An Unexpected Escape

The people who burst into the Headmaster's Office were not only Dolores Umbridge, but also an anxious-looking witch.

The witch's hair was a messy pink, like chewing gum by the roadside that had been stepped on a few times, as if reflecting the panic inside her.

A witch with such distinctive hair was naturally the Auror Vizet had once met—Nymphadora Tonks.

After hearing what Dolores Umbridge had just said, disappointment had already shown in Dumbledore's eyes.

Even so, he still said in a gentle voice, "Don't rush... Tell us properly what happened."

That gentle voice seemed to carry some kind of magic, making Nymphadora Tonks's expression settle a little, no longer as anxious as before.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, this is what happened..." Her hair color became a little cleaner. "I was supposed to go over and take over the shift..."

"After John finished interrogating Peter Pettigrew, I was to replace him and guard Peter Pettigrew. But when I got to the room, John was already unconscious on the floor!"

"He was attacked by Peter Pettigrew. It should have been some kind of Dark Magic... Peter Pettigrew escaped. We immediately searched the surrounding area, but we still couldn't find any trace of him."

"It sounds very strange... and very troublesome..." Dumbledore blinked, looked at Vizet, and said, "Can you tell where he is?"

"He still knows quite a bit about Hogwarts's secret passages..." Vizet glanced at the Marauder's Map.

"He should have taken one of the secret passages... to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade... He's still inside the Shrieking Shack right now!"

Dolores Umbridge's expression turned very odd. Her sagging face twitched several times, and she forced out an ugly smile. "How... how unexpected!"

"To think there is such a convenient Magical Artifact! Could you lend it to us... to the