Chapter five hundred and eighty first mirror flower water moon
In the past, the noisy and bustling Quidditch pitch became a little depressing as the hidden history was revealed one by one.
There was an uneasy silence filling the air. Before they knew it, all the wizards were subconsciously slowing down their breathing, quietly witnessing this public trial that was destined to shock the entire magical world and leave a mark in history.
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Gradually, only the questions and answers from Peter Pettigrew and Dumbledore remained.
"...for ten years...if you include the time when the Dark Lord was still there, it would be almost eleven years...Every night, after everyone falls asleep, I start wandering around Hogwarts...
Most of the time, he takes the form of animagus, and occasionally returns to his human form and enters some hidden magic rooms..."
"So, you already discovered the Slytherin family's land deed during the last school year?"
"Yes, towards the end of last school year, I found the castle title document left by Salazar Slytherin in a secret room in the Slytherin common room, and quietly transferred it to my Weasley room.
In the mouse’s den at home.”
"So was all this planned by Voldemort before?"
"Yes, we originally planned to shake your legitimacy after finding the land title documents, but unfortunately..."
"Then let's talk about the deal at Gringotts. How did you mortgage Hogwarts step by step?"
Dumbledore read the questions preset on the parchment line by line, patiently waiting for Peter Pettigrew's answer.
In order to ensure that no loopholes would be left, this was an interrogation that had not been rehearsed in advance. Except for some of the memories implanted in Peter Pettigrew's mind, all the questions were deliberated over and over again by Elena and the three of them many times.
finally decided.
The old wizard looked at the puppet-like wizard not far away, with a hint of irony in his eyes. Originally, according to the situation of most normal wizards, replacing large sections of memory and implanting false information is an extremely complicated matter.
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Because human memory and emotions are inherently difficult to control and describe. Even an ordinary fragment of daily life will contain various subtle emotional fluctuations. Once these emotional fluctuations are modified or replaced, they will
It is difficult to form distinct small fragments without leaving any trace.
However, over the years, Peter Pettigrew has existed in the form of Animagus for almost 99% of the time.
This also means that his information acquisition in the human-descriptible and observable dimension will be more than one level weaker than that of a normal human wizard. More importantly, he still sleeps in the form of a mouse most of the time.
To use Gilderoy Lockhart's words, Peter Pettigrew is the easiest "blank canvas" to modify and add memories he has seen over the years. As long as you are careful enough, you will almost never have one in your lifetime.
The risk of being exposed.
You know, they don't even need to work hard to conceive too many complete sequences and event logic. They only need to intercept the blank memory points of Peter Pettigrew every night, insert a similar experience of a night tour in the castle, and add new memory fragments.
Just connect the two ends at the beginning of the dream.
What is really complicated is the previous scenes about Sirius Black and some involving the specific image of Voldemort. However, under the suggestion of chief director Elena Kaslana, most of Voldemort's orders are also passed through "secret orders".
It is sent by means of "message transmission", "secret message that burns after reading", "voice magic", etc.
So much so that at the end of the operation, Dumbledore almost had the illusion that these were "real history", if it weren't for the fact that he saw with his own eyes how this naughty kid piled gold coins at the school gate.
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Compared to the straightforwardness of Avada's Kedavra, Elena's use of the Oblivion Curse is, to a certain extent, more frightening and unsettling.
On this matter, Dumbledore and Grindelwald have reached a consensus. After a period of time, they must advance the magic world's control of memory magic at all costs. The use of "forgetfulness" must not be used as it is now.
It's up to you.
Of course, this once again proves the truth that the two old wizards have gradually understood over the past few days: no matter what magic is in Elena's hands, it may be extremely dangerous. It is never the magic that is dangerous, but the white-haired dumpling.
Fortunately, the child has not yet successfully mastered the "Forgetting Curse".
Just when Grindelwald was slightly distracted, Peter Pettigrew's new round of statements was coming to an end.
"...As for those gold coins, of course it is impossible to transport them out and hide them elsewhere...According to the Dark Lord's previous plan, I asked the goblins of Gringotts to deposit all the proceeds from the mortgage of Hogwarts into Lesterland.
Qi’s treasury…”
"As for the place where the signature is signed, of course my name is written on the real contract... However, I suggest that the goblins find a random student who handles currency exchange at Gringotts and move the signature position and document slightly.
Forging a fake contract to deceive the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts..."
Regarding the content of this memory, Elena almost copied all the scenes and details in her memory.
Therefore, compared with some previous chatter, the description of the scene, the specific appearance of the goblins, and the content of the negotiations are even more authentic and reliable. The Ministry of Magic and the wizards who were present were almost immersed in the scene again.
Listening to the voice of Peter Pettigrew, he relived the business negotiation that took place underground in Gringotts.
