Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

The third piece of evidence is a memory submitted by Professor Dumbledore - from one of his friends.In fact, there was no appearance of Lockhart in that memory at all, and it was even completely broken, but almost all skilled wizards could see that it was a memory that was shattered by a forgotten curse.

Moreover, Professor Dumbledore's friend was once seen near a remote swamp, and the time of his appearance coincided exactly with the beginning of the story in one of Lockhart's adventure books.

Even a fool like Fudge wouldn't believe it if all this was a coincidence.

Well...unless you believe it will help Fudge consolidate his power.

In short, faced with the evidence thrown out one by one by the wizard, Lockhart was defeated step by step. In the end, his eyes were red and he could no longer utter his weak defense.

But at this critical moment of life and death, he found the most powerful one for him... It can't be said to be an explanation, it should be said to be a loophole.

So, he stared and roared loudly: "You have no evidence! You don't have any direct evidence to prove that I did these two things! You can't find me guilty! My readers will not accept it! "

Moon couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at Lockhart, who had completely lost his former demeanor and had even somewhat returned to the way he looked when he was in the dream state of the Dreamweaver Curse.

If Lockhart's readers saw him like this - to be honest, I'm afraid no one would continue to believe Lockhart.

However, the loophole Lockhart found was indeed good. At least this time, the Wizengamot members really started to discuss it.

Professor Dumbledore and Moon looked at each other, and then they both nodded lightly.

Now that they have decided to make Lockhart pay for everything today, how could these two old (and young) cunning people not make complete preparations in advance?

The next moment, Professor Dumbledore cleared his throat, took a step forward, and said, "Everyone, I have a piece of evidence here."

The buzzing discussion suddenly stopped. One of the Wizengamot members, an old wizard who looked not much younger than Professor Dumbledore, looked over curiously, "Albus, what evidence do you have?"

Professor Dumbledore folded his hands in front of him, took two more steps forward, and said sincerely: "In the memory of the Dream Weaver Curse just now, you must have observed that my student, Moon ·Fawkes, after I found the solution to the Dreamweaver Curse, entered the Dreamland of the Dreamweaver Curse to observe the situation. As a result, he had a conflict with Gilderoy Lockhart, and was subsequently resented by Lockhart. .”

"Therefore, after Moon became suspicious, he was surrounded by Acromantulas, and the identity of Lockhart's enemy was confirmed, he used Legilimency on Lockhart."

As soon as these words came out, most of the wizards in the audience immediately looked at Munn in amazement, and started whispering again.

"Legilimency! How is this possible! That child is only 14 years old, right?"

"Yes, what Dumbledore just said was indeed Legilimency."

"This is nothing short of fantasy!"

Harry, who was standing next to Moon, looked at the scene in front of him. He tugged on Moon's sleeve curiously and asked, "Moon, what is Legilimency? Is it a spell?"

Sirius had told him many spells, but he had really never heard of this 'Legilimency'.

Before Moon could reply, Hermione had already explained to Harry in a low voice.

Gal didn't have any idea about this - because he didn't bother to care about what Munn knew.

Anyway, in his opinion, Moon probably knows everything.

On the other side, someone from the Wizengamot members finally gave a reliable and reasonable explanation. "I don't think you need to make such a fuss. Have you seen less news about that child in the past two years? Have you met again?" How many 14-year-old wizards can handle a thousand-year-old basilisk? Let alone a 14-year-old wizard, it might not be possible for us with old bones to do it, right?"

Such remarks soon received echoes.

"Indeed, I remember that the young wizard who defeated the Crow Party before was also him."

"The Crow Party? That notorious secret society of dark wizards?"

"Ha, he is still the 'Friend of Werewolves' now. Every time that guy Golov Shafik meets me, he brags to me about his treasure."

In the midst of the commotion, the old man who had been talking to Professor Dumbledore redirected the topic to the topic, "So, this evidence is -"

"Mr. Fox, can you demonstrate your Legilimency to us? You can try to use it on me." Another witch suddenly spoke, interrupting the old man's words.

The old man curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "Ashburn! You can wait until after the trial to satisfy your curiosity! We are still doing business here!"

The witch shrugged and moved her eyes away from Munn's face - she thought that a little wizard like Munn would rush to express himself, but she didn't expect that until she turned her eyes away, Munn still remained Standing there, saying nothing.

The old man was very satisfied with this. He patted his robe and continued what he had not finished before. "So, what is this evidence, Albus?"

