The next morning, in the Great Hall, Hagrid reported loudly to Dumbledore that he had discovered unknown persons illegally hunting on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest. The large amount of blood on the ground indicated that the hunter himself might have been injured. After hearing this, Professor Sprout also stood up and told that several pots of precious white berries were stolen from the greenhouse. White fresh berries are a precious herb that can treat trauma.
The melon-eating students were in charge of discussing and speculating whether the injured hunter was Black. Wizards also need to eat. In addition to magical creatures, there are also wild deer and wild foxes in the Forbidden Forest. It is normal to want to hunt some for food. As for the cause of the injury, it is most likely caused by the injuries suffered during the hunt. Attacked by dangerous magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest.
That night, when Sirius was sneaking into the greenhouse, he was suddenly attacked again by a dark shadow. Fortunately, he was mentally prepared this time and rolled over to avoid the green light of the Death Curse.
The attacker was a short, bald man with gray hair, a mouse-like face and a pointed nose. He was the target of Sirius's obsession with revenge - Peter Pettigrew.
Sirius's eyes were red, and his voice was trembling with anger as he shouted: "Betrayer, you actually have the nerve to appear in front of me!"
Peter Pettigrew didn't take it seriously at all and sneered: "Sirius, who do you think you are? It seems that twelve years in prison have made you unable to recognize reality."
Peter Pettigrew's eyes flashed with a cold light, "I am no longer the person I used to be. I have gained new power. I no longer need to be afraid of you. When I kill you, no one in this world will know who I am anymore." Existence, I can recover my body and start my new life again, but you will only die bearing the infamy of a betrayer..."
At this moment, Professor Lupine emerged from hiding and stood behind Peter Pettigrew, forming a pincer attack with Sirius. He said bitterly: "It's really you! Peter! It's not enough that you killed James, and now you want to kill Sirius, you despicable villain, I will definitely kill you today!"
Lupine and Sirius pulled out their wands at the same time (the latter's wand was brought by Lupine to Sirius), and the two launched a fierce attack on Peter Pettigrew, killing them without mercy. For a moment, the sky was filled with deadly curses. Flying.
Peter Pettigrew showed a cold smile. He drew a large circle with his wand, silently releasing a strange dark vortex. The vortex was like an all-devouring black hole, swallowing up all the attacks from the two men without leaving a trace. He said calmly: "Why bother? Remus, I originally only wanted to kill Sirius alone, but I didn't expect that you already know the truth. It seems that I will have to add another dead soul to my wand today."
Lupine said coldly: "You really think you can deal with the two of us after learning a little new magic, right? Do you think you are the only one who has improved over the years?"
There was undisguised contempt in Peter Pettigrew's eyes, "Ignorance! You have no idea how big the gap in strength is between us now!"
After saying that, black mist visible to the naked eye seeped out of his body, whirling and flying around him.
Lupine and Sirius saw all kinds of unheard-of strange phenomena appearing on Peter Pettigrew, and they didn't dare to complain. They both launched their strongest attacks at the same time!
Peter Pettigrew's momentum suddenly increased, and he let out a hoarse scream, as if his body was experiencing some kind of pain. The end of his wand shot out a black light. The black light broke the spells of Lupine and Sirius at the same time, but it did not Disappeared, but continued to advance towards the two people. With a collision, the two people were knocked away from the distance as soon as they made contact.
The black light seemed to be attached to them consciously, and both of them felt that the magic power on their bodies was disappearing rapidly. Their bodies became weak and they no longer had the strength to resist.
Pettigrew sneered: "It's over, my friends, let me send you on your way!"
Suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed. Peter Pettigrew hurriedly raised his wand to block it, took five steps back, looked at the direction of the white light with a wary expression, and said in a cold voice: "I didn't expect that even you were here. , Dumbledore."
Dumbledore stared at him with a complicated expression and sighed: "Peter, you have fallen. Is your soul evil enough to kill your former best friend?"
Although Peter Pettigrew's strength has greatly increased, it has not changed his timid and cautious character. Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard of this century, and Peter Pettigrew is not arrogant enough to think that he will be his opponent.
He knew that with Dumbledore here, today's plan had completely failed, and he could only live a life of running away and hiding again. Although this life was sad and frustrating, at least he could survive first.
Thinking of this, all kinds of humiliation and resentment welled up in his heart, and he roared somewhat madly: "Best friend? They only regard me as a follower! An errand boy who comes and goes when called! When did they treat me as a follower? Equal friends!”
Five strange green sparks appeared at the end of his wand, which were unusually obvious in the darkness.
Sirius was stunned for a moment, and his memory instantly returned to the Muggle street twelve years ago. He still remembered this magic. Peter Pettigrew, who had been sobbing in front of him at that time, also had five points popping out of the end of his wand very suddenly. A green spark, then blew the entire street into rubble.
He shouted: "Danger!" However, he and Lu Ping were seriously injured and could not move, so they could only passively accept the outcome of death. He was not afraid of death, but he was very unwilling to do so. In the end, he could not save his friend Zhan. To take revenge on Mu, he even dragged down another friend, Lupine.
He and Lupine looked at each other and smiled tragically in unison. They stretched out their hands and held them tightly together, intending to welcome death together.
However, neither of them died. Dumbledore stood in front of them, blocking Peter Pettigrew's attack with a magical barrier emitting holy white light, but this also gave the latter a chance to escape into the Forbidden Forest.
