HP in the name of Slytherin

There is a special hall for public trials in the Wizengamot. The chief wizard sits at the top in the middle, and the other committee members of the Wizengamot sit on the ascending and encircling steps on the left and right.

Opposite, in a shorter circular position, representatives from all walks of life sit and listen. In the middle are the people being tried and any witnesses they may have.

Catherine pretended to be the president of the International Federation of Wizards and said she had brought a secret weapon, but no one asked. The director of the International Magical Cooperation Department who brought them in at first came to see her when the trial was about to start, and he also did not ask about the missing Frenchman. Where did the representatives go, only Catherine was invited to go to the Inquisition.

This was obviously not in line with the norm. Catherine felt that something was wrong with today's situation. The worst thing was that Voldemort had already known her plan and that she was disguised as the old president... to lure her to the Inquisition. What was there? Woolen cloth?

The Ministry of Magic has long been occupied by Voldemort. I wonder what he has done within the Ministry of Magic in the past half year?

Except for the gate that checks people's identities at the beginning, the rest is pretty ordinary.

There are many dementors imprisoned in the Inquisition. Once the trial is over, the dementors will serve as guards and accompany the Ministry of Magic to send the prisoners directly to Azkaban.

But there are older and higher-level guard dementors here in Catherine. When dementors encounter them, they will give priority to the "orders" of the guard dementors.

Ordinary dementors themselves also have huge weaknesses. If they encounter a wizard with a powerful protective spell, the dementors may be scattered.

So there doesn’t look like anything special in the Inquisition?

Catherine was invited to sit on the right side of the chief wizard. The height was only a little lower than that of the chief wizard. It was obviously a special seat for special jurors.

Someone greeted her, of course, it was the old president.

He had told Catherine before that Shafik had been looking for him publicly and privately, hoping to become the British representative of the International Federation of Wizards... to replace Dumbledore, who had been staying at Hogwarts all year round.

Now the president dressed as Catherine is beside him, but Shafiq is not looking away.

The magical aura on his body was very harmonious. Catherine originally thought that he was also controlled, but now it seems that there is no aura of magical field at all.

The information sent back by the guarding dementors was that the old wizard's magic structure was normal.

The only thing that wasn't normal was that his magic seemed to be getting stronger.

Catherine suddenly remembered that the last time she met Shafik, the old wizard took her to Gringotts to see her inheritance. He took this opportunity to let her focus on the inheritance that the goblin withheld, rather than the one borrowed by the Ministry of Magic. curtains.

At that time, Shafiq's eyes were pitch black, and from certain angles, they looked like the strange black gems on Haierbo's forehead.

Catherine felt the breath of the chaotic world inside the curtain on him at that time, and judged that he should be studying the curtain frequently.

Could it be...

Catherine didn't even look at Shafik for a few more times. The old wizard's eyes immediately locked on him, and he lowered his head slightly to look at "him". It was not clear whether it was backlight or something, but his eyes showed the depth that he had seen before.

If Voldemort did not control Shafiq, then why did Shafiq continue to sit idly by and ignore Voldemort's actions?

Dumbledore said that Shafik should have a bottom line, and if he was not controlled, he should do something.

Or did Voldemort improve the magic field again and use other means to control Shafiq?

There were countless doubts in her mind. Catherine pretended to be the president's usual stern expression and asked, "Mr. Shafiq, what's wrong?"

His tone was three parts arrogant, two parts cowed and five parts doubtful, completely in line with the old president's always clear persona.

Shafiq seemed to laugh, but he didn't seem to. His face was cold and dull. He stared at Catherine for a few seconds and then looked away.

He didn't even continue to talk to her.

Catherine's hand on the other side touched Halbo soothingly. The little basilisk sensed her confusion and did not dare to speak at this time, fearing that Voldemort, who was hiding somewhere, might hear it, or that there might be someone else present who understood snakes. language.

Things have reached this stage, and they are fully prepared. Instead of panicking and exposing flaws, it is better to calm down and watch the development. Future changes and turning points may come from certain details now.

At 9:25, Tom's disguised "Catherine Slytherin" was invited in by people from the Ministry of Magic. Next to "her" quietly following "her" was the jumping "Tom Slytherin".

The two were arranged to sit in the representative seats across from each other that were open to the public. Because of the legendary surname Slytherin and the huge inheritance left to Catherine by Salazar Slytherin, whenever Catherine came to the Ministry of Magic in person, the Ministry of Magic would also She will indeed be treated with great courtesy.

The attitude towards the "Catherine" siblings was normal, and the seating arrangements were also normal. Catherine even observed the decorative patterns and layout, and did not see any traces of magic patterns, indicating that there was no magic circle here.

She didn't give "Catherine siblings" too many looks, because theoretically they were enemies rather than friends. The Daily Prophet published "Catherine's" performance at Hogwarts the next day. Now outsiders see Catherine as He and Dumbledore and Grindelwald are already firmly in the same group.

Maybe the trial will continue for a while, and Catherine will come down from the gallery to accept the trial.

However, the Daily Prophet is just a newspaper after all, and public opinion does not represent the truth, so this appeal is about Dumbledore coming to prove his innocence.

At 9:30, everyone was seated and Dumbledore was brought in from another room.

His eyes seemed to be just looking around casually, not even giving Catherine a second, nor looking at "Catherine" on the other side, and stood on the middle stage like a leisurely stroll.

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore?" Shafik asked.

Dumbledore clasped his hands, looked up at Shafik, and nodded, "It's me."

This is a normal court procedure, confirm each other's identities, then tell the date and incident, and finally start the statements of several parties.

But just a second after Dumbledore responded, Shafik suddenly grinned, stood up and shouted: "In the name of magic, the contract is concluded."

"what?!"

The Wizengamot wizards and outside representatives who were watching looked confused. Catherine couldn't tell what kind of contract Shafik was talking about just by hearing this last sentence.

However, she soon found out that they had carved magic circles on their hands!

It wasn't until this weird contract came into effect that Catherine, Haierbo, and the guarding dementors discovered the abnormal magic fluctuations.

I saw Shafik as the starting point, with four wizards standing on each side in front and left, with their hands spread out, so that the magic circle was facing Dumbledore in the middle. Through this strange ritual, Dumbledore was trapped in the middle of the Inquisition. !