There was deathly silence in the spacious Quidditch pitch.
For a moment, the only thing left in the entire venue was the deep and dull voice of Peter Pettigrew.
"What a perfect plan this was. Overnight, I offered the great Dark Lord his two most troublesome wizards, James Potter and Lily Potter, as well as the dangerous child in the prophecy...
...After the Dark Lord removes the Potters, Sirius, who realizes something is wrong, will be the first to rush to the scene. Of course, it may also be Hagrid, a fool... Anyway, the Order of the Phoenix will definitely be in chaos by then... But,
but……"
"Shut up! Bastard! You despicable, dirty traitor!"
Hagrid Rube suddenly roared, and the face of the hybrid giant was full of anger. He raised his fist angrily and smashed it hard at the short wizard who was bound on the judgment chair. His huge fist brought up
Howling wind.
On the other side, Sirius Black let out a terrifying grunt from his throat, as if he had lost his mind, and threw himself fiercely in the direction of Peter Pettigrew, and black hair seemed to begin to grow on the man's face.
Behind him, Snape suddenly raised his wand and pointed it hard at Peter Pettigrew.
"That's enough, everyone, calm down!"
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Before everyone could react, two old and powerful voices suddenly sounded at the same time, and a violent wave of fire suddenly erupted with Peter Pettigrew as the center, instantly killing the three wizards who rushed towards Peter Pettigrew.
Fly away.
Immediately afterwards, the flat ground of the Quidditch pitch suddenly began to twist and move. The soil sank neatly down, burying the three wizards half-body in it. Three pairs of rough arms composed of stones and soil held down the struggling wizards.
of three people.
The two old wizards held their wands high and stood side by side in front of Peter Pettigrew's judgment chair, as if they were a city wall that no one could cross. They exuded huge, despairing magic power and looked calmly at the wizards around them.
"Continue to ask, Mr. Minister..."
Albus Dumbledore raised his head, looked at the panicked Cornelius Fudge not far away, and smiled slightly.
"If you have anything else you're interested in, you can ask. There's no need to worry..."
"Yeah, okay, I thank you two for maintaining order."
Cornelius Fudge glanced at the three wizards who were subdued in less than a second, as well as the surrounding circle of wizards who were pushed away by the violent wave of fire. He swallowed with some difficulty, and his previous comfortable expression disappeared instantly.
not see.
At a glance, it looked as if someone had suddenly let the air out of a lively balloon.
In addition to Dumbledore who disappeared from his side in an instant, the power displayed by the old wizard who was suspected of being "Paracelsus" was also frightening. At least he still doesn't know what the opponent used.
When some magic spell ignited the circle of flames, he felt a sudden heart palpitation even though he was seven or eight meters away.
Not only Snape and others, but also the media reporters standing on the outside. At this time, many people were slightly affected by the residual power of the fire wave, and they were huddled together in a mess, which looked particularly special.
Embarrassed.
"It's okay. I just hope Mr. Minister can understand that Hagrid and the others were a little too excited for a while."
Dumbledore smiled gently, and as he spoke, the old wizard's eyes paused on the parchment in Cornelius Fudge's hand, and said meaningfully, "Anyway, business matters are more important, please continue to inquire.
…”
"Ahem!" Otto Apokalis raised his eyebrows and cleared his throat quietly.
"Or, for now, let me ask you what happens next?"
Dumbledore, who was about to leave, suddenly changed the subject and paused. Instead of continuing to walk towards the main trial stand where the members of the Wizengamot were, he stood in front of Peter Pettigrew with Professor Otto Apocalypse.
,.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, looked at the wizard in front of him with slight disgust, and said softly.
"Okay, we have heard enough about the tragedy of that night... Peter Pettigrew, now tell us what happened when you and Black met again, until you turned into a mouse and ran away."
As if he didn't see what was happening outside, Peter Pettigrew still answered in a calm tone.
"The Dark Lord has failed. I know that Sirius Black will be crazy to seek revenge on me after he comes back to his senses. But the Dark Lord who was able to provide me with shelter is no longer here. I must find a way to survive on my own."
Hiding and escaping are useless, because Dumbledore is still here, so I have to die once."
"In order for Blake to find me as soon as possible, I did not hide my traces. Instead, I walked through the streets in a swaggering manner, making a sign that I was looking for someone. Of course, Blake blocked me at the first time, but
Before he could speak, I yelled at him loudly for betraying Lily and James, then used the wand hidden behind my back to blow up the street, killing all the Muggles within twenty feet and then joined the other rats.
Got into the gutter..."
