Chapter 37 After the Trial

Extra! Extra!

Daniel Black loses the case!

Sirius Black was convicted of a Dementor kiss at 4 p.m. today!

The Daily Prophet hastily printed thousands of newspapers, but within half an hour, they were sold out.

The former 'Death Eaters' filed for a retrial a few years later in Azkaban, which was already extremely attracting everyone's attention.

However, the appeal was retried, but the case was lost, and a heavy sentence such as 'Dementor Kiss' was added...... It's unheard of, unseen, the first in the history of the wizarding world.

"Merlin, Sirius." Professor McGonagall, who had been waiting for news, sat down in her chair weakly, and her face always showed a deep sadness.

"So, the traitor is really him, right?"

She was silent for a moment, and then said to herself, "Yes, yes! It's self-inflicted. ”

But despite saying this, although she felt that it was 'evil has evil retribution', she still couldn't suppress the sadness that spread from her heart, "What a good child he was...... Handsome and handsome, although he loves to be in the limelight, he is also very sensible and upright, and although his metamorphosis is not as good as James's, he is also one of the best...... They used to be such good friends, brothers and sisters......"

She was alone in the office, covering her face, and a teardrop rolled down.

"Sirius's bad embryo, he should have gone to pay for his life."

Mrs. Weasley, who had always been soft-eared, immediately believed the words in the newspaper, and thought that Sirius was a shameful murderer, and she remembered the Potters and burst into tears, "James and Lily, what wonderful people they are!" ”

"Everyone should pay for their actions."

Mr. Weasley agreed with a simple and fair word, but then he couldn't help but whisper, "But the Dementor kiss, this ...... It's a little too much, Sirius him...... He's not even thirty years old after all......"

Mrs. Weasley fell silent for a moment.

Obviously, this jealous lady has a really strong mouth sometimes, but her heart is still soft, and she said in annoyance: "However, the final verdict of the Wizengamot court cannot be changed." Pity that little Mr. Black......"

She said sympathetically: "How sad he must be...... He is so young, kind, and handsome, but he has such a terrible relative, and now, he has to bear the pain of this 'loss of a loved one'......"

I have to say that Mr. Blake's status in the middle-aged women's class has really been popular for decades.

Regarding his wife's occasional 'brainless fan' state, Mr. Weasley pretended not to see it and lowered his head, and was silent with interest.

Stripped of the painless opinions expressed by some passers-by, the complex feelings of Professor McGonagall and the discussions of the Weasleys are relatively common.

Everyone agreed that the Wizengamot's sentence was too heavy, but when it came to the tragic death of the Potter family and the twelve Muggle lives, most wizards would keep their mouths shut.

There is also a small group of people who have nothing to do with themselves, enthusiastic and actively ready to watch 'the only death penalty that has only appeared in the past 100 years'.

The Ministry of Magic is pretty reliable this time.

At this point, it denied everyone's request to 'watch'.

However, no matter what everyone was thinking, time still moved slowly without going backwards.

At 4 p.m., the Daily Prophet once again published the latest news. (The boss of the daily newspaper said: In one day, it was reprinted three times, and it was all sold out by the readers, which is incredible!) Thanks Sirius! ）

In the sky, there was a black oppression, and from time to time countless feathers fluttered in the air...... Countless owls with ink-scented newspapers tied to their legs flapped their wings desperately in the sky, trying to fly forward.

You know, in some cases, timeliness is the life of the news [Note 1], and expired news is not valuable.

So, when you got the Daily Prophet, it was probably less than half an hour later.

Everyone's first reaction was to look at the headlines, and sure enough, the bold, capitalized headlines were as follows:

Sirius, the most vicious murderer, was ambushed at four o'clock this afternoon!

Pictured below: A dementor in a black cloak, with pale arms, takes off his hood and grabs Sirius...... Sirius, with his long chains, struggled violently for a while, and was sucked out of his soul by the Dementors, and his whole body hung straight and stiff like a corpse.

All the wizards who were watching the newspaper exclaimed in unison, as if the Dementor could pounce out of such an ordinary photograph, and they all broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's cruel, it's cruel." Countless witches covered their eyes, looking like they didn't dare to look at it again.

As for the wizards, there was a lot of silence.

But they also felt that "this punishment is cruel...... Wouldn't it be nice to lock people up in Azkaban? Why does it have to be this way? ”

As for Professor Snape, who has a deep connection with the matter......

In the middle of his lunch break, when he learned that Sirius had lost the lawsuit, he had already 'boiled a pot of potions'.

Then, he showed a smile of understanding, and there was no big reaction, and it was still 'normal'.

