Chapter 056
Peter screamed,”I…I’m scared! I got You-Know-Who’s spy Sirius Black into Azkaban. He is the most powerful subordinate of You-Know-Who. I’m afraid of the revenge of You-Know-Who’s followers on me. I, I’m too scared.”
Dumbledore’s eyes were full of disappointment, and he turned around and ordered again:”Bring Sirius Black up.”
Hearing these words, Wormtail’s whole body trembled.
The door to the trial room opened, and two Aurors came in carrying a shackled wizard. Everyone stood up one after another and tried to push their heads forward, trying to see clearly what Sirius looked like now.
Sirius took a good shower and changed into clean robes, which made him look less intimidating.
But his skinny body, disheveled hair and beard make it hard to tell that he is the high-spirited Bigfoot he once was.
Hatred and self-blame, as well as the entire ten years in Azkaban, turned a brilliant wizard into a walking corpse.
After seeing Peter tied up in the middle of the hall, Sirius’s eyes turned red and he frantically struggled to break free from the care of the Aurors.
He jumped out and was outside the cage where Peter was kept. His shackled hands firmly grasped the guardrail of the cage, and then he stretched his fist into the iron cage, wanting to give Peter inside a few blows. Down.
Sirius shouted viciously:”Peter Pettigrew! You damn traitor! How dare you……”
All kinds of obscene words came from his mouth. Peter huddled in his chair, not daring to raise his head to look at Sirius’s face. He kept shouting:”I didn’t! You are the mysterious man.” spy……”
Dumbledore frowned and looked at the messy scene below. With a wave of the wand in his hand, a chain on a chair behind Sirius suddenly emitted white light, swam over like a snake, wrapped around his body and pulled him Go ahead and pin him to his seat.
Sirius was still trying to break free of the chains, but Dumbledore said sharply:”Sirius Black, the trial is going on now. Please cooperate.”
Dumbledore quietly used magic to transmit a voice to his ears,”This is The only chance you have to leave Azkaban is to think about your godson and James who entrusted Harry to you.” Sirius calmed down instantly. Over the years in prison, he has been regretting his decision..
If he hadn’t suddenly asked James to change the secret keeper, if he had seen Peter’s true face earlier… maybe nothing would have happened to James and Lily, and Harry would have had a happy and complete childhood.
But there are not so many what-ifs in the world, and what he can do now is to compensate Harry well.
Sirius calmed down and the trial continued with Dumbledore presiding.
He recounted the events of that year in full.
Although ten years have passed, to Sirius, it seems like it happened yesterday
“Blake, why did you change your mind and let Peter be the secret keeper?”Dumbledore asked the most crucial question
“I thought it was a perfect plan—a plan that would make a difference. Voldemort will definitely come after me, no one will know that Peter is the real secret keeper, he is safe,” Sirius showed a painful expression on his face,”I convinced James and Lily at the last moment to let Peter be their my secret keeper, let him take my place……”
“That night, when I went to another safe house to check on Peter, I couldn’t find him, and there was no sign of a fight. I felt very strange, so I ran straight to James and Lily’s hiding place. He choked up and his voice became hoarse.”When I saw the house, it was destroyed.” As James and Lily lay in the rubble, and Hagrid found Harry from behind them, I realized it must have been Peter’s doing— and mine.”
Tears slowly flowed down Sirius’s face.
The audience on the stage fell into a long silence. They looked at this heartbroken man, and they couldn’t imagine that the truth of the story turned out to be like this.
Peter broke the silence, and he screamed and quibbled Said:”No! I didn’t, you are the secret keeper! you are lying!”
“You incompetent, timid thing, that must have been the happiest time in your miserable life! When you gave James and the others their hands to Voldemort,” Sirius shouted angrily, his tone full of sarcasm.
Hearing him shout out Voldemort’s name, Peter’s legs were shaking,”You, how dare you frame me like this……”
Dumbledore said in a serious tone:”Quiet!”