"Peter, you despicable and shameless guy, how long have you been pretending?"
Sirius Black gasped heavily and let out a low growl.
Following his unsuccessful Animagus transformation, the spell Snape had placed on him was broken away, and Black glared at Peter Pettigrew fiercely, as if he was meeting the man in front of him for the first time.
"It's not your fault, Black," Dumbledore shook his head and said extremely calmly, "As you can see, Peter Pettigrew successfully deceived everyone. He is much smarter than we thought, and of course...
It is much more dangerous. In fact, in addition to betraying the Order of the Phoenix, he later committed more unimaginable evil acts."
"Other...evil acts?"
Sirius Black frowned and asked subconsciously.
However, Dumbledore did not answer his question immediately. Instead, he stood up straight first. After searching the surrounding stands, his blue eyes flashed with excitement and he nodded calmly.
"Yes, this is also the second part of the trial we will be going through today to mortgage Hogwarts."
"Mortgage Hogwarts?! What is that..." A look of astonishment appeared on Black's face.
However, at this time, Dumbledore no longer stayed in front of the judgment chair. The old man turned his head and exchanged a look with "Otto Apocalypse" before turning towards the main judgment seat where there was silence in the back.
Go.
Dumbledore waved his hand casually as he passed the wizards trapped on the ground.
"By the way, Hagrid, Severus, you two take Black to the side for a while. In view of the previous situation, the protection work here is temporarily left to Professor Apocalypse and Ao from the Ministry of Magic.
It’s done.”
With the voice of Albus Dumbledore, the mud and stone arms that restrained the three people instantly melted and submerged into the ground again. In less than a few seconds, the Quidditch pitch returned to its previous smoothness.
Smooth appearance.
This...this is...
Cornelius Fudge's eyes couldn't help but open a little wider, and his heart became more and more shocked.
Compared with the previous chaos, this time people finally saw Dumbledore's spellcasting process with their own eyes. Even though everyone had focused their attention on Dumbledore, they still didn't see how he completed these magics.
.
There were no spells, no gestures, not even the use of a wand, just a light wave of the hand, and he completed so many difficult transformation magics that changed the terrain in a small area...
Is this the true strength of Albus Dumbledore, the legendary wizard at the top of the entire wizarding world?!
On the other side, where no one was paying attention, Otto Apokalis sighed helplessly and slowly stopped waving the wand hidden in his large magic robe. Gellert's damn expressiveness,
Never changed.
If it were him, he really wouldn't be able to make such a natural fake move.
…
"Dumble, Professor Dumbledore, this is your parchment."
As Dumbledore returned to the main trial stand, Cornelius Fudge reflexively dodged back slightly, then immediately reacted and quickly handed the parchment in his hand to the old man to cover up his brief gaffe.
.
"Thank you, Mr. Minister."
Dumbledore took the parchment with a smile, and said humbly and politely, "I hope you won't mind my self-initiated spellcasting just now, as well as the fact that I conducted the final interrogation on your behalf. Now I still ask you to make the final decision, right?"
"
"Professor, you'd better call me Cornelius as usual, there's no need to be so harsh."
Cornelius Fudge waved his hand and his voice became slightly strange.
After a slight pause, Cornelius Fudge glanced at Sirius Black not far away, as well as Peter Pettigrew, who was still sitting on the judgment chair with his eyes blank, and took a deep breath with a loud voice.
said.
"As the Minister of Magic and the interrogator of this public trial, I announce the withdrawal of all charges against Sirius Black ten years ago, and at the same time change the target of all original charges to Peter Pettigrew, and take back Peter Pettigrew's order of Sir Merlin.
Medal...Now I ask the jury to vote. If you agree with the content of this verdict, please raise your hands!"
The next moment, the Wizengamot members sitting behind Cornelius Fudge and others raised their hands in unison.
The wizards in the surrounding stands burst into warm applause and cheers. People were cursing Peter Pettigrew loudly and praising Sirius Peter who was leaving the center of the field to vent their emotions that had been building up for a while.
"Very good, very good... unanimously approved."
Dumbledore nodded happily, then his voice became serious, and a dangerous smile flashed across his lips.
"Then, let's start the trial of the second case."
"Peter Pettigrew, about you lurking in Hogwarts Castle, stealing the land deeds of the Slytherin family, going to Gringotts Wizarding Bank for illegal mortgages, trying to destroy the friendship between human wizards and goblins, and destroying the tranquility of Hogwarts.
Do you admit your behavior? Please tell the court truthfully what your motives and the entire criminal process were!"