The sickly iron fist beauty in Harry Potter

At the same time, the mirror used to detect magic began to glow, and the originally quiet atmosphere immediately became tense.

Vernon and Petunia were about to take the children to shelter, but Dolly stepped forward and said, "It's okay, let me see who it is first."

"Dolly!"

Vernon was about to say something nervously, but Dolly smiled and took out two wands, saying, "Dad, don't we still have Dobby? Dobby can Apparate."

"Didn't you experience this yesterday?"

Yesterday, Vernon was looking for a ladder to go up to the roof to repair it, but Dobby Apparated Vernon up there.

Vernon was startled, but then he gave Dobby a thumbs up.

It was at that time that Vernon finally accepted Dobby, one day earlier than Petunia.

Vernon nodded at this, and Harry grabbed his wand and rushed over.

Seeing this, Dolly nodded and didn't let Harry hide away.

Although Harry's skills were far inferior to Dolly's, he still had no problem hiding and casting a spell when he had time.

Don't underestimate Harry's level, this is how wizards fight.

Anyone hit by an Expelliarmus spell, except for wizards of the level of Dumbledore and Voldemort, will basically lose their combat effectiveness.

After everyone was ready, Dolly used a mirror to confirm who was outside the door.

But what surprised Dolly was that the person outside the door was someone she knew in some sense.

"It's you?"

A moment later, Rufus Scrimgeour was sitting on the sofa in the Dursleys' house.

Petunia and Vernon treated the guest coldly and didn't even prepare tea.

After all, the impression he left on the Dursleys was that of incompetence.

The entire Ministry of Magic couldn't find their daughter, and in the end it was the old headmaster who stepped in to solve the problem.

So if this Ministry of Magic isn't just as incompetent as the British government, then what is?

Scrimgeour obviously didn't care about such things. He came here today on official business.

"Good morning, Miss Dolly Dursley and Mr. Harry Potter."

"I suppose you haven't read today's Daily Prophet?"

Dolly shook her head.

Although she also subscribed to the Daily Prophet, she received it slower than the wizards.

Because Dolly lives in an area where Muggles gather, a more secure circulation process is adopted when delivering newspapers to maintain confidentiality.

Seeing Dolly nod, Scrimgeour took the Daily Prophet out of his briefcase and spread it out on the table.

Seeing the headline above, Dolly's pupils contracted slightly.

"The extremely vicious Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban yesterday. All wizards are requested to be vigilant and identify him."

"If you discover it, please contact the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic immediately. A reward of 100 gold Galleons will be offered to wizards who provide effective clues, and a reward of 2,000 gold Galleons will be offered to wizards who capture Sirius Black."

Dolly couldn't help but say, "This reward is very generous."

Dolly was not mocking, because this was indeed a generous reward for the wizard.

Of course, Dolly doesn't like it.

Harry on the other side frowned, looking impatient.

He had a lot of questions to ask, because by now he probably knew who Sirius was.

But the problem is that the information he knows is contradictory, and now someone is needed to give an explanation.

And Scrimgeour in front of him seemed to be the most suitable person.

"Well, Mr. Scrimgeour, since you've come to see us, it means you have your own purpose and business. I don't think you'd come here to chat about family matters, would you?"

"Thank you for your approval, Miss Dursley."

Scrimgeour curled the corners of his mouth, as if trying to make his expression less stiff.

But he failed, and finally regained his expressionless face, and then said: "First of all, I need to explain who Sirius is."

"Thirteen years ago, Sirius betrayed Mr. Harry Potter's parents and killed Peter Pettigrew, the secret keeper of your parents' house. I don't think I need to explain this further."

Harry stood up immediately, obviously wanting to say something.

But Scrimgeour said calmly, "Calm down, Mr. Potter, I haven't finished what I was saying."

Harry then sat down and stared coldly at Scrimgeour in front of him, even his eyes turned red.

Although he had never met his parents, Harry's emotions began to get out of control because of his longing for relatives and family.

Dolly noticed this, too, but said nothing.

Because Dolly knew very well that no matter how hard she and her parents tried, it would be impossible for them to be as close to Harry as a real family.

Especially since both parties had an unpleasant experience in the previous 11 years, being able to live in harmony like this is already the limit.

What Harry longed for was a family love that cared for him from childhood to adulthood and truly loved and cared about him, which was obviously something the Dursleys and Dolly could not give him.

Seeing that Harry had calmed down, Scrimgeour continued.

"That was the verdict at the time. Sirius made no excuses, and we believe we were right."

"Turns out Peter Pettigrew is still alive."

"So during this period, we interrogated him rigorously and repeatedly reviewed and investigated the incident."

After hearing this, Harry's expression became better.

But Dolly curled her lips. She didn't believe a word the man said.

Are you actually thinking about how to fabricate a truth and distance yourself from the matter?

As a truly capable and pragmatic man, Scrimgeour, the former head of the Auror Office, naturally noticed the change in Dolly's expression.

But he doesn't care.

