The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Ron Weasley has been in the limelight since the attack, and he himself seems to enjoy being a celebrity. As long as anyone wanted to hear, he was willing to tell them what happened that night, and he also added many "details" descriptions.

Neville Longbottom, who led Sirius Black's successful invasion of Gryffindor Tower, was also punished for it. The day after Blake broke into Gryffindor Tower, Longbottom received a roaring letter from his grandmother, and Mr Longbottom succeeded in replacing Malfoy as the joke after dinner.

However, none of this has affected Albert, who still lives a busy and fulfilling life every day.

"Give!"

After class, Albert handed the folder to Katrina, "All the exam papers you want are in it."

"Thank you." Katrina held the folder in her arms and thanked Albert in a low voice.

"You're welcome, it's agreed." Albert turned and walked towards Fred, George and Lee Jordan who were still waiting for him.

"We're going to check that secret passage."

Fred looked around to make sure that no one was listening, and said in a low voice, "We might know where Black broke into the castle from."

"I've double-checked that the portrait is out of the patrol range of the security guards, and Filch doesn't know that there's a secret passage to the outside of the castle." George added, "The old guy has recently opened up a lot of secret passages. It's all blocked."

"Should we tell Professor McGonagall about it if Black does come in from there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lee Jordan found that the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The three of them looked at Albert together, waiting for the other party to make a decision.

"Let's talk about it! Well, there's no one around, so hurry up." Albert glanced at the map in his hand, and after confirming that there was no one around, he urged the three to move faster.

The portrait was slowly moved away, revealing the passage behind, and the four of them rushed in immediately. George immediately closed the entrance to the secret passage to prevent others from discovering the existence of this secret passage.

After lighting the wand, they were drawn to the footprints on the ground.

"There are footprints, we guessed right." Lee Jordan pointed to the vague footprints on the ground and excitedly announced the good news to everyone.

The twins once sprinkled a layer of chalk on this passage, and although it has been a long time, it is still possible to see if anyone has used this secret passage.

"Sirius Black really entered the castle through this secret passage," Fred was very excited about their new discovery. He held his wand and walked at the front of the line, and soon found that the footprints on the ground had disappeared, replaced by It is the footprint of an unknown animal. "

"What footprints are these?" George lowered his wand, trying to see the footprints on the ground. They were the footprints of some kind of animal.

"Cat paw prints?"

"Blake turned into a cat?"

The three of them recalled Albert's last speculation, and said in unison: "Black is Animagus, and Professor McGonagall has the ability to turn himself into a cat, if Black can also become a cat. , it's not surprising to be able to escape from Azkaban prison, I bet the cell over there can't hold Blake. Also, dementors don't have eyes, even if Blake turns into a cat, they don't know. "

Albert did not answer the three people's words, silently took out the camera from the deformed lizard skin bag, and took a few pictures of the footprints.

Several people continued to walk along the passage, and other similar animal footprints were found in the place where the chalk dust had been sprinkled.

On the way back to the castle, the four discussed the matter, and they even dared to suspect that Sirius Black had turned into a cat and hid in the school.

"Why do you think Blake will become a cat?"

Albert handed a few photos to the three friends, "If Blake turns into a cat, he doesn't need Gryffindor's password at all, because no one will doubt a cat, and this It should be dog footprints,

I can still tell the difference between cat footprints and dog footprints. Look at their pads. If you don't believe me, go back and ask Tom to step on the footprints and compare them with the photos. Like I guessed last time, Bigfoot would be Black, if he was really an Animagus. "

"Maybe, we should go to the library and look up the Animagus records," Lee Jordan suggested.

"Don't be silly, if you were Animagus, would you go to the Ministry of Magic to register?" George shook his head and said, "If Black is really Animagus, I don't think he will announce this. thing."

"I've checked and there are only seven Animagus in this century." Albert added: "But, like George said, there must be something missing, because if I were Animagus I'm not going to register, anyway, as long as it's not used to steal information, it's fine not to be known by the Ministry of Magic."

"I think we're pretty close to the truth," Fred said excitedly. "If there's a dog roaming around the school, it's probably Blake."

"It should be a black dog." Albert reminded.

"Why a black dog?"

"Because of Blake."

"Oh, so that's how it is." George looked at Albert suspiciously and asked, "I wonder if you knew it long ago."

"Well, my prediction for Black turned out to be a black dog." Albert did not deny this, "I didn't tell you directly because I needed evidence."

