Hogwarts becomes host

"This"

Wizards who can enter the Wizengamot are not trash.

From the questions Elaine asked, Blake's answers, and what Adair had done recently, they immediately realized how serious the matter was.

The Shafiq family may have mastered key information. The traitor who betrayed the Potter family may not be Black, but Peter Pettigrew.

If that were the case, the Wizengamot and the Ministry of Magic would be doomed.

Not only did he mistake the prisoner who killed the Potter family and imprisoned the innocent Black in Azkaban for twelve years; he also awarded the real murderer a first-class Merlin badge to reward his "heroic and outstanding" performance.

That is something that most people are jealous of. Even Fudge tried his best to award himself a first-class Merlin Order...

If something goes wrong, the Wizengamot regiment, which is responsible for judging and awarding the Order of Merlin, will bear the brunt. Even if the crime is blamed on the then Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, it will be useless. The reputation of the Ministry of Magic will fall into the cesspit, and all Wizengamot members will Members cannot escape this responsibility

Many people subconsciously wanted to stop Elaine and ask her to stop asking.

Black must be the prisoner

"What are you doing?" The old witch moved the fastest. She stood behind Elaine and glared at those people who were about to move, her eyes full of warning. "Do what you should do. If you have nothing to do, go deal with those dementors."

"This atmosphere can easily make people nervous, everyone." Dumbledore's Phoenix Patronus flew around everyone, and he said gently, "Don't worry about dementors, nothing can harm my students in front of me."

"Well," an old man said, "Gelda, Albus, it seems a little inappropriate to let students question prisoners."

"Fudge won't mind," Dumbledore replied. "I'm responsible for anything."

Dumbledore has said it to this extent, but no one would dare to take action.

They complained in low voices, with worry and dissatisfaction written on their faces, but they could only watch Elaine continue to ask Black.

"Do you suggest that the Potters change the Secret Keeper to Peter Pettigrew?" Elaine continued to ask. "Tell me the process."

"" Black's eyelids trembled and he hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "I know Voldemort will go after the Secret Keeper. James is worried about my safety. I'm not afraid. I told him that I would hide. I plan to hide with my uncle Alpha." The old house that De bought secretly in Bristol."

"Lily reminded me that there was a traitor in the Order of the Phoenix who was betraying our information and asked me to keep his whereabouts secret. At this time, I thought of a good idea. If I let Peter be the secret keeper for me, then Voldemort will come to me. This is A perfect smoke bomb plan, no one will know that Peter replaced me as the secret keeper, Lily was a little hesitant, but James thought it was good, and we immediately called Peter to change the contract."

"Did you notify Dumbledore about such a major matter?" Elaine asked.

"Yes." Blake replied dully. "James and Lily couldn't leave home, and I had to hide myself, like a real secret keeper, so after completing the contract, I asked Peter to find Dumbledore, and Dumbledore would protect his safety."

"" This answer made Elaine want to scold her, but she continued to ask, "What did you do after you found out that the Potters were dead?"

"I saw Hagrid outside the ruins of the house. He had just rescued little Harry. Hagrid refused to let me take care of Harry. He wanted to hand Harry over to Dumbledore." Black answered. "I thought this was fine. Dumbledore would take good care of Harry, so I gave the motorcycle to Hagrid and set off to find Peter. He had to die. I looked for him all day."

"This is the only thing left for me to do. I have to kill Peter. I found his trace. I trapped him with the Anti-Disapparation Charm, but he started yelling, which attracted the nearby Muggles. attention and then then”

Blake's face became hideously contorted, and although his tone remained monotone, his voice grew louder.

"He said the names of Lily and James and asked me how he did it. I was stunned. At the moment I was stunned, he used black magic to destroy the street and kill the surrounding Muggles and disappear. He cut off his fingers in front of me and ran away."

At this moment, he suddenly shouted.

"That despicable coward escaped. I didn't catch him. He escaped. I killed James and Lily. I killed them. It's my fault. I killed my best friend."

After finishing speaking, Blake struggled wildly, trying to hit the iron railing with his head or any part of his body.

"Well, I'm just asking a normal question." Elaine frowned and distanced herself from him. "Professor, I didn't do anything, really."

