Principal's office.
After listening to William's narration, Dumbledore fell into a long silence.
"Sorry, Professor, I didn't catch Peter." William sighed softly. "Let him escape."
When we left Hogsmeade, it was past midnight and it was outside the castle again. The Ravenclaw Ring cannot be used.
William did not use the time converter again. Tywin's lesson was too tragic. Several years have passed, and it is still vivid in my mind.
He didn't want to kill himself.
"Don't be so upset, William." Dumbledore's slender fingers touched each other lightly.
He said softly, "You should be proud of yourself.
Just a few hours ago, you and Hermione saved three innocent lives.
Sirius, Remus, and Harry... all live because of you two. There is nothing more enjoyable than this tonight. "
"However, Peter ran away." William shook his head.
"If I could detect it earlier... I still think that the dead Peter is less harmful."
"It's not like that." Dumbledore looked at William with blue eyes.
"As long as Peter lives, he will never be able to shake off the remorse for the deaths of James and Lily.
Even if he won't admit it. "
Dumbledore sighed.
"Peter had a love-hate relationship with the Dark Lord, and even more so with himself.
His life is a tragedy. "
The headmaster's voice was deep and serious:
"Yes, many living people deserve to die, and some dead people deserve to live.
We can't bring the dead back to life, but don't be too quick to decide whether a person deserves to die.
Even the wise cannot know the end of all things. "
Dumbledore said calmly: "I have a hunch in my heart that Peter has some important role to play.
Whether for evil or good. "
"Before all the dust falls." He stared at William and smiled:
"Your decision will determine the fate of many people, but don't blame yourself. The only thing we can do is to think about how to deal with it in a limited time."
Listening to the principal's words, William suddenly remembered what happened in the morning.
"Professor, I have something to tell you. During the divination exam, Professor Trelawney became . . . more eccentric than usual."
"Really?" Professor Dumbledore squinted. "Oh... weirder than usual, you mean?"
"Professor Trelawney's voice became deep, and her eyes kept rolling. She may have entered the sage... Well, I mean prophet mode." William said quickly.
"What did she say?" Dumbledore leaned back in his chair.
"She said the night of vigilance would follow...with the help of servants...the Dark Lord will rise again.
Coldness breeds resentment, and resentment breeds betrayal. When the three traitors appear, there must be death..."
The headmaster seemed a little surprised. After a long pause, he finally raised his head and said:
"You know, William. I've never taken a divination class, and I've always been skeptical of prophecy.
But maybe..."
He frowned and said thoughtfully, "Professor Trelawney really made a prophecy."
William nodded, and judging from the situation tonight, that seemed to be the case. Sure enough, the school is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Wait...he didn't offend Professor Trelawney, did he?
William thought for a moment.
Not only did he not, but he seemed to have bribed a lot of Sherry.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought about adding some water to the wine to save some money... Fortunately, I didn't do such a thing!
Dumbledore didn't know what William was thinking, and he joked:
"I should have paid her a little more...a talent like this has to stay at Hogwarts.
I think Sybil himself, realizes this. "
"That's right." Dumbledore blinked, "At noon, she quarreled with Professor McGonagall again.
It also suggested to me that the wages were too low. "
"So Peter is going to Albania and helping Voldemort come back to life?" William asked.
According to the first half of the prophecy, it should refer to this matter.
And Peter is also a traitor to Voldemort. He became Tom's little spy.
"I think you're right." Dumbledore's tone was flat, as if Voldemort was resurrected, it wasn't worth being too alarmed.
William nodded slightly. This is not difficult to understand.
If little Tom wants old Tom to die, he must be resurrected first. Destroying Horcruxes and resurrecting the Dark Lord is not a conflict.
After Voldemort is resurrected, he can still find something for William and the others to do. Let him in the United States, leaving enough development time.
This is also in line with Tom's approach. A spy who is not a spy loses the meaning of the word.
Dumbledore said contemptuously: "It would be great if Peter was destined to find Voldemort and resurrect him!"
"There are many other forces in this world, working in sync.
Voldemort would not have hoped that someone remorseful for the Potters' deaths would complete the process of resurrecting him. "
"Of course, this is the highest and most impenetrable realm of magic..."
