At this moment, not only Fudge's head was in chaos, but others were also in disbelief.
Peter Pettigrew is still alive?
How can this be!
Didn't Peter die twelve years ago?
How could he still be alive?
Everyone stared at the cage in Dumbledore's hand. If the mouse in the cage was really Peter Pettigrew, then Sirius Black was innocent from the beginning?
What is this?
"No, this is impossible. Peter Pettigrew is dead. I was there at the time...how could he still be alive!" Fudge was very excited. Once it is confirmed that Peter Pettigrew is still alive, the Ministry of Magic will be completely reduced to
laughing stock.
Look what the Ministry of Magic has been doing in the past year.
The hunt for Sirius Black.
Once Peter Pettigrew is still alive, it basically means that Black is innocent. Even if it requires repeated investigations, the truth will always be the truth.
Several Aurors around were also startled by Fudge's words. Their eyes involuntarily fell on the metal cage in Dumbledore's hand, and then secretly turned to Albert who was standing nearby waiting.
Scrimgeour had actually realized a long time ago that tonight, the guy named Albert Anderson had directly trampled on the face of the Ministry of Magic.
What depressed them the most was that Fudge actually took the initiative to move his face towards him. After being beaten and swollen by the other party, they even wanted to thank him for helping the Ministry of Magic catch Black, and thank him for helping the Ministry of Magic solve the mystery of that year.
the truth.
However, it really doesn't matter to the Ministry of Magic who betrayed the Potters back then, and they have no intention of overturning the case, because if Sirius Black is innocent, Scrimgeour can even guess that the Ministry of Magic will accept it
Under so much pressure, they would rather use Blake's death to bury the truth. As for whether Blake is innocent or not, it really doesn't matter.
Dumbledore took the mouse out of the metal cage, placed it on the grass in front of him, and tapped the mouse lightly with his wand, and blue-white light instantly enveloped the spotted body.
The next moment, Banban's body slowly floated up, suspended in mid-air, and its small body twisted crazily, as if something was about to come out of its body.
Hermione's eyes widened in disbelief, and she hid behind Albert, looking uneasily at the mouse suspended in mid-air.
After a dazzling flash, a head suddenly popped up on the ground, and its limbs stretched out. A middle-aged wizard fell down where Banban was just now.
Peter Pettigrew appeared in front of everyone out of thin air.
Not only Fudge, but even the two Aurors behind Fudge looked at the middle-aged wizard who suddenly appeared with their mouths open.
"Peter Pettigrew is actually still alive." Fudge looked at the middle-aged wizard on the ground in shock, knowing that everything was over.
Those four Aurors were nothing short of useless. Fudge asked them to take the dementors to investigate the situation first, just to give them time to deal with the matter. However, they messed up the matter and made the Ministry of Magic a joke.
.
"It seems that Mr. Anderson did not lie." Dumbledore looked at the unconscious Peter and said to Fudge with a smile.
"No, the person who discovered that Peter Pettigrew was still alive was Professor Lupin." Albert corrected, shaking his head.
"No matter what, Peter Pettigrew is still alive. I'm afraid the incident must be re-investigated. I remember that Black was thrown into Azkaban Prison without trial." Dumbledore didn't pay attention to Fudge, who looked ugly.
, said to himself: "The thing about Black is probably wrong. He should not be in cahoots with Voldemort."
"Don't mention that name," Fudge growled loudly.
"It was him. It was this bastard who killed James and Lily." Hagrid was trembling all over, as if he wanted to rush up and beat Peter up and avenge the Potter family.
"Calm down Hagrid, as long as the news that Peter is still alive is exposed, his fate will definitely be worse than you think." Albert consoled him.
After hearing this, everyone turned to look at Albert, as if waiting for him to continue.
"I think Peter has been hiding in the Weasley family disguised as a mouse for the past twelve years, not to avoid Black's pursuit, but to avoid the supporters of the mysterious man." Albert glanced at the unconscious Peter.
, said softly: "The mysterious man went to the Potter's house based on Peter's information, but he failed there. Most of his supporters entered Azkaban, but there were still many who escaped and hid and waited for the opportunity.
What do you think they would do if they knew Peter Pettigrew was alive?"
"Those guys will never let Peter go easily." Hagrid's mood suddenly improved a lot, because Albert had already described the tragic end that Peter was about to face, but he would not sympathize with this bastard.
"Wake him up. I think Professor Snape must have Veritaserum. If you feed Peter some, you will know the truth."
"Let's go back to the castle first." Dumbledore said: "Harry and the others need to be taken care of. Severus, take your powerful veritaserum to the principal's office. Mr. Anderson, you will go too. As for the others,
Everyone, please go back and rest!"
