The following events began to develop in a good direction.
The next morning, as soon as Ivan woke up, he saw Ron endlessly apologizing to himself, Harry, and Hermione.
He cried bitterly and said that he was a bastard. He told the details of how he was controlled by Peter Pettigrew. He said that he should not believe everyone.
Although Ivan felt that Ron seemed to have concealed part of it, he eventually forgave him just like Harry and Hermione.
After all, not everyone can successfully break free from the Imperius Curse.
With Ron's performance at the last moment last night, it is enough to prove that he is different from Peter Pettigrew, he is a well-deserved hero.
Ron didn't stay in the school hospital for too long. According to Madam Pomfrey's suggestion, he was sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds at seven o'clock in the morning after breakfast for examination, and he would probably be there Spend the rest of the Christmas break.
Although everyone was worried, Madam Pomfrey repeatedly assured that he would recover without any sequelae.
Just after parting with Ron, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge walked into the ward accompanied by Dumbledore. Behind them, there were three adult wizards who walked into the ward together, one male and two females, all in their forties or fifties.
Ai Wen glanced over these three people one by one. The lady following Fudge was wearing a black robe, with a square chin, short gray hair, and a pair of monocles.
Ivan has no impression of this person at all.
But when he saw the witch beside her, Aiwen's heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling. Could this be the legendary Umbridge? !
Umbridge looked like a huge pale toad in a peach suit. She was short and stout, with a broad, flabby face, a large mouth drooping downward, and her eyes were large, round, and slightly protruding.
Even the little black velvet bow on her short curly hair reminded Ivan of a big fly that she was about to stick out her long sticky tongue to catch.
Behind Umbridge was a serious-looking wizard with a straight back and stiff movements, wearing a spotless black robe and well-polished shoes. The strikingly short mustache on his face looks like it has been trimmed with a sliding rule. Ivan has never seen a wizard who thinks he is so rigorous. If he is not wearing a wizard robe but a suit, he can pretend to be a Muggle bank manager.
This guy is definitely Percy's idol.
In Aiwen's impression, there is only one person who can become the object of Percy's worship in this respect, and that is Barty Crouch, the guy who was finally killed by his Death Eater son Barty Crouch Jr.
Ivan looked at the other party carefully, wondering if he had hidden Barty Crouch Jr. at home now
If possible, he would like to report the other party or tell the story, but it is estimated that no one will believe him.
As the most senior official of the Ministry of Magic, Barty Crouch has a very high reputation. If it weren't for his son, he is very likely to be the Minister of Magic now.
When Ivan looked at the three people opposite, they also looked at Ivan, Harry, and Hermione with serious faces, especially staying on Harry for the longest time.
"Good morning, children!" Fudge said in a low voice with a tired face and a poor mental state, as if he hadn't slept last night, "It's unbelievable that Peter Pettigrew did everything, and Blake was innocent Yeah. Look what we've done, the Ministry of Magic is going to be a laughing stock, and the Daily Prophet will have a chance to laugh, if anyone else knows about it."
"We're a laughingstock now, Minister!" Barty Crouch interrupted him, with a hint of impatience in his voice, "We actually locked Sirius Black in Azkaban for twelve years, who knows there are still How many people are innocent!"
"Yeah, you're right!" Fudge seemed to understand what the other party meant, he hesitated for a moment, and said cautiously, "This is indeed our negligence, but I remember that you were the Secretary of Magical Law Enforcement back then. Director, you presided over all the charges against the Death Eaters at that time."
"Thank you for your reminder, Minister!" Barty Crouch said dryly, "Whether it is me personally or to the Wizengamot, this matter is a shame that will never be washed away, thanks to these children It gave us the opportunity to make up for this mistake."
"It's really a blessing." Fudge didn't seem to be happy at all. He pointed to the three wizards beside him, and briefly introduced Ivan, Harry, and Hermione, "Children, this is Barty Claw Strange, Director of International Magical Cooperation; the two ladies are Amelia Bornes, Director of Magical Law Enforcement; and Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary for Magic."
Crouch didn't look at them, he kept staring at Dumbledore. Burns showed a smile to Ivan, Harry, and Hermione, looking more friendly.
As for Umbridge, with a smirk on her face, she greeted the three of them in turn, and laughed like a silver bell, and Ivan heard the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
Both Harry and Hermione looked bad, especially Hermione. Under Umbridge's watchful eyes, her petite body shrank as much as possible into the quilt.
"Okay, boys, regarding the case of Black, the Wizengamot set up a special investigation team, and all five of us are members of the investigation team." Fudge said shortly, "Although I have heard Albus say it just now, we I would also like to hear from you again about what happened last night."
Ivan, Harry, and Hermione looked at each other, and finally Ivan recounted what happened last night. Aiwen deliberately concealed the things about Ron, the Time Converter and the Centaur, and only said that he went to the Forbidden Forest to catch Peter Pettigrew.
"Shocking, at your age, I can't single-handedly catch an evil dark wizard." Umbridge looked at Ivan and said in a high-pitched, thin voice like a little girl fussing.
"It's just luck, ma'am!" Ivan replied cautiously.
"There's nothing to be modest about, Ivan, you've always been excellent." Fudge turned the hat in his hand and continued, "Things are pretty much the same as I imagined, the question now is, if someone asks you about this thing, it's about how you caught Peter Pettigrew, you know"
"I understand, Minister!" Ivan nodded, he knew what Fudge was going to say, "Although I caught Peter Pettigrew in the end, the Ministry of Magic has made a lot of efforts on this matter, and last year's snake Like a strange incident, if I get a chance, I will tell everyone."
"Thank you, Ivan, you have done us a great favor." Fudge breathed a sigh of relief. For him, as long as it does not affect the reputation of the Ministry of Magic or his career, whether Sirius is innocent or not is the most important thing. barriers no longer exist.
"You did a great job this time, the three of you and the boy from the Weasley family just mentioned, the Ministry is planning to apply for the Order of Merlin, 3rd Class for the four of you!" Fudge continued, "Especially you , Aiwen, if I fight for it, I think the second level will be fine." (.)