Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 960 Professor McGonagall’s Worries

"What's your name?" Bones asked.

"Lucius Malfoy." Lucius said with a slightly trembling voice, and he raised his head intentionally or unintentionally and glanced at Kyle sitting on the top.

"Also, I'm a Death Eater."

Like dropping a bomb in the interrogation room, Lucius's next words were beyond everyone's expectations, including Amelia Bones.

"My wife, Narcissa Malfoy, and I have both been bewitched by the Dark Lord and made terrible mistakes."

There was another buzz around.

"So you're here to show off that you haven't been caught?" Bones looked at him sternly.

She really didn't expect Lucius to say that.

Although everyone knew that the Malfoy family were Death Eaters, the Aurors could not find any evidence to arrest them.

Of the Malfoy family, only Draco Malfoy has been wanted for killing Dumbledore.

As for Lucius and Narcissa, they seemed to have completely disappeared since they were taken away by Voldemort at the entrance of the Magic Department.

Even in the previous decisive battle at Hogwarts, no one had seen them.

They didn't participate at all, so the Aurors had no reason to arrest them.

Of course, if the Aurors wanted to, they could search further back, and they would definitely find a reason... But there were still a lot of Death Eaters they had caught before, and they were too lazy to add new ones to themselves. Too much work.

I just didn't expect that Lucius would jump out before the Ministry of Magic could pursue the case.

Such a stupid behavior...is the person in front of them really the Malfoy they know?

But if he said it, others couldn't pretend they didn't hear it.

Bones slammed the table hard, and a team of Aurors immediately came out, raising their wands to control Lucius at any time.

"No, it's not. Believe me, the Malfoy family will never provoke the Ministry of Magic." Lucius said quickly, looking at the Aurors getting closer and closer.

"Then what do you mean!"

"We regret everything we have ever done." Lucius said seriously: "Last time I chose to escape, but I won't do it this time. I am willing to accept punishment and atone for everything I have done."

Lucius's tone was sincere, and his expression was also sincere, but the people around him looked strange.

If they didn't know Malfoy, they might just believe it.

But they know Malfoy very well, and the whole family is good at adapting to the situation. How would such a person take the initiative to accept punishment?

Even Amelia Bones, who had seen countless big scenes, was slightly stunned. She even wondered whether Lucius was controlled by someone using the Imperius Curse.

Otherwise, how could he say something like this... something that sounds awe-inspiring...

Bones subconsciously looked at Kingsley. The incoming head of the Auror Office shook his head slightly, indicating that Lucius was normal and showed no signs of being controlled by the Imperius Curse.

But this is strange. How could a responsible person suddenly appear in the Malfoy family, which is always in control of the situation? But this guy has never been like this before.

Bones felt confused. It was obviously just a simple hearing, but it suddenly became complicated.

"So, you surrendered yourself?" Bones calmed down and asked doubtfully.

"Of course, Madam Minister." Lucius put his hand on his chest and said righteously: "I deeply regret what I have done. The honor of the Malfoy family reminds me all the time, making it impossible for me to choose to escape."

I don't know what happened, but many Wizengamot members who were watching suddenly felt a toothache.

Honor...does the Malfoy family have such a thing?

They should prefer gold, right?

But none of them could refute, they could only sit there and look at Lucius with bared teeth.

"But before that..." Lucius raised his head and regained his previous serious look, "I can't sit back and watch a truly courageous wizard be slandered as a Death Eater."

"Are you going to testify for Severus Snape?" Bones finally remembered the serious matter this time.

"Yes, I am willing to testify." Lucius nodded, "I discovered a long time ago that Severus Snape is not a pure Death Eater, but because he is my son's godfather, so I did not tell Voldemort of this discovery.

"Now it seems that this is probably the best decision I have ever made."

At this time, not only the old wizards around, but also Kyle and Professor McGonagall couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Lucius discovered that there was something wrong with Snape's identity?

He found a hammer.

Just what Narcissa and Snape had said, if Voldemort knew it, it would be enough to kill them ten times.

Given Malfoy's cautious character, if he really knew Snape's identity, he would never dare to take this risk.

Professor McGonagall on the other side also tilted his head, hesitating whether to give up Lucius as a witness.

She needed Lucius's help, but this favor was not necessary. If he continued to say so, it might be a bit self-defeating.

Fortunately, Lucius did not continue like this.

"In addition, I can also prove that the Dark Lord did possess a Horcrux." He said confidently: "Because I once kept one."

"What did you say?" Bones frowned, "Have you ever taken custody of a Horcrux?"

"Yes," said Lucius, "and I am willing to submit to the Veritaserum test."

Bones' eyes widened slightly and his breathing became louder.

"What is that?" she asked, her voice low.

"A notebook." Lucius said, "It was the notebook that the Dark Lord used when he was in school. It was later confirmed that he had killed a witch named Myrtle in school, and then he made this Horcrux. ”

"I can prove it." Professor McGonagall once again took out a stack of parchment and an old diary.

"This is the detailed process at that time, as well as the Horcrux."

Many people stood up, as if they wanted to take a closer look at the legendary thing that can bring people back to life.

Although the diary is broken, it once contained Voldemort's soul, and some residual traces of magic can still be seen at this time.

The diary was delivered to Bones, and she subconsciously tilted her head back, as if what Professor McGonagall handed over was a dung egg ten times the size.

The same thing applies to other people. It can be seen that they are very resistant to contact with this darkest and most terrifying black magic creation... but they can't help their curiosity and choose to watch it from a distance.

More and more people stood up from their seats, and in order to maintain order in the interrogation room, Bones had to ask the Aurors to take away the diary.

"I have one more question, and the most important one." She looked at Snape again.

"After the decisive battle, did you rescue Voldemort?"

