At Last, Brother and Sister

Peter Pettigrew was dead?

To be honest, when Albert saw the report, his first reaction was not that Peter Pettigrew was dead, but that the bastard had actually broken out of Azkaban.

Although he had long been certain that Peter Pettigrew would escape, he was still somewhat surprised when he learned the news from the newspaper.

The story of the novels had undergone some changes because of his interference, but Peter Pettigrew was still quite an important figure—and the key to Voldemort's resurrection. There was no way he would simply be finished after being sent to Azkaban.

Without him, Voldemort might have had to continue barely clinging to life in Albania's forests for the next few years, perhaps even decades, keeping company with his snake and rat friends.

After all, none of Tom's old comrades truly wanted him back. Otherwise, how could no one have gone looking for Voldemort in Albania's forests after more than a decade?

This was no longer much of a secret. Any reasonably well-informed wizard knew Voldemort might be hiding in Albania's forests.

"Come to think of it, Tom is actually pretty pitiful. All the loyal and reliable ones are stuck in Azkaban, leaving him with nothing but a pack of unreliable traitors." Albert murmured, "I remember he seemed able to see through other people's lies. I'm really curious what he feels when facing that bunch of Death Eaters under him!"

Of course, even if Tom really crawled out of the cauldron, he probably would not tell Albert.

The question now was how Peter Pettigrew had escaped from Azkaban. The Ministry of Magic should have learned from Black that his Animagus form was a rat. There was no reason Peter Pettigrew should have had a chance to escape. Otherwise, the entire Ministry might as well squat