The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

Scrimgeour curled the corners of his lips, seemingly trying to soften his stiff expression.

But he failed, and in the end, he reverted to his expressionless face, and continued, "First of all, I need to explain who Sirius is."

"Thirteen years ago, Sirius betrayed Mr. Harry Potter's parents and killed Peter Pettigrew, the Secret Keeper of your parents' house. I don't think I need to explain that much."

Harry stood up abruptly, clearly wanting to say something.

However, Scrimgeour calmly said, "Calm down, Mr. Potter, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Harry then sat down, staring coldly at Scrimgeour in front of him, his eyes even turning red.

Although he had never met his parents, Harry's emotions began to spiral out of control due to his longing for relatives and family.

Dolly noticed this too, but didn't say anything.

Dolly knew very well that no matter how hard she and her parents tried, they could never be as close to Harry as true family.

Especially considering that both parties had an unpleasant first 11 years, achieving this level of harmony is already the limit.

What Harry longs for is the kind of loving and caring affection that has sustained him since childhood, something that the Dursleys and Dolly clearly cannot provide.

Seeing that Harry had calmed down, Scrimgeour continued.

"That's how it was judged at the time. Sirius didn't offer any explanation, and we also believe we were right."

"It turns out that Peter Pettigrew is still alive."

"So during this period, we interrogated him rigorously and also conducted a thorough review and investigation of what happened back then."

Hearing this, Harry's expression softened a bit.

But Dolly just pursed her lips; she didn't believe a single word this person said.

Actually, they're figuring out how to fabricate a truth and then distance themselves from the situation, right?

As a truly capable pragmatist and former Auror office manager, Scrimgeour naturally noticed Dolly's change in expression.

But he didn't care.

As a representative of the Ministry of Magic's judicial and violent powers, he came here to inform the Dursleys, not to plead for forgiveness.

After all, it concerns Harry's safety.

The Ministry of Magic was already in a mess because of Dolly's situation, and we can't afford to repeat what happened before.

Otherwise, they wouldn't bother to show up unless Harry got bitten by Sirius.

"Based on our judgment, this is the truth of what happened back then."

"There are actually two traitors: Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black."

Dolly stared at Scrimgeour in shock. Although she had expected him to cover up the problems from back then, he actually did tell a lie and even threatened to strangle Sirius.

If Dolly hadn't known the truth, she might have been fooled long ago.

These politicians are really... well, they're always shameless.

Let alone Sirius Black's innocence, if we consider the British perspective, when have they ever cared about the lives of millions of people?

Harry stared at Scrimgeour in shock, too shocked to even think about being angry anymore.

"In the end what happened?"

Harry pressed for an answer, but Scrimgeour calmly replied, "To put it simply, Peter Pettigrew was also a traitor. He betrayed you to Voldemort, allowing Voldemort to go to your place and kill you."

"As we all know, Voldemort failed, and his followers were furious and wanted to find someone to take revenge on."

"Without Voldemort's leadership, these treacherous insects naturally dare not attack the Ministry of Magic, and your parents are dead, so they can't find you."

"So they could only seek revenge on Peter Pettigrew."

Harry didn't understand at first, but Scrimgeour explained, "In their view, everything that happened to you and your family was a trap set for Voldemort, and Peter Pettigrew was a double agent."

"So the Death Eaters hunted down Peter Pettigrew, who, by virtue of his unregistered Animagus powers, turned into a rat and, by chance, hid in Ron's house."

"Moreover, due to the prolonged human transformation, Peter Pettigrew has become delirious and genuinely believes he is a rat."

"This is the story that has happened to Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black over the years."

Harry listened in shock, his mind reeling.

He hadn't expected this answer at all, but it sounded surprisingly reasonable.

Dolly couldn't help but purse her lips; at least these politicians were quite adept at fabricating lies.

This not only explains why Sirius Black was imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade, but also explains why Peter Pettigrew was on the run for over a decade and never dared to show his face.

It even explained why the two fought back then, and why it led to the deaths of so many passersby.

Both of them were Death Eaters, so when they fought, they naturally didn't care about the lives of Muggles.

