After the female only conversation, the atmosphere relaxed
considerably. Over the desert of fruit and custard, Lara brought up a
sensitive subject.
"Where is this peter Pettigrew?" Lara asked.
There was a sudden silence in the dining room. All heads turned toward Lara.
"Probably wherever Voldemort is," Remus answered frankly.
"Have you tried tracking him?" Lara asked curiously.
"We don't have any of his blood to track him. We tried to obtain some of it, but it didn't work out," Reena said, sounding somewhat defeated.
"Have you tired other tracking methods?" Lara asked.
"What other tracking methods?" Sirius asked confusedly.
"There are other methods, if you're open to it," Lara informed the 4 other people.
"Other than using his blood?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Like I said, if you're open to alternative ways, there are ways to track a wizard without using his blood."
Lara had caught everyone's attention. No one had expected help from anyone, especially someone who had been so nervous with Sirius only a few hours before.
"How do we go about tracking Peter if we don't have anything to work with?" Remus asked.
"Don't get me wrong, we still have to work with something," Lara corrected him. "Do you have any connections with Pettigrew?"
"We were friends at school," Sirius answered.
"I mean is he connected magically. Like a debt or something?" Lara asked, clarifying what she meant.
"Yeah," Harry answered, speaking for the first time in the conversation about finding Peter.
"Harry spared his life 3 years ago," Remus recalled.
"That should work," Lara said, completing her thoughts.
When she went back to eating her custard, everyone was confused.
"How?" Sirius asked plainly.
"It's a bit complicated, I can't really explain without actually doing it," Lara answered.
"When could you do it?" Sirius pressed.
"Whenever's convenient," Lara replied, oblivious to how Sirius and the others were reacting.
"Are you telling me that you could summon Pettigrew here, right now?" Sirius asked clearly.
"Yes, but it wouldn't be immediate. I'd have to activate the bond." Lara replied.
"How long would it take to activate the bond?" Reena asked impatiently.
"I'd need to brew up a quick potion, it would take about a half hour to activate, then summoning shouldn't take long."
"What ingredients do you need?" Sirius asked, standing up abruptly.
"Not ones that would likely be here. If I go back to my flat and pick them up, I could bring them back here to make the potion."
"Good. Go get the ingredients and we'll set up the cauldron here," Remus instructed.
Lara vanished from the mansion. Sirius went into the kitchen and opened a cupboard underneath the counters. He pulled out a cauldron and stand. He began to assemble it while Reena and Remus cleaned up dinner at an amazing speed with their wands. Harry sat with his godfather in the kitchen.
"If she can summon Pettigrew, what are we going to do with him? Won't the Ministry think it would be really strange if you walked in with a man who you supposedly killed 15 years ago?" Harry asked.
"They'll have to deal with it. The Ministry will accept it eventually," Sirius said with a determined tone.
"What if they think you gave a random person the Polyjuice potion with Peter's hair or something in it?"
"The polyjuice potion only works if you use something from an alive person. There is no other way that you can masquerade as someone else."
Sirius finished putting the cauldron together and started a flame underneath it. A few minutes later, Lara and Reena walked in the kitchen carrying various potion ingredients.
"This potion is really quick," Lara said as she began adding the ingredients in. She sprinkled a powder into the cauldron. A few minutes later, there was a small explosion in the pot.
"It's ready," Lara said as she poured it into a glass. Lara handed Harry the glass and watched him as he inspected it.
The potion was clear green. It looked almost like green Kool-Aid,. The potion didn't reek like all the other potions he made in school. It had a faint smell of dried flowers. Harry held his breath and drank the potion in a few large gulps.
"Just sit down. You'll know the potion is working when your senses become heightened. When that happens, I need you to tell me," Lara explained.
Harry nodded and continued to sit on a chair. Remus was waving his wand around and all the doors in the kitchen closed and locked.
"There's no chance he can get away. If he turns into a rat, try to catch him. I have a box to keep him in," Remus waved a shoe box in his other hand.
Harry sat quietly, wondering how this potion would work. He soon found out. First, the light in the kitchen became too bright for him to keep his eyes open. The soft talking between the adults became louder and louder. He put his hands over his ears to block out the noise. Reena outstretched her arm to comfort Harry, but her touch was excruciating.