"Harry said he once met a black dog," Fred said suddenly.

"Well, his black dog was considered ominous, and he talked to me about it." Albert nodded and said that it was true: "It's completely confirmed now. By the way, I was in Hogmore. I saw a black dog in De's alley."

"If that was Black, why did he give up on killing Harry, and... the attack the other day was weird, I remember you saying that Sirius Black was Harry's godfather." George became more and more Think this is weird.

"There are now indications that Sirius Black's target may not be Harry, but someone else." Fred agrees with George's point of view.

"Could it be that Pettigrew Peter?" Lee Jordan said tentatively: "I think that Wormtail should be him, since Black may be Animagus, then Harry's father and Pettigrew Peter Could it be all Animagus, I remember Albert once saying that the nickname on the Marauder's map might be for Transfiguration."

"What was Harry's father?" Fred asked.

"Stag, Potter's patron saint is a stag. He is very similar to his father, so it is likely that he is also a stag, which just corresponds to the nickname of the pronged fork."

"Harry's Patronus?" George's voice rose slightly.

For some reason, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little depressing.

"How long did it take Harry to summon the physical Patronus?" Fred asked suddenly.

"About half a year. If he starts training with Professor Lupin, it will be more than a month?" Albert didn't know the exact time.

There was a strange silence. Fred and George suddenly stopped, put their hands on Lee Jordan's shoulders, and said earnestly, "You should work hard."

"Shut up, we're discussing about Black now." Lee Jordan broke free from the twins' hands and forcibly brought the topic back, "I'm a little suspicious of Black's suspicions now, after all, dogs generally represent loyalty, I really have a hard time imagining that Black would be Betray your friends, would you do this?"

"No?" Fred and George shook their heads.

"What if the mysterious man threatens you with your family?" Albert asked suddenly.

There was a longer silence.

Yeah, what if You-Know-Who threatened with his family?

"So, the person who betrayed Harry's father might be the dead Pettigrew Peter?" Fred frowned. "That guy isn't dead?"

"His code name is Wormtail?"

"What do you think he would be if he were Animagus?" George asked.

"insect?"

"Obviously impossible. Wormtail should refer to a tail that looks like a worm." Albert speculated, "It should be a mouse."

"Rats?" George repeated softly, and he felt horrified when he remembered something: "Banners! Yes, Scabbers, Ron's mouse is probably Peter Pettigrew."

"But... how is that possible?" Fred looked at Albert, and his face paled slightly after seeing the other side nod slightly.

"Don't forget, Scabbers has lived a long time, and that mouse has been Ron's pet since Percy bought a new owl. God knows how long it has lived, five, seven, or more. ?" George pointed out the evidence, "I remember Albert mentioning it before, that the rat's lifespan was a little unusual, and he joked that selling it to Muggles...would be worth a lot of money."

If Scabbers was really a wizard, that would be really scary.

However, everything is reasonable. If Scabbers is really Peter Pettigrew, then the person who betrayed Harry's father may be him, otherwise why would a living person pretend to be a mouse for more than ten years?

Sirius Black apparently found out from the Daily Prophet that Peter was still alive, so he escaped from Azkaban and tried to avenge his friend by killing Peter Pettigrew while Scabbers was in Harry's dorm.

"If Blake is really innocent, are we going to arrest him for a reward?" Lee Jordan asked suddenly.

Another long silence.

"Catch that guy first, then we can prepare some Veritaserum, or we can use Legilimency on him, I think we definitely need to find out the specific truth first." Albert finalized the final decision: "There Before, we have to be prepared, I think if Black shows up, he's probably trying to capture Peter Pettigrew, and if that guy is really alive, then we can capture Peter and exchange money, and if the Ministry of Magic doesn't want it, we Just trade with Blake, and I'm sure he'll be willing to pay a lot of money for that mouse."

At this moment, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all stared at Albert in stunned eyes, never expecting this to happen.

"This is extortion!" Fred reminded in a low voice.

"What kind of extortion is this? We spent so much energy, took so much risk, and finally safeguarded the justice of the magic world. We can't come back empty-handed!" Albert said solemnly, "What's more, Black himself There is a bounty, and before the bounty is canceled, we should get the bounty when we catch Black, and whether or not Black is innocent is the Ministry's concern, none of our business. Also, you don't want to go home empty-handed Bar?"