Chapter 1048: Subdue the law"I, I, you..., I was just hit by the Imperius Curse, yes, I was just hit by Voldemort's Imperius Curse, or maybe Sirius's!"
Pettigrew looked at the large gap created by Voldemort's self-explosion, which blew through the upper and lower floors of the castle. He also looked at the charred basilisk and immediately found the words that would be most likely to convince the other party.
"Ahaha, what you said is really interesting..."
Sirius also reacted at this time.
Although he had an expression of seeing a ghost on his face, and never expected that a young wizard could kill Voldemort alone, the facts were now in front of him. It was not that the Dementors ate his brain, but this reality-shattering thing really happened!But just as Sirius was about to continue speaking, a curse came from a distance.
"Expelliarmus."
bang~The spell hit Sirius heavily, knocking him flying. The wand in his hand popped out, spun in the air, and flew backwards, landing in the hands of Snape, who had a grim face.
He was the first professor to arrive.
"Harry! You are so reckless!"
Snape first disarmed Sirius' wand before he roared, all the while looking around vigilantly.
The reason why he could launch an attack from such a distance was because Voldemort's Fiendfyre had exploded and shattered the walls of the bathroom, allowing him to directly see the situation inside.
Seeing the half-dead basilisk and the disastrous scene, Snape's eyes became solemn, and he was wary of Voldemort in the dark.
Now that the professors are here, all I need to do is delay time.
After Sirius was knocked away by the disarming spell, he landed and climbed up awkwardly.
"Snape! Can't you first understand the situation? You are still the same as before, full of arrogance and prejudice!"
"Snape, kill Sirius quickly, or you won't have a chance later."
Pettigrew also called out quickly, which really made Snape's heart move.
He didn't want to put Sirius in Azkaban again, he wanted to put an end to him here.
But at this time Tao Yu also spoke at the right time"Professor Snape, calm down. The battle is over now. We still have to investigate the truth of what happened back then."
Tao Yu's words also made Snape glance over.
He actually respected Tao Yu very much, and he also knew that Tao Yu was different from other little wizards.
But Tao Yu took Harry on an adventure, which made him feel resentful. He said in a sarcastic tone:
"Ahaha, isn't this our talented wizard? As expected of a Gryffindor, he led the young wizards to suppress the Dark Lord and fight against the basilisk late at night. He is really great."
Snape had already seen the miserable state of the basilisk, but he still put on the magic lenses carefully, muttered some evil curse, and hit the basilisk with his hands.
He could feel that the monster was not dead yet. Although he was a little surprised at how Tao Yu could severely damage such a thing, he did not want to give the basilisk a chance to recover.
However, the next moment, Tao Yu deflected the magic spell he cast and it bounced to the side.
"Considering that you were blinded by anger, I can forgive your rudeness once, but if you still don't calm down, then I can only help you calm down."
Tao Yu's nonchalant action and calm tone made Snape's eyes narrow.
As expected, he is a little wizard who can make a basilisk like this and deflect his own spell so easily!
"You are the one who is not calm. I admit that my tone may not have been very good before, but that was just because I was angry that you took your classmates who can't protect themselves to take risks. But you can't stop me from restricting the basilisk for this reason. You can also feel that this thing is not dead yet."
Snape was not a man who liked to explain, but Tao Yu's action just now did make him want to explain.
"Professor Snape, the basilisk is now under the control of Tao Yu. At the beginning, Voldemort opened the Chamber of Secrets and let the basilisk come out to attack. Tao Yu lured it with an illusion, and then used the 'Taming Spell' to control the basilisk and defeated Voldemort..."
Harry also quickly acted as a lubricant and explained it quickly and briefly.
"Voldemort? He was resurrected and then defeated?"
Snape's expression froze. At first he thought the biggest trouble should be the basilisk, and Voldemort might still be alive, but his poor condition was probably far from his peak.
But now it seems that is not the case!
At this moment, accompanied by a rustling sound, a tabby cat jumped down from the pipe on the upper level. Before landing, it turned into the image of Professor McGonagall and seemed a little surprised when looking at the situation in front of it.
However, after seeing Sirius who had been disarmed and the general situation at the scene, she still came to a general conclusion.
"It looks like the problem is less serious than I thought. Thankfully, only some of the castle's buildings were destroyed."
"Um, professors, I have recorded all the previous scenes with this thing in my hand. Do you want to see it?"
