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HP: In The Magical World As a An Extra [ Chapter 136 ]
🕑 Added 2024-11-13 16:56:17 +0000 UTC"When were you born" Amelia continued not at all bothered by his tone as it was expected.
"November third, nineteen fifty nine" Sirius continued his tone not changing in the slightest.
With the beginning questions out of the way to confirm he was under the effects Madam Bones continued, and with each answer that followed the volume in the room grew with various people muttering to one another in shock.
"Did you betray Lord James and Lady Lily Potter to the Dark lord?"
"No"
"Were you or have you ever been a death eater or follower of the dark Lord?"
"No"
"Were you the secret keeper for Lord James and Lady Lily Potter?"
"No, I thought it would be too obvious as I am James ' best friend."
"Do you know who it was?"
"Yes, Peter Petigrew, we trusted him and I suggested him to take my place, I thought no one would suspect him."
"What happened on the night of October thirty first nineteen eighty one, when the dark Lord murdered Lord and Lady Potter?"
"It had just been a regular day, I went to check on Peter, but when I got to his place he wasn't there, I got a bad feeling and immediately went to check on James, Lily and Harry, but when I got there it was already to late," Sirius explained, his voice breaking slightly.
"I found James first at the bottom of the stairs, and Lily in the nursery in front of Harry's crib. Harry was still alive, crying with a nasty cut on his forehead. I immediately went to pick him up to help calm him, but my mind was racing.”
“I had just lost two of my closest friends and realized that we had been betrayed. Peter's home was untouched, as pathetic as he was, I didn't think for a second that he would have been taken without at least causing a mess.”
“I began to leave with Harry, I had to get him out of there. When we were leaving that was when Hagrid arrived via portkey, he said he had been sent to collect Harry, I didn't question him and gave Harry to him.”
“I'm ashamed that I did so, but the only thing on my mind at that moment was revenge, and so I went to hunt Peter down to get it. It took me some time but I managed to find him, I began to chase him as he fled…”
“But I finally caught up to him in the early hours of the next morning, but before I could kill him the rat fired an over powered bombarda maxima at the street, the explosion blasted me back and opened up a crater in the street.”
“When I started to come to Peter was gone and I just broke down, I had failed them, James and Lily, they were gone and I couldn't even avenge their deaths, it was all my fault."
The room had fallen into silence as Sirius had spoken of the events that happened following the deaths of James and Lily, revealing a lot of facts that had been previously unknown.
"At this time the defense submits the interrogation transcripts of one Peter Pettigrew, which confirm that events transpired exactly as testified," Ted announced as he took the parchment from his folder and presented it to madam bones having already been given it in advance.
"So noted," Madam bones said as she took the parchments before her eyes flicked back to Sirius, "do you know who it was that cast the Filidus charm on the Potter's home?"
Magnus sat forward in his seat, this could be it. But much to his disappointment Sirius answered in the negative.
"No, I wasn't present for the casting, Dumbledore had suggested the spell, and had offered to cast it, but Lily wanted the challenge so began to study the spell to cast it herself, I assume she succeeded."
Magnus wanted to curse someone, that would have been a smoking gun if ever there was one. It had never been confirmed that Dumbledore had been the one to cast the spell, had it, it would have revealed he had left Sirius to rot away in Azkaban for his plan to work.
Though Amelia herself was not finished, "do you know who was present when Peter was made their secret keeper?" She asked, trying to get answers.
"No, I wasn't there, and I was only let in on the secret by Peter after the spell was cast." Another dead end.
Seeing no use to further questioning Sirius Amelia nodded and gestured for the antidote to be administered.
"The defense moves to have all charges dropped, in light of the evidence and proven testimony of my client proving his innocence of all charges," Ted spoke up as the antidote was given, "the defense calls for a vote."
Magnus let himself fall back in his chair and sighed as he closed his eyes to reign in his anger and annoyance at not getting his answers, he knew he would need a clear head for what was to come.
Seeing things as they were, Dumbledore nodded and rose to his feet, "All in favor of clearing the defendant of all charges, please raise and light your wands now." he intoned.
Magnus opened his eyes for this and watched as wands were raised throughout the chamber and ends were lit with non verbal spells, Magnus didn't need to count to see it was well over half of those in attendance.
"Those against," Dumbledore spoke again once the votes were counted by the court scribes.
Again Magnus watched as no wands were raised in response, clearly it would have been a fool's errand at this point to vote against Sirius being freed after things had gone as they had, all it would do would have labeled them as idiots.
"So be it," Dumbledore said as he struck the gavel to his left with the mallet atop it, "the Defendant, Sirius Black, is here by cleared of all charges.”
