Chapter 121 The Self-Deceiving Fudge
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Yi Yang Shi Ming Yue
The principal's office was a bit quiet, but there were quite a lot of people. Everyone could see a few acquaintances here, but because a few people with bad relations were also present, it was not convenient for them to speak, so they kept silent.
Dumbledore stood by the table alone, with one hand propped on the table, and his knuckles kept tapping on the table, as if he was thinking about something.
Before that, Dumbledore sent a letter to Fudge, Minister of Magic.
Although he had just left Hogwarts, he had to come back now.
Several other people seemed to be busy waiting for the owl, some looked at the others, and some looked at Peter Pettigrew, who was petrified in the middle.
Peter was also pitiful. After being escorted to the principal's office, Snape used a potion to undo the petrification curse, but was forced to pour a few drops of Veritaserum, and after answering a few questions, he was petrified by Dumbledore himself .
There are magical portraits of past principals hanging in the principal's office. They retain some of their master's way of thinking, so they can also give advice to the current principal.
"Oh my god, this kid is in such a mess"
"I think it deserves it, traitors deserve such an end!"
The words of an old headmaster with a goatee silenced the other portraits because they too thought he was right.
"Are you a Black too?" Sirius looked blankly at the portraits on the wall, and searched among the many portraits for a while.
Finally saw the old man with the goatee, "ah yes, I'm a black"
"You're a good kid, you're kind! You didn't embarrass the noble Black family and Slytherin"
The headmaster was also a Blake, who served as headmaster of Hogwarts until 1926. In terms of kinship, he was Sirius' great-grandfather.
Sirius was at a loss for words. He knew about this great-great-grandfather, who was very prestigious in the family. To put it bluntly, he just had a bad temper.
Therefore, anyone who knows a little bit knows that this Headmaster Black was unpopular at Hogwarts back then.
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to say... I'm actually a Gryffindor." After saying this, Sirius just looked at the back of Peter's head.
"what!"
This sound made the other portraits a little dissatisfied.
"Come on, Phineas, don't yell about that shit in your house." The portrait who spoke seemed unceremonious, if not Gryffindor, at least he didn't have a good relationship with Slytherin.
"Are you looking for something?"
……
Although several old principals were hung on the wall, they still had a lot of vitality.
Eli and the others also watched with gusto the old men fighting over there.
"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, please, we have a guest." Dumbledore stretched out his hand to signal the portraits to be quiet.
Those portraits then reluctantly shut up, it is boring to look at a centenarian every day.
Eli only felt that Dumbledore was also very good at predicting things. He didn't know whether he installed a surveillance camera at the door or counted his fingers, and there was a knock on the door.
Snape, who was closest to the door, reached out reluctantly and opened it.
Fudge was standing at the door, followed by the two Aurors.
"Oh Severus, long time no... I mean, we met during the day... Albus, what can I do for you?"
"It's so troublesome, Mr. Minister, if there is no urgent matter, I won't trouble you to make another trip."
"Don't say that, it's the responsibility of our Ministry of Magic to solve the urgent affairs of wizards..."
Fudge was the only one laughing in the office, maybe because he felt embarrassed, he closed his mouth resentfully.
"I don't know it's... oh! You, you, you...", Fudge glanced at the ragged Sirius standing next to Eli, and he recognized it at a glance, the flesh on his face was shaking with excitement.
The two Aurors in the back also quickly took out their wands with quick responses.
"Wait, wait, Connelly, listen to me first, okay?" Dumbledore hurried up to appease the excited Fudge, and stood in front of him, keeping Sirius behind.
"Albus this..."
For a politician, Dumbledore might just be an old man with great influence, but from the perspective of a wizard, they dare not make mistakes in the face of such a strong man.
Both Aurors lowered their wands slowly even as Dumbledore approached.
After another explanation, Sirius patiently described the situation back then under Dumbledore's instructions, and then Dumbledore also specially showed Fudge the memory of Peter's hospitality.
"This... this is really... this is impossible", Fudge shook his head and turned his body to the side, as if unwilling to face all this.
"No Connelly, you know, it's true," Dumbledore saw the avoidance in his heart.
"You know, there are indeed too many things that can be explored about Black's trial back then, and now we should restore the truth!"
Fudge glanced vaguely at the other people in the office, moved closer to Dumbledore, turned his back to the others, and whispered.
"You should know how much pressure the Ministry of Magic will face if these things are announced!"
"But that's no reason to avoid the truth"
"No, Albus, we can remove Black's arrest warrant, clear him of the crimes of the year, and execute Peter. But none of this can be made public."
Dumbledore looked at Fudge strangely, he seemed to feel that he still underestimated how important these politicians are to face.
"But no one will know, Blake is innocent"
"I know I know……"
How could Dumbledore have promised Fudge to keep this all in secret?
He didn't just restore Black's innocence, he wanted everyone to know that Black was innocent, and he didn't want Harry and Eli to have a murderer godfather.
This is likely to be the basis for others to attack Harry and Eli in the future.
Dumbledore shook his head, "You should believe in the people's desire for the truth. You were not responsible for what happened back then. Now it's up to you to discover the truth, and then you will have a good reputation to set things right."
Dumbledore said good things to Fudge, it can be said that he was earnest, and finally said that he could earn a good reputation, Fudge's eyes lit up.
After Dumbledore finished speaking, Fudge pondered for a while, then turned his head and glanced at the idle Sirius.
He said to Dumbledore in a softer voice, "It's okay to announce it, it's just the big family, look..."
"They will continue to support you," Dumbledore stared at Fudge.
With Dumbledore's assurance, Fudge felt relieved, and a smile quickly appeared on his face.