Sirius roared with all his strength in a hoarse voice: "Leave us alone, he is going to escape. As long as he enters the Forbidden Forest, he will be able to apparate..."
Dumbledore showed a meaningful expression and said: "This is not necessarily..."
Peter Pettigrew did take the opportunity to escape into the Forbidden Forest, but he did not directly apparate away as Sirius expected, not because he was unwilling, but because he was unable.
The black magic trick just now is a kind of sacrificial magic. Twelve years ago, he sacrificed one of his fingers when facing Sirius. But this time when facing Dumbledore, he was even more afraid to do it. He directly After sacrificing his entire right hand, the right hand with one finger missing has turned into a puddle of rotten flesh on the ground, becoming the price for using this black magic.
Now, he has become very weak due to consuming a lot of magic power and losing a lot of blood. He could no longer perform the profound and complex magic of Apparition.
He planned to hide in the Forbidden Forest for a while, and wait until his body recovered a little before apparating and leaving. Just as he stumbled towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest, a silent and invisible curse suddenly shot out from a dark place in the corner in front of him. Peter Pettigrew was so cautious that he didn't even notice when the curse was approaching him, so he was inexplicably hit by the full-body binding spell and couldn't move.
Xie Lin lifted the invisibility spell, walked out of the corner, and said with a smile: "Hello, Pettigrew, first time meeting me, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, you must have heard my name, right?"
(Note: Pettigrew is actually a surname. It was originally supposed to be translated as Peter Pettigrew, or Peter Pettigrew, but in order to correspond with Sirius Black, the People's Society just translated it into Peter Pettigrew. The author narrates both Use "Peter Pettigrew" instead of "Peter Pettigrew" or "Peter" in dialogue, the latter being only used by Lupin and Sirius)
Peter Pettigrew hoarsely said: "I know you, of course I know you. You are the second young master of the Malfoy family and a well-known future star of Hogwarts. Your father and I are both Death Eaters. Please help. Me, take me out of here and I will definitely repay you."
Xie Lin asked interestingly: "Sir, you have the nerve to treat a child with nothing, so you should first tell me how you want to repay me!"
Peter Pettigrew heard something was going on, and hurriedly said: "I can give you power, and I can tell you the secret of how I obtained this power. As long as you obtain this power, with your talent, it will be just around the corner to surpass Dumbledore."
Xie Lin nodded and said: "It is indeed very attractive. Unfortunately, I don't need these..."
Peter Pettigrew refused to give up and continued to seduce Schelling, describing the power of this power. Seeing that Schelling was still unmoved, he finally relented and said, "Then what do you want?"
Xie Lin smiled and said: "You know, I am very ambitious like all Slytherins. I want to get your allegiance..."
Peter Pettigrew had a few thoughts in his mind, showed a flattering smile and said: "It is my honor to be loyal to such a talented future strongman like you."
"You agreed very readily, but I don't trust you. You once betrayed the Order of the Phoenix, and then defected and went into hiding after the mysterious man lost power. You are not a loyal subordinate."
"No, no, they are different from you. They are too crazy. Master, you have inherited the character of the Malfoy family. You must be a person who checks the times and protects yourself wisely. It is definitely the right choice for me to follow you."
"Having said that, I still have to make some insurance." Xie Lin took out a bottle of potion from his pocket. "This is a potion that I independently developed. If you dare to betray me after drinking it, you will be pierced by thousands of arrows." The pain will kill you. Drink it all, and I will accept your allegiance and send you away from here."
Although Peter Pettigrew was reluctant, he still drank the potion without any choice.
What I didn't expect was that Xie Lin's unique potion was just a fabrication. There was no potion with such an effect in the world. Even if Xie Lin really had it, it wouldn't have it - it was actually a bottle of ecstasy. Drink it. Afterwards, Peter Pettigrew began to become confused, and Schelling took the opportunity to cast a hypnotic spell on him, revealing the secret of his sudden strength.
Contrary to Schelling's expectations, Peter Pettigrew did not return to join Voldemort.
His power comes from a mysterious underground organization "Shadow of the Dragon", which is full of powerful dark wizards, several of whom are famous wanted criminals of the same era as Voldemort.
Young Tom Riddle had interactions with these people after leaving Hogwarts, and it was precisely because of this that he gained many secrets about black magic, such as transforming his body through black magic and greatly enhancing his magic power. Tom Riddle, as Voldemort in his student days, was very handsome, and he was completely different from the Dark Lord who later turned into a disgusting person. He later turned into that disgusting appearance, precisely because of these black people. Magical reasons.
(Note: In the original book, Dumbledore did mention that the young Riddle once "mingled with the most evil guys in the wizarding world, went through many dangerous magical transformations, and finally reappeared as Voldemort." These guys are set in this book. Determined to be a member of the mysterious organization Dragon Shadow)
Peter Pettigrew didn't know much about the organization either.
He only knew that they came for a student in Hogwarts, and that Peter Pettigrew's magic power improved so rapidly after he was baptized by them with some dark power.
In exchange for this, Peter Pettigrew made an unbreakable vow to help them kidnap a student. Peter Pettigrew currently does not know the identity of the student. The organization hopes that Peter Pettigrew will first resolve Black, an unstable factor that may interfere with the plan, before announcing the follow-up plan to him.
The Shadow of the Dragon, an organization that has never appeared in the original work, why did it appear in Hogwarts? What ulterior purpose do they have?
