Chapter 348 The Matryoshka Doll Pulled by Fate
More and more people gathered in the Twilight Cottage. Starting with Harry and Hermione, groups of people came one after another, eventually forming a room with one Gryffindor and one Slytherin.
The origin of the matryoshka behavior goes back to Sirius, when he turned into a dog and walked with Crookshanks and Garon near the Forbidden Forest. Just then, Harry, Ron, and Hermione left Hagrid's cabin and returned to the castle.
This was nothing at first, it was just Sirius watching his godson walk for a while. By chance, Ron found his pet rat again with the help of Hermione. However, the rat didn't want to go back to the castle with Ron. It was restless along the way, either biting Ron's hand or squeaking wildly.
The squeaking noise of the rat aroused the alertness of Sirius and Crookshanks, so two dogs and a cat chased after them to find out the situation. Then there was a scene of the mouse running away, with Crookshanks and Gallon chasing it away.
What an unexpected surprise!
After spending so long not finding Peter, Sirius bumped into him when he came out for a walk. The enemy came to his door automatically, causing Sirius to forget Dumbledore's instructions and expose himself to the students.
Sirius dragged Ron, who was holding Peter and refused to let go, into the secret passage and into the Twilight Cabin. After Sirius, Harry and Hermione, who were worried about Ron's safety, also entered the secret passage and entered the Twilight House.
Then, there was a scene in the Twilight Cabin where Harry and Sirius rolled into a ball, showing a loving father and a filial son.
At the same time in the castle, Lupine was alone in his office, preparing to face tonight's full moon alone. Before the moon came out, Lupine opened the Marauder's Map and happened to see the names of Sirius and Peter appearing near the Whomping Willow.
Lupine couldn't sit still after seeing Peter's name, so he hurriedly left the office and walked towards the Whomping Willow.
But Lupine was in such a hurry that he forgot to put away the Marauder's Map and left the office. Then, the Marauder's Map was seen by another person, Potions Professor Snape.
Lupine rushed to the Twilight Cabin first, rescued Sirius from the angry Harry, and tried to calm down the three Harrys and resolve all misunderstandings.
It's just that Lupine didn't expect that there was a little tail following him, or perhaps the joy of finding Peter made him neglect it. Snape also appeared in the Twilight Cabin.
What an unexpected surprise!
The person who betrayed Lily and his sworn enemy since childhood, Sirius, appeared in front of him. Snape, overwhelmed by hatred, ignored him and could not listen to any explanation. All he could think about was revenge.
And what happened to Ada, and Dumbledore and the twins who just arrived? Did Ada also go to Lupine's office?
Of course not, Ada and the twins have their own map. Fred and George wanted to experiment with the new features on the map, so they opened the map and happened to see the unusual situation of Snape following Lupin.
Not many people in the school knew that Sirius was innocent. Dumbledore, Lupin, Ada and the twins, only these five people knew about it at first.
Later, in order to accuse Ada of being cunning, Dumbledore also told Professor McGonagall about this matter. So six people knew about it, but the strange thing was that Dumbledore didn't tell Snape about it.
Dumbledore had always trusted Snape, but he did not tell him about it. In addition, he was a bit strange in the way he treated Harry, which made Ada very confused.
Snape and Harry's parents entered Hogwarts at the same time. He and the four Marauders were classmates. Ada guessed that something must have happened between them.
That's why Snape treated Harry specially; that's why Dumbledore, who always trusted Snape, hid everything from Snape about Sirius.
Snape followed Lupine to the Whomping Willow. This unusual situation made Ada uneasy, so she asked the twins to inform Dumbledore, and then followed up alone to see what was going on.
The development of the matter was once again unfortunately revealed by Ada. Although it is still unclear what happened between Snape and the four Marauders, judging from the fact that Snape lost his mind and was full of revenge, this matter is definitely not a small matter. .
This is why Twilight House will welcome so many guests in batches tonight, with the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole behind, and the word "just right" runs through everything tonight.
