The Daily Life of Wizards [British and American]

"If your choice is Sirius, I have to say, you made a very wrong decision."

Lucius Malfoy said lightly, and after he pondered for a few seconds, he gave a fair evaluation that was barely tactful, "He has never been a good helper. In other words, Sirius has never been a person who knows how to judge the situation. "

"This is rare among nobles."

Daniel Black couldn't help laughing all of a sudden.

Lucius glanced over in disapproval, and said with emphasis: "From the day I knew him, he was like a Chimera, breathing out flames... violent, reckless, and difficult to control. , unruly, the eternal rebels of the Black family."

"That sounds cool."

Daniel blinked those blue eyes, and put on a naive expression, "Actually, dear brother-in-law, your point is not right. Cousin Sirius is still in Azkaban and Dementor The monsters are playing cards together, discussing whether he is suitable or not, we have to get the person out first."

"Don't play dumb, Daniel."

Lucius showed a meaningful smile of 'I know all your little secrets': "If you were not sure before doing something, would you tell me so directly? Besides, letting a guilty guy escape from prison It's hard to get out, but getting out a guy who's innocent and wronged is still a lot of room to maneuver."

"So, Sirius is not a Death Eater?" Daniel took the opportunity to ask.

"At least I've never seen him."

Lucius said cryptically, "Not once. But, who knows, did he see that 'that person' is powerful later, so he finally judged the situation."

"Sirius has never been a man of good judgment."

Daniel imitated his tone just now, and blocked back with his own words.

The corners of Lucius' lips could not help but curl up slightly.

Finally, he stopped pretending the formulaic way of communication, spread his hands loosely, and said frankly in a helpless tone: "Dear Daniel, you know, the truth actually doesn't mean much to me. .Under the current situation, as someone who is 'under the Imperius Curse' and 'forced to become a Death Eater', I have no way to raise any objections to Barty Crouch's decision. Neither does the Ministry of Magic Will believe anything I say, they have been monitoring my movements until now... My situation is also difficult."

Daniel blinked, a little surprised.

To be honest, Lucius Malfoy's disguise is too good. If he didn't automatically burst out such information, it is really impossible to see that he who is "usually arrogant, arrogant, and puts on airs in everything" is actually enchanted. object of monitoring.

Lucius smiled, and said lightly, "Sissy cried for two whole nights because of this, and her eyes were swollen. But she never asked me to do something for her... So, If you can do it, do it. However, I still have reservations about the 'future helper'."

Daniel nodded, ignoring the obvious disgust on Lucius' face, and said optimistically, "Maybe there will be surprises. After all, people will always grow up."

Later, many wizards felt that June of this year could be called a 'bloody storm'.

The 'Ministry of Magic Election' has just ended, and the 'Sirius Retrial Appeal' is ushered in again.

That exotic wizard seemed to have a high interest in grabbing the headlines of the Daily Prophet.

Fudge, the new minister of the Ministry of Magic, just made a few appearances on the "Daily Prophet". In less than three days, that Mr. Daniel Black once again dominated the headlines at a whirlwind speed.

<The current heir of the Black family publicly appealed to the Wizengamot Grand Court, requesting a retrial of the Sirius case> <Little Black said: Old Barty Crouch may be a good father, but he is by no means a good law enforcement officer><Not yet Was Sirius on trial wronged, or deserved?The inside story is complicated, please continue to pay attention to the Daily Prophet><Little Blake and Old Barty's second confrontation with the Wizengamot Court>!

All the reporters seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. The wizarding world, which was once a pool of stagnant water, was stirred up by this exotic wizard, wave after wave.

"I love him so much."

A reporter said privately, "Dumbledore, Fudge, and old Barty have been interviewed countless times before, but none of them can sell newspapers like him... No, no, I certainly don't mean that he is more important than those few people." Gao, but he can create big news that is controversial and makes readers willing to empty their wallets to buy newspapers, he is awesome!"

"That wizard from the out-of-town country is making a splash again." Barty Crouch Sr. responded in the newspaper.

His hair has turned gray from the torment of these days, and his whole body has shriveled up, as if he had drained all his energy and effort, like a jackal that has been seriously injured, facing any threat , Regardless of Sanqi 21, they first showed their sharp fangs to defend.

"He's like a wizarding clown," said Barty Sr. meanly.

He no longer has to worry about image issues, because in the case of Barty Crouch Jr., his favoritism and the eventual arrest of his own son in prison have completely ruined his image.

