A Closed Time Loop! The Mystery of Ariana's Life and Death!

This was supposed to be a dormitory?

While Black was still muttering to himself on this side, Professor Dumbledore had already started asking questions on the other.

"Ron, where is Scabbers?"

"Scabbers..." Ron's expression fell a little when he heard the question.

"I... I can't find him... It must have been Hermione's cat!"

Ron grew a little agitated.

"I saw Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, sneaking around outside our dormitory this morning!"

"And then... then I couldn't find Scabbers..."

"Crookshanks must have eaten him."

"Hm?" Professor Dumbledore frowned.

Could an Animagus really just watch himself get eaten by a cat?

Of course that was impossible.

"Look... this is the bed I made for Scabbers... All that's left is this blood."

Black came over in surprise.

He carefully examined the "nest" by Ron's bed that could, for the moment, be called a little bed.

Sure enough, a few conspicuous drops of blood were scattered over it.

Professor Dumbledore said to Black, "What do you think? Could he really have been eaten by a cat?"

"Professor, it's obvious. He ran." Black spread his hands. "All he had to do was pretend he'd been eaten by a cat, and then he could leave quietly without drawing attention."

Black knew Crookshanks very well.

Crookshanks had Kneazle blood, and could very easily see through Peter's true nature.

So it had not the slightest appetite for this fellow who looked like a rat, but was actually a person.

Therefore, Peter could not possibly have been eaten by Crookshanks.

Black was also somewhat surprised. He had not expected that, after he had placed so many restrictions on him, Peter would still manage to escape.

But... he could not get away.

Because Black still had a backup plan.

"What... are you talking about?" Ron was a little puzzled.

He had