Chapter 146 Lucius: Don't Say That Name
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
Douglas noticed the strange eyes of the people around him, and coughed softly from the side:
"Cough cough, Myrtle, go ahead and talk..."
Myrtle paused for a moment, put away her crying, spread her hands and continued:
"Okay, where did I just say... oh yeah.
Just as I was crying, I heard someone come in, it was a boy's voice, he was speaking very funny, like another language.
But it's the ladies' room, so I got really annoyed, so I pushed the door open and told him to go off to my men's room, and..."
Speaking of this, Myrtle suddenly paused, looked at Minister of Magic Fudge, puffed up her chest thinking she was great, and her face was radiant.
Fudge was obviously annoyed: "Then what happened?"
Myrtle flicked her twin tails and said proudly:
"And then died....cluck... I remember seeing a pair of scary big yellow eyes, and my whole body seemed to be grabbed, and then I floated away up.
And then I came back again, you know, I wanted to settle a score with Oliver, and when she saw me, she regretted laughing at me for wearing glasses. "
Douglas asked lightly:
"Did the Ministry of Magic ask you about what happened? Or did Professor Hogwarts ask?"
Myrtle said with a dazed expression, "No, when I come back, it will be the same as usual..."
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall looked guilty, after all, they were already at school when this happened.
(Professor McGonagall only became a professor in 1956. Before that, he worked in the Department of Transformation at Hogwarts, not a professor.)
The staff of the Ministry of Magic looked even more embarrassed. After all, they were still very young, and it was their predecessors who made mistakes 50 years ago.
Lucius Malfoy, who was standing aside, remained silent because he was not sure why Dumbledore had asked him to participate in this incident as the board of directors by name.
But at this time, it was time to show his favor to the Ministry of Magic, so he glanced at the tall Hagrid, and said with a sneer:
"So what, this does not mean that this matter has nothing to do with some people. The Minister of Magic has made a very fair decision at that time."
Douglas looked at Lucius with a strange smile on his face, and then said:
"Mr Malfoy, don't be in a hurry to make a speech.
As far as I know, the monster in the judgment of the Ministry of Magic at that time was a spider, right, Hagrid. "
As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned, Hagrid was stunned, but then he saw Douglas' eyes, remembered what he had told him before, and immediately nodded.
"Yes, it's an acromantula. I started raising it when it was an egg. It's name is Aragog. It's a very cute little guy. Of course it's a big guy now.
It has never hurt anyone, and it has escaped from the castle since that incident, and it says that there are very scary natural enemies in the castle..."
Fudge said in surprise: "Acromantula? It is illegal to trade acromantula..."
Hagrid nodded, he had already done his homework:
"Yes, that's right.
So Hogwarts expelled me for keeping dangerous animals, I don't blame the school at all, because I was really wrong.
But I didn't hurt anyone, so the Ministry of Magic shouldn't have broken my wand and not allowed me to use magic...
This is the fine that should be paid for illegally trading Acromantus eggs, and I am ready..."
As he said that, Hagrid took out a bag containing Galleons from his pocket, and threw it to Fudge who was still in a daze.
Douglas rubbed his head. He shouldn't have believed that Hagrid could control the rhythm. He should first determine the real cause of death, and then blame the Ministry of Magic.
(The Ministry of Magic has no right to expel students from Hogwarts, nor does the Ministry have the right to confiscate or break wands unless those charges are proven to be true.)
Professor McGonagall seemed to see the trickiness, and gave Douglas a look.
While everyone was still in a daze, Douglas asked Newt Scamander:
"Professor, you are an expert in magizoology, please tell everyone, does the acromantula hurt people through the eyes?"
As soon as Newt Scamander's thoughts drifted back to the day when he was expelled from Hogwarts, he suddenly heard someone call his name.
"Ah... oh... Of course, the eyes of the acromantula are black, and it attacks the enemy mainly by biting with a pair of giant chelicerae and teeth, and can also secrete venom, like this ..."
Speaking of Newt, he even drew the attacking posture of the acromantula.
Dumbledore then added:
"At that time, no wounds were found on the girl's body."
Douglas smiled and looked at the Minister of Magic:
"To sum up, Myrtle's body is the biggest suspect.
Although the acromantula is dangerous, it relies on physical attacks, spider webs and venom to kill.
