Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Obviously, the teaching requirements he put forward are serious and reasonable-students in the fourth grade will face the first watershed in their student life after a year. It is also the OWLs exam that everyone must face. They really need Knowing more new things instead of indulging in the false fantasy of peace..." Fudge was furious, always feeling that this sentence was mocking him.

"Teach a group of underage students the unforgivable curse! Are you trying to tell me that you think the Death Eater lunatic is doing the right thing?" Dumbledore said calmly."His approach is not over the line, you know, let students be able to distinguish black magic, stay away from black magic, and protect themselves from black magic-this was originally Hogwarts arranged for the course of Defense Against the Dark Arts. One reason."

"So the defendant cannot be based on the unforgivable curse learned by the Ministry of Magic by reading some imaginary, non-existent evil books. She was only based on the teaching tasks performed by the professor at the time, and learned knowledge from it. "Dumbledore's tone was very calm, but there is no doubt that, "Hogwarts is very strict in the management of banned books, and it is impossible for unqualified students to take out what he should not get, especially the most dangerous books. "

"Little Batty is her accomplice! It couldn't be easier to get the slip!" Fudge said.

"But your accusation is untrue, unless you can take out the evidence that Barty Crouch Jr. did write a note to her, and she used it because of it-if you can't get it out, I have someone to prove it. Our librarian Mrs. Pins, she can prove my statement." Dumbledore spread his hands, "Do you want to call her up to testify temporarily? Floo will only take less than ten minutes."

"No need!" Fudge gritted his teeth. "Aside from this small problem, we still have enough charges to be charged."

"As long as you follow the Ministry of Magic's laws and human logic, you will know that you can't sue anything, because the innocent child in front of you, Connelly." Dumbledore looked at him."Oh? Really, let's wait and see." Fudge responded with a sneer.

"Let’s start with the Unforgivable Curse. As long as this can be proven, she must enter Azkaban!" Fudge waved his fist, then turned to look at his recorder, "Go Well, Weasley, call in the witnesses waiting outside, the two including the witnesses who are forbidden to abuse the Department of Magic."

The recorder stood up in a panic, with a seriousness about to carry out the sacred mission on his face, and ran to the door with his legs, still holding a feather pen in his hand.He came back after a while, followed by a young official from the Ministry of Magic, and an old wizard who Zoe had some impression of. Anyone who had read in Hogwarts would not be unfamiliar with this old man.

After all, when you take a good partner from this person who may accompany you for the rest of your life, you hold the little guy who feels comfortable and gesticulate, and it is not easy to forget the person who made them and the small room. The shop filled with wand boxes is where many people are exposed to their destiny for the first time.

Chapter Seventeen Exposure (Part 1)

"Garyk Ollivander?" Fudge's words became warmer. He looked at the old wizard standing on the witness stand, "Please state your profession and why you came here to testify."

Ollivander cleared his throat: "I am a wand maker, and the shop is in Diagon Alley. This time I came here as one of the staff who assisted the Ministry of Magic in inspecting the wand-of course this wand was handed over from me. I still remember clearly when I went out."

"Then, please briefly describe the defendant's wand."

"I brought it." Ollivander motioned to the Ministry of Magic official to take out a long box. He carefully took out Zoe's wand from the box, with a very happy expression, "This one is from me. The product I took away, when I got it from the Ministry of Magic, I remembered this magic wand...Eleven inches, beech wood, containing dragon nerves, this combination is not common to me , The beech is hard for the wand, but it is tough and conductive. With the dragon’s nerves, I remember that the dragon was still very young, and we entangled with us for a long time...In short, this is not a good one. A manipulative and sensitive wand...Do you think it is comfortable to use, Miss Siegel?"

Zoe was slightly surprised because he didn't mind his position at all. "Yes, Mr. Ollivander, I like it very much."

"That's great, just like a wizard chooses a magic wand, in fact, a magic wand also chooses a wizard. I noticed that you will wipe it often, but I personally think that maintenance needs more--" Ollivander was very excited, but Fudge's His complexion didn't look so good, he coughed loudly, redirecting Ollivander's attention back to business.

"Please state briefly, Mr. Ollivander." He interrupted Ollivander's interest. "It's time to talk about the hard evidence you found on this wand. I ask you, the Ministry of Magic is Isn't it asking you to help resolve the spells used by this wand?"

