Chapter 484: Caught playing truant?
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Duan Wei Li Mao
Chapter 484: Caught playing truant?
Peter's strange behavior quickly attracted the attention of the people around him, mainly because his current state was so abnormal.
If Scrimgeour had not checked the other party's identity before, some people would even think that he was transformed by Dumbledore using Transfiguration.
In other words, being controlled by the Imperius Curse... Although this idea is a bit funny, it is not impossible.
Soon, Scrimgeour walked over again.
But after all, he was just an Auror, not a therapist at St. Mungo's. Faced with this situation, he didn't know what to do specifically, so he could only use a few detection spells as usual.
"No problem." Scrimgeour shook his head and said, "I think he probably got some stimulation and couldn't accept it for a while, so he became like this."
Fudge breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his worst fear did not happen.
"I suggest suspending the retrial!" At this time, Crouch suddenly said: "His current condition is obviously unable to accept interrogation. I think he should be sent to St. Mungo's first, and then retried when he can communicate normally."
On the steps behind him, some people immediately raised their hands and echoed.
"I agree……"
"agree……"
"It's better to send it to St. Mungo's first."
There are many supporters.
Fudge narrowed his eyes tightly and said, "Barty, I don't think this is necessary."
The reason why he conducted the retrial so suddenly was to catch Crouch off guard. Of course, it was impossible for him to agree to suspend the retrial.
"Amelia..." He looked at the witch wearing glasses next to him and asked, "I remember that Veritaserum should be used in this situation, right?"
The Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic, Amelia Bones, was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay."
Although truth serum is not a conventional trial method, it can be used if the person being tried refuses to cooperate or is unable to cooperate.
Or you can use it directly when encountering cases with significant impact.
And these two... Peter Pettigrew seems to fit all of them.
"I object!" Crouch said angrily: "I do not deny that Director Bones is familiar with the "Wizengamot Trial Law", but I think you must have overlooked one point, minister, that is, more than half of the Veritaserum can only be used if the judge agrees.
"Then let's vote now. I think Peter Pettigrew should be sent to St. Mungo's."
As he spoke, he raised his hand first.
On the high platform behind him, people raised their hands one after another to agree with his point of view, but the number was not large, only about one-third.
"Don't forget..." A person sitting behind Crouch said suddenly: "Veritaserum also has disadvantages. If Peter Pettigrew's memory is modified, his words will become untrue. It can be said that sending him to St. Mungo's is just the right time to check his memory."
After a moment, more people raised their hands.
You don’t even need statistics, just a glance shows that there are more people opposed to the use of Veritaserum now.
Seeing this scene, Fudge panicked a little and began to look at Dumbledore frequently.
But neither Dumbledore nor Sirius Black spoke, they just watched quietly.
Soon, the statistics came out.
Of the one hundred judges present, 59 objected to the use of truth serum.
"More than half of the people objected." Amelia said: "The proposal to use veritaserum is dismissed and the trial continues."
Fudge was even more panicked. He didn't understand that he had already thought of everything... He first exposed Peter Pettigrew's fake death in public, and then used Veritaserum to restore the truth of the year. Finally, the dust settled and Crouch was dealt a heavy blow.
But why would such a perfect plan go so wrong?
Now that the Veritaserum can no longer be used, once Peter Pettigrew is sent to St. Mungo's, who knows when he will recover. If it takes a year and a half... no, even just a few days, let Crouch If he had time to prepare, then his good hand would be completely useless.
He looked at Dumbledore again, asking for help.
But Dumbledore still didn't look at him.
"And..." After things turned around, the man continued with a hint of pride on his face: "Have you forgotten about Black's escape from prison?"
"But he wanted to clear his grievances." An elderly witch said: "Dumbledore has already explained that he saw and recognized Peter Pettigrew's Animagus in the newspaper and wanted to... …”
But before she finished speaking, she was rudely interrupted, and the man said coldly:
"Whatever his motives, this incident itself has had a serious impact on the prestige of the Ministry of Magic, because because of him, we receive at least three howler letters every week.
"I suggest that during Peter Pettigrew's treatment at St. Mungo's our first priority is to get him to explain how he escaped.
<divclass="contentadv">And just in case...he must also return to Azkaban and be closely guarded by dementors! "
Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone present could hear it. This person almost pointed out that Dumbledore had perjured himself.
It seemed that he had already acquiesced in his heart that Peter Pettigrew was the innocent person.
Suggesting that Dumbledore altered his memory and committed perjury...how dare he do that.
Some people's faces became ugly.
Even Crouch frowned, as if he felt it was inappropriate to do so, but in the end he remained silent and said calmly:
"Then we start the second round of voting, whether to suspend the retrial and send Peter Pettigrew to St. Mungo's first, and wait until his memory is checked..."
"Oh, sorry, please wait a moment."