"...Yes!" Snape said after a long silence.

"Why." Bones asked, "Since you said you were working for Dumbledore, why did you rescue him?"

"I... don't know," Snape said. "I didn't know what I was doing at the time. I can't rule out that the Dark Lord discovered my identity and used the Imperius Curse on me."

Kyle was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Snape, who had always told the truth, to lie here.

What does he want to do?

"Aurors have used Legilimency to check my memory." Snape continued: "They can prove that I didn't lie." "That's right." Kingsley nodded.

Bones said nothing.

Of course she knew the result, and she also saw the scene of Voldemort being killed from Severus Snape's memory.

The people in the memory are Kyle, a strange witch, and... Dumbledore, who has been killed.

They initially suspected that Snape's memory had been modified, until the portrait in the minister's office, and Everra, one of the principals of Hogwarts, told her that Dumbledore was indeed not alive, and this was a clever trick he left behind. , a clever plan against Voldemort.

It was hard for Bones to understand, but the portrait wouldn't lie to the Minister of Magic...so she just thought it was a special kind of magic, similar to the one Lily Evans used on Harry.

It's just that this matter needs to be more careful. Before she is sure that Voldemort is really killed, she does not plan to make this matter public for the time being.

Bones raised his head, and the whispers around him gradually died down.

"Now then, let's begin the first round of voting," she said in a booming voice: "Anyone who thinks Severus Snape is not a Death Eater, please raise your hands."

One hand was raised.

But Kyle didn't move. After all, he was not a true member of the Wizengamot. He was only qualified to observe and had no voting rights.

But even without him, there were still many people raising their hands. In the blink of an eye, more than half of them raised their hands, and soon more than two-thirds...

"Raise your hands if you think Severus Snape is a Death Eater."

Only a few people raised their hands this time, and the contrast was very obvious.

"Very good." Bones took a deep breath, "I announce the results of the first round of hearings and temporarily revoke Severus Snape's status as a Death Eater."

There was a burst of applause from all around.

But Kyle heard some interesting things in it.

First round...temporarily withdrawn...

It seemed like the Snape thing wasn't over yet.

But even so, Kangna was already very happy with the result. She jumped up from her seat and clenched her fists in excitement.

"Congratulations." Bones stood up, exchanged greetings with Snape, and then hurried out of the interrogation room, as if he was in a hurry.

"I knew it would be more interesting to attend the hearing than to interrogate Death Eaters."

"Yes, if possible, I really don't want to participate in that boring interrogation again."

The two old wizards next to Kyle also left their seats and quickly walked out of the room with the others.

As they just said, members of the Wizengamot will not only attend a hearing, they will also participate in the interrogation of Death Eaters.

Now they have to go to other interrogation rooms to gather the number of people.

Soon, there were only a few people left in the room. Professor McGonagall, Snape, Connor and Kyle, needless to say, were definitely there.

And Lucius, when Kyle walked over, he took a few steps back out of instinct, and his body began to tremble slightly.

Fortunately, at this time, Kingsley reached out and grabbed his arm and took him out.

According to what Lucius said just now, he also needs to line up for interrogation... naturally he can't stay here.

Now, there was no one else in the interrogation room.

Snape's face was a little complicated. He first expressed his gratitude to Professor McGonagall, then glanced at Kyle and said: "I will live in Hogwarts from now on, come to me tomorrow, but before that... don't talk nonsense. "

Kyle shrugged and agreed.

After all, he didn't care about Snape lying in the end. If necessary, he could let Snape take the credit for killing Voldemort.

"It's finally over." After Snape also left with Connor, Professor McGonagall sat there and breathed a long sigh of relief.

When this kind of thing happened before, Dumbledore, as the principal, had to deal with it. She only needed to deal with things in the school.

This time she truly took over Dumbledore's job, changing her identity from Minerva McGonagall to the principal of Hogwarts.

It's a little more troublesome than imagined.

"Professor." Kyle looked at her and asked, "Isn't Snape's matter over yet?"

"Yes." Professor McGonagall said, "But after this time, Severus' identity can basically be determined.

"As long as he cooperates with the Ministry of Magic to investigate a few small matters, he can remove the special traces."

"Traces?" Kyle asked doubtfully, "Isn't this something only underage wizards have?"

"That's why I said it's a special trace."

At this time, Mr. Weasley walked in from outside.

"I've heard all about it." He smiled, "I knew that Dumbledore's vision must be fine."

"Who says it isn't?"

"Want to have supper together? Minerva, Kyle," he said. "Molly will be happy."

"Next time, Arthur." Professor McGonagall said, "I still have some things I need to go back to school to deal with."

"Well," said Mr. Weasley, "you're welcome to come any time."

"Thank you, Arthur, and thank Molly for me too."

"I will." Weasley opened the door, "Let me take you to the main hall. I also need to go find Bob."

"Okay." Professor McGonagall nodded. Just when she was about to walk out the door, she suddenly stopped and her face became not very pretty.

"Professor, what's wrong?" Kyle asked.

"No, it's nothing." Professor McGonagall said, but it was obvious that her answer was very reluctant.

And she has been a little absent-minded since then. Not only did she miss the elevator, but she also almost separated during the Apparition.

When the two appeared in Hogsmeade, a strand of hair fell down.

"Professor..." Kyle caught his hair and frowned, "Are you sure you're okay?"

Minerva McGonagall, the principal of Hogwarts and the master of transfiguration, actually split into two parts when she Apparated. Who would believe this?

"Okay." Professor McGonagall sighed, "I suddenly realized that we may have done something wrong."

"No..." Kyle thought for a moment, "Everything went well."

"It's a Horcrux." Professor McGonagall said softly: "The temptation of eternal life is too great. We should not expose this secret to too many people."

(End of chapter)