And as far as we know, anyone who meets the eyes of a basilisk is instantly killed.
So Myrtle didn't have any scars on her body, and it was completely different from the attack method of the acromantula.
Secretary Fudge, do you have any objections to this?
Of course, it was the Minister of Magic 50 years ago who caused this unjust, false and wrongly decided case. You are not responsible for this.
And what you have to do is to represent the Ministry of Magic and expose the previous mistakes of the Ministry of Magic to the public, so as to show the brightness and justice of the Ministry of Magic now, what do you think? "
Fudge looked at Douglas, then at Dumbledore, and finally said:
"That's right, the Ministry of Magic is fair and just, and the current evidence can prove Hagrid's innocence.
I would like to apologize to Rubeus Hagrid on behalf of the Minister for Magic 50 years ago and acquit Rubeus Hagrid.
This matter does not need to go through the Wizengamot meeting. The relevant procedures will be sent to the Ministry of Magic when I return, and the news will be published in the "Daily Prophet".
And we will continue to track down the follow-up murderer. As long as we confirm that there is indeed a basilisk in the secret room, we will find the Parseltongue who can control the basilisk 50 years ago and arrest him. "
Several professors who knew the inside story suddenly looked weird. Hagrid opened his mouth several times, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Douglas laughed and said:
"As for the real murderer, we have already investigated. His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and he has another name..."
Lucius Malfoy's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "Stop it!"
But Douglas glanced at him, and said slowly:
"Voldemort..."
Suddenly, everyone exclaimed, and Lucius Malfoy was still visibly trembling. Dobby, who was following him, did not obey the master's order not to speak in front of everyone (he also exclaimed just now.), Punishing himself with a headbutt.
Fudge looked at Dumbledore very angrily:
"Albus...the joke isn't funny at all."
Dumbledore said lightly: "This is not a joke..."
Fudge choked, and then said dissatisfied:
"That man is dead...Of course, he did claim to be a descendant of Slytherin, the most obvious sign is that Parseltongue is not...."
After some psychological construction, Fudge finally calmed down.
But Lucius's heart kept churning, he looked at Dumbledore and Douglas, he felt that he should not come today.
"Cough cough, Myrtle, go ahead and talk..."
Myrtle paused for a moment, put away her crying, spread her hands and continued:
"Okay, where did I just say... oh yeah.
Just as I was crying, I heard someone come in, it was a boy's voice, he was speaking very funny, like another language.
But it's the ladies' room, so I got really annoyed, so I pushed the door open and told him to go off to my men's room, and..."
Speaking of this, Myrtle suddenly paused, looked at Minister of Magic Fudge, puffed up her chest thinking she was great, and her face was radiant.
Fudge was obviously annoyed: "Then what happened?"
Myrtle flicked her twin tails and said proudly:
"And then died....cluck... I remember seeing a pair of scary big yellow eyes, and my whole body seemed to be grabbed, and then I floated away up.
And then I came back again, you know, I wanted to settle a score with Oliver, and when she saw me, she regretted laughing at me for wearing glasses. "
Douglas asked lightly:
"Did the Ministry of Magic ask you about what happened? Or did Professor Hogwarts ask?"
Myrtle said with a dazed expression, "No, when I come back, it will be the same as usual..."
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall looked guilty, after all, they were already at school when this happened.
(Professor McGonagall only became a professor in 1956. Before that, he worked in the Department of Transformation at Hogwarts, not a professor.)
The staff of the Ministry of Magic looked even more embarrassed. After all, they were still very young, and it was their predecessors who made mistakes 50 years ago.
Lucius Malfoy, who was standing aside, remained silent because he was not sure why Dumbledore had asked him to participate in this incident as the board of directors by name.
But at this time, it was time to show his favor to the Ministry of Magic, so he glanced at the tall Hagrid, and said with a sneer:
"So what, this does not mean that this matter has nothing to do with some people. The Minister of Magic has made a very fair decision at that time."
Douglas looked at Lucius with a strange smile on his face, and then said:
"Mr Malfoy, don't be in a hurry to make a speech.
As far as I know, the monster in the judgment of the Ministry of Magic at that time was a spider, right, Hagrid. "
As soon as the words came out, everyone was stunned, Hagrid was stunned, but then he saw Douglas' eyes, remembered what he had told him before, and immediately nodded.
