demon hunter at hogwarts

Phineas Nigellus disappeared from the portrait and went to vent his anger at No. 12 Grimmauld Place, and silence returned to the headmaster's office.

"I think we finally know where the budget for expanding the library was spent," Dumbledore said, half joking.

Considering that all the frames of Phineas Nigellus were connected and that even if he was not currently in the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts, he could still hear the conversation between the two, Regulus decided not to continue on this topic. discussion so as not to harm the relationship between him and Phineas.

"I don't remember this book in the library." Regulus shook the "Advanced Black Magic Revealed" in his hand and changed the subject.

"Actually, this book was originally supposed to be in the restricted area, but for some reason, I don't think it is suitable to continue to be stored there." The smile on Dumbledore's face disappeared.

"Why?" Regulus asked confused.

"Many contents in the book - such as Horcruxes - are not suitable for students to have access to, even for purely academic purposes. So it is a great thing that you can investigate the secrets of Horcruxes on your own without having any clues. Remarkable thing."

"That's what it sounds like." Regulus was noncommittal. He didn't think Dumbledore had told all the inside story.

"If I make what you have done public, you will at least receive a first-class medal of the Order of Merlin." Dumbledore's expression was very serious.

"I have seen that thing. My grandfather had one. It is said that he got it for making outstanding contributions to the Ministry of Magic, but everyone knows that he gave the Ministry of Magic a large sum of gold." Regulus was not interested. Said, "So this reward is not attractive enough, and I don't think telling the Ministry of Magic, 'We have obtained the Dark Lord's Horcrux' is a sensible approach."

"Sometimes important things don't need to be known to everyone." Dumbledore agreed, "Because the truth is not always pleasant, and people are always willing to believe what they see, such as Cornelius Fudge, who tried to Let everyone believe what he says: 'Voldemort is finished, and we will have a long, good peace.'"

Then he changed the topic: "But if Voldemort's supporters learn that his master is still dormant somewhere, trying to make a comeback, what will they do? For example, Bellatrix Lestrange…”

Regulus took over the conversation: "My dear cousin, she is a hundred times more interested in the Dark Lord than his husband. But she has always been very good to me. If she knew that I was against the Dark Lord, she would be very upset. Sad. By the way, what is that man’s name?”

"Rudolphus Lestrange, speaking of this, the couple has been imprisoned in Azkaban, so you don't have to worry about her being angry with you for the time being." Dumbledore said, "As you said, Bellatrix was extremely loyal to Voldemort, and she always believed that Voldemort had not fallen, even though it had been a long time since the incident in Godric's Hollow. One day, Bella, Rudolfs, and his brother..."

"Rabastan, the two brothers have always advanced and retreated together." Regulus said disdainfully.

"Yes, they were looking for Voldemort everywhere. In order to find out Voldemort's whereabouts, they did not hesitate to kidnap and brutally torture Auror Frank Longbottom and his wife Alice, driving them crazy." Dumbledore said calmly.

Regulus could hear the emotions hidden under this calm tone. He recalled the scene when Dolohov and the others tortured the young wizard, and replaced the faces of the people involved with the Bellas and his wife and Long, who had met once. Mr. and Mrs. Patton.

There was a brief silence in the principal's office.

Dumbledore walked to the pensieve again, put his wand against his temple, slowly pulled out a silver thread of memory, and shook it into the basin.

"This happened about seven or eight years ago, let's take a look."

This time, Regulus and Dumbledore entered the past memories together.The principal's office disappeared, and the two of them were now in a square room, surrounded by sealed stone walls. There were no windows, and only the torches inserted on the wall brackets provided some dim light to the room.

There were stepped benches on all sides, filled with wizards, probably more than 200 people.

Based on the layout, Regulus immediately guessed where this room was—the trial room on the tenth floor of the Ministry of Magic.

The younger Dumbledore sat in the gallery, and next to him sat the terrifying-looking Alastor Moody.The presiding judge was a serious wizard whom Regulus recognized as Barty Crouch, the then Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic.

There are four chairs with chains on them in the center of the courtroom.Six tall, hooded dementors escorted four prisoners into the trial hall through the only entrance.

The leader was a tall black-haired woman with a beautiful appearance. Her long eyelashes could not hide her sharp and cold eyes. Her whole person exuded an aura of madness. She walked at the front with dignity and ignored her directly. The slightly bulging eyes of the more than 200 wizards from the Tribunal present were filled with contempt.

The woman walked straight to the judgment chair in the center and sat down, as if it were a throne.

Regulus recognized his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange at a glance, with the same crazy aura as before.

Then came the stocky, expressionless Rudolfs Lestrange, and next to him, slightly thinner, was his younger brother Rabastan, whose eyes were wandering.

"Bellatrix and her useless men." Regulus sneered. He had never appreciated the Lestrange brothers. In terms of strength, the two brothers combined were not enough for Bella to fight with one hand. .

But the fourth suspect caught Regulus' attention. After careful identification, he asked the real Dumbledore next to him: "If I'm not mistaken, is that Barty Crouch Jr.?"

Dumbledore nodded.

Things get even more interesting when you consider that the inquisitor is Barty Crouch Sr.

The trial process was simple and straightforward. Facing the accusations of Barty Crouch Sr., Bellatrix had no intention of defending her actions, as if torturing Frank Longbottom and his wife to madness was just a trivial matter. It's such a small thing, it's normal.

Only Barty Crouch Jr. tried his best to look innocent with snot and tears, and kept crying that he was not involved, but Barty Crouch Sr. was completely unmoved and continued to preside over the trial.

As a result, the jury unanimously voted and sentenced the four Bellas to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

"The Dark Lord will come back, Crouch! Throw us into Azkaban, we will wait for him to come back and save us! We will get a special reward! Only we manage to find him, only we are loyal !”

After Bellatrix proudly left this declaration to Old Barty, she walked out of the trial hall with her head held high, as if she was about to go not to Azkaban, but to some magnificent Eden.

The Lestrange brothers followed Bella and were silently taken away by the Dementors, while Barty Crouch Jr. continued to cry in vain in an attempt to win his father back.

After the memory faded, Regulus and Dumbledore returned to the principal's office, and the two exchanged meaningful glances.

"Only now do I understand where her confidence comes from." Dumbledore sighed.