Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

France, the United States, Germany, New Zealand, Italy...

Similar news was published in the most popular newspapers in several countries, telling a dramatic and confusing story that took place in the UK.

In the wizarding world, distance doesn’t mean much, and the news reached England in the blink of an eye.

How can the British mainstream media tolerate others stealing their front-page headlines?

On the third day, the Daily Prophet published a piece of news in very conspicuous words:

"Hero or traitor? Peter Petillo's crimes exposed after eleven years!"

There were two huge photos on the front page.

One was Sirius Black, with his sunken face and tangled long hair.

The other was Peter Petillo, a bald, round-faced, timid man.

Wade was satisfied to see that the reporter had copied the foreign reports almost verbatim, narrating the entire story in a way that was repeatedly questioning and particularly gripping.

I believe that everyone who has read this report will come to their own conclusion - Peter Pettigrew, who once won the Order of Merlin, is the real traitor, and the Ministry of Magic made a huge mistake in this case.

After the newspaper was delivered, the whole auditorium was filled with discussion and the students had almost no appetite for their meals.

The professors in the classroom also each held a newspaper and discussed in low voices from time to time - except for the few people who participated that day, most of the professors in the school did not know that Peter Petillo had been arrested.

Wade finished his meal in a hurry, returned to the Room of Requirement, and opened the slightly warm friend's book.

[Marchioni: A reporter contacted me and Fudge was very dissatisfied with their report. The Ministry of Magic forbade them to promote Sirius as an innocent hero, which put a lot of pressure on the newspaper.]

[Weider: Wasn't it Barty Crouch of the Law Enforcement Department who sent Sirius Black to prison without trial? If we put the blame on him and downplay Fudge's role, the Ministry of Magic will probably not be so opposed.]

【Marchioni: Don't you want to undermine Fudge's prestige? 】

[Ved: This is just a temporary solution. There will be plenty of opportunities to bring this up again in the future.]

Marchionne carefully drew a thumbs-up sign on the paper and wrote:

【Marchioni: This will cause much less resistance. I will convince them to cooperate.】

【Ved: Tell them I can add money. 】

【Marchioni: ...That's fine.】

【Marchioni: But I have another question, is that okay? 】

【Vade: Please speak.】

[Marchioni: Why did you do so much to exonerate Sirius Black? You don't even know him.]

After a long while, Wade wrote on the paper:

[Ved: Laws are set up to protect the innocent. If the rules are not in place, order will collapse.]

[Weide: If those in power use the law to persecute innocent people at will, and if we have the ability to change but turn a blind eye. When this kind of persecution comes to you and me, who can speak for us?]

After a long time, Marchionne's reply appeared:

【Marchioni: Looking forward to seeing you next weekend, Wade.】

[Two in one, one update today]

There has been something going on in the past few days, so the update may not be very stable.

If I take a leave of absence, I will indicate it in the related work.

Chapter 154 Halloween

As long as there is enough profit, there will always be journalists who dare to publish articles that those in power do not want to see.

Fortunately, after the arrow of responsibility was pointed at Barty Crouch, the Ministry of Magic's originally tough attitude was indeed softened.

Barty Crouch was once the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic and the most promising Minister for Magic.

In other words, he was a former strong rival of Fudge.

But after Voldemort's downfall, Barty Crouch's son was found to be a Death Eater, and he personally sent his son to Azkaban.

This incident caused Barty Crouch to gradually lose his prestige and failed to become the Minister of Magic. He now serves as the Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation.

This position is similar to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Muggle government, but its importance is not comparable to the latter. Most of the time, it is spent dealing with trivial matters such as "the thickness of imported crucibles" and "the differences in standards of contraband in various countries".

The reporters had no fear of Barty Crouch's revenge, and they described Crouch during the war as a cruel tyrant, and began to dig up other people who were sent to Azkaban without trial.

The Ministry of Magic was also happy to let Crouch take the responsibility. During the interview, Fudge wiped his tears in front of the camera and confessed that he "trusted the wrong person".

The Ministry of Magic still had an ambiguous attitude towards the release of Sirius, but the overwhelming public opinion had forced the Ministry of Magic to make a decision as soon as possible, and Dumbledore had been working hard for this.

"Lupin said that the court should be opened after Halloween to re-examine Sirius's case."

Harry told his friends: "Many people think he is innocent and the chances of him being acquitted are very high."

Michael knew that Harry had always understood the most optimistic part. He whispered to Wade: "Is that really the case?"