"Okay." Ollivander smacked, "Yes. We have used several methods. Flashback Curse is only one of the most basic methods. You know, it doesn't deconstruct all intelligence."

"Then I ask you, did you participate in the task of parsing the defendant's wand and witnessing everything that happened?"

Ollivander nodded: "Yes, there is no doubt."

"So, betting on your reputation and your family's reputation, you are willing to swear that all the narratives that follow are based on the real situation?" Amelia asked.Ollivander nodded and repeated the oath.

"To briefly describe what you have seen, this person—has the defendant’s wand been detected as using an unforgivable spell?"

"This wand has indeed used an Unforgivable Curse." Ollivander said."Is it only once? Or is there only one? Tell us what you saw." Fudge asked.

"More than once. As far as we have observed, it has been cast at least seven or eight times, all casts are Avadasuo Mantra, and are mixed with common spells such as Stupefying, Smashing, Obstacle, and Confusion; of course; , We also found the traces of the remaining two unforgivable spells, but none of them were used as frequently as Avada’s Mantra.” Ollivander recalled, “The others are too long to be found no matter how you try. come out."

"Look, Dumbledore! This is the ironclad proof. It depends on what you have to say to get rid of the accused!" Fudge said triumphantly, "Even now, do you still think the accused is innocent?"

"First, confirm our law, Connelly." Dumbledore said, "Let us recall the conditions for the establishment of the unforgivable curse-'by our own will','to people','use The unforgivable curse', only when these three points are established at the same time, the crime is truly established."

"So what?" Fudge said impatiently, "I dare say I know our laws far better than you!"

"I sincerely hope so." Dumbledore said. "Actually, based on my investigation, I admit the fact that'the wand that the defendant nominally possessed had used the Unforgivable Curse many times.'"

"You can't deny these, I won't let you fool around with these things."

"Dumbledore, you have something to say." Amelia helped her monocle. "You want to tell us that the defendant's wand was stolen? Because your tone sounds like her wand, not hers. These spells are used; the three points you mentioned before are indeed the prerequisites for the use of the unforgivable spell. Since the third point is satisfied but the charge is still not established, then you want to say..."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, Amelia." Fudge slapped the table. "His nonsense still wants to be prestigious in court? Dumbledore, I will respond to you with your previous words. Evidence, you have to say. Everything is your freedom. How can you be sure that she is not based on her own will or using this power to humans? It's just because you are close to her, but you don't care about love here!"

"Our answer can be answered one by one through our witnesses who will be on the court next. I hope to invite two witnesses. Of course, you can also invite them to the stage one by one." Dumbledore said gently, "I hope Please go to Cedric Diggory first." Hearing this name, the judges of Wisengamo didn't react much, only a few people whispered to each other.This is not surprising. The Ministry of Magic has long been determined to conceal the accident that occurred at the end of the Triwizard Tournament from the public, at least not allowing the news to spread widely, and Cedric’s existence is not so well known, just The newspaper published the news that he and Harry won the championship together (with a few casual mentions, the subject changed).

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Cedric walked in from behind the door on the other side. He hadn't seen him for a few months. His face looked good, at least not as pale and weak as he had just left the infirmary, and his body was much stronger.As Zoe watched Cedric, the latter also smiled at her.Cedric took the position where Ollivander had stood before, and after Ollivander had given his testimony, he temporarily left the interrogation room.

"Your name?" Fudge asked bluntly.

"Cedric Diggory, a seventh grader at Hogwarts, came to testify for Zoe Siegel..."

"Before you are allowed to speak, stop talking when you are told, Mr. Diggory." Fudge glanced at him."Sorry, Mr. Minister, I'm just a little nervous... the first time I have no experience in helping someone testify." Cedric rubbed his hands innocently, smiled apologetically at Fudge, showing white teeth.He is a handsome boy who wore a new formal gown when he attended, and he looked very charming.Among the Wisengama members on the trial bench, some even whispered excitedly, accompanied by remarks that complained that Fudge was too arrogant towards him.

"Ahem, silence!" Fudge slapped the table, "Mr. Diggory, you said you came to testify for the defendant, what kind of stand did you testify for her?"

