Werewolf

Everyone present felt awkward. Although the capture and the subsequent imprisonment of Sirius in Azkaban had mainly been carried out by the Ministry of Magic, they truly had not continued to consider these matters either.

Professor Lupin in particular had always regarded Sirius as the real traitor. He had never considered the possibility that Sirius had been framed.

"You mean Peter Pettigrew isn't dead? He was the traitor who betrayed the Potters?"

Dumbledore had to admit that it was indeed possible, but how was Yinsen going to prove it?

In the original story, Harry Potter had accidentally spotted Peter Pettigrew's name on the Marauder's Map while using it. After telling Professor Lupin about it, Lupin had realized that Peter Pettigrew was still alive.

As for now, there was no need for so much trouble. They only needed to catch Scabbers, Ron Weasley's pet rat—that rat was Peter Pettigrew in disguise. To avoid being caught, he had pretended to be a rat and lived that way for so many years. His patience was truly formidable.

After Sirius escaped from Azkaban, Peter, who had been comfortably living as a pet rat, eating and sleeping all day, began to panic. That was also why Ron had constantly been looking for Scabbers lately, and why his pet had become so disobedient.

"Ron Weasley's pet rat?"

The few of them exchanged looks. None of them had expected Peter Pettigrew to hide under such an identity, but they had to admit that he was clever. No one would pay attention to a rat.

"What should we do?"

Dumbledore was thinking further ahead. Peter Pettigrew certainly had to be captured, but then they also had to consider how to handle Sirius's situation.

If it was proven that Peter Pettigrew had not died, then Sirius truly had been