HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

A damp mist permeated the vast, dark Forbidden Forest.

The towering trees, hundreds of meters tall, blocked out the sun, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.

In this eerie atmosphere, Blake angrily shouted around, "Peter Pettigrew, I know you're here! I can smell your rat-like stench!"

"Come out, you come out here."

With that, Black raised his wand and unleashed indiscriminate attack spells at the surrounding woods, soil, and corners, hoping to force Pettigrew out.

These attack spells were originally white magic, but under Blake's murderous rage, they gradually tended to turn into black magic.

Just as Blake was about to finish bombarding the surrounding area, a dark green light shot towards him from an inconspicuous corner.

The green light was so conspicuous in the dark Forbidden Forest that Black spotted it as soon as the Avada Kedavra curse lit up.

At the critical moment, with nowhere to dodge, Black's body rapidly began to change, transforming into a black dog to avoid the Avada Kedavra curse that Little Star had launched a sneak attack.

Black, who had immediately transformed back into human form, raised his wand and attacked the exposed Pettigrew.

The thunderous explosion blasted Little Pettigrew out from behind the tree roots.

"Shattered to pieces," Blake, unusually excited and frenzied, launched another attack.

Under Black's merciless magical attacks, Pettigrew could only flee in panic. He valued his life, otherwise he wouldn't have been a rat for 12 years, serving as someone else's pet for 12 years.

As Little Pettigrew desperately tried to escape the deadly explosion, he began to beg for mercy, appealing to emotions: "Black, I'm your friend! Do you really want to kill me with your own hands? Think back to what happened back then..."

Imagine the scene where the four of us meet on the Hogwarts Express.

"Think about it, on the Black Lake when we entered Hogwarts Castle, the four of us were sitting in a small boat together."

"Think about it, it's been seven years, seven years of student friendship between the four of us."

“...Shut up, you filthy rat, shut up! You traitor, how dare you... how dare you talk about friendship in front of me!” Blake’s anger and murderous intent intensified as he listened to Pettigrew’s words, and his expression became increasingly hateful and ferocious.

"James and Mrs. Potter died because of your betrayal and leaks; because of you, my godson Harry became a poor orphan."

"I didn't believe you would betray me. I explained for you, pleaded for you, and vouched for you in front of Lu Ping."

"But in the end, you betrayed us from the very beginning, betraying the deepest friendship between the four of us."

“The James couple must have been blind to choose you as the second keeper of the Faithful Charm after me.”

Black Apparated and caught up with the fleeing Pettigrew, then pointed his wand precisely at him: "Petty Pettigrew, this is the last time I'll call your name... Go to hell for your treachery, and be shattered to pieces..."

Just as Blake recited the incantation, Pettigrew knelt down.

He kowtowed and confessed, recounting his helplessness: "Blake... what could I do? When that dark devil came after me, tell me what I could do?"

"As you all know, I'm a timid person by nature."

"But as you all know, I was sorted into Gryffindor by the Sorting Hat. The Sorting Hat proves that although I'm timid, I also possess unwavering courage."

"My grades at Hogwarts weren't as good as yours, and my magical talent wasn't as exceptional either. I always followed you around like a little shadow."

"I admire and respect you tall, handsome, and talented people. For you, for our friendship, do you know how I faced that dark devil?"

"I knelt before him, groveled before him, as insignificant as an ant, because... he threatened me with your lives."

“He threatened to kill you if I didn’t pledge allegiance to him.”

With that, Little Star crawled to his knees at Blake's feet and declared fiercely, "My betrayal was for you. My fall into the dark side was also so that you could live well."

"That year, James and Lily got married and had Harry. I don't want to see their happy family killed by the Dark Lord."

"But I have no choice. The Dark Lord is threatening your lives, demanding I hand over the Secret Charm."

“I struggled for a very long time, I was going crazy, but in the end I made a decision. Between the James family and you, I chose you and Lupin, so I ultimately leaked the secret.”

"But I know... I know Snape loved Lily more than James, more than anyone else."

"After I leaked the information to the Black Demon, he will definitely protect Lily's family. He definitely will, he absolutely will."

Upon hearing this, Black kicked Pettigrew away and angrily retorted through gritted teeth, "But the James family still died, killed by that Voldemort."

Faced with Black's roar, Pettigrew stood up and defended himself, saying, "Yes, the James family died, but that was all because Snape failed to save them."

"So what if I leaked information? Did I kill them?"

"Why did I leak the secret? While protecting you, wasn't it also to create an opportunity for you, and for Dumbledore, to kill that dark monster?"

"The deaths of James and his family are not my fault; blame Snape and Dumbledore."

"Snape failed to save James's family. Dumbledore learned of the Dark Lord's actions but did nothing. It was Dumbledore's inaction that led to the eventual deaths of James's family."

As Black listened to Pettigrew's account, he pressed his wand hard against Pettigrew's forehead and said, "Nonsense! Everything you've said is nonsense!"

"You're a coward, you're afraid of death, and you chose to pledge allegiance to Voldemort under his coercion and enticement."

"What do you mean by 'for us'? It's all just your shameless sophistry."

"If not, why did you choose to run away when I confronted you and tried to prove your innocence back then?"

"Not only did you run away, you also plotted to frame me, making you your scapegoat."

"...It's been 12 years. I've endured the soul-devouring torture of the Dementors in Azkaban day and night for 12 years. The only thing that kept me alive from the Dementors' feeding was to find you and kill you with my own hands."

Little Pettigrew looked in fear at the sight of his forehead, where his wand flashed with a tearing light, and tried to plead and beg for mercy.

But Blake didn't give him a chance to argue, grabbing Pettigrew by the neck to prevent him from escaping: "Peter, go to hell and repent, be pulverized..."

"Disarm you!" Suddenly, a disarming spell shot towards Black from a distance; it was from Ruman Hagrid, who was holding the little red umbrella.

Faced with the incoming disarming spell, Black had no choice but to stop his death sentence on Pettigrew and wave his wand to defend himself.

But this slight distraction gave Pettigrew an opportunity. He raised his 'stolen' wand and cast a spell at close range on Black, saying, "Relax and release."

Under the influence of this spell, Black's hand, which was tightly gripping Pettigrew's neck, involuntarily loosened.

This caused Little Pettigrew to turn into a mouse and escape right under their noses.

This situation provoked Blake to let out a deafening roar of resentment at the fleeing Pettigrew.

This roar also intensified Hagrid's resolve to capture Sirius Black upon encountering him: "I will not allow an emotionally unstable Black to roam Hogwarts."

Although I believe he was wronged as Harry's godfather, I am responsible for the safety of the young wizards in the castle.