Royals (Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Chapter 37

"Someone else betrayed your parents, Harry. Someone in this room right now. Someone who, until quite recently, I believed to be dead." Lupin hissed "he's as good as dead!" Sirius growled, "what are you talking about? Nobody else is here" Harry shouts "oh yes there is!" Black turns then, to Ron, and croons in a cruel sing-song: "Come out, come out, PeterCome out, come out and play..." Ron draws back from Black's demented gaze "you're mad!" Harry's eyes shift from Ron's face to his hands, where scabbers twists violently. As a curious expression falls Harry, Lupin and Black, as one, raise their wands "Expelliarmus!" The potions teacher enters the room  The wands fly from their hands. The others turn, find Snape standing in the doorway, smiling smugly. "Ah, vengeance is sweet. How I hoped I'd be the one to catch you." he eyed Black, "Severus--" Lupin began, "I told Dumbledore you were helping your old friend into the castle. And here's the proof." Snape hissed, "Brilliant! And -- as usual --dead wrong. Now give us our wands back. Remus and I have a bit of unfinished business to tend to." As Black approaches, Snape puts his wand to Black's neck "give me a reason! I beg you!" Snape hissed "Don't be a fool, Severus!" Lupin called "He can't help it. It's a habit by now." Sirius mocked "Quiet, Sirius!" Lupin demanded "Listen to you two. Quarrellinglike an old married couple. The creature and the criminal." Snape clicked his tongue "piss off" Sirius growled, "Witty as ever I see. Tell me, will you be so irreverent when I turn you over to the Dementors?" Black flinched in fear "Do I detect a flicker of fear? One can only imagine what it must be like to endure the Dementor'sKiss. It's said to be unbearable to witness. But I'll do my best." Snape's eyes harden and He gestures to the door "after you" As the others start to go, Harry glances at the table where Lupin has left Harry's wand. In a flash, it's in his hand "Expelliarmus!" Snape soars into the air, hits the wall with a thud, and slides down roughly. Ron, (Name) and Hermione stare at Harry in shock "You attacked a teacher!" Hermione gasped out Harry looks a bit shocked himself, then turns to Black and Lupin.

"You said Peter before. Peter who?" Harry demanded answerers, "Pettigrew. He was at school with us. We thought he was a friend." Lupin explained "Impossible, He killed him!" Harry pointed at Sirius "I thought so, too. Until you mentioned seeing Pettigrew on the map" Lupin inched closer to harry "the map was lying then!" the boy stuttered out "the map never lies!. Pettigrew'salive. And he's right there." Black points at Ron who goes white with fear "me? you're a lunatic!" Ron scooted back "Not you, you idiot. Your rat." Sirius rolled his eyes and (Name) laughed "scabbers?" she looked at Ron "Impossible! Scabbers has been in my family for --" Ron began and Sirius cut him off "12 years?  Curiously long life for a common garden rat. He's missing a toe, isn't he?" Black unfolds a clipping from The DailyProphet: it shows Ron in Egypt with his family, Scabberson his shoulder "and what?" "All they could find of Pettigrewwas his --" the (h/c)ette began and Sirius finished her sentence "Finger. Dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead. Then he transformed into a rat." he spat in sheer disgust. Harry stares into Black's sunken eyes. Wanting to believe. Desperate to believe. Glances at Ron, his agonized face, Scabbers squirms violently in Ron's grasp. "show me!" Harry commanded Lupin and Black turn to Ron who holds Scabbersprotectively "what are you going to do to him?!" Sirius and Lupin exchange a look "Together". With that, Lupin takes out his wand and, as one, he and black cast a stream of blue and white light. Scabbers twists madly in midair, then he transforms into a very short man with thinning hair and grubby hands. Peter Pettigrew.

"S-Sirius... R-Remus. My old friends." the short man stammers, Neither speaks. Pettigrew's small, watery eyes dart toward the windows and door. Suddenly, he makes a break for it, but Sirius merely shoves him back. Pettigrew's nose twitches, his gaze finding Harry. His hands flutter nervously, reveal a missing index finger. "Harry! Look at you! Y-you, look just like your father. like James. We were the best of friends, he and I --" Peter sputtered moving towards Harry, Sirius jumped in front of him protectively "you dare to speak his name?!" Peter jumped back in fear. "I didn't mean to! The Dark Lord, you have no idea the weapons he possesses! Ask yourself what you would have done, Sirius. What would you have done!" Pettigrew stumbles over his words, "Died! Died rather than betray my friends! And you should have realized, Peter, if Voldemort didn't kill you..." Sirius roared "we would!" Lupin finished. "No... please... you can't..." Pettigrew's eyes dart around quickly and land on Ron "Ron! Haven't I been a good friend? A good pet? You won't them kill me, will you? I was your rat.." Ron draws back in disgust. Pettigrew turns to Hermione. "Sweet girl. Clever girl. Surely you won't let them..." she shook her head and he turned to (Name). "Y-you! so sweet! brave and kind! you cant let them do this to me! you're smart" he begged the (s/c) girl who looked at him in disgust. As one, Lupin and Black raise their wands, point them directly into Pettigrew's face. He shrinks back trembling, closing his eyes in fear when Harry speaks up "no!" Pettigrew's lids lift. Lupin and Black turn to the boy. Staggered. "Harry, this man..." Lupin trailed off, "I know what he is. But we'll take him to the castle." Pettigrew dropped to his knees in front of Harry, "Bless you, boy! Bless you --" he clung to Harry's leg. 

"Get off! I said we'd take you to the castle. After that, the dementors can have you."