The wizarding world has its own national conditions, wizards have their own laws, and the harshest sentence is not the physical destruction of Muggles such as shooting and hanging, but related to a creature that is not an exaggeration to describe as a demon -

Dementors.

In the last wizarding war started by Voldemort, most of the Death Eaters who were liquidated afterwards went to Azkaban prison, and some of the most heinous ones were sentenced to be kissed by Dementors.

It's not about killing them, it's worse than killing, the executed have only brains and hearts working, no longer have a sense of self, no memory, nothing left. There is no chance of recovery, and those who have been kissed by Dementors are just alive, just walking dead, because they have lost their souls.

Such a punishment is very relieving, but the sentence is not necessarily so.

In particular, the Death Eaters are almost all pure-blooded families, with a long history and connections almost all over the wizarding world, and it is obvious that such a background will greatly affect the trial.

It was against this backdrop that Bellatrix Lestrange survived.

Barty Crouch, then head of the Department of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, and his son, Barty Crouch Jr., were among the accomplices in torturing Neville's parents with the Diamond Heart Curse.

The world only remembers that the chief priest was selfless and sent his son to Azkaban, but did not notice that for their crimes, the accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the mastermind should not have been dragged to the Dementor kiss after the trial.

Likewise, few people notice that Bellatrix is from the Black family, and she also has a younger sister, Narcissa, who is married to Lucius Malfoy, a recognized Death Eater who has escaped trial perfectly.

All in all, it's a bunch of damn people.

After Dumbledore's departure, the room was still silent, and it was clear that his cousin had impressed the Longbottoms more than Sirius Black.

Neville was probably the only one who didn't realize what was happening, he just frowned, took out his little notebook and began to flip through the past records, hoping to find the names of Bellatrix Lestrange and Sirius Black.

However, nothing came of it.

This is normal, after all, Neville has a habit of remembering things, which was developed a few years ago, and these two names were known to people more than ten years ago.

During Neville's time in check, several members of the Longbottom family, including Lyle, looked at each other, not wanting to tell Neville about certain things for the time being, or at least not to mention it on his birthday.

But to completely ignore this matter, there is a feeling of wanting to cover it up, after all, this is a big deal, and according to common sense, it must be discussed.

So, starting with Lyle, they began to talk about Sirius Black.

There are stories about Harry that have been spread over the years, but the specifics of those stories are not well known. The Longbottoms were also the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix during their lifetimes, and they were good friends with the Potters when they were studying at Hogwarts, so they knew a lot about certain things.

Naturally, on the issue of Sirius Black, Lyle and Mrs. Longbottom were at odds.

The former decided that there was something hidden in this matter, and there might be an inside story that outsiders did not understand, and wanted these people to look at it rationally, but for the latter, all this could not be more obvious, it was just a betrayal of his friends for glory, after all, Voldemort's power was still very strong at that time, and there was no sign of his downfall.

Before the disagreement escalated into an argument and a quarrel, Lyle wisely interrupted the topic, and he also had a clear understanding of the stubbornness and rigidity of wizards.

Not to mention Dumbledore, maybe even if Harry himself wanted to overturn the case, I'm afraid it wouldn't help, this is not something that can be solved by catching Peter Pettigrew.

As the minutes ticked by, when it was time for lunch, the fireplace did not jump, but the doorbell rang.

It was Neville who opened the door, and he had now put the name Bellatrix aside, and he really didn't know whether it was better to be envied or sympathized with such a talent.

"Uh......"

Neville looked at the blonde girl standing in the doorway with a gift box, a little confused, and then he remembered that someone had said they were coming to his birthday party.

He scratched his head and said very embarrassedly, "...... Come in. ”

"Long time no see. ”

Luna nodded and walked into the room, where she stared at Neville for a moment before continuing, "You're getting taller again. ”

There are only two situations in which the change in height will be obvious, one is that it has indeed changed, and the other is that it has not been seen for too long.

"yes. ”

Neville replied, and it is said that at least this time should be replied, such as how you are today, it is always right for business to blow a wave of each other. But as someone with the ability to kill chats, Neville stopped and took the gift and ducked to the side, as if he was afraid to talk to Luna.

This kid......

Lyle shrugged his shoulders a little helplessly, and then took the initiative to greet Luna and introduce himself, to his surprise, Luna actually knew his last name and could think of a certain stick prophet.

“...... I've read a lot of books. Luna said, then she looked at Neville, who was writing and drawing in his notebook with his head down, and asked, "What's going on with him?"

"You scared the hell out of him. Lyle said with a smile.

"It's not like him. Luna shook her head and said, "A timid person wouldn't do so much at Hogwarts, he's braver than most people." ”

"But you did scare him. Lyle pulled out an open letter out of nowhere, handed it to Luna, and continued, "Neville actually has a lot of things to fear, such as failing exams, such as Professor McGonagall, such as deducting points for violations...... Now it seems that there is one more ......"

He paused deliberately and said meaningfully, "I'm afraid of upsetting you." ”

"I'm not upset. Luna denied.

"Huh. ”

Lyle shook his head, his gaze over to Luna, and stopped at Neville, who was struggling like an ostrich.

"Generally speaking, when you say that, it means that you are really unhappy. He said, "By the way, you should have said that to Neville." ”

"Nope. Luna shrugged her shoulders and said, "I want to see how long he can hide." ”

"It's kind of interesting. ”

A gloating smile appeared on Lyle's face, for a layman with a very strong bad taste, there is nothing more interesting than being a front-row melon-eating crowd to watch a good show.

He wouldn't have reminded Luna that Neville's hearing wasn't at the level of ordinary people.