Chapter 242 Hatching of the New Basilisk
Although the truth has been revealed, out of prudence, Fudge did not hold a press conference immediately to announce the whole matter.
The long-standing unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, two chaotic lives, and the Potters and the mysterious man involved, really need to be treated with caution.
Eleven years have passed, and there is no rush for this moment. If the reversal happens again, then Fudge will really shoot himself in the foot.
Fudge maintained considerable caution and restraint, but he overlooked one thing:
The Ministry of Magic is full of people and looks like a sieve. Peter and Black moved there, how could it be possible to keep it completely secret.
It was just an Easter holiday, and the news that Peter was still alive spread out in the form of gossip news.
At the very beginning, no one believed this kind of rumor that could be called a fantasy. You said that the person who had been dead for eleven years was still alive...Why didn’t you say that the mysterious man was still alive? !
But Naihe spread more and more widely, with noses and eyes, so that the Ministry of Magic came out to refute the rumors, so that the public would not believe the rumors or spread them.
As we all know, official rumor refutation is basically equivalent to stone hammer.
And the first to hit the face was Rita Skeeter!
She didn't know how to take a photo of Peter Pettigrew, and sold it to the "Daily Prophet" at a high price in an exclusive form.
She also wrote a report, the main content of which was that Peter Pettigrew was still alive. When Black was wronged, Peter was the real culprit who betrayed the Potters!
Rita, who is a headline party and gets rich by sucking human blood and steamed buns, has always liked to play on the wind and make up bizarre stories.
In her opinion, the news that "Hero Peter" is still alive will at most harvest some tears from readers, but it will not achieve the effect of shocking point.
What readers love is the inversion!
How is it a reversal? Of course, it is to subvert the previous cognition, making Peter a criminal and Blake the innocent!
Only when this kind of news is released can readers be attracted! !
Rita didn't really believe in the stories she made up, but she didn't expect to be right this time.
There are also wizards who went to the Peter Monument to lay flowers, only to find that it had been demolished by the Ministry of Magic.
No matter what era or place, when someone's photo is taken off the "Outstanding XX List", it basically means that something happened to him.
This also seems to confirm from the side that things did reverse back then.
As a result, Rita's report spread more and more widely, and a wave of public opinion arose, and the public asked the Ministry of Magic to give an explanation.
Fudge was originally worried that everyone would not be able to accept this matter, but he did not expect that after being promoted as a "conspiracy theory", more people believed it!
I have to say it was a pleasant surprise.
He immediately held a press conference to officially acknowledge the incident.
For a time, a thousand layers of waves were stirred up.
Fudge also announced on the spot that the entire case would be sent back to the Wizengamot for retrial, and the whole process would be open and fair.
As for who arrested Peter, Fudge said it was a student of Hogwarts, but who it is, for the time being... no comment!
But Peter also planned the Hogwarts attack, and that man will be at the trial as a witness.
No matter what, with the ferment of time, the entire magic world is looking forward to this belated "justice".
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After the Easter holiday ended, the students returned to Hogwarts immediately. The little wizards who had already taken a long vacation also canceled their vacation one after another and hurried back.
Everyone is so eager, not because they really want to go back to school, let alone because Dumbledore is back... but because the minister clearly stated that the wizard who captured Peter was at Hogwarts.
Everyone wants to know the specific situation at the first time.
Who is so strong that he can catch the Death Eater Peter?
But Rove, the person involved, didn't say anything, and neither Shirley nor Hermione would spread the word.
Harry was still in constant shock, and he didn't recover from it, let alone mention it to others. Of course, he still told his friend Ron.
Although Ron has a big mouth and likes the feeling of attracting attention, he also knows the seriousness and didn't talk nonsense.
But he was also very sad. He never thought that the pet he had shared with him for two years turned out to be a Death Eater.
It's not that Ron has never imagined that Ban Ban, whom he took good care of, will one day transform into a beautiful girl to repay his favor.
Banban did "transform", but into a bald, greasy, middle-aged man.
Thinking that he often rua Peter Pettigrew, and even took a bath with him in the shower... Ron felt a little sick to his stomach and got goosebumps all over his body.
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Worse than Ron was Malfoy.
Before Easter, his father was the most powerful man among the twelve school trustees, and he kicked Dumbledore out of school abruptly.
Malfoy had already started to think about the candidate for the new principal, but after Easter, his father was kicked out of the board of directors and became a bereaved dog.
One thought of heaven, one thought of hell... but that's it!
Malfoy imagined Potter and Scamander, both moving to his dormitory, to be tortured by him... also became a fantasy moment!
As one of the few students who stayed in school, Rove became the main object of suspicion even if he didn't say anything.
Many people wanted to hear the secret from his mouth.
But the little wizards suddenly found that Scamander had disappeared, and he seldom appeared in school recently except for class.
The reason is simple, Rove's basilisk eggs are finally about to hatch.
black suitcase,
Inside the cabin, a boy and a girl stood, staring at a small nest in front of them.
Next to the nest, there is a toad, Leif, who does not like to move, and is eating termites.
As the hero who hatched the basilisk eggs, Lai Fu has recently enjoyed the treatment of a "mother-in-waiting", flying insects, earthworms, snails... all kinds of food every day, without heavy samples.
Rove also promised Raife that after hatching, he would give him a few foreign female toads.
If it is not exciting enough, cross-species frogs can also be arranged.
Of course, since Rove got rid of his ADHD, it seems to be powerless.
At this moment, the basilisk egg in the nest was vibrating faster and faster, and the amplitude was getting bigger and bigger.
When the cracks gradually covered the surface of the eggshell, only a crisp sound was heard, and a tiny basilisk came out.
The little basilisk is only one finger long, and its skin is tender green, like a leaf that has just sprouted. Its eyes have been opened, but there is a layer of purple iris on it.
The iris blocks strong vision and prevents sunlight from damaging the eyes of young basilisks.
Rove stretched out his hand, and the little basilisk began to twist its body and climb onto his hand. The young man excitedly held the little basilisk, and it also raised its head, looking at Rove obsessively.
Rove looked at it, and hissed in Parseltongue: "Little guy, the first thing you saw was me, I'm your father, it's true, I won't lie to you!
As for the toad that hatched you, it's just a delivery tool clam, it has nothing to do with you, you know? "
The little basilisk tilted its head, seeming a little puzzled.
"Rove, show me." Shirley on the side said softly.
Rove handed the basilisk to Shirley. She was a little nervous and her hands were still sweating. The basilisk stretched out the basilisk and licked the girl's palm.
"Wow, it's so cute!" The girl with ponytail jumped for joy, and said:
"Rove, translate it for me in Parseltongue, and say that I am its mother. When I feed it in the future, don't bite me!"
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"What's wrong?" Shirley raised her head, wondering, "Why didn't you speak?"
Seeing the boy's strange face, hesitating to speak, Shirley seemed to understand something, she blushed and asked:
"What did you just say in Parseltongue?"
"you guess?"
"I don't guess!" Shirley bit her lip and shook her head. Seeing Rove hissing, the girl hurriedly covered the boy's mouth and shouted:
"Don't... don't translate for me!"
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