Chapter 227 Is It the Next Dumbledore, or the Future Dark Lord?

Fudge had previously been a fan of the authorities. After being awakened by Harry, he immediately reacted and started to act.

He called Kingsley in, and carefully instructed:

"Kingsley, you will escort Peter back to the Ministry of Magic with your own hands immediately, lock him in a temporary single cell, and arrange for two trustworthy people to guard him day and night!"

"Remember, don't let anyone else take over Peter, especially Crouch and... Amelia and Rufus."

Fudge whispered the last two names, and his attitude seemed to regard Kingsley as his confidant.

Kingsley nodded solemnly, and waved his wand, letting Pettigrew float behind his back, bound by layers of ropes.

"Minister Fudge, I must remind you of one thing." Sirius said suddenly,

"I was able to escape from Azkaban for two main reasons. One of the important reasons is that there seems to be a loophole in the defensive magic around Azkaban. I think you need to fix it."

"As for another very critical reason, the dementors cannot monitor the emotions of animals and Animagus, so they ignore my existence."

"I think you should know that Peter Pettigrew and I are both Animagus, and this traitor's Animagus is still a mouse."

"You have to deal with this, lest he escape."

Harry added next to him: "If Peter escapes, it will definitely have a very bad influence, Minister Fudge."

Fudge's attitude instantly became serious. He forgot that he mentioned three, no, two illegal Animagus.

After all, this small crime is not worth mentioning in front of the big case of Peter. Even if the charge is convicted, it will not increase the punishment of Peter Pettigrew.

And Sirius, as a member of the pure-blood family, only needs to pay a small fine to be exempted from this innocuous crime.

So he didn't care about it before.

But now, Fudge also began to pay attention.

It doesn't matter whether it affects your official career or not, the key is how much harm such a prisoner escapes will bring to the magic world!

I, Fudge, will always fulfill the duties of the Minister of Magic and ensure the safety of those people!

"Did you hear that, Kingsley?" Fudge urged,

"Be sure to take care of Peter Pettigrew carefully, and come up with a feasible plan to prevent Animagus from escaping!"

"Yes, Minister!" Kingsley replied loudly.

"Harry, you did a really good job this time!" Fudge turned his head again, looking at Harry with a smile on his face,

"I think based on your efforts in this matter, you might be able to apply for another Merlin Medal!"

"But would you like to come with me to the Ministry of Magic now? And Mr. Sirius?"

"I'm afraid I need a little help from you. Of course, I will return Mr. Black's innocence as soon as possible."

"I'm sorry, Connelly." Professor Dumbledore spoke first,

"I think Sirius would be better off here, he needs to rest. As for Harley, she's a kid and needs to enjoy her own Christmas."

"But when the Wizengamot is in court, I'll take them both to the scene."

Fudge was a little disappointed, but he was also unwilling to conflict with Dumbledore at this critical moment.

"Okay then, Albus, please." Fudge said loudly, and then hurried away.

He was going to have the trial before Christmas so that there would be more time to read the papers when everyone was at home for the holidays.

And this could have been more fully publicized.

In fact, in Fudge's mind, the best plan is to warm up the matter for two weeks first, find some reporters to report, and stir up the heat.

Then Fudge asked the Ministry of Magic to conduct a public trial under the eyes of everyone, preferably presiding over the trial process himself.

In the end, he personally declared Pettigrew Peter guilty and put him in Azkaban Prison.

But this would give Barty Crouch too much time to prepare. After all, the Crouch family is also one of the 28 pure-blood families and has a very wide network of contacts.

If you give him too much preparation, who knows if the old Batty can play any tricks and pick himself up clean.

Lucius Malfoy's operation back then was still fresh in Fudge's memory.

Fudge looks chunky and pudgy, but his ambitions are sky-high. Not only does he want to be a minister, he wants to remain a minister!

Fudge wanted to imitate the queen of the British Muggle world. A Muggle has been working for 41 years, and I must surpass her!

This time he finally got the chance, he must hit his most powerful competitor severely, it is best to step on 10,000 feet, so that he will never stand up again.

So Fudge can't waste any time now, he has to work overtime with the fastest speed and all the time!

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After Fudge left with the Aurors, the office was quiet again.

Sirius and Professor Lupine didn't even realize what happened earlier? Why can't I read it?

The old principals were amazed, and Doris Deventer even suggested that Harley imitate her way.

"Harry, you are so talented in politics, you can definitely enter the law enforcement department as soon as you graduate."

Principal Derwent said seriously,

"You can first serve as the assistant to the director, then compete for the director of the Auror office, follow the route of deputy director, director, and finally become the minister of the Ministry of Magic."

The old headmaster of Derwent is very familiar with this method. After all, she first served as a therapist back then, and was promoted to the director of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries. .

"Thank you for your suggestion, Dai Lisi." Dumbledore nodded to Principal Derwent.

"You're welcome, I like helping talented little wizards with their career planning the most." Dai Lisi adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses with a peaceful smile on her face.

"Professor Dumbledore, is this the case?" Sirius finally broke into the conversation.

"Basically solved." Professor Dumbledore nodded with a complex expression.

"Thanks to Halle, her keen sense of politics and excellent eloquence made Fudge make up his mind."

"Otherwise, he could have dragged on for a long time, and finally apologized without sincerity."

"Ah?" Sirius opened his mouth, but Professor Dumbledore didn't give him a chance to ask too much.

"Harry, go and rest. So many things have happened, I think you should be very tired." Professor Dumbledore nodded to Harry.

Harry stood up, said goodbye to the two professors and the godfather, and then walked out of the office.

"Ah, Peter Pettigrew has been solved permanently." Harry stood on the stairs and let out a sigh.