Professor Dumbledore took out a small glass tube from his pocket, "It is still a memory. Although it is not very perfect, but somewhat damaged, many of the memories can be supported by the previous evidence, such as , there is a scene in it, which is the encounter between Lockhart and my friend near the swamp."

With that said, Professor Dumbledore controlled the glass tube to float towards the wizard who had been leading the trial. "Perhaps you would like to verify it."

The wizard bowed to Professor Dumbledore, then took the tube and walked to the outside of the crowd.

When the wizard returned about 2 minutes later, he still maintained his previous calm expression, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately dropped a bombshell——

"The evidence is completely true, the contents of the memory are completely consistent with what the witnesses said, and I glimpsed many fragments of Lockhart's life in it. It is almost certain that he did plunder the experiences of others through the powerful forgetting spell. and deeply hurt others.”

This time, the wizard didn't even give Lockhart time to defend himself, and directly shouted loudly: "Both charges have been completed. If you think the defendant Gilderoy Lockhart is guilty, please raise your hands!"

Lockhart opened his mouth weakly and watched as all the members of the Wizengamot raised their arms at the same time.

Passed unanimously.

"If you think the defendant Gilderoy Lockhart is innocent, please raise your hands!"

Contrary to the previous second, not only did no one raise their hands this second, but even the constant wind in the forest seemed to have stopped.

Chapter 91 Cleansed grievances

There is no longer any suspense about Lockhart's final fate.

What awaits him is not only a life sentence in Azkaban, but also a public apology and the distribution of all his savings over the years to the wizards he has harmed.

As for what names are on this list of victims - after confirming his crime, the Ministry of Magic will obviously no longer wait foolishly for him to explain himself. Just look at his tough-talking attitude before. , this guy will most likely not cooperate honestly.Therefore, things like Veritaserum and Legilimency should be used as they should.

Professor Dumbledore was very happy to help Professor Snape take over this task.

After all, first of all, Professor Snape can almost make the most perfect Veritaserum in the UK; secondly - there is no doubt that Professor Snape must be very happy to pour the Veritaserum into Lockhart's mouth.

Moon even suspected that Professor Snape might have wanted to do this for a long time.

In short, after the sentence was pronounced, Lockhart was the first to be pushed out of the Forbidden Forest.

But the others haven't left yet.

Hagrid looked at Munn anxiously, and Munn smiled at him and nodded, signaling for him to calm down.Professor Dumbledore, who had already walked to the center of the field, also retreated to the little wizards and made room for them.

The same wizard from before will still preside over this last trial - or to be more precise, it is actually a retrial.

"Next, we will conduct a retrial of Rubeus Hagrid, the keykeeper and gamekeeper of Hogwarts." The wizard pulled out a new piece of parchment "Rubber Hagrid, 1942 Inho He was expelled and had his wand broken due to the incident in the Chamber of Secrets and student deaths in Gwarts. The reason for the expulsion was that he was reported as the murderer who opened the Chamber of Secrets and murdered his classmates."

"Now, fourth year Hogwarts student Moon Fawkes has challenged this 50-year-old verdict."

"Moon Fox, please tell me the reason for your doubts."

For the first time all night long, Moon left his position and walked into the semicircle surrounded by Wizengamot wizards.

"After my verification, Rubeus Hagrid was not the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, but was completely wronged. In other words, there was another culprit who opened the Chamber of Secrets in 1942 and murdered Myrtle Elizabeth Warren. Man. And that man was also the man who reported Rubeus Hagrid—Tom Marvolo Riddle."

"Of course, maybe you are more familiar with his other name - Voldemort."

When they heard the name 'Voldemort', almost all the members of the Wizengamot changed their expressions. On the contrary, the officials of the Ministry of Magic still looked fine.

After all, just a few nights ago, they saw with their own eyes the little wizard in front of them roasting Voldemort's soul with fierce fire.

Of course, despite this, a little nervousness and fear are still indispensable, even the wizard who presided over the trial was no exception - it was not until two seconds passed that he adjusted himself and continued to ask: "What is your evidence? "

Munn pulled out his wand and tapped the pocket of his robe, causing the fragments of the diary that had lost the magic protection to float out of the pocket and line up in a row.

"I can provide several different pieces of evidence for what I just said."

"First of all, it's me. First, the basilisk in the secret room was the culprit who killed Miss Warren, and I was the one who killed the basilisk. Second, just last Friday night, there was someone here. Many people have witnessed my face-to-face confrontation with Voldemort’s soul——"

Moon's third question could not be said, because at this moment, the entire Wizengamot exploded.

"Voldemort's soul?!"

