Chapter 959 Witness, Lucius Malfoy

Kyle was no stranger to the courtrooms of the Ministry of Magic. He had been there twice before.

The first time was to put Peter Pettigrew on trial and uncover the real informer seventeen years ago.

Another time, it was the Death Eaters who wanted to use the Ministry of Magic to accuse him of killing wizards...

Kyle narrowed his eyes, and he suddenly remembered the mastermind at the time...the three damn Death Eaters.

Among them, Karkaroff has never been seen since, and he was probably killed by Voldemort.

And there's one... who is, oh by the way, Walton McNeil, a member of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, the most ostracized position in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

But this is also the main reason why McNeil can continue to work in the Ministry of Magic despite being suspected of being a Death Eater.

After all, this position and the House Elf Relocation Office are both the most deserted departments, and the salary is pitifully low. It is unlikely that there will be a new person in more than ten years.

And unlike the House Elf Resettlement Office, no one in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, including the Director, wants to deal with people in this position.

No one wanted to come, which gave McNeil an advantage.

However, he didn't seem to show up again. I don't know if he was hiding or was killed.

Of the three Death Eaters, now only one Malfoy is still alive...

Kyle suddenly felt a little regretful and muttered in a low voice: "That damn guy shouldn't have let him go so easily before."

"What did you say?" Professor McGonagall looked over.

"Ah, it's nothing." Kyle shook his head, "Has the hearing not started yet?"

"It should be almost done." Professor McGonagall glanced into the courtroom.

At this time, those terraced seats were full of people, and at the same time, Amelia Bones also arrived.

"Let's go in." Professor McGonagall finished speaking and walked in first, followed closely by Connor and Kyle.

Compared with the Tenth Courtroom where Peter Pettigrew was tried, this place seemed smaller and a little less eerie.

It probably has something to do with the fact that there are more windows.

The Tenth Judgment Room only has a small window sill the size of a palm, and the lighting relies entirely on oil lamps on the wall. But the windows here are much more normal, and they are all enchanted. Bright sunlight shines in, and it looks just like Hogwart. It is almost the same as a slightly larger classroom in Cili.

Snape was in there too.

Because this was a hearing, not a trial, Snape was not locked in a special iron cage like other Death Eaters.

There wasn't even the most basic chain on his chair, but he sat opposite Amelia with several wizards.

Connor was assigned a specific spot on the left, and Professor McGonagall's was next to Snape.

As for Kyle, he needs to sit on the step seat with other people from the Wizengamot.

There were about thirty people attending the hearing, all wearing purple robes, looking at Snape below with interest, and Professor McGonagall next to him.

When Kyle walked to the last row and sat down, the two people next to him happened to be chatting quietly.

"I heard that Severus is Albus's man..."

"Who knows, Dumbledore has been dead for a long time, maybe he just wanted to escape the blame."

"Not necessarily. If that were the case, Minerva wouldn't work so hard to help him."

"That's true, but I still find it a bit unbelievable that someone can stay undercover next to the mysterious person without being discovered."

"Let's see what evidence they can come up with."

…

The two said while looking at Kyle curiously.

"I remember you came in with Minerva..."

"This is the location of the Wizengamot members. The escorts are below on the left."

"That's right, I do want to sit here." Kyle turned sideways and showed the second-level medal hanging on his chest.

"Oh, Sir Merlin..." One of the old wizards said in surprise: "I know, you should be the Kyle that Old Doug mentioned, the youngest recipient of the second-level medal."

"If there is no second person with this name, it is indeed me." Kyle nodded politely.

The old Doug he refers to should be Doug McPhail, the Minister of Magic a hundred and fifty years ago. After his retirement, he became an idle member of the wizarding world and a famous dating expert.

Kyle and he met through Nico, and they had often exchanged letters in recent years.

"Nice to see you here." The old wizard smiled and extended his hand.

"My pleasure," Kyle said.

"I didn't expect that besides Minerva, you would also come." Another old wizard poked his head over, "That Severus Snape, he must be very popular at Hogwarts. From this point of view, maybe he It’s really Albus’ arrangement.”

"This... you can also say that." Kyle responded vaguely.

Snape was indeed popular, but only in Slytherin house. The other three houses... especially Gryffindor, they dreamed of driving Snape out of school.

If this hearing passes, they will probably be so sad that they cry.

"very good."

At this time, Amelia Bones's voice came from below, "Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

"Now it's statement time." She looked at Snape, "You said you were working for Dumbledore, and we need to know the detailed reasons and processes.

"You take notes, Mr. Weasley," she said to the other side.

"Yes, Minister." Percy looked away from Snape.

To be honest, as a Gryffindor, Percy also hated Snape. After all, he was the only one who liked to deduct points from Gryffindor. Especially after Harry entered school, they completely missed the House Cup. Every year They are all at the bottom.

This also makes Percy feel a bit embarrassed when facing other college prefects.

But deep down, he still didn't want the professor at Hogwarts to be a Death Eater.

Percy pushed up his horn glasses and held a quill ready to take notes.

"That was seventeen years ago. Sybill Trelawney predicted the future savior at the Hog's Head Bar. I happened to hear this prophecy..."

Snape's voice was calm as he recounted the events completely.

"Wait a minute..." Amelia interrupted him suddenly after a few minutes.

"You mean that you revealed the content of the prophecy to Voldemort."

"Yes." Snape clenched his fists hard, and his voice became dry for the first time, "It's just that I didn't expect that person, Voldemort, would think that the person in the prophecy was...Lily Evans."