"It's really touching. You have endured for 12 years and risked your life to catch the real murderer. The Ministry of Magic will definitely stand on the side of justice and give you justice!"
Fudge, like a great orator, was himself the most excited.
Dumbledore stood by the table alone, with one hand propped on the table, and his knuckles kept tapping on the table, as if he was thinking about something.
Before that, Dumbledore sent a letter to Fudge, Minister of Magic.
Although he had just left Hogwarts, he had to come back now.
Several other people seemed to be busy waiting for the owl, some looked at the others, and some looked at Peter Pettigrew, who was petrified in the middle.
Peter was also pitiful. After being escorted to the principal's office, Snape used a potion to undo the petrification curse, but was forced to pour a few drops of Veritaserum, and after answering a few questions, he was petrified by Dumbledore himself .
There are magical portraits of past principals hanging in the principal's office. They retain some of their master's way of thinking, so they can also give advice to the current principal.
"Oh my god, this kid is in such a mess"
"I think it deserves it, traitors deserve such an end!"
The words of an old headmaster with a goatee silenced the other portraits because they too thought he was right.
"Are you a Black too?" Sirius looked blankly at the portraits on the wall, and searched among the many portraits for a while.
Finally saw the old man with the goatee, "ah yes, I'm a black"
"You're a good kid, you're kind! You didn't embarrass the noble Black family and Slytherin"
The headmaster was also a Blake, who served as headmaster of Hogwarts until 1926. In terms of kinship, he was Sirius' great-grandfather.
Sirius was at a loss for words. He knew about this great-great-grandfather, who was very prestigious in the family. To put it bluntly, he just had a bad temper.
Therefore, anyone who knows a little bit knows that this Headmaster Black was unpopular at Hogwarts back then.
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to say... I'm actually a Gryffindor." After saying this, Sirius just looked at the back of Peter's head.
"what!"
This sound made the other portraits a little dissatisfied.
"Come on, Phineas, don't yell about that shit in your house." The portrait who spoke seemed unceremonious, if not Gryffindor, at least he didn't have a good relationship with Slytherin.
"Are you looking for something?"
……
Although several old principals were hung on the wall, they still had a lot of vitality.
Eli and the others also watched with gusto the old men fighting over there.
"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, please, we have a guest." Dumbledore stretched out his hand to signal the portraits to be quiet.
Those portraits then reluctantly shut up, it is boring to look at a centenarian every day.
Eli only felt that Dumbledore was also very good at predicting things. He didn't know whether he installed a surveillance camera at the door or counted his fingers, and there was a knock on the door.
Snape, who was closest to the door, reached out reluctantly and opened it.
Fudge was standing at the door, followed by the two Aurors.
"Oh Severus, long time no... I mean, we met during the day... Albus, what can I do for you?"
"It's so troublesome, Mr. Minister, if there is no urgent matter, I won't trouble you to make another trip."
"Don't say that, it's the responsibility of our Ministry of Magic to solve the urgent affairs of wizards..."
Fudge was the only one laughing in the office, maybe because he felt embarrassed, he closed his mouth resentfully.
"I don't know it's... oh! You, you, you...", Fudge glanced at the ragged Sirius standing next to Eli, and he recognized it at a glance, the flesh on his face was shaking with excitement.
The two Aurors in the back also quickly took out their wands with quick responses.
"Wait, wait, Connelly, listen to me first, okay?" Dumbledore hurried up to appease the excited Fudge, and stood in front of him, keeping Sirius behind.
"Albus this..."
For a politician, Dumbledore might just be an old man with great influence, but from the perspective of a wizard, they dare not make mistakes in the face of such a strong man.
Both Aurors lowered their wands slowly even as Dumbledore approached.
After another explanation, Sirius patiently described the situation back then under Dumbledore's instructions, and then Dumbledore also specially showed Fudge the memory of Peter's hospitality.
"This... this is really... this is impossible", Fudge shook his head and turned his body to the side, as if unwilling to face all this.
"No Connelly, you know, it's true," Dumbledore saw the avoidance in his heart.
"You know, there are indeed too many things that can be explored about Black's trial back then, and now we should restore the truth!"
Fudge glanced vaguely at the other people in the office, moved closer to Dumbledore, turned his back to the others, and whispered.
"You should know how much pressure the Ministry of Magic will face if these things are announced!"
"But that's no reason to avoid the truth"
"No, Albus, we can remove Black's arrest warrant, clear him of the crimes of the year, and execute Peter. But none of this can be made public."
Dumbledore looked at Fudge strangely, he seemed to feel that he still underestimated how important these politicians are to face.
"But no one will know, Blake is innocent"
"I know I know……"
How could Dumbledore have promised Fudge to keep this all in secret?
He didn't just restore Black's innocence, he wanted everyone to know that Black was innocent, and he didn't want Harry and Eli to have a murderer godfather.
This is likely to be the basis for others to attack Harry and Eli in the future.
Dumbledore shook his head, "You should believe in the people's desire for the truth. You were not responsible for what happened back then. Now it's up to you to discover the truth, and then you will have a good reputation to set things right."
Dumbledore said good things to Fudge, it can be said that he was earnest, and finally said that he could earn a good reputation, Fudge's eyes lit up.
After Dumbledore finished speaking, Fudge pondered for a while, then turned his head and glanced at the idle Sirius.
He said to Dumbledore in a softer voice, "It's okay to announce it, it's just the big family, look..."
"They will continue to support you," Dumbledore stared at Fudge.
With Dumbledore's assurance, Fudge felt relieved, and a smile quickly appeared on his face.
"It's really touching. You have endured for 12 years and risked your life to catch the real murderer. The Ministry of Magic will definitely stand on the side of justice and give you justice!"
Fudge, like a great orator, was himself the most excited.
