Five hundred and seventieth eight chapters unfinished plan
In the set script, Cornelius Fudge should not have the right to initiate inquiries at this time.
At least in the public trial process that Albus Dumbledore saw, before completing the two cases of "Who is Two-Face" and "Hogwarts Mortgage Mystery", all the questioning processes
All should be initiated by "Albus Dumbledore" rather than left to the Ministry of Magic to implement.
but……
Otto Apocalis narrowed his eyes and looked at the Hogwarts principal with a warm face.
"Albus Dumbledore", who was supposed to read the preset questions one by one, was sitting in the seat behind with a smile at this time, and the parchment with the standard questions on it went to Fudge.
in hand.
And as Cornelius Fudge removed the parchment in his hand and started asking questions on his own initiative, the situation was obviously starting to get out of control. Dumbledore was very aware of the desire for power deep in the heart of the little Minister of Magic -
—Although Cornelius Fudge always thought he concealed himself well.
However, as the person responsible for guarding Peter Pettigrew, under the gaze of thousands of wizards, the poor Professor Otto Apokalis could do nothing but keep reminding him with his eyes.
The "self" not far away.
At this moment, Peter Pettigrew's eyelids trembled and he began to answer Fudge's questions.
"Because of a prophecy, the Dark Lord believed that there was a power in the Order of the Phoenix that might threaten him, so he asked us to look for wizard families that fit the description of the prophecy, and the Potters are one of the families that fit the description of the prophecy..."
"What is the Order of the Phoenix?!"
"What prophecy?"
After Peter Pettigrew finished speaking, Cornelius Fudge and Amelia Bones asked at the same time.
Faced with two problems at the same time, Peter Pettigrew's face twitched, and there was a trace of confusion. He opened his mouth and then stopped there blankly, like a magic doll that was temporarily down.
"Ahem, sorry...Mr. Minister, please continue to ask..."
As the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Amelia Borth glanced at Cornelius Fudge, who looked unhappy next to her, coughed slightly apologetically, and returned to her seat with a smile, but
There is still curiosity in his eyes.
Cornelius Fudge frowned, turned his head and continued to look at Peter Pettigrew, asking again.
"Peter Pettigrew, what was the Order of the Phoenix you just talked about? And what was the prophecy?"
"The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society created by Dumbledore. Only Dumbledore knows the total number of people. Its only purpose is to fight the Dark Lord. Most of the people who died above were members of the Order of the Phoenix. As for the prophecy
The Dark Lord has not told anyone the specific content, we only know part of it... The family that has resisted the Dark Devil's forces three times was born at the end of July..."
Along with the voice of Peter Pettigrew, a flash of understanding flashed on the faces of Cornelius Fudge and others. People subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the shining names in the sky. They found them under James Potter and Lily Potter.
corresponding records.
On the bleachers in the distance, Harry stared blankly at his parents in the sky.
The sights coming from all directions were like sponges, squeezing him in the middle little by little, making it difficult for him to breathe - is this the reason? Just because of a prophecy?
After a few seconds of silence, Cornelius Fudge took a deep breath and nodded.
"So that's the case, that's why the Potters were hunted down by the mysterious man, because they are the only wizard family that meets the requirements, and Harry Potter is the boy who has the possibility to defeat the mysterious man, right? Then what?"
"No, there were actually two wizarding families that fit the description at that time - Mr. and Mrs. Potter and Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom."
To everyone's surprise, Peter Pettigrew slowly shook his head and continued to answer.
"Dumbledore had some capable spies, and one of them revealed the prophecy to him. Therefore, the Order of the Phoenix knew about this earlier than the Dark Lord, and alerted the two wizarding families respectively, advising them to beware of the Dark Lord.
Attack. Dumbledore chose different responses to the two wizarding families."
spy?
Cornelius Fudge raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the old wizard behind him, and resisted the question that almost blurted out - since Peter Pettigrew was described as a "secret agent", it meant that the answer could not be obtained from him.
It is not a wise choice to provoke Dumbledore again over this issue.
Keeping this in mind, Cornelius Fudge cleared his throat and continued to ask.
"Countermeasures? What kind of measures?"
"Regarding this, if Mr. Minister is interested, you can ask me after the trial. Let's not expand too much. Let's go back to the case itself and ask more questions that everyone is more concerned about."
Dumbledore coughed slightly and reminded Cornelius Fudge in a gentle tone.