Although Neville seemed slow to react, he was not stupid. He just had some aftereffects from his childhood. Although he was a beat slow, he still raised the magic phone made by Tao Yu.
A prototype carefully crafted by Tao Yu using a variety of spells, magic items, and magic materials.
"Did you record everything?"
Professor McGonagall was also stunned for a moment, and then other professors rushed over eagerly.
As the school's deputy headmaster and acting headmaster when Dumbledore was away, McGonagall made a prompt decision."Then let all the professors take a look at what's going on. How did the dead Pettigrew come back to life? What's the matter with the basilisk..."
Tao Yu has also experienced many incidents of holding up ID cards on the Internet in the past. Such empty words spoken orally are far less convincing than live videos.
Of all the evidence, video evidence is the most convincing.
Although Neville also participated in the siege of Sirius, the phone also adopted a 360-degree intelligent tracking mode to record all aspects of the previous process.
Pettigrew was a little nervous and even wanted to turn into a rat and escape, but he resisted the urge. He knew that it was almost impossible for him to escape now, so he might as well make a good explanation.
At least now, other people still have a deep-rooted understanding that Sirius is evil.
After watching the images projected by the mobile phones in front of them, many teachers changed from being calm at the beginning to being stunned one by one.
and many more!
What happened?Voldemort is parasitic on Quirrell, and judging by his performance, at least overdrawing Quirrell's vitality for a short period of time can make him extremely powerful!But even Voldemort, who had such dominant power, was suppressed by the young wizard Tao Yu throughout the whole process.
Even the summoned basilisk had its control taken away!
But at the same time, they also saw the moment when Pettigrew attacked Tao Yu, and at the last moment, Sirius suddenly stood in front of Harry and the others, contrary to his usual behavior, and seemed very eager to let them escape.
Pettigrew said he was under the Imperius Curse...
This is not impossible, but unless Sirius predicted that Tao Yu might win, he had the motive to do so. Isn't it too far-fetched?
"If we can't make a judgment, perhaps we can invite the Ministry of Magic to join us. They have many experts and have tried many cases involving the Imperius Curse."
Pettigrew then made another suggestion.
The Ministry of Magic has wrongly imprisoned Sirius for so many years. Now no matter what the truth is, Sirius must be Voldemort's lackey in the eyes of the Ministry of Magic!
I must whitewash myself and become a hero!"There's no need to go through so much trouble."
Tao Yu casually rummaged in the wizard robe, which made Harry reveal a subtle expression. Why did it feel like there was everything in the wizard robe?
Then Tao Yu took out a bottle of medicine.
"This is the truth serum I prepared. Don't worry, I have modified it. The side effects are much smaller. You can feed a little to everyone..."
"Oh, no! Veritaserum is an illegal drug!"
Pettigrew was a little upset. Normal truth serum would cause wizards to become demented or mentally ill after use. Using truth serum to torture people would result in imprisonment in Azkaban.
"I'd like to drink it!"
At this time Sirius stood up and said without hesitation.
His words also made the professors present look at him sideways.
This shows that Sirius is not afraid of death and is very confident!
Originally, Pettigrew's attack on Tao Yu in the live scene had already leveled the previous impressions of the two people. Now, with Sirius's initiative, even Harry and Snape began to try to change their own stereotypes.
Maybe there is some other inside story?"Didn't you hear me? Professor Snape, take a look."
Tao Yu casually threw the potion in his hand to Snape.
Snape is undoubtedly a master of potions. Tao Yu had often consulted him about potions, or rather, had discussions with him. Anyway, the more time went by, the more Snape felt the horror of Tao Yu's talent.
In a very short period of time, he almost exhausted himself and was able to draw inferences about other situations.
After Snape took the potion, he looked at Tao Yu and said
"It seems that you have already made the attempt of that conjecture last time."
As he spoke, he observed the color of the potion, then sniffed the odor, and finally touched the potion in the bottle with his wand, muttering some spell.
After doing all this, he was silent for a moment and said in a complicated way:"Your magic control has really reached this requirement. You have achieved the desired effect without using those adjuvants with serious side effects..."
After saying this, Snape looked at Pettigrew and said calmly:"The side effect of this bottle of medicine is that it will keep you drunk for about a week afterwards. The main purpose is to open the barrier of your brain and make you lose your guard. It is quite different from the traditional truth serum."
"No, I don't believe it! I will wait until the Ministry of Magic arrives. I will wait for the Ministry of Magic's trial! I am a hero, I have received a medal, you cannot set up punishments privately, torture me privately, this is against the rules! It is illegal!"
