Kingsley dropped them off at the door and headed back to Auror Command, after which Dumbledore twisted the iron handle on the door and walked in with Kyle.

As soon as the door opened, the noise suddenly became louder.

Kyle couldn't help but look around, the walls of the courtroom were made of a kind of black stone, and there were a few small windows near the ceiling, and the faint sunlight spilled in from the outside, making the room look very oppressive.

He was flanked by rows of empty benches that were rising upwards, filled with whisperers.

"Albus, you're finally here." Fudge walked over quickly, "There's a problem now, I don't know if the owl has contacted Black...... But if he can't be there, the retrial will be meaningless. ”

"Don't worry, Connelly." Dumbledore said calmly, "He's arrived. ”

"What......" Fudge subconsciously looked behind Dumbledore.

With a burst of fire, Phoenix Fawkes appeared out of thin air, agitated wings and landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.

At the same time, it brought with it another emaciated, pale man, none other than Sirius Black.

He was still the same as before, with messy hair and beard, and old clothes that were dirty and torn.

And his face was also very pale, and his legs trembled, as if he might fall to the ground at any moment.

Kyle understands Sirius' state at this time...... The first time the phoenix took the illusion of the transformation is like this.

Fudge was relieved to see someone coming, he had been worried that Sirius Black wouldn't be there, and if that was the case, the retrial would have become a joke.

Fortunately, he came.

Fudge glanced at Dumbledore inexplicably, then turned back to the high platform.

Without Fudge's cover, the rest of the room saw Blake's face, and the chatter grew louder, and the huge courtroom was as lively as the Quidditch pitch where a game was being played.

Kyle even hears someone shouting for the Aurors to capture the fugitives...... Don't you know what they're here for?

"Silence!" Fudge exclaimed, "The people have finally arrived, let's get started." ”

There was an instant silence in the courtroom.

Sirius took a deep breath and, under everyone's gaze, walked to the chair in the middle.

"I don't understand, Mr. Minister." A cold voice said, "You caught the fugitive, just throw him back to Azkaban, or hand him over to the Dementors, why waste time and do some retrial." ”

"Don't worry, Bar......ty," Fudge said unhurriedly, "I have received strong evidence that Blake is most likely innocent. ”

As soon as his words fell, there was another discussion around him.

"Nonsense!" Barty Crouch's face looked like he had been slapped, "Twelve years ago, the Muggles of the whole street knew that he betrayed the Potters and killed Peter Pettigrew who came to question him. ”

"But as far as I know, they just heard someone shouting like that, and no one saw it with their own eyes." "And, what if I told you that Peter Pettigrew is still alive." ”

"It can't be!"

"Nothing is impossible." Ignoring Crouch's increasingly ugly face, Fudge shouted out the door, "Bring it in." ”

The door was pushed open again, and Dlux walked in from the outside.

Everyone looked at him, but after noticing that he was the only one entering, their eyes turned to the chained cage in his hand.

Crouch frowned, and he saw Delix open the cage and pour out a half-dead mouse from it.

"Don't tell me this is Peter Pettigrew!" He asked coldly.

Fudge didn't speak, just looked at Dumbledore, as if asking something.

"Leave it to me." Dumbledore said, stepping forward and pulling out his wand.

"Quickly revealed!"

A blue light fell on the mouse, and it began to twist rapidly, and it kept getting bigger, and a head came out, and so did the limbs......

A moment later, a short man appeared in front of everyone, his sparse hair was messy, and he was bald on top, with a pointed nose and mung bean eyes that still had the characteristics of a mouse......

There was a third buzz around, and some of the wizards stood up from their stools with screams, apparently recognizing the man in front of them as Peter Pettigrew.

"It can't ......"

"Isn't he dead......

"Damn, what the hell is going on......"

Crouch also stood up, his face gloomy as if he could drip water.

A group of Aurors walked over and began to check Peter's identity.

Kyle noticed that the moment Peter returned, Sirius clenched his fists violently, his eyes flashing with unforgettable hatred, and he gasped for breath as if he wanted to kill the man in front of him immediately.

But fortunately he held back.

"Everybody......

Soon, Auror Director Scrimgeour put away an empty potion vial and said loudly, "He is indeed Peter Pettigrew himself. ”

"Very good......" Fudge said.

He didn't go to see Crouch, but followed the process and said to himself.

"Everybody is here, and now I declare, because the fact of the death of the witness is not established, that the retrial of Sirius O'Ryan Black in November 1981 betrayed the Potters and blew up the streets, killing twelve Muggles.

"Interrogators: Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister of Magic, Amelia Susan Bones, Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, Ministry of Magic, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation...... Barty Crouch! Trial Recorder: Scadbert Wimple. ”

"Witness: Albus Percival, Woolfrick, Brian Dumbledore." Dumbledore stood up and said.

Just as Kyle hesitated to stand up as well, an invisible force suddenly slapped on him. It was as if someone had put a hand on his shoulder.

Kyle glanced at Dumbledore, seemed to understand something, and continued to sit there without moving.

Fudge glanced quickly to this side, but didn't say anything, he nodded to Dumbledore, "So, please state your testimony, witness Mr. Dumbledore, when did you find out that Peter Pettigrew was still alive." ”

"Thanks to an excellent student who, with his keen insight, discovered a very hidden Animagus ......"

Dumbledore pointed at Kyle, which instantly made him the focus of everyone's attention, but everyone seemed to be more interested in what Dumbledore had to say, so most people just glanced at Kyle and withdrew their gaze.

Dumbledore stood there and repeated what he had said to Fudge.

During this time, the expressions of the judges varied.

Someone was surprised...... Someone is angry...... But more than that, it's still skeptical......

Especially after hearing Dumbledore say that Peter was the secret twelve years ago, and that he had betrayed the Potters and blamed Black, Crouch stood up again.

"Where's the evidence!" He rudely interrupted Dumbledore, "Peter's concealment of the news that he is still alive, or perhaps for fear of retaliation by the Death Eaters, does not mean that he did everything. ”

As he spoke, he also looked at Peter Pettigrew, as if waiting for the other to come and defend himself.

But soon he was disappointed, and from the beginning Peter was just lying on the ground in a daze, not saying a word, even when he was called.

(End of chapter)