[Comprehensive] The Wizard and the Fugitive

"There are still many things you don't know." Draco said with a smile, before leaving, he left a loud kiss on the corner of William's lips, turned and ran away.

What is he going to do.William rested his chin on one hand and couldn't help smiling.Draco's purpose was too obvious, so it wasn't too difficult to guess, but he was willing to cooperate, waiting for what kind of "surprise" Draco would bring.

Slytherin and the others no longer pay attention to the follow-up matters of the Ministry of Magic.Kingsley's dead end has been decided. Regardless of whether Porter is willing or not, he will eventually be pushed to the position of minister by the "public".Hermione, even if she was unwilling, she still had to accept the election results, and in front of the media, happily congratulated her friend on being appointed as minister.

On the day the internal review concluded, Kingsley was immediately sent to the Wizengamot to stand trial, as Draco had expected.Part of his charges came from the Ministry of Magic's investigation, such as corruption and dictatorship, and part of it came from Draco's prosecution, such as murder.

Draco has been running to the Merlin Group for the past few days, and secretly hiding from William. William had no choice but to continue to cooperate and go to the court alone to watch Kingsley's trial.

The former minister looked a lot haggard, and his face was full of hostility, looking at everyone with a vicious look, as if he was his enemy wherever he looked.

William was behind him, sitting in the first row of the audience, exactly the same position as Draco's retrial.Before the trial started, Kingsley turned sideways and squinted at him, with a sarcastic arc on his mouth: "Why are you alone?"

William smiled and explained in a very gentle manner: "Draco has something to do."

"Is there anything more important to Malfoy than enjoying the fruits of victory?"

Thinking of Draco's mysterious willingness these days, William lowered his head and coughed in disguise, suppressed the smile on his mouth, shrugged pretending to be calm: "I don't know."

Kingsley's excitement in this answer made this dejected, aggressive quasi-prisoner suddenly revive, staring straight into William's eyes and shouting loudly: "He didn't tell you! Look! I knew Malfoy was using you! Do you think he's really going to marry you? Stop dreaming! He's looking for Schiller, not you!"

Kingsley's crazy appearance only made William slightly raise his eyebrows, but it really scared the surrounding wizards who also came to watch the trial.They were shocked that Kingsley had turned himself into a complete paranoid, and they couldn't help but quietly moved to the sides to avoid being affected.

William looked at him calmly, with nothing in his eyes, as indifferent as if he was facing a stranger.Kingsley was so angry that he didn't pay attention to people at all. The emotions that had been on the verge of eruption surged out for the past few days, and he was about to vent at William.

However, he had no chance to act, and the time for the trial came quietly. Several judges entered the arena, their serious expressions led the entire audience to silence, waiting for them to announce the opening of the trial.As the defendant, Kingsley could only give up the friction with William, and turned to face several judges.

His chin was raised high, and his posture is still proud, as if he is not here to accept the trial, but to face the whole absurd and deceived world.The world couldn't see who was the one who was behind the disturbance, but it mistakenly sent him, the hero who devoted himself to the British magic world, to the stand of trial.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking, but Kingsley's unwillingness to bow his head can't win him any support.People sympathize with the weak, but are only harsh to the strong.If he was willing to lower his profile like Draco did, and appear in court as a victim, maybe someone would listen to him.But it was too difficult for him.Kingsley is a not-so-qualified Gryffindor. He has absolute courage and a firm enough heart, but he doesn't use this courage and firmness in the right place.

On the high seat, the old judge adjusted his glasses, looked at Kingsley carefully, then lowered his head, and slowly read his charges.

corruption.Everyone in the Ministry of Magic knew that this crime should not have been established, and that Kingsley was completely taking the blame for his subordinates.Of course he would not be willing to do such a thing, but unfortunately, all the evidence points to him, and no one can prove his innocence except the missing official.

exclusive power.He completely ignored the opinions of the minister's office in many decisions, or he did not discuss with anyone at all.The assassination of Draco, the auction of the antiques of the major families, the permission of the Merlin Group to invest in the Arctic Circle route, and a series of other matters that Kingsley made alone all showed that he was not a qualified leader.

murder.This is Draco's indictment.Due to the reports of the major media at the time, there was no doubt about the matter, and Kingsley's crime could be concluded immediately.

The fact that Kingsley was directly promoted from a member of the Order of the Phoenix to the Minister of Magic without being elected was also brought up.The wizards talked a lot, as if they only found out today that he had become the highest official without being elected.

