Along with Dumbledore's voice, the wizards turned their eyes away from the sky and followed the sights of Dumbledore and others back to the trial table with chains on both sides located directly in front of the main trial table.
On the chair.
At some point, Rubeus Hagrid, Severus Snape, and Otto Apokalis had appeared beside the chair, with particularly solemn expressions on their faces—in fact,
When Dumbledore read out the first name, they had already arrived in the middle of the field, looking up at the names blooming in the sky.
"Professor Dumbledore, where is Peter Pettigrew?"
Cornelius Fudge frowned and asked with confusion on his face.
Except for the three wizards, he saw no other figure in the center of the venue. If it weren't for his trust and reason in Dumbledore, he almost thought that Peter Pettigrew had run away again, or that everything was just a farce.
Dumbledore shook his head slightly, raised his finger and pointed forward.
"He is already there, Mr. Minister, but not in the shape you are familiar with."
"Um?"
Cornelius Fudge squinted his eyes and took a closer look. Only then did he realize that Hagrid had placed a strange iron cage on the trial chair. The hybrid giant's big hand covered the cage hard, making a terrible clicking sound.
, which makes people worry that he will accidentally crush the cage directly.
And in that cage reinforced by magic...
"If you mean the chair, sorry, I only saw a mouse..."
Cornelius Fudge looked at Dumbledore with a funny face. He began to wonder if all this was a farce arranged by the increasingly crazy old wizard, just to trick everyone into Hogwarts and start a show.
...a memorial service?
"It's a rat, but it's not, Cornelius." Dumbledore replied calmly.
"What are you talking about - could he still be -"
However, before Cornelius Fudge could finish speaking, he saw two dazzling blue lights erupting from the wands of Severus Snape and Otto Apocalypse, one on the left and the other on the right.
The gray mouse was curled up and shivering in the cage.
The next moment, a short, haggard wizard with a pair of watery mung bean eyes, a pointed mouse-like nose, and a somewhat bald head appeared on the judgment chair under the gaze of all the wizards present.
Immediately afterwards, the chains on the armrests on both sides of the chair suddenly glowed with golden light, and then moved like snakes, wrapping around Peter Pettigrew who was about to struggle, and tied him there tightly, unable to move.
Peter Pettigrew was breathing rapidly and looking around, with an extremely panicked expression on his face. The names floating above were like dazzling sunlight. Whenever he raised his head, he would subconsciously dodge.
"This, this is... Animagus, impossible, but how is it possible for Peter Pettigrew..."
Cornelius Fudge stood up suddenly and looked in disbelief at the wizard in front of him who suddenly transformed from a mouse into a human form. If he had not been confused in knowledge, Animagus is an extremely advanced branch of transformation.
.
According to statistics, the number of adult wizards in the entire magic world who can successfully complete this spell is less than one in a thousand.
And just like his reaction, there was a sudden commotion and quiet introductions in the stands of the surrounding Hogwarts Quidditch stadium. There are seven known Animagus registered in this century.
But now, they saw the eighth person.
"Yes, Peter Pettigrew is an unregistered Animagus and a deeply hidden magical genius. I think that through this simple fact, everyone can clearly and quickly understand the strength of Peter Pettigrew."
Accompanied by flashes of flashing lights and people's confused discussions, Dumbledore stepped forward slightly and looked around at the people and reporters in the stands. The wizard's robe on his body was suddenly replaced by a purple Wesson robe.
Gamo robe.
However, unlike the Wizengamot members at the back, Dumbledore, as the chief magician, has a golden pattern on the edge of his robe, and the "w" on his left chest is also pure gold.
"Now, everyone is silent!"
The old man's expression was extremely solemn, a reflection flashed on the lenses on the bridge of his twisted nose, and his voice was as loud as a bell.
"Magical calendar year 999, April 21st. Location: Hogwarts."
"The Supreme Wizarding Court of the Wizengamot is now officially in session!"
"Peter Pellum, according to international wizarding law and the British Wizengamot Court Rules, you will be charged with five criminal acts. These five criminal acts are: planning, preparing, initiating and executing murder or anti-social behavior.
