"At that time, I was deeply attracted by his philosophy of letting some elite wizards rule the Muggles."
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth raised slightly, as if he was recalling that good time.
Tragedies like Ariana will never happen again, and wizards like Percival will never die in Azkaban again.
They had made all their plans during one vacation.
Albus decided to take Ariana with him and go with Grindelwald to achieve this.
But his wayward brother appears.
Aberforth accused him of ignoring Ariana's feelings and stubbornly believing that he was doing it for her own good.
"Our argument escalated to the point where we even pulled out our wands."
Vincent knew that Dumbledore was right, and so was his brother Aberforth.
Were the three Muggle boys wrong?
No, what is wrong is the antagonism between wizards and Muggles caused by ignorance.
"Gellert cast the Cruciatus Curse on Aberforth, and I pointed my wand at him."
Dumbledore leaned down, stretched out his hand tremblingly, and placed it on Ariana's tombstone.
"We all ignored one thing, and we foolishly didn't stop until she fell down."
But it was too late, Ariana had already left.
Grindelwald ran away.
At her funeral, Aberforth broke Albus's nose.
"I don't know whose curse it is. I once asked Gellert specifically. He just smiled and shook his head and said he didn't know."
Albus and Grindelwald parted ways.
From then on, the guilt and regret about Ariana have been with him all the way until now.
Vincent understood.
Since that day, Dumbledore has been trapped in the past.
He refuses any change or anything that breaks the status quo.
"Professor, I'm afraid I will disappoint you."
Dumbledore shook his head slightly, "What made me determined to fight against Gellert was actually not his ideas.
As time goes by, ‘for the greater good’ has completely become an excuse.”
If you want to succeed in your career, you cannot avoid some dilemmas.
Vincent looked at Aurelius Dumbledore's tombstone, "Professor, who is this?"
"The real master of Fawkes." Dumbledore stood up, "He is another tragedy for our family."
He seemed to have no intention of telling the story.
But just by relying on Ariana's story, Vincent has solved the doubts that have troubled him for a long time.
Dumbledore would not initiate change, but he would not object to others doing so either.
What he opposed was Grindelwald, who deviated halfway, and Voldemort, who was wrong from the beginning.
"Professor, I will not make a decision that I will regret for the rest of my life."
"very good!"
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Three days later, the local court in Surrey County accepted Harry's case.
Eric used a few small connections to make the entire trial process go very quickly.
The night before the trial, Harry still didn't know what choice to make.
forgive?
Still don’t forgive?
He really wanted to find someone to talk to, but whether it was the Wayne family or Wes's family, all the answers told him to follow his heart.
"Ron, I can't sleep."
"Please, you've woken me up for the seventh time."
Harry, who was sitting on the bed, nudged him, "I'm going to court tomorrow, and I haven't decided what to do yet."
"Do what you want to do -" Ron responded weakly.
"Why don't you flip a coin before going in? After all, this is decided by fate."
Harry stopped.
He didn't look like he was worried about what to choose, but rather like he was looking for an excuse to convince himself.
9 a.m., Surry County Court.
There were many people present at the hearing, and most of them were wizards.
Of course the famous reporter Rita was there.
Vincent smiled at her.
She returned a brighter smile.
The judge in charge of the case didn't pay much attention to it at first, until he received a call from a captain.
Child abuse is such a serious problem and must be taken seriously!
From the time of acceptance to the hearing, it took less than a week in total.
The Wesleys and the Waynes sat in the second row, followed by the Grangers and the Diggorys.
The people in the front row were not the relatives of the Dursley family, but Dumbledore, Fudge and other elders.
"Connelly, I think their laws have a lot to learn from."
"Is that why you brought the entire Wizengamot here?"
"This is about Harry's future."
Fudge took a deep look at Dumbledore and said, "Albus, you have to know how difficult it is to change the law."
"I know, but everything is constantly changing."
"Let's talk about it later." Fudge stopped talking and turned his attention to the two defendants.
No matter what excuses you use, it can't change the fact that Petunia and Vernon are Harry's only relatives.
"Defendant, since you are not willing to support the plaintiff, why do you keep him at home?"
Petunia did not answer the judge's question directly, but Vernon said that she had a difficult time that she could not tell.
"Family, you are family." The judge shook his head and looked at Harry who was restless.
“Plaintiff, do you agree with the defendant’s statements about ‘punishment’ and other statements?”
"I-I-" Harry clenched his fists nervously.
If he approves, his uncle and aunt will be punished by law.
If you don't approve, it's equivalent to forgiving them.
"I don't agree!" Harry gradually unclenched his fists.
"But they are the only family I have and I don't want to see them go to jail for this."
Petunia and Vernon looked at him with horrified faces.
"Your honor, I believe they will make changes."
After everything that happened, Harry still regarded them as family.
Yin Fulin shook her head slightly at her lawyer friend.
Now that you have made a choice, you should avoid the same thing happening again.
"Your Honor, I would like to apply to the court for a supervision order against the two defendants until my client reaches the age of majority."
"Is there anyone to supervise?"
"Yes, it's Mr. Eric Wayne."
After a supervision order is issued, the supervisor has the obligation to provide advice, help and support to the child.
During the implementation process, if an emergency situation is encountered, you can also apply to the court for a decree or take emergency protective measures.
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With it, if Dursley wants to treat Harry like he did before, he must first get through Eric.
The judge granted the application for a supervision order.
"Defendant, are you willing to accept it?"
Petunia and Vernon looked at each other in silence, and finally nodded silently.
They may have expected this outcome, or they may have made all the mental preparations.
But agreeing to accept the supervision order actually means accepting Harry.