When the secret passage was closed, a stone statue holding a two-handed sword emerged from the wall.
It was seen that it suddenly thrust the sword downwards, and Shitou's body squatted down, completely blocking the secret passage under him.
Just then, Rossi saw Snape walking up the stairs with a gloomy look on his face, followed by a nervous-looking Lupine and a short Flitwick.
"Where's Sirius Black?"
Snape's thin face was so tense that Rossi could hear the hatred in his voice just by looking at his expression.
"He ran away!"
Rossi pointed to the stone statue squatting on the ground holding a sword, "Just from there."
"where?"
Snape glanced at the stone statue and confirmed with Rossi again.
Glancing at Lupine, who seemed particularly nervous, Rossi suddenly had an idea in his mind:
If Black can walk freely in Hogwarts, I'm afraid Lupin's help is indispensable, right? Or has he been helping Black since the Hogwarts Express?
"say!"
Seeing Rossi wandering away, Snape couldn't help but yelled, "Where did he escape from!"
"This is it!"
Rossi still pointed at the stone statue, "There is a secret passage underneath."
"How do you open it?" Flitwick asked warmly.
"I didn't see clearly how Blake turned it on, it seemed like..."
Before Rossi finished speaking, Snape took a step forward and pointed at the stone statue with his wand:
"Wingardim Leviosa!"
The stone statue holding the sword floated lightly and moved aside with Snape's wand.
It's just that although the stone statue has been moved, the secret passage leading downstairs has not been opened.
Rosie curled her lips and was about to speak when she asked Snape to point the wand over again.
"Explosion rumble!"
Just hearing a bang, the cave entrance that could only allow one person to pass appeared in front of everyone.
Seeing this situation, Rossi was stunned for a moment.
Um... I can't afford to offend the irritable Sect...
Snape glanced at Rossi sideways, then got into the hole and quickly chased after him.
"I'll go down with Snape, Lupin, you stay here and wait for Dumbledore!"
Flitwick said, leaping into the cave entrance.
Is it so smooth? Is this an advantage of being short?
Looking at the hole that was blown up by the blasting spell, it would feel crowded even if a single person passed through it, and then thinking about Flitwick's action of jumping directly in, Rossi couldn't help but turn away from the thought of not respecting the professor.
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Lu Ping couldn't help but say:
"What did he tell you? Uh... I mean, Blake."
Rossi did not answer his question, but when the other party was expecting an answer, he chose to ask: "Did you help him enter Hogwarts?"
Lupine's expression suddenly froze.
There was no need for him to answer. Just looking at his current expression, Rossi knew the answer.
"Blake said that he was framed and that Peter Pettigrew was the spy who killed people in the streets and betrayed Harry's parents."
"Do you believe what he says?"
Lupine asked in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible.
You could tell by the look on his face that he was actually asking about himself. Rossi curled up the corner of his mouth and chuckled softly:
"Don't you have the answer?"
"Yes, I should have had the answer a long time ago."
Lupine smiled bitterly, "I should have known better. How could a person like Black bow to the Dark Lord and be his lackey? How could I dare to doubt him before?!"
After a pause, Lu Ping spoke again, with a kind of nostalgia in his voice:
"Me, James, Blake and Peter, the four of us were best friends when we were in school.
During the Dark Lord's heyday, we also trusted each other with life and death, and fought against the Death Eaters together. "
He let out a long sigh and continued:
"Even if Black puts the evidence in front of me, I still can't believe why Peter turned to the Dark Lord and why he betrayed James..."
"evidence?"
Are you referring to that newspaper?
Lupine nodded: "James and Peter are both unregistered Animagus..."
"And Blake."
After adding the information he had deliberately concealed, Rossi's lips curved into a smile.
"Yes, and Blake."
Lupine, who wanted to keep his friend a secret, smiled awkwardly, "Peter's Animagus form is a mouse. Well, it's the same mouse that Ron once raised."
"When Black held the newspaper with the Weasley family photos in front of me, I recognized Peter's identity immediately!"
"If it wasn't for the evil in his heart, why did he turn into a mouse and hide for twelve years!
So that newspaper is enough to be called evidence to me! "
"Ding, got a clue: Lupine's testimony."
The system prompt sounded again.
Well, it seems that the key now is to find and capture Peter Pettigrew, otherwise their testimonies will only be clues and empty talk that cannot form a conclusion.
Rossi muttered silently, then turned to look at Lupine:
"Do you have any clues about the whereabouts of Peter Pettigrew?"
"No, but I have a feeling that he is hiding in Hogwarts!"
Lupine shook his head first, and then said in a particularly affirmative tone, "What he is best at is hiding in dangerous and conspicuous places."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dumbledore and McGonagall came over.
"What's going on?"
Dumbledore looked at the blasted hole, doubt on his old face.
"Black escaped here, and Snape and Professor Flitwick gave chase." Lupine explained.
After hearing his words, Dumbledore's expression immediately became solemn:
"McGonagall, inform all students to return to the auditorium. For the safety of the students, let them spend the night in the auditorium tonight!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Mag nodded, and then walked quickly downstairs.
"Inform all clergy and launch a comprehensive search of the castle."
Dumbledore said, raising his finger to point at the blasted hole. In an instant, fragments of the shattered floor that were scattered all over the floor rose up and returned to their original state as if they were traveling back in time.
Immediately afterwards, the stone statue that had been moved aside returned to its original position.
Silent and wandless casting!
Dumbledore's methods made Rossi's eyes shine.
"Headmaster, aren't Snape and Flitwick still inside?" Administrator Filch reminded.
"Those who enter from here cannot go back the same way they came, Filch."
Dumbledore explained with a smile. It was obvious that he knew enough about the secret passages in Hogwarts.
"Rosie, tell me what happened."
After dealing with everything, Dumbledore finally turned his attention to Rossi.
Hearing his question, Rossi pursed her lips slightly: "I was planning to go back to the dormitory to pick up something..."
After recounting what he had seen, Rossi carefully looked into Dumbledore's eyes: "Professor Dumbledore, do you think Black's words are worthy of belief?"
"This won't be confirmed until Peter is caught."
Dumbledore blinked meaningfully, "Maybe it's too early to say whether I believe it or not."
