Hermione blamed for wasting it.She suddenly remembered something, took out a lot of SPEW badges and a stack of parchment full of writing from her schoolbag, and began to introduce vomiting to him-oh no, it was the House Elf Rights Promotion Association, according to Hermione She said that this was an idea she had come up with since she was in the second grade.

Just when Hermione proposed to appoint him as the vomiting treasurer, Ron suppressed a smile and closed the book: [Ah, why hasn't Harry come back?Are they on the third floor?Let's go and see. ] After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Hermione, and walked quickly to the door.

As soon as they stepped out of the tower, they saw a large group of students gathered on the green avenue outside the school. There were all four houses. They burst out with weird laughter from time to time, especially Hufflepuff and Slytherin.A bad premonition made Ron and Hermione look at each other, and they walked towards the encirclement together.

[Look who is here. 】

As soon as the two of them got close to the crowd, they heard a long ironic tune.Ron looked up like the crowd in confusion, only to find that Draco and two other students from the Snake Court were sitting on the branches of the old tree in Hogwarts, swinging their legs leisurely.When he met his eyes, the smile on the corner of the blond boy's mouth did not change. He shifted his eyes very naturally, aimed at Hermione, and said loudly: 【Harry Potter's two friends are here, let them see it too Game memorabilia made by us. ] After that, he waved his wand, and a huge parchment unfolded from the height of the tree, on which was written in large characters: 【1500 anti-Potter slogan badges are given away for free! 】

[It's so boring! ] Hermione said loudly.Ron glared at Draco calmly, grabbed Hermione's clothes, 【Let's go, there's no need to pay attention to this kind of people. 】He yelled at the tree: 【Even if you give it away for free, no one will want it! 】

【Not always. 】Draco jumped down from the tree with a smile and walked slowly to his side.He was indeed very popular in Slytherin now, and they automatically made a way for him, not to mention Hufflepuff, they never opposed the publicity.Draco pointed to the badge pinned to his robe, and motioned to Ron: [Specially designed, look at the weasel. 】

His badge reads: [Support Cedric Diggory - a true warrior of Hogwarts! ] Then, he pressed it, and the words on the badge instantly changed to [Potter stinks! 】Laughter broke out first among the Slytherin students, mixed with the voices of many Hufflepuffs.Ron looked around angrily, only to realize how bad Harry's situation was: Sirius broke into the school for Harry, which would bring danger to other students; and he also became the No. Walked away the rare glory of Hufflepuff.

[I think my badge will sell well. 】The person on the opposite side proudly said, 【Maybe someone is willing to spend money to buy it. ] Then he moved closer: 【Have you read today's Daily Prophet?Potter is very good at packaging himself. When did he become a top student? 】

[No one with any sense would believe Rita Skeeter's nonsense. ] Ron took a step back.

【Oh, is it? 】Draco looked at Hermione meaningfully, 【Is it true that you and Harry are a couple?Aren't you going to dance at the Yule Ball?Merlin - I'm sending you a badge, Mudblood, that you can show Potter on the day of the dance. ] After he finished speaking, he took out a badge and gestured on Hermione in a serious manner, and the Slytherins laughed.Ron saw that behind Draco, many Hufflepuffs had already taken the badges.

[It turns out that you are ready to be a jerk. 】Ron sneered, 【I can't see the significance of these things. ] He tried to search out the leaked emotion from the eyes of the other party.In school, Draco had been at odds with Harry, but the suppression during this time was obviously premeditated.

Draco didn't speak anymore, but his pride didn't allow him to lower his head.He was silent in the dark cloud of laughter he had caused, the badge still clutched in his left hand.Subconsciously, he reached out to stroke the thin chain around his neck.Ron's pupils dilated for a moment, but Hermione finally pulled him away from the laughing crowd.After they walked out of the grass and returned to the castle, they realized that at some time, Harry had already stood by the window watching the scene under the tree.Seeing them, he smiled reluctantly, curling his fingers and tapping the tip of his wand.

The Hogwarts campus has never been more lively than it is now.In this bustle, Ron felt lonely.

