Fudge was previously just a fan of the authorities. After being woken up by Hallie, he immediately reacted and took action.

He called Kingsley in, and carefully admonished:

"Kingsley, you're going to escort Peter back to the Ministry of Magic with your own hands, put him in a makeshift cell, and put two trustworthy men on guard day and night!"

"Remember, don't let anyone else take over Peter, especially Crouch and ...... Amelia and Rufus. ”

Fudge whispered the last two names, as if he had taken Kingsley for his cronies.

Kingsley nodded solemnly and waved his wand, letting Pettigrew float behind him and be bound by layers of ropes.

"Minister Fudge, I have to warn you of one thing." Sirius said suddenly,

"There are two main reasons why I was able to escape Azkaban in the first place, one of the important ones is that there seems to be a hole in the defensive magic around Azkaban, and I think you need to fix it."

"Another crucial reason is that the Dementors can't detect the emotions of animals and Animagus, so they're ignoring my presence."

"I think you should know that Peter Pettigrew and I are both Animagus, and this traitor's Animagus is still a mouse."

"You must deal with this before he escapes."

Hallie added, "If Peter escapes, it will have a very bad effect, Minister Fudge." ”

Fudge's attitude became serious in an instant, and he forgot that he had mentioned three more, no, two illegal Animagus.

After all, this little crime is not worth mentioning in the face of Peter's big case now, and even if the crime is convicted, it will not make Peter Pettigrew's punishment worse.

And Sirius, as a member of the pure-blood family, only needs to pay a small fine to be exempted from this innocuous crime.

So he didn't care about it before.

But now, Fudge is starting to pay attention to it.

It doesn't matter if the impact doesn't affect one's career or anything, the key is how much harm such a prisoner will bring to the wizarding world if he escapes!

I, Fudge, will always fulfill my duties as Minister of Magic and keep those people safe!

"Do you hear that, Kingsley?" Fudge admonished,

"Be careful to watch over Peter Pettigrew and come up with a feasible plan to prevent Animagus from escaping!"

"Yes, Minister!" Kingsley replied loudly.

"Hallie, you're doing a great job this time!" Fudge turned his head again and looked at Harley with a smile on his face.

"I think with your efforts in this matter, maybe you can apply for another Merlin Medal!"

"But would you like to come with me to the Ministry of Magic now? And Mr. Sirius? ”

"I'm afraid I need a little help from you, and of course, I'll try to clear Mr. Black as soon as possible."

"I'm sorry, Connelly." Professor Dumbledore spoke first,

"I think Sirius is better suited to stay here, he needs to recuperate. As for Hallie, she is still a child and needs to enjoy her own Christmas. ”

"But when the Wizengamot court session begins, I'll take the two of them to the scene."

Fudge was a little disappointed, but he didn't want to clash with Dumbledore at this critical time.

"Alright then, Albus, I'm sorry for you." Fudge exclaimed, and hurried away.

He is going to hold a trial before Christmas, so that Christmas, when everyone is at home, will have more time to read the newspaper.

And this matter can also be more fully publicized.

In fact, in Fudge's heart, the best plan is to warm up this matter for two weeks, find some reporters to report it, and stir up the heat.

Then Fudge asked the Ministry of Magic to conduct a public hearing, preferably presided over by himself.

Finally, Peter Pettigrew was declared guilty and thrown into Azkaban Prison.

But this will give Barty Crouch too much time to prepare, after all, the Crouch family is also one of the twenty-eight pure-bloods and has a wide range of contacts.

If you give him too much preparation, who knows if Old Barty will be able to play any tricks and pick himself cleanly.

Lucius Malfoy's operation at the beginning is still fresh in Fudge's memory.

Fudge looked short and chunky, but his ambition was higher than the sky. He not only wants to be a minister, but he wants to be a minister all the time!

Fudge wanted to learn from the Queen of the Muggle world in England. A Muggle has been working for 41 years, and I must surpass her!

This time he finally seized the opportunity, he must hit his most powerful competitor hard, and it is best to step on 10,000 feet, so that he will never be able to turn over.

So Fudge can't waste any time now, and he has to work overtime as quickly as he can!

……

After Fudge left with the Aurors, quiet returned to the office.

Sirius and Professor Lupin didn't even react, what had happened earlier? Why can't I read it?

The old headmasters were amazed, and Delis Devonte was even more forthright in suggesting that Harley follow her path.

"Hallie, you're so gifted in politics that you could have entered the Law Enforcement Division as soon as you graduated."

Principal Devonte said seriously,

"You can start as an assistant to the Director, then compete for the head of the Auror Office, follow the line of Deputy Director, Director, and finally the Minister of Magic."

The old Headmaster Derwent was very familiar with this method, after all, she first worked as a healer, rose all the way up to the director of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, and returned to Hogwarts to retire when she was old, and served as the headmaster by the way.

"Thank you for your advice, Dalys." Dumbledore nodded at Headmaster Derwent.

"No thanks, I like to help talented little wizards with career planning the most." Dai Lisi lifted her gold-wire glasses with a quiet smile on her face.

"Professor Dumbledore, is that the matter settled?" Sirius finally interjected into the conversation.

"It's basically solved." Professor Dumbledore nodded with a complicated expression,

"Thank you Hallie, her political acumen and eloquence have made Fudge determined."

"Otherwise, he could have dragged it out for a long time and finally apologized insincerely."

"Huh?" Sirius opened his mouth, but Professor Dumbledore didn't give him much of a chance to ask.

"Harley, go get some rest. With so much going on, I think you should be tired. Professor Dumbledore nodded at Harry.

Hallie stood up, said goodbye to the two professors and her godfather, and walked out of the office.