"it's working," Lara obseved.
She pulled out her wand and began chanting an incantation.
"Omne tetna prix, Omne tetna prix," Lara recited, putting full concentration forth.
The kitchen began shaking. Dishes rattled in the cupboards and the lights flickered. Harry still sat with his eyes shut and his hands over his ears, for his senses heightened to such and extreme point.
A large flash of light appeared in the kitchen, and the rattling stopped. In the midst of where the light had appeared stood Peter Pettigrew. He looked almost the same as he had 3 years earlier, except all of his hair had fallen out. He looked around the room, frightened at the sight of Sirius, Remus, and Harry.
"Reena, Reena, please help me," Peter squeaked.
"With what?" Reena asked in a taunting voice.
Peter saw that he wasn't going to be helped in the Black Mansion. He didn't know Lara, so she didn't even try to ask for her help. Peter began transforming into a rat when everyone dove toward where he was standing. Sirius was able to catch him before he scampered across the kitchen. Peter was placed in the box and Remus magically sealed it and punctured an air hole in the box.
Squeaks emitted from the box, but no one paid attention. Reena went to Harry, who was still sitting on the chair.
"Harry, are you ok?" she asked softly.
"Yeah," Harry answered, surprised that he no longer had heightened senses. "How'd that work?"
"It's a combination of the potion and an incantation. The potion opens up the connection you have with the wizard and calls them. The incantation physically summons the wizard. "Lara explained, "What are you going to do with that?" Lara pointed to the box.
"We'll have to take it to the Ministry. What are we going to do with it?" Reena asked sarcastically.
"When?" Sirius asked impatiently.
"The Ministry is closed for Christmas, so I think Fudge will have no problem receiving it tonight."
"When can we go?" Sirius asked again.
"What's wrong with now?" Remus asked.
"Nothing. Let's go now. Fudge will be at his home at his annual Christmas dinner," Reena said.
"Are we all going?" Harry asked.
"Yep. Remus do you know where to go?"
"Yeah"
Sirius also knew where the Fudge residence was. Remus held Lara's hand and they disapparated. Sirius with the shoebox was next. Finally, Reena took hold of Harry's arm and they too disapparated from the kitchen.
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"Where is this peter Pettigrew?" Lara asked.
There was a sudden silence in the dining room. All heads turned toward Lara.
"Probably wherever Voldemort is," Remus answered frankly.
"Have you tried tracking him?" Lara asked curiously.
"We don't have any of his blood to track him. We tried to obtain some of it, but it didn't work out," Reena said, sounding somewhat defeated.
"Have you tired other tracking methods?" Lara asked.
"What other tracking methods?" Sirius asked confusedly.
"There are other methods, if you're open to it," Lara informed the 4 other people.
"Other than using his blood?" Sirius asked in disbelief.
"Like I said, if you're open to alternative ways, there are ways to track a wizard without using his blood."
Lara had caught everyone's attention. No one had expected help from anyone, especially someone who had been so nervous with Sirius only a few hours before.
"How do we go about tracking Peter if we don't have anything to work with?" Remus asked.
"Don't get me wrong, we still have to work with something," Lara corrected him. "Do you have any connections with Pettigrew?"
"We were friends at school," Sirius answered.
"I mean is he connected magically. Like a debt or something?" Lara asked, clarifying what she meant.
"Yeah," Harry answered, speaking for the first time in the conversation about finding Peter.
"Harry spared his life 3 years ago," Remus recalled.
"That should work," Lara said, completing her thoughts.
When she went back to eating her custard, everyone was confused.
"How?" Sirius asked plainly.
"It's a bit complicated, I can't really explain without actually doing it," Lara answered.
"When could you do it?" Sirius pressed.
"Whenever's convenient," Lara replied, oblivious to how Sirius and the others were reacting.
"Are you telling me that you could summon Pettigrew here, right now?" Sirius asked clearly.
"Yes, but it wouldn't be immediate. I'd have to activate the bond." Lara replied.
"How long would it take to activate the bond?" Reena asked impatiently.
"I'd need to brew up a quick potion, it would take about a half hour to activate, then summoning shouldn't take long."
"What ingredients do you need?" Sirius asked, standing up abruptly.
"Not ones that would likely be here. If I go back to my flat and pick them up, I could bring them back here to make the potion."
