This was the first time Signus had stepped into the Wizengamot, still as a criminal awaiting trial.Being on trial would not be an easy task for anyone, but he behaved calmly, as if he was just a spectator who came to join in the fun, not about to sit in the trial seat and be handcuffed to temporarily restrict his freedom.

Many wizards in the court saw Signus himself for the first time. They had already drawn a portrait of him that did not conform to reality based on various rumors. It was not until this time that they really saw him that they realized that he was a so young.Yeah, death eaters, the Black family aside, if Signus was in school normally, he would be a seventh grader at this point.He is only 17 years old.

There was still some time before the trial officially started, and Dumbledore led Signus into the room on the side of the court.It was a place where prisoners were temporarily held, and Dumbledore was given special privileges to be able to go in together. Snape could only watch them enter the room.

Lucius and Narcissa had already arrived early, and Snape came to sit next to them. His expressionless face made Narcissa, who wanted to comfort him, not know how to speak, so she could only keep silent.

"He seems quite at ease." Lucius smiled, trying to relax the atmosphere, but Snape just glanced at him and looked away.

Not far from them, the Zabinis were sitting together, and Corison was there.Snape noticed that the other party seemed to be coming, but Mr. Zabini seriously asked him to stay in his place, not to go anywhere, and not to talk much.

Obviously, before Signus and Lucius are sure of their safety, the Zabini family does not want their heirs to have unnecessary relations with them.

But isn't it too late to keep your distance?Snape thought sarcastically, it seems that Mr. Zabini is not only wise and safe, but also timid and timid.

There had been murmurs in the audience, and Snape heard some mention of Signus's merits and others of his crimes.Dumbledore's early foreshadowing played a certain role. The wizards' attitude towards Signus is generally tolerant, and they don't want to kill him just because he used to be a Death Eater.

It's a good start, Snape told himself.Everything would be fine, and he would be able to take Signus home after today.He probably didn't have much time to spend with Signus getting used to life as a Squib, since he was about to be busy researching potions to restore magic so that the word Squib wouldn't stay with Signus for too long.

Someone kept looking over here, Snape restrained his inner irritability and kept a heavy expression on his face.He doesn't like to put on airs, but in order to win more sympathy and make the trial easier to win, he doesn't mind ignoring the insignificant discomfort in his heart and acting as he should.

"quiet!"

With the arrival of the final judge, the trial of Cygnus Black is finally about to begin.This is the last trial of the Death Eaters, and also the most special one.Everyone knew that Dumbledore would take the stand himself, acting as lawyer for a young Horcrux-destroying Slytherin.But only at this moment, when he really takes his place, will everyone be sure that the rumors are true.This time, Dumbledore clearly sided with Black, which is enough to show that many rumors about Signus Black are likely to be true.

The room on the side of the courtroom was opened again, and the wizards watched as the genius heir who was once the most eye-catching of the Black family, the current Squib, walked towards the trial seat with lazy steps as usual, and sat down there as if it were an ordinary chair.

In previous trials, the seat would automatically bind the criminals' feet and hands, limiting their magic, but today it was very lenient with Signus.No doubt, everyone knew it was because Signus was no longer on guard.

"The name of the person being tried?" the judge asked looking down at the prisoner.

Signus wanted to roll his eyes at this unnecessary question, but held back for the sake of future freedom. "Signus Black," he said dryly.

"age?"

"17 is old."

"Wand material?"

Signus couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "Your Honor, I'm a squib."

What he said was very frank. On the contrary, many wizards in the audience murmured in low voices, as if they were aggrieved by the judge's too hurtful question.Dumbledore looked at his old friend on the judge's bench disapprovingly, reminding him that unnecessary questions can be saved.

"Okay." The judge pushed his glasses and dropped the questions that seemed redundant to Signus in the standard procedure: "Signus Black, you are accused of participating in the Death Eaters and have executed Murder mission. There are multiple witnesses and Death Eaters willing to testify about your crimes. Do you have anything to say about that?"

Signus sighed, "No."

Dumbledore stood up immediately: "In fact, there are indeed some issues that everyone here needs to know. I think these facts are crucial to the outcome of this trial."

As the leader of the Order of the Phoenix, the old rival of the Dark Lord and the one who finally killed the Dark Lord, no one would doubt Dumbledore's words.Everyone was waiting for his so-called facts, and even Signus was curious about what he could do to exonerate himself.The Death Eaters are real, and so are the murders. Can Dumbledore still turn black and white?

However, Dumbledore can indeed, he has the absolute trust from the people, and the words from his mouth are naturally authoritative.

In Dumbledore's story, Signus was born into a paranoid bloodlines family—no one doubts that—but he himself was not attached to bloodlines, or even took it seriously.

"He fell in love with a half-breed and betrayed his family for it. I believe everyone here already knows that, so I don't need to explain." Dumbledore said and looked in Snape's direction.

The story about Black's heir and the half-blood Slytherin was a big deal at the beginning, and everyone nodded secretly, accepting this statement.

