Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 341 Judgment
"Sir, please."

Percy lowered his head, hunched slightly, and made a please gesture.

His appearance aroused Mike's interest, and he asked softly, "Are you Fudge's assistant now?"

"No, sir." Percy still lowered his head, not daring to look at Mike, "I still work in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement."

Nodding his head, seeing that Percy didn't have any intention of talking to him, Mike didn't force it, and sat down with Mario in the direction Percy pointed.

The seats for the two of them are located on the right side of the entire courtroom, just beside the two old witches just now, and seeing Mike sitting down, the two old witches in purple robes and silver W badges on their chests The witch suddenly became interested, grabbed Mike's hand and began to ask:

"You're not Harry Potter, are you?"

"How old are you this year?"

"Oh! Young man, you are so handsome, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Yes, it's a pity. I still want to introduce my granddaughter to you."

After 'investigating' Mike's account, the two old ladies finally asked the question they really wanted to ask,

"By the way, I heard that Dumbledore is coming today, is that true?"

Looking at the shining eyes of the two old women even though they were covered by the black veil, Mike's expression suddenly became a little weird. He sorted out his words and said slowly:
"He...should come, after all, it is Harry Potter who is being tried."

"Oh! That's really great!" one of the old women applauded, "but why haven't they arrived yet? You know, the court session has passed long ago, and if they are a little later, the Wizengamot court will be closed." Convict them of absconding in fear of crime."

As soon as the words fell, the heavy door of the courtroom was pushed open, and Harry's thin figure appeared in front of everyone.

Immediately, there was a murmur in the courtroom, and many people cast unkind looks at Harry.

Being late is extremely disrespectful.

"you are late!"

Forky's cold voice echoed in the courtroom.

"Sorry," said Harry nervously, "I didn't know the time had changed!"

"It wasn't the Wizengamot's fault!" said Fudge. "We sent you an owl this morning. Now, sit down!"

Harry originally wanted to continue explaining, but after hearing Fudge's speech, he could only shut his mouth silently.

Harry's seat was in the very center of the courtroom, an old chair with many rusty chains.

Generally speaking, when a criminal sits on it, the chains will automatically wave to tie the criminal tightly.

However, when Harry sat on it, those chains only twisted a few times flexibly like a snake, and did not tie Harry up.

Mike sneered at this scene.

This guy Fudge is really too indecisive. If he has really decided to stand on the opposite side of Dumbledore, then he should do everything!
Instead of doing some small actions that offended people but made them feel painless like today.

Harry's lateness today was like a joke.

The time written on the invitation letters of these jury members was all [-]:[-] am, which meant that Fudge had already fixed the time.

But he said that the Ministry of Magic temporarily changed the time and discharged the owl, which is simply too crude to frame up.

"Very well, the defendant is finally here, let's get started." Fudge turned to look at the opposite side of the bench and said, "Are you ready?"

"Yes, sir."

Percy's voice came out from the darkness, and Harry trembled visibly in the middle of the courtroom when he heard the familiar voice.

"Trial on August 4," Fudge's voice was loud and excited, and Percy beside him hurriedly began to record, "The trial will be held at [-] Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Harry James Potter breaches of the Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards Act and the International Statute of Secrecy."

"Inquisitors: Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, Amelia Bones, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary. Recorder: Percy Weiss Lai..."

Each time Fudge called out a name, the person called rose to his feet and bowed to the jury.

And the guy named Umbridge is undoubtedly the most attention-getting.

Because she is so ugly, in the words of the two old witches next to Mike laughing, 'That guy looks like the toad my son raised...'.

Fudge continued: "Witnesses for the accused: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."

When Fudge announced the last surname, the door of the courtroom was opened with a bang, and then Dumbledore, who was wearing a black and blue robe, walked in.

Almost everyone stood up and looked at the tall figure slowly approaching the gate in amazement, and the two old witches screamed and waved at Dumbledore.

"Ah, Dumbledore." Fudge looked panicked. "Yes, so you—er—you received our letter—knowing that the time and place of the interrogation have changed?"

"Unfortunately, I didn't receive it. However, I made a lucky mistake and arrived at the Ministry of Magic three hours early, so it didn't get in the way."

"Yes...is it?"

Fudge obviously hasn't reacted from the shock of Dumbledore's sudden appearance, and the members of the Wizengamot are still whispering at this moment, fidgeting one by one.

"Okay, let's move on." Fudge swallowed, moved the papers in front of him and said, "Then it's... charges. Yes, the charges against the defendant are as follows: The defendant has received similar charges before. Written warning from the Ministry of Magic, this time knowing that his actions were illegal, he was deliberately released at 32:13 p.m. on August [-] in front of a Muggle A Patronus Charm. This behavior violated the third paragraph of the "Reasonable Restraining of Minor Wizards Act" promulgated in [-], as well as Article No.[-] of the "International Federation of Wizards' Secrecy Act."

"You are the Harry Potter who lives at No. 4 Privet Drive?"

asked Fudge, glaring at Harry.

"Yes."

"You were warned by the Ministry of Magic three years ago for illegal use of magic, didn't you?"

"Yes, but..."

"And you magically conjured a Patronus on August [-]nd?"

"Yes……"

"You know you're under seventeen and fully aware that there was a Muggle around at the time, don't you?"

"Yes!" Harry couldn't bear it anymore, "I use magic only because we..."

"You conjured a fully materialized Patronus?"

