Chapter 897: War Dance
If Fudge had been caught under the Imperius Curse, he might have been smarter than stupid. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
His performance at the trial today was enough to prove that he had not been hit by the Imperius Curse, otherwise it would have been the giants who controlled him behind his back.
But thanks to him, the trial that the Ministry of Magic had been preparing for so long turned into a joke.
"Don't think we didn't think of that, Harry. Mr. Weasley whispered, in the voices that Evan and Harry could hear, "but Dumbledore thinks that Fudge is doing what he wants, and in his words, it doesn't bring much comfort, and we'd better not talk about it now." ”
The elevator door slid open, and the main hall was now almost empty, and Evan saw Rita being stopped outside by Eric, the wizard on duty.
"I'm going to talk to her for a few words. "The news about the trial is ......."
"Alright!" said Mr. Weasley, glancing at Rita Skeeter, still distraught by Lucius' meeting with Fudge, "It's really not a good time to visit the Ministry of Magic, Harry, you and Evan are waiting for me in the hall first, and I'll go up and call a few of them." ”
Evan and Harry exited the elevator and headed for the Golden Fountain.
"No, ma'am, the minister won't let you in. Eric said, stopping Rita outside the main hall.
"People have a right to know the truth, Fudge......" Rita cursed, her clothes looking a little messy.
Evan hurriedly walked over, pulled her to a corner, and whispered a detailed account of today's trial.
It's mostly about Fudge's performance, and their promise to investigate the Dementor incident.
Harry didn't follow, and to be honest, he admired Evan and Hermione for being able to deal with Rita Skeeter.
In the last semester, he had learned how powerful this woman was.
Harry stopped beside the golden fountain, took the money bag out of his pocket, and looked at the statue again with more pleasure than ever, and then, turning it upside down, instead of counting ten Galleons, poured all the money into the pool.
After more than ten minutes, Rita Skeeter, who had learned the details of the process from Evan, apparitioned and left satisfied, ready to go back to revise her report, before Mr. Weasley walked down with Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George.
"I told you two not to run around, but luckily you didn't get into trouble...... Mr. Weasley said.
"We just went to Percy's office!" Fred said with a smile, walking over to Aven.
"Just outside the minister's office, it was a rather large hall, and it was lavishly furnished, and his desk was set up there, and it was full of Percy's papers. Fred followed, winking vigorously at Evan as well.
Seeing the expressions on the two of them, Evan returned to the fact that they must have left some prank product near Percy's desk.
"What is it?" Evan asked directly.
"Our new product, Portable Swamp!" Fred said, lowering his voice.
"We're all disguised, just under the chairs, and he'll be surprised when he finds out. George followed.
At that point, Harry recounted the outcome of the trial to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny.
"Congratulations, Harry!" said Ginny, looking at Harry with a flushed face.
"I already knew!" Ron punched the air, "you're always going to get away with it!"
"They're sure you're not guilty, it's a pretty obvious thing, and I analysed it in the newspapers. Hermione looked so nervous that she was about to faint, and was covering her eyes with a trembling hand, "There's no reason to convict you, not at all." ”
"Yes, even though you all knew I was going to be fine, everyone seemed to be relieved. Harry said with a smile, "The questioning about Evan is over, Fudge is a complete failure......
They walked through the empty Golden Hall, each with a smile on their faces.
In celebration of Evan and Harry's appeal, and for their successful revenge on Percy, Fred and George begin to dance a war dance.
Soon, Ginny joined in, and Hermione danced a few times, but she couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
"They're fine, they're okay, they're okay!" the three of them sang over and over again.
"Enough, be quiet!" Mr. Weasley hurriedly shouted, "You guys are really, this is the Ministry of Magic." ”
That being said, he still had a smile on his face.
When they returned to 12 Membrane Plaza, Mrs. Weasley, knowing the news, hugged Harry and then Evan hard, wiping her tears with her apron in equal joy.
"Alright, you guys sit down for lunch, especially you, Harry, you barely had breakfast. ”
A few people sat down at the table, still digesting the good news.
"A detailed report on the trial will be published tomorrow, and if Rita is fast enough, I think I can get her report in the afternoon. "You probably can't imagine Fudge's face. ”
"It's really funny. Harry said that the feeling of relief that had made him dizzy was a little affected by his encounter with Lucius Malfoy, and now it was stirring again.
He thought back to Fudge's performance at the time, and he did find it funny.
"I said a long time ago that as long as Dumbledore came forward to support you, they would not be able to convict you, needless to say. Ron said gleefully as he divided large chunks of mashed potatoes into everyone's plates.
"yes, he helped me settle this. Harry said he felt that if he said now, "I wish he had said two words to me, even if he looked at me," it would seem very naïve, let alone naïve.
But he did wish Dumbledore could have a few words with him, and then he remembered what Evan had told him earlier.
Thinking of this, the scar on Harry's forehead suddenly felt a sharp pain, and he quickly reached out to cover it.
He's been in contact with Occlumency lately, but nothing has progressed.
Evan had already told Harry everything he knew, and he wasn't very proficient in this complex magical technique, but barely mastered it.
In Harry's current situation, there was only a limit to what could be done.
Perhaps, Snape should have taught him, Snape's brain occlusion has become almost an instinct of the body. For the past dozen years, he has tightly closed and protected his consciousness, and even if no one wants to know what he is thinking, he has not let up and never stopped this magic.
Evan noticed Harry's abnormality, which meant that Voldemort also knew the outcome of the trial and was losing his temper.
Or rather, what did he learn from Lucius.......
It wouldn't have been so quick to turn against Malfoy, and Voldemort might not have known that his Horcruxes had been destroyed three by now.
The more souls split, the weaker the connection between souls.
But if he continues to destroy, Voldemort will know sooner or later, which is why Evan didn't find all the Horcruxes in one go and destroy them.
At the same time, it also means that sooner or later Malfoy will be unlucky.
The pain of Harry's scar came and went so fast that no one else noticed.
They were all serving their meals while rejoicing at Harry and Aven's escape.
Fred and Jocha were still singing, and Hermione and Ginny were muttering something in their voices.
"I guess Dumbledore will be here tonight, you know, and celebrate with us. Ron said happily.