“Mr. Chief Magician, I request the use of Veritaserum on myself.”Sirius suddenly suggested
“We need to discuss this,” Dumbledore turned to discuss with the jury members.
After a while, several Aurors came to Sirius with veritaserum. They first checked Sirius’s condition to make sure He did not use potions or Occlumency to resist the effect of Veritaserum.
After the Aurors confirmed, Dumbledore said:”Next, we will use Veritaserum on the prisoner Sirius Black to confirm. Whether his confession is true.”
After drinking three drops of Veritaserum, Sirius’s eyes became blank, his head drooped, and he fell into an unconscious state.
After Dumbledore asked a few simple questions to confirm that the Veritaserum had taken effect, Asked Sirius:”Is the confession you just made true?”
“Yes,” Sirius replied calmly.
The audience immediately exploded, everyone cursed at Peter, and Ivis even heard someone shouting to give him a Dementor’s kiss.
Peter was still quibbling,” No! None of this is true!”
“Quiet!”Dumbledore’s voice was heard over the crowd.
“Peter Pettigrew, do you have anything else to say in defense of Black’s confession? asked Dumbledore
“I……”Peter wanted to continue to quibble, but when he saw Sirius looking at him after regaining consciousness, his eyes were full of hatred.
Wormtail’s hands and feet were cold. He didn’t want to see those eyes now. Maybe it was his remaining conscience that was interfering with him. Those eyes frequently reminded him of their happy school days.
Peter said lowly,”I confess,” and then let out a long sigh.
The insults in the hall became louder, and many people raised their wands, wanting to cast a curse on him.
Dumbledore looked down at Peter and raised his voice and said:”Peter Pettigrew’s crimes are as follows:
First, he fell to Voldemort and betrayed the Potters, resulting in the death of both of them; second, he framed Sirius Black, causing him to be imprisoned for his innocence; Third, in order to escape capture, he killed twelve innocent Muggles.
After trial in this court, the evidence for the above crimes was conclusive, and the defendant confessed to the crime facts.”
“Please raise your hands if you agree that th
e defendant should be sentenced to life in Azkaban.” Dumbledore turned to the jury.
Fifty members of the Wizengamot raised their hands in unison.
“Raise your hands if you agree with Sirius Black’s acquittal.”
There was also a unanimous response, and other people in the hall held their breaths to witness this moment.
“After the Wizengamot trial, the verdict is as follows,” Dumbledore said solemnly:”Peter Pettigrew was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban, and Sirius Black was acquitted in court!”
Everyone stood up and applauded vigorously. Everyone’s emotions were high, and many people screamed.
As the cage in the center of the hall slowly lowered, Peter was taken down.
The chains on Sirius’ chair were automatically released, and the people on the side were The Auror unhooked the shackles on his hands. He rubbed his wrists and stretched his body.
Ivis stood up and walked in the direction of Sirius. Sirius gave him a warm hug. He already knew that Peter had been captured. The fact that he was able to regain his freedom was all due to the little wizard in front of him.
Sirius said gratefully:”Thank you, Ivis. Ives did not avoid it, and hugged the man who had suffered so much,”Congratulations, Padfoot, you are free.””
“Padfoot?”Sirius was stunned. He hadn’t heard this title for a long time.
Ives took out the Marauder’s Map from his pocket and waved it in front of him. Sirius had a dazed look on his face,”This is……”
He rubbed the old parchment as if reminiscing about his past.
After a long while, he smiled with relief and said,”Since the Marauder’s Map is in your hands now, please make good use of it.”
“I will,” Ives said seriously.
After a while, the newspaper reporters gathered around the two of them like flies smelling food.
They kept asking Ives about the detailed process of capturing Peter. And whether Sirius plans to file a lawsuit with the Ministry of Magic. After all, it was the Ministry of Magic’s momentary oversight that led to this unjust, false, and false case.
