The wait is very boring. During this time, a member of the Ministry of Magic staff took Crook Mountain away. It was a long time—Harry almost suspected it was noon—before someone led him to the courtroom door. He pushed the door open, and saw that it was the same as before—the walls of black stone, dim torches, and a circle of raised stairs filled with benches, the highest in the center.

Even though Harry had been here once, there was still a vague uneasiness in his heart when he faced this place again.

"Come in, close the door, and sit down on the chair on the left. A strange man's voice said.

Harry hurriedly closed the heavy door and walked to the center of the room. There was a black chair with chains, and a plain wooden chair. He sat down in the wooden chair as requested, feeling a little more at ease, and ---then looked up to see Andrew and the other wizards sitting across from him, and Harry saw Andrew at a glance, and he was looking at him with a smile.

In the middle of the row of benches a little higher later, just in the middle of the row of benches, just overlooking the witnesses and the accused, sat a man Harry did not recognize. Behind him was Wizard Scrimgeour on the left, and on the right—Harry's heart was pounding—were the Crouch sons. Farther back, the light was no longer enough to see the face, and Harry could only hear a whisper of curiosity.

The flames of the fireplace had melted the wizards of the Wizarding Order, and it seemed to be even more oppressive than the last time I visited. Harry saw the White Wizard not far from the Minister--- Albus Dumbledore was very conspicuous in the crowd of black and red wizards, his half-moon glasses reflected so brightly by the firelight that it almost seemed to be burning.

"I'm Pierce Hinkness, Director of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic," the man Harry didn't know, "and the interrogator in this case. Now, Harry Potter, I need you to tell the Tribunal the circumstances of your capture of Peter Pedro. ”

Harry did so. But he suspected that everyone present already knew what he was going to say, and that the curiosities were more about him than about the case.

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Sinix said, "Harry Potter's testimony is basically consistent with the evidence collected by this court. Next is question time. ”

There was another whisper, but no one seemed to want to be the first. After a moment, Scrimgeour leaned forward. "I'm Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeur. I have a couple of questions, Harry...... Can I call you Harry?"

Harry nodded, and secretly cheered himself up.

"Pedru has been on the run for more than a decade, bringing shame on the Ministry of Magic. But you can keep an eye out for clues, and keep him in check with clever tricks, beautiful spells, and unparalleled courage," said Scrimgeur, "and I personally appreciate you, and thank you for your help on behalf of the Ministry of Magic." ”

"Thank you.," Harry replied, a little confused about what Scrimgeour meant. But one thing is certain, the jury has come to believe that Crookshank can distinguish between Animagus and ordinary animals.

Scrimgeour bowed in satisfaction. "Now, Harry, it's a bit of a stretch, but I wonder if you can do us another favor?"

Suddenly, there was a dead silence on the judgment seat. "What is it?" Harry really began to wonder.

Scrimgeour looked around. "You told us that the mystery man had returned, and that you had captured a Death Eater as evidence. So," he looked at Harry again, with a little less obvious eagerness, "do you know where the other Death Eaters are hiding?"

It was a question that was completely out of Harry's preparation, and he froze for a moment. He knew that Lucius Malfoy and Barty Crouch Jr. were Death Eaters, but he knew that and having evidence were two different things. "I don't know," he said hesitantly, "it took me a lot of work to locate Pedro. ”

That's the truth, but Scrimgeour clearly doesn't really want to hear that. "Didn't you find any other clues along the way, the kind that could find the rest of the Death Eaters?"

For some reason, Harry had the feeling that Scrimgeour and the rest of the people in the room knew something he didn't know. By the way, Wormtail should have been tried before him, shouldn't this kind of question be more questionable to Wormtail?" He replied cautiously, determined not to rush in.

"Really?" Scrimgeour chased after him, not giving up yet, "Lestrange or Dolohov or ...... Murseber?"

Harry had a vague sense that Wormtail might have confessed to all of them. "I know they didn't die in Azkaban, the riot didn't kill them, but I really haven't heard from them. He shook his head in thought, still not understanding why Scrimgeour was asking him.

Scrimgeour glared at him, disappointment unmistakably written on his face. The buzzing discussion began again, as if Scrimgeour was as disappointed as he was.

"May I ask, what the hell is going on?" Harry endured and endured, unable to hold back, "I thought it was just Pedro's case interrogated today?"

Neither Scrimgeour nor Sinkenes answered what he meant, only Crouch Sr. next to Crouch Jr. leaned forward slightly. "Pedru confessed to many of his accomplices and wanted to exonerate himself. Among them, a staff member of the Memory Command was accused by him of being a still absconding Morseber. He said, in a tone so cold that he didn't look like he was mentioning his son's double colleague, "but Pedru was clearly lying, because the Ministry of Magic had already found Mursebe's body and wand." ”

Harry's eyes widened in disbelief. Morsebeth's corpse and wand? How could it be? Could it be......

The trial went much smoother than expected, and even Remus Lupin was not too embarrassed by the end of the trial--- and despite the mention of his werewolf identity, the headmaster insisted that Lupin was on the side of justice.

"Headmaster, Lupin and I won't go back with you for the time being, these two days are very critical, I need to observe everything about him and deal with it, we need an environment that is safe for ourselves and others..."

"Well, 12 Grimmauld Place is a nice place, and I think Sirius will welcome you..."

"It's too big a target there, not to mention the office location of the Order of the Phoenix, I don't want any accidents, I already have a suitable location, don't worry, if there's anything, contact me again." Andrew and Lupin apparitioned together and left first.

Later that day, Harry learned in the Headmaster's office what he had missed.