"Isn't Voldemort dead?!"

"Voldemort?! How is that possible!"

"Now this is no longer something that can be clearly explained by his name being Moon Fox, right?"

In fact, when Munn called Voldemort by his first name, several wizards already wanted to change Munn to the title 'Mysterious Man'.However, because Dumbledore was still standing there, they did not do so.

But this time, they no longer care about the issue of names - they would rather believe that this little wizard named Moon Fox can do tricks with Legilimency than believe that this guy has seen, He even faced Voldemort's soul.

"Please be patient -" the wizard had to quickly maintain discipline. "Our trial still needs to continue."

His words had no effect. At this moment, almost no one was willing to continue listening to him.

Until Ms. Bones yelled: "Quiet! I witnessed what Mr. Fox said with my own eyes, and many reporters even took photos. If you have any questions, wait until after the trial. Again, now, let’s finish what we need to do first!”

After Ms. Bones spoke in person, the members of the Wizengamot finally calmed down, and Moon was finally able to continue: "Third, I saw with my own eyes the memory of Voldemort's school days, and saw him' The scene where Rubeus Hagrid was exposed. The monster that was proven to be raised by Hagrid at that time, I could see clearly, was the Acromantula present at the moment, Aragog."

"Part of Voldemort's soul lives in this diary. Of course, because it was burned by me with strong fire, this diary has turned into debris." Moon pointed at the fragments of the diary in front of him. "But regardless of Bone, Ms. Si, Professor Dumbledore, or Ms. Bones’s family can all attest to this, and I have communicated with them before.”

"Including the fact that I was able to find the secret room and kill the basilisk was also because I came into contact with this part of Voldemort's soul."

Ms. Bones nodded lightly, "Yes, I can confirm everything Moon said."

It was Li Huo and the diary again. The wizards of the Wizengamot whispered for a while, and then one of them asked loudly: "The question is, how do you prove that you are still Moon Fox and not Moon Fox?" A vessel that was resurrected by a mysterious person?"

This question was so stupid that the old man who had previously spoken to Dumbledore scolded him, "Idiot! Albus Dumbledore is standing in front of you! If you can't even tell him apart, Regarding this matter, you and I have already been sent to meet the God of Death by a mysterious man using two death curses! You idiot!"

Someone couldn't help but burst into laughter. That person's face turned red and white, and then he returned to his original position.

"In addition to me, Professor Dumbledore is also one of the witnesses in this matter. It was he who protected Rubeus Hagrid so that Rubeus Hagrid could stay in Hogwarts and serve as the keykeeper. and gamekeeper.”

"In addition, Aragog, the Acromantula, can also testify to this matter."

"Of course, as always, there is this." Moon took out a glass tube from the other pocket of his robe, which contained a stream of floating memories. "This is what I saw in the memory of Voldemort framing Hagrid." Everything, you can clearly see inside, when Hagrid was blocked by young Voldemort, the 'monster' that ran out of the box was an Acromantula, not a basilisk."

As always, the memory was examined by the wizard who presided over the trial, and the wizards of the Wizengamot were finally able to talk about it again.Taking this opportunity, Moon turned his head and glanced at Hagrid again, only to find that although the big man was trying his best to endure it, the tears on his face had burst early, and even wet his beard.

There is no doubt that the memory provided by Moon is still correct - and after learning the bombshell that "Voldemort is still alive", and having the current Minister of Magic and the Principal of Hogwarts testify and endorse at the same time, this retrial The outcome was completely the same as the outcome of the previous Lockhart trial.

Without any doubt, it was unanimously approved.

When he saw that under the wizard's question, all the members of the Wizengamot raised their arms in unison, agreeing to overturn the previous verdict, Hagrid couldn't bear it anymore and stood there and cried. When he got up, even Aragog next to him was startled.

Tonight's last trial has ended, and everyone is finally free to leave. However, no one from the Ministry of Magic or the members of the Wizengamot left directly. Instead, all three of them left. Five groups gathered together, chatting in low voices about Munn, Voldemort, Harry Potter, etc., while glancing at Munn from time to time.

The only exceptions were Ms. Bones and the two wizards beside her, as well as the wizard who was responsible for presiding over the trial before. After the trial, although his expression was still a little serious, it was less serious than before. He relaxed a lot, and even took the initiative to walk up to Hagrid and ask if he could help Hagrid contact the wand maker so that he could repair Hagrid's wand.

Hagrid was crying and sniffling, while still touching his pocket unnaturally.Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore also came over with Harry and Hermione at this time. He gently declined the wizard's kindness and said that he would help Hagrid repair his wand.

