[Comprehensive] The Wizard and the Fugitive

Pansy was acquitted without surprise, followed by Brace, who was also acquitted.The main player Draco Malfoy is left on the retrial table.

Whispering sounds unknowingly rang out, and everyone was waiting for a predetermined result.No one, nor Draco, could deny his guilt under the influence of Veritaserum.Malfoy was a Death Eater, and he was certainly not the exception.

William was in the first row behind Draco. He hadn't changed his posture since Hermione walked towards the lawyer's seat. statue.

The voices of discussion behind him gradually amplified, making it impossible for his already keen five senses to ignore the voices that drilled into his ears.

"Malfoy is all Death Eaters, and his parents are not good people!"

"During the last battle at Hogwarts, the Dark Lord himself called him over and hugged him!"

"Better to keep him out of Azkaban forever."

"The dementor's kiss is what he deserves!"

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The wizards shouted excitedly, eager to help Hermione end the trial, and no one noticed that the strange foreign wizard sitting at the front was getting more and more depressed.

William's right hand, which is often used for casting spells, rests on his thigh, tapping his index finger rhythmically.His gaze was still on Draco, and the corner of his mouth curled into a very shallow arc, which seemed to be smiling, but it made people feel cold for no reason.From time to time, Hermione's heart skipped a beat when she noticed this side, and she decided to skip the break and start the court immediately, so as not to completely piss off this Mr. Schiller.

Ever since she had seen how this man had destroyed Anna Petrovich, Hermione had never believed that he could be any good.Black magic is not achieved through daily practice. Who knows how much blood was stained on his hands before he has the strength he has today.

The Ministry of Magic gathered all the Oros specifically for this person, and sent a tolerance to Harry, the only unstable factor, to pay far away, so that he could not hinder the plan to capture Malfoy.

This is the home court of the Ministry of Magic, and once the gate of the court is closed, they can catch a fish in the jar, and all the audience will stand on their side to deal with Malfoy together.In the case of hundreds of ones, no matter how powerful the dark wizard is, it is impossible to win, right?

This is a rare opportunity, and Hermione reminded herself nervously over and over again to stabilize, and tried to face Draco with a calm appearance.

"You met Tom Riddle, didn't you?"

"I've seen him." Draco paused, and added, "Because he robbed Malfoy Manor."

"Is it snatching or did you offer the manor to please him? It can be seen that he attaches great importance to Malfoy, and even hugged you during the final battle at Hogwarts."

"I think in the circumstances at the time, any student who walked over would have been welcomed by him."

"Then why are you the only traitor!" Hermione looked into his eyes, and her suddenly raised voice vibrated in everyone's ears: "Or you were already a member of the Death Eaters, and you just returned to your own camp?"

"I'm not a Death Eater."

Hermione seemed not to have heard his explanation, and quickly took up the next question: "Why did you put Lestrange in Hogwarts?"

"I do not have."

"Is this a mission given to you by Tom Riddle?"

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Different from the arrogant attitude when he was first interrogated, today Draco behaved very weakly, completely controlled by Hermione, asking and answering without saying a single extra word, subverting everyone's understanding of Malfoy.

The social talent inherited from generation to generation in the family seemed to have suddenly failed, and Draco gradually began to repeat simple negative sentences, unable to utter a fluent rebuttal at all, as if he had been dazed by Hermione's question after question.

But one thing was as expected, no matter how much Hermione testified or scrambled his mind with quick questions, he never admitted that Malfoy had anything to do with the Dark Lord.

At this time, his beautiful face was full of innocence, which was particularly distressing, but it was a pity that it was not lethal to Hermione at all.After finishing the questioning according to the procedure, Hermione couldn't wait to pick up the last bottle of Veritaserum and walked up to Draco: "If what you just said is true, you shouldn't be afraid to accept verification."

Draco reached out, took the veritaserum under Hermione's nervous gaze, uncapped the bottle, and put it to his lips.He stopped at the last moment and looked into Hermione's eyes: "Believe it or not, I was innocent."

