For the greater good, all costs are necessary

Fudge hesitated. After seeing Sirius's frank look, he had a hunch that the other party might really be innocent.

However, if Sirius is really innocent, then doesn't this mean that the Ministry of Magic is really as corrupt and incompetent as described in "The Quibbler"?

If this is really the case, then Fudge's reputation will probably drop to a record low and be despised by everyone!

Thinking of this, Fudge quickly retorted: "According to the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, it is illegal to use Legilimency on wizards at will or force wizards to take truth serum. You can't do this!"

Hearing this, Dumbledore, who was sitting behind his desk, had a gleam in his eyes. He said calmly, "Cornelius, although this is not a real court, I think that in order to get the truth of the matter, the Ministry of Magic should allow the use of truth serum."

Despite Dumbledore's advice, Fudge flatly refused, "No way!"

Just as everyone was getting angry because of Fudge's outrageous remarks, the door of the principal's office was suddenly opened.

"If Legilimency and Veritaserum are illegal, then I can use alchemy to achieve a similar effect to Veritaserum and make the suspect tell the truth. I think the Ministry of Magic's laws should not stipulate that it is illegal to use alchemy on wizards, right?"

Lynn said calmly, standing at the door of the principal's office.

Hearing this, Fudge was speechless for a moment. Just as Lynn said, the British Ministry of Magic, which did not pay much attention to alchemy, had a huge gap in the laws related to alchemy. Naturally, there was no such thing as a law that prohibited wizards from using alchemy.

"But why should we believe that your alchemy can make the suspect tell the truth? Who knows if you have colluded with each other in advance?!"

Fudge said plausibly.

He knew very well that Sirius's case must not be overturned. Otherwise, given the widespread public opinion in the wizarding world that the Ministry of Magic's law enforcement procedures were not standardized and that the Ministry was internally corrupt and incompetent, Cornelius Fudge would definitely step down!

Just as Fudge was constantly resolute in his mind, Irina's light words shattered his original belief in an instant.

"Minister Fudge, I think you may not be aware of one thing. Sirius Black was thrown into Azkaban prison without trial. This happened during the tenure of the previous Minister of Magic. It has nothing to do with your wisdom or not. If you can overturn Sirius Black's case and redress his injustice, then you will become the most wise and capable Minister of Magic in the eyes of the people, and your reputation will far exceed that of the previous Minister of Magic!"

Irina spoke softly, as if she was talking about something insignificant, but every word she said pierced Fudge's heart and made Fudge's heart beat.

It can be said that Irina's words broke all of Fudge's understanding of the matter and made Fudge completely realize it.

It turns out that overturning this matter will not only not harm one's own interests, but can also improve one's reputation by belittling the previous Minister of Magic!

At this moment, Fudge's gaze towards Irina became enthusiastic.

"Smart little witch, do you plan to work in the Ministry of Magic after graduation? If you are willing, I can let you be my assistant after you graduate."

Fudge said so.

After hearing Fudge's words, Hermione and the others looked at Irina with envy.

However, facing the solicitation of Fudge, the Minister of Magic, Irina remained calm. She said calmly, "Mr. Minister, I still have four years to graduate. It may be too early to make a choice now."

Hearing this, Fudge nodded seriously and said, "Indeed. Let's get back to the point. I, the Minister of Magic, Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, and Dumbledore, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, are here to witness it. After my consideration, I believe that it is legal to use the truth serum in this situation."

After Fudge gave in, everything became simple.

With Fudge's permission, Professor Snape took out a bottle of truth serum from his pocket. He looked at Sirius with disgust as he opened his mouth, and poured a drop of truth serum into Sirius' mouth like feeding a dog.

Then, Professor Snape came to Peter Pettigrew and squatted down. He pulled open the golden rope that sealed Peter Pettigrew's mouth, pinched his nose with one hand, and with the other hand, he suppressed his nausea and poured truth serum into Peter Pettigrew's mouth.

When pouring Veritaserum for Peter Pettigrew, Professor Snape's hand "accidentally" shook, and he poured one-fifth of the bottle of Veritaserum into Peter Pettigrew's mouth.

After drinking the truth serum, Sirius and Peter Pettigrew's eyes became dull, and the two of them answered every question from everyone present.

Under the effect of the truth serum, the truth soon came to light: Sirius was innocent, and Peter Pettigrew was the real criminal who committed a heinous crime that night.

Of course, in order to prevent the public from criticizing the Ministry of Magic's irregular law enforcement procedures again, Fudge did not hastily overturn Sirius's case and convict Peter Pettigrew. Instead, he decided to hold a formal trial of the case at the Wizengamot the next day.

No one had any objection to this except Peter Pettigrew, whose mouth had been tied up again and who could not speak.

Since Lynn, Irina and their group were parties to the case, they were allowed to go to the Wizengamot to watch the trial. As the final exam week was over, the young wizards had begun partying and had no classes to attend, so Dumbledore did not stop them but acquiesced to their behavior of watching the trial.

Perhaps because what Irina said in the headmaster's office touched Fudge's heart, the result of the trial was not surprising. Sirius, who had been wrongly accused for more than ten years, was vindicated and was declared not guilty, while Peter Pettigrew had his Order of Merlin taken away and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban prison.

Such a result made Harry and the others cheer on the spot, while Lynn and Irina looked at everything that happened in the audience with deep eyes.

Unlike Harry and the others who were carefree, Lynn and Irina knew that things were not over yet.

They also needed to create a riot on the way Peter Pettigrew was being transported to Azkaban Prison, allowing him to escape so that his future fate could continue to be in their hands.

Admittedly, Peter Pettigrew's escape and Voldemort's resurrection were not what Lynn and Irina wanted subjectively, and the occurrence of these two events would lead to many people being implicated or even killed.

But for the greater good, all costs are necessary.

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