Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 541 Public Trial Result
At this time, the blond hair on Mike's head stretched wantonly like withered yellow weeds, and his face and chin were covered with light yellow stubble. He looked very decadent, just like the homeless people that can be seen everywhere on the roadside generally.

But it was the red, swollen, bloodshot eyes that caught the eye the most.

The madness revealed in it made everyone who looked at it feel a chill.

Penello was trembling with distress, she didn't understand what happened to Mike, why he changed from the beautiful boy before to what he is now in just a few days.

But the only thing she can know is that Mike must be having a hard time these days, maybe people from the Ministry of Magic have tortured him!
Penello glared fiercely at Chris, who was walking at the front of the line, before sitting back in his seat.

If possible, she must tear this damn Chris into pieces!

Of course, Chris couldn't hear the curse deep in Penello's heart. After Mike and the giant cross were fixed on a bayonet in the center of the trial hall, he also came to the trial seat. The top one sat down.

And beside him stood a large number of officials from the Ministry of Magic and Aurors in uniform.

Almost all of these people are new faces. Many of the former senior officials of various departments in the Ministry of Magic have now been replaced by Chris with his own staff.

This is especially evident in the Auror department. The members who originally belonged to the Scrimgeour faction have all disappeared, replaced by elite members from the various pure-blood families under Chris. Their tasks are also very simple, that is While protecting Chris, suppress the entire Ministry of Magic and even other forces in the country's magic world.

No one was surprised by this. After all, supporting one's own manpower is something that every minister of the Ministry of Magic must do when he takes office. Chris is struggling to death, which is just a little bit too much.

What really surprised Mike was that among the group of Aurors, he also saw a familiar face—Mad-Eye Moody!

The old Auror with the prosthetic eye and prosthetic limbs just stood on Chris's right hand side, taking a sip from a shiny jug from his dirty uniform robe from time to time, and then refreshed himself shivering.

Perhaps because he noticed that Mike was looking at him, Moody suddenly turned his head, stared at Mike with that weird magic eye, and opened his mouth to reveal a mouthful of big yellow teeth. I owe a beating.

Mike turned his head silently, ignoring Moody's provocation.

But my mind was thinking quickly.

He knew about Moody's return to the Ministry of Magic, but he really didn't expect Moody to join Chris, and judging from Moody's position and the attitude of the people around him, Moody Di's status in the Chris camp is not low.

This is a bit outrageous, you must know that Moody was originally a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and later he joined Scrimgeour, who was the Minister of Magic at the time, but now that Chris is in power, he has risen again!
Mike couldn't understand it.

And at this moment, only Chris on the trial seat said in a loud voice:

"Gentlemen and ladies, please be quiet, now that everyone is here, let us begin today's trial."

After speaking, Chris clapped his hands again, and he nodded until all the reporters returned to their seats, and continued:

"Trial on May 5! Mike Townley, who lives at No. 404 Godric's Hollow, is on trial for violating the "Wizard Security Management Regulations", "International Wizarding Confederation's Secrecy Act" and "International Wizarding Anti-Terrorism Measures"!" Chris Wei He raised his head and said, "Interrogator: Minister of Magic Chris Flint, Director of Magical Law Enforcement, Al Green..."

As Chris announced one name after another, the wizards sitting beside him also stood up and saluted the public and the Wizengamot Council jury.

This process continued for a long time, and it was not until half an hour later that Chris put down the long list, pulled out a piece of parchment from the table and began to read:
"The defendant, McTownley, is charged with the following charges:

First, the defendant released a large number of powerful spells in Holsands Village on the evening of April 4 without reporting to the Ministry of Magic, which caused irreversible changes in the terrain of the site, causing Muggle attention.This move violates Article 25 of the "International Federation of Wizards' Secrecy Act"!At the same time, because the defendant is still underage, he also violated the "Law on Reasonable Restraint on Underage Wizards."However, since this was the defendant's first violation of the relevant regulations, only a warning was issued to him.

第二，被告于4月10日、20日以及21日召集其名下‘洛圣都保安公司’所属的多名巫师分别在霍格沃茨、对角巷以及白鹿巷进行多人械斗。此举违反了《巫师安全管理条例》No.12条与No.20八条！
Third, the defendant has been agitating Muggle-born wizards since the beginning of April, hyping up public opinion, trying to convince Muggle wizards that they have been treated unfairly, and thus resist the Ministry of Magic!And it also directly led to the Ministry of Magic bl incident on April 4 and indirectly led to the subsequent rebellion events that occurred all over the country!This move violated Articles 4 to 22 of the "International Wizards Anti-Terrorism Measures", and was identified as kb behavior by our Ministry! "

"The above! These are all the crimes that our department believes that McTownley committed!" Chris looked at Mike with a straight face and said, "Defendant, do you have any doubts about this?"

Mike glanced at Chris blankly, and said lightly:
"I am not guilty."

"Very well, of course you have the right to defend yourself, but you have to produce evidence." Chris grinned, "First of all, the first charge, how do you explain the night of April 4 when you were in Huobi? what happened to Sands?"

"Hehe, I haven't heard that wizards need to report to the Ministry of Magic when they cast a spell."

"Of course there is this rule! Article [-] of the "Regulations on the Release of Spells by Wizards" clearly records that wizards need to report to the Ministry of Magic when they release super-large spells. If you have any objections to this crime, you can refer to the relevant documents "A bald middle-aged man next to Chris got up and said, "Defendant, I have to remind you here. The reason why we didn't strictly enforce some clearly recorded laws and regulations was only caused by our lack of strength. Yes. That doesn’t mean the regulations don’t exist!”