"Oh!" There was a low sneer from the trial seat, and Kingsley looked at the judges in front of him with a sarcastic smile on his lips, "If I remember correctly, you were among the people who elected me to be the minister. A few. Even if you want to turn your face and deny anyone, you should choose something that can clean yourself up, what do you think?"

The discussion in the auditorium became louder. Some were criticizing Kingsley for his bad attitude, and some were pointing fingers at the judges, causing many speculations about their original choice.

"Silence! Silence!" The old judge sitting in the middle slammed the hammer several times, and looked at Kingsley with a warning: "If you continue to speculate about the judge for no reason, I will sentence you to contempt of court."

Kingsley sneered indifferently: "It's up to you. Don't say that you don't want to see me crazy. I know, you are all busy standing in line and choosing a new camp. If I can jump into the dead end by myself, I will definitely It fits your needs perfectly."

"Nonsense!" the judge retorted loudly, trying his best to overwhelm the audience's arguments.

The court was full of buzzing voices, and William sat in the middle of the chaos, watching the farce indifferently.His gaze rested on Kingsley's back, at his sweat-stained collar of his shirt, his fists already trembling from overexcitement.

He's like a trapped animal.William casually thought, it's a pity that Kingsley has worked with some of the best people in Gryffindor for a long time, but he didn't learn the essence of Gryffindor, and only developed impulsive problems.

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The trial was doomed from the start.The downfall of Kingsley can be said to be the common hope of the entire wizarding world.No one in the Ministry of Magic cared about him anymore, and even the judge who came to judge him today was already a supporter of the savior Potter.The people always blindly follow the public opinion. Likita's long-term negative reports on Kingsley have achieved obvious results today.People have forgotten how Kingsley came to the position of minister with honor when the war just ended. On the contrary, it is his bad deeds that are particularly impressive.Needless to say, the Slytherins were not the ones who hid behind the scenes and made Kingsley fall from his high position.

When the judge announced the result of the trial and Kingsley was put on magic shackles, William stood up with other audiences and applauded this "justice" scene.

Compared to the excitement of the wizards around him, William remained calm all the time, and even applauded lightly, as if it was just out of respect for the court.

"You should go back and announce the good news to your little lover!" Kingsley turned around suddenly, and shouted at William, "Tell you! He already knew the result of today! Malfoys are cunning poisonous snakes. Don't worry about your troubles!"

"Merlin! Is he crazy?" A witch was frightened by the way he bared his teeth and claws, and quickly took a few steps back.However, William didn't think there was anything wrong with Kingsley's sudden madness. Instead, he approached him step by step, almost reaching his ear: "I don't need to tell you the ending of today, everyone can guess it."

Kingsley sneered, still staring at William.The surrounding spectators hadn't finished walking yet, they were separated by the fence of the interrogation seat, and the way they were almost sticking together and whispering attracted a lot of gossip.William looked around, patted Kingsley on the shoulder, took two steps back, and looked at him with a smile: "You want to know what I'm here for today?"

Kingsley twitched the corner of his mouth sarcastically: "If you don't want to say it, forget it."

"You will know, but not now." William smiled again, bowed to him gently and politely, turned around and left the court with the crowd.

The corridor of the Ministry of Magic was still a bit dim, and William mixed among the other spectators, slowly moving towards the fireplace.When passing through the hall, some people diverted to Muggle London, or returned to their offices.Reporters gathered here, waiting to interview people who had just watched the trial and were especially eager to talk.

William walked silently through the crowd towards the fireplace.He had just grabbed the floe powder with his hands when he heard a commotion behind him, followed by hurried footsteps.

A cry of exclamation penetrated the long corridor and pierced everyone's ears.William turned his head slightly and saw a few Oros rushing through the crowd towards the court.

"He's dead! Kingsley is dead!"

"what?"

"Kingsley is dead. He seems to have suffered a sudden illness."

"He's so excited!"

"What's going on?" William asked a woman who was pushed out of the crowd.

The other party didn't even look at him, and still stretched his neck to look into the crowd, and replied perfunctorily: "Kingsley is dead! He seems to be pissed off."

William smiled: "Poor guy."

"No." The witch curled her lips: "He is too fragile."

William said nothing more, and threw the Floo powder in his hand into the fireplace. "Malfoy Manor," he whispered.The green flames engulfed him in an instant. In a blur, William took a last look at the Aurors who were desperately evacuating the crowd, and the corner of his mouth curved slightly.