HP Polar Night

"Hey! Did you guys hear that?!"

"This is really big news!"

"A shocking secret! I guarantee that none of you will be able to guess it!"

On the first day of February, the whole castle was in chaos, and the news was spreading everywhere.The students whispered to each other, or directly discussed loudly in public, and everyone seemed to be there in person and saw the whole story of what happened that night with their own eyes.

Some of them were saying that it was Agares who killed his relatives righteously and captured Sirius Black himself; some were saying that it was Agares who was covering up criminals and was then caught by Professor Dumbledore.

In short, no matter what kind of point of view, it can be noisy.

Of course Harry also heard about this incident, and even the moment he heard that Sirius Black had been arrested and brought to justice, he couldn't help rushing to the principal's office on the eighth floor.

Ron and Hermione followed him, panting.

The door of the headmaster's office was closed tightly. Harry didn't know the password, and stood in front of the stone statue with his fists tightly clenched and his mouth pursed.Hermione looked at him: "Harry, why don't we knock on the door? Professor Dumbledore should be inside."

Harry took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked on the door.

They stood still for a while, but there was no movement inside.Harry knocked a few more times, and finally, the door opened.But it was not Dumbledore who came out of it, but Professor McGonagall.At this moment, the expression on the serious witch's face was a little complicated. It seemed that she was relieved, but it seemed that something unexpected made her feel sad.

The moment they saw Professor McGonagall, both Ron and the bold Hermione subconsciously took a step back.Only Harry stood there stubbornly.

"Why are you here?" Professor McGonagall straightened his face and asked.

Harry said, "I hear Sirius Black has been captured."

Professor McGonagall was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Dumbledore is dealing with this matter." She knew the connection between this matter and Harry, but she didn't know that Harry once stole the three broomsticks. Hearing them talk, I thought Harry didn't know anything.So she asked: "But it's something the Ministry needs to care about, what are you guys doing here?"

Ron tugged at the hem of Harry's shirt, motioning him not to tell about the sneaky trip to Hogsmeade last time.

"Professor McGonagall, can I go and see him? I heard that he and my father are best friends." Harry said calmly, even though his heart was full of hatred.

Professor McGonagall didn't think too much about it, she thought Harry knew about it from other places, such as old photos or something.She looked at Harry with sympathy and relief: "Mr. Potter, you will see him after the Ministry of Magic settles the matter."

"Can I go see him now? After all, they say he's after me."

"They are all in the Ministry of Magic now, Mr. Potter, if you really want to know the whole story, maybe you can ask Mr. Agareth Black." Although Professor McGonagall did not intend to let some truth out of her Say it out of your mouth - after all, the Ministry of Magic has not yet made a final judgment, and it is not so good for her to say it, but Mr. Black, as one of the parties involved, has a good relationship with Harry, so it would be more appropriate for him to tell Harry.

Harry pursed his lips: "So what they said is true? Agares, he was also involved in Sirius Black's affairs?"

Professor McGonagall still didn't know the rumors that were spreading wildly in the castle. She thought about it, Agares was indeed involved in what happened last night, and Harry was right, so she nodded.

Her assent made Harry's mind go blank for a split second.

"Don't stay here anymore, go back."

Under the urging of Professor McGonagall, Ron and Hermione pulled up the dazed Harry from left to right and left.

It wasn't until they had crept back into the Gryffindor common room and sat down in the chairs by the fire that Harry came to his senses.He blinked, and looked at his two friends blankly.

"What do you mean by Professor McGonagall's words? Agares, did he help Sirius Black, or..." Or did he capture Sirius Black?

Although Ron wanted to add insult to injury, he said that Agares must have helped his biological father, but considering Harry's fragile heart and unable to bear the torture at the moment, he had better stop talking.

Hermione is not as one-size-fits-all as Ron, she is still very particular about evidence.At this moment, I will analyze it item by item: "Based on what I know about Agares, he will not do such a thing. Even if he intends to help Sirius Black escape, he will not be allowed to come to Hogwarts." .There are so many people looking for him outside now, and there are dementors stationed outside the castle. With Agares' character, he will only find a safe and hidden place for Sirius Black to hide, or Across the ocean to other countries."