“…… The evidence was conclusive, and of course, Peter couldn't do anything if he tried to quibble. So he used the old method - IMHO, this is not clever, but he only had one option - to reduce the punishment by confessing to other people. He gave the false identities of Rabastan Lestrange and Antonin Dolohov, but they were not in England and Peter did not know what they had done after they escaped from prison, so the jury found the charges invalid. Eventually, he identified Mooreiber, the only escaped Death Eater he had actually come into close contact with, but—as you know. ”

Harry listened intently. As soon as Dumbledore's words came to an end, he immediately went on to ask, "What the hell is going on with Mooresabeth's corpse and wand? I mean- he can't really be dead, can he?"

Dumbledore nodded. "Yes. Personally, I believe that what Peter revealed is true, but he knows too little of the facts to convince the Wizengamot. Not to mention that the Auror Office has powerful negative physical evidence......"

"Auror office?" Harry asked, completely oblivious to his eagerness to snatch Dumbledore's words, or that every portrait on the wall had ears pricked up like him, "Isn't that still Crouch's decision?"

Dumbledore wasn't too surprised to know that Crouch knew. "Oh, the Ministry of Magic has its own identification process that has nothing to do with the Auror office. ”

"But...... How could that be true?" Harry wondered more and more, "Forget the wand, why would there be a corpse for someone who is not dead?"

This time Dumbledore paused for a moment before answering. "There's a lot of magic in the world that we can't imagine. ”

"Don't you even know, sir?" Harry couldn't believe it.

"I really don't dare boast that I know all the magic in the world," Dumbledore said, in a calm tone, "but given me some time, I'm sure I can do it." However, Voldemort didn't have what I had in his hands, and he apparently had another way to get there. ”

Harry kind of wanted to know what the "something I have" and "the other way" were, but he was more concerned about the other side. "You mean, Voldemort knew that Wormtail would give out to the other Death Eaters, so he prepared in advance?" he pondered, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck, "Or did he make a new body for his knights?"

"I believe this is the most likely answer. Dumbledore nodded slightly, "That way, those people can blend in with the crowd unobtrusively and do what Voldemort wants them to do." ”

For a moment, Harry was dumbfounded. "How is this ......possible," he muttered, suddenly realizing the point, "no wonder the Order of the Phoenix can't prove their true identity, or that they call them the Ghost Knights?"

Dumbledore nodded again. "At least no one can associate them with their original names. ”

“…… And such terrible magic?" Harry was really puzzled. Of course, he didn't dare to say that he knew all the magic, but until now, he had thought that the three unforgivable spells were unimaginable, but only now did Harry realize that it was not at all....

"I can't jump to conclusions just yet. Dumbledore said, his bright blue eyes staring at Harry thoughtfully, "But from this alone, I think Voldemort calculated everything. ”

Harry jerked his head up at the headmaster. Everything, including Wormtail's confession to the other Death Eaters, who infiltrated Malfoy Manor to catch Wormtail...... Even earlier, it was indeed not a coincidence that Harry learned of Wormtail's whereabouts?

Dumbledore continued, "Including who Wormtail would have confessed - otherwise there is no way to explain why the Ministry of Magic happened to find Mursebe's body, or why the Ministry of Magic was the first to find Mursebe's body. Therefore, I have reason to think that if the Order of the Phoenix followed the other information given by Peter, it would be in vain. ”

Harry pursed his lips. It is only natural that they should be held accountable for breaking the law, whether they are wanted or those who have escaped punishment, but if they can really stop doing evil...... The question was too complicated for him to draw a quick conclusion, so he continued, "That is, everyone will soon find out that all known Death Eaters are dead, as if the Dementors slaughtered them all?"

"Considering Voldemort's character, I think it might not be very soon. But the rest of your conclusion is correct. ”

In other words, those corpses will be thrown out one after another, making it easier to believe that ...... "there is a ghost knight...... Then maybe ten of them will disappear and become ghosts," Harry said, a little puzzled, "Is that the case with all Death Eaters?"

Dumbledore shook his head in disapproval. "While I don't know if Tom's approach is complicated, his personality dictates that he doesn't have that much patience. ”

"'If you can't be loyal, how can you be a knight?'" Harry repeated what he had heard not long ago, and it dawned on him, "That's right...... Voldemort wouldn't waste his time on Death Eaters like Wormtail's! Malfoy didn't even meet his requirements!"

"Looks like you know him better than you ever did. ”

Harry was stunned, he always felt that Albus Dumbledore seemed to be hiding something, this feeling was only recent, Harry didn't know what was going on, he had never suspected it before, he completely trusted the Headmaster. "It's just that I've heard too much about him, well, Andrew has been telling me a lot about this lately......" Harry's tone was a little strange, he tried to get himself back to the way he felt before, but Albus Dumbledore's see-through gaze made Harry feel ashamed, not to mention the portraits of the previous headmasters who were still listening to their conversation.

Fortunately, Dumbledore didn't seem to see anything, and he didn't mean to continue dwelling. "Maybe it's time to talk to Andrew, he knows more about this today than I do?" he said up, but there was no doubt about it.

"Uh......" Harry was still unsure, but he nodded firmly, trying to get out of the current atmosphere. "I'll go to Andrew when I have time, he should be willing to help me,—— Andrew has always been very helpful, just like you. ”

Dumbledore stared deeply at Harry, his blue eyes overflowing with something inexplicable. The three-legged silverware on the table suddenly puffed up a puff of smoke, and he ignored it.

Harry had never seen the Headmaster look like this, one moment it seemed like he wanted to speak, another moment it seemed like a child was cramped before he was ready to admit his mistake...... As soon as the latter thought came to him, he snuffed it out by himself, because he felt that it was impossible.

"Good luck then, Harry. Dumbledore concluded.