Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 196: Settle the old accounts, fence-sitters may not be safe

The British wizarding world may seem peaceful now, but it was completely different a dozen years ago.

No, more than a dozen years ago, to be precise, since Tom Riddle graduated from Hogwarts and began his social activities under the name of Voldemort, the British wizarding world has been in turmoil.

The conflict between the radical pure-blood faction and the conservative pure-blood faction and the Muggle wizard faction had intensified to the point that Snape's entire seven-year college career was shrouded in this ideological struggle.

It was not until more than ten years ago, when Harry was born and Voldemort fell according to the prophecy, that the matter came to a temporary end.

Although Voldemort has fallen, the various forces that had originally gathered under Voldemort's command have not been thoroughly liquidated.

Except for those who had too much blood on their hands and were too hated, they were sent to Azkaban.

Most of the remaining people were just like Lucius Malfoy, who was picked up high and put down gently.

Under the Imperius Curse?
No one would believe this excuse.

It was just that no one wanted to continue the war, and the tacit understanding reached was part of the surrender conditions.

But the past is a stain after all, and there are always some people who worry that Dumbledore and other people who suffered heavy losses and whose loved ones died tragically in the Voldemort incident will bring up this matter again.

Lucius's reaction when Dumbledore came to him was so strong, and his original destiny of targeting Dumbledore was somewhat due to this factor.

And now, because of Roger's "rise", Dumbledore's reputation and power in the British wizarding world have begun to reach a new peak.

Although Dumbledore was strong in the past, he was conservative in his actions, so people were not that worried.

But with the appearance of Roger, not only Minister of Magic Fudge, but also some other people found that Dumbledore had changed a little.

That’s why we have the basilisk farce today.

There are three main groups of people who are now launching public opinion offensives in newspapers.

One group is the pure Slytherin admirers, the so-called 'snakes are noble'.

One side is eyeing the basilisk itself, thinking that since it has such a long lifespan and was raised by Slytherin, it might have many other values, and they keep it in the hope of getting a piece of the pie.

These two factions are full of ignorant people and are not worth mentioning.

The key is the last faction, which is the remnants of Voldemort mentioned above.

They wanted to use this incident as a starting point to further test Dumbledore's attitude change.

If Dumbledore really dies because of the current public opinion storm, it means that Dumbledore's radicalism has exceeded their psychological expectations, and they really have to prepare for the worst.

And if Dumbledore chooses to turn a blind eye, it means that everything has not yet developed in the worst direction.

Of course, these things are not something that the young wizards at Hogwarts can understand.

They were still eagerly discussing whether they should directly sentence the basilisk to death or use other methods to better utilize the value of this basilisk.

Well, they were little wizards at Hogwarts after all, and they certainly wouldn't support letting the guy who had killed their classmates go free from death. They were just discussing which way of death would be better.

"No, you can't think like that!" Among those who were discussing, Hermione was "debating with the crowd".

She held the Daily Prophet in her hand and waved it in the air slightly, as if it were a weapon.

"The death penalty is the death penalty, and it cannot be mixed with anything else." She retorted to some little wizards who had the idea of 'utilization'.

What those little wizards meant was that since the basilisk was going to die anyway, why not use it to do all sorts of radical experiments before it died.

"If a precedent is set for this basilisk, then what will happen to other judgments? Will this kind of judgment be limited to more than just magical creatures? If this kind of situation also occurs in human judgments, what a terrible situation it will be then?!"

Hermione frowned as she discussed with the other young wizards around her.

Similar speculations had already existed among Muggles, and the well-read Hermione was naturally aware of them.

Human nature cannot withstand temptation. Today, the death penalty for this basilisk can be changed to death by radical experiment. Then one day, someone will lack other rare creatures for experimentation.

Could it be that there is a creature that was 'arranged' to commit a sin?
Even further, if we extend the incident to humans, if it is possible to profit from death row inmates, then more people who are not guilty enough will definitely be sentenced to death.

This is not just a concept, there have been many such things happening in history!
This precedent must never be set, even if it really has great practical value.

Roger glanced at the arguing group but did not join in.

It is difficult to change a person's thinking, so Roger rarely argues with others on this issue.

If you have that time, you might as well use it to improve your own strength.

As long as your power is strong enough, no matter what others think, they will eventually do things according to your ideas.

It’s like there are billions of people on the earth working, do they all like working?
It's just that most people have various reasons why they have to work.

But there are some things that Roger doesn't want to be involved in, but things will chase Roger.

As the person who captured the basilisk together with Headmaster Dumbledore, someone eventually asked Roger about his opinion on the matter.

...This is also a kind of custom.

When everyone below insists on their own opinion and cannot convince the other side, and the debate becomes increasingly intense, they will try to find a higher level existence to support their own theory.

"This question..."

Roger thought about it when asked.

He was well-informed, and with his connections in all walks of life in the wizarding community, he naturally knew that there were some shadows behind this turmoil.

Theoretically speaking, it is not appropriate for him to express his opinion on this matter, as his opinion could easily be seen as Dumbledore's statement from a distance.

But Roger had no scruples: "Just do what needs to be done. The legal provisions are there. If there is no dispute, follow the normal procedures. If there is too much dispute, go to the Wizengamot to discuss it. But ask for my personal opinion."

"I think it would be best to consult Myrtle herself, Myrtle's family, and Hagrid... After all, they are the victims of the original incident."

"However they handle it, that's how they handle it."

After saying that, he turned to look at Hermione who was hesitant to speak: "I know that some things in the law are complicated, so what I said is just my personal inclination."

When Roger spoke, he was actually recalling the time when he was a child in his previous life when he was bitten by a stray dog. Sometimes when someone's house was bitten, the stray dog would usually be handed over to the bitten family for disposal, and then he would say this casually.

Political impact?

Roger didn't think there was any need for him to worry about the remnants of Voldemort who had been abandoned by the times.

How come, with me around, can Voldemort make a comeback?
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In fact, not only Roger disliked them, even Voldemort, their "former master", disliked these people.

After all, during the more than ten years that he had suffered, these remnants of the party were lifted up and put down easily, and they lived a happy life.

Anyone who comes here will wonder if there is any "trick" here.

Normally they were quiet, and Voldemort didn't stand a chance.

And now, they have jumped out to cause trouble themselves.

“Some old accounts must be settled.” Voldemort glanced at Tom Riddle who was immersed in virtual reality beside him, and silently counted in his heart those families and wizards who had followed him but were acquitted after the war!

(End of this chapter)