The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 225 Handing over the mouse
"How is that possible?" "Impossible!" Percy and Hermione said at the same time.

"Didn't they say that Peter Pettigrew had been killed by Sirius Black?" Hermione said.

"That's why he needed to turn into a rat to hide himself, because technically he was already dead. And after Sirius broke into the school, I specifically looked up old newspapers about the incident. The old newspapers reported that Sirius was thrown into prison without trial, which means that what happened at the time cannot be confirmed 100%."

"This is simply..." Hermione looked a little angry. "Even the most vicious criminals must be tried before being executed. How can the wizarding world do this?"

"There are other reasons." Percy said awkwardly. "Because the You-Know-Who had just been defeated, everyone's emotions needed to be released, and sometimes the procedures might not be so strict. Not to mention that my father said that Sirius did not ask for a trial after being arrested, so he was sent to prison directly at that time."

"I really don't know what to say." Hermione muttered and sat on the sofa with her arms folded over her chest.

Percy turned to Ryan at this time: "These two points alone cannot confirm that Banban is Peter. Do you have any other evidence?"

"Of course, Scabbers is missing a toe. And the largest piece of Peter's remains that people found after his death was his finger."

Percy seemed to be somewhat convinced by Ryan. Seeing this situation, Ryan struck while the iron was hot and said, "Besides that, did you notice that Scabbers started to get anxious when Sirius escaped from prison?"

"It seems to be true." Percy said after recalling it. "What should we do now? Should we report it to the professor immediately?" It seems that this situation has made Percy a little confused.

"Personally, I suggest you send an owl to your father and ask him to come to school. After all, your father is a staff member of the Ministry of Magic. I think letting a suspicious person live in your house for a long time may be detrimental to your father once confirmed. You'd better discuss it."

"Yes, you are right." Percy reacted immediately and held Ryan's hand tightly. "I should have neglected this point. I will write a letter to my father now."

After Percy walked away, Hermione asked curiously, "Since we have confirmed that there is something wrong with the mouse, why don't we send this suspicious mouse directly to the professor? Why do we have to let Percy get involved?"

"On the one hand, the Weasleys are all good people. If we deliver the mouse, it will easily cause some trouble to their family. As I just said, harboring a suspicious person is not a good thing. On the other hand, I estimate that many people have handled this case back then. The Weasleys are one of the 28 pure-blood families after all. They should be able to deal with the people involved back then, but it's hard to say if it were us."

"What you said makes sense." Hermione nodded slightly. "Not to mention that we can do Percy a favor. After all, our dream needs enough people to support us, and it would be best if an excellent student like Percy who is destined to enter the Ministry of Magic could help us."

At this point, Hermione glanced at Ryan: "Do you think my thinking is a bit utilitarian?"

"No, you just grew up." Ryan shook his head.

"Oh, that old fatherly tone again." Hermione patted Ryan on the back jokingly.

After joking for a while, the two of them went back to study mode. Ryan spent the rest of the day the same as usual, the only difference being that he added three calming charms to the cage before going to bed to prevent Peter from escaping at night. The next morning, Ryan got up and packed up, and was about to go to breakfast when he saw Percy coming over and whispered to him, "Ryan, everyone is waiting in the principal's office now."

Ryan nodded and went upstairs to get the cage. He no longer needed to hide his true feelings. While Peter was still sleeping under the influence of the soothing spell, he poked his wand into the cage and cast a stunning spell on Peter.

After packing up his things on the cage, Ryan went downstairs and went to the principal's office with Percy. On the way, Ryan said to Percy: "By the way, when you go in later, you should say that these suspicious points were mainly discovered by you, and try to mention me as little as possible."

"Why? It was obviously you who discovered this." Percy said somewhat puzzled.

"On the one hand, I have a very good relationship with your two twin brothers, and I can feel that your family are all good people. I don't want your father to be implicated because of this. I think if you make a contribution, your father won't have to bear too much responsibility." After saying that, Ryan smiled at Percy, and seeing that Percy looked a little uneasy, Ryan comforted him.

"Also, if Scabbers is really Peter, it may implicate a lot of Ministry officials who were involved in Sirius' trial. You have to know that I am a Muggle wizard, and I can't afford to offend so many people in one go."

Percy stopped at this time and looked at Ryan and said very seriously: "Thank you! You will be my best friend from now on."

Afterwards, the two of them walked silently through the corridor without portraits and arrived at the door of the principal's office.

"Cockroach pile." After reading the password, the stone staircase slowly turned upward. Ryan once again came to Professor Dumbledore's office.

But this time was different from the last time he came with his notebook. There were many people in the office. In addition to Professor Dumbledore and the Weasleys, there were also Professor Lupin, Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and a middle-aged witch with a wide figure, square chin, short gray hair, and a pair of monocles that he didn't recognize.

"My father said he would invite an official from the Ministry of Magic as a witness. I didn't expect he would invite the director of the Department of Law Enforcement." Percy whispered on the side.

Amelia Bones, after listening to Percy's introduction, Ryan finally knew who this unknown person was. It was reasonable to invite this person, after all, Amelia Bones' brother Edgar Bones was one of the founders of the Order of the Phoenix, and his entire family was killed by Voldemort. With such a relationship, if it is to deal with a case related to Voldemort in the past, then it would not be too difficult to invite her.

"Okay, two boys, can you tell me why you think this mouse is Peter Pettigrew who died that year?" Dumbledore said very seriously while sitting behind the table.

"When Ron handed this mouse to me and asked me to treat it, I was curious and asked how old it was. But Ron couldn't explain it clearly, he just said that he got it from Percy. Then yesterday when I had the chance to ask Percy, he told me that this mouse had been in his house for twelve years. I said at the time that theoretically this kind of mouse only has a lifespan of about three years, and Percy was a little surprised. I don't remember much about what happened afterwards, until he asked me to bring the cage here this morning." Ryan was the first to say the agreed lines.

Then Percy repeated all the questions he had raised yesterday. After listening to Percy's words, Headmaster Dumbledore signaled Professor Lupin and Professor McGonagall to go forward and check Scabbers in the cage.

(End of this chapter)