"Since Sirius Black has appeared in the castle several times and made such a high-profile appearance, it must be impossible to have a connection with Agares—Agares is not a reckless Gryffindor." This sentence quoted To Ron's dissatisfaction, he was protesting loudly, "Don't forget that you are also a Gryffindor!" but was completely ignored by Hermione——

"In short, Agares is definitely the one who helped capture Sirius Black, not help him escape."

Hermione finished her final speech in a serious manner, and finally nodded emphatically for emphasis.

Ron rolled his eyes wide at the ceiling.

After hearing Hermione's explanation, Harry's expression softened a lot.He felt that what Hermione said was very reasonable, Agares would definitely not be the kind of person who shielded criminals, absolutely not!

In a building in central London, on the second basement floor, the Wizengamot Court.

Agares, who was deeply trusted by Harry and Hermione not to "shield criminals", backfired by doing "shielding" actions.One moment, the officials of the Ministry of Magic published the restatement of Sirius Black's past crimes and the current final verdict - Dementor's Kiss, and the next moment, Agares stood up from the defense's witness stand .

"I object, sir!"

This move of his caused an uproar around him, dozens of wizards in purple robes looked down at him, some were serious, some were curious, some were puzzled.Just like when they saw him actually sit on the defense witness stand in the first place.

Fudge, the Minister of Magic, sat on the left of the center, with an unusually serious face, which seemed to be in line with his status.

"Give your reasons, Mr. Agareth Black."

This surname once again caused an uproar. Many people present did not know the relationship between Agares and Sirius, but after this introduction, everyone knew that there must be a blood relationship between them.Even a Ministry of Magic official stood up and said: "The witness against the defense is speaking. He is the son of Sirius Black, and the testimony he provided is suspected of covering up."

"I object, sir. According to Article 6 of Chapter 9 of the Wizengamot Charter of Rights, the defendant has the right to call witnesses to attend. According to Article [-] of Chapter [-] of the "Merlin Code", any individual who knows the truth of the case shall guarantee that Regardless of the truth of his words, he has the right to testify in court."

After hearing Agares' rebuttal, the court clerk dug out the two codes, found the corresponding regulations on them, and nodded to the presiding judge.

The officials who objected to Agares testifying in court had to sit back depressed.

Agares looked around, showing no fear under the eyes of everyone.

"The evidence of Sirius Black being thrown into Azkaban 12 years ago was that he killed a wizard and twelve Muggles. Among them, the wizard who was killed was named Peter Pedro. The information I provided The testimony is: Peter Pedro is an illegal unregistered Animagus whose Animagus form is a gray mouse. He has been using the Animagus for the past 12 years The form hid in the Weasleys' house, disguised as a pet, and followed Ron Weasley into Hogwarts three years ago, living in Harry Potter's dormitory."

The audience was in an uproar.

The wizards present were discussing with each other, and there was a buzzing sound, so that the chief interrogator had to knock the gavel in his hand several times. "Quiet! Quiet!"

The presiding officer, Ms. Amelia Bones, is the director of the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic. The trial of the Sirius Black case should have been led by Dumbledore, the chief magician of the Wizengamot court. , but since he was also involved in the case, Ms. Burns was offered to preside.

"Mr. Agareth Black, what evidence do you have for saying that Peter Pedro is not dead?" she asked.

Agares took out a bloody finger: "Last night in an empty classroom at Hogwarts, Peter Pedro was turned into a mouse, and Sirius Black was following him, who had Turned back into a human in front of me, caused another big explosion, and then left this finger and escaped."

An Auror came over and took the finger as evidence.

Agares was afraid that it would take some time for them to test whether it was Peter Pedro's finger, so he suggested: "You can put a drop of blood in the compound decoction, and find someone to test it on the spot." Soups do work.

His suggestion was indeed the most convenient way, and Ms. Burns did not object.But the compound decoction is not a potion that can be carried around at any time, and it takes a month to brew it.

At this moment, to Agares' surprise, it was Snape who took the initiative to take out the compound decoction.

