Professor of Pharmacy at Hogwarts

Alexis didn't know what Whitehorn and Ludo talked about, but judging from Rita's excited and eager look, the two of them should have finished talking about everything they should and shouldn't talk about.

After all, tomorrow is the day for the Wizengamot review.

……

The next day, Alexis and Randolph walked into the Ministry of Magic, took the elevator all the way down, passed through a long passage, and came to a door.

The seventh courtroom.

A place to review the Firebolt incident.

Opening the door, there weren't many people inside, and only less than a third of the seats for congressmen were occupied.

Apparently, they came early.

Alexis comforted Randolph, who was embarrassed, and raised his head to say hello to Dumbledore in the front row.

"Let's go."

Alexis led Randolph to the center of the room.

In a normal trial, there is a chair for the person being judged. There are two chains on the left and right of the chair. Once the person is found guilty, the chains will tie up the person being judged.

But today, the setting is different.

In the open space in the center of the room, there are chairs on the left and right, facing each other.

This is because, in addition to reviewing the Firebolt incident, Alexis also filed a separate complaint against the head of the Nimbus Racing Broomstick Company and the Director of the Department of Magical Sports and Games for manipulating the competition, among other charges.

Because the two have things in common and involve Whitehorn, the two cases will be heard together.

"Just like we said. Let's go."

Alexis whispered and asked Randolph to sit on the chair on the left, while he stood next to the chair.

Randolph sat on the chair, and the chains on both sides swung, but did not tie him up, which made him feel a little relieved.

Alexis stood behind the chair, watching everyone silently.

The people who walked into this room, except for the congressman wearing a purple robe with a silver "W" embroidered on his chest, were prisoners. His role as a prisoner's "defense lawyer" was not common here.

After a while, Rufus walked in.

As their bodies crossed each other, the two men nodded slightly as a greeting.

Rufus sat next to Dumbledore, lowering his head to discuss something with Dumbledore. They seemed to be having a good conversation. Rufus took out an invitation from his arms and handed it to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore accepted it with a smile.

Then, Rufus stood up and started chatting softly with the council members around him. Their voices were not loud, but they made a buzzing sound in this empty room, as if annoying mosquitoes were flying around you.

The solemn seventh courtroom seemed to have turned into a multi-functional lecture theater in the Muggle world.

In a way, this page embodies the human side of law in the wizarding world, maybe?

Alexis was thinking wildly.

He once accompanied a Muggle to a court in the Muggle world. The atmosphere, the solemnity, and the vigorous arguments in court left a deep impression on Alexis.

In comparison, it feels like a child pretending to be a house.

Members came in one after another, greeting each other, and soon most of the seats were filled. Mosquitoes turned into a busy hive, buzzing, buzzing!

At nearly nine o'clock, Whitehorn walked into the court. He smiled and greeted several congressmen who got up. They shook hands one by one and discussed where to have a drink after the trial. Whitehorn said that he treasured a few bottles of Wait for the honey wine and invite them to the company to taste it.

Several congressmen readily agreed.

Alexis's face darkened.

When the last chubby MP filled the only vacancy, the doors closed and the trial officially began.

Dumbledore cleared his throat and stood up. His position was in the center. As the chief of the Wizengamot, he would personally preside over this trial.

Cough!

Dumbledore coughed twice more, and the buzzing faded and finally fell silent.

"Both parties are here. Let's get started."

Dumbledore said, his voice echoing in the empty room, finally adding a bit of authority.

"Trial on July 7."

Dumbledore continued, and a young wizard beside him and Rufus began to record.

"The second trial of the case where the Firebolts produced by Randolph Badmore, who lives in the Black Forest, and his broomstick manufacturing company Ellerby and Badmore, had safety hazards that resulted in the injury or death of 17 people——"

"As well as Devlin Whitehorn, head of the Nimbus Racing Broomstick Company, and Ludo Bagman, Director of the Department of Magical Sports and Sports of the British Ministry of Magic, falsely accused Randolph Badmore of using their authority to guide and control Quidditch. Match case.”

In fact, Alexis is accusing not only these, but also Devlin Whitehorn secretly adjusting and manipulating Quidditch betting odds, Ludo Bagman using his position to illegally ban players, etc. .

It's a pity that these are not written into the code of law in the wizarding world.

"Interrogators: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot; Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister for Magic; Albus, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Miria Susan Bones...Trial Recorder..."

"Witness for the defense: Alexis Gellert Percival Felix."

As an orphan, it was rare for me to have such a long name, and it was even rarer for me to pronounce my name with my middle name out in public.

This made Alexis feel an inexplicable sense of shame. He looked up and met Dumbledore's eyes. There was a gentle and narrow smile in those old eyes.

Alexis' real name was read out in public. This was almost the first time it was known to the world. Before that, few people knew that his name was not just Alexis Felix.His real name is sandwiched between two familiar names.

Gellert, Percival!

A person who is easily reminded of the Dark Lord half a century ago. Since the appearance of Grindelwald, even the number of times the name Gellert has been used has decreased a lot.

Another one has just been mentioned, that is the name of Dumbledore's father, a man who broke the law and attacked three Muggle boys in order to avenge his daughter. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment and died in Azkaban. poor guy.

The members of the Wizengamot began to whisper to each other in a low voice. Some stared at Alexis with bulging eyes, and some looked back and forth between Alexis and Dumbledore. There were also several young female members and a The male congressman stood up and waved to Alexis.

The seventh courtroom, which had just been quiet, became noisy again.

Ludo, who was opposite Alexis and Randolph, seemed at a loss.

Whitehorn next to him looked calm and patted Ludo on the shoulder, and Ludo became quiet again.