However, Cornelius Fudge, who thought he had gradually taken control of the pace of the trial, had no intention of stopping there.
"Sorry, Professor Dumbledore, as you said, these heroes and heroic deeds should not be forgotten over time. I think it is necessary for everyone to understand the whole story of the mysterious man's downfall, which is closely related to each of us.
."
Before Dumbledore could protest again, Peter Pettigrew took another deep breath and continued to speak in a wooden voice.
"Due to the limited manpower of the Order of the Phoenix at that time, if they were evenly distributed on both sides for defense, they would be defeated by the Dark Lord one by one. Therefore, Dumbledore decided to let James and Lily use the Loyalty Charm to temporarily hide, forcing the Dark Lord to choose Longbottom.
The family is the main battlefield for the decisive battle. Once the power of the Order of the Phoenix and the Longbottom family are gathered, even when the Dark Lord's power is at its peak, it will be difficult to take advantage of such a tough battle.
The Red Loyalty Curse is an extremely complex spell that can use magic to hide an unknown secret in the soul of a living person. From the day the spell takes effect, unless the secret keeper takes the initiative to leak it, the secret will never be revealed again.
Become known to more people - Dumbledore's plan was very good. As long as the secret keeper didn't tell, the Dark Lord could not find Lily and James even if he searched for tens of millions of years in the village where they lived. In the end, he had to go
Attack the battlefield prepared by Dumbledore in advance."
Peter Pettigrew's eyelids trembled, and there seemed to be an excited smile on his face.
"However, the secret was leaked in the end. Why? As far as I know, the keeper chosen by the Potters should be Sirius Black, not you. How did the mysterious man do it?"
Cornelius Fudge asked in a deep voice, with deep confusion in his eyes.
Facing Cornelius Fudge's question, Peter Pettigrew gradually showed a strange smile on his face.
"Yes, at the beginning, James insisted on letting Black be their secret keeper. He told Dumbledore that Black would rather die than tell this secret, and Black would also hide and deal with the Dark Lord.
——Because only in this way can they convince Dumbledore to give up the idea of personally serving as James and Lily's secret keeper..."
"That's enough! Don't let him talk anymore, I'll answer it! I'll just answer this question! I'm the one..."
Sirius Black trembled all over and let out a shrill roar.
However, before he could finish speaking, Snape raised his wand and waved it indifferently at Black. An invisible magic force instantly sealed Black's mouth, gluing his upper and lower lips together, and he could only moan.
The sound of woo.
"Quiet, Black, you stupid and arrogant fellow! Do not interfere with the trial!"
Severus Snape's lips trembled violently, and he looked at Sirius Black with a mixture of contempt and hatred. He seemed to have briefly lost his mind, and screamed slightly out of control.
Then, the man turned his head and continued to stare at Peter Pettigrew with a crazy look, and continued to whisper to himself in a low voice.
"Say...keep talking...don't worry...I know what to do..."
"Severus, calm down!"
Unknowingly, Professor Otto Apocalypse had also drawn out his wand, looking warily at the two wizards in front of him who were gradually losing control of their emotions. A trace of bitterness flashed across his wrinkled face.
Severus...Sirius...sigh...
On the other side, Peter Pettigrew's dull voice continued, seemingly with a hint of amusement.
"During the last period, Dumbledore seemed to have noticed something. He firmly believed that one of us must have betrayed the Order of the Phoenix. Fortunately, I secretly mastered the Occlumency technique and successfully deceived the most legendary figure in the world.
Great wizard - yes, there are many people in the Order of the Phoenix who seem to be unreliable. There are so many dangerous and violent people, who would suspect that the clumsy, lame, and incompetent ones are following James and the others like followers?
Where’s Peter Pettigrew behind you?”
Peter Pettigrew's eyelids trembled violently again, shook his head slightly, and the smile on his face became thicker, as if he was recalling the most glorious and happy time in his life, and continued to speak slowly in a monotonous voice without any fluctuations.
"There is no doubt that James and Black thought so too. So at the last moment, they quietly changed the secret keeper from Black to me without telling anyone. They thought they had come up with someone even more powerful than Dumbledore.
An outstanding and clever strategy...a beautiful bag-swapping plan...They think the Dark Lord will either choose to pursue Black or fall into a trap...It's a pity..."
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Chapter 1! Oh my god!
[Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, arrogance is.] - Liu Cixin in "The Three-Body Problem"