Chapter 685: Connelly Makes a Wrong Judgment on the Trespassing Case, Bones Chooses the Cat Impartially

"I...I forgot..." Fudge gritted his teeth and said.

"Pfft..."

A chuckle came from the jury behind, and then it was quickly suppressed by the person.

Fudge did not look back to see who was laughing. He lost so much face just to convict Dumbledore, and he did not hesitate to make himself look incompetent for this.

Of course, he did not really do nothing. After all, if the Minister of Magic was boycotted by too many people, he might be driven out of office.

So Fudge stared at Dumbledore condescendingly and forced himself to explain: "When I received the news, it was very urgent. I didn't have time to think too much."

"Well... understandable..." Dumbledore approved his explanation, and then asked calmly: "Then I think Minister Fudge and everyone here should also understand why I was invisible at that time?"

There was a whisper in the jury, and Ms. Bones, one of the presiding judges, pondered for a while, nodded in approval, and said: "Your response is in line with common sense, and it cannot be considered that you are going to invade the Ministry of Magic."

"Then how do you explain that you went straight to the Department of Mysteries as soon as you arrived at the Ministry of Magic?!" Fudge shouted loudly.

However, he did not realize that his furious appearance had aroused the disgust of many people around him.

In fact, this situation had already happened once in the trial of Harry Potter in August last year, and Fudge's performance at that time also caused dissatisfaction among many members of the jury.

No matter what, Fudge is the current Minister of Magic and represents the face of the Ministry of Magic, but his performance during the trial was really disgraceful.

Even several jurors have begun to seriously consider the proposal that has been circulating in the Ministry of Magic recently.

Fudge is not aware that his struggle is making him further away from the position of Minister of Magic. He continues to question Dumbledore aggressively: "Even if you mistakenly think that the Ministry of Magic has been invaded, why did you go straight to the Department of Mysteries?! The first article of the Statute of Silence clearly states: Silenced people who are not from the Ministry of Magic are not allowed to enter the Department of Mysteries!"

Although they were dissatisfied with Fudge's disgraceful performance, the jurors also thought that what he said made sense, so they once again turned their attention to Dumbledore below.

"Just like Minister Fudge can receive some unidentified tips, I also have my own information channels." Dumbledore first stabbed Fudge indifferently, and then explained: "I got similar news to Minister Fudge, saying that someone would invade the Department of Mysteries that night, and I rushed to the Ministry of Magic with Fash as soon as I received the news." "After noticing that there was no Ministry of Magic staff in the main hall, I naturally thought that the Ministry of Magic had been invaded, and then I cast an invisibility spell on myself and Fash, and quickly rushed to the Department of Mysteries... You all know what happened afterwards. As soon as we walked out of the elevator, we were blocked by Minister Fudge and a group of Aurors." He smiled at Fudge and defended himself with reason and evidence: "If I really wanted to invade the Ministry of Magic, why would I bring a little wizard with me? Although Fash is quite powerful, you must know that the crime that Minister Fudge accused me of was wanting to sneak into the Department of Mysteries. If the Department of Affairs wants to steal something or a secret, then the fewer people the better. Besides..."

Dumbledore pointed to the cat beside him who was dozing off because of boredom, and said: "Anyone who knows Fish a little bit knows that this little guy is not a child who is willing to be obedient. If I bring him to steal things, it will be purely asking for trouble. "

"Meow!"

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The cat, who was hanging his head, suddenly woke up, then glared at Dumbledore and shouted: "Why must Fish be... Want to listen to you? You are not Minerva!"

Mao Mao defended himself angrily: "If it was Minerva, Fish would definitely listen... um... most would listen... half? ... Meow! Anyway, Fish might be obedient!"

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Dumbledore smiled as Fish confirmed his testimony, then stood up and bowed slightly to the jury above, and sat down again, still putting his ten fingers together, posing a relaxed look.

"Fraudulent arguments! Fraudulent arguments!" Fudge was so angry that his whole body was shaking, but he couldn't think of how to refute Dumbledore for a while, so he could only shout: "He is lying! This is a shameless deception!"

Ms. Bones frowned and said: "But from what I have seen from Dumbledore's testimony so far, there is no problem. If you have other evidence, please show it to us instead of making trouble here, Mr. Fudge."

Her words were already a bit disrespectful to the minister Cornelius Fudge, but Ms. Bones's character has always been like this. Moreover, Fudge had changed the trial venue of Harry Potter without authorization before, which had already made her a little dissatisfied, but at that time she felt that as long as she made a fair judgment, it would be okay to change the venue, so she let Fudge make a fuss.

However, the situation this time was different. Fudge was challenging the fairness of the Wizengamot and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement!

So not only Ms. Bones, but many members of the jury also frowned.

As for whether Fudge would retaliate later, Ms. Bones would not worry at all, because the Department of Magical Law Enforcement has a relatively transcendent status in the Ministry of Magic. Many ministers have worked in this department and have great prestige in the entire Ministry of Magic. Even if Fudge, the current minister, wants to deliberately target her, it is very difficult, so she does not need to look at Cornelius Fudge's face at all.

Cornelius Fudge's angry expression suddenly froze, and he turned his head in disbelief to look at Ms. Bones beside him. And Ms. Bones looked back at him without giving in.

But soon, he adjusted himself. After taking a few deep breaths, he said coldly: "My evidence is the excuse Dumbledore used at the time! He actually said that You-Know-Who wanted to invade the Department of Mysteries! As we all know, the man who must not be named has died long ago! And if he wanted to deal with You-Know-Who, why did he bring a student who has not graduated yet?!"

Fudge rarely had a quick wit and used Dumbledore's previous statement to attack himself.

"What's wrong with bringing Fish? Fish is really good at fighting! Voldemort can't beat Fish, meow!"

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Mao Mao stood up again and refuted loudly.

"Stop saying such stupid things. If the You-Know-Who really resurrected, how could you and Harry Potter come back alive!" Cornelius Fudge snorted.

However, his attitude towards Fish once again aroused the dissatisfaction of the wizards around him, and many of them cast cold eyes at Fudge.

"That's not necessarily true," Professor Tofty couldn't help but defend Mao Mao, saying, "Fish is very strong, and many adult wizards are not as good as him in magic." As an examiner who had just examined Fish not long ago, he had a lot to say, "Moreover, his patronus is very powerful, and it is not impossible for him to escape from the You-Know-Who."

The other examiners nodded in agreement, which attracted others to curiously ask about their Patronus of Fish. After getting Professor Tofty's answer, they even exclaimed.

"Silence!" Ms. Bones shouted in a loud and deep voice. The jury members who were still whispering to each other immediately quieted down.

"Fish McGonagall." She said in the gentlest tone possible: "Can you tell us what happened when you followed Albus Dumbledore to the Ministry of Magic that night?"

"No problem, meow! Fish is a great storyteller!"

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The cat said without any self-awareness.

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The Department of Magical Law Enforcement was established by the first Minister of Magic. Old Barty was also the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. If it weren't for the incident of young Barty, Fudge would not have been the Minister.

Although Pius Thicknesse was imperius cursed by the Death Eaters, he also became the Minister according to this procedure.

In the original book, Hermione was also the Director first, and then became the Minister. After she became the Minister, the position of Director was thrown to Harry.

In addition, another way to become a minister is to become an Auror. In Rowling's setting, several ministers are Aurors, but the Auror Office itself is also under the Law Enforcement Department.

PS: After being an Auror for a few years, Ron went to help the twins sell things... It's really a waste of the epic enhancement description of him in the seventh book.