#157 - Section 157
“Were you doing that on purpose just now?”
Although Penelope didn't see exactly what happened because the movement was too fast, she understood everything when she saw the dog clutching a certain area in pain, as if it were a person.
Ethan's kick must have landed on some indescribable part. She had certainly experienced and felt that area enough to know how important it was to men.
Now that Ethan had kicked it like that, it was probably ruined. If it wasn't treated, he wouldn't even be able to find a female dog in the future.
“No, I just kicked instinctively. Who told it to have saliva all over its dog head? It was really disgusting and hard to aim.”
Ethan immediately shook his head in denial.
He only realized something was wrong with the feeling after he kicked. How could he have done it on purpose?
Hearing this, the large black dog, who was rolling and howling on the ground, raised his scarlet dog eyes and glared at Ethan. The saliva on his dog head was all because of him.
But fortunately, it didn't move down any further, otherwise his balls would probably have been kicked to pieces.
But now, Sirius really didn't know if he could be saved. Although he didn't have any plans to marry, have children, and continue the Black family bloodline.
But having it and not using it were two completely different things.
He would rather face the green Avada Kedavra curse directly than take such a kick.
Thinking that his area might already be ruined, and that both hind legs were unresponsive, making it basically impossible to stand up, Sirius felt despair.
He couldn't win in the first place, and now he had lost his ability to move, and he didn't have a wand in his hand. It was truly unfair.
In despair, Sirius curled up on the ground, his eyes already devoid of light.
He had ultimately failed, and even now, he hadn't even seen Peter's face.
If he had known, he would have agreed with Lupin's suggestion.
“Homorphus Charm!”
A red light directly hit the large black dog, who didn't resist at all. Under the effect of the spell, the large black dog's body began to twist and deform.
Until he became a tall, thin wizard wearing ragged clothes, with a bird's nest-like head of hair, and a dirty and messy face. Because of the pain, his face was somewhat distorted, and he was now clutching his lower body, lying on the ground motionless.
Even after turning back into human form, he didn't intend to resist anymore, as if he had resigned himself to fate.
If only you had been more sensible earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer such a major ball-busting before realizing reality.
“Sirius, can we talk?”
Ethan originally planned to force Sirius to actively解除Animagus (Jiechu Animagus - 'undo Animagus form') and talk to him, so that he could take the initiative.
But now that there was a slight mistake, he had to start it himself.
Sirius, lying on the ground, remained unmoved, as if the person who had returned to his original form was not himself.
“Should we give him some potion before saying anything else?”
Penelope guessed that Sirius couldn't accept the blow, so he seemed to have lost his soul.
“Okay!”
Saying that, Ethan directly threw three potion bottles to Sirius. These were for pain relief and treatment of external injuries, one for oral use and one for external use.
After taking the potion bottles, Sirius glanced at them briefly and directly swallowed two bottles.
As for the one for external use, there was a witch here, and he was too embarrassed to expose himself.
As for whether it was poison, it didn't matter anymore. Anyway, he was already in their grasp, and he couldn't resist whatever they wanted him to take.
If he didn't still want to see Peter and ask him clearly before dying, he wouldn't have wanted to live just now.
After taking the potion, Sirius immediately felt a cool sensation in his lower body, and the pain was rapidly decreasing.
This made him realize a fact: his little brother could still be saved, he couldn't give up!
Even if he was going to die, he had to recover before dying.
Otherwise, when he met James in the underworld, he would probably be ridiculed by him.
Thinking of this, Sirius immediately stood up.
“What do you want to say? And when will you take me to see Peter?”
Even though he could move without any problems now, Sirius didn't intend to resist.
Although the wizard on the other side said he didn't do it on purpose just now, who knew if he was telling the truth.
He didn't want to experience this kind of injury again.
“What Peter? Who said we were with Peter?”
No wonder Sirius looked like he was going to fight to the death as soon as he saw him. It turned out that he had mistaken him for Peter's people.
But his dog brain didn't think about it. With Peter's timid and evasive rat-like appearance, could he afford to hire someone with Galleons?
Or have the ability to go out and recruit followers?
“Lupin, did he send you here?”
Besides Peter, Sirius could only think of this possibility. Apart from that, no one knew about his Animagus, not even his parents.
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Chapter 199: Unbreakable Vow
“Although Remus Lupin is now a professor at Hogwarts, our visit this time has nothing to do with Lupin.”
“What I'm more curious about is, have Lupin and you met?”
Ethan's initial guess was very likely correct. Lupin had met Sirius and believed his explanation, and was also trying to catch Peter.
But now why there was still no action, Ethan didn't know.
“We have!”
Sirius didn't intend to hide it, it was meaningless.
Judging from the other party's appearance, he was not a kind person. If he couldn't get the information they wanted, Sirius didn't rule out the possibility that the other party might use Veritaserum or other means.
Moreover, now that he hadn't directly controlled him, it was unlikely to be for the Ministry of Magic's 100,000 Galleon bounty.
“Since you haven’t caught Peter Pettigrew yet, then we still have room for cooperation.”
Ethan didn't want to know what they had discussed, anyway, Lupin wouldn't stop Ethan and his group from catching Peter.