While everyone was feeling a little dizzy, they once again became more wary of Peter Pettigrew.
Such a wizard full of wisdom and scheming can actually hide his talents for decades. Just thinking about it makes people feel a little shuddering. There is no doubt that Peter Pettigrew is not an ordinary Death Eater at all. He even
It is very possible that it is the secret brain of the dark forces that people have been looking for.
"It's really a bottomless, interlocking conspiracy... It can even be done to frame students..."
Cornelius Fudge sneered and snorted, a look of disdain on his face.
"Oh, stupid and greedy goblins, do you really think that just pushing out a Hogwarts student and forging a contract can hide it from everyone's sight?! Even if you don't know that you are causing trouble behind your back, smart magic
It is impossible for a ministry official to be deceived by such absurd lies.”
Cough, cough.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, glanced at Fudge with a half-smile, and cleared his throat.
It was only then that Cornelius Fudge seemed to realize that he had once again accidentally interrupted the interrogation. He skillfully bowed slightly to apologize, and raised his left arm rather apologetically, signaling Dumbledore to continue the trial.
Hey, stupid and immature politicians.
Dumbledore (played by Grindelwald) flashed a trace of deeply hidden contempt in his eyes, and the warm smile on his face did not change at all. Instead of continuing to ask Peter Pettigrew, he turned around and smiled at Fudge.
He lifted the parchment in his hand.
"Actually, I feel that everything has almost come to light and the trial can be over."
Dumbledore looked at the trial seat behind him with a calm face and said in a relaxed tone.
"As you can see, I have almost finished all the questions that need to be interrogated here. Since Peter Pettigrew has stored all his illegal gains in Gringotts, all that is left is for the Ministry of Magic to send someone to
It would be great if Gringotts Wizarding Bank took back the contract. As far as I know, Bellatrix Lestrange, the legal descendant of the Lestrange family, should still be imprisoned in Azkaban at this time.
Gringotts doesn't even have any reason to refuse to open the vault."
"Directly...take back the Hogwarts contract? Why?"
Cornelius Fudge blinked and looked at Dumbledore with confusion.
In his understanding, the entire trial seemed to have only been halfway through, and the verdict regarding Peter Pettigrew had not even been pronounced yet. Fudge did not understand why Dumbledore suddenly announced that it was over.
More importantly, Cornelius Fudge vaguely felt as if he had missed an extremely important step.
"As long as Gringotts Wizarding Bank didn't have the audacity to remove the wealth from the wizard's vault in advance, or simply deceived poor Peter Pettigrew from the beginning, and simply failed to fulfill the loan mortgage contract, we would all be in Les
A huge sum of money belonging to Hogwarts was found in the Strange family's treasury."
After glancing at the Minister of Magic who didn't seem to fully understand what he meant, Albus Dumbledore spread his hands, looked around at the Wizengamot members who were also confused, and explained patiently in a soft voice.
"Whether it is directly using part of the funds to repay Hogwarts in advance, or the contract is invalid from the beginning because Gringotts unilaterally broke the contract in advance... No matter from which perspective,
Now we can all get the Hogwarts property deed directly from Gringotts, right? Mr. Minister."
"It seems...well...yes, if we follow the procedure, we need to go to Gringotts to collect evidence..."
Cornelius Fudge turned his head and communicated quietly with Amelia Bones, the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He nodded with some uncertainty and said in a slow voice, "Judging from the current situation, in
During the evidence collection process, the legality of the mortgage of the Hogwarts title was already self-evident..."
"So," Dumbledore blinked happily, "the real Death Eater has been caught, Sirius Black has regained his innocence, and the Hogwarts mortgage incident has been successfully resolved. Everyone, let us prepare.
Start raising your hands to vote to recover the assets belonging to Hogwarts... Then, today's public trial agenda is all over, right?"
Asset recovery? End of public trial?
"Wait! It's not over yet! The trial can't be over yet!"
At this moment, the thing that had been lingering in Cornelius Fudge's mind suddenly became clear. The short, stout man jumped up as if his butt was on fire and stood in front of the main judge.
In front of the stage.
"Professor Dumbledore, you have finished asking the questions here, but the Ministry of Magic has another very serious and terrifying question that requires Mr. Peter Pettigrew to answer immediately."
Cornelius Fudge looked at Peter Pettigrew fiercely and roared loudly.
"Peter Pettigrew, what is your relationship with this scam [American Magical Federal Reserve System]?!"
Along with Cornelius Fudge's roar, the entire Quidditch field seemed to freeze for a moment. People who were immersed in Voldemort's past suddenly reacted and invariably turned their attention to Peter Pettigrew.
On the body.
Facing the gazes of thousands of wizards, Peter Pettigrew unconsciously grinned and answered in a calm tone.
"Oh, this was opened by me and the goblins. I am the company's registrant..."