allendalepharm Chapter 234 Sirius's Ears
Chapter 234 Sirius's Ears
Chapter 234 Sirius's Ears
British Ministry of Magic, 10th Floor, Sixth Trial Chamber.
Many people don't actually care whether the Sirius Black in front of them is real or not. They are neither members of the Order of the Phoenix nor Death Eaters, so they have no vested interests. They are simply there to have fun with Dumbledore.
They were undoubtedly more curious about the true strength of Gilderoy Lockhart, this so-called newly emerging magic master.
It's important to know that while Lockhart is still commonly referred to as "Professor Lockhart" among the general public, within the Ministry of Magic, he is generally recognized as a high-ranking official.
Chief Wizard of the Bloodline Hall, one of the twelve halls under the Department of Mysterious Affairs!
Moreover, she's still the Director of the Beast Consultation Room and House-Elf Relocation Office of the Department of Magical Creatures Management and Control—a position she's held for a long time! (Chapter 107)
He was even secretly referred to as "Fudge's new backer," and it's said that Fudge was actively pushing Lockhart to enter the Wizengamo Tribunal!
This is the real stake.
he……
Is he really as powerful as the legends say, worthy of being called a 'magic master'?
Everyone soon witnessed it!
Lockhart gently pressed his wand against Sirius's forehead with one hand, while slowly raising the other, holding a strange, chaotic substance that appeared both pitch black and multicolored.
Those in the know will naturally recognize that it is a Boggart, a creature of dark magic.
Suddenly, the Boggart transformed into a two-colored flame in Lockhart's hand, and plumes of black smoke surged upwards toward the ceiling of the trial chamber, instantly filling everyone's field of vision.
Everyone looked up and were shocked to see the reflection of the courtroom appearing in the black smoke.
The reflection was still changing rapidly, with Sirius's field of vision as the axis, and time was constantly rewinding at high speed.
The extremely bizarre attack on the Ministry of Magic that just happened in the corridor...
Sirius Black went to great lengths to conceal his identity and infiltrate the Auror's group, joining them in escorting Peter Pettigrew...
The chase and battle with Pettigrew in the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest, and the scene of the young wizards quietly lying in wait to watch the battle after discovering Pettigrew...
Gradually, the courtroom became noisy again.
These scenes were so shocking to them.
First, there's Lockhart's method of displaying memories. Many older wizards present almost suffered PTSD watching this scene. Back then, the Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald used a hookah skeleton to show the world everything he saw in the same way.
Then came the attack on the wizards by wizards and Muggles working together. If Professor McGonagall hadn't been there, it's hard to say how things would have turned out.
And the terrifying skill displayed by the young wizards in their seemingly brief battle against Peter Pettigrew.
Is this the military?
Did Dumbledore really train an army at Hogwarts?
Oh, but it seems the person who trained him was Gilderoy Lockhart?
But they soon stopped caring about these things.
Because they saw a terrifying figure appear in the image Professor Lockhart displayed—Grindelwald!
Gellert Grindelwald!
Dumbledore had somehow released Grindelwald!
hey~
Interestingly, even though everyone was shocked by this, everyone present kept their mouths shut and dared not express any opinion on the matter.
There wasn't a single person shouting nonsense.
The once noisy courtroom was so quiet that even the faint sound of the billowing black smoke that Boggart had transformed into could be clearly heard.
Everyone just watched silently as Sirius Black secretly used Professor Remus Lupin's hair to make Polyjuice Potion, and then, disguised as Lupin, deceived Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Lockhart, Snape, Professor McGonagall, and others.
Of course, Sirius Black didn't dare get too close to everyone when he was disguised. He would usually just say hello from a distance and then use Lupin's identity to search for Peter Pettigrew in the castle.
Further back, there are figures constantly fleeing, and someone hiding in a corner, eagerly flipping through Professor Lockhart's bestselling book, "Voldemort the Mysterious Man: A Pureblood Supremacist with a Muggle Dad?"