Hermione twitched the corner of her mouth perfunctorily, and urged: "Then just be quick, don't waste time."

Draco then tilted his head back and poured the veritaserum into his mouth, so that everyone could clearly see his movements.Hermione stared at him closely, and many officials of the Ministry of Magic also stretched their necks and looked at this side excitedly, waiting for their victory.

The empty bottle was sent back to the table by Draco with the Levitation Charm. He smiled at Hermione, as if he suddenly broke out from the daze just now, and he was extremely calm.

It's just bravado, don't be intimidated by him, Hermione thought, and just look down at the question in the notebook and stop paying attention to the fake look on Draco's face.

"Draco Malfoy, please answer again now, have you ever joined the Death Eaters?" Following Hermione's question, the entire court fell into a deathly silence.All the wizards joined William and turned into sculptures together, waiting for Draco's answer with all their hearts.

At the retrial table, the young Patriarch Malfoy turned his back to everyone, and the corner of his mouth rose for a moment. Hermione, who was looking down at her notes, naturally missed this expression.

"I never joined the Death Eaters."

Draco's voice did not deliberately amplify, but it was enough to create a huge impact in the still silence of the entire court, causing Hermione to raise her head suddenly, and everyone "resurrected" in shock.

"What did he say?" Someone asked the friend beside him uncertainly.People I know and people I don't know all get together to make sure over and over again that it's not my ears that have something wrong.

The low-pitched discussions rang out together, converging into a wave that could blow over the roof.Kingsley had to hit the gavel vigorously and shouted "Quiet" several times to keep his voice quiet so as not to affect the retrial.

But this unexpected retrial did not continue. Draco's answer made Hermione fall into deep thought, and quickly searched for countermeasures.The more than 200 spectators of the public trial gradually became impatient, and the voice of discussion gradually became louder. This time, it was aimed at the Ministry of Magic and demanded to continue the trial. The facts must not be covered up.

"Aren't you going to continue?" Draco said deliberately when he heard a buzzing voice behind him, "If you're afraid of the truth being revealed, you shouldn't be using Veritaserum."

Hermione frowned and stared at him: "You and I both know what the truth is! You worked for Tom Riddle, let the Death Eaters enter Hogwarts, and tried to kill Principal Dumbledore, this is the truth!"

Draco shook his head and looked at her very distressed: "Why do you insist so much that I did those things? I never provided any convenience to the Death Eaters, nor did I want to kill Dumbledore."

He tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said, "That's right! My wand should still be at Harry Potter's place, why don't I use a Flashback Charm to check it? See if I've used even a Killing Curse."

Hermione didn't speak, but turned to Kingsley, and Draco quickly read the important message from their eye contact. "Potter isn't here?" He pretended to be surprised and asked loudly, "You dismissed him, didn't you?"

"We don't need to dismiss anyone, no one will stand on your side!" Kingsley shouted impatiently.

Draco also became agitated, and asked even louder: "Okay, what about my wand? Without that wand, you would have never been able to escape from Lestrange! Where was it hidden!"

The auditorium has been blasted by this amazing reversal.Malfoy drank Veritaserum in front of everyone, still denied his identity as a Death Eater, and revealed that he had provided Harry Potter with a wand during the war.

Everyone was lost, no one could lie under the effect of Veritaserum, so Malfoy was really innocent?

how can that be possible!From the beginning of the war, Malfoy's position was no secret. Everyone knew that they were the minions of the Dark Lord. If they were innocent, then there would be no war criminals in Azkaban!

"Check that wand!" someone yelled.Malfoy's wand must have used a lot of dark magic, and a quick check would tell he wasn't a good guy.

The wizards nodded frequently, everyone was wondering what spell Draco Malfoy had used, all kinds of black magic names came out of their mouths one after another, it seemed that the wand could bring a feast of black magic .

Kingsley looked at Hermione with a headache: "What kind of wand are you talking about? Where is it?"

Hermione frowned: "In Harry's office."

"Then bring it! Hurry up and end this trial, I really don't want to keep watching Malfoy screaming in front of my eyes!"