"You came just in time -" Before Dumbledore could finish his words, Harry rushed over and before anyone could react, he jumped on Sirius and knocked him out.
Harry didn't relax after knocking down Sirius. Instead, he sat directly on Sirius and grabbed his neck with both hands.
"Bastard!" His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole face was flushed, even redder than the face of Sirius who was being choked. "You are their secret keeper! But you betrayed them!"
A look of pain flashed across Sirius's eyes. He wanted to say something, but his neck was pinched tightly and he only made a few gurgling sounds, so he instinctively held his hand on Harry's.
On the wrist.
"Release all your strength!" Dumbledore's spell caused Harry's hand to relax uncontrollably, and then Professor McGonagall quickly ran over, grabbed Harry's left shoulder, and glanced at Percy.
Percy suddenly woke up, strode forward, held Harry's right shoulder, and pulled him off Sirius.
A stream of fresh air rushed into Sirius's mouth and nose. He coughed twice and turned over to sit up. Looking at Harry who was glaring at him angrily, Sirius felt uncomfortable.
"Harry, I admit... I harmed James and the others... I persuaded them at the last moment to change the secret keeper to Peter... This is all my fault, it's all my fault... If I hadn't chosen Peter, James
James and the others will not be betrayed..." His voice was very hoarse, with an indescribable sadness in it, "But Harry, I beg you...believe me, I have never betrayed James and Lily.
I would rather die than betray them..."
"Secret Keeper, Peter?" Harry was shocked by the news. "Are you trying to say that my parents' Secret Keeper is not you but Peter?"
An idea came to Harry's mind and he pressed it down because it was so ridiculous.
"Yes, in order to better protect them..." Sirius nodded bitterly, "In the end, I harmed them and let Peter, the real murderer, go free for so long."
Harry was a little at a loss. He turned to look at Dumbledore, hoping to get an answer from him. Then he saw Dumbledore also nodded, "Peter is here. He has been lurking in the Weiwei in the form of a mouse all these years."
The Sly family—" At this time, Ron next to him made a strange sound in his throat, "—I can wake him up and confront you."
Dumbledore briefly summarized the matter in a few sentences.
Harry watched all of this blankly, as if he was confused by the overwhelming amount of information. He believed in Dumbledore's judgment, but deep down in his heart, he still wanted to hear what Peter had to say.
"Resume quickly!" Seeing that Harry had nothing else to say, Dumbledore took it as his acquiescence, and woke Peter up to prepare for a confrontation.
After Peter Pettigrew woke up, he did not cry and yell, but his face was ashen, and he sat slumped on the spot muttering feebly.
Harry listened closely and found that he seemed to be repeating words such as "ridiculous", "framed" and "crazy".
It's no wonder that Peter Pettigrew gave up resistance. Dumbledore's attitude really made him despair. If he didn't deceive Dumbledore, then everything would be over. No matter how hard he struggled, it would be pointless.
But when he saw Harry, Peter Pettigrew's eyes still lit up, and he realized that he seemed to have a glimmer of hope?
Peter Pettigrew grabbed the corner of Harry's clothes with his hand and said tremblingly: "Harry, my God, you and James look almost exactly the same, except for your eyes -"
"Shut up!" Sirius roared angrily, "How dare you, how do you deserve it!"
Harry felt like he should say something, but the words came to his lips, but he couldn't form a sentence at all.
"Professor Dumbledore," Hermione's timid voice interrupted the conversation of several people, "can I ask a question?" Hermione listened to the conversation between several people and combined it with the story she heard in The Three Broomsticks.
, we came to a general conclusion: Harry's parents were killed by Peter! And Peter himself turned into a mouse and hid.
"Of course." Dumbledore looked at Hermione with very loving eyes, as if he were looking at his granddaughter.
"Scabbers - I mean, Peter, he has been lurking in Harry's dormitory for three years and Ron's house for twelve years. If he is an accomplice of the mysterious man, then why didn't he hurt Harry?
Didn't he hurt the Weasley family? To put it another way, why didn't he hide in some remote small village and spend the rest of his life? Why did he have to hide next to Ron and stay in Hogwarts?"
Peter seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. He knelt in front of Hermione, his face covered with tears and snot, "Thank you, smart, kind girl, God will bless you-" He stretched out his hand to pull
Hermione's clothes, but a look of fear appeared on Hermione's face, and she took a step back suddenly, while Tom stood in front of her, separating her from Peter.
Peter didn't pay attention to this detail. He turned around and looked at everyone in the room and said loudly: "Yes! In twelve years, I haven't even touched Harry's hair! I also helped him deal with the little wizard who came to make trouble.
What! If I was really that person’s accomplice, then why didn’t I kill Harry or escape to some deserted place?”
"Because you are a selfish, disgusting person!" Sirius exposed Peter's lies without hesitation, "You only turned to Voldemort for yourself, you are not loyal to him at all, you are only loyal to you.
Own……"
"You know best about how to maximize profits - you have been waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity for him to become the overlord again. For you, sending Harry to Voldemort or helping him make a comeback
Only then can you clear your own suspicions, climb higher in their gang, and please your master more, right?"
"Hide with a wizarding family so you can prick up your ears and get the news, right, Peter!"
Under Sirius's series of questioning, Peter was as dumbfounded as an international student who had just arrived abroad. He didn't know what to say at all. All the reasons he found were refuted, and there was no possibility of clearing his name. He tried hard to think about what else he could do.
Is there any chance of a comeback, but I find myself in a desperate situation?
In the end, he was really at a loss for words and could only collapse on the ground like a deflated football. He gave up resistance.
Peter confessed. He murmured: "Yes...but I can't help it, I was forced to do it!"
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