The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

"Silence!" Fudge shouted impatiently. "Get this lady out of here, who has repeatedly disrupted the proceedings of the trial!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than two male witches rushed into the courtroom.

Dressed in Auror attire, they forcefully "invited" Alecto Carlo out of the courtroom.

During this process, Alecto Caro did not resist; she simply glared fiercely at Fudge and Slaughter.

After Alecto Carlo was "asked" to leave, the courtroom fell silent again.

Fudge reached out and took the documents from Slaughter, casually flipping through them.

“Your Honor, there is one more thing,” Ms. Slaughter added. “Miss Rolle did indeed have poison in her mouth.”

As she spoke, she glanced at the small glass bottle that Miss Friedrich was holding in her hand.

“There were even traces of poison in her blood,” she continued, “but those poisons did not enter her body before she died.”

"impossible!"

Carlo, who was chained to the chair, suddenly began to struggle.

“Impossible!” he roared hysterically. “I didn’t kill her! I didn’t kill Caitlin! Caitlin died of poisoning! The murderer is the Hidden Poison Wizard, Troop! I’m willing to undergo a truth serum test!”

At the same time, Karkaroff and Miss Friedrich also looked very unhappy, and they both glared at Ms. Slaughter.

Scott watched this scene with a cold eye.

Carlo's struggles and roars were full of genuine emotion, and Karkaroff and Miss Friedrich's anger was also entirely genuine, because their memories had been altered, and they both believed that what they were saying was the truth.

"Quiet!"

At this point, Fudge was clearly very unhappy with Carlo's shouting.

“Get him under control!” he said.

The two Aurors who had just left came back in from outside the courtroom.

They rushed to Carlo's side, grabbed his shoulders, and sealed his mouth with a spell.

“Yes, this test report from St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Injuries is legally valid.” Fudge shook the document in his hand. “Ms. Slaughter is telling the truth.”

As he spoke, he handed the document to Bones.

“Furthermore,” Fudge continued, “although the defendant’s charges against the innocent student are unfounded, in that false charge, the defendant himself admitted to breaking into Hogwarts and attacking the student.”

He stood up abruptly and raised his voice.

"In my opinion, this trial can now be concluded, and Elijah Jaden Caro will be found guilty on both counts."

He glanced at the other Wizengamo members sitting around him and continued, "The defendant, Elijah Jaden Caro, has committed serious violations of multiple laws, and I propose that he be sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban."

At this time, the document from Ms. Slaughter was being circulated among the members of Wizengamo.

Scott watched with great surprise as Fudge executed a series of swift and decisive actions.

Although Ms. Slaughter's existence should be unknown to the other party.

But to be honest, Fudge's move to use a test report from St. Mungo's to solidify the case was quite unexpected.

Whether it was because Fudge's determination was too great or not, Scott's Scholar Alliance identity card stopped vibrating.

After all fifty Wissengamo members had read the test report, Fudge quickly began to preside over the vote by raising hands.

As a result, 29 out of the 50 Wizengamot members raised their hands in agreement with Fudge's verdict, and both Burns and Dumbledore also raised their hands.

Based on the principle of majority rule, Carlo was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

The trial ended in this anticlimactic manner.

Since Alector Caro was "asked" to leave, the wizards who were clearly related to Caro no longer openly opposed him.

Scott felt a sense of unreality.

I'm completely baffled.

In his view, the formal court trials in the magical world were far too sloppy, almost like a farce.

This trial relied not on the law, but on the methods of the wizards.

He came to testify, but was ultimately exempted from the task.

As the trial concluded, some wizards in the audience began to leave.

Scott remained seated, watching the two Aurors escort Carlo away.

Although Carlo couldn't speak, he kept staring at Scott with a venomous look in his eyes.

Even after leaving the courtroom, he stubbornly twisted his neck and stared at him.

Scott did not avoid his gaze, but kept looking at him until he disappeared outside the door.

At that moment, a wizard who looked somewhat like Alecto Caro walked up to Scott's seat.

