Hogwarts' Wizarding Throne

Before anyone could think about it, a slanted passage was opened in the tunnel next to the interrogation platform in the middle.

Four guards in purple uniforms came out in unison, holding the arm of a thin and slovenly dwarf.

The guards fixed Peter Pettigrew, who was trembling and weak in the seat of the prisoner, and stood behind him to guard against any accidents.

Peter Pettigrew, who was bald, shrank his head and looked around the venue of 10,000 people, trembling uncontrollably.

When he saw Shaw and Dumbledore in front of him, he was almost scared to death.

Snape's eyes were bloodshot, and he drew his wand and wanted to rush down, but as soon as he moved, dozens of people stood up around him.

One of them said.

"Professor, the Lord asked us to keep an eye on you. Please don't make things difficult for us. The Lord is fair and the bad guys will be punished."

Snape recognized that all these people were members of the Pentagram combat team. He clenched his fists, suppressed his anger, and sat back in anger.

More excited than Snape was Harry, who was also present, but he was immediately suppressed by Draco and his friends.

"Harry, don't be impulsive. This bad guy will get the punishment he deserves."

Harry could only stare at Pettigrew, the guy who came back from the dead, with red eyes, and a little joy rose in his heart. At least Sirius could prove his innocence.

"Dong Dong!"

"Please be quiet!"

Burns knocked with the judge's gavel, suppressing the discussion and commotion in the audience, took the information handed by Pierce beside him, and began the formal interrogation.

"Are you Peter Pettigrew? Please answer yes or no!"

Petty still had a strong desire to survive. Although he was trembling, he pretended to be pitiful.

"I am Peter Pettigrew, but I am innocent. I am innocent. The murderer is Sirius."

Burns still said expressionlessly.

"Since you are innocent, why did you disappear for 12 years? According to the evidence collected by the Ministry of Magic, you are an illegal Animagus in the form of a mouse.

And for the past 12 years, you have been hiding in the Weasley family, using the alias Scabbers.

If you are innocent, why would you do this?"

Petty's eyes rolled around. Before he could come up with a reasonable explanation, a little wizard in the venue was the most excited. He stood up and refuted loudly.

"Ah! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could Scabbers be such a wretched old man!"

Everyone looked curiously and saw a little red-haired wizard, Ron Weasley.

Mrs. Molly was a little embarrassed to apologize to the people around her, and quickly pulled her youngest son to sit down and scolded him.

"Ron, sit down, don't be silly!"

Ron became a little confused after the excitement, and even felt nauseous, and began to retch.

After all, he often slept with Scabbers! And...

In the front row, among the Ministry of Magic employees, Percy (intern) and Arthur also looked a little ugly.

Percy had kept Scabbers as a pet for the longest time, but he didn't have any hobbies, so he was just afraid, not disgusted.

Because Scabbers stayed in their house for eleven years!

If Peter Pettigrew had the intention to kill, the Weasley family would probably leave peacefully and neatly.

Just as he thought of this, Burns was already calling his name.

"Percy Weasley, Shor Black said that Peter Pettigrew got it from you, right?"

Percy suddenly recalled Shor's inexplicable explanation before the holiday, and stood up and nodded.

"Yes, Director, the Chief took Scabbers from me around March this year, and I only know now that it is Peter Pettigrew. This mouse has indeed been in my house for more than ten years."

After getting the evidence, Burns turned back to Shor and continued to ask.

"Then Mr. Black, how did you know that Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew?"

Shor took out a map from his arms.

"This is a Marauder's Map, and its function is... This map was given to me by a friend.

I also accidentally discovered the traces of Peter Pettigrew in the Gryffindor dormitory, so I took it from Percy without making a sound.

I also knew that there was something strange about my uncle Sirius' imprisonment that year, so I directly handed the mouse to Headmaster Dumbledore."

Dumbledore also testified beside him.

"Yes, when I learned that Peter Pettigrew was still alive, I knew that Sirius must have been wronged."

Next to Ron who was retching, the twins who had just been gloating over the misfortune, their faces fell when they saw the Marauder's Map in Shaw's hand.

A sense of conspiracy came over me, and I always felt that the two brothers were being tricked.

Why was it always Weasley who got hurt?

After Burns got their testimony,He looked at Pettigrew again.

"Do you have any more excuses?"

Peter would not admit it, and still shook his head frantically.

"It wasn't me, I was just very scared. I was afraid of the Dark Lord's revenge. I was also hunted by Sirius.

That's why I hid. Yes, yes, that's it. It was Sirius who betrayed James! You should kill him quickly. He is a demon."

Burns frowned. According to the procedure, Sirius should have been tried long ago.

But Sirius had disappeared after the last Azkaban escape.

Now the two suspects cannot be brought to court, unless she uses the imprecise "guilty presumption" to convict Peter Pettigrew.

But Burns glanced at Barty Crouch, who was wiping cold sweat in the judge's seat.

It was this man who tried Sirius and convicted him and put him in prison.

The other party used the "guilty presumption".

Directly define a person's behavior as a crime, and then conduct an investigation around the conclusion that "this person committed a crime".

In layman's terms, a person who is suspected of being guilty is guilty unless he can produce evidence to prove his innocence.

At that time, Sirius had no intention of refutation, and he just wanted to go to Azkaban to be punished and atone for his sins, so Barty sent Sirius to Azkaban without any rigorous investigation.

If the criminal identities of Sirius and Peter Pettigrew were reversed today.

Then Barty Crouch's prestige, which he had just gathered by organizing the Five Power Tournament, would probably be gone again.

Burns would naturally not repeat the same mistake.

Therefore, the trial process of "presumption of innocence" must be strictly implemented.

"Presumption of guilt" and "presumption of innocence" are exactly the opposite.

The presumption of innocence emphasizes that there must be sufficient, conclusive and effective evidence for the crime charged by the defendant.

Burns was about to announce that the trial would not proceed until Sirius was found.

But Dumbledore spoke up.

"Burns, don't worry, Sirius will be here soon to testify."