Albert was not surprised at all that the Ministry of Magic officially opened a trial for Umbridge. This was mainly due to Harry Potter. The young savior, following Albert's hint, seized the best opportunity to accept the reporter's interview.
The interview gave the Ministry of Magic a hard blow, which led to the politicians and bureaucrats in the Ministry having to abandon Umbridge.
Yes, abandon it.
Although Umbridge did a lot of bad things, she was just an executor. She received Fudge's instructions and was essentially working for the Ministry of Magic. As far as this matter is concerned, she does not need to bear full responsibility.
However, once this kind of thing is revealed, it will cause irreparable damage to the credibility of the Ministry of Magic. What's more, in the eyes of most politicians and bureaucrats, abuse of power is actually not a big deal.
Umbridge is an old man in the Ministry of Magic. She has a high position of authority, strong executive ability, and can please people. In the novel, after Scrimgeour came to power, in order to better control and stabilize the Ministry of Magic, he naturally would not deal with Umbridge.
Ridge, and Scrimgeour also had more pressing matters to deal with than Umbridge.
After Albert's interference, Harry Potter directly overturned the table. As the most influential savior at present, there are vague signs of leading public opinion against the Ministry of Magic. For political interests, Umbridge was naturally
Abandon it, otherwise God knows what will happen if Harry Potter says something to reporters one day.
As for the Ministry of Magic deliberately setting the time on the weekend to invite Harry Potter as a witness, it is actually just a formality. While convicting Umbridge, it can also win over Harry Potter and show the outside world that the Ministry of Magic is impartial.
, enhance the credibility of the Ministry of Magic.
But these things seemed ridiculous to Albert. If Harry Potter was an employee of the Ministry of Magic, maybe he would choose to compromise, but Harry Potter is not. He is just a person who has just been wronged and was targeted.
A young man of one year.
That means being easily influenced by emotions.
How can the beautiful fantasy of the Ministry of Magic be realized?
"Good morning, Professor Dumbledore."
Albert, wearing Wizengamot costume, appeared at the door of the principal's office. If he hadn't been attending Umbridge's trial today, Albert would never have appeared here, let alone attended.
However, today's trial is undoubtedly a big drama that is about to be staged. Albert has been preparing for it for a long time, so naturally he cannot miss it easily.
"Good morning, Anderson, you are always so punctual." Dumbledore glanced at the clock and greeted Albert with a smile.
"Has Harry Potter arrived?"
Albert didn't see Harry, so he asked casually.
"Not yet, I think Harry should be here soon."
As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, he saw Harry Potter rushing towards this direction.
"Harry Potter, are you ready?" Albert looked at the panting Harry and asked.
"what to prepare?"
Harry put his hands on his knees and gasped, obviously not understanding what Albert meant for a moment.
"You still need a little bit of luck." Albert took out the medicine bottle from his pocket and poured two Felixirs into Harry Potter. "This is my friendly sponsorship."
Dumbledore pretended not to see it, but he also knew why Albert gave Harry the elixir.
The last time, Harry, who had taken the Felixir, showed an astonishing performance in the courtroom.
"Oh, thank you. I have already read the information from last night. I will definitely be able to send her in this time." Harry put away the elixir and prepared to take it later, so as not to waste the effect of the elixir.
.
God knows when the Ministry of Magic will hold court. The last time the court was held was moved forward, and this time it might be postponed.
They made their way to the Ministry of Magic through the fireplace in the Headmaster's office.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the Ministry of Magic, they caused a big disturbance, especially the group of Aurors who all looked at Albert with extremely complicated eyes.
Of course, there were many wizards who greeted Albert and Dumbledore with smiles, especially Albert's old friends in the Wizengamot, who asked him about Umbridge.
"I was on the scene at the time, and Umbridge really jumped out of the school like a toad." Albert said with a smile: "Basically all the teachers and students in the school came to see her off."
"What a crazy woman."
Dumbledore pretended not to hear their conversation.
Everyone chatted and laughed as they headed to the trial room on the tenth floor underground.
This time, the time for the court session was quite accurate, and Harry, who had taken the elixir, looked very excited.
The guy who made him sit there for trial last time also needs to sit there for trial today.
The only thing that disappointed Harry was that Fudge was still serving as the interrogator.
This is not a good sign.
Just after eight o'clock, Fudge started the trial. He said with a gloomy face, "The trial on June 15th, the case of Umbridge, the Deputy Minister of Magic, abusing her power while serving as the senior investigating officer at Hogwarts."
really……
Harry's premonition came true, and Fudge planned to alleviate Umbridge's crime.
But he also has a plan.
Harry first smiled at Umbridge beside him, then raised his hand and interrupted: "Mr. Minister, I think your choice of words is inappropriate."
Fudge frowned. He never thought that Harry Potter would interrupt him directly.
"Mr. Potter, what's your problem?" Bones asked. She felt that this trial might not go smoothly. During the last trial, Harry Potter's fighting prowess surprised many people.