At this time, Dumbledore, who had been silent, finally spoke.
He took a step forward and took a seat in front of everyone.
"Mr. Bizita, I understand your concerns."
"Of course, you are right. Before going through the most authoritative inspection, I have no evidence to prove that I have not modified Peter's memory."
When he saw Dumbledore standing up, Pizetta was still a little panicked, but now after hearing these words, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
No matter what, as long as it cannot be proven that Peter's memory is correct, then this retrial will be impossible to proceed.
Even Dumbledore couldn't have his own way, otherwise he would take the initiative to break the authority of the Wizengamot. He would not and could not do this.
Pizzita was quite confident about this, because standing there was Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard.
Fudge's heart sank to the bottom.
But just when everyone thought this retrial would end hastily...
"But we don't necessarily need Veritaserum."
Dumbledore said calmly: "Any magic has its traces, especially magic like the Loyalty Curse that involves the soul.
When a wizard decides to hide a secret in his soul, the secret stays with him for the rest of his life and can never be erased. "
"What do you want to say?" Bizita looked distracted, "If you want to take classes, I suggest you take that student back to Hogwarts..."
"Oh, you misunderstood."
Dumbledore said, "I just want to tell you that no matter how deeply hidden the magic is, it will not be absolutely safe. There are always ways to find some traces, and the Loyalty Curse is no exception."
"This is impossible!" Crouch said, "As far as I know, there is no way to break the protection of the Red Loyalty Curse."
"That's normal."
Dumbledore said, “When the Keeper of the Secret actively violates its original intention and the secret no longer needs to be protected, then the curse is no longer indestructible.
"Fortunately, I happened to meet a good friend before I came to the Ministry of Magic, and she promised to do me a small favor."
He looked at Foley and said cheerfully: "Connelly, can you let her in? I think she should be outside the door now."
"Oh, of course, no problem." Fudge said hurriedly.
The heavy door was opened again.
A man wearing a black robe stepped in. There was a circle of golden magic patterns on the cuffs of the black robe and the edge of the hood.
"This outfit... is the Silent Man!" someone shouted.
Kyle also widened his eyes and felt his head buzzing.
He never expected that the person Dumbledore was talking about was actually Diana!
"I'm so glad you can come." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you."
"Okay." Diana nodded and glanced at Kyle intentionally or unintentionally.
Kyle quickly shrank his neck.
Strictly speaking, his presence here is truant.
Although he was brought out by the principal, he still couldn't help but feel a little panicked when his mother bumped into him.
……
Peter's strange behavior quickly attracted the attention of the people around him, mainly because his current state was so abnormal.
If Scrimgeour had not checked the other party's identity before, some people would even think that he was transformed by Dumbledore using Transfiguration.
In other words, being controlled by the Imperius Curse... Although this idea is a bit funny, it is not impossible.
Soon, Scrimgeour walked over again.
But after all, he was just an Auror, not a therapist at St. Mungo's. Faced with this situation, he didn't know what to do specifically, so he could only use a few detection spells as usual.
"No problem." Scrimgeour shook his head and said, "I think he probably got some stimulation and couldn't accept it for a while, so he became like this."
Fudge breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his worst fear did not happen.
"I suggest suspending the retrial!" At this time, Crouch suddenly said: "His current condition is obviously unable to accept interrogation. I think he should be sent to St. Mungo's first, and then retried when he can communicate normally."
On the steps behind him, some people immediately raised their hands and echoed.
"I agree……"
"agree……"
"It's better to send it to St. Mungo's first."
There are many supporters.
Fudge narrowed his eyes tightly and said, "Barty, I don't think this is necessary."
The reason why he conducted the retrial so suddenly was to catch Crouch off guard. Of course, it was impossible for him to agree to suspend the retrial.
"Amelia..." He looked at the witch wearing glasses next to him and asked, "I remember that Veritaserum should be used in this situation, right?"
The Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic, Amelia Bones, was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay."
Although truth serum is not a conventional trial method, it can be used if the person being tried refuses to cooperate or is unable to cooperate.
Or you can use it directly when encountering cases with significant impact.
And these two... Peter Pettigrew seems to fit all of them.
"I object!" Crouch said angrily: "I do not deny that Director Bones is familiar with the "Wizengamot Trial Law", but I think you must have overlooked one point, minister, that is, more than half of the Veritaserum can only be used if the judge agrees.
"Then let's vote now. I think Peter Pettigrew should be sent to St. Mungo's."
As he spoke, he raised his hand first.
On the high platform behind him, people raised their hands one after another to agree with his point of view, but the number was not large, only about one-third.
"Don't forget..." A person sitting behind Crouch said suddenly: "Veritaserum also has disadvantages. If Peter Pettigrew's memory is modified, his words will become untrue. It can be said that sending him to St. Mungo's is just the right time to check his memory."
After a moment, more people raised their hands.
