Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 221 Peter: Failure

In a blinding flash, a head sprouted, followed by limbs.

A moment later a short fat man took the mouse's place, cowering. He was short, with bald, matted and dull hair.

Its skin is dirty like a replica of a mouse, with a pointed nose, green eyes, and watery eyes that also have the characteristics of a mouse.

When the shorter man recovered, he glanced nervously around, and Sainz noticed that his main focus was on the doors and windows.

Professor McGonagall covered her mouth and cried, tears streaming down her cheeks, "Oh...Merlin...Peter!"

Peter Pettigrew's voice was very shrill. It was unknown whether it was just his natural voice or if it was affected by the fact that he had been a mouse for too long. He crossed his fingers and greeted everyone present, "Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and... this... this outstanding little wizard!"

Professor McGonagall was so excited that she could not control herself. Dumbledore said stiffly, "Peter Pettigrew, we thought you were dead."

Peter seemed startled, "Oh, Professor Dumbledore, I…I got away with it."

"Really? Then why didn't you show up for all these years?" Dumbledore demanded.

"Professor, I'm scared. Black killed Potter and Lily. He's chasing me. I... I can't do anything!"

"He's already been put in Azkaban, isn't he? What are you afraid of?"

"Professor, who knows if he has any other tricks up his sleeve? He is so trusted by the You-Know-Who, maybe he will teach him a few tricks, and he might be able to escape from Azkaban one day."

Peter's eyes wandered around, and Sainz noticed that he glanced at him many times.

Hehe, I'm being treated as a soft persimmon.

Professor McGonagall looked much calmer now, and asked with a sob, "Did you foresee this day, Sirius's escape from prison?"

"Yes, yes, Professor McGonagall. I was afraid that he would come looking for me, so I hid. Look, he has indeed escaped from prison. Professor McGonagall, you know that I was not particularly brave when I was still in school. You and Professor Dumbledore must protect me."

Dumbledore did not agree with his argument. "Peter, your argument is hard to convince me. How could an innocent wizard be willing to be a mouse for twelve years?"

"Professor, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I'm not like other members of the Order of the Phoenix. After experiencing such terrible things, I was scared and decided to stay away from these things. However, a wizard will be found sooner or later, so...so I turned into a mouse..."

Sainz raised his hand and said, "Mr. Peter, if you are hiding, why don't you hide farther away?"

Peter didn't know whether he didn't understand or was deliberately not understanding, "Sorry, little wizard, I don't know what you are talking about..."

"Mr. Peter, what I mean is, since you have decided to turn into a rat to avoid possible danger, why don't you just hide farther away and hide among the rats in the Muggle world? Wouldn't that be safer?

Why would you want to find a wizarding family to adopt you?"

"Oh, this one, this one..."

"Autumn!"

"Mr. Autumn, I... I... I never thought of this before you mentioned it. I... I have been living in the wizarding world since I was a child. I... I never thought..."

Dumbledore said calmly, "Peter, was it unexpected or deliberate?"

"what?"

"I'm asking you, did you not hide in the Muggle world because you didn't expect it, or did you deliberately hide in the wizard's house and follow the developments of the wizarding world?"

Peter answered Dumbledore's question, then turned to Professor McGonagall and complained sharply, "Professor McGonagall, you know, I've never been that smart. I really didn't think of this. If I had thought of this earlier, I wouldn't have had to live in such fear for the past twelve years."

After complaining to Professor McGonagall, he thanked Sainz again, "Thank you, Mr. O... Mr. Autumn, you really helped a lot..."

Sainz estimated that the other party had already torn him into pieces in his heart, but on the surface he could even thank him sincerely. His acting skills were really amazing.

He was a little impressed by Peter in his heart. He could feel it from the way he answered everyone's questions. After he stood up, he grasped everyone's different potential psychology in a short period of time, and was preparing to use these potential favorable conditions to make a living for himself.

The biggest doubt is that his true identity has been revealed.

He might have realized in just a few words that Dumbledore didn't believe what he said at all, Professor McGonagall was a little nostalgic, and Sainz had little to do with the matter and was just there to watch the fun.

So when faced with Dumbledore's questions, he tried to answer them seriously and find a legitimate reason for himself as much as possible;

When answering Professor McGonagall, he always acted pitiful and innocent, probably to keep Professor McGonagall excited and prevent her from calming down.

When speaking to Sainz, he was as polite as possible, probably with the aim of letting Sainz, a bystander, relax his vigilance and prepare for his backup plan.

Professor McGonagall was convinced. "Professor Dumbledore, he has been staying in Harry's dormitory for more than two years. If he has bad intentions, Harry would be in great danger."

Peter cried out in injustice, "How could this be, Professor? Harry is Potter and Lily's child. I care about him so much, how could I do anything bad to him?"

His reason was indeed very convincing, and Dumbledore was silent for a moment.

Peter seemed to see hope and continued to show how much he cared about Harry, "He was so cute at that time. Black was so terrible. Potter and Lily trusted him so much."

Seeing that Dumbledore didn't say anything, Sainz said, "Since Mr. Peter mentioned his friends, I think his friends can't be just Mr. and Mrs. Potter. Now that he is back, why not notify his friends to reunite with him!"

Sainz noticed that when he suggested that Peter's other friends come and "reunite" with him, the little man's face began to visibly panic.

Obviously he knew Lupin was in the castle.

Dumbledore immediately agreed: "Yes, Peter, your friend, Remus Lupin is here, you must be happy to see him!"

Without hesitation, he started the fireplace, "Professor Lupin, I'm sorry to bother you so late, but I need you to come up. I have a friend of yours here, and you really should come meet him."

In less than three minutes, the door of the headmaster's office opened and Professor Lupin stood at the door.

Peter Pettigrew had been moving towards the door intentionally or unintentionally. When he saw the door open, he began to rush out frantically. His body became smaller as he ran, and when he reached the door, he had become as small as a mouse.

There are so many wizards here. If he really gets away, it would be the most ridiculous thing in the world.

In an instant, four spells hit the fleeing rat, three ropes and one that petrified it all.

Lupin put down the wand in his hand, which he could hardly hold, and his trembling voice showed his unrest, "I didn't expect to see you here, Peter!"