Chapter 130 Unraveling
"Total petrification"
Seeing Peter being caught, James went to rescue him without hesitation.
Sirius saw James go back and immediately covered him and knocked down the moving tree roots.
"James, save me."
Peter struggled in pain, his facial expression gradually became distorted, and he looked very pitiful.
"Don't worry, I will definitely rescue you."
James kept casting petrification spells on the surrounding trees, approached Peter, and forcefully pulled out the tree roots that were binding Peter.
The other moving tree roots moved towards the two people.
"James, don't save him, run quickly, or you won't be able to run away soon."
Sirius said loudly to James, "It's just a competition. Peter is out, so there's no need to get another person involved."
"I don't want to die, please save me."
Seeing that James was hesitant about giving up on him, Peter grabbed his hand tightly and said pitifully: "I also want to continue the next game with you, don't abandon me."
These words touched James, and his expression gradually became firm.
He cast a petrifying spell on the surrounding tree roots while pulling Peter down.
Peter squeezed out from the surrounding tree roots with difficulty.
Before they had time to be happy, they found that the surrounding tree roots had surrounded them.
The roots of the tree wrapped around James' ankles, instantly enveloping him completely.
"Wormtail, pull me up."
James reached out his hand towards Peter, hoping he could help him.
Peter looked at the tree roots that had turned into monsters, took a few steps back, turned around and ran outside.
James stared at his back in disbelief.
He risked his life to save Peter, but the other party turned around and abandoned him.
"Burning Fire"
A fireball hit the tree roots that bound James.
The tree roots were stimulated and immediately shrank back.
Little Barty said to James, "Run."
James reacted and quickly ran away, setting off a raging fire and immediately avoiding the tree roots in front of him.
"These tree roots are afraid of fire. We can use fire to deal with them!" James said loudly.
Others immediately started setting fires everywhere.
"These tree roots seem to be alive. If we use the Fierce Fire Curse to burn them, can we burn them all?"
Dacongming started to make another suggestion and had already released the fire spell.
"Wait, don't put this!"
By the time little Batty reacted and shouted to stop it, the Fierce Fire Curse had already landed on the roots of the tree.
The tree roots let out a terrible hissing sound and swung wildly, forgetting to catch them.
"Look, the Fiery Curse really works!"
That clever guy was still very proud of himself.
"Run!"
Little Batty yelled, "Forget about the tree roots around us, let's run out quickly."
The fire spread rapidly, and soon the surrounding area became a sea of fire.
It turned into a fire snake and pounced towards everyone with a purpose.
There was no time for the crowd to curse, they could only run out as fast as possible.
The Fiery Curse consumes all living things within its vicinity, including the person who casts it.
No one dared to look back, for fear that they would be engulfed by the flames if they were a step slower.
"James, save me!!"
Peter's cry for help came from behind.
James turned his head and saw that Peter, who had just escaped, was entangled by the tree roots, and the fierce fire was already burning in his direction.
"Don't worry about him, just go."
Sirius grabbed hold of his robes, preventing him from passing.
James glanced at Peter, hesitated for two seconds, then turned and ran out.
It was too far away to be saved, and Peter's two previous betrayals had chilled his heart.
Seeing the others turning around and leaving with no intention of saving him, the fear on Peter's face turned into resentment.
Why don't you come and rescue him.
Didn’t you say you treat him as a good friend?
Why just turn around and leave?
He was sure that if the person who needed help right now was Sirius, James would come to rescue him without hesitation.
These people really didn't treat him as a friend!
Peter's resentful gaze was engulfed by the flames. The big screen outside was playing this scene, and everyone could see it clearly.
"What's that expression on his face? He was the one who abandoned Lupin and James first, and James just ran away without having time to save him, so why is he mad at them?"
When Peter popped out of the "Second World", he saw the strange looks from the people around him.
He looked up and saw the screen showing other Hogwarts students running away.
Peter's face turned slightly pale when he realized that his actions might have been seen by others.
He looked at the people present, wanting to explain to them.
As a result, the others took one look at him, then looked away in disgust, or even sat down somewhere farther away, as if they were disgusted by breathing the same air with him.
The development of the matter was beyond his expectation, and Peter nervously searched for Lupin.
"Lupin, I can explain. I didn't mean to not save you just now. I just..."
"Peter."
Lupin interrupted him, looked at him with some disappointment and said, "You don't have to explain, I've seen it all.
I know you're a coward, but that's no reason for you to abandon your friends."
He didn't know how to face Peter.
Before, he always thought that although Peter was a bit timid, as a friend, there was no big problem.
But after this competition, he felt that Peter was not a reliable person and would even push you into the fire pit when encountering danger.
Others were even less willing to communicate with Peter.
Peter put on a smiling face and looked at everyone in a flattering way, but he was excluded.
The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he walked to the corner with a gloomy look.
Looking at his back, Lupin suddenly felt a little guilty, wondering if he had gone too far.
Peter had no ill intentions, he just didn't have time to save him in that extreme situation.
"Do you want to go and make peace with him?"
A gentle voice sounded behind me.
Lupin turned her head and saw Jiang Li's light blue eyes looking at her gently.
"I... don't know," Lupin replied.
He didn't know how to deal with the situation.
"Since we don't know, let both sides calm down first."
Jiang Li looked at Lupin gently and said, "You are not the one who made the mistake. You don't need to worry about it."
People who feel uncomfortable have relatively high moral standards. People like her who have no morals will not feel any guilt even if they kill someone.
Hearing this, Lupin seemed to have figured something out and looked much more relaxed.
"Thank you, Professor Malfoy, I understand."
Jiang Li smiled slightly and looked at Peter's back in the distance with deep eyes.
"What did you just say to him?"
Snape looked at Jiang Li walking back and asked in a low voice.
"Comfort him a little, so that he won't be affected by some things in the future." Jiang Li said with a smile.
After all, Lupin will feel even more uncomfortable in the next period of time.
"Are you really ready to do this?" Snape asked Jiang Li.
Jiang Li smiled and said, "The stage has been set up, someone has to go up and perform, right?"
Snape looked at Jiang Li with deep eyes and said slowly: "No matter what decision you make, I support you."
"Then you will support me even if I fall in love with someone else?"
Jiang Li couldn't help but want to sell the sword, and asked Snape with mischievous eyes.
Snape tried to hold back, but couldn't help it. He raised his thin lips and said sarcastically to Jiang Li, "Then I should build a bigger coffin for Miss Malfoy and his lover, so that they won't be poisoned and buried together."
Seeing that he was jealous, Jiang Li laughed and grabbed his hand and said:
"Then please prepare in advance, otherwise I will be too old and it will be very sad to lie in the same coffin with you. At present, the only person I can cheat with is you."
The indifference on Snape's face could no longer be maintained. He turned away expressionlessly to watch the game, and his earlobes hidden in his black hair turned slightly red.
Jiang Li said as if he had discovered a new world: "Severus, your ears are so red."
"...Noisy Miss Troll, I think you could be quiet for a while." Snape looked at Jiang Li helplessly.
Seeing that Snape would get angry and embarrassed if he continued to tease him, Jiang Li calmed down a lot.
Sure enough, serious people are the funniest when they are teased.