"If it is an abuse of power for Umbridge to send dementors to attack me, then it is also an abuse of power for her to use Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse on a large number of students in Hogwarts?" Harry said to Umbridge.
Under the stunned look, he smiled and turned his gaze to Fudge, "Or is it that Umbridge's administration of Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse to students is also within the authority granted by the Ministry of Magic?"
All right!
After using the Elixir of Fortune, Harry's combat power really exploded. One blow directly hit a vital point?
Abuse of power?
This kind of thing can be big or small, so Harry naturally couldn't let Fudge get away with it like this.
As soon as Harry finished speaking, the courtroom exploded, and members of the Wizengamot started discussing among themselves in whispers.
They have not forgotten that about a year ago, they also participated in the trial of Harry Potter here, and now the truth about the dementor attack has been completely revealed.
Umbridge sends dementors to attack Harry Potter?
What shocked everyone even more was that Umbridge actually used Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse on students.
News in newspapers can only be trusted to 30% of the news, but Harry Potter dared to say this here, so it is obviously true.
You know, even the Ministry of Magic is very strict about using Veritaserum to interrogate prisoners, let alone using Veritaserum in large quantities on Hogwarts students.
Is Umbridge crazy?
However, Harry Potter also accused Umbridge of using the Cruciatus Curse on students at Hogwarts.
According to the laws of the Ministry of Magic, anyone who uses the Unforgivable Curse can be sent directly to Azkaban without going through a trial.
Umbridge looked at Harry bitterly, and Fudge's face turned red as well, because Harry Potter was saying that everything Umbridge did was under Fudge's instruction.
However, before Fudge and the other judges could recover from the shock, they heard Harry continue, "Mr. Minister, you don't seem to look good. Could it be that you really ordered this matter?"
"Presumptuous!" Fudge roared angrily.
The entire Wizengamot completely exploded. Harry Potter directly and openly questioned the Minister of Magic. This was undoubtedly provoking the justice of the Ministry of Magic.
Even Bones felt that things were about to get worse, but before she could speak, Harry Potter spoke again.
"I remember this is a court, not a tavern." Harry raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, "Next, I am legally responsible for every word I say."
"I think our Mr. Cornelius Fudge is no longer fit to sit there and participate in this trial. It will affect the justice and fairness of the trial." Harry ignored Fudge's murderous gaze and continued, "Because there are various signs that show
, this whole thing is related to him, if what I said involves slandering the Minister of Magic, I can be imprisoned in Azkaban Prison for slandering the Minister of Magic."
The Savior goes to Azkaban prison?
That was naturally impossible. If such a thing really happened, the entire magical world would not explode completely, but Harry said it at this moment, leaving no way out for Fudge.
"According to the information revealed by Umbridge herself, Cornelius Fudge himself knew that she sent dementors to attack me. Can I think that this was done under the instruction of the Minister of Magic and in acquiescence?"
"Nonsense, I don't know about this at all." Fudge's face turned an ugly purple color, and he roared angrily at Harry below. He regretted not intervening in this matter and letting Harry Potter attend.
This trial.
There was a terrible silence in the courtroom. Everyone looked at Fudge. Even Bones frowned and looked at Fudge.
In fact, any member of the Wizengamot who had experienced the last dementor attack would still remember Fudge's ugly behavior.
"Now by a show of hands, please raise your hands if you think Cornelius Fudge is no longer fit to stay and preside over the court." Amelia Bones said suddenly.
"Bones..."
Fudge looked in disbelief at Amelia Bones, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
"Please leave the table temporarily."
Bones motioned Fudge to look at the Wizengamot members who raised their hands, shook his head slightly and said.
Fudge left his seat with a gloomy look on his face. Even uglier than Fudge was Umbridge, who was sitting below.
Fudge's departure means that she is completely finished. Otherwise, she cannot be charged with a serious crime based on the charge of abuse of power.
However, the appearance of Harry Potter cruelly overturns all this.
"Okay, now the court will reopen."
Amelia Bones turned her gaze to the Deputy Minister and said softly: "Dolores Jane Umbridge. You have been accused of abusing your power during your tenure at Hogwarts and instigating the dementors to attack Harry.
Mr. Potter, and used Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse on students at Hogwarts, do you have anything to refute?"
"No, I didn't." Umbridge retorted with excitement: "This is all Harry Potter's slander and revenge."
"During Umbridge's tenure at Hogwarts, a total of 123 educational orders were issued, 123 in one year." Harry admired the excited Umbridge with interest, and moved to the side, away from him.
, to prevent Umbridge from jumping on him.
"Article 67, students who possess sweets purchased from unauthorized suppliers will be expelled. Article 93, gives Umbridge the power to confiscate unauthorized books from students, Article 101, encourage
Students report upcoming suspicious or illegal activities." Harry took out a dozen parchments from his robe pocket, flipped through them casually, and listed three of them, "There are 123 similar regulations in total."