It's just that, after that, he sat silently at his desk, from noon until afternoon, in a daze without eating or drinking, until the owl sent the latest news.

He opened the newspaper with trembling fingers, and slowly, word by word, read the news, still not moving.

The sky gradually darkened, and his black wizard's robe melted into the night, and the fire in the cellar fireplace shone brightly on his thin face, and a complex expression of anger, grief, and relief after shame could be faintly seen......

"I'm the only one left."

Eventually, he lowered his head, unable to see his expression clearly, and simply whispered to himself in a calm voice.

Narcissa Black is going crazy.

When she came to the door of the old Black house, she was so excited that she could barely stand on her feet, and she trembled and waved away Lucius's support, and knocked on the door vigorously.

When Daniel came out, she pounced on him completely regardless of her own image, grabbed Daniel's collar and shouted: "You sue me, you will save him!" You lied to me! You lied to me! ”

Lucius Malfoy, who was not far behind her, also looked at Daniel with a defensive gaze, and whispered, "I remember you didn't say that before......"

He stroked the snake staff in his hand, and his expression was very gloomy, "Did you expect such a result?" ”

"Uh......" Daniel said with a distressed expression as he carefully raised his hand so as not to hurt Narcissa, "It's still quite complicated......"

When he sensed that Narcissa seemed to want to raise his hand to slap him, he hurriedly grabbed Narcissa's wrist, and with the other hand gently supported the irritated noblewoman, and he looked at Lucius for help, and asked, "Why don't you come in and talk about it." ”

Lucius Malfoy hesitated.

In fact, he became more and more confused about the little Blake's plans.

Moreover, he was not sure if it was really an 'accident' or if it was 'someone did it on purpose'...... Yes, his thoughts also turned to the question of the 'heirs to the Black family'...... He feared that Daniel had deliberately killed Sirius.

However, just when the three of them were at a stalemate,

"Sissi." A hoarse voice burst out, interrupting the awkward situation.

Lucius subconsciously raised his head, but was frightened and took a step back.

I saw that Sirius, who had been reported in the newspaper as 'dead by the kiss of the Dementors', was standing unharmed in the large living room on the first floor of Blake's house.

He seemed to have temporarily changed into a clean wizard's robe, because it was too thin and didn't fit well, so he looked empty inside, his hair was still dripping, he should have just washed it, and the whole person was standing tall and thin, and the living room was like an extra bamboo pole.

"I didn't expect that."

Sirius looked incredulous, looked at the Malfoys and said, "I didn't expect you to shed tears for my death...... he rubbed his black hair wildly, muttering quietly, "I thought...... I thought ......"

"You're wrong." Narcissa's face changed quickly, she jerked Daniel's collar open, and stood up straight, her expression perfect if you ignored the somewhat red and swollen circles under her eyes.

"You're wrong." She repeated, "I really applaud your death, and even plan to have a banquet the next day to celebrate......"

Daniel pursed his lips and grimaced at Lucius, making an exclamation of 'Aha woman'.

If he still can't figure out what □□ must be at this time, Lucius is not worthy of being the patriarch of the Malfoy family, the corners of his lips can't help but rise slightly, and he cooperates with Daniel to persuade Narcissa in a low voice, and the couple then walked into the old mansion of the Black family together.

The house, which was once as old as a dark wizard, began to be cleaned and renovated for weeks after Daniel moved in. The troll-legged parachute has long since disappeared without a trace, and as for the terrifying house-elf head 'sticker', it has also been covered by Daniel's large mask with a Disney animated character.

The layout of the whole house has not changed (mainly because Daniel has not yet freed up his hands for decoration), but the atmosphere inside is really warm and natural...... He even had a bad taste for hanging pink curtains in Sirius's house......

Narcissa sat down on the sofa in the living room with a slight ease, and Kreacher hurriedly served delicious refreshments to his 'honored guest' whom he had identified.

But Narcissa's attention was clearly not on these refreshments, and she looked around, her beautiful face revealing a hint of memory and nostalgia.

Lucius Malfoy, on the other hand, lightly tapped the table with a snake staff, smiled and asked, "Which of you will explain to me what the situation is now?" ”

Sirius had never been accustomed to the Malfoys' style of speaking, and had always avoided talking to the family.

Moreover, the scene of Narcissa's tears just now lingered in his mind for a long time, which made him extremely surprised, and he was also a little unable to come back to his senses, so he did not answer immediately.

Daniel glanced at Sirius in a daze, and said directly: "I suspect that Pettigrew is not dead, and I want to use this to lure him out and throw myself into the net." ”