Hogwarts: Oops, I'm Voldemort

Chapter 255 An innocent person should not look for evidence for something he has not done.

The death of Albus Dumbledore brought a very strange feeling to many people.

On the one hand, many people were immersed in sadness, even those who didn't normally have that much respect for Dumbledore seemed to be doing so.

Harry saw Cornelius Fudge delivering a condolence speech in front of Dumbledore's white marble tomb, expressing his sadness at the loss of a great wizard.

But Fudge was far from the most magical mourner.

In fact, even Lucius Malfoy attended the funeral as if he were an old friend. He was just the tip of the iceberg. Among the people who mourned Dumbledore, there was no telling how many people had been there. He used words to slander the old man and called him stupid.

This made Harry very angry.

He felt that these people were not worthy of standing here at all, not worthy of standing in front of Albus Dumbledore!

"Harry, sometimes people's evaluation of another person will only become more impressive after he dies." Cyrus comforted him, "Because as long as he is alive, he will definitely stand The opposite of someone.”

"Of course, these people may not all be sincere," he said.

The adult world cannot be as simple as Harry. They are proficient in putting on a show and putting on masks for themselves. As long as it is good for them, they will express their closeness to a person.

Especially when a well-known figure dies, it is as if everyone in the world has become his good friend. They are close, working together, communicating... The rest of the people listen to them talk about the things that have been polished with words and ink. The story brought me to tears.

On the other hand, after Dumbledore passed away, Harry was also surprised to find that life would continue.

The world did not collapse because of Dumbledore's departure. They still had to go to class - although Professor McGonagall always cried with red eyes while talking - but the class did continue; the final exam did not end, and those who had gone before Condolences came and went, and eventually the school became quiet again.

Especially after Dumbledore's death, the weather in Hogwarts, which had always been cold and rainy, was surprisingly good. It was sunny every day. He always felt that it shouldn't be like this, but that was the fact.

After many people left flowers of condolences, the white marble tomb became much deserted, which made him very sad.

Harry always felt as if the funeral had turned into a feast. Those people who came did not really miss Dumbledore, they just had to come, or they wanted to use Dumbledore's identity to highlight themselves.

Eventually, the marble turned cold again.

Only Grindelwald still stayed at the grave day and night.

He is getting older.

Although the original Grindelwald was also very old, he was dressed up from the first time he appeared in front of everyone. He is much more fashionable than many Muggles. He wears a straight windbreaker all day long, and his hair and beard are neatly combed.

Many times, Harry tended to forget how old he really was.

But now, his hair is messy, his beard has grown a lot, and he hasn't changed the windbreaker for who knows how long. It's like he has aged a century and turned into a dry old man.

He leaned against the grave all day long, as if all the bones in his body had been ripped out and could not stand up. He turned a blind eye to anyone who walked by, and muttered some vague things all day long.

Many people thought he might have gone crazy.

Another night, Harry couldn't sleep all night, so he cast the Disillusionment Charm and left the castle, and walked to the white tomb in a daze. Maybe it was too late and he was hallucinating.

He saw an old man who looked exactly like Dumbledore standing in front of the tomb. Their facial features were so similar, but his beard seemed shorter. He almost blurted out "Professor Dumbledore".

In fact, he did shout out, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the shadow disappeared.

Later, Ron said to him: "That must be the bartender at the Hog's Head."

"What?" Harry was stunned for a moment, "The bartender at the Hog's Head Bar? No, I mean, I guarantee I saw Dumbledore -"

"Of course, you did see it." Ron sighed, "His name is Aberforth Dumbledore," he shook his shoulders, "You know, he is Dumbledore's younger brother, so it seems It will be very similar.”

"Dumbledore has a brother?" Harry felt so unbelievable when he heard the news. "How could he have a brother? I didn't even see him at the funeral!"

From the time the news of Dumbledore's death spread around the world to the time he was buried, countless people came to see him. Harry was numb to the tears on the faces. But he was pretty sure he had never met Aberforth.

"Of course, things don't go well between them," Ron said.

"I also heard what my father said. He said that Aberforth hated Professor Dumbledore. When he went to tell Aberforth the news of the professor's death, the bad-tempered Aberforth immediately closed the door. , and almost hit Dad's nose. He didn't feel sad at all about the professor's death," Ron said with difficulty, "He said that the professor deserved it, hanging out with people like Grindelwald and not learning his lesson was his fault. retribution!"

In fact, Ron hasn't finished speaking yet.

That day Aberforth also said that he wanted to celebrate and waived off all the bills at the Pig's Head Bar that day...

Harry was even sadder.

He felt how unfair the world was. Professor Dumbledore had done so many things for the wizarding world, but he was so miserable after his death.

A group of people who opposed him performed hypocritically at his funeral, but his relatives cursed him for a well-deserved death.

He suddenly remembered that Dumbledore once told him that every Christmas, he would receive many books. Everyone thought that a magic master should like books.

But Dumbledore said he didn't like it. He preferred woolen socks to books.

This means family.

"I should give him a pair of woolen socks." Harry squatted on the grass and buried his face in his knees. From his position, he could see the sun shining on the white tomb in the distance.

He realized that he had never given Dumbledore a Christmas gift. He was always waiting for gifts from others, but he forgot that he could also give the old man a little care.

Ron and Hermione both put their hands on Harry's shoulders silently.

They didn't say anything, just stayed by Harry's side.

On the other hand, Cyrus did not stay at Hogwarts for long.

