# Peter Pettigrew: "I know he's not dead; he'll come back for me someday!"
Peter Pettigrew screamed, frantically scanning his surroundings, then glancing at the only door leading to the corridor.
# Severus Snape: "No one has ever escaped from Azkaban."
Snape interrupted him sharply.
# Severus Snape: "Of course, a safer way is to let the Dementors give him a little kiss; that's the best fate for Black."
# Peter Pettigrew: "Oh, of course, of course... that's right. You've become a professor now; that's wonderful,"
Peter Pettigrew awkwardly started making small talk, glancing around Snape's office.
# Peter Pettigrew: "And you, Orli, you're so kind to me, giving me so much good food and gently petting me. I'd say you're much better than little Weasley..."
## Orli: "Shut up! You disgust me."
Orli frowned in disgust.
## Orli: "Don't change the subject! If you have nothing to hide, why don't you dare show your true face?! I can't understand why an innocent person would spend over ten years as a rat—unless you're afraid of someone else—afraid to face Dumbledore's questions or someone else, like Harry?!"
# Peter Pettigrew: "I'm innocent, but I'm terrified!"
Peter Pettigrew screamed,
# Peter Pettigrew: "Supporters of the Dark Lord have been chasing me, because I got one of their most capable people into Azkaban—the traitor, Sirius Black!"
## Orli: "If that's the case, why don't you come out and seek Dumbledore's protection?!"
Orli was tired of arguing with him:
## Orli: "If you're innocent, I'm sure you'd be happy to meet Dumbledore—under the condition of drinking a bottle of Veritaserum."
# Peter Pettigrew: "Good girl, smart girl, don't treat me like this. Haven't I always been your good friend, your good pet? You're on my side, I beg you..."
Peter Pettigrew, still tied up, squirmed like a worm, pleading.
## Orli: "Why are you so guilty?"
Orli stared at him:
## Orli: "Even if Black betrayed the Potters, why would he go mad trying to kill you? Think about it, if the traitor wasn't Black, but you, this weak and foolish thing... it all makes sense, doesn't it?!—You betrayed Harry's parents, that's why you had to fake your death!"
# Severus Snape: "Is that so, Peter Pettigrew."
Snape's face twisted. He asked through gritted teeth, speaking so fiercely that Peter Pettigrew couldn't help but step back.
# Severus Snape: "It seems I should indeed give you a bottle of Veritaserum, to see why you've been lurking around Potter as a rat."
# Peter Pettigrew: "No, no, no, Severus... I didn't want to say it, but it's okay, you can later cast 'Obliviate' on this girl... if you want to be more secure, the Imperius Curse is also an option... you can continue being a professor... maybe you don't know, but actually, you and I are on the same side, we were loyal to the same master..."
Peter Pettigrew was almost out of breath, he tried to rub against his dirty sleeve through the ropes, revealing a bit of black pattern on his left arm.
# Peter Pettigrew: "See, Severus, don't hurt me... they changed the Secret-Keeper to me... but I didn't know why the master suffered a heavy blow at the Potter's house that night... please... believe me, I am loyal to the master..."
Snape's wand tip instantly emitted a spell, but faster than him was Orli. She used a Stupefy spell to knock Peter Pettigrew unconscious, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.
Snape's gaze lingered on Peter Pettigrew for a moment, then turned to Orli.
His wand was now aimed at her.
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