Finally, it was explained that Peter Pettigrew's actions at Hogwarts were reasonable, as a Death Eater, and it was only natural that he wanted to release the Basilisk to wreak havoc on Hogwarts, right?

But Dolly only gleaned one conclusion from all these lies: the Ministry of Magic was determined to fight to the bitter end on this matter.

Admitting mistakes is absolutely out of the question.

225

Chapter 225 Grounded?

Harry still needs to think things through, while Vernon and Petunia are already gripped by fear.

Dolly was the calmest of them all.

"So, you came here just to tell us this?"

Dolly spoke calmly, which made Scrimgeour glance at her a couple more times.

As expected of the little witch who has weathered many storms, she was able to remain calm even when faced with something like the Death Eaters.

"As people closely involved in the Sirius and Peter Pettigrew incident, our Ministry of Magic has an obligation to tell you the details to prevent you from having any misunderstandings about the Ministry."

Scringer continued lying without expression: "And also to prevent what happened during the winter break from happening again."

“These are two powerful Death Eaters, both Animagus. No one knows what they might do.”

"They might come back to retaliate against you."

Hearing this, Vernon and Penny were even more terrified.

Their acceptance of magic was simply accepting their children learning magic.

However, they had absolutely no intention of accepting the lifestyle and moral values ​​of the magical world, nor of these dangerous Death Eaters.

Harry also began to breathe heavily, feeling immense pressure.

Although he was one of the few who dared to call Voldemort by name directly, Harry clearly couldn't handle facing the name Voldemort directly now.

Not to mention Harry, Dolly wouldn't do either.

Although Dolly jokingly calls Voldemort a rural terrorist in the suburbs of London, Voldemort is indeed one of the strongest people in the wizarding world, capable of taking on hundreds or thousands of enemies single-handedly.

His problem is that he lacks vision and his methods are too crude.

Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black are undoubtedly among the strongest wizards.

Furthermore, their Animagus identity allows them to completely evade most tracking attempts by appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

Although wizards all know they can transform into animals, when they actually walk down the street or in the wilderness, who would associate animals with them?

That would be too much like being a frightened bird.

So Dolly said, "It's only a possibility, but I don't think they would risk being exposed to attack us directly."

"You'll definitely be keeping a tight watch here, am I right?"

Scrinker nodded and said, "That's also my second purpose for coming here."

"So far, we have issued arrest warrants for both of them and will be focusing our defenses on certain areas."

"The most important place is your home, because we believe they will come for revenge."

"Therefore, we hope you will cooperate with our work."

Dolly was relatively calm at first, but a very bad premonition suddenly surged into her mind as she listened to this.

So Dolly asked, enunciating each word clearly, "What do you mean? How should I cooperate with your work?"

"It seems you've already guessed it. Please try to stay home as much as possible throughout the summer vacation."

"Of course, you can still move around in this neighborhood. Our people will secretly follow you when you go out."

"As for places further away... please prioritize your own safety."

Dolly's calm vanished, replaced by a dark expression.

Was Harry ever grounded like this in the original books?

Oh no, in the original story, Sirius didn't escape from prison that quickly.

Just as Dolly had predicted, Sirius Black did not hesitate to escape after learning that Peter Pettigrew had also become a fellow inmate.

Azkaban and the Ministry of Magic had absolutely no chance of stopping them.

If that's all there is to it, Dolly's assessment of the Ministry of Magic is still relatively neutral.

After all, Sirius Black was an Animagus, yet he obediently accepted his punishment in Azkaban for over a decade without ever having the idea or action to escape.

This naturally lowered the Ministry of Magic's guard against him, giving Sirius a chance to escape successfully.

But now, not only is the Ministry of Magic setting up defenses around Dolly's place in order to capture Sirius Black, but they're also going to put the Dursleys under house arrest.

What kind of incompetence would lead someone to do such a thing?

Well, Dolly can understand it too.

Everything is for safety.

Didn't Harry's parents use the Faithful Charm to hide the whole family in a room where they couldn't be found, just to escape Voldemort?

If Voldemort doesn't come to the stage, they might have to hide forever.

While Dolly and her friends are not facing Voldemort, they haven't had to use the Faithful Charm either, which the Ministry of Magic considers a reasonable arrangement.

But Dolly didn't want to stay home all summer!