"We were the partners who escaped from the mystery... the dark wizard attack. Thanks to her and Harry, I was able to return to Hogwarts alive." Cedric said frankly.Dumbledore once told him that if it is not necessary to narrate, he should not entangle with Voldemort. Since Fudge has made up his mind not to believe in Voldemort's return, he will only be regarded as a thorn in the eye when he speaks out this information. It is not very useful for testifying.

"I suggest letting Cedric recount what happened to him at the time, so that those who don’t know can have a general idea of ​​the incident, can you, Ms. Burns?" Dumbledore looked at the platform. Amelia, asked politely.Fudge opened his mouth to say something, but Amelia agreed.

"From where you touched the trophy, Cedric." Cedric nodded, resting his chin and began to remember.

"At that time, Harry and I broke through the last level of the final match. We both had injuries on our bodies, but mine was lighter. Potter was very humble. He thought I could win this trophy because I was more away from it. It’s near, but I also think it’s an honor he won. He is fair and tolerant and has helped me many times..."

"Do I need to repeat the succinct meaning, Mr. Diggory?" Fudge interrupted him. "We don't have so much time to listen to your story!" Even if a witch glared at him from behind, he didn't intend to continue. Cedric was polite.

"I'm sorry...well, the final result is that we two decided to win the trophy together." Cedric paused and reorganized the language, "but when we put our hands on the trophy together, we were transferred to another one. Where, the trophy was turned into a door key, and we were moved to an unknown cemetery."

"Later we met the dark wizard, two people, they were performing a dark magic ritual. One of them took Harry away, and then we confirmed that that person was Peter Pettigrew—" The commotion appeared, "The other came after me. She definitely wanted to kill me, but she was not in a hurry. She just teased me and led me to a room with no way out. I thought I was going to die, but it was Siegel who saved me. "

Chapter Eighteen Exposure (Part 2)

"I'm sorry, Mr. Diggory." Amelia leaned forward, "But I have a question that really needs to be answered, and I have to interrupt you here first." She looked at Cedric, "The three powers contend for hegemony." The game should not allow outsiders to enter, right?"

Cedric nodded: "Yes, only selected and qualified Warriors can enter the game."

"Then Miss Siegel, the defendant, ever had the qualifications of a Warrior?"

"No, although there was an accident, the only qualified people in Hogwarts are Harry and me."

"So," Amelia said in confusion, "Why is the defendant who is an unrelated person appearing where you appear? Shouldn't she stay in school and wait for the champion to appear with the trophy with other students?"

"Yes, Amelia! This is another aspect of her incredibly suspicious!" Fudge agreed, "You will know that this is because she is also one of the prisoners!"

"Because the defendant was taken out of Hogwarts by someone who didn't know it a few days before the start of the game. She had been missing for several days at that time, just to not delay the students' exams. This news was not only for discovering this. A few students, we did not choose to disclose it to the public, but let the teachers help to find it." Dumbledore said calmly.

"You mean she was kidnapped?" Amelia said in surprise.

Fudge shook his head: "It's ridiculous. She must have left by herself. Hogwarts is heavily guarded. How could anyone sneak into a magic school that is holding a large-scale event quietly, and let a person even Get caught if you can't resist?"

Zoe can't say anything. She can be said to have been kidnapped or that she left "by herself", but the latter statement is more accurate.Dumbledore knew this very well, but he didn't show any extra emotions on his face, and his expression remained true."Although I am very happy that you are so confident in Hogwarts' protection, there is no fortress without flaws in this world. Please imagine that although your reputation is now restored, Sirius Black has successfully sneaked into Hogwarts. Woz, with such an example, there will definitely be loopholes that I don't know about, and rashly denying the possibility will not help solve the problem."

"You don't know? You are the principal of Hogwarts!" Fudge pointed to Dumbledore.

"I'm just one of the unremarkable among the past principals. This is a great school with a long history. No one can really confidently tell others that'Hogwarts has no secret in my eyes'. Even if it is The principal of this school doesn’t necessarily know more than others.” Dumbledore said, “I think even the Weasley brothers—they are very energetic brothers—maybe better than others. I know this school better."

The recorder's red-haired pen paused, and after a while, he began to write smoothly again as if awakened.