Facing Dumbledore

 "But he's not in his animagus form so how would we explain him not being in his form? Unless you know the animagus reversal spell Sirius and Remus did?" At his own use of his godfather's name he rolled his eyes at himself and pulled back out the mirror. Ten minutes later they knew the spell to reverse the animagus form if someone asked them.

After Hermione made the corrections to Pettigrew's memories, they had Dobby and Winky apparate them to right outside of the Room of Requirements. With a quick look around to make sure no one saw them, Hermione raced off toward McGonagall's office.

"Professor!" She exclaimed as she ran into their Head of House's office without even knocking a short time later. "We got him," She was breathing hard as she had run the entire way to make it very realistic. "We got him."

"Got whom Mis..Mrs Potter?"

"Pettigrew!" Hermione said excitedly. "Harry and I were…were going to the Room of Requirements and we noticed something glinting in the light. It was a rat…I mean the paw of a rat. Harry stunned him...we got him."

"Peter Pettigrew?"

"Yes Ma'am. Can you come? Maybe ask Professor Dumbledore to come as well?"

"Most certainly," McGonagall replied. She quickly moved to her fireplace and threw in some floo powder. "Headmaster's office," She said. "When the flames turned green she continued. "Albus, M..Miss Granger is in my office and she says she and Mr. Potter captured Peter Pettigrew inside the castle," She looked back questioningly at Hermione.

"Seventh floor ma'am. Right outside the Room of Requirements."

"Did you hear her Albus?"

"I shall meet you there," Dumbledore replied and the green flames disappeared.

"McGonagall and I are meeting Dumbledore there," Hermione said to Harry.

Less than five minutes later everyone had grouped around the smallish man lying unconscious on the hall floor. Harry was telling Dumbledore the story. "Something metallic glinted in the hallway and it caught my eye. I looked and saw a rat, but then I noticed the rat had a silver paw. I thought it must be Pettigrew so I stunned him. Hermione and I forced him out of his form by the animagus reversal spell that Remus and Sirius used two years ago."

"I wonder why he's here," McGonagall said. "And what's with the red welts on his head?"

"I wonder myself," Dumbledore replied with a contemplative look on his face. "As for the marks, it's possible Voldemort has found a new way to torture his servants."

"Should we call Madam Bones?" Harry asked. He pulled out his mirror. "I can get Sirius to do it."

"Let's wait on that Harry," The Headmaster suggested. "I'd like to question Peter first. He wouldn't be here without orders from Riddle and I'd like to find out what those were."

"Of course Professor," Harry agreed. "But I'm going to be there."

"That's not necessary."

"Sir, this man betrayed my parents and the entire wizarding world. I watched him escape two years ago and that allowed Voldemort to return. I will not let that happen again," Harry said in a very defiant tone.

"Do you really think he could escape from me?" Dumbledore asked.

"If you didn't wish him to escape, probably not," Harry replied as he eyed the Headmaster. "But I'm not so sure that's the case."

"And why would I want a Death Eater to escape?"

"I'm not sure sir, but you haven't been trying very hard to capture him. Hermione and I were discussing the fact that you've had Snape as your spy ever since Voldemort returned. Surely he must have known where Pettigrew was hiding."

"Even if he did know, he could not divulge the information. Tom uses various means to hide himself."

"That was an interesting non-answer to a question sir," Hermione said. "You mean you could think of no way for Severus to lure Pettigrew out?"

"I could never jeopardize Severus for a single Death Eater," Albus explained. "What he does is too valuable for our cause."

"For his own cause you mean, but you'd never believe it," Harry thought before responding. "It's a moot point now. But I still would like to hear what he has to say. If he was here to try to get to me, I'd like to know and no, I would not trust you to tell me if he was."

"Harry I beg of you to consider this attitude of yours," Dumbledore pleaded. "I cannot allow you to keep acting this way. I've allowed you some latitude, but I must insist it stop. I am Headmaster of this school and you must show the proper respect to me and my professors."

Harry stared at the Headmaster for a few seconds before turning to McGonagall. "Ma'am, could you compile mine and Hermione's school records. We will not be returning next year." He looked back at Dumbledore. "Shall we leave now or do you wish us to wait and leave on the train?"

"Really now Mr. Potter is that really called for?" The Deputy Headmistress asked. "The Headmaster does have a point."

"If you knew the whole story you wouldn't be answering that way," Harry replied coolly. "I told him this morning that I refuse to keep playing the same game he's been playing at ever since I was born."

"What do you mean?"

Harry looked at the Headmaster with a quizzical look. "Professor?"

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