Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"I think we need to notify the Ministry of Magic." Dumbledore stood up and said, "Ron Weasley and Wade Grey, please stay. Professor McGonagall, please take the other children back to the common room, and ask Arthur and Molly to come to the school."

"Okay," said Professor McGonagall.

Harry asked quickly: "I...can't we stay?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you won't be able to be of much help in the interrogation of Peter Pettigrew," Dumbledore said bluntly.

"Uh……"

Harry had nothing to say, so he looked enviously at the two people left behind and followed Professor McGonagall away.

Ron said to him silently: "I'll tell you everything later."

Harry nodded slightly, feeling a little better.

"Professor!" Percy quickly raised his hand and said, "Scabbers used to be my pet. Maybe I can provide some information."

"So can we!" said the Weasley twins hastily. "We even took part in the capture!"

"...I think it will be enough to keep just one person," said Dumbledore.

Fred and George were still unwilling to give in, but Professor McGonagall said sternly, "Don't be so unreasonable, Mr. Weasley! The headmaster has made a decision."

Fred had no choice but to follow him out, and before he left, he was still lip-syncing to Wade -

Be sure to let us know all the details once it’s finished!

They wanted so badly to be part of it, it was more fun than all their pranks.

It's a pity that adults cruelly exclude them.

Wade nodded slightly and agreed.

Chapter 152 Cornelius Fudge

Professor McGonagall probably Apparated to find the Weasleys, and they arrived quickly.

Vader stood by the window and watched them walk into the castle through the muddy grounds in the heavy rain.

——Filch is probably going to be furious again.

Vader suddenly thought.

These days, whenever students go outside, they bring mud and water into the school, making everything dirty.

Filch hated this because he was the one who had to do the cleaning every time (the house-elves only cleaned the castle at night).

Under Filch's yelling and the threat of detention, the number of students running out of the castle into the rain finally decreased a lot.

After a while, another group of people, led by Hagrid, came over from the grass, holding their wands like an invisible umbrella, pushing away the rain.

"Wade..." Ron asked hesitantly, "You know, they said Scabbers... Peter is the secret keeper, what's going on?"

"Peter faked his death eleven years ago, and Sirius Black was imprisoned." Wade said, "During that time, a major event happened that the entire wizarding world knew about..."

"The You-Know-Who has failed... Harry's parents have died..." Ron murmured, "So... the betrayal they're talking about is..."

"You two, come in." Lupin pushed open the door and said, "The interrogation is over, and the people from the Ministry of Magic will be here soon."

When Wade and Ron entered the room, they saw Peter Pettigrew tied tightly to a chair, looking a little dazed.

It was obvious that he had taken Veritaserum again.

Snape stared at Peter Pettigrew, his eyes as cold as a venomous snake and filled with deep hatred.

Ron only glanced at it once, then quickly looked away.

As they entered, Snape turned to look at Lupin again, his expression still full of disgust.

Wade sighed inwardly.

The original storyline of more than ten or twenty years of grievances and hatreds cannot be fully described in just a few words. As for the right and wrong of the year, Wade was not an eyewitness and could only guess, not make a judgment.

When capturing Peter Pettigrew, Wade once thought about whether to use Snape's power, but finally rejected it.

the reason is simple.

Given Snape's hatred for the four hijackers, if he caught the real traitor Peter Pettigrew, he would just kill him with an Avada and would never vindicate Sirius in Azkaban.

Clearing the name of your enemy? What a joke!

In his opinion, Sirius deserved it, and he wanted to send Lupin to Azkaban as well, so that they could be reunited in Azkaban and live in love with the Dementors until their death.

Led by Professor McGonagall, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and several Ministry of Magic staff entered the headmaster's office one after another.

The one walking in front was a short, fat, middle-aged man with unkempt gray hair, wearing a dark green coat and purple pointed boots, with a look of anxiety and seriousness on his face.

"That's Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic," Ron whispered to Wade. "I've seen him."

Ron and Wade were not in the same college, and in the past they were just nodding acquaintances.

But at this moment, with many adults present, he seemed to subconsciously think that the only two little wizards were a group, and he seemed to be much closer to Wade than usual.

“His aesthetic is a little weird.”

Wade did not keep anyone away and spoke in a low voice.

Ron felt that they were in the same group, complaining about their father's boss together. When he saw an Auror looking at them, he shut his mouth consciously and moved closer to Wade.

"Ronnie!" Mrs. Weasley suddenly rushed over, hugged her son tightly, and then looked him up and down.

"I didn't expect... I didn't expect the random mouse I adopted would be an Animagus... Did he do anything to you?"

Her enthusiasm made Ron feel a little embarrassed. He struggled to get out of his mother's arms, shouting, "No, Mom, I'm fine!"

