Chapter 976: The Conflicted Sirius

The same Ministry of Magic, the same second courtroom.

There were more people attending the hearing this time than the first time. The seats like steps were full of people, and it was impossible to get through.

It wasn't long since Voldemort fell, and there were still a large number of Death Eaters waiting in line for trial. In this busy period, it was hard to imagine that so many members of the Wizengamot would have time to attend such a small hearing.

But this had nothing to do with Kyle. He still got a qualification to listen to the hearing with his second-class medal and sat quietly on the stone steps in the last row.

Coincidentally, the two old wizards he met at the first hearing were sitting next to him.

Unlike others, they seemed to be here to watch the fun and gossip, and they also brought fried melon seeds and a bag of snacks.

"What a coincidence, it's you again." The old wizard next to Kyle smiled and handed the bag in his hand to Kyle. Kyle thought about it, but didn't refuse, and grabbed a handful of fried melon seeds.

Just as I guessed before coming here, this hearing was just a formality. Although there were twice as many people, the efficiency was much higher than the first time.

Minister of Magic Amelia Bones seemed to be in a hurry to go through the process - showing evidence and voting to determine the results in one go.

Then she announced on the spot that Snape was not a Death Eater, and at the same time withdrew all the accusations against him by the Death Eaters.

Bones also praised Snape, saying that he was calm, resourceful, and fearless, and promised to nominate him for the Order of Merlin.

Kyle couldn't help laughing a little. Saying that a Slytherin student was brave and fearless - isn't this really insulting?

As for the Order of Merlin - Kyle thought she was probably just saying it casually, after all, Snape didn't stand on Dumbledore's side from the beginning.

Just because he revealed the prophecy, it was impossible for him to get the Order of Merlin.

But Snape didn't care. He just wanted an open identity now - this was what Dumbledore promised him.

So he was very satisfied with the result. As soon as the result came out, he quickly left his seat and walked outside with Connor, without giving anyone a chance to talk to him.

In fact, his behavior was not appropriate, but Minister Bones just pretended not to see anything, pretending to look down for something, and when Snape was about to grab the door handle with one hand, she raised her head in time and announced the end of the hearing.

Someone stood up quickly, but at this time, Snape had already walked out of the room.

Pushing the door open, he saw Sirius's complicated face - he had been waiting outside.

Snape showed an undisguised disgust, as if he saw someone throw a disgusting pile of dirt on the ground.

The next second, Sirius also showed the same expression tacitly.

He forgot everything he wanted to say before, and the first thing he said was, "Lucky for you, you snotty bastard.

He knew Snape was fine. If he was identified as a Death Eater, he would only be escorted by the Aurors and would not be able to walk out on his own.

"You dirty stupid dog. "Snape replied unyieldingly.

Neither of them stopped, and Sirius had no intention of stopping him, just watching him walk into the elevator.

When some people chased out, the elevator just started, taking Snape and Connor away from this floor.

Sirius was not in a hurry to leave, but waited outside for a while.

Mr. Weasley just told him that Molly had gone to King's Cross Station to pick up Harry, so he was not in a hurry to go back.

After some irrelevant people, Amelia Bones came out of the room, and she nodded to Sirius as a greeting.

Then it was Professor McGonagall, and she could see that she had a sense of relief. After this time, Snape's matter was completely over.

This was her first time acting as the headmaster of Hogwarts, and it was a successful completion.

"Sirius--" Professor McGonagall looked at him, "Why are you here? Is it also because of Severus' memory?"

"Yes. "Sirius nodded, "I heard that this memory is related to James and Lily."

"Then why don't you go in?"

"I didn't get an invitation." Sirius said casually.

Professor McGonagall didn't say much. There were indeed many people at the hearing. It was the first time she saw that there were not enough seats in the courtroom. Even Kyle with the medal almost couldn't get in.

"Okay, then you came here, do you know something?"

"Before, but now--" Sirius paused for a moment before continuing: "I heard some content, and I came here just to confirm whether it was true or not. Now I know. "

Sirius' voice was very light. He had been looking for the person who leaked the prophecy. After knowing that person was Snape, his hatred reached its peak.

But later he learned that Snape had been protecting Harry all these years.

This contradiction in behavior made him fall into the same entanglement as Harry, not knowing what attitude to use to face Snape.

But just now, Snape helped him make a choice.

At this time, another wave of people came out.

"Hey, Kyle!" Sirius waved his hand and took the opportunity to change the subject: "Minerva, Molly prepared a sumptuous dinner to celebrate Harry and Ron's graduation. You should come too. How about it? Everyone will be very happy. "

"I'm afraid Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley won't be happy if I also participate." Professor McGonagall said half-jokingly.

She was very aware of the grudge between Sirius and Snape, but Sirius didn't want to talk about it and she pretended not to know.

This matter is too complicated, and even Dumbledore might not be able to come up with a perfect solution here.

Professor McGonagall left the Ministry of Magic, and Kyle came over after hearing someone calling him.

"Sirius? Didn't you pick up Harry?"

"Molly has gone." Sirius said. He was silent for a moment and then suddenly asked: "This hearing——so he is fine, right?"

There were things he didn't want to say to Minerva McGonagall, the Headmistress of Hogwarts, but Kyle was fine with that.

Sirius couldn't explain why, maybe it was because of his unusual experience - Kyle not only helped him clear his grievances, but also brought back his younger brother Regulus from the cliff cave.

This also brought Sirius' trust in Kyle to a very high level.

And Kyle was smart enough, certified by Dumbledore, the former headmaster had said so more than once.

