135. Inquisition of the Wizengamot (1)
The island where Azkaban was built has never appeared on any map.
Azkaban was originally the residence of the dark wizard Extis. In the fifteenth century, he built a fortress on the island, lured Muggles to his island and trapped them, using various tricks to torture them to death. After Extis died, the concealment spell he used expired, and the Wizards' Council only knew of the existence of Azkaban.
The wizards who were ordered to investigate Azkaban refused to talk about what they found inside. The only thing announced was that the island had become a haven for dementors; the wizards once considered destroying the island, but considering the dementors and On the issue of island revenge, it is said that most of the people who support it have had nightmares about being trapped on the island. As the sponsor of the proposal, Congressman Glex dreams of being pressed under the island every day. Surprisingly, he My back really suffered from being crushed by a heavy object, so this proposal was not accepted.
Azkaban was abandoned for many years until the International Statute of Secrecy came into effect.
The reformed Ministry of Magic found that the cost of using small wizard prisons was too high, jailers could easily be bribed or hypnotized, magic-suppressing potions were consumed too much, and wizards who wanted to escape from prison might also break the Secrecy Act and attract the attention of Muggles to distract the caretakers. , and finally they chose to use Azkaban as a prison.
Damocles Rolle, the Minister of Magic at the time, claimed that the island was far away from Muggle gathering places, and dementors could act as guards, which not only effectively saved wizards' costs and energy, but also reduced the risk of jailbreak and violation of the Statute of Secrecy.
Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious. Dementors have no real loyalties and will only seek refuge with those who can get them more human victims. Therefore, during the Second Wizarding War, between the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort, they chose Voldemort.
Some people may ask, didn't the Dementors join Voldemort's camp during the First Wizarding War?
The answer is, no.
When Voldemort first rose, the power of the Ministry of Magic was very stable, and the Dementors did not trust Voldemort; but now that Voldemort has proven that he has the strength to make the Ministry of Magic surrender, the Dementors' wishes have become more subtle.
Since no other reliable guards can be found, and the Ministry of Magic is unwilling to replace the dementors, why not simply get rid of all the prisoners? As for the food problem for the dementors, buy some Muggles to replace them, anyway, the dementors are They just want people, and there are desperadoes everywhere in the Muggle world who are willing to trade their lives for money.
The Ministry of Magic refuses to kill indiscriminately. The rights of wizards should be guaranteed. I will give these dark wizards a chance.
A new trial will be conducted to verify the crime, and the innocent will be released. The guilty will spend money to atone for their sins and swear never to help the Dark Lord. If you are not willing to go down such a simple step, there will be nothing to say if I kill you.
"You and the Wizengamot trial team led by Dumbledore will go to Azkaban in three days to re-interrogate and interrogate all the prisoners there." Adair said, "After each prisoner is questioned and confirmed, They must sign an unbreakable oath and write a property transfer letter to the Ministry of Magic. If they refuse, they will be killed on the spot."
"Elaine's body is not yet underage, why do you need me to follow you?" Du Chen felt very uncomfortable. "In what capacity do you go to witness the Inquisitor of the Wizengamot?"
"No," Adair whispered, "as an executioner."
"Are you kidding?" Du Chen stood up suddenly and shouted. "Executioner, it's impossible for the officials of the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore to be completely demented and let a twelve-year-old girl be responsible for executing prisoners."
"Don't be so loud, it's very noisy. I fought hard for this," Adair said. "As a representative of the Death Eater victims, it's strange to let a descendant of Shafiq be responsible for the execution. Although the Ministry of Magic thinks that I will go there in person, it's not that you don't know. It's the same for me to go and for you to go."
"Ah, yes, it's the same, so you want to have control of your body that day," Du Chen asked through gritted teeth. "I guess not, you want me to do it."
"There is a big difference in magic power between you and me. The people present that day were all elite wizards, not students who can't even cast evil spells. If I take action, it will be easy to see through." Adair said. "You can use guns or poison. The Muggle government will provide it. I'm sure the Wizengamot won't care, but in fact, just use the Cutting Curse to scratch their neck."
"If you don't want to go, go on your own"
"Why?" Adair explained, picking his ears. "Someone in the live broadcast room defended your idea to me. They said that you represent another type of values, which are more noble - people do not have the right to judge others, only God and the law have it. Violence cannot solve everything."
"In this case, now that the law orders you to kill, what's the problem with you accidentally killing the Wizengamot Tribunal? Every prisoner will be judged by them first; for those trash who can't swear and want to surrender to Voldemort wholeheartedly, there's nothing wrong with killing them." What's wrong?"