Listening to the bald man's explanation, Chris nodded in satisfaction.

But just when he was about to continue speaking, he saw that the jury on the high platform suddenly became chaotic, and then a witch with a black veil on her head stood up cautiously.

"McTonley, may I ask why you cast so many powerful spells in Hall Sands that day? Did you really..."

The witch's words stopped abruptly, and then she looked at Mike expectantly.

The corner of Mike's mouth rose slightly, looking at the curious jury members on the high platform, he said softly:

"You already know the answer, don't you? The reason I did that was, of course, to deal with Voldemort. And, luckily for me, I won in the end!"

Now the entire trial hall is a sensation!

Everyone, even the jury on the high platform, all exclaimed, and the performance of those reporters was even more crazy. They completely ignored the surrounding Auror guards with their bulky magic cameras, and went crazy together. Go to Mike and start shooting.

Seeing this, the angle of the corners of Mike's mouth began to rise gradually, he just wanted to see the chaos at the trial scene, so that he could wait for the opportunity to escape.

However, Chris obviously thought of this too, only to hear a burst of explosion from the trial seat, and then an invisible force swept over, knocking all the reporters back.

"quiet!"

Chris growled with a cold face, and the reporters could only return to their seats resentfully upon seeing this.

Seeing this, Chris finally showed a satisfied expression on his face, looked at Mike and said:
"Mike Townley, stop trying to find excuses, the Wizengamot Council won't believe your nonsense!"

"But judging from their reactions, it seems that their beliefs are not as firm as you said!"

Mike said mockingly, and when he heard this, Chris turned his head and stared at the high platform, directly shrinking back the Wizengamot jurors who were still in shock.

Seeing this, Chris looked back at Mike blankly and said:
"Hehe, let's not talk about this issue. Then how do you explain the next two charges?"

"Actually, there's nothing to explain, right? If you want to commit a crime, there's nothing wrong with it?"

"But I have a lot of evidence in my hands, which is enough to prove that you are the culprit who has been inciting the people to carry out KB operations in the past few months!"

"So what?" Mike looked directly at Chris and said seriously, "When I came here, I discovered that there are all kinds of unfairness in this world. I could have turned a blind eye to it and lived my own good life. But as a wizard, as a human being, I can't do it! That's why I stood up and spoke out for those Muggle wizards who are oppressed by you, for those magical creatures that you treat cruelly like pigs and dogs, and for Those discriminated witches speak out!
My heart and my deeds are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is justice! "

The vast courtroom was silent, only Mike's last cry was still echoing, shaking the hearts of everyone present.

The reporters all stared blankly at the man tied to the cross in the center of the trial hall. After a while, they took out a notepad with hands trembling with excitement, and began to quickly write on it.

At this time, Chris on the trial seat finally woke up, a nearly endless anger was pouring out of his chest, which first distorted his face, and then turned into a deafening cry roar!

"Ridiculous! I've had enough of your sophistry! Now! Straight to the voting stage, jury listen, raise your hand if you think McTownley is guilty!"

Chris stared at the jury on the high platform, his eyes that were originally gentle like jade were full of violence and fierceness at the moment, which made people very uncomfortable.

The members of the Wizengamot in the jury were still shocked by Mike's last speech, and hesitated to raise their hands, but when they were stared at by the fierce eyes, they immediately stood together as if they had thought of something. trembling, and then they all raised their hands.

"Hahahaha! Unanimous approval!" Chris leaned on the long table with both hands, looked at Mike fiercely and shouted, "Now! I announce as the Minister of Magic and the presiding judge! After a rigorous discussion, the defendant Mike Townley is guilty! Combined punishment for several crimes, the defendant is sentenced to death! Executed in the morning of two days later!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was another dense whisper in the trial hall.

Obviously, everyone could see that there might be something wrong with today's public trial. After all, Chris was too anxious, and his behavior was also very abnormal.

But even so, in the face of Chris, who is now so powerful, no one dared to jump out and say a fair word for Mike, and everyone only dared to whisper bb below.

"Okay, now that the trial results have come out, today's public trial is officially over!" Chris shouted with open arms, "Come here, take the prisoner back to the cell!"

After Chris's voice fell, the trial hall returned to silence, and all the spectators stood up and began to salute the jury on the high platform and Chris and others in the trial seat.

On the other side, Moody took out another jug ​​and took another sip, then limped and led a team of Aurors to Mike's side, escorting the cross towards the outside of the trial hall.

"Hic!" Moody sneered as they walked, "McTonley, it looks like you're going to die this time."

"But I'm not dead yet."

"Oh? Who will come to save you after this is all over? Dumbledore? Forget it, he can't save himself now. Those little friends of yours? Or Black and the others? Hahaha, they will come to rescue you, But what's the use of that?" Moody shook his shoulders and said, "You haven't given up until now, have you? The Ministry of Magic is no better than before, since Chris Flint came. The defense strength here has been improved several times, not to mention that the cell where you are held is the famous Dead Sea prison! With those mindless wastes alone, I’m afraid they can’t even break through the hall of the Ministry of Magic, right?”

Mike glanced at Moody lightly, knowing that the other party was just a villain, so he stopped talking to him and began to close his eyes and rest.

And in the trial hall at this time, the judges are slowly leaving.

Penello looked at Mike's disappearing back and her eyes gradually became firmer. She took a deep breath, took out a Masonic gold coin from her pocket and said softly to her:

"The results of the public trial were very bad, and it's time for us to start the second plan."

(End of this chapter)