Snape also attended the hearing.

Last night, after Dumbledore returned after tracking down Peter Pedrew in vain, Sirius Black told them all about changing the secret keeper, Peter's bombing, etc. in front of them.Regardless of whether it was true or not, Snape still knew that Peter Pedro was a very important person.

If the person who betrayed the Potters and indirectly killed Lily was really Peter Pedro, then he must also capture him and kill him.

With the Polyjuice Potion Master brought out, it was much easier to verify that it was Peter's finger, that Peter was indeed alive.Agares didn't take out the compound potion he brought.

The wizards of the Wizengamot court could not help but gasp when the Auror drank Polyjuice Potion and transformed into Peter Pedrew in public.

Ms. Burns tapped the gavel a few more times before quieting the room.

Fudge standing aside was sweating on his brow, stood up and said, "Even if Peter Pedrew is still alive, it doesn't prove that he is the murderer, and Sirius Black is innocent."

Sirius Black, who had been enduring the pointing and pointing in the court and forced himself not to speak, finally couldn't help but growl at Fudge at this moment. Fortunately, Agares saw his discoloration in time and coughed heavily Voice.Sirius turned his head to look at Agares, who was very similar to him when he was young, but had a completely different temperament. Remembering what he promised him in the principal's office last night, he had to hold back his breath.

Only then did Agares say: "Yes, Mr. Minister is right." Fudge obviously didn't expect that he would agree with him, and was choked, but couldn't say anything else for a while.

"It's just that Sirius Black was captured by the Auror Division and finally thrown into Azkaban. He didn't go through a court trial. In view of this, as a direct family member of Sirius Black, I request the court to retry Sirius Black. The Blake murder case!"

At this time, he regarded himself as an immediate family member again.

Fudge subconsciously wanted to refute, but it suddenly occurred to him that Barty Crouch seemed to be in charge of this matter back then?In other words, if he refuted this matter, he was indirectly helping Crouch?

Thinking of this, Fudge wished he could take back everything he said just now.

He was not the one who presided over the case of Sirius Black, nor did he arrest the person. It was just that he was unlucky and happened to go to the prison to inspect the case before Sirius escaped from prison.On the other hand, if Sirius Black is really innocent, then it is Barty Crouch who is at fault in this matter, and he can easily clear his name?

After thinking clearly about the context, Fudge made up his mind not to speak out.

His thoughts were all within Agares' calculations. Seeing that things were always under his control, Agares was somewhat relieved.Now as long as the court agrees to retry the case, he can immediately portray Sirius Black as a wronged good person.And as long as Peter is not arrested and brought to justice for a day, and Siri cannot be released, he will not regain his freedom and return to Black's house to be his legitimate guardian.

As for whether Peter will be caught?Based on how he got along with the other party during this time, he knew Peter's character well, that is, he was as timid as a mouse, and would hide himself in a mouse hole at the slightest sign of trouble.Had it not been for the Marauder's Map, he might have escaped long ago.

After thinking about everything, Agares couldn't help showing a very faint smile. There was a hint of complacency in this smile, but it was well hidden.If Dumbledore hadn't been paying attention to him all the time, and had a deep understanding of the character of this type of person, I'm afraid he wouldn't have noticed.

He smiled.After all, he is still a teenager, and when things are under his control, he will always show his emotions.However, judging from Agares' qualifications, I am afraid that in a few more years and more hardships, this little emotional fluctuation will probably never happen again.Just like they used to be.

With Dumbledore around, things naturally couldn't go as Agares wished.

The author has something to say:

Agares: After letting Peter escape, I thought about everything.I thought things would go the way I wanted them to, after all everything was supposed to be the way it should be.Until Dumbledore spoke.hehe.

Dumbledore: Hehehe, boy, it's a bit off the mark, but it's not bad.

Sirius: I'm so wronged, I can't be tough in front of my son, I have an ominous premonition.

Fudge: Almost got to help Barty Crouch, luckily I'm smart.

Barty Crouch: ? ? ?Why didn't you call me in court?You also released Blake? ? ?