"Yes, it's an acromantula. I started raising it when it was an egg. It's name is Aragog. It's a very cute little guy. Of course it's a big guy now.
It has never hurt anyone, and it has escaped from the castle since that incident, and it says that there are very scary natural enemies in the castle..."
Fudge said in surprise: "Acromantula? It is illegal to trade acromantula..."
Hagrid nodded, he had already done his homework:
"Yes, that's right.
So Hogwarts expelled me for keeping dangerous animals, I don't blame the school at all, because I was really wrong.
But I didn't hurt anyone, so the Ministry of Magic shouldn't have broken my wand and not allowed me to use magic...
This is the fine that should be paid for illegally trading Acromantus eggs, and I am ready..."
As he said that, Hagrid took out a bag containing Galleons from his pocket, and threw it to Fudge who was still in a daze.
Douglas rubbed his head. He shouldn't have believed that Hagrid could control the rhythm. He should first determine the real cause of death, and then blame the Ministry of Magic.
(The Ministry of Magic has no right to expel students from Hogwarts, nor does the Ministry have the right to confiscate or break wands unless those charges are proven to be true.)
Professor McGonagall seemed to see the trickiness, and gave Douglas a look.
While everyone was still in a daze, Douglas asked Newt Scamander:
"Professor, you are an expert in magizoology, please tell everyone, does the acromantula hurt people through the eyes?"
As soon as Newt Scamander's thoughts drifted back to the day when he was expelled from Hogwarts, he suddenly heard someone call his name.
"Ah... oh... Of course, the eyes of the acromantula are black, and it attacks the enemy mainly by biting with a pair of giant chelicerae and teeth, and can also secrete venom, like this ..."
Speaking of Newt, he even drew the attacking posture of the acromantula.
Dumbledore then added:
"At that time, no wounds were found on the girl's body."
Douglas smiled and looked at the Minister of Magic:
"To sum up, Myrtle's body is the biggest suspect.
Although the acromantula is dangerous, it relies on physical attacks, spider webs and venom to kill.
And as far as we know, anyone who meets the eyes of a basilisk is instantly killed.
So Myrtle didn't have any scars on her body, and it was completely different from the attack method of the acromantula.
Secretary Fudge, do you have any objections to this?
Of course, it was the Minister of Magic 50 years ago who caused this unjust, false and wrongly decided case. You are not responsible for this.
And what you have to do is to represent the Ministry of Magic and expose the previous mistakes of the Ministry of Magic to the public, so as to show the brightness and justice of the Ministry of Magic now, what do you think? "
Fudge looked at Douglas, then at Dumbledore, and finally said:
"That's right, the Ministry of Magic is fair and just, and the current evidence can prove Hagrid's innocence.
I would like to apologize to Rubeus Hagrid on behalf of the Minister for Magic 50 years ago and acquit Rubeus Hagrid.
This matter does not need to go through the Wizengamot meeting. The relevant procedures will be sent to the Ministry of Magic when I return, and the news will be published in the "Daily Prophet".
And we will continue to track down the follow-up murderer. As long as we confirm that there is indeed a basilisk in the secret room, we will find the Parseltongue who can control the basilisk 50 years ago and arrest him. "
Several professors who knew the inside story suddenly looked weird. Hagrid opened his mouth several times, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Douglas laughed and said:
"As for the real murderer, we have already investigated. His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and he has another name..."
Lucius Malfoy's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "Stop it!"
But Douglas glanced at him, and said slowly:
"Voldemort..."
Suddenly, everyone exclaimed, and Lucius Malfoy was still visibly trembling. Dobby, who was following him, did not obey the master's order not to speak in front of everyone (he also exclaimed just now.), Punishing himself with a headbutt.
Fudge looked at Dumbledore very angrily:
"Albus...the joke isn't funny at all."
Dumbledore said lightly: "This is not a joke..."
Fudge choked, and then said dissatisfied:
"That man is dead...Of course, he did claim to be a descendant of Slytherin, the most obvious sign is that Parseltongue is not...."
After some psychological construction, Fudge finally calmed down.
But Lucius's heart kept churning, he looked at Dumbledore and Douglas, he felt that he should not come today.
