Chapter 246 Judgment
Ministry of Magic,
Wizengamot,
Hall of the Sages.
It was built in 1584 as a meeting hall provided by the Wizarding Council, the predecessor of the British Ministry of Magic.
And because there were 500 wizard members in the wizard council at that time, the hall was also known as the hall of 500 people.
At this time, the hall of the sages was brightly lit, and fifty torches shone on the pedestals of the walls, illuminating the stone pillars covered with classical decorations in the shape of scopolamine and grape leaves.
Dumbledore, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, was wearing a purple robe and standing in the center of the hall, presiding over a much-anticipated trial.
On both sides of the hall, there are rows of stone seats that gradually rise. A group of wizards sit in the front row, all wearing the same purple-red robes with silver "W" embroidered on their chests.
There are fifty red wizards in total, all of whom are members of the Wizengamot and need to participate in the final vote of this trial.
The rest of the hall of five hundred people is also filled with wizards:
Senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, celebrities from all walks of life, and reporters from major newspapers are all witnesses and were invited to participate in this public trial that was eleven years late.
At this moment, everyone focused their eyes on the blond boy in the middle of the hall... He was the one who grabbed Pettigrew Peter!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Rove sat on a chair indifferently, looking up at this beautiful conference room.
The Hall of the Sages has no windows, only a huge round hole with a diameter of seven meters in the dome, which looks a lot like the... Pantheon in Rome.
A ray of sunlight fell from the round hole, sprinkled in the center of the hall, and shone on the young man's face. The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he stretched out his right hand to cover his forehead in a bit of boredom.
The young man's small actions made many wizards find it interesting, as if he didn't come to participate in the trial, but to play.
"Please tell me who you are," Dumbledore said.
"My name is Rove Scamander." Rove moved his buttocks, and said calmly, "I'm a student of Hogwarts Hufflepuff College."
Hearing the surname Scamander, many people whispered.
"Silence!" Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "Mr. Scamander, how did you discover Pettigrew Peter?"
"I'm a student, a magizoologist and... a veterinarian, and I opened a Seria magical animal shop in Hogwarts, specializing in helping students treat animals." Rove said softly.
Many people laughed out loud. Is such a young boy still a veterinarian? !
"When I received a mouse named Banban, I found that its lifespan was very abnormal. It lived for eleven years." Rove said slowly:
"Banban's behavior is also very strange, he doesn't eat the food that mice eat, he likes to eat human cooked food, and he is not interested in female mice when he is supposed to be in heat.
I used drugs to force it several times, and none of the female mice became pregnant, which is very abnormal..."
Many people looked at the eloquent Rove speechlessly, and then looked at Peter with sympathy. Did he really mate with a female mouse?
"Professor McGonagall is an outstanding transfiguration master, she happens to be an Animagus, and I personally..."
Rove originally wanted to say, "I did it myself", but he remembered that Professor McGonagall was also invited to participate in the public trial, so he coughed quickly and said:
"I've seen it with my own eyes, so I suspect that the mouse is an Animagus."
Professor McGonagall, who was sitting in the seat listening, glared at Rove fiercely. If this was Hogwarts, she would have already deducted ten points from him!
Rove whispered his carefully polished words, his voice was steady, without any stage fright, it seemed more like he was answering a trivial question in class.
After listening to it, many people also lamented that this young man was so sharp and intelligent.
"Peter Pettigrew, do you admit to Mr. Scamander's accusation?" Dumbledore turned and asked, "He said you were an illegal Animagus?"
"I admit it, but that's no proof I'm a traitor," Peter screamed.
Although Peter Pettigrew has admitted his crimes in the principal's office and the Ministry of Magic, he still wants to struggle in the face of a public trial.
"What's the reason why an innocent 'hero' is willing to be a mouse for eleven years?" Dumbledore asked.
"Because I'm scared!" screamed Pettigrew Peter, "I got the spy Sirius Black in Azkaban, he's You-Know-Who's most powerful follower and he's very influential.
Maybe some of his supporters will come after me... I'm so scared! "
The audience whispered again, scoffing at this statement. After all, no matter how dangerous it is, can it be more dangerous than the Boy Who Lived?
"Bring Sirius Black up," Dumbledore ordered.
Hearing these words, Peter trembled all over.
Two Aurors strode forward, one moving the heavy bronze latch and the other pulling the door inward.
I saw two tall dementors slowly sliding towards the center of the room, their rotting dead hands clutching the arm of the man in the middle.
Many people stood up, trying to see Sirius Black clearly.
Black had been transferred to the Ministry of Magic for some time, and now he looked much cleaner in his robes, but he was still skinny, with dark eyes sunken in his skinny face.
When Blake saw Peter, he rushed over madly, like a tiger running out of the jungle, ran to Peter, lowered his head and bit him on the face.
Not even the dementors reacted!
The Auror rushed over, trying to push Blake away, but he still refused to let go, and Peter gradually had difficulty breathing.
Dumbledore raised his wand, Black grunted in pain, and was forced to let go abruptly. He staggered and fell to the ground.
Black still wanted to stand up, but the chain on a chair suddenly shone golden, and then wrapped around Black like a snake, dragged him away, and tied him to the chair.
Peter's ears had already been torn off by Blake, his mouth was covered with blood, he was chewing heavily, his mouth roaring like a beast.
After swallowing completely, Black licked the blood from the corner of his mouth with his rough but warm tongue.
After licking it all up, he sat down on a chair and laughed hysterically.
Such a terrifying scene made people dare not look at it again. Many cowardly witches fainted from fright.
Peter burst into tears. There were teeth marks on his face, the wound was so deep that the bones were almost visible, and blood was gurgling from half of his face because of the rough pulling just now.
Peter was in excruciating pain, but his hands were bound and he couldn't move at all.
Snape sat on the high platform, watched this scene, clenched his fists, and remained silent.
Dumbledore waved his wand, and the wound on Peter's ear was slowly healing, but the ear had been eaten by Black and could no longer be repaired.
Minister Fudge stood up uneasily. He felt that Black was so uncooperative that the trial was unnecessary.
But Dumbledore waved his hand, and he made Black completely quiet with just one sentence.
"Sirius Black, I am conducting a trial now, please cooperate!
Remember, this is your only chance to leave Azkaban and meet Harry Potter. "
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