It happened that Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to visit Hagrid; it happened that Hermione knocked over the jar and found Peter hiding; it happened that Sirius and Lupine discovered Peter one after another; it happened that today was the full moon, and Snape went to give Lupin Delivering medicine; Ada and the twins happened to be free today and planned to experiment with new maps.
It's all just right, maybe this is the guidance of fate. Except for Snape, if any link is missing, there may be problems.
In the Twilight Room, Dumbledore's jokes still made Sirius and Lupine a little ashamed. They were a little impulsive about what happened today. Especially Lupine, he had time to inform Dumbledore.
But Lupine is also a Gryffindor, and sometimes it is inevitable that he will not think clearly.
However, Dumbledore didn't mean to blame them. If you think about it from their perspective, Sirius and Lupine's impulses are understandable. Fortunately, their impulsiveness did not cause irreparable damage.
Dumbledore also asked about the situation of Snape who was tied up, and Ada explained a few words on his behalf. What surprised Ada was that Snape's demented behavior seemed to be expected by Dumbledore.
The Headmaster neither criticized the Potions Professor nor freed Snape who was trapped in hatred, he just untied Snape's bonds. And Snape didn't show any signs of it, he still sat there, motionless and speechless.
Including Dumbledore, there was a room full of Gryffindors and only Snape was a Slytherin. Why did he feel a little distressed for no reason? But before Ada could feel distressed for three seconds, she was made to cry by Ron.
After Ron saw Dumbledore, it was like seeing Lord Qingtian. He just hugged Dumbledore's thigh and cried "make decisions for the people".
Ron raised the mouse in front of Dumbledore, and he said pitifully: "Professor, they must be lying, right? Scabbers is the mouse, he...how could he be Peter Pedro?"
Ada and the twins, who were leaning against the wall and sitting on the floor, covered their faces at the same time, my stupid Oudou!
"I'm sorry, child, what they said is true." Dumbledore said, "Some things are indeed incredible, but we must learn to accept it bravely. This is also a very rare opportunity for you to grow."
Rare, this is really rare. There are only seven Animagus registered by the Ministry of Magic, and all of them can become Animagus. Besides competing, what wizard would be willing to be a pet for others!
Frustrated, sad, and maybe "Mom, am I crazy?", in short, Ron's expression was extremely complex, like an old fan chart.
Dumbledore took the mouse from Ron's hand. He placed the mouse in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for a moment. Surprisingly, Dumbledore did not directly let the mouse reveal its original form, but handed the mouse to Lupin.
"I think you have been waiting for this opportunity for twelve years," Dumbledore said, "so you should do it yourself!"
From the moment he entered the Twilight House, the mouse Peter transformed into was trembling, but as more people were in the room, he became quieter and quieter.
Snape's appearance and Snape's crazy behavior gave Peter some hope of survival. But this flame of hope was quickly extinguished by Ada, and the appearance of Dumbledore made him feel even more desperate.
At this moment, the only hope was that Snape had extinguished the fire, and Peter resigned himself to his fate and stopped struggling. He was passed around honestly, without any thought of escaping.
In front of Dumbledore, running away was a joke, don't even think about it.
Sirius picked up Snape's wand that had fallen on the ground, and asked softly: "Come together?"
"I think so," said Lupine, clutching the mouse with one hand and raising his wand with the other. "Count to three. One...two...three!"
The two wands sprayed out a burst of blue light at the same time. For a moment, the mouse stopped in mid-air, its gray little body twisting wildly uncontrollably. The mouse fell to the ground, there was another blinding flash, and then...
Just like a fast-forward shot of a tree growing, a head comes out, and so do its limbs. A moment later, a man stood where the mouse had been, cowering and wringing his hands.
Crookshanks roared and spat on the sofa, the hair on his back standing on end. Garen also barked in a feigned manner. Although he made a forward gesture, Garen did not rush out even if no one was pulling him.
The barking of a cat and a dog was not noticeable, because their voices were drowned out by Ron's voice. Ron's screams made Ada think he was hit by the Cruciatus Curse, it was so miserable!
Looking at the sudden appearance of a man in the room, this man was turned into his own pet. This situation shocked Ron for a hundred years!
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