The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

The so-called trial will naturally not be held in a place like the Department of Mysteries, which has nothing to do with the law at first glance.

Link and the three of them exited the elevator under the leadership of the female clerk, walked through a corridor leading to the Department of Real Mysteries, turned a corner, and entered a downward staircase.

After walking down for almost 5 minutes, the three of them appeared in another corridor.

The decoration style of this corridor is completely different from the grandeur of other places in the Ministry of Magic.

It is constructed entirely of stone, with many dark doors lined up on both sides of the corridor. The overall atmosphere is eerie, and the lighting is entirely provided by torches inserted into trays on the walls.

If I had to describe it, it would look exactly like some of the less crowded places in Hogwarts.

"Dear guests, we are here."

Finally, the female clerk brought the three Links to one of the doors and spoke respectfully.

Link nodded towards the other party, and then turned his attention to the door.

This is a very old-looking black wooden door. The door lock on it has been unlocked at this moment, and on the stone door frame above the door, there is a rusty metal number - 1 - embedded in it.

"The first courtroom."

Link murmured, while Mrs. Foley and Emily beside him were also staring at the metal sign with serious expressions.

These so-called courtrooms are used by the Ministry of Magic to try the highest level criminals.

For example, the Death Eaters who followed Voldemort and did all kinds of evil.

After Voldemort's death, these court rooms have basically been in a semi-abandoned state.

Because ordinary criminals don't need to hold Wizengamot trials here at all, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement can handle it directly.

Now that the courtroom is being reopened for the cases of Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, it can be seen that Fudge attaches great importance to this matter.

Seeing Link and the others standing in front of the door and looking around, the female clerk beside them also smiled slightly and said respectfully:

"The first courtroom was opened by Minister Fudge against all objections, because it was here where Sirius Black was tried. Minister Fudge felt that it would be more effective if Sirius Black could be vindicated in this place. significance!"

Hearing this, Emily and Mrs. Foley just nodded slightly, indicating that they understood.

But Link raised his eyebrows.

What the female clerk said just now provided him with a very important piece of information. In this trial, Fudge had already decided that Sirius would win.

"Tsk tsk~"

After smacking his lips with some mockery, Link finally led Mrs. Foley and Emily into the courtroom.

The courtroom is actually a very large space.

The light here is still dim, but it is much stronger than in the corridor outside. Generally speaking, things can be seen clearly.

In the center of the courtroom were two simple iron chairs for trial. There were no handcuffs on them, but there were loose iron chains.

About 10 meters away from the interrogation chair, there are rows of empty benches that gradually rise.

This arrangement reminded Link of a lecture theater or a sports competition venue in his previous life.

There are many people sitting on these chairs now.

Most of these people are invited spectators, and they are all well-dressed guys who look noble at first glance.

Sitting on the seats directly in front of the interrogation chair were about fifty Wizengamot MPs, wearing purple robes with a delicate silver w on their left chest.

As the highest governing council of the entire Ministry of Magic and even the entire wizarding world, each of them looked very serious.

Of course, Fudge, who was sitting in the middle of the first row, was no exception.

He seemed to have used some magic to make him look thinner and more majestic.

Even when Link and the three of them entered the scene, he only nodded slightly and no longer had the enthusiasm of the past.

But the audience sitting elsewhere was different.

Most of these guys who were invited to come for the trial are powerful families and big bosses in the wizarding world of the United States today. They originally had a shallow or deep relationship with the Foley family, and recently they have been through their own efforts in Hogwart. Ci's children and descendants knew about Link's extraordinary talent, so the three of them were surrounded by countless smiles and flattery almost as soon as they appeared.

Fortunately, these people still maintained their noble status as nobles and did not go too far. Only then could the three of Link sit in their seats smoothly.

Shortly after Link sat down with the three men, Fudge also officially announced the start of the trial.

The audience, who were still whispering and wanting to talk to Mrs. Foley and Link, instantly fell silent.

Seeing this, Fudge nodded with satisfaction, held a piece of parchment and said:

"The trial on August [-]th will re-trial the case of Sirius Black seeking refuge with a mysterious man and indirectly killing the Potters. And Sirius Black blatantly violated the law of secrecy and released a spell in a Muggle neighborhood, killing thirteen people. A Muggle case."

"Interrogator: Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Amelia Bones... and all members of the Wizengamot Council."

After reciting a long list of interrogator names, Fudge's expression became more serious, he changed a piece of parchment and continued reading:

"The first person to be tried: Peter Pettigrew!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the courtroom was suddenly opened, and two uniformed Aurors suppressed Peter Pettigrew, who looked frightened and looked even more embarrassed than the last time they met.

The Aurors directly pressed Peter Pettigrew onto an interrogation chair in the middle of the courtroom, and the originally loose chain automatically wrapped around Peter Pettigrew's body and tied him tightly to the chair.

Peter's appearance also caused a burst of exclamations from the audience in the stands.

Obviously, most people did not expect that the guy who died heroically resisting Death Eater Black, and who was later posthumously awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class, was not dead!

He was also involved in the retrial of the case!

Fudge saw all the audience's reactions. The corners of his mouth rose imperceptibly, and then he continued to read:

"The second trialee: Sirius Black, and the witnesses in this case: Albus Dumbledore and Remus Lupin!"

Sirius Black was also pressed in by two Aurors.

But compared with Peter Pettigrew, he looked much more energetic.

No, this simply cannot be described in terms of spirit.

He was just like a big star who was stepping onto the stage to prepare for a performance. He raised his head slightly, glanced at everyone present with a proud face, and grinned from time to time.