Memories churned rapidly in the black smoke, and the scene returned to Azkaban, where Sirius Black could be seen secretly using his Animagus-transformed black dog to resist the Dementors' erosion of his mind, staring blankly at the prison in front of him every day.
Another thing that shocked everyone present was that Lockhart actually appeared on screen, came to Azkaban and took away Bellatrix Lestrange!
Ok.
This is where the difference in reputation between Dumbledore and Lockhart becomes apparent. Many people turned to Fudge, seemingly demanding an explanation.
But Fudge just snorted coldly, looking like he had nothing to say.
As it turns out, Azkaban was undoubtedly a very dark place, because too many things happened there that revealed the dark side of the human heart.
As Sirius's memories rewind, viewers see numerous figures quietly appearing in the corner where Death Eater prisoners are held.
Lucius Malfoy, Barty Crouch Sr., Cornelius Fudge, Rufus Scrimgeour, Coban Yaxley...
Even some of the most renowned figures in the British wizarding world, such as Madam Melos and Gersilda Marchban...
Many people see the captured Death Eaters as treasures to be taken at will, and come here to strike it rich.
"Ahem!"
Dumbledore simply couldn't get Lockhart to continue recalling these memories. Some things shouldn't be made public; bringing them up would throw the Ministry of Magic into chaos.
Lockhart took a while to react. The smoke on the ceiling quickly collapsed and contracted back into his palm, turning into a cloud of chaotic black smoke that he put into his pocket.
He looked at everyone somewhat awkwardly, "Um, sorry, this is my first time using it like this too, haha, please don't worry about the unnecessary details."
As he spoke, he turned to Peter Pettigrew with a serious expression, "I saw your battle with Sirius in my memories, but I didn't see him missing an ear, and there was nothing abrupt in the memories. He is him!"
"No!" Little Pettigrew cried out, "I really did bite off his ear, and it's in my belly right now!"
This……
How about another one for Little Pettigrew?
Lockhart looked at Dumbledore, only to see Dumbledore shaking his head at him.
—What if you can't control your abilities well and accidentally reveal some of the Order of the Phoenix's arrangements from Pettigrew's memories to everyone?
But at that moment, an elderly witch stepped down from the stage.
She was undoubtedly a highly respected wizard, dressed in the crimson robes of a Wizengamot member. She slowly approached, gave Lockhart a kind smile and nodded, then looked at Peter Pettigrew and slowly extended her hand from the wide sleeves of her robe.
Her hands looked particularly strange, with the delicacy and tenderness of a baby's hands, as well as the blue veins and age spots typical of an elderly person.
She muttered something, gently stroking Peter Pettigrew's forehead with her hand, and then, amidst Peter Pettigrew's scream, she plunged her entire hand straight into his forehead.
Yes, the entire hand disappeared into Pettigrew's head.
As if reaching into a jar for something, she moved closer again, one hand supporting Little Petit's shoulder, the other reaching towards Little Petit's stomach, rummaging for something.
Soon, she chuckled and pulled the hand out again.
He was holding an ear that had been severely corroded by stomach acid!
Little Pettigrew was still screaming in terror, but after being glanced at by her, he was so frightened that he obediently shut his mouth.
The old witch then chanted a spell into her ear, and two fleshy tendrils suddenly grew from the ear in her hand. The strange tendrils seemed to be alive and swayed towards Sirius.
Her expression shifted, and she moved her hand to Sirius's head. Seeing Sirius resisting and struggling to move his head, she reached out her other hand to pinch his jaw and hold his head in place, making him watch in terror as the two fleshy whiskers pierced his head.
Soon, that ear grew back to where Sirius's ears used to be, and started fighting with the ears that were already there.
They were pushing and shoving each other as if trying to knock the other off their heads.
"It's definitely Sirius's ear!" the old witch declared, looking at the crowd. "His memories have clearly been altered using extremely sophisticated magic!"
"!!!"
Everyone was stunned.
Lockhart raised an eyebrow, realizing that it must have been Voldemort's doing. He couldn't see anything wrong with the memories; the only person in the world who could create something to this extent was probably Voldemort.
(End of this chapter)