Khác biệt giữa bản sửa đổi của “Harry Potter dành cho Muggle/Truyện/Tên Tù Nhân Ngục Azkaban/Chương 19”

Harry still doubts Lupin's story. To provide proof, Lupin makes Ron hand over [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Scabbers|Scabbers]]. Ron protests that even if [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Peter Pettigrew|Peter Pettigrew]] assumes a rat form, why would it be Scabbers? Black explains that when [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Cornelius Fudge|Fudge]] visited him at [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Azkaban|Azkaban]], he gave him the newspaper withcontaining the Weasley family photograph in it. Black recognized Pettigrew (as Scabbers) in the photo by his missing toe. Pettigrew had severed his finger before killing the Muggles, then, shouting that Black murdered [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/James Potter|James]] and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Lily Potter|Lily]] for bystanders to hear, Pettigrew blew up the street. Amid the confusionchaos, he transformed, disappearing into the sewer, his severed finger left behind as evidence he was dead. Lupin points out that Scabbers has been in the Weasley family for twelve years, whereas a common rat lives only three or four. Lupin observes that Scabbers is looking unwell at the moment, though Ron claims it is stress caused by [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Crookshanks|"that mad cat"]] going after him all the time. Harry figures differently: Scabbers was already looking ill in [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Diagon Alley|Diagon Alley]], justand afterbefore returningHermione frombought EgyptCrookshanks, presumably because he had heard about Black's escape.

Crookshanks recognized Pettigrew for what he was. He had also spotted Black and initially distrusted him, but helped him once he understood what Black's purpose was. Unable to bring Scabbers to Sirius, Crookshanks stole Neville's password list and later told Black that Scabbers had vanished, leaving blood and hairhairs on Ron's sheets. After all, appearing dead had worked once before.

Lupin calls a halt, and he and Black cast a spell tothat transformtransforms Scabbers into a human: a short man with vaguely rat-like features, colorless hair, and a large bald spot—it is Peter Pettigrew. Lupin demands that Pettigrewan explainexplaination about the night James and Lily died. Pettigrew says he knew Black would escape and come after him, because he has powers that "He Who Must Not Be Named" taught him. Black responds that Voldemort's followers are unhappy with Pettigrew, that Voldemort went to the Potters' on Pettigrew's information and died there. The Death Eaters in Azkaban think Pettigrew double-crossed Voldemort, and many are still at large. Lupin asks why an innocent man would stay hidden for twelve years. Pettigrew claims he was scared because he put Voldemort's top lieutenant, Sirius Black, in Azkaban. Sirius angrily reminds Pettigrew that he (Pettigrew) was the Potter's Secret-Keeper.

Black also claims Pettigrew never harmed Harry because he would notnever risk acting on Voldemort's behalf unless he knew Voldemort could protect him. Black waskept ablehis to remain sanesanity in Azkaban by changing into a dog when things became unbearable. A dog's simpler thoughts are less affected by the [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Dementor|Dementors]] than a human's. Because Dementors are blind, they were unable to detect him transforming. Instead, they feelsense and navigate towards emotions. When Black recognized Pettigrew's Animagus form in the photograph, he vowed to expose the traitor. As a dog, he was able to evade the Dementors during his escape. He journeyed north to Hogwarts and lived in the Forbidden Forest, emerging to watch the Quidditch matches.

Harry is finally convinced that Black is innocent, and Pettigrew's pleas for mercy are ignored. He admits to working for the Dark Lord, but claims he would have been killed if he resisted. Black says he should have died for his friends, as they would have done for him. Lupin and Black prepare to execute Peter, but Harry intervenes to preventprotect his father's two best friends from becoming murderers; Pettigrew will be turned over to the Dementors. Black and Lupin relent, and Lupin binds Pettigrew and [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Ferula|splints]] Ron's leg. Black warns Pettigrew that if he transforms, he will kill him. Lupin [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Magic/Mobilicorpus|charms]] the unconscious Snape to float along with them. Black suggests thathaving two people be chained to Pettigrew to prevent his escape. Lupin and Ron volunteer, and Black, using Snape's wand, conjures manacles. With Crookshanks leading, they return to the tunnel.