"Good evening, Cornelius, Arthur, and Molly," said Dumbledore. "I believe Minerva has told you what has happened."

"Yeah...I've heard about it..."

Fudge didn't approach Peter. He stood at a distance and watched, frowning at the gray man.

"It's unbelievable... It's really unbelievable..." Fudge shook his head: "Peter is actually still alive! I once felt very sorry for his death... He is still alive! But he didn't show up when his mother died..."

"He is Scabbers?" Arthur Weasley looked hard to accept, his face turned pale: "Did he tell us? He hid in our house...what on earth did he want to do?"

"Don't worry, Arthur," Dumbledore said, "Peter just wants to get some information about the wizarding world from your family. He has no intention of harming the children."

The Weasleys felt relieved.

An Auror stepped forward, checked Peter Pettigrew, confirmed that he was not someone disguised by magic, and nodded to Fudge.

"Then I will take this person away, Dumbledore." Fudge said, "And Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley, um, and Mr. Weasley Jr., I think you need to provide some information about Peter Pettigrew."

"Okay, Minister." Arthur Weasley agreed naturally and waved his hand, motioning Ron to come to him.

Fudge saw Wade next to him and asked, "Who is this child..."

"This is Weed Grey, a Ravenclaw student. He caught Peter Pettigrew who turned into a mouse," Professor McGonagall introduced.

"Oh?" Fudge's eyes looked sharp. "Why would you catch a mouse?"

"I asked him to do it," said Lupin. "Peter and I were once friends, and I am familiar with his Animagus form."

"If you need to know the process of the arrest, I am happy to provide detailed information." Wade said politely.

That's why he stayed.

"Oh, oh, let's talk about this later." Fudge didn't seem very interested in this. He stared at Lupin and asked, "Are you also an illegal Animagus?"

Snape suddenly sneered.

Lupin's face twitched and he said vaguely: "No...I'm not."

Dumbledore nodded: "I can guarantee that."

Snape's expression suddenly turned ugly and he glared at Lupin fiercely.

"Well, now that you mention it..." Fudge twirled his cane and asked, "Why is Peter like this? He looks like he's been through some... um... not very legal interrogation..."

"Given the severity of this incident, we had to use truth serum to get him to tell the truth."

Dumbledore also took the blame for Lupin's actions, saying, "Peter confessed that he was the real secret keeper of the Potter family, and it was he who leaked James and Lily's address to Voldemort..."

Fudge shuddered suddenly.

Dumbledore seemed not to notice his fear and continued calmly, "After Voldemort disappeared, Peter became a real rat. He put the blame on Sirius, killed a dozen Muggles with a spell in public, and faked his death to get away..."

"Well, we will investigate this matter in detail," Fudge said tactfully, "We at the Ministry of Magic must also fulfill our responsibilities and cannot act unilaterally... We should believe whatever you say, right?"

"After all, you once assured the Ministry of Magic that Sirius was the Potters' secret keeper..." He added: "Now that you want to overturn it, the public may not agree. We need... um, more detailed evidence."

Wade could see that he said this not because he doubted Dumbledore's words, but simply because he didn't want to look like a puppet of the old headmaster.

However, it is only natural for the Ministry of Magic to conduct another investigation, and Dumbledore would naturally not object.

"Minister, if you just ask Peter, you will know that Sirius is innocent..." Lupin couldn't help but speak.

"Humph!" Snape suddenly sneered:

"I can also guarantee that Sirius Black showed a tendency to kill when he was sixteen! He once tried to kill me! This man may have joined the mysterious man together with Peter Pettigrew, and the subsequent conflict was just an internal quarrel among the accomplices..."

He glared at Lupin, but because Dumbledore was beside him, he did not reveal the fact that Lupin was a werewolf.

"Severus!" Lupin said angrily, "It is not an act of justice to put an innocent man in Azkaban!"

"Innocent?" Snape's mouth drew a mocking smile: "Sirius Black is not innocent..."

"Alright, alright, gentlemen," Fudge tried to smooth things over. "There's no need to argue. I can assure you that the Ministry of Magic will conduct a detailed and serious investigation. We won't wrongly accuse any good person, nor will we let any villain go..."

His attitude silenced both of them.

"Thank you, Minister." Snape's voice was like a hissing snake. "I will wait for the result of the trial..."

It was as if he was saying that if the Ministry didn't punish Peter and Sirius enough, he would send them both to hell.

"Severus..."

Dumbledore sighed.

Snape didn't respond. He opened the door and strode out of the headmaster's office.

Fudge then left, and they left with Peter Pettigrew, the Weasleys, and Lupin, leaving only two Aurors behind to take statements from Wade and Ron.