Pettigrew kept muttering to himself, with a very resistant expression on his face, and kept taking out some big flags.
Professor McGonagall, who was a stickler for rules, had already frowned.
When she saw Pettigrew's attitude, she knew that there must be something wrong with him, but what he said was right. She didn't like doing such illegal things.
"The truth will not change. It will indeed be more authoritative when people from the Ministry of Magic review it together..."
Professor McGonagall was interrupted by Tao Yu just as she finished speaking.
"Then, if Sirius was wrongly accused, why was he wrongly imprisoned?" Tao Yu's words left Mag and Pettigrew speechless.
Then we see Pettigrew holding a wand, ready to rush forward and grab Harry, as if he wants to take Harry as a hostage.
But the moment he moved, the two spells from Snape and Tao Yu acted on him at the same time.
The whole person was knocked away, the magic wand fell out of his hand, and his hands and feet were tied up.
Although Sirius had lost his wand, he still flew over with his body and kicked Pettigrew.
"Ahaha, I knew you had something on your mind, and I've been keeping an eye on you! I've always remembered the street you blew up!"
When Sirius saw that Pettigrew had finally revealed his true nature, his face was filled with a sense of satisfaction from venting his anger.
"It's the Imperius Curse..."
Pettigrew still tried to argue, but Snape had already roughly poured the truth serum into Pettigrew's mouth, and no matter how hard he coughed, he couldn't spit it out.
Sirius, who was standing next to him, felt that Snape was a little pleasing to the eye for the first time.
"Just tell me the truth, you damned traitor! I will kill you with my own hands..."
But before he could finish his words, Snape, who had just poured half a bottle of Veritaserum into Pettigrew, turned around and put the bottle he had just taken out of Pettigrew's mouth into Sirius' mouth.
"You have to drink too!"
This is somewhat of a personal grudge.
Sirius' eyes rolled into a circle, but he couldn't resist and could only let Snape vent his anger.
Then the two of them complemented each other and told each other the whole story of what happened that year.
Pettigrew admitted that he joined Sirius' team because he valued their strength, but after Voldemort showed that he was more powerful, he joined Voldemort without hesitation.
Sirius was originally the Secret-Keeper of the Fidelius Charm, but thinking that he might be targeted or even captured alive and fed Veritaserum or something, he persuaded James Potter to change the Secret-Keeper at the last minute, and the Secret-Keeper became the unexpected person, Pettigrew.
It turned out that the Fidelius Charm was cast on the first day, and Voldemort came at night.
At this point, Sirius was also in pain under the truth serum.
"It's all my fault. I persuaded them to change their target. So after I thought I had killed Pettigrew, I voluntarily stayed in Azkaban to atone for my sins. It wasn't until I saw him transformed into a rat again in the Daily Prophet that I escaped from prison and wanted to kill him...
"It was me who killed Mr. and Mrs. Potter, causing poor Harry to lose his parents when he was young."
Sirius's true feelings were revealed later, and even Snape, who hated him extremely, was slightly moved.
Although he still hated the guy who had bullied him, that was just hatred towards the person. Speaking objectively, Sirius had done his best in this incident.
It was just because of the anger over Lily's death that Snape couldn't keep his mind, and he said sarcastically:"It's better for a fool to come up with an idea than for a wicked man to rack his brains. It was your genius idea that killed Harry's parents! Ahaha, letting the most timid Pettigrew be the secret keeper, what on earth did you come up with in the first place?"
Snape's sarcasm made Sirius feel even more desperate.
Then the side effects of the Taoyu version of the truth serum began to appear, and Sirius burst into tears as if he was drunk, constantly confessing his sins on the ground.
On the other side, Pettigrew kept saying that he was forced and had no choice.
Just looking at the current performance of the two, it seems that Sirius is really the big villain.
"Did you record it?"
Tao Yu looked at Neville.
"It's all recorded."
Neville nodded. This thing is really useful.
"Then follow the agreement with the Dementors and the Ministry of Magic and hand Pettigrew over to them."
Originally, if the Dementors caught Sirius, they would have the right to "kiss" him and extract his soul.
Since Tao Yu wanted to broadcast this scene to increase his legendary level, it would be a bad idea for Adagua to be the dead rat.
Otherwise, I'm really going to go the Dark Lord route.
