The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 348: The Matryoshka Doll of Fate

More and more people gathered in the Twilight Cottage, starting with Harry and Hermione, and then group after group followed, eventually forming a room full of Gryffindors and one Slytherin.

The origin of the nesting doll behavior can be traced back to Sirius, who was walking around the Forbidden Forest with Crookshanks and Galleon when he turned into a dog. Harry, Ron, and Hermione just left Hagrid's cabin and returned to the castle.

This was nothing, Sirius just watched his godson walk for a while. Coincidentally, Ron found his pet mouse again with the help of Hermione, but the mouse didn't want to go back to the castle with Ron. It was restless along the way, either biting Ron's hand or squeaking.

The squeaking sound of the mouse alerted Sirius and Crookshanks, so two dogs and a cat chased after it to find out what was going on. Then there was a scene where the mouse ran away, and Crookshanks and Garlon chased it from behind.

The joy of accident!

Sirius ran into Peter, who had spent so much time trying to find him, when he was out for a walk. The enemy came to him on his own initiative, causing Sirius to forget Dumbledore's instructions and expose himself to the students.

Sirius dragged Ron, who was holding Peter tightly, into the secret passage and into the Twilight Shack. After Sirius, Harry and Hermione, who were worried about Ron's safety, also went into the secret passage and entered the Twilight Shack.

Then, Harry and Sirius rolled into a ball in the Twilight Cottage, a scene of loving father and filial son.

At the same time in the castle, Lupin stayed alone in his office, preparing to face the full moon tonight alone. Before the moon came out, Lupin opened the Marauder's Map and saw Sirius and Peter's names appear near the Whomping Willow.

Seeing Peter's name, Lupin couldn't sit still any longer, so he hurriedly left the office and walked towards the Whomping Willow.

But Lupin was in such a hurry that he forgot to put the Marauder's Map away before leaving the office. As a result, the Marauder's Map was seen by another person, the Potions Professor Snape.

Lupin arrived at the Twilight Cottage first, rescued Sirius from the furious Harry, and tried to calm Harry and the other two down and resolve all misunderstandings.

But Lupin didn't expect that there was someone following him, or perhaps the joy of finding Peter made him careless, and Snape also appeared in the Twilight Cottage.

The joy of accident!

Sirius, the man who betrayed Lily and his mortal enemy since childhood, appeared before him. Snape, blinded by hatred, didn't care and wouldn't listen to any explanation. All he thought about was revenge.

What about Ada, Dumbledore and the twins who just arrived? Did Ada also go to Lupin's office?

Of course not, Ada and the twins had their own map. Fred and George wanted to experiment with the new features on the map, so they opened the map and saw the unusual situation of Snape following Lupin.

Not many people in the school knew that Sirius was innocent. Dumbledore, Lupin, Ada and the twins were the only five people who knew at the beginning.

Later, in order to report Ada's mischief, Dumbledore told Professor McGonagall about it, so six people knew about it, but strangely, Dumbledore did not tell Snape about it.

Dumbledore had always trusted Snape but had not told him about this. In addition, his treatment of Harry was a little strange, which made Ada very confused.

Snape entered Hogwarts at the same time as Harry's parents, and he was classmates with the four Marauders. Ada guessed that something must have happened between them.

That's why Snape treated Harry specially; that's why Dumbledore, who always trusted Snape, kept the matter of Sirius from Snape.

Snape followed Lupin to the Whomping Willow, and this unusual situation made Ada uneasy, so she asked the twins to inform Dumbledore, and then she went ahead to see what was going on.

Unfortunately, Ada's prediction of how things would turn out came true once again. Although it was still unclear what had happened between Snape and the four Marauders, judging from the fact that Snape had lost his mind and was obsessed with revenge, this was definitely not a trivial matter.

This is why Twilight Lodge will welcome so many guests in batches tonight. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. The word "just right" runs through everything tonight.

It just so happened that Harry, Ron and Hermione went to visit Hagrid; it just so happened that Hermione knocked over the jar and found Peter hiding; it just so happened that Sirius and Lupin found Peter one after another; it just so happened that today was a full moon and Snape went to deliver medicine to Lupin; it just so happened that Ada and the twins were free today and planned to experiment with the new map. It all happened by chance, maybe this was the guidance of fate. Except for Snape, any link missing might cause problems.

