"I just praised you for your cleverness, Remus!"
Remus's aggressive attitude also made Sirius lose his temper. Although Remus held the wand to his head, he no longer had the attitude of just letting things go. He raised his chin proudly and stared at him unyieldingly. Looking into Remus's eyes,
"You think Brian is covering for me and helping me sneak into the castle, but why haven't you thought about why he did this, huh? To kill Harry, the son of James and Lily, or is he planning to assist me? A killing spree in the castle?"
"Isn't this the purpose of your deliberate escape from Azkaban? Kill them all quickly so that one day Voldemort can make a comeback. Can you..."
Remus blurted out, but mid-sentence, he realized something was wrong.
Two weeks ago, Amosta had learned from Harry about their former secret base, the secret passage under the Whomping Willow, and Sirius also followed Amosta back to Hogwarts that night.
For half a month, Albus was away from the castle for most of the time. If Sirius and Amosta's purpose was to hurt Harry, they would have succeeded long ago, and they have even flown away now.
"Realized something was wrong, huh?"
Sirius keenly caught the hesitation in Remus's eyes. He groaned in anger, not because of Remus Lupin's attitude towards him, but because of Amosta Brain... He suddenly realized Well, Amosta probably wanted to get rid of him a long time ago, so he asked Remus if he wanted to adopt 'Lenny' on the day when Remus fell ill.
"I will never understand the machinations of your mind, Sirius!"
Remus said coldly. Suddenly, he took a few steps back, and a thin rope shot out from the tip of the wand that was withdrawn from Sirius's head. The rope quickly spun around Sirius's body. In the blink of an eye, , and tied him tightly from head to toe.
"But I do want to hear what excuses you have for yourself."
Lupine said with a cold expression.
Sirius's shriveled cheeks were also darkened to the core. This was the same way he treated himself that night when Brian discovered him.
To be honest, telling the truth about that year was not in line with my plan at all.
From the moment he successfully escaped from Azkaban, his purpose was to kill Peter. He had absolute determination and no one could stop him, not even death.
But there are indeed some things that Sirius doesn't want to face, and that is, meeting those acquaintances from back then before avenging James and Lily.
Not only because he was so desperate that he couldn't believe whether those former friends were still reliable, but also because... he couldn't face the fact that his stupidity had killed the Potters. This guilt was something he didn't want to face. He can tell the truth to those acquaintances, but at least, after completing his revenge!
However, Amosta Braine... this young wizard born in Slytherin messed up all his plans!
"The traitor was not me, Remus, it was Peter who leaked the whereabouts of James and Lily!"
Sirius finally said these words in a low growl, with a lot of resentment in his words, both against Peter Pettigrew and Amosta Brain.
The words Sirius yelled fell into Remus's ears, like thunder, shocking his whole body. Unconsciously, he pursed his lips,
"It's impossible... Albus said it himself, James and Lily were unwilling to let him become the Secret Keeper. They wanted to use you... Peter, he died, didn't he? He died in your hands, so many Muggles Everyone has seen it..."
The next ten minutes are the time to solve the puzzle.
Sirius, who was tied up with ropes, was lying on the ground, talking about the unknown facts. This time, he had experience. Before Remus could ask, he took the initiative to talk about some things, such as why he was willing to After staying in Azkaban for twelve years, why did he suddenly escape from there? How did he escape... and the causes and consequences of his being caught by Brian.
Sirius said all this, maybe because he had said these things to Blaine once, and when he talked about them again, he actually felt a little numb.
"...Finally, Brian reluctantly agreed not to hand me over to Dumbledore or you...I couldn't use my Animagus form anymore because you would recognize me, so Brian changed me into Became a cat and brought it back to Hogwarts--"
Sirius said tiredly.
The ashes flying in the air finally fell to the ground, and the moment they touched the bricks, they exploded with the last bit of brilliance in their lives.
Remus stared at Sirius intently. At some point, the hatred in his eyes disappeared and was replaced by confusion.
How ridiculous the reality is.
Remus thought with exhaustion that he had been brooding over her for twelve years, but what happened back then... would actually lead to such a result.
It was not Sirius who killed James and Lily, he was innocent, but the truth is not much better than the original, is it?
"This is just your one-sided statement, Sirius. There is no evidence to prove it-" After a long silence, Remus shook his head and said, "I can't find any flaws in you, Sirius, but this matter is very important. You must provide evidence to prove that the things you said are not elaborate lies-"
Remus actually believed it, he just... felt helpless and confused... War is cruel, but people's hearts are even more cruel.
"If you want to see my memories, take them, Remus-"
Sirius lay on the ground as if all the muscles and bones in his body had been taken away. Faced with Remus' distrust, he no longer had the strength to be angry... Of course, he had no right to be angry with Remus. After all, This is also the root of all tragedy, coming from his stupid suggestion.
"You know, Sirius-"
Remus rubbed his stiff cheeks with his palms,
"I'm not as good at Legilimency as Amosta. If you have no problem with it, Snape is..."
Seeing Sirius's sudden change in expression, Lupine changed his words,
"I can write a letter to Albus, and he will definitely have a way to prove the truth of what you said."
"If you must, Remus—"
Sirius changed from lying on his side to lying on his back. He stared at the dark brown ceiling and said lifelessly,
"Then go and call Dumbledore over. Maybe Brian is right. I am indeed a hopeless idiot. Maybe it's time to put an end to all this..."
Hearing these words, Remus suddenly softened.
The high-spirited and talented Padfoot seemed to be dead. What appeared in front of him now was just a body driven by hatred.
"All right--"
Remus suddenly sighed. Sirius was an extremely proud man. He could imagine how much torture Sirius had suffered in his heart over the years, so he was so obsessed with killing Peter... He wanted to do it himself. Doing this, killing Peter with your own hands, will end this evil in the hands of the four of them, and prevent Peter's dirty soul from harming other people, including Albus Dumbledore.
"Just don't tell Albus just yet-"
Remus took a deep breath and waved his wand to get Sirius, who was wide-eyed and surprised at his decision, onto the bed. Then, he rushed to the desk, pulled out a piece of parchment and started writing. Two minutes later, Remus folded the parchment full of Juanxiu's handwriting and stuffed it into an envelope.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you go just yet... I wrote a letter to Amosta, asking him to come back temporarily and confirm what you said...
So, faint! "
After knocking Sirius down with a stun spell, Remus checked again whether the tied rope was strong, and then rushed out the door in a hurry. Now, he was going to the Owlery to send this letter to Ah Mosta.
The spell of confinement was lifted, and the door creaked open.
Before going out, Remus's footsteps suddenly stopped for a moment. He turned his head and looked at Sirius who was unconscious on the bed. Suddenly, he pursed his lips and showed a pale smile.
"No matter what... welcome back, Padfoot--"
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