Chapter 340 The truth that has been sealed for a long time

After learning that Professor Lupine was a werewolf, Ada had this suspicion, but there was no way to confirm it. Today Blake mentioned Scabbers in the family photo, and what he said afterwards confirmed Ada's previous guesses.

Black admitted that he was an illegal Animagus, as did Peter Pettigrew and James Potter. Precisely because Blake is an Animagus, he was able to successfully escape from Azkaban. Dementors are not sensitive to the emotions of animals. The transformed Animagus will confuse the Dementors and make them unable to distinguish.

The hard life in Azkaban made Black very thin. After the transformation, Black could easily slip out of the prison without being discovered by the dementors. After escaping from prison and evading his guards, Blake swam all the way back to England from the North Sea.

Azkaban was built in the coldest waters of the North Sea, far away from the mainland. This prison was built in the 15th century as the private castle of the dark wizard Extis. This dark wizard enjoys luring other people to the island, then brutally torturing and killing them for fun.

After Extis's death, the hiding spell on the island and the fortress failed, and the wizards discovered the existence of the island. At this time, the place is filled with terrifying creatures like dementors, sucking the joy out of the hearts of anyone who comes near the island.

Because they were worried that the dementors entrenched on the island would attack the British mainland, and were also afraid of being retaliated by the dementors, the wizards did not destroy this sinful castle. The authorities ignored the island, allowing the dementors to continue living here, and Azkaban Castle was abandoned.

It wasn't until the early 18th century, when the then Minister of Magic Roll wanted to build a wizard prison that Azkaban came back into everyone's sight and became the well-known wizard prison? . The dementors also became employees of the Ministry of Magic, and they have been stationed here for more than two hundred years.

In more than two hundred years, Black is the only known person to have successfully escaped from Azkaban.

Not to mention how cold the water in that area is, Black's perseverance alone is worthy of admiration, not to mention that he stayed awake for twelve years under the strict guard of the dementors.

Looking at the actions of Fred and George, Blake reluctantly admitted: "Yes, that's right, I swam all the way back from the North Sea with a dog paddle. I usually hide in the Forbidden Forest or in a cave near the school. Halloween was the first time I tried to enter the common room."

"You entered the common room to capture Ron's pet rat Scabbers," said Fred, "because you thought the rat was Peter Peddie!"

"It's really hard for me to accept that what you said is true!" George also said, "In everyone's knowledge, Peter Pedro has been dead for twelve years, and he was still killed by your own hands!"

The twins still had a hard time accepting what Blake said, it was too magical. A person who has been dead for twelve years, and suddenly someone tells you that this person is not dead, and has lived in your home disguised as a mouse for twelve years, is something that no one can accept in a short time.

"I know this is hard to accept, but this is the fact. I am the only one in the world who still knows the truth, so I have to do something!" Blake also knew that his statement was unconvincing, and the twins' reactions were completely different. He expected it.

Sirius Black turned to look at the silent Ada. He knew that this girl was his last hope, and now he could only rely on her help to catch Peter Pettigrew.

The more silent Ada was, the more anxious Blake became. Every step Ada took seemed to step on Blake's heart, and the sound of leather boots on the floor made Blake even more upset.

"My sister-in-law, can you please stop turning around?" Black wanted to tie Ada's feet. He urged, "Whether it's life or death, you should give me a happy word! Or, the current Gryffindor Are they all as annoying as you?"

Although Blake did not tell what happened twelve years ago, the sudden resurrection of a person who was thought to be dead speaks volumes.

Magic involves many fields, but the magic of bringing people back to life does not exist. The most it can do is prolong life, or live forever with the help of the magic stone like Nicoléme. Resurrection from the dead is something that not even the legendary Resurrection Stone can do.

Since there is no such magic as "resurrection from the dead", it means that Peter was not dead at all, so why did he fake his death? Even if Peter lost to Black and chose to fake death to avoid the battle, why did he still hide after Voldemort fell and Black was arrested and imprisoned?

Ada finally stopped pacing. Blake was here and very cooperative. All her questions could be answered.

Ada said: "As far as I know, you were the secret keeper of the Potters' hiding place at the time. After the Potters' accident, everyone thought you had betrayed them. Peter also wanted to avenge the Potters. He was killed by you, but now it seems that’s not the case at all, right?”

Silent, Blake, who was anxious to know Ada's attitude just now, fell into silence, but Ada was not in a hurry at all. She had plenty of time to spend with Blake. Blake didn't say anything, and Ada didn't urge him. It was now the final stage of surviving the eagle.

Blake couldn't leave this room. Not being able to leave meant that he couldn't do anything. He was suffering more than anyone else. This is also the reason why Black cooperated with Ada's questions. He knew that if he could not gain Ada's trust, the only fate waiting for him would be a dementor.

"You are indeed the smartest witch in the whole school." Black said hoarsely, his tone of voice full of self-blame, "Everyone thinks that I am James and Lily's secret keeper, all the attention It’s all on me and that’s the result I want to see.”

The more Blake talked, the more pain he felt. He raised the cup and drank it all in one gulp, as if he wanted to get drunk and relieve his worries. He looked very handsome as he toasted, and his expression was very melancholy, but he seemed to have forgotten that the content in the glass was not wine at all, but milk.

Fortunately, Blake didn't burp like a child, so the serious and sad atmosphere in the room was not ruined.

"This is the decision I regret most in my life. My cleverness killed my best friend!" Blake said painfully. "At the last moment, I convinced James and Lily to replace me with Peter as the Secret Keeper. I I think this is the safest way and the best protection for James and Lily."

"Why?" Fred and George shouted in unison. The two of them even stood up subconsciously because they were so surprised.

Shocked and puzzled expressions appeared on the twins' faces at the same time. The two of them really couldn't understand why Blake did this. First, he said that Peter was not dead, and now he said that Peter was the secret keeper. Black's claims were getting more and more outrageous. None of Lockhart's novels were so outrageous.

Blake lowered his head and said nothing, falling into painful memories. The twins had no choice but to look at the flexible Ada, hoping that she could provide some inspiration to bring their IQs online in time.

"Both Dumbledore and Voldemort will take it for granted that Black is the Potters' secret keeper." Ada explained, "No one will care about the inconspicuous Peter. Voldemort and the Death Eaters will use their full strength to deal with Black. That way Peter, as the secret keeper, is safe.”

"Yes, that's what I thought at the beginning!" Black shouted hysterically, "Even if I am caught by the Death Eaters, they will not be able to get any news about James from me. He and Lily will be safe! "

Blake was grabbing at his hair, looking crazy. He had been tortured by this feeling of guilt for the past twelve years. Blake asked himself countless times: If he hadn't been too smart and had not done anything unnecessary, would James and Lily not have died?

But there has never been an if in this world. It was precisely because the Secret Keeper was changed to Peter Pedro that the Potters were betrayed; it was precisely because the Secret Keeper was changed to Peter Pedrou that Voldemort was rebounded by the Killing Curse; It is only because the secret keeper has been replaced by Peter Pedillo that the dark clouds hanging over Britain will lift.

I'm afraid this is also the reason why Peter Peddiru faked his death and refused to show up. He was worried that his friend Black would tell the truth, and he was also worried that the remaining Death Eaters would blame him for Voldemort's downfall.

When the twenty-five-year-old boy thinks that he is not a human being inside and out, Peter Peddy is really a talent!