You don’t even need statistics, just a glance shows that there are more people opposed to the use of Veritaserum now.
Seeing this scene, Fudge panicked a little and began to look at Dumbledore frequently.
But neither Dumbledore nor Sirius Black spoke, they just watched quietly.
Soon, the statistics came out.
Of the one hundred judges present, 59 objected to the use of truth serum.
"More than half of the people objected." Amelia said: "The proposal to use veritaserum is dismissed and the trial continues."
Fudge was even more panicked. He didn't understand that he had already thought of everything... He first exposed Peter Pettigrew's fake death in public, and then used Veritaserum to restore the truth of the year. Finally, the dust settled and Crouch was dealt a heavy blow.
But why would such a perfect plan go so wrong?
Now that the Veritaserum can no longer be used, once Peter Pettigrew is sent to St. Mungo's, who knows when he will recover. If it takes a year and a half... no, even just a few days, let Crouch If he had time to prepare, then his good hand would be completely useless.
He looked at Dumbledore again, asking for help.
But Dumbledore still didn't look at him.
"And..." After things turned around, the man continued with a hint of pride on his face: "Have you forgotten about Black's escape from prison?"
"But he wanted to clear his grievances." An elderly witch said: "Dumbledore has already explained that he saw and recognized Peter Pettigrew's Animagus in the newspaper and wanted to... …”
But before she finished speaking, she was rudely interrupted, and the man said coldly:
"Whatever his motives, this incident itself has had a serious impact on the prestige of the Ministry of Magic, because because of him, we receive at least three howler letters every week.
"I suggest that during Peter Pettigrew's treatment at St. Mungo's our first priority is to get him to explain how he escaped.
<divclass="contentadv">And just in case...he must also return to Azkaban and be closely guarded by dementors! "
Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone present could hear it. This person almost pointed out that Dumbledore had perjured himself.
It seemed that he had already acquiesced in his heart that Peter Pettigrew was the innocent person.
Suggesting that Dumbledore altered his memory and committed perjury...how dare he do that.
Some people's faces became ugly.
Even Crouch frowned, as if he felt it was inappropriate to do so, but in the end he remained silent and said calmly:
"Then we start the second round of voting, whether to suspend the retrial and send Peter Pettigrew to St. Mungo's first, and wait until his memory is checked..."
"Oh, sorry, please wait a moment."
At this time, Dumbledore, who had been silent, finally spoke.
He took a step forward and took a seat in front of everyone.
"Mr. Bizita, I understand your concerns."
"Of course, you are right. Before going through the most authoritative inspection, I have no evidence to prove that I have not modified Peter's memory."
When he saw Dumbledore standing up, Pizetta was still a little panicked, but now after hearing these words, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.
No matter what, as long as it cannot be proven that Peter's memory is correct, then this retrial will be impossible to proceed.
Even Dumbledore couldn't have his own way, otherwise he would take the initiative to break the authority of the Wizengamot. He would not and could not do this.
Pizzita was quite confident about this, because standing there was Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard.
Fudge's heart sank to the bottom.
But just when everyone thought this retrial would end hastily...
"But we don't necessarily need Veritaserum."
Dumbledore said calmly: "Any magic has its traces, especially magic like the Loyalty Curse that involves the soul.
When a wizard decides to hide a secret in his soul, the secret stays with him for the rest of his life and can never be erased. "
"What do you want to say?" Bizita looked distracted, "If you want to take classes, I suggest you take that student back to Hogwarts..."
"Oh, you misunderstood."
Dumbledore said, "I just want to tell you that no matter how deeply hidden the magic is, it will not be absolutely safe. There are always ways to find some traces, and the Loyalty Curse is no exception."
"This is impossible!" Crouch said, "As far as I know, there is no way to break the protection of the Red Loyalty Curse."
"That's normal."
Dumbledore said, “When the Keeper of the Secret actively violates its original intention and the secret no longer needs to be protected, then the curse is no longer indestructible.
"Fortunately, I happened to meet a good friend before I came to the Ministry of Magic, and she promised to do me a small favor."
He looked at Foley and said cheerfully: "Connelly, can you let her in? I think she should be outside the door now."
"Oh, of course, no problem." Fudge said hurriedly.
The heavy door was opened again.
A man wearing a black robe stepped in. There was a circle of golden magic patterns on the cuffs of the black robe and the edge of the hood.
"This outfit... is the Silent Man!" someone shouted.
Kyle also widened his eyes and felt his head buzzing.
He never expected that the person Dumbledore was talking about was actually Diana!
"I'm so glad you can come." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you."
"Okay." Diana nodded and glanced at Kyle intentionally or unintentionally.
Kyle quickly shrank his neck.
Strictly speaking, his presence here is truant.
Although he was brought out by the principal, he still couldn't help but feel a little panicked when his mother bumped into him.
……
