| abstract | - The encounter at the Shrieking Shack happened in the Shrieking Shack during the evening of 6 June, 1994. Sirius Black lured Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger into the Shack in order to get his hands on Peter Pettigrew. Pettigrew had spent the last twelve years hiding out as Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, while Sirius had spent the time in Azkaban. In the shack they were interrupted by Remus Lupin and Severus Snape, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione learned that Sirius Black, the Prisoner of Azkaban, was actually innocent of being a Death Eater, giving information to Lord Voldemort, killing 12 Muggles, and causing the death of Lily and James Potter. Peter Pettigrew was revealed to be the guilty party.
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