As the representative of the Ministry of Magic's judicial and violent power, he came here to inform the Dursleys, not to plead for mercy or forgiveness.

After all, it concerns Harry's safety.

The Ministry of Magic had already been in a mess because of Dolly's incident, and now it cannot let the previous events happen again.

Otherwise, they would not bother to show up unless Harry was bitten by Sirius.

"According to our judgment, this is what really happened back then."

"There are actually two traitors. One is Peter Pettigrew, and the other is Sirius Black."

Dolly looked at Scrimgeour in shock. Although she had expected him to cover up the problem of the year, he actually made up a lie and wanted to strangle Sirius.

If she hadn't known the truth, Dolly might have been deceived.

These politicians are really... well, they are always shameless.

Let alone Sirius Black's innocence, if we calculate from the perspective of Great Britain, when did they ever care about the lives of hundreds of millions of people?

Harry also looked at Scrimgeour in shock, no longer caring about being angry.

"In the end what happened?"

Harry asked loudly, and Scrimgeour answered calmly, "In short, Peter Pettigrew is also a traitor. He informed Voldemort and asked Voldemort to go to your residence and kill you."

"As we all know, Voldemort failed, and Voldemort's followers were furious and wanted to seek revenge."

"Without Voldemort's leadership, these sinister bugs naturally dare not attack the Ministry of Magic. And your parents are dead, so they can't find you."

"So they had no choice but to seek revenge on Peter Pettigrew."

Harry didn't understand for a moment, so Scrimgeour explained, "From their perspective, everything that happened to you and your family was a trap set for Voldemort. Peter Pettigrew was a double agent."

"So the Death Eaters hunted down Peter Pettigrew. Peter Pettigrew used his unregistered Animagus ability to transform into a mouse and hid in Ron's house by chance."

"Because of the long period of human transformation, Peter Pettigrew has become unconscious and really thinks he is a mouse."

"This is the story of what happened to Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black over the years."

Harry listened in shock, his brain in turmoil.

He had never thought of this answer, but it actually sounded reasonable?

Dolly couldn't help but purse her lips. At least these politicians were quite good at making up lies.

This not only explains why Sirius was imprisoned in Azkaban for more than ten years, but also explains why Peter Pettigrew escaped for more than ten years and never dared to show up.

It even explains why the two people fought each other and why it led to the deaths of so many passers-by.

Both of them were Death Eaters, so when they fought they naturally didn't care about the lives of Muggles.

Finally, it also explains Peter Pettigrew's actions at Hogwarts. As a Death Eater, it is reasonable for him to want to release the basilisk to harm Hogwarts, right?

But Dolly could only draw one conclusion from all these lies, that is, the Ministry of Magic was determined to stick to this matter to the end.

Admitting mistakes is absolutely impossible.

225

Chapter 225: House arrest?

Harry still needed his brain to think, but Vernon and Petunia were already in a state of fear due to panic.

Dolly was the calmest of the group.

"So, that's what you came here to tell us?"

Dolly spoke calmly, causing Scrimgeour to look at her twice.

As expected, she is a little witch who has experienced many ups and downs. She can still remain calm in the face of things like the Death Eaters.

"As people closely involved in the Sirius and Peter Pettigrew incident, we at the Ministry of Magic naturally have an obligation to tell you the details of the matter to prevent you from having a misunderstanding of the Ministry of Magic."

Scrimgeour continued his deadpan lie: "And to prevent a recurrence of what happened during winter break."

"These are two powerful Death Eaters, both Animagus. No one knows what they will do."

"Maybe they will come to take revenge on you."

Vernon and Petunia were even more horrified when they heard this.

Their acceptance of magic simply means allowing their children to learn magic.

But they have no intention of accepting the life and moral concepts of the wizarding world, or these dangerous Death Eaters.

Harry also began to breathe heavily, feeling a huge pressure on his heart.

Although he was one of the few people who dared to call Voldemort's name directly, Harry obviously could not bear it when he had to face the name Voldemort directly.

Not to mention Harry, Dolly is no exception.

Although Dolly jokingly called Voldemort a rural terrorist in the suburbs of London, England, Voldemort was indeed one of the strongest people in the wizarding world, who could fight against a hundred or a thousand enemies at once.

His problem is that his vision is not high enough and his methods are too despicable.

Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black are undoubtedly the strongest wizards.

In addition, they are Animagus, which allows them to evade most tracking by disappearing into thin air.

Although wizards all know that they can transform into animals, when they actually walk on the streets or in the wilderness, who will think of them when they see animals?

That would be too frightening.

So Dolly said: "It's just a possibility, but I don't think they would risk being exposed and attack us directly."

"You will definitely defend this place tightly, am I right?"

Scrimgeour nodded and said, "This is also the second purpose of my coming here."

"So far, we have issued arrest warrants for both of them and will focus on deploying security in certain areas."

"The most important location is your home, because we believe they will come for revenge."

“So, we hope you will cooperate with our work.”

Dolly was calm at first, but after hearing this, she suddenly had a very bad premonition in her mind.