Just then, there was a commotion at the door.
Fudge took his little green hat, pushed open the door, and walked in.
He said happily: "Unbelievable, Harry didn't die!
William, you saved the Ministry of Magic tonight! If the Boy Who Lived was dead, the Ministry of Magic would explode tomorrow. "
"So, can Professor Lupin be released?" William smiled. "Professor Lupin didn't hurt Harry, he was injured for other reasons."
"Of course, Professor Lupin is not guilty. Hagrid must have misunderstood." Fudge sighed: "Harry was so badly injured, he must have done it."
"Merlin, what a heinous crime! But let him run away, this Dawlish..."
Fudge played with his hat and looked at Dumbledore. "Albus, although I released Lupin, he must leave this school.
Tonight proved he wasn't so safe. "
"I think... this is a matter between me and the school administrator." Dumbledore said coldly.
"Okay...whatever you want." Fudge's fat face flushed slightly.
He didn't expect that Dumbledore would not give him face so much.
William turned away quietly, leaving the office to Fudge and the headmaster. They're probably going to be arguing again until the early morning.
After leaving the office, not long after walking, I met Sirius.
Pulling off Harry's invisibility cloak, he didn't look too happy.
"Have you seen Harry?" William asked.
"Yes, he's awake," said Sirius. "Since he's all right, it's time for me to go."
"Where are you going?"
"Well...the ancestral home of the Blacks, at 12 Grimmauld Place, London. Dumbledore suggested I go there first."
Sirius lowered his face.
"I haven't been back there since I left home at sixteen."
Sirius hesitated, then asked, "Can I see you during the summer vacation? Invite you, Anne and Hermione to my house?"
"Probably not." William shook his head.
"I don't have time with Hermione in July, the International Conference of Wizards and Wizards is about to begin."
He thought about it and said, "But you can go to the World Cup. We will go there when we are done."
"...That's right." Sirius said excitedly: "I can borrow Harry's invisibility cloak temporarily, and no one will find me if I wear it."
"Goodbye then, I've heard Hermione's voice, so I won't bother you two anymore."
Sirius put on the Invisibility Cloak and went to find Harry again.
William turned the hallway and saw Hermione chatting with Tonks.
"What are you talking about?" he asked as he approached.
Hermione took William's hand and said mysteriously, "We're talking about Hogsmeade."
"..."
"What's your expression like?" Tonks crossed his chest with his arms and said dissatisfiedly:
"I'm telling you, William, you don't know how dangerous it was just now!
A team, ten wizards against one of me. "
"...Ten?!" Wei raised his eyebrows, half a smile.
"It still happened, I didn't, at least this number!" Tonks stretched out a finger.
"One?"
"Bah, a hundred!" Tonks foamed at the mouth, she said excitedly: "I was surrounded by them and attacked from all sides!
They are all dark wizards, top masters, Auror level, stronger than you! "
Tonks was beaming and dancing.
"Oh, I'm still young and inexperienced. Otherwise, I'll catch them all and throw them in Azkaban!"
"Hey, what are you two laughing at!" Seeing William and Hermione laughing together, Tonks said angrily:
"Don't believe me? You don't think I'm lying, do you?
I'm telling the truth! May take an oath in the name of Minister Fudge. "
"Hey, you two don't go, I still have a lot of details to say.
William, do you want information? As long as ten Galleons...why are you going? "
"At night, of course I went to bed." William said without turning his head.
Watching the two run away Tonks stamped his feet angrily.
Throwing away Tonks, Hermione stepped on the castle corridor lightly with her hands behind her back.
She took two quick steps, turned around and said with a smile, "Really go back to the dormitory?"
"It's two o'clock in the middle of the night." William glanced at the time, "It's still early, let's go back tomorrow night."
"Then... to the Room of Requirement?" Hermione asked tentatively.
She hurriedly added another sentence. "Change the test paper!"
William held back his smile, "Of course, change it overnight."
Hermione nodded vigorously, raising a bright smile.
The night wind blew his face, blowing his temples like turning a book, and gusts of wind blew the pages.
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