"Orion Black once searched everywhere in the wizarding world for his eldest son who ran away from home, but found nothing. He didn't know that his son was actually recuperating in a certain Muggle residence in London." Dumbledore's unhurried voice Grab everyone's mind, and lead everyone into a story that has been modified.

Signus didn't trust the Dark Lord from the beginning, but he had to show obedience out of the family's standpoint.He has been secretly looking for a way to resist until he discovers the secret of the Horcrux.In order to live forever, the Dark Lord divided his soul into three parts and sealed them in three different things. They are the diary of the Dark Lord's student days, the Hufflepuff Gold Cup, and the ancestral memories of the Gaunt family. soul stone.Signus discovered the secret, and then began to find a way to find the three Horcruxes, intending to destroy them.

The diary was discovered by Abraxas Malfoy, the former Malfoy ruler who had given his life for it.After this, Signus and Lucius Malfoy stole the gold cup from the Lestrange house.The Resurrection Stone is in Gaunt's old house, and Signus was almost killed by the Dark Lord because of it.In order not to arouse the suspicion of the Dark Lord, he was seriously injured and had to hide in London.Lucius announced his relationship with Snape in order to cover up their disappearance, but this little trick failed to fool the Dark Lord. After Signus was found by the Death Eaters, he had to return to the Dark Lord and accepted in advance. Dark Mark.

"That's how Little Mr. Black became a Death Eater." Dumbledore looked around at the wizards present with a heavy tone, "I don't intend to exonerate him. I'm just telling you the facts. I believe you will have your own judgment."

As for after that, in Dumbledore's explanation, even with the Dark Mark, Signus is still not trusted.The Dark Lord didn't want to waste his super talent in black magic, so he locked him in the manor, so he used the Imperius Curse on him.

There was a gasp in the courtroom, and even Signus himself, who had been listening to the story silently with his head down, was almost surprised.Dumbledore really did his best to help him, not only defending him personally, but also deceiving others for him. He himself wondered if he had any Gryffindor blood, which was worthy of Dumbledore's concern.

After the lawyer spoke, the court summoned several witnesses. The first few people who appeared in court were the targets of the mission of Signus when he was a Death Eater. Although it appeared with the Death Eaters, it was always wandering outside, like a walking dead.Others said that he only focused on burning the house with fierce fire. The flames were terrifying, but when you think about it afterwards, you will find that he didn't kill anyone.

Signus didn't know that these people were selected by the witnesses to appear in court. According to the current order of appearance, Dumbledore also arranged it. After listening to the statements of several wizards, he almost believed that he had indeed been hit by Soul Seizing cursed.

"Mr. Black later regained some sanity. When he realized what he was doing, it was too late to stop. At this time, the only way to make up for the crimes he committed was to destroy the Horcrux as soon as possible, so he continued to pretend while Practice the Fiercefire Curse. I have to say that he can successfully hide from the Dark Lord for so long, which is very admirable."

The trial seat was fixed on the ground, and Signus could only face a few judges, with his back to the many wizards in the courtroom.The sighs behind him made him want to turn to see how fascinating Dumbledore's story was, but in order to pass the last hurdle before freedom, he had to continue to sit still.

Here he can be calm, grieved, and indifferent, but he must not act inappropriately.

Dumbledore is still talking about how a hero named Cygnus Black gave the hope of living to his lover and friends, and went to the battlefield alone with the determination to die, and finally exhausted himself With all the magic power, he successfully destroyed the Horcrux and made himself a squib.

Of course, Signus did all these things himself, but when it happened, he never expected that one day Dumbledore would use such an impassioned way to tell these stories into a legendary story.Oh, by the way, in the court of the Wizengamot, in front of all the respectable wizards in the British wizarding world.

Too much...Signus sneaks a look at Dumbledore, trying to find an opportunity to hint that he's almost ready.However, Dumbledore didn't give him a look at all, and he was always facing the many wizards behind him, so that he had no chance to make small movements, so he could only continue to listen to Dumbledore's speech until he finished it himself.

Next to appear in court are several Death Eaters who are willing to testify in court. Most of these witnesses are young and often perform missions with Signus. Nurse also pulled into Azkaban.Their testimonies included many missions of the Death Eaters, which were all in line with the words of the ordinary wizards who had appeared in court before, and did not cause any trouble to Signus.

Everything went so well that Signus gradually began to lose his mind, until the judge's voice woke him up.

"Call witnesses, Walburga Black."

Signus turned his head slightly to see his mother being escorted in by two Aurors.The lady who used to dress up noble and elegant at any time, now wears a simple robe, without any jewelry on her body, and her hair is simply loose.She looked much older, and Signus had never known her face to be so wrinkled, her eyes so sunken, her eyes so vicious at him.

"Signus!" Snape suddenly said in the audience.His voice was not small, and the entire court heard it.The judge tapped his gavel for silence.On the contrary, Signus, who was affected by Mrs. Black just now, calmed down because of the shout from behind.

"Stop doing this, they'll kick you out." Lucius whispered to Snape's ear.The other party nodded to show that he knew, but he didn't say whether he really listened to it.

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