"Or are these 123 educational orders all from the Ministry of Magic and have nothing to do with Umbridge?" Harry asked, narrowing his eyes.
Naturally, it is impossible for the Ministry of Magic to admit this, as this would be very hateful.
Don't forget, students have families too.
Amelia Bones looked deeply at the pile of parchment in Harry Potter's hand, and then moved her gaze to Umbridge.
Before Amelia Bones could ask, Potter said again: "Oh, by the way, she also likes to confiscate students' wands, hang them up, beat them with whips, and starve them.
I like to use black magic props to punish students. If you need evidence, there are still marks on the back of my hands."
"I can't lie." Harry glanced at the back of his hand and said softly, "Thanks to Umbridge, I have always believed that a person should be honest."
"you……"
Umbridge's face turned red with anger. She finally figured out that she had been plotted by Harry, and everything was for today.
That's why Potter stimulated her to use the Cruciatus Curse that day.
But now I know it's too late.
Amelia Bones glanced at the back of Harry's raised hand. Although she couldn't see the writing on it, Potter undoubtedly didn't need to lie, because this kind of thing would be known through investigation and there was no way to hide it.
Or fake."
"Dolores Jane Umbridge, do you have anything to explain?"
"I'm just fulfilling the tasks given by the Ministry of Magic." Umbridge shouted with a face full of madness: "I admit that what I did was indeed a bit over the line, but at that time the entire Ministry of Magic hoped that Harry Potter could be shut down.
Mouth, I don’t want rumors of the mysterious man’s resurrection to spread, I’m just fulfilling my mission and using my authority to drive away Dumbledore and Potter.”
There was dead silence in the courtroom.
There are some things that can only be done but not said, but Umbridge said it.
A mission from the Ministry of Magic?
No, it should be said that the task given by Cornelius Fudge is more suitable.
Fudge, who remained in the Wizengamot jury box, turned paler and paler, and his lips kept trembling. After a long time, he said tremblingly: "I never ordered her to do that."
Such words obviously cannot deceive other people here. As the highest judicial body for wizards, the members who can appear here are all famous wizards.
No one is a fool.
What Umbridge did was obviously approved by Fudge. As Potter said before, Fudge instructed Umbridge to send dementors to attack Harry Potter.
Amelia Bones took a deep look at her boss. She suspected that Fudge would one day sit there and stand trial. The current situation was indeed not very friendly to Fudge. There were various signs that Fudge might be accused of collusion.
Mystery man.
"Mr. Potter accuses you of using Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse on students at Hogwarts. Do you have anything to refute?"
Not surprisingly, the charge of abuse of power was found. This was the charge that Umbridge was originally charged with, but now this charge... seems to be unimportant.
"I am a victim of Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse." Harry said calmly: "Umbridge used the Cruciatus Curse on me twice not long ago in an attempt to interrogate me about the so-called secret base of the Order of the Phoenix."
"As for Veritaserum, a large number of students at Hogwarts have taken drinks laced with Veritaserum. I remember that Mr. Anderson was one of the victims."
Everyone looked at Albert.
"Yes, this is indeed the case." Albert nodded and said, "As far as I know, at least fifty Hogwarts students have drank drinks spiked with Veritaserum. We can send someone to investigate. This
You can’t fake this kind of thing.”
"By the way, Umbridge also used the Cruciatus Curse on me, so I whipped her hard last time."
"Of course, I suggest using Veritaserum directly on Umbridge, so that the authenticity of the whole thing can be confirmed more quickly, so as to avoid the possibility of me or Mr. Harry lying, and to give Umbridge the final justice."
Amelia Bones was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement. They couldn't just listen to Harry Potter's one-sided words.
Evidence in court!
Fudge glared hard at Umbridge, signaling her to confess quickly, but his actions were meaningless.
The court finally gave Umbridge a small amount of Veritaserum as a last chance.
If she really hadn't done it, she would have been acquitted. However, Umbridge obviously couldn't withstand the interrogation of Veritaserum and told the truth.
Just as Harry expected, what Umbridge did had Fudge's acquiescence. As for whether he authorized it or not, it didn't actually matter because Fudge knew it.
The former Minister of Magic slumped down in his seat because he suspected that he might also go up there.
"Please raise your hands if you agree with the conviction of the crime." After Amelia Bones finished speaking, almost all of the Wizengamot jury raised their hands.
"Very well, Dolores Umbridge has been found guilty." Amelia Bones continued, "If you think these crimes should be sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban, please raise your hands."
Amelia Bones looked around at the hands raised, tapped her gavel, and delivered her sentence: "Dolores Umbridge... life in Azkaban."
Umbridge seemed to have lost her soul and collapsed on the chair. When she turned around and saw Harry, she rushed towards him like crazy: "It's all you, it's all you."
"Auror," Bones shouted.
"No, you should blame Fudge." Harry looked at the crazy Umbridge and said softly, "It was Fudge who put you in Azkaban prison, not me."