Snape's expression was ugly. He realized that Black had escaped, but he could not change the result. He could only watch Black escape with his help, which was even more uncomfortable than killing him.
"It's illegal to use Veritaserum..." Fudge said with a blush on his face.
"I think everyone can't wait to know the truth," Dumbledore said.
"It's best to tie up Professor Lupine. I'm still not sure whether the Humanoid Restoration Spell can restore Professor Lupine's humanity." Albert waved his wand and conjured a rope to tie Professor Lupine tightly.
His mouth was blocked to prevent him from biting.
Then, Albert called for a stretcher and asked Hagrid to put several people on it.
The two Aurors beside Fudge looked at Albert again. That was not the level of magic that a fifth-year student should have.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! They returned to the castle in this way. Harry, Ron and Lupine were sent to the school hospital by George. As for Black and Peter, they were carried into the principal's office by Hagrid.
When they appeared, all the portraits on the wall were listening to their conversation with their eyes closed.
When Phineas saw Black being carried into the principal's office by Hagrid, he couldn't help but feel nervous, but he soon saw Peter who was also being carried into the principal's office. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned toward Al who finally walked into the principal's office.
Bert cast a complicated look.
Phineas never thought that Albert could really catch Peter and clear Black's name.
But the other party really did it.
There was a knock on the door soon. Snape held a medicine bottle in his hand, handed it to Dumbledore, and warned: "Three drops are enough."
Dumbledore opened Peter's mouth, poured three drops of Veritaserum, then pointed his wand at Peter's chest and said: "Resume quickly!"
Peter Pettigrew's eyelids trembled slightly, but he did not open his eyes immediately.
It’s useless?
Dumbledore was a little surprised and looked sideways at Albert.
"Feed this to him and he will wake up." Albert took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket, poured a pill out of it and handed it to Dumbledore.
"What is this?" Dumbledore asked, looking at the pill in his hand.
"My own specially made powerful recovery agent can directly wake up a comatose wizard and cheer people up. There is no harm in it. Normal people can also take it. After taking it, they will feel energetic, refreshed and refreshed. As long as you don't
If you take too much at one time, there will be no side effects."
"What will happen if you eat too much?" Snape suddenly asked.
"You will have nowhere to vent your energy, and you will feel very tired afterwards," Albert explained.
Dumbledore put the pill into Peter's mouth, poured some water into his mouth, pointed his wand at his throat and whispered: "It's gone."
Peter woke up quickly after swallowing the potion, but his eyes were dull and his cheeks were slack, as if he had been hypnotized.
"Can you hear me?" Dumbledore asked calmly.
"You can hear me," Peter whispered.
"I want you to tell us whether you have anything to do with the death of the James family." Dumbledore said calmly.
"I was the one who leaked the secret to the Dark Lord," Peter said.
"It seems that the truth has been revealed." Dumbledore said happily, but Fudge, the Minister of Magic next to him, looked ugly.
"Did you blow up the Muggles on that street too?" Albert continued to ask. He didn't care about the looks of other people at all.
"Yes. I needed to fake death and escape to avoid the revenge of the Dark Lord's supporters. When Black blocked me, it happened to be the best opportunity." Peter said.
"What is your purpose of hiding in the Weasley house disguised as a mouse?"
"Inquire for information."
"What's the purpose of approaching Harry?"
"I am waiting for the opportunity. If the Dark Lord really comes back, I will hand over the last member of the Potter family to him. As long as I hand over Harry to them, no one will dare to say that I have betrayed the Dark Lord." Peter just said this.
After saying that, he was punched in the face and his whole body hit the ground.
"How dare you, James and Lily are your good friends, how dare you treat their son like this." Hagrid roared angrily. If it weren't for the Aurors, he would have rushed up and beat Peter to death.
"They never regarded me as a real friend." Peter said, "I am just a follower. I come and go when you call me!"
"Why betray them?" Albert stopped Hagrid's violence and continued to ask.
"The Dark Lord threatened me with my mother, so I had no choice." Peter said, "I didn't want to join the Order of the Phoenix. I said I still have a mother..."
"That's enough, take him away. I think Azkaban Prison will be his best destination." Fudge gritted his teeth and stared at Albert. If he hadn't realized that he had been tricked, then
He is truly a fool.
Fudge was sure that this guy named Anderson knew that Peter Pettigrew was still alive from the beginning. What was happening now was all arranged by him, and he actually fell into the opponent's trap and pressed the opponent's lips like a doll.