In the Twilight Cottage, Dumbledore's joke still made Sirius and Lupin feel a little ashamed. They were a little impulsive about what happened today. Especially Lupin, he had time to inform Dumbledore.

But Lupin is also a Gryffindor, and sometimes he can't help but be thoughtless.

However, Dumbledore did not mean to blame them. If you think about it from their perspective, Sirius and Lupin's impulsiveness is understandable. Fortunately, their impulsiveness did not cause irreparable damage.

Dumbledore also asked about the situation of the tied-up Snape, and Ada explained a few words on his behalf. What surprised Ada was that Snape's dementia behavior seemed to be within Dumbledore's expectations.

The headmaster neither criticized the potion professor nor comforted Snape who was deeply trapped in hatred. He just untied the restraints on Snape. Snape did not show any reaction and continued to sit there, motionless and silent.

Including Dumbledore, the whole room was full of Gryffindors, and Snape was the only Slytherin. Why did I feel a little distressed? But before Ida could feel distressed for three seconds, she was made to cry by Ron's stupidity.

After seeing Dumbledore, Ron was as excited as if he had seen the Lord of Heaven. He almost hugged Dumbledore's thigh and cried, "Support the people."

Ron held the mouse up to Dumbledore and said pitifully, "Professor, they must be lying, right? Scabbers is the mouse, he...how could he be Peter Pettigrew?"

Ada and the twins, who were sitting on the floor against the wall, covered their faces at the same time. Oh, stupid Ou Doudou!
"I'm sorry, child, what they said is true." Dumbledore said, "Some things are indeed incredible, but we must learn to accept them bravely. This is also a very rare opportunity for you to grow."

It's rare, this is really rare. There are only seven Animagus registered with the Ministry of Magic, and they can all become Animagus. Apart from those who are competing, which wizard would run to be someone's pet?
Frustrated, sad, and maybe "Mom, am I crazy?", in short, Ron's expression was extremely complicated, an old fan-shaped diagram.

Dumbledore took the mouse from Ron's hand, put it in front of his eyes, and looked at it carefully for a moment. Unexpectedly, Dumbledore did not let the mouse show its true form directly, but handed the mouse back to Lupin.

"I think you have been waiting for this opportunity for twelve years," said Dumbledore, "so you should do it yourself!"

From the moment he entered the Twilight Cabin, the mouse that Peter turned into was trembling, but as more people entered the house, he became quieter and quieter.

The appearance of Snape and his crazy behavior gave Peter some hope of survival, but the flame of hope was soon extinguished by Ada, and the appearance of Dumbledore made him feel even more desperate.

At this moment, Snape, the only hope, had put out the fire, so Peter accepted his fate and stopped struggling. He was passed around honestly, without any thought of escaping.

In front of Dumbledore, running away is a joke, don't even think about it.

Sirius picked up Snape's wand which had fallen to the ground earlier. He asked softly, "Want to join us?"

"I think so," said Lupin, holding the mouse tightly in one hand and raising his wand with the other. "On the count of three. One... two... three!"

The two wands simultaneously emitted a beam of blue light, and for a moment, the mouse was suspended in midair, its small gray body twisting wildly and uncontrollably. The mouse fell to the ground, and there was another dazzling flash of light, and then...

Like a fast-forward shot of a tree growing, a head appeared, followed by limbs. A moment later, a man stood where the mouse had been, cowering and wringing his hands.

Crookshanks was roaring and spitting on the sofa, with the hair on his back standing up. Garlon also barked like a dog, pretending to be arrogant. Although he made a rushing gesture, he did not rush out even if no one was holding him back.

The barking of a cat and a dog did not attract attention, because their voices were drowned out by Ron's. Ron's screams made Ada think he was under the Cruciatus Curse, it was too miserable!
Looking at the man who suddenly appeared in the room, this man was actually his pet. This scene shocked Ron for a hundred years!

Thanks to my book friend I always like Azkaban for the reward, and thanks to my book friend Xia Mo_Liang Bo for the reward

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