Subconsciously, he also wanted Kyle to help with advice.

"Well————-you can put it that way." Kyle glanced at him, "Do you still want to avenge them?"

Sirius said nothing, just lowered his head.

Kyle didn't urge him and just led him to a place where there weren't many people.

The afternoon sunlight streamed in from outside the enchanted window, illuminating half of Sirius' face slantingly.

After a long time, he asked: "Do you think I should take revenge?"

"I must say, you asked the wrong person." Kyle shrugged. "You know, Snape is Connor's only uncle. It is difficult for me to be fair and impartial in this matter."

"That's why I'm asking you-" Sirius blurted out, but quickly closed his mouth again.

"Actually, I suggest you ask Harry." Kyle said.

"Harry is still young-"

"He is already an adult wizard." Kyle said, "Besides——Sirius, I personally think Harry is more suitable to make this decision than you."

Sirius looked up.

"I know you don't think so, but that's how I see it.

"Harry suffered a lot of rejection and hardship in the Dursley family. His mind is much more mature than that of his peers. Although he also has many shortcomings, his flaws cannot be concealed."

"As for you, Sirius...for the so-called atonement or self-punishment, you abandoned your godson,

Willing to be imprisoned in Azkaban.

"To be honest, I still can't figure out how you made this decision. To paraphrase Snape's catchphrase, do you have any troll blood?"

"Hey, I'm a serious Black!" Sirius said in an exaggerated voice.

But it is not difficult to tell from his white and sometimes red face that he is not in a calm mood now.

Maybe he couldn't understand why he didn't think about what Harry would do. When he heard that the Dursleys were not good to Harry, he almost came to the door with his wand and fired a few blasting spells. At the same time, he even I want to do it to myself a few times.

"Go and discuss it with Harry. It's better than being in a dilemma here by yourself." Kyle said again.

This time, Sirius nodded.

He took a deep breath and said, "Kyle, you should also prepare to go home later, to St. Catchpol Village."

"That's right," Kyle said.

Speaking of which, he found that he had not been home for a long time. Now that Voldemort was dead and the crisis was over, he naturally wanted to go back and have a look.

The two walked into the elevator.

"Are you going back to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place?"

"No, I'm coming too. Molly has prepared a celebration dinner, and I have to rush back to attend."

"At the Burrow?"

"There are more people there," Sirius said. "I think Harry would also like that atmosphere."

Arriving at the main hall of the Ministry of Magic, the two went to the room opposite the fireplace and apparated back to the village of St. Catchpole.

The area near the Burrow was very lively, and the sounds of the Weasley family playing and playing could be heard in the distance. Fred and George's voices were the most obvious, and Harry was among them, fighting goblins with Ron.

This game has been played since Kyle went to school, and it is still a popular activity in the Weasley family.

Sirius looked at the excited Harry in the garden and suddenly became a little hesitant, standing there without moving forward.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Sirius hesitated, "I was just thinking, does Harry really want to make this decision?"

"Who knows." Kyle shrugged.

"Then let me find him."

"I'm just saying that if you want revenge, you'd better ask Harry for his thoughts first." Kyle said word by word, "My focus is on you, not Harry!"

"You--I--" Sirius stared at Kyle happily, speechless.

"Of course, as a friend, I won't help you with anything." Well, if you finally reach an agreement and want revenge, I can give you Snape's address. "

Sirius paused.

"Why, you're not worried that I killed Snape - if Connor knows that you gave us the address, how will you face her?"

"You think too much." Kyle waved his hand indifferently.

"Are you so confident that you think Kangna won't blame you?" Sirius laughed. “Confidence is a good thing, but being overconfident is not.”

"No, I'm still sure of this -" Kyle looked at him, "Anyway, even if I tell you the address, you can't be Snape's opponent, so what does it matter."

Sirius paused, and his expression instantly became serious.

Kyle has touched his reverse scale, bottom line, and principle!

"You said I can't beat that snot-nosed guy?" Sirius danced on the spot and made famous gestures, "I can hang him up and beat him!"

"——Don't be shameless." Kyle glanced at him, "Even if we are friends, you can't insult my IQ like this."

"You don't believe it?" Sirius screamed and took out his wand, "Here, tell me your address now, and see if I can hang him up and beat him!"

His voice was loud and soon alerted Harry and the Weasley children, who all ran towards him.

"Hang up - if you mean the fuchsia charm, it was invented by Snape."

Sirius seemed to have been punched by someone, and he was speechless.

"He invented at least five magic spells before he graduated. What about you——" Kyle punched him again.

"I, I know Animagus."

"I'm referring to the self-created spell——Okay, let's consider this game a draw." Kyle said casually.

"Then during the twelve years you wasted in Azkaban, Snape became the youngest headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Do you think a weak wizard can be unanimously recognized by everyone in Slytherin House?"

"Also, he openly surrendered to Dumbledore, but he was able to successfully join the Death Eaters again after Voldemort's comeback. You don't think Voldemort is a fool. He didn't doubt Snape at all.

"But nothing happened to him. Could you do it if it were you?"

With every word Kyle said, Sirius turned paler.

He knew he couldn't do it.

He also knew that he might really not be able to defeat Snape. It was already rare that his strength did not regress after coming out of Azkaban.

Although his strength has improved a lot in the past few years while fighting Death Eaters, Snape also did not stand still, and he was even under greater pressure.

Even if Harry is included, they may not be Snape's opponents, but he doesn't want to admit it, and he doesn't want to admit it. "If I say this, can you find a step forward?" Kyle looked at him and smiled. He smiled and turned around and walked towards his home.