Take control of thunder and lightning from Hogwarts

Chapter 744 The Wronged Lucius
Two days later, Anduin packed his bags and came to the Ministry of Magic again.

Today's Ministry of Magic can be described as crowded with wizards from various forces, including members of the Wizengamot Council, representatives of pure-blood wizard families, and well-known wizards from all walks of life. They originally planned to observe the magic communication system of tomorrow Journalists and officials from various countries at the opening ceremony, etc.

The directors of the Ministry of Magic can be said to have tried their best to notify almost all the people who could be notified.

Anduin even saw a lot of Diagon Alley bosses like Mr. Ollivander.

"Anduin, do you know what happened? Why is the Ministry of Magic suddenly so anxious to hold a public trial? And called so many people over?"

Newt, the master of conservation of magical creatures, happened to meet Anduin in the reception hall of the Ministry of Magic, so he took the initiative to come over.

"Even you and the others didn't explain it clearly?" Anduin raised his eyebrows in surprise. It seems that these senior executives of the Ministry of Magic are quite strict. No one can tell in detail.

"They just sent me an urgent letter, but the wording in the letter is very exaggerated, as if if I miss it, I will lose thousands of Galleons." Newt complained with some dissatisfaction, "Why? ? From your point of view, you seem to know who the target of today's public trial is?"

"I do know a little bit, but since the Ministry of Magic didn't specify it, it's better to keep some mystery here. I can only say that the content of the next public trial is very exciting, and you won't be disappointed." Anduin smiled coping way.

"Is it necessary to make it so mysterious?" Newt rolled his eyes helplessly, and then looked at Anduin with a strange expression, "I have a hunch that you may have something to do with this matter, right? Don't make too much trouble, I'm an old guy with a bad heart."

This trouble is not scary, it's just catching a wild Voldemort, Anduin secretly cursed in his heart.

Then he comforted softly, "You joked, Mr. Scamander, you haven't seen any big scenes, and you just need to wait quietly."

"I hope so..." Newt smacked his lips and replied casually. He didn't know how much he believed Anduin's words. Anyway, based on his understanding of this young man, the troubles he caused would most likely be serious. .

While chatting, the two moved along the flow of people to the first courtroom located on the tenth floor underground. The Department of Mysteries and the courtroom located downstairs in the reception hall cannot be reached by elevators, and the first courtroom is the entire magic hall. One of the largest courtrooms in the Ministry.

This is not the first time Anduin has come here. When Karkaroff was tried last time, he also helped the officials of the Ministry of Magic catch Barty Crouch Jr.

Coincidentally, the former Death Eater's father, Barty Crouch, who had been transferred to the Department of International Magical Cooperation, was making a cameo reception at the door of the courtroom.

Anduin is no stranger to Director Crouch. The Department of International Magical Cooperation in charge of the other party manages all international trade, and has a lot of business dealings with Silver Flash Trading Company.

In Anduin's eyes, Director Crouch is a good person, and he is easy to get along with at ordinary times. He is an upright, rigorous and somewhat rigid official of the Ministry of Magic. This may have something to do with him serving as the Director of the Department of Law Enforcement for many years.

It's a pity that the other party's family is unlucky, and his son is actually a Death Eater.

Seeing both Anduin and Newt approaching, Crouch's eyes lit up immediately, and then he took the initiative to greet Anduin.

"Mr. Wilson, is it convenient to have a chat before going in?" Old Crouch said and looked at Newt with some embarrassment.

"You two talk, I'll go first." Newt knew that Crouch might have a private matter with Anduin, so he walked into the courtroom alone very wisely.

"You need me?" Anduin looked at Old Crouch curiously.

"Yes, but it's just to delay your time for a few minutes..." Crouch nodded, then glanced around, and after making sure that no one else noticed, he pulled Anduin to a corner next to him.

Seeing old Crouch's behavior, Anduin was even more surprised. This director used to be very serious, and he never liked to beat around the bush.

"Mr. Wilson." Old Crouch murmured hesitantly after a moment of consideration, "Although I heard you confirm with Dumbledore before, I still want to make sure that that person has really been taken care of by you." Give……?"

"That's right, it's absolutely true, and you'll be able to see him in person in a while." Although Anduin didn't know what Crouch was struggling with, he wasn't angry because of his past friendship.

"Then can you ensure that the other party will definitely not be able to get away from you?" Crouch looked at Anduin with slightly anxious eyes, obviously this issue was what he was most concerned about.

"This, to be honest, I can't guarantee you, but up to now, he is still under my surveillance. If he is really capable of escaping, I'm afraid there is no need to delay it for so long, so you don't need to worry too much at this point."

Anduin thought that Crouch was afraid that Voldemort would seek revenge after he escaped, so he comforted him with words. After all, the old man in front of him tried many Death Eaters back then, and even sent his own son to prison.

"With your words, I am relieved." As if he had settled his mind, Old Crouch heaved a sigh of relief, "Please forgive me for taking up your time again, and I want to confirm this matter with you It's really important to me."

"Please don't be so polite." Anduin shook his head indifferently, it was not a particularly important matter to him, he just felt a little baffled.

After finishing the conversation with Crouch, Anduin turned around and prepared to enter the courtroom, but unexpectedly bumped into Lucius at the door by a very coincidence.

Originally, Anduin didn't intend to talk to this guy, but who would have thought that the other party would actually lean over him.

"Mr. Wilson, I want to solemnly protest to you!" Lucius still had the proud expression on his face, "The courses you gave at Hogwarts have exceeded the range that normal students can bear. Put the safety of those little wizards first."

