This Hogwarts isn't normal.

There was no judge at this hearing.

"Accused, are you willing to admit that you opened the secret room on October 30 and November 10 and attacked -"

"I didn't!" Lockhart was so excited that he wanted to stand up, but the chains tightened around him instead.

"None of this has anything to do with me. I just happened to be unlucky."

Ogden was silent for a moment, "Accused, do you mean that you are just an accomplice?"

"I'm not an accomplice, I'm a victim!"

This is indeed the case.

But looking at Fudge's calm expression, it seemed that he had expected something like this to happen.

"The accused——" Bones on his right stood up slowly.

"There is a witness in court who can prove that you are not a victim. Do you want to hear his testimony?"

Lockhart's gaze crossed Snape and Dumbledore and rested on Vincent's face, which suddenly dawned on him.

"Accused, please answer my questions directly."

He looked away unnaturally, "Commissioner Bones, I am innocent."

"Please answer my question directly." Bones' tone was a little cold, "Your performance in court will affect the final trial.

If you keep avoiding questions, please understand that we may think poorly of you. "

"Let the witnesses speak." Lockhart stared at Vincent fiercely.

"I won't feel guilty or scared, because those are all fake!"

Vincent wondered.

He is here to prove the diary and the basilisk, not to prove innocence.

"Witnesses are invited to speak."

Dumbledore slowly stood up and smiled under Lockhart's disbelieving gaze.

"His testimony is absolutely valid." Bones looked around the courtroom. "I don't think anyone thinks he will commit perjury, right?"

Defeating Grindelwald and establishing the Order of the Phoenix to defend against the Death Eaters. Such positive characters are not trustworthy, and all wizards in the magical world are not trustworthy.

"First of all -" Dumbledore met Lockhart's anxious gaze and said,

"I need to first explain why I invited Geed, the Accused, to teach at Hogwarts.

I believe all committee members know that I know many wizards, and I happen to know two wizards who were harmed by the accused. "

Lockhart looked panicked, not daring to meet those blue eyes.

"A particularly powerful forgetting spell was cast on them, and they forgot how they dealt with the werewolves and the Wanlun female ghost."

Dumbledore shook his head regretfully, "Of course I didn't know who did it at first, until this year's Order of Merlin investiture ceremony."

Every wizard's magical aura is different.

Although a powerful wizard can hide, everyone, including Lucius and others, knows that he can still see through it at a glance.

"No - I didn't do it -" Lockhart defended somewhat crazily:

"Someone must be setting me up, that's for sure!"

Ogden raised a wand high,

"Accused, do you admit that it belongs to you?"

Nine inches, cherry wood, dragon's heart nerve.

Coupled with the expensive appearance, Lockhart's denial was useless.

"While investigating with the pre-flashback spell, we not only discovered some evil black magic, but also discovered many times of the Oblivion Curse."

The flashback spell can cause the wand to recall the last spell, and the pre-flashback spell can cause continuous flashbacks.

The Oblivion Curse cannot be defended, but those dark magics were indeed not used by him.

Especially the one that sucks the life force out of you.

Once he admits it, he may be thrown into the prison of Azkaban.

"I admit that I used the Forgetting Curse on those two wizards, and I also admit that I appropriated their great contribution to the magical world——"

Lockhart's pale face became increasingly rosy, "Those magics, those evil black magics, were all performed by Tom Riddle!"

Although they had been mentally prepared, many people in the court still took a breath of cold air.

There are not a few people who know Voldemort's real name. All 40 committee members know it.

Fudge motioned for Bones to sit down, "Accused, how do you explain this evidence?"

In his hand was a black diary that was almost split in half.

"It-it just popped into my pocket."

"Really? Then do you know who put it in?"

"I-I-" Lockhart hesitated for a long time.

"It seems he doesn't know." Fudge looked down at the witness box with a smile.

"We happen to have a witness who can attest to its origins."

Vincent knew it was time to put on the mask of hypocrisy.

Since he was determined to use Lockhart as a scapegoat, no matter what he said, it would be useless.

"I believe I don't need introductions." Fudge motioned for Vincent to stand up.

"He is a rising star in our wizarding world and the only nominee to be British Youth Representative for the Wizengamot next year."

In fact, there is no need to hint, Vincent knows what to say.

"Witness, please tell the truth about where you found this dark magic item."

He glanced at Lockhart first and said, "In the early morning of September 10th, I had some Defense Against the Dark Arts-related questions that I wanted to ask the accused."

"This is a clear violation of school rules! His testimony cannot be trusted!"

Fudge didn't need to speak, and the remaining committee members all looked at him coldly.

Lockhart, who still wanted to say something, kept his mouth shut.

Continuing to interrupt the speech will only deepen the court's resentment.

"Witness, please continue."

The sympathy in Vincent's eyes is disappearing bit by bit.

Before becoming a victim, Lockhart was already a complete perpetrator.

Throwing pebbles like the public?

Telling the whole story of Voldemort?

There is no justice in the hearing led by Fudge, only hypocrisy that covers up the cruel facts.

"I knocked on the door many times, but I didn't hear any movement in the office."

Vincent's eyes became cold, "Finally I went in and saw the accused lying on the bed and sleeping."

Fudge nodded gently, "Witness, we will not pursue your violation of school rules. Please tell me how you found the evidence."

"Okay." His voice also became cold, "I didn't open the drawer intentionally, I just noticed something unusual."

"Why?"

"I am a natural master of brain occlusion, and I always have all kinds of strange good luck."

"What's in the drawer?"

"Some small ornaments, and a diary that looks like the evidence."

Without Fudge's guidance, Vincent knew where this hearing would go.

"Is there anything in it?"

"No, there are only faint traces of black magic."

"Is there a signature?"

"The paper is all blank, including the cover."

Tom didn't want to be discovered by Vincent, who he couldn't influence, and Lockhart couldn't prove that the diary didn't belong to him.

But as long as it is proven that the Tom Riddle in the diary is the real Tom Riddle, the accusations about the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk can be completely reversed.

Unfortunately, this is impossible.

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