The audience was also very supportive. Everyone cheered and shouted the word Black loudly. Many people even stood up impolitely, looking extremely excited.

Suddenly the scene was chaotic.

Fortunately, not long after Sirius was chained to the chair, Dumbledore entered the courtroom with Lupin and Harry.

Dumbledore's reputation is indeed terrifying. Everyone in the audience immediately restrained themselves a lot when they saw this. The noise at the beginning turned into whispers in secret.

It was still quite rude to be honest, but Fudge didn't care at all.

He stood up with a smile and asked the Aurors to bring a chair for Dumbledore.

The three Harrys who came with Dumbledore were obviously frightened by the chaotic yet serious atmosphere. They stood beside Dumbledore awkwardly, at a loss.

Fudge was very generous in this regard. Instead of arranging for them to go to the audience stand, he directly brought three more chairs so that they could sit next to Dumbledore.

"Okay, now I will read out the charges against the person on trial, Peter Pettigrew. The defendant is accused of the following crimes: In the previous case of the Potters being killed by a mysterious man, the defendant deliberately and knowingly committed a crime against the Potters. In exchange for the safe house information, he surrendered to the mysterious man and became a Death Eater. After the incident was revealed, he openly used magic spells to fight with Sirius Black in a Muggle community, killing thirteen people. Muggles. In the end, the defendant took the opportunity to fake his death and put all the blame on Sirius Black, while he himself enjoyed subsequent honors from the Ministry of Magic."

"The defendant's actions violated a total of 19 laws, including the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy, the International Regulations on the Use of Spells, and the Prohibition on Contact with Dark Wizards!"

Fudge finished reading all the crimes, then breathed a sigh of relief and asked Peter Pettigrew:

"In line with the principle of fairness and justice, I now ask you a question! Peter Pettigrew, the person on trial, why are you still alive when you should have died?"

"I...I'm scared!" Peter Pettigrew stammered, twisting his body with an evil look on his face, "Because I'm so scared of Sirius Black and his master! If I don't hide it, They must have come out to kill me just like this time!"

"you're lying!"

As soon as Peter Pettigrew finished speaking, Harry shouted angrily.

This disrespectful behavior made many Wizengamot councilors frown at the trial.

They are not ignorant ordinary people. They have no sense of identity as Harry's savior.

If Harry continued to be rude, they might even kick Harry out of the courtroom directly.

Dumbledore and Hermione were naturally aware of this.

They quickly stopped Harry who wanted to continue talking.

Seeing this, Fudge nodded and said expressionlessly:

"Peter Pettigrew, the reason you gave is simply untenable. There is no doubt about the power of the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban. If it is what you said, then your first thought must be to ask the Ministry of Magic Ask for protection instead of pretending to be dead for more than ten years!"

Peter Pettigrew was left speechless and frowned.

This brought a winner's smile to Fudge's face.

However, at this moment, an old but loud voice sounded from the Wizengamot judge's seat:

"I object!"

This voice attracted everyone's attention. Link and the other three heard the sound and saw an old man with a kind face, no beard, and gray hair standing up with his hands raised.

At this time, seeing everyone looking over, the old man said:

"According to our investigation, Peter Pettigrew has been a very timid child since he was a child. This is why his Animagus form is that of a mouse."

Hearing this, the audience burst into laughter.

The old man cooperated very well and waited until the laughter subsided before continuing:

"Such a cowardly person may indeed do some ridiculous things when faced with that kind of danger. Therefore, Minister Fudge, you must not use common sense to understand him."

As soon as this was said, many people in the audience nodded unconsciously.

Most of these people had studied at Hogwarts with Peter Pettigrew. In their impression, Peter Pettigrew was indeed timid and different from ordinary people.

For a moment, the expressions of Fudge, Harry and others looked a little uncomfortable.

Originally, this trial should have been a certainty, but now an unknown old man suddenly jumped out to speak for Peter Pettigrew!

Link also felt a little strange about this.

At this time, Mrs. Foley came close to Link's ear and explained softly:

"That's old Bartos. He is a close associate of the former Minister of Magic. He used the opportunity to purge the Death Eaters to plunder a large amount of property and push himself into the position of Wizengamot Councilor."

After hearing this, Link suddenly became enlightened.

If this is really the case, then it makes sense for the old man to come forward now.

Each of these old scum from the previous generation embezzled the property of the Death Eaters.

This naturally includes the Black family.

And if Sirius Black is overturned, will Sirius pursue those of them who took advantage of the Black family's calamity and directly ate up most of the Black family's property after he gets out?

Therefore, the only way they can see now is to nail Sirius to the pillar of shame of being a Death Eater!

Only in this way!They can continue to sleep peacefully at night!

Link raised the corners of his mouth as he understood.

Things finally started to get a little suspenseful.

Link even imagined in his mind what would be the consequences if Sirius was not overturned.

This is really... so much fun!

Not only Link, many spectators in the auditorium who were originally uninterested in the trial also cheered up and began to listen attentively.

Then the trial became more intense.

One after another, members of the Wizengamot who were in the same faction as Bartosz in the previous generation stood up and began to have high-intensity debates with Dumbledore, Sirius and others on the topic of Peter Pettigrew's guilt.

In this process, Fudge, the presiding judge, still has a higher say.

Whenever a detailed debate reached a dead end, he would bring up a new topic so that the debate could continue.

But Link noticed an interesting detail.

That is, the questions raised by Fudge actually do not comply with normal trial rules.

What he is doing now seems to be guiding the two parties to tell the story of the case in as much detail as possible.

So that the audience can understand the story more clearly and simply!

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