“Who exactly are you?”
“How do you know Peter is not dead yet, and why do I want to catch him?”
Sirius frowned directly. This person knew a little too much.
Not Lupin or Peter's people, but he knew his news and knew the secret passage from Hogwarts to here.
Peter, the recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, was confirmed dead more than a decade ago, even at my own hands. This was something the entire wizarding world knew, yet he was able to know that Peter hadn't died.
Even Lupin, at first, didn't believe my claims. It was only when I showed him the photos the Weasley family had taken in Egypt that Lupin accepted this reality.
Now, he also knows that the target of my escape is Peter, and not, as widely believed, to kill Harry.
What exactly is going on here? It seems like everything is within his grasp.
Even Dumbledore doesn't know these things.
Yet these two clearly appear to be Hogwarts students. I only saw the report about one of them after I escaped. He's a third-year student, the same year as Harry.
"Knowing these things isn't that strange, is it?"
"You can take a look at this."
As he spoke, Ethan directly took out the Marauder's Map, which was the most useful proof.
It's not very useful here, but at Hogwarts, you can clearly see the name Peter Pettigrew.
Anyone with a decent amount of reading knows that this name represents the recent recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, who is also a laughingstock, but he's already dead.
Isn't it strange that this name suddenly appears now?
Think about it carefully, and you can discover the problem.
Although you can't deduce as comprehensively as Ethan knows now, combining Sirius Black's sudden escape after being imprisoned honestly for more than ten years, you can still deduce a rough idea.
"The Marauder's Map, where did you get it from Filch?"
Carefully stroking the somewhat old parchment, Sirius's eyes slowly filled with memories.
The days at Hogwarts were the happiest time of his life.
The last time he went to the Gryffindor common room to look for Peter, he had planned to bring the Marauder's Map out from Filch's office. This would make it easier to find Peter, but he didn't have the chance at the time.
"Well, when I obtained it, I discovered Peter Pettigrew's name, right next to Ron."
"Especially during some time this school year, they were almost inseparable."
"If this Peter Pettigrew really is that recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, coupled with the rumors circulating at Hogwarts before Christmas, everything can be explained."
There's no need to say the rest so clearly. It's a classic, cliché drama: the real murderer disguises himself and lives freely, while the falsely accused person is disheartened and willing to go to jail, but one day discovers that the original enemy has not died and escapes to take revenge.
In Muggle movies and TV shows, there are many such plots.
"Indeed, as you thought, this time I escaped to get Peter. How do you want to cooperate?"
"And what do you want to obtain?"
There is no unprovoked help in this world, especially when he and I and Peter have nothing to do with each other.
Having been in Azkaban for more than ten years, he has long understood this principle.
Since they came to him, they must have something they want.
The only valuable thing he has now is his identity as the heir to the Black family, which can mobilize various resources and inheritances of the Black family. This is a considerable amount.
It depends on how big the appetite of these two little wizards is and how much meat they want to tear off from the Black family.
Thinking of this, Sirius relaxed instead.
Originally, he didn't want to accept everything from the Black family. Now, giving away a part of it wouldn't hurt him much.
On the contrary, if he could use the Black family's inheritance to successfully catch Peter, it would be considered making the most of the waste.
As for accepting Ethan's help, that was a joke.
If he had any ability, he wouldn't be holed up here all day.
After meeting Lupin, Lupin asked him to go to Dumbledore to solve this matter, but Sirius didn't want to see Dumbledore at the moment, mainly because he didn't have the face to do so.
In addition, Lupin himself couldn't catch Peter. First of all, he hadn't seen Peter. Ron had seen him many times, but he really hadn't seen Peter's Animagus form as a rat once.
Obviously, he was deliberately hiding, and Lupin didn't dare to disturb him rashly.
The action on Halloween night had already alarmed him, and now Sirius didn't dare to act rashly.
Otherwise, if he really ran away, it would be almost impossible to find Peter in the whole world, especially since his Animagus form was a rat.
This also put Sirius in a stalemate: either catch Peter in one go, or continue to wait.
Now, with Ethan's help, it would definitely be much easier.
At least Peter wouldn't hide from Ethan, who is also a Hogwarts student. With planning and Ethan's magical level, catching Peter really isn't too difficult.
"I'll help you catch Peter Pettigrew, and you give me a reward!"
Knowing that this was the case, Sirius immediately asked:
"What reward do you need?"
At this moment, Sirius looked quite generous, completely in the mode of not caring about spending his ancestors' money.
"The collection in the Black family's library, an item in the hands of the house-elf Kreacher, and half of the cash."
Ethan unceremoniously opened his mouth wide.
It can be said that this wave directly took away most of the Black family's foundation, especially in terms of books, which would definitely have a significant impact.
"You really have a big appetite. I can promise you, but you must catch Peter and hand him over to me first."
Although Sirius didn't care much about these things, he was still shocked by Ethan's appetite.
With just these things, you could instantly create a top pure-blood family with a deep foundation in Great Britain, only lacking in wealth.
This is also because he didn't ask for any fixed assets. The Black family has a lot of fixed assets, and other collections are also quite rich.
