Harry Prevents Black and Lupin from Killing Peter Pettigrew

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As Sirius Black and Remus Lupin prepare to kill Peter Pettigrew, Harry steps in, arguing that his father wouldn't want them to become killers. Harry insists that Pettigrew be handed over to the Dementors rather than killed, and although Black and Lupin are initially shocked by Harry's decision, they agree to spare Pettigrew's life.