Vader nodded: "This time it's real."

It was only a small minority of the Ministry who insisted that Sirius should not be released; most people didn't really care.

Marchionne told Wade that most prisoners in Azkaban went insane within a few weeks, unable to sustain even the simplest thoughts.

Therefore, many people think that there is nothing to worry about when releasing a madman who is likely to have no self-awareness, not to mention that he is being wrongly accused.

Students in school are completely unaware of the changes in public opinion and pressure from all sides.

All they saw were reports of Sirius Black in the newspapers, sometimes with a picture of the young wizard from his school days.

The boy's handsome appearance and tragic experience aroused the sympathy of almost all female wizards, bringing him unexpected help.

Gilderoy Lockhart seemed to think that this was a hot topic that he could take advantage of. In this week's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, he rarely asked students to perform a drama, but instead talked a lot about his friendship with Sirius Black.

Although the Marauders were about to graduate when he enrolled, they still sympathized with each other in Lockhart's story.

"I saw at once that Peter Petillo was a man with ulterior motives, and I warned them about it, but no one took my words seriously."

"Alas, I was as young as you are now. Despite my extraordinary vision and amazing insight, I did not receive the respect I deserved."

"If they had listened to me earlier, maybe everything would have been different?"

Lockhart said, shaking his head regretfully.

The girls in the classroom looked at him with admiration, tears in their eyes, and consoled him distressedly: "This is not your fault, professor! You have done everything you can!"

Seeing that Harry seemed a little shaken, Ron said hurriedly: "You didn't take his nonsense seriously, did you, mate? You know Lockhart is a brainless idiot."

"But... but he's written so many books, hasn't he?" said Harry. "He might be a good observer."

After finishing his homework in the Umbrella House, Harry asked Lupin in the Friends' Book.

【Lupin: Gilderoy Lockhart? 】

The characters in Lupin's reply seemed to be filled with question marks: [Who is that? ]

Harry wrote down all of Lockhart's self-boasting.

It was a long time before Lupin seemed to remember this person.

[Lupin: I have indeed heard of the person you are talking about. He is a very famous Ravenclaw.]

[But that was not because of his insight or magic, but because soon after he entered school, he declared that he could make the Philosopher's Stone before graduation and lead the England Quidditch team to win the World Cup.]

[The Ravenclaw team made an exception and allowed him to try out, but he fell off his broom.]

[He is also known for having his name carved into 20-foot-long letters on the Quidditch pitch.]

[Also, in the last few years of school, we were busy competing with Slytherin, exploring and drawing the Marauder's Map, or caring about the war situation at the time. We didn't have time to deal with a junior Ravenclaw student.]

Lupin's reaction seemed very intense...

Harry thought to himself as he looked at the words that popped out one after another on the parchment.

Michael pointed out bluntly: "It seems that he doesn't want to have anything to do with Lockhart at all. You'd better not mention it."

Harry nodded silently.

He put aside his unrealistic expectations of Lockhart and asked everyone: "Hey, guys, do you want to go to Nick's Deathday party? It's on Halloween."

Everyone was quiet for a moment.

Michael: "I think I heard it wrong...what party?"

Theo: “Who’s Nick?”

Neville: "Headless Nick, the ghost of Gryffindor."

"A ghost's death anniversary party?" Padma wrinkled her nose. "Will there be a lot of ghosts?"

"Should... should be..."

Harry said hesitantly, and then tried to encourage everyone:

"This Halloween is Nick's 500th death anniversary. Think about it... Halloween comes every year, but a death anniversary party may only happen once in a lifetime! Don't you want to participate?"

"Uh..." Michael asked, "You haven't agreed to go yet?"

said Harry, and looked at his friends pitifully.

"I want to go," said Hermione enthusiastically. "It must be wonderful!"

"Are you going with anyone else, Harry?" Theo asked. "Or just you... and Hermione?"

"... and Ron agreed to go with me," said Harry.

"Well...if you want, I can too..." Neville said hesitantly.

But after he said it, looking at his expression, it seemed that he immediately regretted it.

Harry didn't give him a chance to regret and immediately said happily: "Then it's settled! What about you?"

"No." Wade shook his head.

He knew that the party was full of dark dishes and had no interest in attending.

"Of course we have to participate!" Fred said excitedly, "Ghosts! I have never seen ghosts anywhere else except in school!"

George nodded as well.

Harry felt a little relieved, but after another calculation...