The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Just then, Mr. Roll, Caitlin Roll's father, spoke up loudly.

"Your Honor, I object to Karkaroff being a witness! It is common knowledge that he is merely a Death Eater who escaped punishment by sheer luck!"

As Mr. Raoul spoke, the courtroom fell completely silent.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Fudge, the presiding judge, waiting for him to speak.

But at this moment, Fudge clearly had no idea what to do.

He then subconsciously glanced at Burns and Dumbledore sitting to his left and right.

“Let’s hear what Karkaroff has to say,” said Borns, who wore a monocle.

Dumbledore also said, "We will judge the truth or falsehood after he has finished his testimony."

Fudge nodded.

“Igor Karkarov!” He looked sternly at Karkarov below. “Give your testimony.”

“No problem, Your Honor.” Karkarov gave a graceful bow.

He looked up and smiled, revealing a set of yellow teeth.

Scott watched this scene with some surprise.

As far as he knew, Amelia Bornes, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, was supposed to be an impartial and just director, and Dumbledore was undoubtedly fair as well, yet neither of them explicitly objected to Karkaroff becoming a witness.

Moreover, after these two spoke, Mr. Rohr, who had been protesting loudly, also sat down quietly.

This scene is really illogical.

unless……

Scott's eyes lit up.

Unless the plaintiff has other evidence besides the witness who was unable to attend.

Just as Scott was pondering, Karkaroff, who was a witness for the defendant, spoke up.

"Miss Roll's death was not caused by Mr. Carroll."

Before he could finish speaking, Mrs. Roll stood up abruptly, screaming, "You're talking nonsense! If it wasn't him, how could he have escaped? He killed my daughter!"

"Silence!" Fudge warned, frowning.

He looked somewhat displeased at Mrs. Roll, who repeatedly stood up to "cause trouble."

Mr. Roll quickly pulled his wife down to sit and whispered words of comfort to him.

Fudge then asked Karkaroff, "What evidence do you have for what you're saying, Karkaroff?"

Karkaroff bowed slightly again and began to elaborate on his testimony.

“All of Durmstrang’s students know that Miss Roll is acting a little strange.”

"She was always moody and would beat or scold Mr. Carlow. More than one student on Durmstrang’s campus witnessed such a scene."

Hearing him say that, Mrs. Roll wanted to argue again, but Mr. Roll covered her mouth and held her down, so she could only sob softly.

Fudge frowned and said to Karkaroff, "This has nothing to do with what you're trying to prove."

“Of course, I’m just providing some background,” Karkaroff said, feigning politeness. “It happened on the night of April 1st, I remember it clearly, that day was April Fool’s Day…”

According to Karkaroff, Caitlin Roll's body was first discovered by Durmstrang students in a secluded corner of the school.

As the principal, Karkarov launched an investigation immediately.

During the investigation, some students told him that Elijah Caro had called Caitlin Roll away, while other students said they had heard the two arguing loudly when they passed by the scene.

However, given Caitlin Roll's usual behavior, the students who heard the two arguing were used to it and did not go closer to see what was going on.

When Karkaroff and the other professors thought of contacting Elijah Kalo to find out what was going on, he had already quietly left Durmstrang.

Karkarov spoke for a long time, but the crowd was completely confused.

Because his statement was clearly unfavorable to Carlo.

But both Elijah Caro, who was on trial, and the Caro family members who were in the audience were sitting calmly.

Just then, Karkarov suddenly changed the subject.

“At first, I also thought Mr. Carlo had killed him,” he said, “but then we discovered something was wrong.”

He paused for a moment at this point.

The courtroom was silent, save for Mrs. Roll's indistinct sobs that echoed through the room.

“Miss Friedrich of Durmstrang University Hospital examined Miss Roll’s body,” Karkaroff said. “We discovered that Mr. Roll had only knocked her out with a stun spell, and that her real cause of death was poisoning.”

Carlo, chained to a chair, spoke up just in time, "Principal Karkaroff is right, I only knocked out Caitlin with a Stunning Spell."

The two men's stories were full of holes, and Scott frowned as he listened, eager to know how they were going to cover up their lies.

Judge Fudge's expression was also grim.

He glared at the two people below with his small eyes, and questioned them sternly, "Carlo, since you only used a stun spell on Miss Roll, why did you escape from Durmstrang?"

"I'm just feeling really down."

Carlo lowered his head, his voice sounding pitifully affected.

“I went to Durmstrang for Caitlin, but she was never very nice to me.”

"That day, after arguing with her, I attacked her with a Stunning Charm in a fit of anger... Anyway, I couldn't take it anymore."

