When Ron sighed sadly for him a month ago, Peter had already set foot on Albanian soil.
As he moved forward, the burning sensation on his arms became stronger and stronger, and Peter naturally knew what it meant.
After the night in Godric's Hollow more than ten years ago, although there was no basis for it, he still didn't believe that the big boss would end in such a childish way.
Yes, child's play.
The death of two friends, including one who was willing to trust each other with his life, was just part of the "child's play" in Peter's opinion, and it was of little importance. At most, it was just a backdrop.
The Boy Who Lived? The Dark Lord's Terminator?
In his eyes, it's even more of a joke.
Maybe Voldemort suffered an accident, but it was impossible for him to die at the hands of an unweaned cub.
Hagrid once said when he first met Harry, "He doesn't have much humanity left in him, so he can't die."
Peter's idea was very different from that. Voldemort's state at that time was not even considered alive, so how could he die?
But Peter will die, but he wants to live.
12 years, if there is no special method and the strength cannot reach the limited standard, how many 12 years will there be in life?
Five? Six? Seven? Eight?
He used a fraction of the life of an ordinary person to live like a mouse. Even now, Peter will subconsciously transform into an Animagus when sleeping and hide in the most remote corner of the room.
Sirius's threat alone wouldn't have required him to reach this point!
Everything is to get rid of that person. Even though he has surrendered, Peter's character is never willing to get close to the devil who can decide his life or death at a glance.
Since he came to the fore, the Dark Lord's power has continued to expand. When he was rebounded by the Death Curse at Harry's house, it was the most powerful moment for the Death Eaters.
There are many talents inside, including Dolohov, Malfoy, Crouch Jr., Lestrange...
Some of them are cruel and vicious, with great fighting prowess, some are cunning, rich and powerful, some are amazingly talented and have a bright future, some are fanatical and loyal...
No matter how you look at it, Peter's performance is mediocre. After the passing of the Potters, he lost his greatest use value. After he tried to fake his own death to escape, even if Voldemort returns, he may not still remember this little transparent horse.
Aberdeen.
He never wants to be remembered.
After all, it was after the Dark Lord obtained his secret that he attacked Godric's Hollow, causing the Dark Lord himself to disappear and the Death Eaters to remain silent for thirteen full years.
Peter didn't know how many people were imprisoned in Azkaban. Those who were lucky enough not to be imprisoned in Azkaban hated him. But there were definitely some. At least the crazy woman of the Lestrange family would definitely use this money.
The blame is placed on him.
Bella is not the only one who fanatically worships Voldemort, and some people have escaped the pursuit of the Ministry of Magic.
A certain Gou King believed that his fate in their hands would be even more miserable than being caught by Sirius.
One is death, and the other is life worse than death, or in other words, both will suffer after physical death.
Peter didn't want to end up like this, so he could only run away, hide, and remain anonymous as a mouse.
Now, Voldemort returned as expected, but unexpectedly summoned him alone.
Yes, summoned separately.
Young wizards who grew up after the British Wizarding War may not understand it, but Peter knows that there is one of his "colleagues" in Hogwarts.
Severus Snape, no Death Eater was more "favored" by Voldemort than him, not even Bellatrix Lestrange.
After the Dark Mark took over, Peter stayed at Hogwarts for another two days, silently observing Snape's reaction.
Observing words and emotions is an essential skill for "King Gou", but despite this, he did not find any abnormality in the other party, so Peter was convinced that Voldemort did not summon all his subordinates, and probably only sent the message to himself.
Three days were not only an observation of Snape, but also a test of Voldemort. Judging from the tepid reaction of the Dark Mark, his "master" had not fully recovered and was stronger than before.
Make a break, break a bone.
But the broken Voldemort is still Voldemort!
Now that he has been summoned, Peter must go. He does not have the courage to disobey the Dark Lord.
"He didn't dare."
Sitting in the principal's office, Aini said affirmatively.
Maybe others couldn't detect the message of the Dark Mark, but it couldn't be hidden from his eyes. When Ani noticed the changes in Peter, he knew that his plan was completed.
"If Peter had dared to ignore Tom's orders, he would not have become a traitor, and he would not have turned into a mouse and lurked in the Weasley family for so many years."
Having said this, Aini has to admire the strong desire of "King Gou" to survive. He has completely given up his identity as a human being for more than ten years. Living like this is undoubtedly a kind of torture for anyone.
But Peter chose to do this independently.
As a person, what is the meaning of living like this?
But for Peter, living is the greatest meaning.
But based on what he had done, Peter did not deserve to live and could not live.
Harry might choose to send him to trial in the hope of exonerating his godfather, but there are still people who would rather die than drag him to hell.
Sirius Black, Remus Lupine, and the last one, Severus Snape.
The latter two are both proficient in Occlumency. One can protect secrets, and the two can also regulate emotions. In other words, they will be more rational.
Voldemort was the culprit and the one who really killed the Potters. If Peter could live for one more year to dig a big hole for the Dark Lord, neither of them would refuse.
The person photographed in the first place is different. He is too willful, and more than ten years of living in Azkaban will make his spirit even more extreme. Except for Harry, probably no one can persuade him to give up revenge.
But neither Ani nor Dumbledore could let Harry know the inside story of the incident in advance.
Even if the boy restrains himself and does not rush to avenge his parents, his behavior will arouse Peter's suspicion.
So...
Without much thought, the two reached an agreement not to overturn Sirius's case for the time being, but Ani also promised Dumbledore to use Breath of Nature's connections to make Black's stay in Azkaban easier.
[If he has not escaped from jail.]
Aini said to himself, after all, the old principal didn't know that Blake could escape with his own strength.
Since the time agreed upon with Peter was not far away, Aini readjusted his schedule and stayed at Hogwarts for the time being. Some arrangements could only be left to the coming year.
He is still young, and things that are not urgent can be put off later.
After asking Dumbledore a few more magic questions, Ani returned to the tree house.
The night in the Forbidden Forest is very peaceful, and so is Hogwarts at night.
After the sun rose, the Forbidden Forest became noisy, and the castle also followed the owls flying over, and there were waves of surprised conversations.