[HP] This Evil

Since winning the Quidditch final, the Slytherin students became more and more arrogant. Flint and Abel always passed by Wood or Cedric intentionally or unintentionally, and showed proud and provocative smiles.Cho Chang spent two full weeks in the infirmary before recovering. She was a strong girl who didn't cry when the cast was put on.Ravenclaw students spend almost all day in the library, turning all their attention to their studies.

On a sunny afternoon, Catherine came to a bench outside Hogwarts Castle with a notebook and a large stack of "Daily Prophet" and began to make scrapbooks.She turned every issue of the Daily Prophet to the eighth page, "The New Style," and then used scissors to cut out all the latest styles of cloaks and paste them in her notebook.Daphne originally agreed to come and do it with her, but in the end she had to be released because of Professor McGonagall's detention.

"That's what he did! He ate Scabbers, and he always wanted to eat him." An angry voice broke Catherine's peaceful afternoon.

"Come on, Ron, Crookshanks is a good girl. And it's in their nature to chase mice," argued Hermione, hugging a chubby ginger cat.

"Babber has lived in my house for 12 years, and your cat ate it!" Ron was very angry and sad, staring at the cat in Hermione's hand.

"Hogwarts is not just Crookshanks a cat, Ron." Hermione was extremely aggrieved.

"That's it, I saw it chasing Scabbers a few days ago." Ron said again, "Babber is my family, and it has lived in my house for 12 years."

Catherine closed the book impatiently, very upset that such a peaceful and beautiful afternoon was interrupted, so she decided to take some measures, "Can't you go back to the Gryffindor Tower to fight? And, use your brains before telling nonsense, Weasley, 12 years without a mouse!"

"What does this have to do with you?" Ron turned his gaze to Catherine.

"She's right, Ron, no mouse can live for 12 years, and you exaggerate to make me feel guilty," said Hermione.

"Guilty? So you admit that your cat killed Scabbers, right?!" Ron's mind suddenly flickered.

"You..." Hermione was too angry to speak.

Catherine was even more impatient, she just wanted to do her clipping quietly, and she came to this place first, "Since you still have time to quarrel, then you must not know that Buckbeak is going to be sentenced to death Already?" Catherine said coolly.

"What?" Hermione and Ron turned their heads together, "Don't talk nonsense, Ferrara. The trial won't start until tomorrow. We've already prepared sufficient materials for Hagrid, and we'll testify for Buckbeak in court. They'll be fine." of."

"Coincidentally, Draco and I will testify in court tomorrow, as will Mr. Lucius Malfoy. Tell me, who has prepared the testimony better?" Catherine said in a protracted tone.

"You're cheating," Ron yelled.

"I advise you to go to Hagrid to discuss tomorrow's trial together. Although you will definitely not win, you have to try anyway, right?" Catherine sarcastically said triumphantly and thick-skinned.

"You!" Ron blushed with anger.

"Ron, let's go find Harry and Hagrid." Hermione grabbed Ron and hurried towards Hagrid's cabin.

The surroundings returned to calm, and Catherine drove off the "intruder" and resumed her scrapbooking.

"I'm glad you came to testify for Draco, Miss Ferrara." At ten o'clock the next morning, Lucius Malfoy was wearing a black wizard robe and holding a snake-headed cane to Catherine, who was sitting in the second row of the courtroom. explain.

"This is what I should do." Catherine showed a standard social smile.

Hai Ge sat anxiously on the dock, holding a stack of materials for Buckbeak in his hand.Harry, Hermione and Ron sat behind him, looking tense.

"Rubus Hagrid, did you keep a hippogriff at Hogwarts?" asked Judge Hendry Greengrass, Daphne's father.

"Yes, yes." Hagrid said, and squeezed the information in his hand a little more tightly.

"Do you admit that the hippogriff attacked your student, Mr. Draco Malfoy?" Hendry Greengrass continued, a sly gleam in his dark eyes.

"Yes, but that's because..."

"You just say yes or no," said Hendry.

"Yes." Hagrid was sweating profusely.

"Mr. Draco Malfoy, may I ask what kind of damage did that Hippogriff cause you?" Hendry's voice still sounded fair and serious.

"It hurt me a lot." Draco said, and raised his right hand, "It scratched my arm and prevented me from studying and living normally for more than a month."

"He's talking nonsense," Harry said suddenly, "he has the most arms..."

"You can't speak casually in court." Hendry tapped the gavel.

"Can anyone prove that you are badly injured?"

"Yes, my classmate, Catherine Ferrara can attest to that," Draco said immediately, then turned his head in Catherine's direction.

