Chapter 61: Tell Me What Happened Back Then
"It was a tragedy caused by a prophecy."
Dumbledore slowly recounted what had happened back then.
Back then, Voldemort heard that a child of prophecy could kill him, and that there were two children who fit the conditions. So he decided to kill them first.
One of those two children was Lily's son, Harry Potter. His family went into hiding, and theoretically, everything would have been fine as long as the Secret-Keeper did not betray them.
But... everything in this world feared that "but." The Potter family had made a mistake with their Secret-Keeper. He had betrayed them, exposing the entire family.
So Voldemort first attacked the Potter family, then went to the Lumbardon family. No one had expected him to fail at the Potter house as well.
In a much deeper voice, Dumbledore said, "Peter, a friend of Lily and James—a usually inconspicuous, somewhat dim-looking boy—went after Black to avenge the betrayal of the Potter family as soon as he heard about it."
"Peter, poor child. He was no match for Black and was brutally killed on the spot. Only one finger could be found at the scene."
"Later, Aurors from the Ministry of Magic arrived and arrested Black. They sent him to Azkaban, where he was guarded by Dementors and suffered every day."
After hearing what had happened back then, the two Smiths sighed. Lupin was deeply grieved, and tears almost spilled from his eyes.
Petunia listened quietly the entire time, her icy expression unchanged.
After Dumbledore finished speaking, Petunia asked him, "Can you take me to see Black?"
Dumbledore was startled and hurriedly said, "No, Petunia. Dementors aren't wizards—not even living creatures. In terms you can understand, they're extremely terrifying evil spirits."
"They can feed on people's happiness and