☆、Chapter52 space-time necklace

Ron hadn't dreamed of those fragments for several nights.Such as the table and chairs that had fallen from the center of the room, the shattered saucer, the pendulum of the clock, and the familiar corner of a black robe—although he often had to wait until he woke up to realize that it belonged to Snape—but tonight's dream seemed to be more vivid than it was. The fragmented picture of the past was more complete. He even heard a painful growl at the end. The sound was embedded in his mind, shaking out painful ripples, and he trembled and opened his eyes.

The slight breathing of the roommates drifted over the dormitory.The bright moonlight outside the window casts a peaceful shadow on the window sill.Ron reached out to hold the necklace around his neck and stroked the skin of his chest, where there was a faint tingling pain.After so many days, he was still puzzled by this gift from his lover.

The cry from the dream echoed in his memory.No matter how much Ron hated to believe it, it did come from Draco, his elusive lover.The instruction of tea divination appeared in front of his eyes again: [Warning of betrayal by those close to him] Ron bit his lip, trying to drive away the superstition deep in his heart and the fear at the root of superstition.He looked sideways at the bed next door. Harry was asleep, and his dark-haired friend had just learned that he would be fighting a dragon. They chatted for a while before going to bed.

【Do you think I can do it? 】Harry asked this when he was lying back on the bed,【If I fail...】The worried eyes of his friend reminded Ron of Harry standing by the window this afternoon, bearing the ridicule of other houses alone.He felt uncomfortable for a while, but he could only pat him on the shoulder and say: 【Everything will be fine, Harry. 】

Perhaps at a time like this, Harry would wish to know about Sirius?If he knew that Professor Lupine, Sirius and James Potter had been close, and Sirius was not necessarily his enemy... It would be difficult for Ron to make a judgment, and even a small mistake might affect Harry's mentality during the game .He was thinking about this indiscriminately, when he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from under his bed, which made him startled and sat up immediately.

The sound became clearer in the silent moonlight, like a whimper from an animal's throat.Then Ron heard a few feeble thumps.Soft footsteps left under his bed, and the black figure wagged its tail and walked towards the door.When Ron saw clearly what the black figure was, he was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his mouth.

It turned out that what Harry said was really not a hallucination.Sirius has sneaked into Gryffindor's bedroom!

The bed rattled at his movements.The big black dog turned around sharply, and his eyes caught him instantly.Ron suddenly realized that the big dog was holding something in its mouth - a weak, head-drowned mouse, which was his Scabbers.

No one made a sound, only Simo's dream came out from under the curtain of the bed.The big dog looked at Ron carefully with suspicious and stern eyes, and bit the mouse tighter in its mouth. Ron noticed that Scabbers flinched in pain, and it was not dead yet.This made him courageous: 【That's my mouse. 】He approached the black dog tentatively, and whispered, 【Please don't hurt him.Otherwise... can I find you something to eat? 】

The black dog didn't intend to release Banban, but took a step closer to him.While paying attention to the expression of the black dog, Ron carefully got up from the bed and walked to the door. 【I know there is a place you can go. 】 He mustered up the courage to say, 【Follow me. 】

The black dog turned his head to look at Harry's bed unwillingly. [You'd better not wake Harry up,] Ron frowned, [now the whole school knows you killed Harry's parents—] Before he finished speaking, Sirius' throat overflowed with anger again Grunting, [Okay,] Ron hurriedly gestured to stop, [I won’t say anything.Professor Lupine told me about you, or I would have cursed you too. ] He opened the door, 【Let's go out first. 】

The black dog looked at him contemptuously, probably questioning whether he was qualified to cast a spell on him.However, when his eyes fell on his neck, his breathing became heavy, and he finally lifted his feet slowly and followed him out of the bedroom.

Ron closed the door behind the black dog. [Go up to the eighth floor, you must follow me. 】He licked his lips and said to himself: 【Even so... I'm not sure I can summon the Room of Response. 】Ron walked up the stairs, talking nervously about the summoning method Lupine taught him.The black dog didn't say anything about it, just followed behind him quietly with Scabbers in its mouth.