Duchenne had nothing to say, he had nothing to say to this madman.
"It's not because of cowardice that you did it very cleanly when you killed Quirrell." Adair said with a smile. "Quirrell is no different from them. What I do is reasonable and reasonable. If you want the law, I will give you the law——"
While Adair was talking in general, Duchen suddenly stood up and stepped forward - the table between the two suddenly disappeared - and punched Adair hard in the face, knocking him off the chair.
"It's so noisy." Du Chen blinked, seemingly surprised that he managed to knock down Adair, but he still raised his fist and said. "I abide by the rules, and I abide by the laws of the People's Republic of China or the laws of England. These laws are formulated by most elites who specialize in legal studies with reference to moral customs and people's thoughts. After that, they have to be discussed or revised by many parties and spend a lot of time. It can only be put into effect after summarizing the opinions of the majority of the people; it may not be perfect, but it is completely different from the garbage you made based on the mood of the Minister of Magic."
"You just want to force me to kill people because of your own selfish desires. Stop talking nonsense there. This kind of mess. Staff who have never studied law can add private goods to it at will, and delete or modify it because of exchange of interests and compromise. Trash, not called law”
"Interesting." Adair, who had fallen to the ground, turned around. Although Du Chen used all his strength, his face was still intact. "You've made a lot of progress, but──"
"I know it's useless to hit you." Du Chen put down his fist and said first. "However, I can refuse to cooperate with you. I will abide by the contract signed. I will refuse anything except this matter, especially this matter. You can never expect me to cooperate."
"Are you trying to make things easier for Voldemort or are you trying to get angry with me?" Adair showed a rare expression of displeasure. "I don't understand what you are thinking. Those scum will die a hundred times-"
"Then why do you want me to do it? Don't tell me that there are no wizards willing to do it. Even if no one is willing to kill people, why don't the dementors just kiss me?" Du Chen sneered, directly interrupting Adair and said, "Maybe I was sensitive before. , but this time it’s too obvious.”
"You just used me as a pawn and didn't put me on an equal footing. If you discussed and communicated with me in advance, I might have agreed. They deserved to die anyway. Now listen to me, you want to devour or torture Please do it, but if I don’t want to accompany you, play, or think about killing this body, it’s also your freedom. I’m already dead. If I can live one more day, I’ll earn a day. Go to hell with Shafiq.”
"That's it." Adair patted his clothes and slowly stood up from the ground. "Then let me say it."
Du Chen tensed his body to prepare for a response, but the counterattack was unexpected. Adair did nothing, not even close to him. With just a look, an inexplicable force hit Du Chen's abdomen, knocking him to pieces. The whole person flew out and hit the wall.
The sudden attack almost made Du Chen vomit, and the severe pain paralyzed his thinking.
"You are used to ease and peace, but hate disorder and destruction. I can understand that." Adair spoke very slowly, ensuring that Du Chen could hear every word clearly. "I can also understand that you can't stand me. Indeed, the education I received is to tell me that Muggles are dirty and stupid garbage. As long as they are not discovered, it doesn't matter how many they kill."
"But I don't like you either. You haven't shown any ability worthy of my attention. Although your magic skills have improved a bit now, other aspects are just like that. You are not as cunning as Lucius, not as smart as Dumbledore, and your learning ability is better than that of Dumbledore. But Granger is not as strong-willed as Daphne, and I don’t want to leave the Shafiq family in your hands at all.”
"But it's a pity. We have to cooperate now. You want to live, and I want to continue the Shafiq family." Adair touched his face and said. "If you want respect, you can show the corresponding abilities and prove that you can support the Shafiq family. To be honest, I think you are almost like the youngest son of the Weasley family now, with insufficient abilities and a problematic mentality. "
"You said that I treat you as a pawn. Yes, I do treat you as a pawn, because you are only worthy of being a pawn. If it weren't for me, you would have been killed by the freezing spell and the troll. You don't have the strength to take responsibility. , naturally you can only act according to my words, there is a problem.”
"No." Adair said so frankly that Du Chen looked away. "In this case, as long as I prove that I am capable, you will let me make the decision."
"That's right." Adair said, "As long as you have a way to extract Slytherin's inheritance from the Horcrux, you can decide the future. But now you have to do what I say, because I have more knowledge than you." Ability, even if I make a mistake, I can bear the cost of making the wrong choice, but you can't, so you can accept it."
"Okay." Even though he felt depressed, Du Chen couldn't refute what Adair said. "You wait."
Okay, isn’t it the inheritance of Slytherin?
I'm in a fight with you, and the first thing I'll do when I get my hands on you is smash you in the face