Chapter 281: The dust settles

"Then, Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters; he blew up a street and killed a large number of Muggles; framed Sirius Black, causing him to be imprisoned in Azkaban for thirteen years..."
Allen noticed that Barty Crouch's complexion was almost gloomy when he heard "Innocents are being held."
Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge has already laid down the charges of Pettigrew, and said loudly, "If you agree with the accusation, please raise your hands."
Sirius Black jerked his head up.
One hand is raised, the number is quite large... more than 70%!
Blake started to breathe shortly and tried to count, but before he could finish counting, Fudge said, "If you agree with the crime, please raise your hands."
Crouch looked around, and six or seven others looked at him.
His hand moved slightly, but in the end he did not raise it.
A triumphant smile appeared on Fudge's face involuntarily, "Mr. Crouch, haven't you raised your hand twice? You mean..."
Crouch pressed his lips together and said nothing.
"Okay," Fudge said with obvious ease, "then I can assume that you have no objection to the verdict of the two of them?"
"Of course." Crouch popped these two words from his lips, which seemed to use up all his strength.
"Well, now, we have reached an agreement on the outcome of the trial. Sirius was acquitted and should receive reasonable compensation. The specific compensation content will be discussed after the meeting. Peter Pettigrew should be punished."
"Now I invite the jury to vote," Fudge said loudly, "and I think that these crimes committed by Peter Pettigrew should be sentenced to Azkaban's most extreme punishment-the kiss of the Dementor, please hand!"
Fudge looked at the jury members with a serious face. He has his own selfish mind. This case can no longer be turned over. He needs to suppress Crouch's majesty and completely defeat this old opponent who once posed a serious threat to his ministerial status.
The jury was silent, and the Dementor's kiss was truly shocking.
"Will the punishment of sucking human souls be too much?" Professor Dumbledore said suddenly, "Why not sentence to life imprisonment in Azkaban?"
Fudge looked at Dumbledore and knew that the greatest white wizard of all time must be unbearable, and he had always opposed such cruel punishment as the Dementor's Kiss.
He did not directly reject Dumbledore's proposal, but said in a deep voice: "Everyone, think about the Potters and the picture you just saw in the Pensieve!"
Fudge's tone was extremely heavy, which made Professor Dumbledore who thought of the Potters and Harry silent.
"If Peter was not caught, but Black was caught by the Dementor, what would happen?" He said meaningfully.
There is no doubt that Black who successfully escaped from Azkaban annoyed the Dementors. Once they caught Black, it would never be the deliberation that Black was waiting for, but the kiss of the Dementors.
Several witches in the jury took the lead in raising their hands. Although women are soft-hearted, they are also the easiest to feel hatred.
They thought of the scenes they had seen in the before, the handsome wizard looked desperate in the dark prison, becoming thinner...
How pitiful Blake was once, how disgusting the little dwarf star is now!
Gradually, more and more people raised their hands. They looked at Peter Pettigrew, as if they were looking at a puddle of mud, with disgust.
Umbridge’s eyes flickered. Although she did not have the right to vote, she took the lead in raising her hand just now.
Mr. Crouch still did not raise his hand, but this time, Fudge turned a blind eye and ignored his opinion.
"Then, execute immediately." Fudge's face showed unprecedented determination and coldness.
"Wait!" a voice exclaimed.
It turned out to be Sirius Black!
"Blake, do you have any objections?" Fudge asked in surprise. He couldn't even dream of it, but it was Black who stood up against it.
Little dwarf burst into tears and looked at Black blankly, with a ray of hope in his eyes.
Black glanced at him in disgust, turned his head, and said loudly: "I am willing to use all my compensation to replace a power."
Everyone is watching Black.
"I want to exchange the power to observe the punishment in person! I want to look at him and be sucked by the dementor!" Black said loudly, seeming to vent his thirteen years of resentment.
"As long as it doesn't let him live" Fudge's heart settled, "Yes, I think it is reasonable for Mr. Blake to have such a request and can obtain such power. Of course, the due compensation still has to be given to him, this After all, it was the mistakes of our Ministry of Magic members that caused his misfortune..."
The people on the jury nodded and moved from place to place. It is not difficult to understand Sirius' emotions at this time.
The light of hope in Peter Pettigrew's eyes disappeared, and it was replaced by endless despair and fear.
Soon, two dementors walked into the courtroom and went straight to Peter Pettigrew.
At first, as if in a final struggle, Dwarf twisted his body vigorously, screaming like crazy.
But this was destined to be futile. Those chains fixed him firmly to the chair~EbookFREE.me~ When the dementors got closer and closer, the little star seemed to be stunned and his eyes straightened. Stared at the dementor's head.
The chains on Black's body fell one after another, and he—free.
But he didn't move.
Black watched the Dementors walk towards Peter Pettigrew, and watched them lift their hoods, revealing a big hole, sucking away Peter Pettigrew's soul bit by bit.
Black let out a long howl, like a wounded wolf.
He just felt that his chest seemed to be torn, and tears filled his cavity, forming two torrents.
He knelt on the ground, resting his forehead on the ground, and muttered to himself.
The wizards present were all moved.
The unbearableness of witnessing Peter Pettigrew being kissed by the Dementor seems to have eased a lot.
The downfallen wizard who knelt down was like a magnificent and energetic man.
Thinking back to all his life, such a young and beautiful life, how innocent he was, he suffered thirteen years of imprisonment and punishment.
Alan, who was sitting in the audience, certainly felt compassionate, but at the same time, witnessing the process of the dementor absorbing a person's soul, he felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
Perhaps, relying only on the Patronus Charm to drive away the dementors is not an excellent way.
He needs to learn, explore, and find more effective ways to deal with dementors.
Professor Dumbledore put ten fingertips together and looked at Sirius silently, and then at Peter Pettigrew.
The little dwarf star whose soul has been sucked away is just an empty body at this time. It no longer has self-consciousness, no memory, no more...anything, and no hope of recovery, just -Alive.