Because of Sirius, Hogwarts has been more heavily guarded recently.However, now Ron is familiar with the patrol routes of the prefects of all grades, and even the twins are slightly inferior in this regard.When they came to the wall opposite the tapestry on the eighth floor, before Ron could hold his breath, a big warm hand held his shoulder: [I'll come. 】The voice was deep and hoarse, and the timbre of the past could be vaguely heard, but it was worn and corroded by the dark time.A poorly dressed man with dark gray eyes walked past him towards the wall, reached out and stroked the Hogwarts bricks, and then rested his head on them, closing his eyes as if in prayer.

A door appears in the wall. 【bring it on. 】He said.When he opened the door and the light from the door cast on the faces of the two, Ron could clearly see the man's deep and handsome facial contours.

He followed Sirius into the Room of Requirement.Last time it was a Whooping Willow in the moonlight, and this time it was a room with old, gloomy decor.On the largest wall of the room was a very worn-out tapestry, which had been bitten by creatures like Hu Meizi in several places, and the gold thread used for embroidery gleamed dimly, which was the dying time.In the center of the room, there is also a wooden table, a lamp, and two equally old dark green armchairs covered with blankets.

【I need a break very much. ] Sirius explained.He went to the armchair and sat down, closing his eyes and sighing heavily.

Ron nodded understandingly: [Do you need me to help you find something to eat? 】

The man's expression loosened a little: [No, thank you... the most important thing now is... sit here Ron, you are Harry's friend, right? 】

【Yes. ] Ron sat down in another armchair, and only then did he notice something on the wooden table that he hadn't noticed just now - a brand new photo frame, upside down on the table.Sirius followed Ron's gaze, coughed lightly, and put the photo frame into his pocket.But the moment he picked it up, Ron still saw clearly that it was a group photo of two men, they hooked their shoulders and laughed wantonly on the photo.

[Does he think so?I killed his parents? 】

[Everyone thinks so. ] Ron said honestly, 【Draco... Malfoy announced this in front of the whole school. 】

[Malfoy. ] Sirius grinned and repeated, which contained a meaning that Ron didn't understand.

【Professor Lupine doesn't believe that you did it, but...is this really true? 】

Sirius' eyes twinkled at the sound of Lupine's name.After Ron asked that question, he seemed to be unable to restrain himself anymore, grabbed the armrest of his chair, and leaned closer to him: [Listen, I didn't do it-how is this possible?Killed my best friend! 】

[Please calm down...] Ron shrank his body to the back of the chair. It was undeniable that he was still a little afraid of Sirius.

The man let go of his armrests, slumped back into his chair, and covered his eyes with his hands. [It's Peter Pettigrew. ] After a tense silence, he finally spoke.The name seemed to be pushed out of his throat.

[He is also a predator, isn't he? ] Ron couldn't help asking, [Professor Lupine said he was dead...]

[Everyone thinks he's dead, just like they think I'm the murderer of James and Lily. 】Sirius's chest heaved,【It's because we don't know people clearly, me, James and Remus... didn't see the true face of that guy's promises... This is definitely the most subtle deception, ha!He became a hero who died for justice, and I was imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years! 】

Before Ron could respond, he panted heavily and continued: [He is still working for Voldemort, this time it is also because of him...]

[What happened this time? 】Ron stood up excitedly, 【You mean Harry's name was thrown into the Goblet of Fire?That's what Peter Pettigrew did? 】

[Yes. 】Sirius glanced at the unconscious Scabbers in Ron's arms, 【He has always been lurking in this school, from the very beginning.He turned your mouse into—no, don't rush to argue, this one isn't, or I'd have bitten its throat off. 】

【I can not understand what you say. ] Ron hugged Scabbers angrily, he began to feel that the man in front of him could not be trusted, Pettigrew?How could he be Scabbers?

[I know you can't believe me all of a sudden,] the man's voice calmed down, [but what I'm saying is the truth: Pettigrew faked his own death and then turned into a mouse to hide in your house, think carefully about your spotted life How long has it been? An ordinary mouse would never live that long.Since he followed you to Hogwarts, he has been reporting Harry's news to Voldemort.Every time he goes to Voldemort, he leaves you with a normal rat, and he's been doing that for three years. 】

[As for the Malfoy family, they have been waiting for Voldemort to return so that they can continue to serve him.Draco Malfoy is the next Lucius, and sooner or later he will become a core member of the Death Eaters.I think they must have used him to spread rumors in the school that I put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire because I wanted to kill them all...