Chapter 248 For the greater good, all costs are necessary

Fudge hesitated. After seeing Sirius's frank look, he had a hunch that the other party might really be innocent.

However, if Sirius is really innocent, doesn't this mean that the Ministry of Magic is really as corrupt and incompetent as "The Quibbler" says? !

If this really happens, then Fudge's reputation will probably fall to a record low and he will be spurned by everyone!

Thinking of this, Fudge quickly retorted: "According to the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, it is illegal to use Legilimency on wizards or force wizards to take Veritaserum. You can't do that!"

Hearing this, Dumbledore, who was sitting behind his desk, had a flash of light in his eyes, and he said calmly: "Connelly, although this is not a real court, I think that in order to get the truth of the matter, the Ministry of Magic should The use of Veritaserum is permitted.”

Ignoring Dumbledore's advice, Fudge refused: "Absolutely impossible!"

Just as everyone was getting angry because of Fudge's outrageous remarks, the door to the principal's office suddenly opened.

"If Legilimency and Veritaserum are illegal, then I can use alchemy to achieve an effect similar to Veritaserum and make the suspect tell the truth. I think the laws of the Ministry of Magic do not stipulate the use of alchemy on wizards. Isn't it illegal?"

Lin En stood at the door of the principal's office and said calmly.

Hearing this, Fudge choked up for a moment. As Lin En said, the British Ministry of Magic, which does not pay much attention to alchemy, has a huge gap in the laws related to alchemy. Naturally, there is no such thing as disallowance. Use alchemical laws against wizards.

"But why do we believe that your alchemy can have the effect of making the suspect tell the truth? Who knows if you have colluded long ago?!"

Fudge said forcefully.

He knew very well that Sirius' case must not be overturned, otherwise the public opinion in the wizarding world that the Ministry of Magic's law enforcement procedures are irregular, internally corrupt, and incompetent would definitely make him, Cornelius Fudge, step down!

Just as Fudge continued to strengthen his thoughts in his heart, Irina's light words shattered his original belief in an instant.

"Minister Fudge, I think you may not be aware of a situation. Sirius Black was thrown into Azkaban Prison without trial. This happened during the reign of the previous Minister of Magic. It has nothing to do with yours. It has nothing to do with whether you are wise or not. If you can overturn the verdict of Sirius Black and make Sirius Black avenge his injustice, then you will become the wisest Minister of Magic in the eyes of the people and the one who can distinguish right from wrong, and your reputation will also go far and wide. Better than the last Minister of Magic!"

Irina said softly, as if she was telling an insignificant thing, but every word she said pierced Fudge's heart and made Fudge's heart beat.

It can be said that Irina's words broke all Fudge's understanding of this matter and made Fudge completely realize it.

It turns out that not only will his own interests not be harmed by overturning this matter, he can also improve his reputation by belittling the previous Minister of Magic!

At this time, Fudge looked at Irina with enthusiasm.

"Smart little witch, do you plan to work in the Ministry of Magic after graduation? If you are willing, I can let you be my assistant after you graduate."

Fudge said.

Hearing Fudge's words, Hermione and others all looked at Irina with envy.

However, facing Fudge, the Minister of Magic, Irina remained calm. She said calmly: "Mr. Minister, I have four years to graduate. I'm afraid it's too early to make a choice now." A little more."

Hearing this, Fudge nodded matter-of-factly and said, "That's true. Let's get down to business. Here are the Minister of Magic, Scrimgeour, the Director of the Auror Office, and Dumbledore, the Chief Magician of the Wizengamot, to witness. In my opinion, the use of Veritaserum in this situation is legal."

After Fudge relented, everything became easier.

With Fudge's permission, Professor Snape took out a bottle of Veritaserum from his pocket. He looked at Sirius with a disgusted look and poured the Veritaserum into Sirius' mouth like a dog. One drop.

Afterwards, Professor Snape came to squat in front of Peter Pettigrew. He pulled open the golden rope that sealed Peter Pettigrew's mouth. He pinched his nose with one hand and suppressed his nausea with the other hand. Peter Pettigrew poured Veritaserum into his mouth.

When pouring the Veritaserum to Peter Pettigrew, Professor Snape "accidentally" shook his hand and poured a fifth of the bottle of Veritaserum into Peter Pettigrew's mouth.

After drinking the Veritaserum, Sirius and Peter Pettigrew's eyes became glazed over, and they both responded to the questions raised by everyone present.

Under the influence of Veritaserum, the truth soon became clear, that is, Sirius was innocent, and Peter Pettigrew was the real criminal, who committed the heinous crime that night.

Of course, in order to prevent the public from criticizing the irregularity of the Ministry of Magic's law enforcement procedures again, Fudge did not hastily reverse the case for Sirius and convict Peter Pettigrew. Instead, he decided to hold a protest at the Wizengamot the next day. formal trial of this case.

No one had an opinion on this except Peter Pettigrew, who was re-gagged and unable to speak.

Since Lynn and Irina were parties to this case, they were also allowed to go to the Wizengamot to observe the trial. Since the final exam week was over, the little wizards had all started partying and had no classes to attend. , Dumbledore did not stop their ideas, but acquiesced to their behavior of watching the trial.

Perhaps because what Irina said in the principal's office was deeply rooted in Fudge's heart, the result of this trial was without any surprises. That is, Sirius, who had been wronged for more than ten years, was found guilty and was declared innocent. Peter Pettigrew was stripped of the Order of Merlin and sentenced to life in Azkaban Prison.

This result made Harry and the others cheer on the spot, while Linn and Irina looked at everything that happened in the audience with deep eyes.

Unlike the carefree Harry and the others, Lynn and Irina understand that things are not over yet.

They also need to create a disturbance on the way Peter Pettigrew is transported to Azkaban Prison, so that Peter Pettigrew can escape, so that the next fate can continue to be in their hands.

It is true that Peter Pettigrew's escape and Voldemort's resurrection were not what Lynn and Irina wanted subjectively, and the occurrence of these two events would also lead to many people being implicated or even killed.

But all costs are necessary for the greater good. (End of chapter)