Terrorist actions against humanity, in addition to these four items, also include crimes involving participation in common plans or conspiracies for the above purposes.”
"Interrogator: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot and Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Cornelius Oswal, Minister of Magic
De Forge; Amelia Susan Burns, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement..."
"Due to the lack of witnesses for the defendant and the possible negative impact that the defendant's case may have on the wizarding world, as the chief magician of the Wizengamot, I apply to the court to directly use veritaserum to conduct all subsequent inquiries."
Dumbledore turned around calmly and looked at the members of the Wizengamot behind him, as well as the Minister of Magic and the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. His face was calm and solemn, with no trace of joy or anger, and it made people feel as if the air was
It's like they were all tightly held.
Veritaserum is a magical potion used to force the user to tell the truth. As long as three drops, the deepest secrets can be revealed to the world. Therefore, the Ministry of Magic has very strict regulations and regulations on the use of this potion.
control.
However, for wizards who are prepared in advance, there is a possibility that Veritaserum will be resisted.
Wizards may control the Veritaserum potion in their throats to insist that they are innocent; they may also turn the potion into something else the moment it touches them... Because of this, Veritaserum
It is not as easy to use in wizard courts as imagined, and is rarely used in the trial stage, especially in such large-scale public trials.
Following Dumbledore's voice, the members of the Wizengamot began to discuss in low voices. Everyone's eyes were focused on the main judgment stand, most of which were on Dumbledore, and the rest on Fudge and Bo.
On Enns.
Because according to the procedure, after the presiding officer Albus Dumbledore made a request to the court and the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Amelia Bones, the other two interrogators in the public trial, needed to first
Statement - Strictly speaking, this proposal still needs to be approved by the Ministry of Magic and the Department of Legal Enforcement, but at this time, this trouble is simply omitted.
Facing Dumbledore's gaze, Cornelius Fudge was slightly flustered and seemed a little at a loss.
However, when he saw the short wizard who was tied to the judgment chair not far away, Fudge's face suddenly flashed with murderous intent, his eyes quickly became firm, he nodded, and raised his hand proactively,
Said calmly.
"Cornelly Fudge, second the motion! But as the Minister of Magic, I request the Auror Office to check the defendant's mental condition, and whether there is any magic spell attached to his body, and whether there are any traces of the use of potions."
"Amelia Bones, second the motion! As the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, I would like to remind you in accordance with existing laws that confessions obtained under the use of Veritaserum can only be used as a reference for concluding guilt.
The basis is evidence that cannot lead to a conclusion of innocence - and the above testimony must be corroborated by more than one person or other reliable physical evidence."
Immediately afterwards, Amelia Bones, who was sitting next to Cornelius Fudge, also raised her hand to express partial agreement, and from the perspective of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, she methodically put forward her own suggestions and tips.
Although this is the first time they have participated in a large-scale public trial, for Fudge and Bones, this is an opportunity to re-establish the image of the Ministry of Magic and eliminate the doubts that the outside world has had about the Ministry of Magic's trial process.
Regarding this point, the two of them had already communicated with Albus Dumbledore on the way from Hogwarts Castle to the trial venue. What is now unfolding in front of people is just a carefully prepared event.
It's just a performance.
Of course, what has been determined so far is only the general process and basic vocabulary of the trial.
As for the final result, even Elena, who planned everything, was less than 80% sure.
As the opinions of the three Dumbledores were unified, the members of the Wizengamot sitting in the back also quickly completed the vote. In the face of this financial fraud that swept the entire wizarding world, the more complex the wizards with social attributes, the more
The easier it is to get involved, so the result of the vote is naturally without any suspense - extremely rare, unanimous vote.
"...Very good, it seems that all judges and juries are already victims."
Elena put down the monocular telescope in her hand and nodded secretly with satisfaction.
Ever since she paid the first copper nut, this was destined to be a revenge performance in the name of justice that seemed legal, but in fact was not fair and objective at all.
What Elena needs to do is to set the stage and let the Ministry of Magic and the wizards play on the established trajectory and achieve the results they expect through their own efforts and decisions.
Because only in this way will no hidden dangers be left for the future.
People never care about the truth…
In other words, people have always only cared about what kind of truth is more suitable for them.