Everyone left the room.
Only Sirius, Lupin and Snape remained in the office, watching Pettigrew all the time.
Fudge pulled William and said enthusiastically, "William, I'll go to the principal's office first. We'll talk about it later..."
"Okay, Mr. Minister." William smiled politely.
Dumbledore, Fudge and Professor McGonagall walked towards the Headmaster's office, followed by two Aurors.
"Where are you going?" William asked.
"We're going back to the Gryffindor lounge," Harry said.
"It's been too hard for me tonight, I need to get a good night's sleep."
Ron nodded.
"What about you? Anne, will you go back together?"
"No, it's still early! Luna is waiting for me in the Ravenclaw lounge, and I'm going to find her." Anne said quickly.
William thought about it, but he didn't object.
After getting permission from her brother, she jumped up and down and walked towards the other side corridor.
"We're going back first," Harry asked. "Hermione, are you going back to the common room?"
Hermione shook her head and said softly, "I still have something to do, you go first."
Harry and Ron shrugged and turned away.
William looked at the backs of the two and suddenly asked, "Ron, is your tonic still there?"
"Well, no... it's gone, what's wrong?" Ron was stunned, then turned around and stammered.
"Bobo tea is sick, and the tonic should be useful for it." William narrowed his eyes and said, "Have you used it? When did you use it?"
"Yes, I used it for Banban a few days after school started." Ron said quickly.
"Of course, I didn't expect that he would be changed by Peter... Just poison him!"
"Well, forget it, I'll buy another bottle." William nodded thoughtfully.
The two turned to leave, while William and Hermione walked slowly down the corridor.
"Is Bobo tea ill?" Hermione looked at William suspiciously.
"He was still alive and kicking in the afternoon, playing in the garden with Mrs Norris."
"It's really not sick... I said it casually." William said softly.
"Why did you lie to Ron... by the way, go to the Room of Requirement now?"
Hermione stretched and smiled:
"Finally caught Peter... It's a lot easier all of a sudden, we can change the papers overnight without anyone bothering!"
"Maybe I won't be able to go tonight." William shook his head, his brows furrowed, and he thought about things carefully.
Hermione looked at William, stretched out her fingers, and rubbed his frown.
She asked softly, "What happened?"
William looked into Hermione's eyes and said slowly:
"Well, I'm thinking about some things... I always feel like I've overlooked something, and I need you to help me analyze it."
Hermione nodded, and the two cuddled up against the window, looking up at the sky.
Outside the castle, a full moon was gradually obscured by thick clouds.
"I just said that Bobo Tea was ill, and I deliberately borrowed that bottle of tonic." William said softly.
"Ron said that he used it for Banban a few days after school started."
William shook his head: "It's impossible, if Ron uses it, I'll know for sure!"
"Why?" Hermione's eyes widened.
"Um... During the summer vacation last year, George and Fred were in the tonic, and put some erotica."
"..."
"No malice!" William grinned: "I just wanted to test whether the fascination agent works between animals.
Pure magic experiment. "
Hermione gave William a small look.
"Okay, don't worry about the details...but luckily the twins were drugged.
If Ron gave Scabbers, that was Peter...he would definitely be impatient, looking for Fred's sniff.
Fred had already given them both, ready the bed.
But never has. "
"But..." Hermione held her chin, hesitating.
"Does sniffing hair work? I mean, sniffing hair, maybe not for wizards?"
"No, it definitely works! Remember last year?"
Hermione just thought for a second, and then said quickly: "Lockhart?!"
"That's right!"
William was delighted that Hermione could immediately follow his train of thought.
Among the girls he knew, Hermione was probably the only one who could follow his train of thought.
It's really easy to have such a smart girl by my side.
If you follow idiots like Harry and Ron, it's an obvious thing that takes a long time to explain.
William had the heart to kill them all.
Thinking like this, William kept his mouth shut and said quickly:
"After Christmas, Lockhart took Snape's Ecstasy with dwarf hair in it."
"Strictly speaking, dwarves, centaurs, werewolves and sniffers are all magical creatures.
Peter takes the love potion, and there will definitely be a reaction. "
"So, I conclude that Ron did not give Peter."
"But there's a problem, William." Hermione said sharply.
"How can we be sure that Scabbers at that time was still Peter?
We all know that Peter found a very similar mouse as a replacement.
Is the fascination agent with magical animal hair useful for wizards and real ordinary mice? "
"Your doubts are right, I was thinking about this just now." William applauded: "We can only analyze this boldly."
"Look, Peter has no reason to suddenly find a mouse as a spare tire and hide himself?"
"He's not even sure if Sirius' target after his escape is him.