“I was her fiancé, but she treated me like that. I didn’t want to keep begging for love in such a humble way, so I decided to leave.”

Scott felt nauseous listening to Carol's remarks.

This guy, he was so sure that he would go and be with Caitlin Raoul after fulfilling her wish, but now he's gone back on his word?

After listening to Carlo's statement, Fudge picked up a pen and wrote something on the document, then turned to look at the defendant's witness.

"Kakarov, how can you prove your words? Why didn't you inform the Roll family of your discovery when you returned Miss Roll's body? And even if Miss Roll died of poisoning, how do you know that the defendant wasn't the one who poisoned her?"

"Miss Friedrich can attest to what I said, Your Honor," Karkaroff said.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the door to the trial chamber was pushed open again, and an unusually tall witch walked in.

This is a witch who looks very much like a man, at least 1.9 meters tall. Even though she is wearing a female healer's dress and has long blond hair, she still looks like a cross-dressing male witch.

“Yes, I can vouch for that,” she said.

It wasn't until he heard her voice that Scott realized she was indeed a woman.

Fudge looked at the uninvited Miss Friedrich with an unfriendly expression.

“I did not summon you, madam.”

Miss Friedrich was not intimidated by Fudge's gaze.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she calmly walked to Karkarov's side and stood there.

When the two stood together, she looked half a head taller than Karkarov, and even her shoulders were much broader than the thin Karkarov's.

She took a small glass bottle out of her pocket and held it up.

“This is the poison Miss Roll left behind,” she said calmly. “I’ve tested it; it’s a drug that only Muggles would use, and wizards have no history of using it.”

Karkaroff continued, "Your Honor, I recall that some time ago a man appeared in England who specialized in poisoning pure-blood wizards. Mr. Burke and the Yaxley family were murdered one after another, and the killer was known as the Hidden Poison Wizard."

In the corner of the courtroom, Scott's brow twitched as he listened to the two men talking.

Miss Friedrich added, "I made a special trip to visit Liam Yaxley, who was attacked by the Hidden Poison Wizard. The Yaxley family still has the poisoned blood extracted from the body of his brother who died from poisoning. After comparison, I found that the poison contained in the blood is the same as the poison in my hand."

“You still cannot prove that what you said is true. If you cannot produce conclusive evidence, then I will declare your testimony invalid.” Fudge did not listen carefully to what the two had to say and directly rejected their testimony.

Now that Fudge has sided with Medea, and the Roll family has also joined Medea's ranks, he will naturally try to favor the plaintiff's side.

“Your Honor,” Karkarov suddenly stepped forward, “we are telling the truth. Both I and Miss Friedrich are willing to undergo truth serum testing.”

“Me too.” Carlo looked up. “I can too.”

Their words immediately caused a huge uproar.

Scott frowned instantly.

Looking down at the three men below, so confident and self-righteous, he instantly understood their trick—

Their memories have been altered!

If the wizard who alters their memories is skilled enough, false memories will become real memories. In such cases, even truth serum cannot change their current statements.

On the other hand, if a wizard's memories are altered, only wizards known as Legilimency masters would be able to detect it, but these people cleverly exploited a loophole—

The results of soul-capturing and mind-stealing cannot be used as legitimate evidence.

What Scott could think of, everyone present could think of as well.

At this moment, both Burns and Dumbledore, whose expressions had remained unchanged, changed their expressions slightly, and the two huddled together with Fudge to discuss the matter in hushed tones.

Scott felt somewhat uncomfortable surrounded by a cacophony of whispers.

Karkaroff and Miss Friedrich's mention of the "hidden poison wizard" made him feel uneasy.

Perhaps it was because he was too sensitive, but he always felt that this fire might burn him.

Just then, he felt a vibration coming from his chest.

Scott's face darkened, and he took out the Scholars' Union identification card from the inner pocket of his robe.

Taking advantage of his seat in the back row where no one would notice him, he used his robe to conceal the fact that the card had transformed into the "Book of Prometheus".

Looking down, Scott opened the Book of Prometheus and saw an owl drawn on the page.

He took a deep breath, pointed with his finger, and the letter quickly unfolded.

[Clever little fellow, if you don't show me some respect soon, Karkaroff and Friedrich will tell everyone in the courtroom that you are the Hidden Poison Wizard.]

B·B]

Scott looked at the brief contents of the letter and felt his brow begin to twitch.

But he still closed the Book of Prometheus.

He then began to subtly observe everyone in the courtroom, trying to find the Mr. B who had no official name.

Although his magical perception permeated the entire trial room, it couldn't replace sight. He could only sense everyone's magical state, but couldn't detect some people's subtle movements.