Amelia's eyes flickered, "Okay, continue. In addition, we need more detailed evidence, come on."

What happened after that was exactly the same as what I saw in my memory.

But Kyle realized that Snape deliberately concealed his feelings for Lily Evans.

No, to be precise, it turned this feeling into a more ordinary friendship, but none of the wizards present noticed it.

Perhaps in their view, it is normal for two wizards who are also talented in potions to become friends with each other. Of course, it is also possible that Lily is already married.

But not everyone thinks so.

For example, the two old wizards who were chatting with Kyle before sat there and listened to Snape's words attentively. Different from the serious expressions of others, they would burst into laughter from time to time.

"Love..." one of them sighed softly,

It's just that the voice was too low, and even though Kyle was close, he couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly.

After about half an hour, Snape finally finished speaking, and at the same time there was a buzz of discussion on the steps.

How can I put it...if you go by what Snape said, he doesn't seem to be innocent.

Because he was once really a Death Eater, and he also revealed the most important secret...the content of the prophecy about the savior.

For this reason, he should be thrown directly into Azkaban.

But it was precisely because he told Voldemort the prophecy that Voldemort later came to the Potter family and was killed by the infant savior Harry Potter.

So in a sense, it was Snape who made the prophecy complete.

This makes it a bit unclear whether Snape has merit or demerit.

"Please be quiet." Amelia knocked on a wooden hammer on the table.

She already knew this, so she acted very calmly at this time.

"Next, you are required to provide more detailed evidence to prove your statement."

"Here." Professor McGonagall stood up and took out a sparkling bottle.

"This is Albus Dumbledore's memory that proves Severus Snape didn't lie."

At Bones's signal, a large mirror that had been prepared long ago was brought in.

The mirror was quaint and seemed to have been there for many years. The faded frame was engraved with similar magic words as the pensieve.

Professor McGonagall poured the memory in the bottle onto the mirror, and the surface of the mirror immediately displayed the scenes in the memory like a movie.

Kyle leaned forward slightly with interest, but he only looked at it for a moment before sitting back down.

This mirror can also play back memories, but it is limited to pictures. Compared with the pensieve, which can directly immerse oneself in the scene, it is not even a bit worse.

But in this case, a mirror is more useful.

The content in the memory is basically the same as what Snape said, but there are some differences.

"Voldemort captured Harry Potter during the Triwizard Tournament?" Some people were startled by the news and couldn't help but look at Bones at the front.

"We have asked Harry Potter about it. It is true." Bones said softly, but the courtroom instantly filled with chaotic discussions.

.

Until the second big news...

"Can't he see that the Dark Lord deliberately lured him to the Department of Mysteries?"

Department of Mysteries…

"Oh, I remembered that You-Know-Who first appeared at the Ministry of Magic, when Dumbledore stopped him."

"I also remember that the main hall was destroyed in that battle. It even almost demolished the entire Ministry of Magic."

"Did he tell Dumbledore the news?"

People were talking louder.

After the word "horcrux" appeared, the discussion turned into a noisy commotion, which almost broke the roof of the courtroom.

Now they finally knew why Voldemort was able to make a comeback, but they didn't expect to use something like a Horcrux.

The memory ended here. Amelia Bones hit the wooden hammer hard several times before barely getting everyone to quiet down.

"For this part, we need to check the authenticity of the memory before we can make a judgment."

"No problem." Professor McGonagall agreed without hesitation.

"We need more additional evidence."

"Of course." Professor McGonagall, who had been prepared, took out a thick stack of parchment.

"Here are all the contents related to Horcruxes in recent years, which is what Albus Dumbledore has been doing."

"I think many of you have had similar doubts. Why did Albus Dumbledore not clear out the Death Eaters? That's because he has been looking for and destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes."

Under Professor McGonagall's stern eyes, some people lowered their heads with a guilty conscience.

Kyle didn't expect that Snape would help Dumbledore to restore his reputation at the hearing.

But then again.

It seems that most of the Horcruxes were destroyed by him, and Dumbledore only found a resurrection stone...

Forget it, Dumbledore is Dumbledore. Kyle thought about it and thought it was good to say so. In this way, even if others know what Horcruxes are, they will only think that Dumbledore found them.

At the same time, no one would know that he had the crown, the golden cup and the locket in his hands all the time.

Although he might have won a first-class medal for this, compared with those three things, the so-called Order of Merlin seemed useless.

At the same time, Professor McGonagall threw the parchments in all directions and landed accurately in front of everyone.

In the following time, everyone was quietly looking at the contents on it.

"These are all your one-sided statements and cannot be used as direct evidence."

"It doesn't matter, we have witnesses." Professor McGonagall said, "He is outside."

Percy glanced at Bones, got a positive answer and took the initiative to walk towards the door.

A moment later, he came back, followed by... Lucius Malfoy.

He did not break his promise. Not only did he come to the Ministry of Magic on his own initiative, but he also came in this form.

Kyle narrowed his eyes and sighed slightly.

What a pity, in fact, he hoped that Lucius would not keep his promise.

This coward is too cowardly, isn't it better to solve the problem with Galleons like before?

Does he really want to go to Azkaban?

Besides, he is now a professor at Hogwarts, a person of status. Even if Lucius really breaks his promise, he can't rush into the Malfoy mansion to kill him.

What is there to be afraid of?

Not only that, it seems that Lucius has found Professor McGonagall in advance and reached some kind of agreement with her, so he appeared here as a witness at this time.

Kyle tapped his fingers on his legs lightly.

Why does it feel like this guy has become smarter...

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