Seeing Hagrid's embarrassed look, Harry, Hermione, and even Moon were a little at a loss. Instead, Garr grinned, scratched his nose, and patted Hagrid's hanging left hand. Why are you crying, Hagrid, isn't this a good thing? Although I still don't understand what happened tonight, at least you... uh, have been cleared of wrongdoing?"

The next second, Hagrid's crying went up a notch.

Just when everyone thought that Gal's weird way of comforting had no effect, Hagrid suddenly took out a dirty rag, blew his nose vigorously, and then said half-crying, half-laughing: "That's right, Gal ! Ha! I should be happy! You all come over to my place tomorrow and let’s celebrate together!”

Then, just the moment he said this sentence, Hagrid suddenly howled half his voice again.

To be fair, it's quite scary.

Chapter 92 Moon’s Interview Guidelines

Taking advantage of the time on his way out of the Forbidden Forest, Moon temporarily left Hagrid, who was still feeling sentimental, to be accompanied by Gal, Harry and Hermione, and he quickly came behind the wizard in charge of presiding over the trial.

"Cough - Hi, hello, I'm Moon, Moon Fox. I have something I want to ask you about. I wonder if you have time?"

The wizard was startled. He had originally followed Ms. Bones. Although he did not participate in the exchange between Ms. Bones and Professor Dumbledore in front of him, he had been listening from behind.Therefore, when Munn asked him this question, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he reacted and nodded happily: "Of course, my name is Bernard, Bernard Paxton, just call me by my name. Yes, I have a pretty good relationship with your uncle."

The two chatted and laughed for a few words in a low voice, and gradually left the team and walked to the side.Then, Moon asked: "Well, Bernard, actually finding you is not a big deal. I'm just a little bit curious - why does it matter whether it's Lockhart's sentence or Hagrid's sentence tonight?" You didn’t give any clear answers to the new sentencing, and even Aragog you didn’t announce how to deal with it——”

Bernard suddenly realized that he had just been thinking about what Munn could do to him. Although he was not old - but that was compared to other people in senior positions in the Ministry of Magic. Compared with Munn, his He is old enough to be like Moon*2 and still has a bit of extra wealth, so he is not a good chat partner no matter how he looks at it.

"This...the reason is a bit complicated, but it is not something that needs to be kept secret." Bernard glanced at the others who were still moving forward, "Let's go, let's talk as we walk."

In this way, while they stood at the end of the team and walked slowly out, Bernard told Moon the reason.

In fact, Moon was absolutely right. According to convention, or in other words, according to regulations, the results of the trial should be announced directly after the trial is over to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings or secret operations.

But today's trial is obviously not routine - let alone the fact that the entire trial was completed in the Forbidden Forest, this is just a trivial matter. The three guys directly related to the trial are the most "irregular" reason.

Regarding Lockhart's trial, the time span spanned at least ten years, and a large number of people were implicated, and the geographical span of Lockhart's evil hands was extremely large;

Regarding Hagrid’s retrial, although this involved a small number of people and did not have a geographical span, the problem was that the time span of this retrial was too long, with a full interval of 50 years;

Regarding Aragog's trial... This confession was straightforward and did not require a trial, and the chain of events was clear and simple from beginning to end.However, Aragog is not a human, but an adult acrosantula that can talk.

Although the Ministry of Magic does not need to consider messy things like "protection of rare magical animals", consider that Aragog itself is related to Lockhart's case and Hagrid's case...

"Probably for this reason, the minister specifically asked me to try to control the process today if possible and not to announce the penalty results directly during the trial." Bernard explained with a chuckle, but even though he was laughing While he was sitting there, the conservatism and self-restraint could still be seen in his expression. "Not to mention that there are still a group of reporters waiting outside the Forbidden Forest, just waiting for us to go out. So, we still need to go back and discuss how to deal with it." Only then can you make a decision.”

Moon nodded, roughly understanding what Bernard meant.Just as he was about to thank him, he heard Bernard continue: "Of course, you don't have to worry too much. In fact, we, at least I, have a clue in my mind. Given your situation and identity, I will tell you some things first. It’s okay.”

"At present, it seems that Rubeus Hagrid will probably be found to have kept an inappropriate pet at an inappropriate age, and there will be no problem. Although the Acromantula is dangerous, it is a dangerous animal after all. It didn't really cause any harm, so the more likely way to deal with it is to transport it and its descendants to a more suitable place."

"As for Gilderoy Lockhart... I think the answer is no doubt."