It's okay to use the Unforgivable Curse in private, but it's not a good idea to broadcast it openly.
"what?"
Hearing Tao Yu's suggestion, even Snape was stunned for a moment, then he realized something and nodded quickly."it is good!"
If we wait until people from the Ministry of Magic take over, Pettigrew might be thrown into Azkaban instead of being executed!For Snape, being put in Azkaban is too easy!
Killing someone means paying with your life, it is only natural!
“This…, eh…”
Professor McGonagall saw what Tao Yu and Snape were planning and wanted to stop them, but she finally sighed and said"Then hurry up. I'm going to notify the Ministry of Magic now and ask them to come and handle the follow-up. Dumbledore has also been notified and he will be back soon..."
This can be regarded as the vice principal's tacit approval...
……
Dementors can be found at several entrances and exits of Hogwarts, especially in Hogsmeade village, where there are many Dementors patrolling.
Because of their appearance, the originally bustling Hogsmeade village has become much quieter, and some adult wizards living nearby don't like to get too close to such things.
There are fewer students willing to come.
This situation also caused the Eaters of Souls to appear slightly anxious. They feed on human emotions, and they cannot eat freely here like in Azkaban, which naturally causes dissatisfaction among these creatures.
"It's really strange that the Ministry of Magic uses such a dark creature as a guard."
Tao Yu let Pettigrew float behind him and took him to Mod Village. Looking at the Dementors in front of him, he felt helpless and couldn't complain.
There was a foul smell under the tattered cloak, and one could feel the chill as long as one got close. It was dark under the hood, making it difficult for ordinary people to see the gloomy face.
If this thing can't be killed, it can be treated as a monster.
However, it is undeniable that this thing is somewhat similar to the basilisk. If used well, it can be a useful tool, and there is no psychological burden in destroying it.
Tao Yu was trying to lure a few Dementors away, and Pettigrew was just a gift to them.
"Dementors, come and eat."
Tao Yu threw Pettigrew directly to the feet of the guarding Dementors, which stunned them.
"This is Pettigrew, the culprit behind this jailbreak. Kiss him."
Tao Yu's domineering tone made the Dementors a little hesitant.
They were certainly happy to be able to eat, but the Dementors knew the wizards' methods.
It's not out of kindness that they were forced to become guards!Without orders, they dare not devour the souls of others. At most, they would secretly absorb the emotions occasionally.
"It seems that the Ministry of Magic's orders to them are still quite strong."
Snape also wanted to kill Pettigrew, and when he saw that the Dementors did not take action, he had already drawn his wand.
"Turn off your video."
In order to ensure the legitimacy of Pettigrew's death, Tao Yu started filming again. Snape reminded him and prepared to do it himself.
"No, I think the Dementors, gentlemen, should be reasonable."
As Tao Yu spoke, a vortex of magic began to brew around him, and there seemed to be a faint roar of thunder.
This terrifying fluctuation of magical power made Snape next to him look sideways. He finally understood why Voldemort lost!This……
Why does this feel even more powerful than Dumbledore's magic? !
"I don't want to say it again."
Dementors are typical bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong. They are also very sensitive to magic and emotions. They can sense the murderous intent in Tao Yu's emotions.
Under the influence of this magical power, if you don’t obey, you will die!We were forced to do this and we didn't want to disobey orders.
The Dementors used their own emotional connection to complete the communication, and then began to float towards Pettigrew.
Although Pettigrew was still in a state similar to being drunk at this time, the fear before death still made him mutter continuously.
"No, don't come over here, don't come over here! Potter, I was forced to do this. You will forgive me, right? I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
At this moment, in Pettigrew's eyes, the Dementors in front of him seemed to have turned into the Potters, the innocent people he had killed, Snape, Harry, Sirius and Lupin...
Finally, the largest Dementor slowly leaned over and lifted up its hood. Its disgusting face appeared before Pettigrew's distorted expression and it extracted his soul.
"That's you. Eat what I give you and you will serve me from now on."
Tao Yu casually pointed his finger, and the strongest Dementor was bound by a magic thread and dragged behind Tao Yu.
This Dementor, who had finally stood out from the crowd and enjoyed the delicious food, was completely confused.
Wait, didn’t you force me to eat it?While being dragged away, he looked at the dazed tribesmen behind him and said, I am a regular jailer, I can't do this!
But it seems that the other party did not give me more choices. It was the same when I was eating before, and it was the same when I was captured now. There is no difference...
(End of this chapter)