"Kingsley, help me stop him," Fudge ducked behind Kingsley in a panic, and pointed at Augustus tremblingly, before that, he would not forget that the person in front of him was the youngest Hogwarts warrior ever to kill nearly a hundred Dementors alone, slay dragons with one hand. "What are you going to do? Unlawful resistance to arrest, the crime is added to the first degree, Augustus, put down the wand for me! ”

Augustus's silver ** staff pointed at Marietta, waved slightly, and the informant, three large purple characters, gradually disappeared without a trace. Tucking his wand into his robe, he sat down in his chair and smiled a gentle smile at the corners of his mouth, "That's a bit too much for any lady. Of course, this is just a gesture. ”

Marietta examined her face carefully through the dressing mirror in the principal's office, where the previous dense spots had all faded away, and the feeling of freshness lingered. I didn't expect that even if she betrayed everyone, Augustus was still willing to help her, and I have to say that she was full of guilt in her heart.

"Ahem, ahem." Unexpectedly, Augustus would actually help this witness get rid of the curse, Fudge coughed twice in embarrassment, then changed his tone, looked at Marietta excitedly, and said kindly, "Well, this classmate, since you have no worries, then tell everything you know, don't worry, I'm here, no one can hurt you." Don't be afraid, speak up. ”

Harry glanced at Fudge with disdain, the assurances of politicians were even more unreliable than a woman's vows.

Marietta remained silent, just bowed her head.

Fudge was furious and was about to attack. Umbridge suddenly said directly, "It's okay, Minister, I can go on for her." ”

"You may recall, Minister, that I reported to you in October that Potter had met with many of his classmates at Hogsmeade's Hogsmeade—"

"Do you have any evidence for this?" Professor McGonagall interjected.

"I have the testimony of Willy Willisin, Minerva, who happened to be in the bar at the time. He did have a lot of scarves around him, but his hearing was not impaired at all," Umbridge said smugly.

"Oh, it turned out that it was for this incident that he was exempted from prosecution for the toilet sewage backflow incident he created!" Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow and said, "What an eye-opener our justice system! ”

"Shameless depravity!" On the wall behind Dumbledore's desk, a portrait of a fat wizard with a red nose roared, "In my day, the Ministry of Magic never made deals with dastardly criminals, never, they never did!" ”

"Thank you, Fosco, that's enough." Dumbledore said calmly.

"In any case, the witnesses and the evidence are all there, Augustus, I don't know what else you have to quibble?" Fudge looked fiercely at Augustus, who was sitting in his chair, as if he were looking at a criminal who had committed a heinous crime.

"Miss Ekmo," Umbridge, apparently grasping Fudge's meaning, turned to Marietta and asked, "tell us how long these meetings have continued, my dear." All you have to do is nod your head and shake your head, and I'm sure that in the last six months, such gatherings have been held regularly? ”

Harry felt a pound in his stomach. It's over, they have found the most conclusive evidence, even if they look for loopholes, there is no evidence.

"Just nod and shake your head, my dear," Umbridge coaxed Marietta, "all right, hurry." ”

Everyone in the room was staring at the top half of Marietta's face. Between the pulled-up robe and the fist-curvy bangs, only her eyes were exposed. Her watery eyes fell silently on Augustus, and Harry shook his head slightly, and Harry was taken aback.

Umbridge glanced at Fudge, then at Marietta.

"Leave Augustus alone, he won't pose any threat to you, as long as you tell the truth! Come, look at me! Tell the truth! ”

Marietta turned to Umbridge and shook her head again firmly.

"What do you mean by shaking your head, dear?" Umbridge said annoyedly.

"I think she meant it very clearly," Professor McGonagall said sternly, "there have been no secret gatherings in the last six months. Is that so, Miss Ekmore? ”

Marietta nodded.

"But there's a party tonight!" Umbridge said angrily, "There is a party, Miss Ekmo, you sued me, in the Room of Need!" Why do you keep shaking your head, girl? ”

"Well, usually when people shake their heads," Professor McGonagall said coldly, "they mean 'no'. So unless Miss Ekmo is using a body language that can't be human-hull-"

Professor Bird Ridge grabbed Marietta, pulled her to face him, and began to shake her violently. In the blink of an eye, Augustus stood up again, and Dumbledore raised his wand; Kings rushed up, and Umbridge jumped backwards and let go of Marietta, her hands waving in the air as if she had been burned.

"I suppose that a senior investigator of the Ministry of Magic can treat a school student so roughly, who gave you the right? Dolores. Augustus slowly lowered his wand into his robes, anger flashing for the first time on his gentle countenance. Either way, now, there is no need for this young lady here, put her back. ”

Umbridge glanced at Fudge, who bowed his head slightly, and Umbridge then sent Marietta out, since the witness was unwilling to continue to reveal more, if he continued to force it, it would not be a glorious thing for either the Ministry of Magic or the Minister himself, so he just went with the flow.

"Dolores," Fudge said, assuming a look of wanting to solve the problem once and for all, "tonight's meeting—we can be sure we have this one—"

"Yes," Umbridge said calmly, "yes??" That's it, with Guò recording the Crystal's surveillance, Monty and I personally went to the eighth floor in order to catch those who were at the party on the spot. However, it seems that they were warned in advance before I arrived, because they were running around when we reached the eighth floor. But it doesn't matter. I have all their names. ”

To Harry's horror, she pulled the list from her pocket and pinned it to the wall of the Room of Requirement and handed it to Fudge.

"That's great," Fudge said, a smile on his face, "that's great, Dolores." I'll take a look?? Oh, my God?? ”