With his back to everyone, he gave Scott a vicious look.

"You got lucky this time, poor Mudblood boy," he said sinisterly. "If it weren't for Dumbledore..."

He only said half of what he meant before giving Scott a cruel smile and turning away.

Chapter 392 What Happened After the Trial

Scott sat on the stool, watching the wizard who had maliciously threatened him turn and leave.

After a long while, he turned his head and saw Milton's father walking towards him.

Out of politeness, he stood up and greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Grevis."

"Hello."

Mr. Grevis, with a gentle smile on his face, sat down directly on the stool next to him.

"Your name is Scott, right? Please have a seat."

He put on a very friendly demeanor.

"Yes."

Scott sat down as instructed.

Mr. Grevis added, “Milton often talks about you in front of me. You two are very good friends, aren’t you?”

“That’s right, Milton is my good friend,” Scott replied, glancing at him with surprise.

“Of course,” Mr. Grevis explained. “I mean, Milton used to talk about you often.”

Scott was somewhat confused.

He didn't understand why Mr. Grevis had gone to all this trouble to tell him this, so he gave an awkward smile.

As if oblivious to Scott's embarrassment, Mr. Grevis asked in a concerned tone, "Are you alright? The person you were just talking to was Amicus Caro, the uncle of the defendant Elijah Caro."

“I’m fine,” Scott replied. “This is the Ministry of Magic, and Professor Dumbledore is here too. He wouldn’t dare do anything to me.”

Mr. Grevis nodded. "That's good."

He turned to the side, leaned closer, and whispered to Scott, “Amicus Caro and the witch Alecto Caro, who was previously expelled by Minister Fudge, are twins. They were both notorious Death Eaters who escaped imprisonment in Azkaban by fabricating lies.”

After saying that, he sat up straight again, reached out and patted Scott on the shoulder, "I hope you'll be careful, especially when you leave Hogwarts for the holidays."

“Thank you for reminding me,” Scott nodded gently, expressing his gratitude.

Mr. Grevis added, "This trial is somewhat strange; even Minister Fudge did not expect the second half to go so smoothly."

Indeed, Scott thought, although the trial was over and Wisengamour had successfully convicted Elijah Caro, he still felt something was off after witnessing the whole process.

Although the other party refused to plead guilty and prepared some methods, it always felt like the matter was half-hearted and unfinished.

and……

Carol's accusations against him and Mr. B's confident threatening letters, after piquing his curiosity, ultimately came to nothing.

In short, Scott has a lot of questions he can't figure out.

"How is Milton?"

Mr. Grevis asked the question seemingly casually.

Scott snapped out of his daze.

“He is fine,” he said solemnly.

"That's good." Mr. Grevis smiled again.

At that moment, he looked like any ordinary father.

Scott was once again filled with doubt.

“He’s already gotten what he wanted, hasn’t he?” Mr. Grevis said in a very low voice. “Tell him for me to go his own way.”

Before Scott could show any surprise, he patted Scott on the shoulder again, then stood up and left the audience.

Scott watched as he walked over to Fudge, spoke to him in a low voice, and quickly blended into the group of Wizengamo members.

Scott looked down at the somewhat absurd scene below.

The fifty members of Wissengamo were divided into three distinct groups.

One group was led by Fudge and Mr. Grevis, another by Dumbledore and Burns, and the rest formed their own group.

Scott observed these people as he pondered.

Mr. Grevis knows? He knows that Milton has regained his musical talent?

Scott could only think of one possibility—Medea, who had presided over the oath, was probably sensing something.

And then there's Mr. Grevis's attitude...

He doesn't seem to have completely lost interest in Milton.

Reflecting on Milton's family troubles, Scott speculated that there might be some hidden story behind it all.

As he was making wild guesses, Dumbledore stepped out from the crowd and waved at him.

Scott quickly stood up and jogged over to Dumbledore's side.

"Professor," he asked, "are we going back?"