Hogwarts: Capturing Nagini at the Beginning - Chapter 256

c256 Padfoot, Azkaban breach

Sirius looked appreciative, “Back then, after James and Lily had an accident, I guessed that Peter was the traitor. I chased him to a Muggle street. He yelled, making the Muggles think that I was the bad guy. traitor.”

“Then, he cast an explosion spell, killing a dozen Muggles, and cut off his fingers to fake death. He turned into a rat, blended into the frightened and fleeing rats, and left the sewer. He was an Animagus!”

Hermione frowned and retorted: “But Professor McGonagall said that Animagus is very dangerous. For this reason, the Ministry of Magic strictly controls it and has a special register to record the names of Animagus. , profession, what kind of animal can it turn into.”

“I have checked that there are only seven Animagus in this century. Peter Pettigrew’s name is not in the register.”

Lupine shook his head, “Hermione, you are very smart, but you trust the data too much. There are many Animagus that the Ministry of Magic doesn’t know about, such as Peter, Sirius, and James.”

“The Whomping Willow, the Secret Passage, and the Shrieking Shack were all made for me. When I was in school at Hogwarts, every full moon night, I would be taken to the Shrieking Shack by Madam Pomfrey to transform. .”

“After I turned into a werewolf, I scratched, bit, and roared, causing a lot of noise. The villagers mistakenly believed that a particularly violent ghost lived in the shack, and Mr. Dumbledore also deliberately spread the rumors. Come.”

“Those days on campus were filled with the pain of transforming once a month, but most of the time they were joyful. I made three good friends, James Potter, Sirius Black, and Peter Pettigrew.”

“While we were getting along, they discovered the truth about my disappearance once a month. In order to make me feel better when I transformed, they practiced Animagus hard, but it was too difficult. It took them three years of practice before they succeeded. In fifth grade, they mastered it and can transform into an animal at will.”

“How does it help you if they practice Animagus?” Hermione asked confused.

“Oh, a werewolf will attack everyone he encounters indiscriminately. When he encounters animals, his temper will be much restrained.”

“Every night when the moon is full, they sneak out of the castle, turn into animals, and run to the Whomping Willow.”

“Peter was the smallest and could use the cover of the grass to climb to the roots of the trees. He would press the knots to immobilize the Whomping Willow. Then, they would slide into the tunnel and run to the Shrieking Shack to find me.”

“It’s very strange. When I’m in wolf form, I seem to be more conscious when I’m with them, and I won’t hit people with my wolf claws.”

“We left the shack, wandered around the school and the village, explored various places, and made a magic Marauder’s Map. We also signed our own nicknames on the map based on the transformed characteristics.”

“Did you draw the Marauder’s Map?” Harry asked in shock.

“Yes! When Sirius turned into a black dog, his paws were very big, and his nickname was Padfoot. When Peter turned into a mouse, he had a long tail, and his nickname was Wormtail. When James turned into a stag, He had two horns on top of his skull and his nickname was Prongs.”

Harry turned his head slightly and looked at Sirius, “You escaped from prison because of Peter Pettigrew?”

“That’s right! I saw a group photo of the Weasley family on the newspaper Fudge was holding.”

“How could I forget what the enemy who made me become such a hater looked like? I could tell at a glance that the mouse lying on the red-haired boy’s shoulder was Peter Pettigrew.”

“It is rumored that the rate of madness among prisoners imprisoned in Azkaban is as high as 99%. How do you stay sane? How do you escape from prison?” Luo Bin asked curiously.

Sirius grinned, “I got through a loophole.”

“Dementors will suck away the good and happy memories of wizards and remind them of extremely painful experiences.”

“I know that I was wronged. I found that Peter disappeared and there was no sign of a fight in the house. I found that James and Lily died tragically. I found that Peter slandered, hurt others, and faked his death. These are not good memories. Therefore, the dementors cannot take them away. , suck it out of my brain.”

“Similarly, I use sadness, sorrow, and painful emotions to recall my past campus days, and I can also regain some memories from the dementors. These allow me to maintain my sanity and some mana.”

“Of course! Occasionally, when several dementors are sucking together, I will turn into a black dog and curl up in the corner of the cell.”

“When I turn into a dog, my thoughts and behaviors will also be close to those of a dog. The way the dementors recognize people is very unique. It relies on perception, an empty mind, and no emotions. I can communicate with other cells, Prisoners who are losing their minds are not much different.”

“If they can’t get anything to eat, they’ll drift off to another place.”

“But at that time, I was too weak. I had no magic wand and only a little bit of my magic power left. Every time I tried to protect myself, I would use up half of my energy.”

“That group photo allowed me to see through Peter’s plan.”

“Lurking in the pure-blood wizard family, he can keep his ears open to find out if there are any signs of the Dark Lord’s comeback.”

“Becoming the pet of a boy of school age will allow him to enter and leave Hogwarts. Harry, he guessed correctly that Harry will be admitted by Dumbledore. As soon as the dark forces rear their ugly head, he will immediately defect to him.”

“However, twelve years ago, Voldemort’s downfall was inextricably related to him, which made the Dark Lord’s forces mistakenly believe that he was a double agent. After all, he was the secret keeper, where James and Lily were hiding , he revealed it to Voldemort.”

“So, if he wants to return to the dark forces, he must have a certificate of surrender – Harry Potter. I escaped from prison not only to kill Peter, but also to protect Harry.”

“‘He’s in Hogwarts, go kill him.’ That’s an unpleasant thought, and the dementors can’t suck it away.”

“It was like a flame with pine oil added to it. It burned stronger and stronger. It was so strong that it made me sane and my magic power returned to its peak.”

“When the dementors opened the door to deliver food, I turned into a dog and slipped out. They rely on their senses to recognize people. As long as their minds are completely empty, it is difficult to detect something walking through the prison corridors.”

“You know, when I turned into a dog, I was so big but so skinny that I squeezed through the prison bars with ease.”

“I jumped into the North Sea, swam all the way west, and landed in the north of Scotland. Then, all the way south, I ran to the Dursleys’ house to see how you were doing.”

“Wait a minute, are you saying that Aunt Maggie was swollen to the sky, and the dog shadow I saw in the dark alley the night I left the Dursleys’ house with the suitcase was yours?” Harry asked in astonishment.

“Yes! I saw that after you got on the Knight Bus, you headed north again. I know that both you and Peter will go to Hogwarts on September 1st.”

“After I got here, I have been living in the Forbidden Forest, eating wild berries, spiders and other things. After I got to know Crookshanks, he often brought me some braised chicken legs to eat.”

“He is the smartest cat I have ever seen. He immediately recognized that I was not a dog, and he recognized that Spot was not a mouse.”

“It noticed that I wanted to catch Scabbers, so it wanted to send the mouse over. But, you brat of the Weasley family, you protected the mouse too tightly.”