manynovel Chapter 110, Acting in accordance with the law
Chapter 110, Acting in accordance with the law
Dumbledore originally wanted Travis to let the twelve captured centaurs go first, to reduce the serious matter to a trivial matter and to calm down.
Young people all have times when they are full of energy.
But Travis's attitude was very firm, either the centaurs would pull the cart or he would move to Azkaban, which made Dumbledore feel like his head would explode.
"Travis, if you insist on doing this, then... I can only ask your parents to come to school." Dumbledore said.
Parents please?
Who are you scaring?My parents are still in jail!
"Whatever, if you can actually get them out of Azkaban."
"When I say parent, I mean your uncle."
Uncle Bell?
Can Uncle Bell enter the magical world? !
Wait, my focus seems to be wrong.
"Uncle Bell's words..." Travis touched his chin: "I personally suggest that you don't tell him about me and the centaur."
Dumbledore smiled slightly, feeling that he had found Travis's weakness.
However~
"If I let Uncle Bell know that there are centaurs who want to kill me and have taken action - twice - he will definitely be mad, and then... haha."
"is it?"
……
An hour later, in a spacious room that had long been abandoned in Hogwarts Castle.
Dumbledore, Travis and all the centaurs were standing inside. In addition, there was an old wizard with white hair like Dumbledore.
The old wizard was holding the Master Ball and making exclamations from time to time.
"What a genius initiative! Using the contract method can actually achieve similar effects to the soul control spell - no, it is a stronger and more convenient control effect!"
cough cough...
Dumbledore coughed: "Nico, I asked you to help me find a way to terminate this contract or destroy this thing."
"Oh, I'm sorry...but Albus, it would be too extravagant to destroy such an outstanding creation like this."
Nico Flamel shook his head.
"With all due respect, Albus, I don't think there is anything wrong with Mr. Clyde's way of revenge...no, it should be said that it is revenge."
"The hatred of wizards towards Muggles caused by the witch-hunting era has not been eliminated until now, and Mr. Clyde was actually assassinated by centaurs - twice. Just letting these centaurs pull the carriage is not permanent. Yes, I even think Mr. Clyde is too kind."
"Think about the elves back then and the goblins now. They..."
"Nico!" Dumbledore shouted loudly.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot about that and it's inconvenient to talk about it."
Nico Flamel patted his head and squatted in the corner with the master ball in an inconspicuous manner and continued to study.
Ten minutes later, before Nico Flamel could research anything, the door to the room creaked open, and Professor McGonagall led Bell in.
"I'm sorry to disturb your rest so late, but...Deputy Dean McGonagall has told you what happened here, right?" Dumbledore stepped forward and said.
Bell did not answer immediately, but looked around the room. When his eyes glanced at Travis, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded, he paused and nodded to Travis.
Travis nodded as well.
"I heard about it, but I would like to hear Mr. Dumbledore introduce it in more detail - the most detailed introduction possible."
Dumbledore nodded and began to introduce everything he knew to Bell. Halfway through, he turned to ask Travis if he had anything to add, but Travis did not answer.
After listening to Dumbledore's detailed introduction, Bell nodded and closed his eyes to think for a while.
"I already know the matter, that is to say, the centaur who assassinated Travis before has surrendered and been imprisoned in prison, right?" Bell asked.
"Yes, he has received the punishment he deserves. Mr. Bell may not know that Azkaban is different from the prison in the Muggle world. In Azkaban..."
Bell waved his hand to interrupt Dumbledore.
"I'm not interested in Azkaban. I just want to know which court accepted this case?" Bell asked.
Dumbledore frowned.
"The centaur surrendered, so..."
"Does surrendering not require a court trial?"
Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then sighed.
"Theoretically, it is necessary, but after all, it involves two races. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, so..."
"What? In your magical world, centaurs have a higher status than ordinary humans?" There was undisguised ridicule in Bell's tone.
"Of course not." Dumbledore immediately denied: "All intelligent races in the wizarding world are legally equal. Just to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, the procedures were simplified and the matter was not disclosed."
"They are equal under the law... ha."
Bell snorted with no meaning and glanced at the centaur who was staring at him and Travis.
"Then I demand that the centaur in prison be released and that this case be re-opened to a public trial!"
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment.
"I will hire the best lawyer in the wizarding world - if there are not enough lawyers in the wizarding world, I will go back to the Muggle world and hire one."
"Deliberate murder, or twice! Still a gang crime! If one of the prisoners surrenders, it's over?!"
"What do you think the law is?"
"What's more, is this a simple deliberate murder?"
"One ethnic group is colluding, and they take action to kill people of another ethnic group just because they think they deserve to be killed. This is a declaration of war! It is a war between ethnic groups!"
Dumbledore was immediately dumbfounded, as if he didn't expect Bell to take this matter to such a high level - but he still couldn't refute it.
The reason why the centaur was dealt with secretly at the beginning was because he was worried about provoking conflicts between races, but he didn't expect that this matter would be exposed by a person who had just arrived in the magic world.
"Actually... I feel the same way."
"Nico, my old friend, shut up!"
Nico Flamel, who was squatting on the ground and raised one hand, put down his hand and shrugged, and continued to study the Master Ball.
Travis looked at Nico Flamel and almost laughed out loud, thinking that with his attitude, he might not be able to produce any results in another 600 years of research.
"I agree with what Uncle Bell said. As a law-abiding citizen, I am willing to do everything in accordance with the law."
"If the court sentences me to Azkaban for what I did today, I will accept the result."
"But... even if we exclude racial differences and only say that the centaurs gang commits crimes, they should all be imprisoned in Azkaban!"
Travis smiled easily. He had no fear of Azkaban, and even a little yearned for it.
Travis has been coveting Azkaban’s specialty Dementors for a long time!
Travis was very relaxed, but the centaurs were not. Each of his faces was longer than Mali's.
Firenze even wanted to step forward several times to say something, but he didn't know what to say, and the horse's hooves clattered in a hurry.