"Ah, permanently solved Peter Pettigrew." Hallie stood on the stairs and let out a sigh.

She wasn't worried about Peter Pettigrew's fate at all, in fact, Peter already had a lot of curses in his body.

As long as he wants, he will die at any time without explanation.

Of course, if Harley wants to torture him, or control Peter Pettigrew to do something, it can be easily done.

He was willing to spare his life, but in fact, it was just to clear Sirius's name.

"After a year, when the heat of the matter has subsided, let's send him to see his parents." Hallie hummed a song as she pondered in her mind.

At the same time, in the Headmaster's office, Professor Dumbledore was telling Sirius with a serious face:

"You've been staying at Remus during this time, and it just so happens that there's a full moon this Christmas, and you can stay with him."

"Don't run around, and if you want to find Harley, you can only use the Animagus form. After all, your charges have not been cleared. ”

Professor Dumbledore admonished Sirius a lot and told Lupin to look favorably on him.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, and he didn't help Sirius recall, the three people in the room knew that Sirius did a lot of stupid things that he thought he was heroic.

After telling everything, Dumbledore sat back in his chair and took two sips of water to moisten his throat:

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Sirius glanced at Lupin, then asked in a whisper:

"Professor Dumbledore, I have one last question."

"Why did Hallie suddenly become a girl? What about my godson? ”

"Remus didn't explain it to me clearly, just let me ask you."

The smile on Professor Dumbledore's face froze.

He leaned back in his chair and rubbed his brow with his hand, "This is going to involve some darker magic......

……

I have to say that in terms of involving his own career, Fudge's actions are fast.

He took over Peter Pettigrew on the morning of the 19th, and asked the truth again from Peter that afternoon.

So that night, Fudge asked the Daily Prophet to prepare a new headline, claiming that there had been a major unjust, false and wrongful conviction that year.

He also traveled to Hogwarts to find Dumbledore and asked Dumbledore to gather the members as the chief wizard of the Wizengamot to put Peter on trial.

Fudge is also helpless, and the Minister of Magic of other countries is also the chief wizard of Wizengamot.

Only he was very aggrieved, and he still needed to ask Dumbledore for help in trying any big case.

With the support of the Wizengamot, the Ministry of Magic held Peter's trial at 3 p.m. on the 20th in the Hall of the Magi of the Ministry of Magic.

The hall that could accommodate more than five hundred wizards was packed today, and Fudge was eager to bring in all the big names in the wizarding world and find all the good journalists he could find.

Professor Dumbledore changed into a fuchsia robe today and stood in the center of the hall to preside over the trial.

As the biggest contributor to this, Harley put on the golden robe again, and pinned the Order of the First Class of the Order of Merlin to her chest.

Professor Dumbledore told the edited version of the story in public, and asked the Aurors to bring Sirius and Pettigrew with them.

There is no doubt that it is not difficult for everyone present to judge the truth just from the emotions and mental states of the two.

And after Sirius told the truth in his own mouth, many witches were already in tears.

Some of the old wizards even stood up and waved their wands:

"Send Peter Pettigrew to Azkaban for good, and let that traitor sleep with the Dementors!"

Eventually, Peter Pettigrew betrayed Azkaban and sentenced him to life imprisonment, while Sirius was acquitted.

Sirius regretted this, and he really felt that Peter should be allowed to die, or at least let him enjoy a Dementor kiss.

But this is impossible, the people who were as brutal as the Lestrange couple, who used the Diamond Heart Curse to torture the famous Aurors Longbottom, are still alive and well in Azkaban.

After the trial, Fudge dragged Harley and Sirius for an interview with reporters, and got to know the high-ranking officials in the wizarding world.

None of those reporters who had been carefully selected to be a well-known prickly reporter like Rita did not come this time.

Sirius wasn't particularly interested in these activities, but Harley did.

Her skillful communication skills made Sirius stunned: am I an elder, or is she an elder?

From then until Christmas, the newspapers were reporting on the case en masse.

Almost all the reporters praised Hallie for her youthfulness, single-handedly capturing Sirius and Peter Pettigrew.

Of course, Fudge, as the current Minister of Magic, is in a good political position, so he is naturally mentioned repeatedly.

The odds on the black market to buy him down next year have fallen from 1 to 3 to 10.

However, there were also discordant voices in the Daily Prophet.

Rita wrote a horrific article on the front page of the morning newspaper one day -

"Thirteen-year-old witch is so dazzling, is she the next Dumbledore, or the future Dark Lord?" 》

Rita spends a lot of time mentioning Hallie's genius in this article, and poking at Harley's threat.

"Rita is talking nonsense! How could Hallie become the Dark Lord? ”

Two days before Christmas, Harley and Hermione visit Hagrid's cabin, where Sirius and Professor Lupin are there.

Sirius slammed the table angrily as he looked at today's newspaper.

"Oh, that mad woman! I won't believe a word of what she says. Hagrid poured tea with everyone, and said loudly,

"Who doesn't know at Hogwarts that Harley is serious and polite, and never violates school rules! She was a notoriously good student. ”

"Sirius, there's no need to let that reporter affect our good mood." Professor Lupin took a sip of tea,

"She also accused Dumbledore of being a stubborn old madman, a cancer in the wizarding world."

"I don't think anyone who can think for themselves will believe her crazy words."

Hallie, however, did not particularly agree with Professor Lupin's words, after all, there are still many people in the world who trust unofficial journalists more.

The Weasley twins had said that their mother believed the reporter for everything except Professor Dumbledore.

"Rita?" Hallie wrote down the name in her heart,

"Considering the possibility of shaking my anchor...... It is necessary to take care of her mouth. ”

……

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