Peter would think, he's been hiding for twelve years without anyone finding out.
Black was locked up in Azkaban, how would he know where he was?
And Hogwarts, the safest place, doesn't need to escape at all. "
William tapped the window. "If I were Peter, I would definitely wait and see for a while.
The Halloween attack probably made him completely sure that Sirius was coming to him!
It also gave him a wake-up call, the school was not as safe as he imagined. "
William looked at the thick clouds that completely covered the full moon, and his thoughts became more and more clear.
He said quickly:
"After that, Peter probably had the idea of running away. Or, Tom made a detailed plan.
I tend to be the second possibility! "
Without much detailed evidence, just based on meticulous work style, William can be sure:
There must be Tom behind Peter's back.
If Peter was so smart, he wouldn't have to defect at all, he would be able to live safely by himself.
"Very reasonable analysis." Hermione thought about it, but found no loopholes.
"So... Ron is lying?" She raised her eyebrows. "Why lie?"
"This is probably not his first lie tonight." William was worried.
"Did you notice that Ron said Peter was trying to steal their wand..."
"It's impossible." Hermione reacted immediately: "Peter has a wand in his hand!"
"That's right." William sighed. "It's also because of this sentence that I have doubts."
Last school year, Tom's diary was suddenly lost from Ron.
Also missing were his old wand and Scabbers.
William couldn't figure out why Banban was also lost.
Later, Scabbers appeared again, and he didn't pay much attention to it, he just thought it was a mouse that got lost.
Thinking about it now, Peter and Tom in the diary got in touch.
Knowing that Ron would be suspected, he moved the diary to Lockhart in advance, so he also followed.
It was only because Tom wanted Peter to be a spy that he returned to Ron as Scabbers again.
But the old wand must still be in Peter's hands.
He doesn't need to rob at all!
Tom's spy... Peter hid for a school year, and William didn't catch him... Just got caught by two weak little wizards?
It's still possible if Peter didn't have a wand.
But the point is,
He has!
Not to mention Harry and Ron, even ten of them are no match for Peter.
It was also because of this detail that William asked about the tonic abruptly. Just to prove it... Ron is lying.
"Ron didn't need to lie, but he lied..." Hermione's eyes widened, and she suddenly panicked: "He can't be Peter, right?
Wasn't Professor Snape's office stolen...he made the compound decoction? ! "
"A long time ago, I thought about this possibility." William's tone was slightly puzzled.
"But on the Hogwarts map, Ron's name is always on display...and keeps moving.
Unless he takes Ron with him... wait..."
The two looked at each other and said at the same time, "That groundhog!"
Yep, if Peter turns into Ron, turns Ron into a groundhog and puts it on him...his name will show up too.
No flaws at all!
"So, who's been arrested now?" Hermione grabbed William's hand and said in shock:
"It's real Ron!"
William quickly took out the Hogwarts map and immediately found Professor McGonagall's office.
In the room, there are only three names:
Sirius Black, Severus Snape...Ron Weasley!
"We're going to Dumbledore," said Hermione. "I can't let Ron be taken as Peter and taken to Azkaban."
"No!" William, who finally made up his mind, shook his head.
"The priority, not Ron. It's Peter...he's going to run!"
"Ah, why? His plan has worked. Everybody thinks Ron is Peter?"
"It was almost a success." William shook his head.
"Remember being in the office?" he said. "Harry and 'Ron' demand that Peter be killed immediately!"
"It's not without reason that Peter asked for this," William explained.
"After taking the compound decoction, if you die suddenly, your appearance will not change, and it will remain the same as before death."
"Peter gave Ron a potion to make him himself." William's expression was serious.
"As long as Ron is dead, the matter will be fully characterised. Peter can pretend to be Ron until he runs out of stored hair."
With the identity of Ron, you can do too many things!
No one will find the anomaly, because no one in this world understands Ron better than Peter!
The two of them slept in the same bed for three years!
And Ron died for Peter, and that corpse was more convincing than a finger twelve years ago.
"But Fudge didn't agree. He asked for a trial." William said happily.
"Fudge had no intention of sabotaging Peter's plan, and Potion Potion has a time limit, and Ron will change back sooner or later.
Peter must be busy running now Yes, we have to catch Peter right now! "Hermione was also aware of the seriousness of the matter.
"Otherwise, Sirius...will be identified as...the murderer! He's in the office! There's no escape!"
William's eyes darkened.
If it succeeds, it will replace Ron;
Tom Riddle... as expected of you!
In Ilvermorny, it can bring so much trouble.
However, if that's all you've planned...then your little spy, I'm welcome...take it!
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