"It has nothing to do with you, this is the effect of Veritaserum." Dumbledore's eyes flickered, but he still explained to Elaine calmly. "This is what happens when Veritaserum forces a person to reveal his most painful and fearful secrets. He cannot resist the effects of the drug, but his mind is tortured by the memories, so he is looking for ways to vent."

"Now then" Elaine looked at the Wizengamot. "What are you going to do with Blake? He seems to be innocent even though he thinks he's guilty."

"It's a mess. Black just admitted that he is the Keeper of Secrets," the old wizard in charge of the record said excitedly, spitting all over the record. "Dumbledore also testified that the Potter family's secret keeper is Sirius Black, who is the undercover Death Eater."

"With the friendship between James and Sirius, there is no need for him to go undercover." Dumbledore said, "If it is found out according to the truth serum, Peter is the betrayer. They took it upon themselves to let a betrayer keep the secret and be responsible for contact. And of course, Peter informed Voldemort, not me."

"The Black family are all fanatics who support the Dark Lord. He has reason to join the Death Eaters." Another member's eyes drifted. "There seems to be something wrong with the Veritaserum. The information I asked for is always intermittent. This cannot be used as a warning." Evidence─”

"But what if what he said is true? What if Peter Pettigrew is the traitor?"

"He himself admitted his guilt."

"These are just Black's personal statements and if they are true, why didn't he say it in the past?"

Everyone was quarreling, and several Dementors were attracted, but were immediately knocked away by the Patronus. Most of the Wizengamot members seemed very hesitant, and only a few people believed that Black was guilty, mainly. Still arguing about evidence.

"What can be used as evidence?" Elaine asked innocently. "Can I take the body of Peter Pettigrew?"

""

This sentence successfully silenced everyone. Dumbledore coughed several times and Elaine blinked innocently.

"The Shafik family has learned about the whereabouts of Peter Pettigrew." The old witch asked cautiously, "Do you have a confession from Peter Pettigrew?"

"I don't know anything," Elaine said sincerely, "but I know that if we don't find out who the real culprit is and punish him directly, someone might hang Peter Pettigrew at the door of the Magic Department."

Many people stared helplessly at Elaine, why don't you just say Black is innocent?

"But" one member said submissively. "Under the influence of Veritaserum, Black also admitted that he had killed the Potters."

"Potions can only force people to reveal their true thoughts and memories." Dumbledore explained. "Sirius believes that his persuading James to replace the Secret Keeper caused James' death, so he will confess under the influence of Veritaserum."

"Because of this mentality, he also admitted to betraying the Potters during the trial twelve years ago. He had given up on himself and was preparing to use Azkaban to punish himself. He didn't even bother to tell us about Peter Pettigrew. Because he was so desperate that he had forgotten such trivial matters."

Elaine didn't quite agree with Dumbledore's last statement. The reason why Black didn't mention Peter Pettigrew was probably because he thought the Ministry of Magic couldn't catch him.

That's right, Peter Pettigrew's Animagus form is really weird.

If he concentrates on hiding, even if the Ministry of Magic sends out all the Aurors, it will be difficult to find him. How can one find a wizard who has turned into a mouse among the thousands of rats in the UK?

But Dumbledore might as well have said this to avoid the topic of Animagus and hide the matter. Maybe it would be useful later. This is why Elaine never asked Black if he was an Anima from the beginning to the end. Gus reason.

"Dumbledore is right. For wizards whose memories have been modified, Veritaserum can only reveal the contents of the modification." The old witch nodded and some wizards also agreed. "Since Blake is innocent, it seems he is not suitable to be here."

"You mean, let him out." Crona, the wizard who had been targeting Black, spoke up. He was in a trance just now, and his spirit was very wrong. "You have to let him go"

"You know the procedure, Crona," the wizard beside him replied. "Even if he is really a Death Eater, as long as he is willing to hand over the Black family's property and inheritance, and swear an unbreakable oath, declaring that he will never use the Unforgivable Curse, discriminate against other wizards, or work for the mysterious person, he will You can leave Azkaban."

