Chapter 69: Peter Pettigrew (1/2)
After finishing their last Potions exam, Chris, Ginny, Luna and Colin sat together for lunch. After a few minutes Harry, Ron and Hermione sat beside them. Ron and Harry were controlling their laughs and Hermione looked like she had seen a ghost.
”How were your exams?” Ginny asked Hermione.
”Uh —” Hermione didn't say anything.
”Nice. Especially the last one. Defence Against the Dark Arts.” Ron said and started laughing again.
”Ron!” Harry elbowed him as Hermione glared at them.
”What happened?” Luna asked curiously.
”Lupin gave us the most interesting exam. We had to cross a few obstacles and at the end, had to face a boggart,” Harry explained.
”And Hermione came out after few minutes screaming, her boggart changed into Professor McGonagall.” Ron howled with laughter. ”She said Hermione failed in all subjects.”
Hermione shivered again and hit Ron with a book. Luna laughed a bit as well, Ginny and Colin controlled their laugh with heavy efforts. Chris couldn't help but laugh like Harry.
”Hmph!” Hermione stuffed her mouth with food.
”It's alright Hermione. My boggart was my evil mother. She was scolding me.” Chris gave a fake smile. Everyone looked at her, she started eating. ”Moral of the story we're still young so we've very stupid fears.”
”My fear was not stupid,” Hermione said seriously.
Chris didn't say anything anymore. If Chris understood anything about Hermione this year, that she was very stubborn.
After sometime Chris tucked the map inside her robes, then went towards the DADA classroom, and came face to face with a terrified Harry.
”Harry!” Chris said. ”You ok?”
”Professor Trelawney,” Harry panted, ”just told me — that the Dark Lord will rise again and today before — midnight his faithful servant will reunite with him.”
”What?” Chris asked surprised.
”What should I do? I think it's Black. I think —” before Harry could finish, Ron and Hermione came out.
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”Oh! Harry, we have to meet Hagrid. Buckbeak is ill and so is Hagrid. He needs help.” Hermione said.
”I'll come,” Harry said suddenly.
”Don't. Hagrid asked not to bring you. And don't forget what happened last time,” Ron said.
”I'll take the invisibility cloak. Don't worry.” Harry said and dashed towards the Gryffindor common room.
”Professor?” The light was out in the DADA classroom. Chris lit up the lights by her wands and waited.
'The Dark Lord's faithful servant? Who is it? Harry thinks it's Black so can it be Scabbers? But where is he?' After a few minutes, she got bored and took out the map.
”I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.” She tapped her wand and the ink started to spread.
She looked for Lupin but saw Harry, Ron and Hermione were going towards Hagrid's hut. She ignored them and saw Lupin in his office. She watched people walking around the castle for some time. It was already six o'clock, so she decided to go to Lupin's office to check if he forgot about the detention. But as she was about to close the map, she saw a dot named Sirius Black coming out of the passageway.
'What the —? Why is he coming out?'
Chris saw Harry, Ron and Hermione were coming back from Hagrid's hut and someone else was with them.
'Peter Pettigrew? How —? Wait! Scabbers — Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew. That's why they're coming with him. He betrayed Harry's parents. He — he is Dark Lord's servant. Damn it.'
Chris was about to leave the classroom when the classroom door opened, Professor Lupin came in.
”Sorry Christina, I was got busy with some work — I think you're waiting —” Lupin stopped at the sight of Chris's shocked face and the map in her hand.
”Christina, how did you get that?” Lupin asked angrily.
”Peter Pettigrew.” Chris blurted out. ”He's alive. He's Scabbers. Sirius Black is innocent, Professor.”
”What? What're you —?” Lupin asked confused. Chris showed the map to Lupin. ”See. He's with Ron, Harry and Hermione. Look.”
Lupin took the map and looked closely. ”That's impossible. He's dead. Black killed him.”
”No. He didn't. He wasn't the secret keeper. He made Peter Pettigrew the secret keeper. But why?”
”Who told you this?”
”I met Black that day at Shrieking Shack. He —” Chris stopped as she saw the dot name Sirius Black was running straight towards Ron, Harry and Hermione. They collided and then, he dragged Ron and Peter Pettigrew into the passageway. Harry and Hermione followed them.
”There is no time. I've to go. Christina goes back to your dormitory —” Lupin said taking the map.
”No. I want to go.”
”Christina, no. It can be dangerous.”
”I met Black before. Nothing will happen. Please, Professor, Professor Trelawney said today, the Dark Lord's faithful servant will re-united with him. It can be Pettigrew, he'll try to escape and if he succeeds, it'll be a disaster.”
Lupin stared at her with a surprised look on his face, then said with a defeated expression, ”Fine. Let's go.”
They ran out of the classroom.
Lupin and Chris pulled themselves out of the passageway and entered the Shrieking Shack. There was silence. They looked around when a screaming sound came, ”WE'RE UP HERE! WE'RE UP HERE – SIRIUS BLACK – QUICK!”
It was from Hermione.
”Hermione” muttered Chris angrily. ”She still thinks it's Black.”
They ran upstairs. Lupin cast a spell at the door of the room and it burst open in a shower of red sparks and Harry wheeled around.