Chapter 484: Caught playing truant?

Chapter 484: Caught playing truant?

Chapter 484: Caught playing truant?

Peter's strangeness quickly attracted the attention of the people around him, mainly because his current state was so abnormal.

If Scrimgeour had not checked the other party's identity before, some people would even think that he was transformed by Dumbledore using transfiguration.

 In other words, being controlled by the Imperius Curse... Although this idea is a bit funny, it is not impossible.

 Soon, Scrimgeour walked over again.

 But after all, he was just an Auror, not a therapist at St. Mungo's. Faced with this situation, he didn't know what to do specifically, so he could only use a few detection spells as usual.

"No problem." Scrimgeour shook his head and said, "I think he probably got some stimulation and couldn't accept it for a while, so he became like this."

 Fudge breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, what he was most worried about did not happen.

"I suggest suspending the retrial!" At this time, Crouch suddenly said: "His current state is obviously unable to be interrogated. I think he should be sent to St. Mungo's first, and then retried when he can communicate normally."

 On the steps behind him, some people immediately raised their hands and echoed.

"I agree…"

"agree…"

 “Let’s send it to St. Mungo’s first.”

There are many supporters.

 Fudge narrowed his eyes tightly and said, "Barty, I don't think this is necessary."

The reason why he conducted the retrial so suddenly was to catch Crouch off guard. Of course, it was impossible for him to agree to suspend the retrial.

"Amelia..." He looked at the witch wearing glasses next to him and asked, "I remember that Veritaserum should be used in this situation, right?"

 The Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic, Amelia Bones, was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay."

Although veritaserum is not a conventional trial method, it can be used if the person being tried refuses or is unable to cooperate.

  Or you can use it directly if you encounter cases that have a major impact.

 And these two... Peter Pettigrew seems to fit all of them.

"I object!" Crouch said angrily: "I do not deny that Director Bones is familiar with the "Wizengamot Trial Law", but I think you must have overlooked one point, minister, that is, more than half of the Veritaserum can only be used if the judge agrees.

"Let's vote now. I think Peter Pettigrew should be sent to St. Mungo's."

 Speaking, he raised his hand first.

On the high platform behind him, people raised their hands one after another to agree with his point of view, but the number was not large, only about one-third.

"Don't forget..." A person sitting behind Crouch said suddenly: "Veritaserum also has disadvantages. If Peter Pettigrew's memory is modified, then his words will become unreliable. I mean, sending him to St. Mungo's is just the right time to check his memory."

 After a moment, more people raised their hands.

 You don’t even need statistics, you can see at a glance that there are more people who are against the use of truth serum now.

 Seeing this scene, Fudge panicked a little and began to look at Dumbledore frequently.

 But neither Dumbledore nor Sirius Black spoke, they just watched quietly.

 Soon, the statistical results came out.

 Out of the one hundred judges present, fifty-nine were opposed to the use of veritaserum.

“More than half of the people objected,” Amelia said. “The motion to use veritaserum was dismissed and the trial continued.”

Fudge was even more panicked. He didn't understand. He had obviously thought of everything... First, he exposed Peter Pettigrew's fake death in public, and then used Veritaserum to restore the truth of the year. Finally, the dust settled and he gave Crouch a heavy blow.

 But why would such a perfect plan go so wrong?

Veritaserum can no longer be used now. Once Peter Pettigrew is sent to St. Mungo's, who knows when he will recover. If it takes a year and a half... no, even if it is just a few days, let Crouch have some time. Time to prepare, then his good hand will be completely useless.

 He looked at Dumbledore again, wanting to ask for help.

But Dumbledore still didn't look at him.

"And..." After things turned around, the man continued with a hint of pride on his face: "Have you forgotten about Blake's escape from prison?"

"But he wanted to clear his grievances." An elderly witch said: "Dumbledore has already explained that he saw and recognized Peter Pettigrew's Animagus in the newspaper and wanted to... "

But before she finished speaking, she was rudely interrupted, and the man said coldly:

"Whatever his intentions, the incident itself has had a serious impact on the prestige of the Ministry of Magic. Because of him, we receive at least three howler letters every week.

"I suggest that while Peter Pettigrew is being treated at St. Mungo's, our first priority is to get him to tell us how he escaped. And just in case...he must also return to Azkaban, where the mind-bending No wonder it’s so closely guarded!”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone present could hear it. This person almost pointed out that Dumbledore had committed perjury.

　　It seems that he has already acquiesced in his heart that Peter Pettigrew is the innocent person.

 Hinting that Dumbledore altered his memory and committed perjury...how dare he do that.

 Some people’s faces became ugly.

Even Crouch frowned, as if he felt it was inappropriate to do so, but in the end he remained silent and said calmly:

"Then we start the second round of voting, whether to suspend the retrial and send Peter Pettigrew to St. Mungo's first, and wait until his memory is checked..."

 “Oh, sorry, please wait a moment.”

At this time, Dumbledore, who had been silent, finally spoke.

 He took a step forward and took a seat in front of everyone.

 “Mr. Bizita, I understand your concerns.”

"Of course, you are right. Before the most authoritative inspection, I have no evidence to prove that I have not modified Peter's memory."

When he saw Dumbledore standing up, Pizetta was still a little panicked, but now after hearing these words, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

No matter what, as long as it cannot be proven that Peter's memory is correct, then this retrial will be impossible to proceed.

Even Dumbledore cannot have his own way, otherwise he will take the initiative to break the authority of the Wizengamot. He will not and cannot do so.

Pizetta was quite confident about this, because standing there was Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard.

 Fudge's heart sank to the bottom of his heart.

 But just when everyone thought this retrial would end hastily...

“But we don’t necessarily need Veritaserum.”

Dumbledore said calmly: "Any magic has traces, especially magic like the Loyalty Curse that involves the soul.

 When a wizard decides to hide a secret in his soul, the secret stays with him for the rest of his life and can never be erased. "

"What do you want to say?" Bizetta looked absent-minded, "If you want to take classes, I suggest you take that student back to Hogwarts..."

 “Oh, you misunderstood.”

Dumbledore said, "I just want to tell you that no matter how deeply hidden the magic is, it will not be absolutely safe. There are always ways to find some traces, and the Loyalty Curse is no exception."

"This is impossible!" Crouch said. "As far as I know, there is no way to break the protection of the Loyalty Curse."

 “This is the normal situation.”

Dumbledore said, “But when the Keeper actively violates his original intention and the secret no longer needs to be protected, then the curse is no longer indestructible.

“Fortunately, I happened to meet a good friend before I came to the Ministry of Magic, and she promised to do me a small favor.”

He looked at Foley and said cheerfully: "Connelly, can you let her in? I think she should be outside the door now."

 “Oh, of course, no problem.” Fudge said hurriedly.

 The heavy door was opened again.

 A man wearing a black robe stepped in. The black robe had a circle of golden magic lines on the cuffs and the edge of the hood.

 “This suit...is a mute person!” someone shouted.

Kyle also widened his eyes and felt his head was buzzing.

He never expected that the person Dumbledore was talking about was actually Diana!

"I'm so glad you could come." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you."

 “Okay.” Diana nodded and glanced at Kyle intentionally or unintentionally.

Kyle quickly shrank his neck.

 Strictly speaking, his presence here is truant.

Even though he was brought out by the principal, he still couldn't help but feel a little panicked when his mother bumped into him.

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 (End of this chapter)