Scott knew that Snape wouldn’t have the patience to listen to his slow explanation of details.
So, he said as concisely and clearly as possible: “Ron Weasley’s pet mouse was discovered to be an illegal Animagus. It was a wizard named Peter Pettigrew. He turned into a mouse and lived in the Weasley family. 12 years.”
Snape paused while wiping his hands on a towel.
He stared at Scott, as if he wanted to confirm the truth of what he said.
“It’s true, Pettigrew is in the principal’s office right now,” Scott said.
Snape looked away.
He lowered his head, as if he wanted to wipe each of his fingers again.
“very good……”
He thought for a while, and seemed to be a little agitated, but he seemed to be holding back.
“Peter Pettigrew?” He chewed the name with a sarcastic tone, “Our hero…appeared again?”
He looked at Scott again.
“Tell me, Trollope, why Peter has been a rat in the Weasley family for twelve years, and how does he explain this?”
Scott nodded and repeated Peter’s words in the principal’s office.
“Maybe he’s right.” Snape muttered with a half-smile, “Coward, a courageless Gryffindor.”
He said it sarcastically.
But this had no effect on Scott, he was a Ravenclaw.
At this time, Snape’s restless mood seemed to have calmed down, and the movements of his hands became slower.
He even smiled happily, “Why, our principal doesn’t believe Pettigrew’s rhetoric?”
Scott just smiled and didn’t answer.
The principal didn’t say whether he believed it or not.
Anyway, he didn’t believe it, and he didn’t believe the principal would believe it either.
Snape turned around and walked to his medicine cabinet, reaching out and opening it.
“Then why are you involved in this matter, Mr. Trollope? You know, you are not a Gryffindor student.”
Scott answered honestly, “I met Ron while walking and noticed something was wrong with the mouse, and then told Professor McGonagall.”
Snape nodded and gave Scott a strange glance.
“Very well, this may be the best thing you have done since you were a student at Hogwarts.”
He said words that were either complimentary or detrimental to Scott, and he reached out and took out a small glass bottle filled with transparent liquid from the medicine cabinet.
“Let’s go.”
He turned around and strode to the office door, opened the door and walked out.
Scott followed him.
“Follow me, let’s see why the hero has been a mouse for 12 years.”
Snape walked faster and faster, his loose black robes flying with his steps.
“us?”
Scott was a little surprised.
He didn’t understand why Snape took him with him.
But Snape didn’t answer and kept walking forward quickly.
Scott thought for a while, but curiosity prevailed after all, so he followed again.
The potion professor walking in the castle is a big killer, causing pedestrians to avoid him along the way.
Scott followed him, ignoring the looks of surprise and curiosity.
The two quickly arrived on the third floor and stood in front of the entrance to the principal’s office, which was guarded by a gargoyle.
“Blow the baby bubble gum.”
Snape spoke the secret order to the ugly stone beast in a vague tone.
He acted disgusted, as if the word coming out of his mouth was an insult.
When the entrance opened, he couldn’t wait to walk in.
Scott quickly got on.
The two took the automatic staircase and quickly ascended to the eighth floor.
Snape didn’t knock on the door, just grabbed the door handle and twisted it, opened the door and walked into the principal’s office.
Scott tried to minimize his presence and followed him silently.
“Severus, why are you here?” Dumbledore looked at Snape who “broke in” with some surprise.
Snape ignored the old headmaster.
He first glanced at Peter, who was sitting and chatting with Professor McGonagall, and then looked back at Scott.
Scott lowered his head, looked at his nose with his eyes, his nose at his heart, and remained silent.
Snape stared at him for several seconds before looking away and looking at Peter again.
Scott slowly raised his head and stood silently against the wall.
“Look who this is?”
Snape’s tone was a little erratic, and he walked slowly towards Peter.
“Isn’t this our First Class Order of Merlin recipient, the warrior who fought the Death Eaters, the great hero who sacrificed his life to the point where he only had one finger left, Peter Pettigrew?”
Peter’s pudgy body shrank on the seat, shrinking smaller and smaller as Snape approached.
“Hello… hello, Snape.” He greeted while trembling and stumbling.
“Severus?” Professor McGonagall stood up from her chair, “What are you doing?”
Snape smiled, “It’s okay, Minerva, I just heard that our hero is back, so I came here to say hello.”
Professor McGonagall sighed, “Severus, you have all grown up and have experienced so many regrettable things. I hope you can put aside your past grudges in the future.”
“Yes…yes.”
Peter was still trembling, but he still managed to muster the courage to look up at Snape.
“Sev…Severus…it’s no longer time for us to study.”
“snort.”
Snape snorted coldly, as if he blew two streams of air from his nostrils.
Peter’s head, which had been raised, immediately shrank back.
“Forget it, our relationship is not that good, Pettigrew.” Snape said sarcastically.
“Okay… okay, Snape.” Peter nodded repeatedly.
At this moment, Snape was like a school bully, not even giving Professor McGonagall face, and Peter was like a poor little bullied.
Professor McGonagall was a little helpless on the side.
After all, Snape is now her colleague and the dean, and she can’t manage him like a student.
Scott deliberately glanced at Dumbledore.
The old headmaster had no intention of stopping Snape, but watched the scene with interest.
Scott looked away.
Was it in line with the old headmaster’s wishes to call Snape over?
At this time, Snape had walked in front of Peter’s seat, and the two were very close.
Snape looked down at Peter and asked slowly, “I heard that you have been a rat in the Weasley family for 12 years. Why?”
“I…”
Just as Peter was about to answer, he heard Snape say unhappily: “If you are polite, you should look up at me when you talk to me, Pettigrew.”
Peter shuddered immediately and raised his head in fear, “Okay…”
Just then, Snape suddenly attacked.
The small bottle of truth serum hidden in his hand had been opened at some point.
He took advantage of Peter’s raising his head to speak and poured the potion directly into Peter’s mouth at lightning speed.
“Oh Merlin, what did you do, Severus!”
On the side, Professor McGonagall, who was brewing anger, was stunned when she saw Snape “bullying” Peter.