Fudge squeezed in with Umbridge, a warm smile on his face
“Mr. Black, I’m sorry, this is all a mistake in our work,” Fudge apologized sincerely. Sirius accepted his apology calmly.
Fudge looked around,”Everyone, look over, I have something to announce.”
The reporters handed the microphones to him one after another.
“Through extensive interviews and investigations, we determined that the person who caused this wrongful conviction was none other than Mr. Barty Crouch, then Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. It was he who imprisoned Mr. Black in Azka without trial. class. Fudge said in a deep voice.
“Here, I assure you that we will definitely give an explanation to Mr. Black and the people who trust the Ministry of Magic.”
As he spoke, he put his arms around the shoulders of Ivis and Sirius, and accepted the flash with a smile.
After getting rid of the entanglement of Fudge and reporters, Ivis, Sirius and Dumbledore squeezed in Talking in a corner
“Professor, I don’t know if you know,” Xiaotian���Xing’s expression was a little anxious,”Back then, James and Lily appointed me to be Harry’s godfather. If something bad happened to them,……”
“I want to meet Harry and ask him if he is willing to live with me as his godfather.” Sirius’ eyes were full of hope.”Of course, I can understand if he prefers to live with his aunt and uncle.”
Sirius just wants to see his dear godson as soon as possible to make up for Harry’s lack of fatherly love for so many years.
Dumbledore shook his head and said:”I think he would be happy to live with you, but no.”
“Why? Sirius asked anxiously,”I will protect him, and I can give him everything he wants.” Now I’m the only one in the Black family, and I can’t use up all the money.”
The Black family is one of the largest, oldest and richest pure-blood wizarding families in the UK. It is also one of the twenty-eight sacred families. Many British wizarding families have close or distant blood relationships with them.
With Malfoy, Like the Lestrange family, the name Black is synonymous with status and wealth.
Although Sirius resolutely ran away from home when he was sixteen and lived in James Potter’s home, he was also taken over by him. His mother has been removed from the family tree.
But now, except for the three cousins he married, he is the only one left in the Black family. As the only person in the wizarding world with the ancient surname Black, all the family’s assets Naturally, Sirius will inherit it.
“I know you can provide Harry with the best living environment,” Dumbledore said with a serious expression,”But Voldemort is still alive. Although he was defeated, he was still alive and would one day make a comeback.”
Dumbledore looked seriously into Sirius’s eyes,”On that night, Lily cast an ancient magic on Harry. That magic is still flowing in Harry’s blood, allowing him to avoid Voldemort before he reaches adulthood. hurt. The premise is that Harry must call the place containing Lily’s blood home.
Sirius was stunned,”So, Harry must live at his aunt’s house.””
“Yes, I hope you can understand,” Dumbledore affirmed.
Sirius’s expression gradually lost, and Ivis suddenly reminded him:”Sirius, since Harry can’t move over to live with you, then you can just move in. Wouldn’t it be nice to stay near his aunt’s house? Sirius’s eyes lit up,”
Yes, in this case, I can see him every day.””
“Indeed,” Dumbledore nodded and said. He also hoped that Harry’s living conditions could be improved.
After settling the issue of Harry’s residence, Sirius rubbed his hands and asked expectantly:”By the way, I can now Going to Hogwarts to meet Harry?”
“Of course,” Dumbledore laughed,”I think he’d be happy to see you too.”
“Then let’s go quickly,” he urged impatiently.
Dumbledore called Fawkes, and he raised his arm to signal the two of them to hold on. The flames surged, and in an instant the three of them were back in the principal’s office.
Just as he stood firm, Ives I heard the system prompts
【It is detected that the host has come into contact with the important supporting character”Albus Dumbledore” and is randomly acquiring talents.】
【……】
【Congratulations to the host for getting the talent: Phoenix Bloodline】
【Phoenix bloodline: It is said that ancient wizards intermarried with magical animals. Perhaps the Dumbledore family obtained the bloodline of the Phoenix because of this. This is also the reason why every generation of Dumbledore may be favored by the Phoenix.】
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