"I warn you!" Lucius suddenly threatened with a straight face, "If you continue to conduct those rude and disrespectful training to the students in Hogwarts, I will propose to the school board to dismiss your professor. job!"

depose me?How old are you?
Anduin laughed angrily at Lucius' overreaching. Did this guy think that he could use his status as a pure-blood family and school director to suppress him because he had been more peaceful in the past few years?

Has this idiot forgotten how badly he beat him in that duel eight years ago?Really short memory!
Anduin was not polite to the other party about this, "Oh? Do you have enough votes if you want to dismiss me? If you think you can do it, you can try it."

After all, Anduin pretended to snap his fingers and count them one by one, "First of all, the Bulstrode family and the McMillan family will probably ignore you. The Horn, Cage, and Horton families all have business dealings with me, so you shouldn't be able to command them."

"Not to mention the Aibo and Greengrass families, their patriarchs all expressed their appreciation for my training methods, and they all said that their children have made great progress this school year."

"Based on this calculation, it seems that you can't get 7 votes anyway?" Anduin sneered contemptuously, staring at Lucius.

Lucius was choked by Anduin's words, and he realized at this time that the other party was not just a simple businessman. After this school year's business, the relationship between Anduin and those big families in the local wizarding world Also very good.

"But that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want!" Lucius replied angrily, "Wizards should look like wizards. If you let them run and exercise every day like those Muggles, it's simply squandering their talents."

"I think Draco was brought down by you, so he would spend days and nights wielding knives and guns there. The only weapons for wizards are wands, not those magic-free Muggle items!"

After hearing Lucius' complaint, Anduin couldn't help raising his eyebrows. It turned out that this guy was so excited because he was dissatisfied with Draco's current changes.

However, Draco worked so hard at home during the Christmas holidays, which Anduin did not expect. He couldn't see that Lucius, who was like a waste snack, would give birth to such a motivated child.

"Whether my training method is good or bad, you have to observe it with your eyes and test it with time, instead of speculating with your narrow prejudice." Anduin looked at Lucius coldly.

"Honestly, that kid Draco is doing well in school, if you really care about him, don't hold him back like an idiot!"

After giving Lucius a hard time, Anduin walked into the courtroom without looking back, he was too lazy to waste time on this idiot.

But Lucius, who failed to find fault and was scolded, was trembling with anger at this moment, but he really had nothing to do with the other party.

In terms of force, Anduin was able to hammer him into the ground when he was in the third grade. In terms of financial resources, Moody and the Weasley family, who only had some nepotism with Anduin, are now upstarts. Much richer than the Malfoy family.

In terms of power, it would be even more self-defeating. The Malfoy family is pure-blooded nobles at best, but a bunch of money-losers at worst.

However, Lucius was very displeased with Anduin's way of acting, and at the same time looked down on the other party's Muggle-born status.

"Damn it! If my sister Yulia was still alive, how could a Muggle bully her like this!"

Lucius suddenly felt a pang of grievance in his heart, and couldn't help clenching his fists. He still can't figure out why his sister's family decided to leave England all of a sudden.

It's a pity that what Lucius didn't expect was that the sister he had relied on so much escaped because of Anduin's bullying.

Anduin, who walked into the No. [-] court room at this time, found that the space here was temporarily expanded by the Ministry of Magic. The entire room was at least twice as large as before. Obviously, this was prepared to accommodate more wizards.

Seeing Anduin's arrival, Fudge, who was on the trial platform, hurriedly greeted him.

"Anduin, you are finally here. You are the protagonist of this public trial. Come on, your seat is next to me." Fudge pointed to the nearest seat and smiled.

"What? Are you going to preside over this public trial yourself?" Anduin looked at the other party with some surprises. Generally, the trial is presided over by the staff of the Law Enforcement Department, so theoretically, the person standing on the trial platform today should be Amelia is right.

"Of course I have to participate in such an important trial!" Fudge raised his chin quite proudly, "Although I have only worked in the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters before, I am not unfamiliar with the trial process."

This is not a problem that everyone is not familiar with, it is a problem of whether the program is reasonable!
Anduin shook his head helplessly. He naturally knew that Fudge wanted to show off in person, but there is no leader who would act as a judge himself.

But Fudge didn't continue this topic with him, instead he leaned into Anduin's ear and whispered how much he had prepared for this public trial, just like a kid showing off to his parents.

After a while, the entire courtroom was filled with wizards, and Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape and other Hogwarts deans and principal-level professors also arrived one by one.

"quiet!"

Seeing that the staff was almost all there, Fudge didn't hesitate, and immediately hit the gavel in his hand with bang bang.

After the scene finally calmed down, Fudge opened his mouth slowly, "The reason why you are summoned here today is to conduct a very special and very important trial, and everyone in the British wizarding world needs to be a witness. For this, if Please allow me to apologize to you for any inconvenience this has caused you!"

Faced with Fudge's polite opening remarks, most wizards nodded slightly in agreement, but there were still some people who couldn't help but interrupt.

"What happened to be so important?"

"Have you caught another wanted criminal who has been on the run for a long time? Then there is no need to make such a huge effort, right?"

"Hurry up and start, I have to go back to look at the store!"

"Silence!" Seeing the discussion among the crowd, Fudge knocked the gavel nonchalantly, and then said seriously, "Then today's trial will officially begin."

"The cause of this incident came from Anduin Wilson, the head of Silver Flash Trading Company and professor of tactical training at Hogwarts. He discovered the whereabouts of a special criminal seven days ago!"

Fudge paused when he said this.

"And that criminal...is the one who disappeared for a long time, but it turns out that the other party is still alive, the leader of the Death Eaters—Voldemort!"

(End of this chapter)