After Dumbledore's death, Babajid took over the leadership of the International Confederation of Wizards. The old man, who had witnessed Cyrus's powerful magical power, naturally understood that it was not a wise thing to provoke Cyrus easily.

But unfortunately, not everyone is as smart as him.

Let’s leave aside the group of wizards who don’t agree with Cyrus’s idea and plan to stick to the law of secrecy until death. Cyrus did disagree with them, but he was willing to respect them. But someone actually accused Cyrus of killing Dumbledore.

"Your accusation is absurd, Mr. Nuno Busch," Babajide said with a frown.

They are now at the headquarters of the International Federation of Wizards, and they are even in the Inquisition right now!

Sellers changed back into his suit and stood in the dock with his head held high. There was no one to defend him, and certainly he didn't need one. Wizarding trials and Muggle trials may look similar, but they are actually very different. This ridiculous and farcical allegation is impossible to establish in the first place.

Cyrus didn't even need to prove himself. The reason why he attended was just to use this opportunity to make his topic more famous in the wizarding world - a man who may have murdered the greatest wizard Dumbledore. people!

Look, no one is not interested in this news.

In a sense, Cyrus seemed to be the kind of person Harry now hated. He is taking advantage of Dumbledore's death for greater gain. And he has nothing to feel guilty about.

He could accept Dumbledore's death better than anyone else, because he had already seen it once, and although it happened suddenly this time, he had already had psychological expectations. He didn't feel sad, because for Dumbledore, death was just an adventure.

Back in the courtroom, Mr. Nuno Busch did not seem to think that he was doing anything in vain.

He didn’t know that he was like a clown trying to impress the public:

"My accusation is not absurd, Mr. Akinbard." He replied seriously. "On the contrary, I think Grindelwald's defense against Cyrus is absurd."

"The God of Death?" he asked back, "There is no God of Death in this world! It's just a legend!" He turned around in the plaintiff's seat and took in every juror who came to the trial. These people They are all well-known figures in the magical world. "I don't think you will take the fairy tales read by children seriously, right?"

"I'm afraid Muggles don't take wizards seriously either," Bulstrode said sarcastically.

He is a Death Eater who is as loyal to Cyrus as Bella. At that time, he followed Cyrus to North America and has now joined the Federation as an important member of the Magical Congress of the United States of America.

He stood up, and his old-school look was obviously quite popular among many wizards: "But wizards are real, and we will find that the legendary Deathly Hallows also exists. Fifty years ago, Grindelwald obtained One of them, so he has the ability to take the world by storm——"

Bulstrode glorified the ministries of magic in various countries, and he attributed Grindelwald's achievements to the legendary wand. This alleviated the embarrassment of various countries. If they were unwilling to believe the legend of the Elder Wand, they had to admit that they were scared of being beaten by one person.

He continued: "Later, Dumbledore defeated him with incredible strength, and the Elder Wand fell into his hands. The existence of the Deathly Hallows indicates that the God of Death may indeed be a person..."

Just as Nuno Bush was about to scold him for being ridiculous, Bulstrode spoke first: "I don't want to say that that person must be a real god, but he is at least a powerful wizard, powerful enough to create such a The terrifying magic item is so powerful that he can survive from a distant era to this day... He can make the Resurrection Stone, but it may not be possible to refine the Magic Stone. "

Bulstrode's remarks were obviously more rational.

"As Mr. Bulstrode said, we have reason to believe that it is an extremely powerful wizard. He may have lived for many years by means unknown to us, and now he is disguised as Mr. Sellers. , brutally killed Dumbledore," Babajid said.

He even had some doubts that that person was Voldemort.

It must be said that although Voldemort was despised by Cyrus and believed that he was not truly powerful, the shadow he brought was very heavy.

Sellers stood quietly in the dock.

He didn't seem to care about the direction of the trial at all. He was not like a person being judged, but like a spectator, watching the judgment of others.

He wasn't even really listening anymore.

Those fierce arguments seemed very hazy and distant to him. He was thinking, what does the God of Death want?

He could understand that killing Dumbledore was for Dumbledore's noble soul. But why did he take away Voldemort's body, and why did he have to become him?

'Perhaps what he wants is chaos, the death of tens of thousands of lives. 'he thinks.

The current situation has become such that even though Grindelwald's confession can defend him, the suspicion cannot be completely cleared after all. Grindelwald himself is a terrible dark wizard. Fifty years ago, he wanted to break the law of secrecy. Fifty years later, Cyrus also had the same plan.

Who knows if they hit it off?

'The conflicts between wizards intensified and evolved into the third Wizarding War, or even into a war between wizards and Muggles... And He is hidden in the darkness and can take away countless people with just a slight wave of his sickle. End your life. ’

"..."

Cyrus' thoughts came back and he heard the last conversation.

"Your accusation is not true, Mr. Nuno Busch." Babajide seriously banged the hammer in his hand, "If you plan to accuse Mr. Sellers, I hope you can provide tangible evidence to prove it, not Rely on your own assumptions.”

Nuno Busch did not give up yet: "I'm afraid that Cyrus won't be able to prove his innocence."

"There is no doubt of the guilt. An innocent person does not need to look for evidence for things he has not done." Babajid shook his head. His words could almost be said to have brought the trial to an end.

Obviously, this old man's behavior is completely different from Dumbledore's. If it were Dumbledore, he might be able to resolve such troubles, but he is bound to fall into the trap of self-evidence.

"Exit the court -" Babajid banged the hammer, and everyone was about to leave at this time, but before they could move, a white shadow broke through the window and stumbled in.

"Hedwig?"

Cyrus was stunned for a moment and caught her.