Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 19 Part 3

Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban Book 3 - Chapter 19 Part 3

“Harry … Harry … you look just like your father … just like him. …” “HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO HARRY?” roared Black. “HOW DARE YOU FACE HIM? HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT JAMES IN FRONT OF HIM?” “Harry,” whispered Pettigrew, shuffling toward him, hands outstretched. “Harry, James wouldn’t have wanted me killed. … James would have understood, Harry … he would have shown me mercy. …” Both Black and Lupin strode forward, seized Pettigrew’s shoulders, and threw him backward onto the floor. He sat there, twitching with terror, staring up at them. “You sold Lily and James to Voldemort,” said Black, who was shaking too. “Do you deny it?” Pettigrew burst into tears. It was horrible to watch, like an oversized, balding baby, cowering on the floor. “Sirius, Sirius, what could I have done? The Dark Lord … you have no idea … he has weapons you can’t imagine. … I was scared, Sirius, I was never brave like you and Remus and James. I never meant it to happen. … He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named forced me —” “DON’T LIE!” bell…