The day of the duel at Hogwarts

The Fire Dragon's escape occurred late at night on September [-]st and did not cause much turmoil in the British wizarding world. Instead, it was the trial at [-]pm on September [-]nd that attracted the attention of all walks of life.

At seven-thirty, members of the Wizengamot have arrived one after another at the First Trial Hall, located in the Ten Trial Halls on the tenth floor underground of the Ministry of Magic.

Sean, Marchban and others were sitting in the jury box in the trial hall. They looked at the people arriving one after another and whispered to each other: "Ms. Marchban, there seem to be quite a lot of people today. Fifty There are probably more than forty members of the Wizengamot."

"The two camps are competing and naturally want to find as many people as possible."

Nodding in agreement, Sean turned to look at Dumbledore, who was sitting in the judgment seat. He didn't know who the principal was looking for, but it seemed that Dumbledore was very confident. .

At eight o'clock, everyone arrived, and the door of the First Judgment Hall was also closed by two Aurors.

Soon, the presiding judge banged his gavel, announcing the start of the trial.

"Bring in the suspect Stourge Podmore."

As the presiding judge finished speaking, Stoji was brought in from the side door by two Aurors and placed in the plaintiff's seat. With Stoji's appearance, the discussion at the scene became louder.

Dangdang!

"Everyone, please be silent. The trial begins now."

As the presiding judge announced that the trial had officially begun, the clerk sitting next to him immediately picked up a quill and started recording.

"The trial on September [-]nd is about the case of Stourge Podmore breaking into the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic at [-] o'clock in the evening on September [-]st with the intention of stealing items..."

Sean sat in his seat, listening to the presiding judge conducting the trial one by one. He looked at the other people in the jury box. In the first row of the jury box sat Fudge and the leaders of each division, as well as people such as Deng There are powerful and famous members of the Wizengamot like Bullido, and in the second row are the second-in-commands or deputies of each department like Scrimgeour. They are also figures of real power.

Of course, there was Umbridge among these people, and she was sitting behind Fudge in the second row, and from time to time she would come up and whisper to Fudge, as if she was Fudge's confidant. If she could sit in the second row, then It means that she is at least the second-in-command of a certain department or the first-row deputy of a certain department. Judging from the appearance of her and Fudge, it is obvious that this guy is probably Fudge's deputy, in other words, the position of deputy minister.

The deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic. The power comes from the minister. If the status of this position is low, it is not low. But if the status is high, it is not very high. This position is the mouthpiece of the minister and the hands and feet of the minister, so the minister is capable. Only the deputy minister can do things that the minister cannot do, and the deputy minister has no right to interfere with things that the minister cannot do.

Umbridge is a woman who is really good at sneaking around.

But no matter how good she is at drilling, she still has to make results that satisfy Fudge before she can serve as Fudge's deputy minister. So what did she do to make Fudge so satisfied and trust her that she became his deputy minister?

"The facts and evidence in this case are complete. If there are no other opinions or suggestions, then..."

"Please wait a moment, presiding judge, I have a different opinion here."

The presiding judge looked at Dumbledore and said: "Dumbledore, here are testimonies, witnesses and physical evidence, as well as Stooges Podmore's own confession and confession. I don't know which of the items here you have any questions about." Opinion?"

"We all have opinions on the witnesses, physical evidence, confessions and confessions..." As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, there was a burst of noise at the scene. Fudge even sneered. When the noise subsided, Lowered, Dumbledore continued: "Because Stork Podmore was controlled by someone else's Imperius Curse to do those things, so the real crime should be the person who used the Imperius Curse to control him. Not Stourge Podmore!"

The intermittent laughter at the scene suddenly stopped.

They looked at Stoggy Podmore, who looked slightly sluggish. Originally, they thought that Stoggy Podmore's appearance was due to the desperation of being caught, but now it looked like he was under the Imperius Curse. A state of control!

"Nonsense! Can anyone who commits a crime and just say that he has been hit by the Imperius Curse be cleared of his crime? In my opinion, the Imperius Curse is just an excuse. You just don't want us to know that this criminal Stork ·Podmore is actually a member of your Order of the Phoenix!"

The Wizengamot member who spoke was obviously on Fudge's side, or on the side of the pure-blood families behind Fudge. What he said at this time was obviously Fudge's instruction. He just had to look at Fudge. The smiles on Umbridge's and Umbridge's faces showed that this man's words clearly satisfied them.

"Yes or no, it's actually very simple, isn't it?" Dumbledore turned to look at the person who spoke, and continued: "We only need to use magic to lift his Imperius Curse, and then give it to Stork Podmore when he wakes up. He used Veritaserum, so doesn’t the whole truth come out?”

"Objection! Veritaserum is a strictly controlled potion. I don't think there is any point in using such a strictly controlled potion in a case that has already been determined. In my opinion, Stork Podmore can be tried directly. If it can be proven that his behavior is related to the Order of the Phoenix, then even the great Dumbledore will be scrutinized!"

"I think it's true. We must examine the relationship between this matter and the Order of the Phoenix, otherwise it won't be enough to convince the public!"

After Sean finished speaking, everyone present looked at Sean in surprise.

Fudge and the people in his camp were all surprised and gloating. They even thought that Sean was preparing to rebel against them on the spot.

The people in Dumbledore's camp looked in disbelief. They didn't understand why Sean was so crazy that he would help Fudge and the others?

Did he betray?

"You traitor, Sean Bursted!"

Hearing Dodorian's roar and looking at Dumbledore's serious face, Fudge was very happy for a moment. What he likes most now is seeing Dumbledore lose control of his expression, plus hearing Dodorian, Dumbledore, Fudge couldn't help but smile with joy at the angry rebuke from the die-hard supporters of the Lido camp, and said involuntarily: "Dodorian, you can't say this. As long as what Sean said makes sense, everyone must consider his words seriously!"

"That's right, Minister Fudge is indeed wise and powerful!" Sean's words had already made Fudge smile uncontrollably. At this moment, Sean changed the subject and said, "Even Minister Fudge agrees, then I think we don’t need to discuss it anymore. Let’s immediately remove the Imperius Curse from Stooges Podmore and take the Veritaserum, so that we can know the relationship between this heinous criminal and the Order of the Phoenix!”