Now he can only double his stern expression to show that, apart from making mistakes on his son, he is still the indomitable 'iron fighter' who fights against evil.

He said impassionedly: "Sirius Black is a vicious Death Eater, there is no doubt, there is no doubt. Countless people saw him blow up the entire Muggle street, and killed twelve Muggle Melon. If you think I made a mistake in imprisoning such a criminal in Azkaban. Then, I can only say that there are still laws in the wizarding world. As law enforcement officers, it is absolutely impossible for us to tolerate such criminals , get away with it!"

Daniel Blake only responded with one sentence: "There is no 'prison without trial' clause in the laws of the wizarding world, please old Barty Crouch better go back to school for a few more years...Of course, if Hogwarts If you take a law class."

Other than creating some entertainment news for the people, the newspaper's empty talk is actually of no great significance.

In fact, applying for retrial is not a simple matter.

Barty Crouch Sr.'s 'arresting people into jail without trial' may be wrong, but remember, it was 'wartime'.

Whether it is the wizarding world or the Muggle world, as long as it is in a state of war, it is not surprising to make any ridiculous government orders.

Moreover, when Batty Sr. did this, none of the Ministry of Magic officials had any objections to it.Even the previous Minister Millicent Bagno probably supported this policy.

Well, if the Wizengamot Grand Court agrees to a retrial, it will not only be a denial of old Barty Crouch, but also a denial of countless Ministry of Magic staff, and it will also involve questioning the previous minister.

Moreover, the Wizengamot Grand Court has more issues to consider.

For example 'If they agree to Sirius' retrial appeal, what about the others?You know, during the war, many wizards were thrown into Azkaban in the name of catching Death Eaters.If the relatives and family members of these people all appeal, it will definitely cause a huge chaos...

At the same time, this is also a strong blow to the legal system of the wizarding world (although Daniel has always sneered at the "shabby legal system of the wizarding world").

"You must provide the court with sufficient evidence to prove that Sirius may indeed be innocent. Only in this way can we agree to your request for a retrial."

In the end, the Wizengamot Grand Court gave such an answer.

This kind of answer is already considered an open side. If it weren't for "Old Batty's reputation is so bad recently that most people questioned his past behavior", the Wizengamot Grand Court would definitely not talk about it. overturn the previous judgment.

But Daniel was not satisfied, because he considered letting Sirius take Veritaserum in court to prove his innocence.

In this way, things will become much simpler.

Lucius Malfoy laughed at him without hesitation, and then told him that such an idea was completely unrealistic.

Because 'in the wizarding world, except in times of war, no one is allowed to take Veritaserum, voluntarily or forcibly, in any form, for any reason, for any purpose'.

Moreover, although everyone admits the medicinal effect of 'Truetruza', in fact, the Wizengamot Grand Court has always had doubts about the medicinal effect of 'Teritaserum'.

This is because the principle of 'Teritaserum' is to anesthetize the user's brain, restraining their thinking and 'self-awareness'.

When the brain is anesthetized, when answering the question, it will speak with the subconscious mind. At this time, it will naturally not be a lie (similar to telling the truth after drinking, but to a deeper degree).

But if a person deeply believes in a certain lie (maybe some magic can do just that), after taking Veritaserum, such a person may say exactly what he himself believes deeply lie. 【Note 1】At the same time, many wizards also oppose the use of Veritaserum, which they feel is an infringement of wizards' human rights and privacy.

Therefore, based on the above reasons, the Wizengamot unanimously believes that the testimony obtained by 'Teritaserum' cannot be used as the basis for 'judgment of guilt'.

In a way, this is part of the reason why Lucius Malfoy always claimed that he was under the Imperius Curse, but no wizard could produce any evidence to refute him.

Therefore, the so-called 'taking veritaserum to prove innocence' can only be used in public opinion to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic.

But for the 're-examination' issue, it doesn't do much.

"Are you starting to regret it?" Lucius said lightly, "This matter is more troublesome than you imagined."

"Ha, sorry, I just like trouble." Daniel gritted his teeth and said stiffly.

"Then what do you want to do now?" Lucius asked calmly, ignoring his obviously angry words.

"Go and meet the Chimera beast that breathes out flames first." Daniel replied angrily.

"Oh..." Lucius said in a drawn-out tone, and then raised his eyebrows calmly.

The author has something to say: [Note 1] The statement of Veritaserum is written by myself, please don’t be too particular.Because I feel that this thing must have a limit, otherwise it will be the same as opening a plug-in.In the future, there may be a simple restriction on some magic and potions, and I will explain it to you when I encounter it.