Witcher at Hogwarts

The Ministry of Magic has been busy with major events these past two days, with fresh news coming out every day.

The most hotly debated issue recently is the trial of Barty Crouch and Barty Crouch Jr. and his son.

Dolores Umbridge, formerly Senior Under-Secretary of Magic, was transferred to the Office of Beasts, Aliens and Ghosts in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Umbridge was assigned to the Centaur Office, which was responsible for handling centaur affairs.

It is well known that no centaur has ever used this service since its creation, and if anyone in the Ministry of Magic is sent to this department, he is not far away from being sacked.

Obviously, the unlucky person at the moment is Umbridge.

Many people know what has happened in the Ministry of Magic recently, so everyone almost knows that Umbridge chose the wrong person at the critical moment.

Now he is receiving Fudge's cruelest revenge.

Many people are secretly applauding Umbridge's next appearance. Umbridge's bad character has already annoyed many people.

When Umbridge was dejected, she entered the minister's office on the ground floor carrying a box containing her belongings.

When entering the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures on the fourth underground floor, many people secretly applauded in their hearts.

Everyone thought that Umbridge deserved this end.

Finally, the trial of Barty Crouch and Barty Crouch Jr. and his son is about to begin.

The trial location was set in the first courtroom on the tenth floor underground.

This courtroom was specially used to watch serious criminals, so it was decorated in a very gloomy way.

The surrounding walls were made of dark and cold stone, and the light from the torches was dim and eerie. On either side of the room are rows of gradually rising benches.

At this time and being filled with various wizards, the entire courtroom was filled with buzzing whispers.

There is a large open space in the middle of the courtroom, with a chair placed in the middle.

There are thick iron chains on the left and right armrests of the chair. Once a prisoner sits on the chair, the thick chains will suddenly jump up and lock the prisoner tightly.

When Ethan arrived, about fifty wizards from the Wizengamot Tribunal wearing purple-red robes with a delicate silver "W" embroidered on the left chest had already filled the front of the chair.

Fudge was also wearing a purple robe. When he saw Ethan coming, Fudge excitedly waved to Ethan and told him to sit over.

To be honest, it doesn't quite follow the rules for Ethan to sit there now. According to the regulations, those seats can only be occupied by people from the Wizengamot Tribunal.

Although Fudge has actively helped Ethan apply for a spot in the Wizengamot Tribunal, the approval process is still in progress.

But Fudge doesn't care about this at all now. Now Ethan has become his confidant, plus the case of Barty Crouch.

Ethan played a vital role, so Fudge pulled Ethan to the middle of the row of benches in front and asked Ethan to sit next to him.

Soon everyone arrived, and the courtroom gradually became quiet.

Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of Barty Crouch and Barty Crouch Jr.

Everyone has realized that this trial is likely to go down in the history of the Ministry of Magic.

Soon the door at the corner of the courtroom was suddenly pushed open, and two Aurors carried Barty Crouch into the courtroom.

This work was originally performed by Dementors, but due to the recent out-of-control Dementors, Fudge no longer dares to use Dementors anymore.

This famous figure in the Ministry of Magic has now completely lost his glory.

In just a few days, his short gray hair, which he usually took care of meticulously, had become disheveled and mixed with many white hairs. He looked listless, pale, and no longer the same demeanor he had when he was in power.

But Barty Crouch's waist was still straight, maintaining his last bit of dignity.

"Very good, the defendant has arrived." Fudge tried his best to suppress his excitement, but Ethan still heard it.

"Now begins the trial of Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation. You are accused of violating the Wizarding Security Act by secretly assisting Barty Crouch Jr. to escape from Azkaban Prison and hiding the prisoner in your home."

"And after others discovered the matter, he privately used the Forgetting Curse to attack Bertha Jorkins, a colleague in the Ministry of Magic, causing irreversible damage to her."

As soon as Fudge finished speaking, the courtroom started to buzz with a low buzz of discussion.

Everyone only knows that Barty Crouch rescued his son by substituting a trick. Now, this is the first time they know that Barty Crouch attacked his colleague.

Everyone looked towards Bertha Jorkins, who happened to be at the scene now, and Ethan knew that this must have been deliberately arranged by Fudge.

Bertha Jorkins did not look quite right. Her eyes were a little dazed, and she seemed not to notice that she had attracted everyone's attention. She was still looking straight ahead.

Fudge looked at the wizards who were whispering with satisfaction. This was the effect he wanted, so he deliberately suppressed Barty Crouch's attack on Bertha Jorkins with the Oblivion Curse until now.

"So, Barty Crouch, about these accusations -" Fudge excitedly prepared to continue his performance.

Fudge has rehearsed this scene in his mind countless times in the past few days.

"I plead guilty." Barty Crouch said softly.

"What did you say?" Fudge obviously didn't hear Barty Crouch's words clearly. He leaned forward curiously, trying to hear clearly.

"I plead guilty!" Barty Crouch raised his head and said loudly.

"Are you pleading guilty one by one?" Fudge said incredulously. He had imagined countless situations, but he did not expect Barty Crouch to simply plead guilty.

In his expectation, Barty Crouch would have to make at least a few rounds of shameless quibbles, while he would become a messenger of justice and scold Barty Crouch righteously.

In the end, Barty Crouch will cry and admit his crime amidst his righteous scolding, and he will receive everyone's grand applause and incomparable admiration.

But now Barty Crouch pleads guilty too quickly, completely skipping the interrogation and even the Wizengamot voting process.

"Uh-one." Fudge had not yet reacted to such a fast pace. He was still sitting in his seat blankly.

Until Susan Burns, who was sitting next to him, poked his waist with her wand.

"Minister, it's time for you to pronounce the sentence," Susan Burns whispered to Fudge.

After Susan Burns reminded him, Fudge suddenly came back to his senses.

"Uh, yes! Now for sentencing!" Fudge shouted.

"Defendant Barty Crouch, you have seriously violated the Wizarding Security Act, betrayed the Ministry of Magic, and brazenly attacked your colleagues. You are punished for several crimes. After the study and decision of the Wizengamot Tribunal, you have been sentenced to Azkaban for life." Imprisonment!" Fudge said sternly.

With a bang, the whole venue became noisy, and everyone was discussing nervously. As the trial came to an end, this senior official of the Ministry of Magic was completely defeated.