Harry Potter: I started signing in from Diagon Alley

And Peter has been hiding at the Weasleys for 12 years.

Twelve years is not a short period of time, enough to form a certain inertia of thinking.

It is a courageous decision to make a change in the face of something you have become accustomed to.

If it were someone else, facing this situation, they might choose to sneak away.

But Peter will not.

Peter is essentially a very timid person. He has long been accustomed to relying on others, and his initiative is basically zero.

When he was studying, he was attached to James, Sirius, and Lupin. After graduation, he was attached to Dumbledore. When Voldemort rose, he turned to Voldemort.

In his life, he basically never made any decisions on his own.

Always go with the flow and follow the strong.

When he was a student, he was able to learn Animagus, largely because he didn't want to be separated from the small group of James, Sirius, and Lupine.

Compared with the three of them, Peter's grades and appearance are not outstanding, but he is still a bit talented in transfiguration.

And James and Sirius are the center among their peers, always the focus of attention.

James is also the student council president.

In order to be able to stay with them and enjoy this kind of vanity that he could never obtain on his own, Peter gritted his teeth and learned the Animagus.

With Peter's personality, he would never take the initiative to make changes unless it was the last moment.

He will always hold a trace of fantasy and luck, thinking that Sirius should not be able to find himself.

Eric's words analyzed Peter's character very clearly.

Lupine and Sirius knew Peter's character well enough to know that Eric was right.

They still have plenty of time, so there is no need to rush.

"Eric, you already have a plan..." Lupine began.

"Yes." Eric did not deny it.

Sirius let out a long breath, looked at Eric, and said seriously: "Eric, when I was alone and helpless, you were the first person who was willing to stand up and trust me. In the case of Peter, I will also trust you. I can wait, but I hope you will not make me wait too long."

Eric nodded and said, "If you want, you can kill him yourself then."

"Couldn't be better," Sirius grinned.

Sirius, the person involved, had no objection. Lupine naturally respected Sirius's thoughts and said, "Eric, tell me your plan."

Eric said: "Professor, before that, I need to get your promise not to leak our conversation today."

"Of course, we can guarantee it." Lupine said.

"No, what I mean is, I need a guarantee from the soul to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Eric smiled, and waved his wand, a slender flame shot out from his wand, floating in front of him, and then combined vertically and horizontally into a delicate and elegant pattern.

"This is..." Lupine and Sirius were surprised to recognize the spell.

This is an unbreakable oath!

Chapter 71 Have You Heard of Horcruxes?

"What do you mean?" Lupine asked in surprise.

Eric actually demanded an unbreakable bond be established between them.

This is not a joke.

Lupine looked at Eric warily.

His first reaction was that Eric was trying to hide his purpose.

If there was nothing wrong with Eric's plan, why use this spell?

The function of the Unbreakable Vow spell is as straightforward as its name.

Unbreakable means that it cannot be violated, not even the slightest thought.

Because there are many magics that allow wizards to bypass the limitations of language and movement and convey information using only thoughts.

So the Unbreakable Vow limits even that.

After making a vow, you cannot even think of breaking it.

This spell, like the Patronus Charm, resonates with the wizard's soul.

Leave a mark deep in the soul, and always supervise the person who made the oath.

In all fairness, no one would like to feel this way if they were not forced to do so!

Not to mention Lupine, who had just changed his mind about Eric.

"Don't be nervous, professor." Eric laughed. "It's just a measure of assurance."

Lupine's face was already ugly.

Measures to ensure?

There is no more stringent guarantee than this curse.

The Unbreakable Vow has always been a controversial curse.

Because the effect of this spell is extremely powerful.

Can restrain the behavior of the wizard.

But supporters’ reasons are also straightforward.

For the unbreakable oath to take effect, the premise is that the wizards participating in it spontaneously agree and accept it.

The Imperius Curse, Love Potion, and other means of controlling others cannot force others to make unbreakable vows.

Naturally, it is impossible to use this method to peek at other people's secrets.

The controversial point of this curse is that after making a vow, the price of breaking it is too high.

Death is even one of the trivial punishments.

In a certain sense, it is a blessing to be able to die directly in the face of the spell that directly acts on the soul.

Lupine was without a doubt an opponent of the spell.

He doesn't like the feeling of the soul being imprisoned and restrained.

In his opinion, among the three people present, he and Sirius would never betray their position, and he had the least trust in Eric, who made the suggestion.

Lupine turned his head, trying to reject Eric's proposal with Sirius, only to find that Sirius was also looking at him.

"No way..." Lupine was surprised, "Are you going to accept this spell?"

Sirius knew what Lupine was thinking, his eyes were deep, he looked straight at Lupin and asked, "Why not?"

Lupine said: "I should ask why you agreed! Why are you willing to accept Eric's conditions!"

"Lupin, calm down, don't overreact. Eric just wants us to keep today's secret." Sirius said calmly, "You won't lose anything."

His expression didn't change at all, as if he wasn't the one who got angry when he mentioned Peter just now.

Eric could see that underneath Sirius's calm face was concealing extreme anger and sadness.

Of course Lupine knew that Eric's request was not too much.

Whether it was Sirius's existence or Peter's, everything they talked about today could not be made public.

It was also safer for Sirius to be able to make an unbreakable vow.

At least they didn't have to be on guard all the time about Eric selling them out.

But asking others to accept the spell is in itself a bad manner.

This almost shows that Eric doesn't trust them.

Eric would not accept a mere verbal guarantee.

At the same time, Lupine also had a vague feeling of being led by the nose all the time.

"Sirius, we don't need anyone's help. We can catch Peter by ourselves. I trust you completely." Lupine persuaded.

"I trust you too, Lupine, but I also trusted Peter before."

Sirius' expression was unusually calm, and he spoke out the painful memories of the past.

The words left Lupine speechless.

He had no position to accuse Sirius of being wary of others.

Even if the object of defense is him.

Anyone who is betrayed and results in the death of their best friend becomes like Sirius.

Not to mention, James' death was directly related to Sirius.

It was Sirius himself who had suggested the idea of ​​changing the keeper of the James family's address.

Sirius learned a lot from James' death.

"Well... if you insist." Lupine said to Eric with a livid face, "We can make an unbreakable vow."

"Sorry, I just don't feel so disgusted with the spell anymore," said Sirius, patting Lupine on the shoulder.

Lu Ping nodded helplessly: "I understand."

Eric smiled and waved his wand again, and the flame mark that had been floating in front of him turned into a tongue of flame, wrapped around his right hand.

Eric spread out his palms to Lupine and Sirius, and Lupine and Sirius folded their hands on top of Eric's palms, holding each other tightly.

After the hands of the other two were stacked, Eric held the wand in his left hand and tapped it on the hands of the three.

The Unbreakable Vow is used in two ways, one is a unilateral demanded oath made between two people which requires the presence of a witness.

Another way to use it is to target all the participants present, including yourself, to make an oath together like Eric.

"I swear, I will never reveal to anyone in any form what I saw in this office today." Eric said, "Read it after me."

Lupine and Sirius repeated the sentence after Eric.