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Chapter 519 The Trial Begins
Chapter 519 The Trial Begins
"The trial now officially begins."
As the voice from inside the gate sounded, the heavy door in front of Loila was opened.
"Gulp."
Loila looked at the somewhat dimly lit hall and subconsciously swallowed.
"The defendant is Loila Hamilton."
Ms. Burns' voice came through, and the two Aurors behind Loira whispered, "Miss Hamilton, please come in."
"Hmm————" Loila nodded carefully, then hurriedly stepped through the door.
There were far more people in the Wisengamo Council than Loyla had imagined. In addition to the wizards, Loyla also saw reporters constantly taking pictures.
So many people!
Loila, who hadn't seen so many people in a long time, couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and even her steps toward the defendant's seat seemed unusually frivolous.
Fortunately, the road wasn't too long, and she managed to get there despite the swaying and bumping.
"Miss Hamilton, please have a seat." Ms. Burns sat on the high platform, with several high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Magic sitting beside her.
Loila raised her head slightly and glanced at him, and saw Fudge with a dark face, as well as Ms. Umbridge who had been following him.
"————" Fudge looked at Loila without saying a word. He just stared at her coldly and kept rubbing the ring on his hand.
That's really scary!
Loila quickly averted her gaze and then her body trembled slightly.
"Alright, Loira—calm down." Shiloh, who had been waiting for Loira in the dock, pursed her lips slightly and reached out to pat Loira's head when she saw Loira's actions.
"Click-clack".
Even with the constant flashes of camera lights, she seemed completely unaffected.
"I won't let those parasites in the Ministry of Magic send you to Azkaban—" she said, enunciating each word clearly, looking quite serious.
As Loila took her seat, Ms. Burns coughed and said, "Today, the Ministry of Magic's case concerning Miss Loila Hamilton's illegal activities is officially in session."
"First, a representative from the Ministry of Magic will speak—"
As she spoke, Loila noticed that there was another person sitting opposite her; she had originally thought it would be Fudge himself.
"Loila Hamilton, as a Hogwarts professor, you have no professional ethics whatsoever!" The Auror from the Ministry of Magic who spoke was also an acquaintance of Loila's; he was Andrew, the one who had tried to arrest her at the Ministry of Magic.
He suddenly stood up from his seat, and what he said made Loila's eyes widen involuntarily.
eh?
What is teacher ethics? I clearly have a lot of teacher ethics—I have a lot of teacher ethics—Loila wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shiloh who raised her hand slightly. She looked at Andrew coldly without interrupting.
"Heh." Seeing that Shiloh did not interrupt him, Andrew sneered and continued, "Besides that, as the head of the Hamilton family, she also abused her power and repeatedly caused trouble for the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic."
"He assaulted and threatened employees of the Ministry of Magic, and also injured more than a dozen Aurors within the Ministry of Magic."
Aren't you trying to arrest me?!
Loila pursed her lips, wanting to speak again, but Shiloh covered her mouth, leaving her only able to make excited "woo-woo" sounds.
"Calm down, Loila," Shiloh whispered. "Let him finish speaking—"
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"Then just leave it to me."
Although Miss Shiloh's voice was still cold, her gaze gave Loira a sense of comfort.
She pursed her lips, and finally nodded, her face slightly flushed.
Seeing this, Andrew snorted and continued, "Furthermore, Loila Hamilton failed in her duties as a teacher during the Goblet of Fire tournament. Not only did she fail to protect her students, but she also used an Unforgivable Curse to kill other wizards without authorization."
"According to the Wizarding Law, those who commit these crimes should be sent to Azkaban, or even executed."
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Upon hearing him shout the words "death penalty," Loila instinctively shuddered.
The wizards of the Wizengamo Council also began to murmur amongst themselves, and the journalists who were allowed to enter also began to talk in hushed tones.
"Please be quiet, everyone," Ms. Burns said, tapping the small hammer in her hand lightly.
As soon as she spoke, everyone gradually quieted down.
"So this is what you're asking for?" Borns asked Andrew slowly.
"No, my only request is to bring the criminals to justice! To act in accordance with the provisions of wizarding law." Andrew's humble yet assertive demeanor made Lois purse her lips in annoyance.
"I understand." Borns nodded noncommittally and then looked at Loila and Shiloh.
"Now, please let the defendant's representative, Ms. Shiloh Rozier, speak."
Hearing Bones' words, Shiloh raised an eyebrow slightly and then slowly said, "I have heard the entire speech by Mr. Andrew, the representative of the Ministry of Magic."
Regarding what he said—my answer is—
"Nonsense."
"Miss Rozier, what do you mean by that!" Andrew retorted instinctively upon hearing this.
"Mr. Andrew, I think you, as a representative of the Ministry of Magic, should know that you cannot interrupt others while they are speaking, right?" Heero said coldly. "Or is it that—as an Auror of the British Ministry of Magic—you know less about the law than I, an ordinary wizard?"
Andrew's face darkened upon hearing this. He instinctively wanted to speak again, but he had to grit his teeth and remain silent because of Hilo's words.
Seeing his flushed face, Loila couldn't help but nod. Miss Hilo was indeed amazing.
Seeing his silence, Shiloh said with a cold laugh, "As for why I said this is utter nonsense—"
"I will explain from three aspects first."
"First—regarding the breach of professional ethics—" She looked at Andrew and asked slowly, "Mr. Andrew, as an Auror in the Ministry of Magic, why do you know so much about Hogwarts?"
"And what exactly defines a breach of professional ethics?" she said, emphasizing each word. "As a professor at Hogwarts, shouldn't Miss Hamilton's teaching abilities be evaluated by Headmaster Dumbledore?"
"Instead of being evaluated by Mr. Andrew, who is not a professional and may not have even studied properly during his school years."
Andrew's face darkened further upon hearing this. He clenched his fists and looked at Borns, saying, "I request to speak."
After pursing his lips and remaining silent for a few seconds, Bones said, "You may speak."
"Miss Rozier, please refrain from making personal attacks here. This is a courtroom."
"Mr. Andrew, I did not make any personal attacks. I was also a professor at Hogwarts. I was just acting out of professional habit. If I said anything wrong, please allow me to apologize."
"But if I'm not mistaken—" Shiloh sneered again, "I think Mr. Andrew knows this in his heart."
"————" Andrew hesitated for a moment, clearly no match for Miss Shiloh in this regard.
"Ahem." At this moment, Fudge, who was sitting on the high platform, finally couldn't help but cough. He slowly said, "It's come to this."
"Let's bring the witness up first."
"Is that alright, Ms. Burns?" he said, looking at Burns.
"—" Borns nodded after a few seconds of silence: "Alright—but is Miss Rozier's rebuttal over?"
"My rebuttal is not over," Shiloh said slowly. "But since Minister Fudge is in such a hurry to convict Miss Hamilton..."
"Then it seems like an ordinary wizard like me can't resist, can I?"
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Fudge's face darkened as well.