The Admiral of Hogwarts

“I'm just scared!” Peter Pettigrew shrieked, trying to conceal his inner unease. “What if the Dark Lord's followers find me? I sent their most capable henchman to Azkaban—that traitor, Sirius Black!”

“But Sirius was later imprisoned in Azkaban, you could have come out then.” Professor McGonagall said, looking at Peter. “Your mother was still alive then, she thought of you until her death, but always believed you were dead.”

“Because I was afraid.” Perhaps because it was McGonagall asking and not Dumbledore, Peter seemed a little calmer. “I was worried that some of those who escaped the net would retaliate against me, maybe even kill my mother.”

“You're lying!” the Ministry of Magic official said angrily. “I am Bones, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. According to the information I have, the British magical world recovered quickly after the Dark Lord fell. The threat you describe simply didn't exist.”

“I told you, I'm timid.” After being questioned by Madam Bones, Peter blinked and then defended himself.

“So I was very worried about those dark wizards, especially Sirius Black's revenge. You know, Sirius blew up half a street with one curse. I was really scared that time—”

“But if you're really that timid, why would you actively go to avenge the Potters?” Madam Bones's lips curled slightly upward, and then she said.

“I know you might say it was the friendship between you and the Potters that made you do it, but it's hard for me to believe that someone who is too timid to appear before his own mother would risk his life for friendship.”

“This…” Perhaps because he had been a rat for too long, Peter clearly had some problems with his brain, so just a few simple questions left him stammering.

“Alright, Headmaster. I think many things are clear now.” Madam Bones turned to Dumbledore at this time and said, “Clearly, there were some things we didn't know about in Sirius Black's case before.”

“So I hope to borrow this place of yours to conduct a temporary interrogation, in order to find out the final truth of this matter as much as possible.”

Madam Bones was a decisive Ministry of Magic official, so after discovering the problem here, she immediately decided to conduct an on-site interrogation.

“In the Headmaster's office, then.” Headmaster Dumbledore was clearly not bothered by conducting an interrogation in his office. “Do you need any help from us?”

“No, thank you.” Madam Bones shook her head and said, “We have all the items needed for the interrogation, and my two colleagues are also very good at this kind of work.”

Unlike Muggle police officers, Aurors are actually more like elite special agents. So, in addition to combat, they are also good at a series of search or interrogation tasks.

So, after obtaining Madam Bones's permission, an Auror walked directly towards Peter, who was slumped on the ground, and took out a small bottle containing a transparent liquid from his pocket at the same time.

“No, you can't do this.” Seeing the Auror approaching step by step with the small bottle, Peter shouted hoarsely, “The use of Veritaserum is restricted—”

“You're right, but as the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, I have the right to issue an order to use Veritaserum.” Madam Bones said, staring at Peter.

At this moment, the Auror walked to Peter's side and used a spell to force him to open his mouth, and then dripped three drops of Veritaserum into it in the other party's desperate eyes.

Only a few seconds after the potion entered his mouth, Peter stopped struggling, his eyes became blank, and his whole body relaxed. Bones pointed her wand and conjured a chair, then conjured ropes from the air and tied Peter to it.

“Okay, now tell me, who betrayed the Potters back then, and what exactly happened in that fight between you and Sirius?” After Peter was tied up, Director Bones immediately began the interrogation.

Under the effect of the potion, Peter confessed everything, how he had turned to Voldemort back then, how he had betrayed the Potters, and how he had framed Sirius.

After the record was completed, Bones and the two Aurors took Peter, still under the influence of the potion, and hurriedly left using the fireplace in the Headmaster's office, apparently to deal with this matter immediately.

“I never thought that the traitor would be that shy little boy who looked so shy back then.” After Madam Bones and the two Ministry of Magic officials left, Professor McGonagall shook her head and then sighed.

“I suspected Sirius back then, and I also suspected Lupin, but I never suspected that little boy who was always following behind the four of them, and who was often overlooked.”

“To think that Sirius has been with those dreadful Dementors in Azkaban for so many years, how much suffering he must have endured. And I actually thought he was a traitor.”

“Actually, everyone has done something wrong, for example, I should have realized that this trial was problematic back then, and then demanded a retrial.” Professor Dumbledore pulled out some tissues from the desk and handed them to Professor McGonagall.

“But the good thing is that we still have a chance to correct our mistakes now, even if it's too late, but it's at least better than not correcting them.”

“For example, I can now write letters to my old friends and ask them to urge the Ministry of Magic to deal with this matter as soon as possible and exonerate Sirius.”

After making the arrangements, Professor Dumbledore focused his attention on Hugo and the others at this time. He first glanced at Hugo and the others waiting beside him, and then announced:

“Mr. Granger and Miss Granger, I am very happy that you were able to assist Professor Halsey in catching this criminal and exonerating an innocent person. So you can each add 50 points to Ravenclaw.”

“However, I hope that you can keep this secret for the time being. Of course, this confidentiality does not need to be permanent, it will be enough after the Ministry of Magic announces the verdict.”

“No problem, Headmaster.” Hugo and Hermione nodded at the same time and replied, then walked out of the Headmaster's office together. And the enterprise was left in the office to deal with some other issues.

“I'm a little curious about one thing.” Hermione asked Hugo on the way.

“If Peter is really a subordinate of the Dark Lord and has the hatred of killing Harry's parents, then why didn't he kill him after living with Harry for so long?”

“It's easy to understand.” Hugo smiled. “Peter is not a brave person, so he naturally wouldn't put himself in danger in order to kill Harry.”

“So, in this case, the other party will make certain considerations, for example, if the Dark Lord returns again, he may take Harry to ask for credit. And if Sirius dies in Azkaban, he can also jump out and say that he has been silently protecting Harry.”

“That's really disgusting.” Hermione's face showed a look of disdain, because Peter's actions had broken through the lower limit of human morality, and no normal person could accept it.

“Yes, humans are indeed a strange creature. When they are kind, they can be like angels, but once they become evil, they will be more evil than demons.”