"Good. Go get the ingredients and we'll set up the cauldron here," Remus instructed.
Lara vanished from the mansion. Sirius went into the kitchen and opened a cupboard underneath the counters. He pulled out a cauldron and stand. He began to assemble it while Reena and Remus cleaned up dinner at an amazing speed with their wands. Harry sat with his godfather in the kitchen.
"If she can summon Pettigrew, what are we going to do with him? Won't the Ministry think it would be really strange if you walked in with a man who you supposedly killed 15 years ago?" Harry asked.
"They'll have to deal with it. The Ministry will accept it eventually," Sirius said with a determined tone.
"What if they think you gave a random person the Polyjuice potion with Peter's hair or something in it?"
"The polyjuice potion only works if you use something from an alive person. There is no other way that you can masquerade as someone else."
Sirius finished putting the cauldron together and started a flame underneath it. A few minutes later, Lara and Reena walked in the kitchen carrying various potion ingredients.
"This potion is really quick," Lara said as she began adding the ingredients in. She sprinkled a powder into the cauldron. A few minutes later, there was a small explosion in the pot.
"It's ready," Lara said as she poured it into a glass. Lara handed Harry the glass and watched him as he inspected it.
The potion was clear green. It looked almost like green Kool-Aid,. The potion didn't reek like all the other potions he made in school. It had a faint smell of dried flowers. Harry held his breath and drank the potion in a few large gulps.
"Just sit down. You'll know the potion is working when your senses become heightened. When that happens, I need you to tell me," Lara explained.
Harry nodded and continued to sit on a chair. Remus was waving his wand around and all the doors in the kitchen closed and locked.
"There's no chance he can get away. If he turns into a rat, try to catch him. I have a box to keep him in," Remus waved a shoe box in his other hand.
Harry sat quietly, wondering how this potion would work. He soon found out. First, the light in the kitchen became too bright for him to keep his eyes open. The soft talking between the adults became louder and louder. He put his hands over his ears to block out the noise. Reena outstretched her arm to comfort Harry, but her touch was excruciating.
"it's working," Lara obseved.
She pulled out her wand and began chanting an incantation.
"Omne tetna prix, Omne tetna prix," Lara recited, putting full concentration forth.
The kitchen began shaking. Dishes rattled in the cupboards and the lights flickered. Harry still sat with his eyes shut and his hands over his ears, for his senses heightened to such and extreme point.
A large flash of light appeared in the kitchen, and the rattling stopped. In the midst of where the light had appeared stood Peter Pettigrew. He looked almost the same as he had 3 years earlier, except all of his hair had fallen out. He looked around the room, frightened at the sight of Sirius, Remus, and Harry.
"Reena, Reena, please help me," Peter squeaked.
"With what?" Reena asked in a taunting voice.
Peter saw that he wasn't going to be helped in the Black Mansion. He didn't know Lara, so she didn't even try to ask for her help. Peter began transforming into a rat when everyone dove toward where he was standing. Sirius was able to catch him before he scampered across the kitchen. Peter was placed in the box and Remus magically sealed it and punctured an air hole in the box.
Squeaks emitted from the box, but no one paid attention. Reena went to Harry, who was still sitting on the chair.
"Harry, are you ok?" she asked softly.
"Yeah," Harry answered, surprised that he no longer had heightened senses. "How'd that work?"
"It's a combination of the potion and an incantation. The potion opens up the connection you have with the wizard and calls them. The incantation physically summons the wizard. "Lara explained, "What are you going to do with that?" Lara pointed to the box.
"We'll have to take it to the Ministry. What are we going to do with it?" Reena asked sarcastically.
"When?" Sirius asked impatiently.
"The Ministry is closed for Christmas, so I think Fudge will have no problem receiving it tonight."
"When can we go?" Sirius asked again.
"What's wrong with now?" Remus asked.
"Nothing. Let's go now. Fudge will be at his home at his annual Christmas dinner," Reena said.
"Are we all going?" Harry asked.
"Yep. Remus do you know where to go?"
"Yeah"
Sirius also knew where the Fudge residence was. Remus held Lara's hand and they disapparated. Sirius with the shoebox was next. Finally, Reena took hold of Harry's arm and they too disapparated from the kitchen.
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