He wanted to perform, and he had already promised to give Blake's bounty to him.
Until now, Black's bounty is still valid, and this bounty has been completed. Even if the Ministry of Magic wants to regret it, it is already too late.
Fudge didn't dare to do that. Once he did, God knows what would happen.
"That's it for Blake."
Fudge combed his hair absently with his fingers, walked to the fireplace and said to Dumbledore: "The Ministry of Magic may summon Black at any time to ask him to cooperate with further investigations."
After saying that, the Aurors took Peter Pettigrew into the rising green flames and disappeared directly into the principal's office.
"Mr. Anderson, you successfully saved an innocent life." Dumbledore said gently.
"You're welcome, this is just a transaction, you use money to do things, that's all." Albert raised his head and said to the portrait of Phineas: "When Blake wakes up, remember to ask him to remit five thousand galleons to me.
In the Gringotts vault."
"What's going on with five thousand galleons?" Hagrid looked at Albert in shock.
"Mr. Phineas paid me five thousand galleons to capture Peter Pettigrew and clear Black's wrongdoing." Albert explained.
"I will convince him." Phineas looked very complicated.
"No one can deny me Galleons." Albert said calmly.
"When did you start doubting Peter's identity?" Dumbledore asked curiously, as if he had not heard the conversation between Albert and Phineas.
"A long time ago, I had doubts about the rat named Scabbers. It was originally Percy's pet. It was said that he lived a long time and later became Ron's pet. It is very abnormal for a rat to be more than five or six years old.
Later, I happened to see Peter Pettigrew's name on a map through the Human Traces Charm." Albert shrugged and continued, "Later, Hermione's cat chased Ron's spots, and I
I started to wonder if he could be Peter Pettigrew. Well, don’t look at me like that. If I hadn’t suspected that Peter was still alive, I would have captured Black and traded him for Galleons.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "However, you have offended the Ministry of Magic very badly now. I dare say they will not give you Black's bounty," Phineas gloated.
reminded, "Fudge looks like he wants to tear you to pieces."
"It doesn't matter, Fudge will be kicked out of office soon." Albert said nonchalantly: "The other one is a short-lived ghost and will die in a few years."
"As for the bounty, Fudge didn't pay for it. The Ministry of Magic will have to pay it back sooner or later." Albert said calmly, "No one can turn away my Galleons, not even the Ministry of Magic. That's right.
If you get Hagrid, take Black to the school hospital first and give him this by the way."
After Hagrid carried Black to the school hospital, Albert said to Dumbledore: "Can you help me deliver this letter to Fudge."
"About the bounty?" Dumbledore asked, raising his eyebrows slightly.
"No." Albert smiled, "It's a fair transaction and he won't suffer a loss."
"What happened to stepping down?" Dumbledore asked as he took the letter from Albert.
"I don't know, Fudge will be ousted by everyone in a few years, and his successor will be Scrimgeour. However, that guy is a short-lived ghost and died soon after taking over." Albert thought for a while and added
, "If Scrimgeour wants to know how he died, you can ask him to come to me. For only a thousand Galleons, I can help him make a prophecy."
"You will definitely become an excellent businessman." Dumbledore said with emotion.
"No, this is just a transaction. I predict for the other party, and he pays galleons." Albert shrugged, "It's like I tell you the result of the prediction, and you deliver a letter for me."
"That makes sense." Dumbledore nodded and walked towards the fireplace, disappearing into the blazing flames.
Ministry of Magic, Minister's Office.
Fudge looked at Dumbledore who walked into his office, suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Mr. Anderson gave you a letter, saying that he is ready to make a deal with you." Dumbledore placed Albert's letter in front of Fudge.
"letter?"
When Dumbledore mentioned Albert, the expression on Fudge's face became even uglier, but he still opened the letter and quickly glanced at the contents. His expression was a little dull. He had just returned from Hogwarts. Fudge was sure
The guy didn't have time to write this letter.
In other words, the letter had been written from the beginning, and the other party had already expected that the Ministry of Magic had no intention of giving 10,000 Galleons.
"He, I mean, is that guy really a prophet?" Fudge looked at the letter that started to burn and eventually turned into a pile of ashes with a gloomy expression.
"It is said that Mr. Anderson can see into the future through the crystal ball, so he easily caught Black." Dumbledore said.
"I agreed."
After Fudge squeezed out a few words from his mouth, he seemed to have lost all his strength and slumped down in the armchair. After reading this letter, Fudge only felt like a fool, being played around like a monkey by the other party, but
Fudge knew he had no choice and could not refuse Albert's proposal.
It was just the grievance in his heart that made him want to hit someone.