"Miss Ferrara, can you testify to what Mr. Draco Malfoy said?"

"I can, sir. Draco did rest for a month. I often accompany him to change his dressings. It can be seen that he is seriously injured." Catherine lied skillfully, without even typing the draft.

Hendry nodded thoughtfully, and asked again, "Rubus Hagrid, do you have any doubts about the testimony of Mr. Malfoy and Miss Ferrara?"

"Yes." Hagrid stood up quickly, his large body almost knocking over the defendant's small table, "Malfoy's arm wasn't injured that badly."

"Can anyone prove it?"

"Yes, Madam Pomfrey from the school infirmary can prove it." Hagrid recalled the testimony Hermione had prepared for him.

"Is Madam Pomfrey here?"

"No...no, Madam Pomfrey is very busy, she is the only one in the whole school medical room."

"That's what nobody can prove," Hendry said.

"How could you do this?" Ron stood up suddenly.

"It's not your turn to speak yet." Hendry tapped the gavel again.

"Rubeus Hagrid, do you have anything else to say?"

"Yes! Buckbeak would not intentionally hurt others. It was Malfoy who provoked it first, and it did so."

"We still have very little research on magical beasts, what you just said cannot be used as evidence of Buckbeak's innocence." Hendry pushed his glasses, "Is there anyone else to say?"

"I have something to say." Hermione stood up, "According to the eighth line on page 230 of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" compiled by Mr. Newt Scamander, Hippogriff has a proud personality, Powerful, but will not attack wizards without reason, only in self-defense when they are threatened or provoked."

"Newt Scamander," Hendry sneered calmly, "Miss Granger, do you know that Mr. Newt Scamander has been canceled multiple times for crossing the border for bringing illegal animals into the country? Qualifications. His book is also not admissible. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Malfoy's injury has healed a long time ago. Although Madam Pomfrey can't come, we all know it." Hermione said, her momentum weakened a little.

"Have you changed medicine with Mr. Malfoy?" Hendry asked.

"No...but"

"Then you can't prove it, it's just your subjective assumption, we need evidence in court." Hendry said firmly, "Now, the jury members have expressed their opinion that Buckbeak the Hippogriff is not guilty. Please raise your hand."

No one raised their hands. All the wizards were expressionless and motionless. They were all old friends or subordinates of Lucius Malfoy.

"It seems that no one thinks that Buckbeak is innocent. According to the "Wizard Protection Law", the Hippogriff Buckbeak will be sentenced to death by beheading at [-] pm on June [-]." Hendry stood up after speaking. , leaving immediately regardless of the protests from Hagrid and Harry.

Hagrid was still sitting dejectedly on the dock, holding a dirty kerchief and couldn't help crying, Harry, Ron and Hermione surrounded him, "Hagrid, we can still think of a way, Or go and see Professor Dumbledore," said Harry.

"I don't want to cause so much trouble for Dumbledore, he trusted me and let me teach you, but I screwed up... oh, Buckbeak, Buckbeak is innocent." Hagrid wiped Nose, crying loudly.

Catherine gave them a strange look. She didn't understand why it was just an animal, why she should be sad, wouldn't it be enough to find another similar one.Lucius Malfoy was talking to Mr. Greengrass in the lounge at the back of the courtroom. They were old friends, drinking sherry together this Christmas.

"June [-]th, that's next Wednesday. Let's watch Buckbeak beheaded together." Draco stood up and glanced at Harry and the others in a victorious manner.

"That's nothing to look at." Catherine frowned.

"Miss Ferrara, thank you very much for coming to testify for Draco, and give my regards to your father." Lucius Malfoy walked over, his light blonde hair draped over his shoulders, and his black cloak was lifted behind him Little waves.

"It's nothing, sir." Catherine nodded gracefully, with a decent manner and a standard smile.

"Yeah, Dad, thanks to Cathy testifying for me." Draco was a little excited, smiling all over his face.

Lucius Malfoy glanced at him, did not speak, and strode out of the trial court holding the snake's head.

"This matter has nothing to do with me, as long as your father is here, the trial will definitely win." Catherine whispered to Draco, and they followed behind Lucius.

"Did you just notice, the look on that guard's face, he's crying, it's so funny." Draco and Catherine were not on the same channel.

"It's just an animal, why are they so sad?" Catherine asked.

But apparently Draco couldn't give her a satisfactory answer, "Because he's a servant and those animals are his kind."

Catherine shook her head and picked up the portkey. They could only teleport around Hogwarts. The rest of the road needed to be walked on foot, and they had to hurry up as soon as possible.