This time it was a witch wearing a monocle who interrupted Harry.

"Yes, because..."

"Oh my god, he's only 15 years old this year?" The witch interrupted Harry again, and started discussing with the people around him.

"Yes, what a genius, can you tell me how you did it?"

"Professor Lupine and Mike taught me in the third grade. I don't think it's a big deal. Mike did a lot better than me. He was able to release the physical Patronus at that time."

"Mike? Do you mean Mike Townley?"

"Yes."

As soon as this statement came out, the atmosphere in the courtroom exploded completely.

Almost everyone on the field cast their eyes on Mike, and their eyes became much more kind.

You must know that releasing the physical patron saint has been the criterion for judging whether a person can join the Wizengamot since ancient times.At the beginning, the reason why these Wizengamot members didn't like to see Mike was entirely because Mike himself was not a member of the Wizengamot, and they thought Mike was not worthy of sitting with them.

But it's different now, a little wizard in the third grade can release the physical patron saint.

Joining the Wizengamona in the future is almost a certainty.

And the two old witches next to him held Mike's hand tightly, with strange brilliance blooming in their eyes.

"Is what he said true?" One of the witches asked excitedly, "What is your patron saint?"

"It's a raven, lady."

"Oh! It turned out to be that cute little creature!" Another witch suddenly said, "Mike, you don't mind if I call you that? (Mike nodded) My granddaughter likes ravens the most. I want to invite you when the trial is over. Can you go to my house?"

"Emmm, this..."

The expression on Mike's face was slightly awkward, but fortunately, Uncle Mario stood up at this time.

"Hmm, Patil, Mike has promised me to visit my house later."

"Is that so?" Patil looked at Mike suspiciously, and Mike nodded quickly, "This is really a pity. However, Mike, I still hope you can think about it carefully, and Know that my granddaughter is much better-looking than Mr. Foley's daughter."

"Patil!"

"Well, well, I'll stop. Mr. Foley, your temper is still so bad, it's a shame."

……

Mario and the witch were interacting crazily, while Mike could only smile awkwardly.

At this time, Harry and Dumbledore in the audience also discovered Mike.

Dumbledore didn't seem surprised at all, but Harry was different. He opened his mouth wide and stared at Mike on the stage in disbelief.

Sensing Harry's gaze, Mike also smiled and winked at Harry, signaling him not to worry.

"Silence!" Seeing that the court's discipline was about to get out of control, Fudge roared angrily, "It's not a matter of how great the magic is. In fact, I think the more great it is, the worse it is, because he is doing this in front of a Muggle." made!"

Hearing this, the members of the Wizengamot who had been watching Mike also nodded.

Being able to release the physical Patronus at a young age just means that Harry is not a dark wizard and has powerful magical talents.

But that doesn't mean Harry is a good, law-abiding citizen.

Know that violating the Secrecy Act is a felony, and even a three-year-old knows that.

And now that Harry dared to commit a crime knowingly, it showed that Harry basically didn't take the law seriously.

Thinking of this, the eyes of the jury members turned cold again.

A talented criminal can cause far more damage than ordinary criminals!
Harry, who was in the middle of the courtroom, was also angry when he noticed the change in the eyes of the jury members. He stood up from the chair abruptly. This move shocked everyone in the courtroom, especially the chairs The chains were wrapped around Harry almost as quickly as Harry got up.

"Peng!"

There was a loud noise, and Dumbledore made a move. As soon as the chains approached Harry, they were bounced away by a huge force.

"Presumptuous! Dumbledore, how dare you use a spell to resist in court!"

A roar came from Fudge's mouth, and many members of the Wizengamot in the jury also stood up, holding wands in their hands, as if they were always ready to cast a spell on the long center.

Harry was terrified by this turn of events, he stood there foolishly holding those chains that were about to move and everyone in the jury box, neither sitting nor standing.

At this moment, Dumbledore put his big hand on his shoulder, pushed him back on the chair, and then said loudly to Fudge, "Harry is just too nervous, there is nothing wrong with him. As for me , I did violate the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, so Fudge, are you going to arrest me and put me in Azkaban?"

"This……"

Fudge was silent.

Seriously, Fudge would really like to throw Dumbledore in Azkaban if he could.But, does he dare?
No, he dare not!
Dumbledore is the strongest white wizard in the world today, and he has also been the headmaster of Hogwarts for decades. The students he has taught are all over the world of the Ministry of Magic, and some of them have supernatural powers. generation.

If these people knew that they had imprisoned Dumbledore in Azkaban for such a trivial matter.

Then yourself...

Shaking his head, Fudge couldn't even imagine the tragic scene he would face after doing so.

Seeing that Fudge on the stage was getting more and more gloomy but he was still silent, Dumbledore chuckled lightly and said:
"Hehehe, well, Fudge, stop worrying about these irrelevant questions. Let me answer your first question. Harry, my student, the reason why he cast the Patronus Charm in front of a Muggle, It's totally a guilt and the two of them were attacked by dementors at the time!"

As soon as this remark came out, the trial room, which was still echoing with whispers, immediately became silent.

After a while, the witch wearing the monocle frowned and asked:
"Dementors? That's impossible. Dumbledore, you should be well aware that all dementors are serving in Azkaban, and they will not leave Azkaban without an order from the Ministry of Magic. So, you Now does it mean that someone in the Ministry of Magic ordered the dementors to attack Harry Potter?!"

(End of this chapter)