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Chapter 189 The trial of Peter Pettigrew is at a stalemate
Recently, a big event happened in the magic world.

Minister for Magic Fudge and Hogwarts Headmaster Dumbledore joined forces with the Wizengamot to reopen a trial.

The trial was not Sirius Black, he was a victim instead.

The object of the trial is Peter Pettigrew, who has disappeared for 12 years, won the Merlin Medal, and died in the battle with Death Eaters and Voldemort.

For a time, the entire magic world was in an uproar.

And Harry was also brought to the Wizengamot Court by Professor Dumbledore on this day to visit the trial of Peter Pettigrew in front of the world.

This time, Sirius Black also came here.

Wearing a gray suit, her hair was draped wantonly on her shoulders, and her eyes were full of radiance, without the tiredness and fierceness of the previous period.

Many people were taken aback when they saw him. They were wizards who hadn't read the Daily Prophet.

As soon as they saw Black, they called the Aurors next to him to grab him.

In this regard, those Aurors and Sirius Black are no strangers to it.

Instead, some of his former friends who read the Daily Prophet, knew what happened, and misunderstood Black, stepped forward to talk to him.

Those were some Gryffindor-born wizards who were part of the fight against Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

"I shouldn't have scolded you for those words."

"It's all right, it's over, Charles."

"But I still can't forgive myself, you know? How happy I was to hear you weren't a Death Eater."

"It's all over, haven't I come back now?"

Sirius Black comforted the man standing next to him with red eye sockets.

It's not that he doesn't have friends.

It's just that those friends severed relations with him when they learned that he was a traitor and a Death Eater, and sent a lot of yelling letters to Azkaban to abuse him.

Well now, now is good enough.

"I feel sorry for you."

"It's okay, it's been so long, I'm still who I used to be."

Blake laughed and made a joke to liven up the atmosphere between them.

"Since you came out, have you thought about what to do next?"

"Still thinking, maybe I will become an adventurer and travel around the world."

"or……"

Black looked at Harry who was sitting next to Dumbledore, laughed, and continued.

"Or go to the Muggle world and play as a private eye."

"private detective?"

His friend gave him a surprised look, but then he seemed to think of something, and then he laughed too.

"That's right, your personality is like this, maybe that's also quite suitable for you."

"Private detective...hahahahahahaha, private detective."

As he spoke, he laughed.

With an unusually bright smile, Blake gave him a hard look.

That is to say, he is his old friend, and he knows all about his dark history like the back of his hand.

Or else...or else...

Black was thinking viciously here, while the Wizengamot court invited Barty Crouch, who was in charge of the previous big trial, to be the chief judge this time.

He was invited, of course, because of all the officials of the Ministry of Magic, no one was more impartial than him.

Even Fuji himself dare not deny this point of view.

Because they tried their own son "fairly" in the big trial, and they were still sentenced to death.

It's Dementor's Kiss.

How can it not be said that this person is very fair?

That was his only son.

Therefore, Barty Crouch's career was stained by his son.

But his personality is also truly impartial because he judged his own son.

Dare to ask any wizard in the wizarding world who doesn't admire him.

Therefore, many people are willing to believe that this trial is fair and true, and there is no possibility of distorting the facts if he is asked to be the chief judge this time.

When Crouch took the seat of the Supreme Court, the whispering of the audience stopped.

They stared at Crouch, who was sitting on the seat, and Peter Pettigrew, who was not far from Crouch but looked flustered and uneasy.

"quiet!"

Crouch rang the judge's hammer in his hand, wearing a high hat, he looked very majestic at the moment.

There was no more sound in the audience, and everyone looked at him and Peter Pettigrew very quietly.

"And now, Peter Pettigrew, to present your charges in the Wizengamot Supreme Court."

Peter Pettigrew raised his head and looked at the condescending Crouch.

This is the high-low contrast between the positions of the two, allowing Peter Pettigrew to be subconsciously afraid of Crouch under such circumstances.

Afraid of him, with fear in my heart.

"I am not guilty, I am not guilty, the one who is guilty is Sirius Black."

At first it was just a murmur to himself, but later it turned into a roar of exhaustion.

"Then why have you turned into a mouse and stayed at Weasley's house for 12 years and hid in Hogwarts?"

"I want to protect Harry. I want to protect him. Only by staying by his side can I protect him better."

The confrontation between the two drew a lot of whispers.

What they discussed was nothing more than whether the guilty person was Sirius Black who had been in Azkaban for 12 years or Peter Pettigrew, who had disappeared for 12 years.

Because in the Wizengamot court, the preliminary procedure is to ask this first.

The forced confession of Veritaserum can be used as a reference but cannot be conclusive evidence.

Memory can be forged, and the testimony he can refute is their nonsense.

Without that real memory picture, he can completely blame Voldemort for using the Imperius Curse on him.

The above details can refer to when Malfoy was tried.

It only needs to add a small amount of money, and with the above conditions, Peter Pettigrew can be released without charge.

As for whether he will die suddenly in a certain alley, it is unknown.

But Crouch was obviously not someone who would be fooled so easily.

"Peter Pettigrew, you said you disappeared for 12 years to protect Harry, so why did you hide? Disappear for 12 years, answer my question, instead of trying to use other things to sway him."

Crouch stared at Peter Pettigrew. He saw this type of Death Eater the most.

He doesn't admit to the crime he committed, and the trouble is that there is not much evidence about Peter Pettigrew.

"I'm here to protect Harry. Sirius Black wants to kill Harry. I have to protect him."

No matter what Crouch said, Peter Pettigrew was determined not to let go.

In order to ensure that he can survive, he will not plead guilty.

At this moment, a wizard trotted to Crouch and whispered a few words.

Suddenly, a look of surprise flashed across Crouch's serious face.

(End of this chapter)