"If he is innocent, there is nothing wrong with taking these three oaths." A voice said, "Besides, the property of the Black family has long been given to the Malfoy family by that crazy woman Walburga. She hates this son the most. "

"Hahahahahahaha" a burst of crazy laughter suddenly came from the cell diagonally opposite.

A female prisoner was leaning on the iron railings and laughing crazily. She was surrounded by a large number of dementors, sucking her happiness, but she did not waver at all, as if those dementors did not exist.

Such a crazy woman, and because she was imprisoned in the core of Azkaban, Elaine knew who she was on her knees - Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Now you realize that you made the wrong person, idiot, idiot, stupid Mudblood," she mocked the members of the Wizengamot wantonly, "Yes, it was Peter Pettigrew who betrayed his old friends and betrayed the Potter family."

"She actually has the sense to shut up." An old man ordered in disgust, but when a wizard wanted to stun Bella, the dementors surrounded him, scaring the man and hurried back to the crowd.

"The Dark Lord will return eventually" Seeing this, Bella even yelled crazily. "Damn Peter Pettigrew, he told us Potter's whereabouts and deliberately put the Dark Lord into danger. You are very proud of it. But the Dark Lord is invincible and immortal. He will come back, and he will come back to release his most loyal... Servant, he will rule the entire magical world and kill all of you trash bastards."

"But you won't see that day anymore." Elaine said flatly, "You will be kissed by a dementor later. I suggest you brush your teeth first, lest they think your mouth is too smelly."

"Little bitch, do you think that saying this will make me afraid of dying for my master? This is my honor." Everyone looked at Elaine in surprise. Bellatrix licked her lips and stared at Elaine. . "Shafiq's mark, tut, tut, aren't all the Shafiq family dead? Come here, let me cut off your slender little neck."

"Worry about yourself first. If Voldemort knows that the cup he entrusted to you is gone, how angry do you think he will be?"

"What are you talking about?" Bella was stunned, "No, you know what, come here and explain it to me clearly, come here ah ah ah ah"

Bellatrix banged against the iron railing frantically, shouting for Elaine to come over, but of course, Elaine ignored her.

The other Wizengamot members were curious, but Elaine didn't speak, and they were too embarrassed to question a twelve-year-old girl.

After Adair Shafiq burned down Diagon Alley, anyone who wanted to trouble the Shafiqs would think twice.

"Bellatrix would be kind enough to remind us" someone asked. "She said this, but I believe that it was Black who betrayed the Potter family..."

"Please, that woman is crazy. I think she is just talking casually to fool us." Another member shook his head and said, "Let's get back to the topic... Blake is also very troublesome. How should we deal with him?"

"He, he, he killed so many people," Croner yelled. "The Potters, my daughter, and everyone else, he is a traitor and he should rot and stink in Azkaban."

"Calm down, Crona." Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, "Everyone is innocent until the murderer is found out. The person who betrayed Dorcas may not be Black, it may be Pettigrew. Peter.”

"Until someone is found, who knows whether Blake is really innocent?"

"I also want to believe that Black is innocent, but this matter involves too much. Where can we find Peter Pettigrew?"

"But if you deal with Blake casually, Adair Shafiq may cause trouble again..."

"My daughter is dead and I want to see someone take responsibility, whether it's Black or Pettigrew." Crona shook his head violently. He shook off Dumbledore's hand and rushed towards Elaine, holding her shoulders tightly. . "You know where Peter Pettigrew is? Tell me. Since you say he is innocent, prove it to me."

"Well, I don't know where Peter Pettigrew is, but there are other ways to prove it." Elaine took a sharp breath. This man's hand was very strong, but seeing the half-mad look in his eyes, Elaine decided Don't argue with him. "The traitor from the Order of the Phoenix started tipping off a year ago. Other Death Eaters should also know that there is such a person."

"Indeed, those locked up here are the most loyal and favorite subordinates of the mysterious man." The old witch nodded thoughtfully, "Just like Karkaroff can tell us the names of other Death Eaters, maybe They will also tell us who is the traitor to the Phoenix Order."

"We're going to interrogate him anyway." Another person said, "I know a lot just by looking at Bellatrix, starting with her."