She wasn't worried about Peter Pettigrew's fate at all. In fact, there were already a lot of curses in Peter's body.

As long as he wanted to, he would die unexplainably at any time.

Of course, if Harley wants to torture him, or control Peter Pettigrew to do certain things, it can be easily achieved.

I was willing to spare his life, but in fact it was just to clear Sirius of his crimes.

"Wait a year later, when the heat of the matter subsides, and then send him to see his parents." Harry hummed while thinking in his mind.

At the same time, in the principal's office, Professor Dumbledore was telling Sirius with a serious face:

"You're staying with Remus during this time, and it just so happens that there is a full moon during this Christmas period, so you can stay with him."

"Don't run around. If you want to find Harley, you can only use the Animagus form. After all, your crime has not been cleared."

Professor Dumbledore told Sirius a lot and asked Lupine to look after him.

Although he didn't say it clearly, and he didn't help Sirius remember, but the three people present know that Sirius really did a lot of stupid things that he thought he was heroic.

After telling everything, Dumbledore sat back on the chair, drank two sips of water to moisten his throat:

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Sirius glanced at Lupine, and then asked in a low voice:

"Professor Dumbledore, I have one last question."

"How did Harley suddenly become a girl? What about a godson my age?"

"Remus didn't explain it clearly to me either, he just asked me to ask you."

The smile on Professor Dumbledore's face froze.

He leaned back on the chair and rubbed the space between his brows with his hands: "This will involve some darker magic..."

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It has to be said that Fudge's actions are fast when it comes to his career.

He took over Peter Pettigrew on the morning of the 19th, and asked the truth from Peter again that afternoon.

So that night, Fudge asked the "Daily Prophet" to prepare a new headline overnight, claiming that there was a major unjust, false and wrongful case that year.

He also rushed to Hogwarts to find Dumbledore, and asked Dumbledore to summon members as the chief wizard of the Wizengamot to judge Peter.

Fudge is also very helpless, the Minister of Magic of other countries is also the chief wizard of the Wizengamot.

Only I am very aggrieved, and I need to ask Dumbledore for help if I want to try any big case.

With the support of the Wizengamot, the Ministry of Magic held Peter's trial at the Ministry of Magic's Hall of Sages at three o'clock in the afternoon on the 20th.

This hall, which can accommodate more than 500 wizards, is full of seats today. Fudge can't wait to attract all the famous people in the magic world, and find all the excellent reporters he can find.

Professor Dumbledore put on a fuchsia robe today and stood in the center of the hall, presiding over the trial.

As the biggest contributor to this incident, Harley put on the golden red inner robe again, and pinned the Order of Merlin First Class Medal on her chest.

Professor Dumbledore told the polished version of the story in public, and asked Auror to bring Sirius and Pettigrew up.

There is no doubt that it is not difficult for everyone present to judge the truth just from the emotional and mental state of the two.

And after Sirius himself told the original truth, many witches were already in tears.

Some old wizards even stood up and waved their wands:

"Send Peter Pettigrew to Azkaban permanently, and let that traitor sleep with a dementor!"

In the end, Peter Pettigrew betrayed Azkaban and sentenced him to life imprisonment, while Sirius was acquitted.

Sirius regretted this very much. He really felt that Peter should die directly, or at least let him enjoy a dementor's kiss.

But this is impossible. Back then, they were as cruel as the Lestrange couple, who used the Cruciatus Curse to torture the well-known Auror Longbottom couple, and they are still living well in Azkaban.

After the trial, Fudge took Harry and Sirius to be interviewed by reporters, and got to know those high-ranking officials and celebrities in the magic world.

Those reporters were carefully selected, and none of the well-known prickly reporters like Rita came this time.

Sirius wasn't particularly interested in these activities, but Harry was.

Her skillful communication skills made Sirius stunned: Am I the elder, or is she the elder?

Then until Christmas time, various newspapers collectively reported the case.

Almost all the reporters praised Harry for being young and promising, and single-handedly captured Sirius and Peter Pettigrew.

Of course, as the current Minister of Magic, Fudge is well-governed, so he is naturally mentioned repeatedly.

On the black market, the odds of him stepping down next year fell from 1 to 3 to 1 to 10.

But there were also dissonant voices in the Daily Prophet.

Rita wrote a shocking article on the front page of the morning paper one day——

"The thirteen-year-old witch is so dazzling, is she the next Dumbledore, or the future Dark Lord?" "

Rita spends a lot of pen and ink in this article mentioning Harley's genius and pointing out Harley's threats.

"Rita is talking nonsense! How could Harley be the Dark Lord?"

Two days before Christmas, Harry and Hermione went to visit Hagrid at his cabin, and Sirius and Professor Lupine were also here.

When Sirius looked at today's newspaper, he slapped the table angrily and roared.

"Oh, that crazy woman! I won't believe a word she says." Hagrid poured tea with everyone, saying loudly,

"Who doesn't know at Hogwarts, Harry studies hard, is polite to others, and never violates the school rules! She is known as a good student."

"Sirius, there is no need to let that reporter affect our good mood." Professor Lupine took a sip of tea,

"She also accused Dumbledore of being a stubborn old lunatic and a cancer of the magic world."

"I think as long as you are a person with independent thinking ability, you will not believe her crazy words."

Harley didn't particularly agree with Professor Lupine's words. After all, there are still many people in the world who believe in unofficial reporters.

The Weasley twins said that their mother believed everything the reporter said about anything other than Professor Dumbledore.

"Rita?" Harry remembered the name in his heart,

"Considering the possibility of shaking my anchor... it is necessary to take care of her mouth."

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