HP: White Lord of Slytherin

Chapter 117 1 Everything is restored

"Look!"

When the owls finished delivering the envelopes and packages, some students received today's Daily Prophet, with a major report on the largest page.

"Sirius Black has been arrested, but they said there are hidden secrets in the case and they need time to review it before making a judgment."

"Trial? Last time they said they would execute anyone caught."

All students joined in the discussion of the report and the newspaper was circulated everywhere.

The Slytherin table was relatively calm. Some people were curious about Gloria's reaction. According to her relationship, Sirius was her uncle, and they wondered whether the change in the verdict was due to her.

Draco put down the newspaper, "The Ministry was in chaos last night."

The criminal who was once despised by everyone suddenly realized today that he was just a poor man who was deceived.

Gloria and Draco both received a letter from Lucius saying that he had seen Sirius and Pettigrew. Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Lupin were being investigated and questioned by the Ministry of Magic. Since they were students, they were not the core figures in the incident according to the headmaster and professor, so they did not need to go to the Ministry of Magic for the time being.

The troll bodyguards in the school were withdrawn, all restrictions were lifted, and everything returned to normal.

Draco turned his head to look at her. Gloria was calm as usual, but that was why he was worried. He held her hand silently and said, "After the class, let's go to the astronomy tower to see the scenery."

"Okay." Gloria understood his concern, "I'm fine. I was just in a bad mood yesterday. I'm not that fragile."

Of course she would be in a bad mood. Sirius was willing to die for the Potters, but left her father alone to bear the responsibility of the family, facing the terrible threat of Voldemort, and finally died miserably at the bottom of the lake.

As breakfast was almost over, several owls flew into the hall, flapped their wings and landed, one each landing in front of Gloria and Draco, and the same went for Harry and the others.

"It's from the Ministry of Magic." Zabini recognized the wax seal on the envelope.

The content of the letter was that the Ministry of Magic asked them to attend a trial meeting the day before Easter.

No Slytherin student dared to ask them what was going on, but the Gryffindor table was lively, with a group of people surrounding Harry and his friends. However, they kept their mouths shut, knowing that the matter could not be discussed at the moment, and hurriedly packed up their things and left.

"We're just attending. The principal won't let us get too involved." Gloria put away the envelope calmly and put it in a thick book.

Draco folded the parchment and said, "That's good."

In fact, that night Pettigrew pointed at him and said in front of Headmaster Dumbledore that the Malfoy family had also served Voldemort. He was very panicked, but fortunately he did not delve into the matter at that time.

His father had mentioned this before he started school, and had also explained how he could get rid of the accusation, but he was still worried that the Ministry of Magic would use Pettigrew to investigate what happened back then.

Gloria left with him and said on the way, "Lucius had better not show up in this trial, lest Pettigrew bites him again."

Draco nodded, "I will write to Father."

Gloria noticed his nervousness and held his hand, "Don't worry, with me here, this matter won't affect the Malfoy family."

the other side--

Not only was Harry and his friends sent to the common room by Professor Lupin last night, but he also watched everyone enter the dormitory before leaving.

This resulted in Hermione and Ron being unable to find out what was going on in time.

"Merlin's socks - I can go to the Ministry of Magic, but I don't know what it's like there." Hermione was quite excited and couldn't calm down for a long time holding the letter.

"Percy graduated this year, and I went to the Ministry of Magic earlier than him." Ron felt novel. That was where his father worked. He didn't expect to be able to go there before working at the Ministry of Magic.

Harry received more than one letter. In addition to the notice from the Ministry of Magic, there was also an envelope signed by Sirius, which he opened quickly.

"Ron, Hermione, look -" He showed them the contents of the letter, "Sirius, as godfather, agreed to let me go to Hogsmeade. I don't have to go through secret passages and wear an invisibility cloak!"

Ron took the letter and said, "Great, we can go to those shops together. Although you have been there wearing an invisibility cloak, it will feel better to go there openly."

Hermione was also happy for her friend, who was always finding secret passages, and she was worried that she would be caught one day.

Ron handed the letter back to him, "By the way, Harry, how did you know that Spotted... Mouse is Pettigrew."

How he wished he could forget that Pettigrew had ever been his pet.

"It wasn't me, it was Gloria. We met at the Owl Shed and told her about seeing Pettigrew's name on the Marauder's Map." Harry still finds it incredible. "She reacted strangely when she heard it."

Hermione was even more surprised than him. "Just knowing this fact, you guessed that Pettigrew was Ron's pet?"

"Yes." Harry nodded. "Actually, I didn't figure out everything. Anyway, she said that Sirius saw the report about Ron's family winning the lottery and knew that Pettigrew was not dead, so he escaped from Azkaban. At the Halloween party, he deliberately avoided the crowd and tried to get into the dormitory. That night, he also stood by Ron's bed. Sirius had always wanted to find Pettigrew."

Recalling what happened that night, Ron still felt frightened, "Fortunately, he is a good man."

"More than that, as you heard, she knew Sirius was an Animagus at Christmas," said Harry. "She didn't tell anyone."

Hermione pursed her lips. "Even if I told you, who would believe Sirius wasn't a bad person? If you hadn't told her about the map, I don't know how long it would take for her to find out the truth. Maybe Pettigrew would have run away."

There are so many mice in the world, where would we find him if he ran away?

"Yeah." Harry patted his chest, "He ran away, and Sirius will never be able to clear his name."

"It also shows how greedy and evil he is." Hermione said with disdain, "He was reluctant to leave Hogwarts even though he knew Sirius was looking for him. Hagrid said that his food had always been less recently, and he thought it was Fang who stole the food, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding."

"Luckily he was caught." Ron sighed. If all this had not been exposed, it would have been easy for Pettigrew to hurt Harry in the future. Who would have thought that the pet he had raised for several years was an Animagus? "I will never raise a mouse again."

"He's so despicable." Hermione said angrily, "He bit himself on purpose to pretend to be dead, and I feel guilty for his 'death'."

Ron said, "After what happened last night, I finally understand why Professor Snape hates you so much."

Snape hated every Gryffindor student, but he particularly hated Harry.

Harry lowered his eyes. "Professor Snape and my father probably hate each other just like us and Malfoy."

Hermione said: "Although I think it's not nice to vent my anger on others, if I were a professor at Hogwarts in the future, I would feel bad seeing Malfoy's children."

"Impossible." Harry shook his head, "Unless he fails to marry Gloria."

"Marriage?" Ron curled his lips. "This kind of thing is far away from us. Let's think about whether we can go to Hogsmeade this weekend."

Harry carefully packed Sirius' letter and said, "To celebrate, let's go this weekend. The Marauder's Map is still with Gloria, but she is amazing. She actually went to Azkaban alone..."

The three figures gradually walked away, and the spring, with the biting cold fading away, quietly arrived.