Karkaroff is the headmaster of Durmstrang, at least that is his current position, and therefore he is very famous in the wizarding world.
And there was Lucius Malfoy, the most popular man in the Ministry of Magic, who had been showered with gold.
If they are witnesses, no wonder the Ministry of Magic takes it so seriously.
But Chris thought that Karkaroff had run away when the Triwizard Tournament ended, but he didn't expect that he would dare to come back.
"Okay, even if that's the case, what about the notice?" Chris' eyes flashed and he said coldly, "We only received a notice about the Restraint Act, so in the face of additional charges, we have the right to refuse..."
As he said that, he pulled Kyle up and prepared to leave.
"I'm afraid not." came a sharp voice.
Another person stood up.
Dolores Umbridge, with that sickly smirk on her face.
"Some people think you might cover up the most crucial evidence, so they strongly recommend a surprise audit in this way."
Her voice was high and shrill, as if someone was pinching her throat, and it sounded fake.
Kyle swore that he would rather listen to the stork singing all day than hear Umbridge say a word.
But she herself is not aware of this.
"The Minister has agreed." Umbridge grinned and said, "Unless you want to go against the Ministry of Magic, you must accept the review today.
"Of course, you can leave now, but as soon as you step out of this door, you will be convicted according to the rules of the Wizengamot, and the Aurors will arrest you immediately.
"Rufus, I believe the Aurors are waiting."
The corners of Scrimgeour's eyes twitched a few times, as if he was trying to suppress some emotion, but he managed to hold it back and squeezed out a word.
"yes."
"That's good." Umbridge said with a smile.
Chris's face relaxed at this time, and his hand moved slightly. Kyle noticed that something fell into his hand.
Judging from the shape, it should be a magic wand.
Kyle quickly took two steps forward and shook his head at Chris implicitly.
"Are you sure you want to conduct the interrogation in this way that is totally against the rules?"
"I thought I had made myself clear," Umbridge said sharply. "The Minister has given his permission."
"Well, in that case, I must remind you."
Kyle looked at her and smiled, "In addition to being a student of Hogwarts, I have another identity... a recipient of the Second Class Medal of the Order of Merlin, and every member who has received the Second Class Medal of the Order of Merlin is an honorary member of the Wizengamot.
"I think you understand what this means."
The fake smile on Umbridge's face disappeared, and she became extremely gloomy.
"It seems you understand." Kyle continued, "Yes, I have the right to apply for the Wizengamot Supreme Tribunal."
As soon as Kyle finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion in the room, and some people began to feel a little restless.
It doesn't matter for one student, but if the student is a member of the Merlin Knights, you need to think carefully.
The Wizengamot Supreme Court... If the charges today are not proven, the price will be quite high.
"Damn it! How could I have forgotten about this?" An old wizard said in annoyance, "If I had known earlier, I should have attended the trial of Harry Potter."
It’s not his fault that he didn’t remember it. The main reason is that Kyle is not like the savior next door. He has too many titles.
Take the most recent one, for example, the champion of the Triwizard Tournament, the one who destroyed the carefully arranged maze with a spell, the one who exposed the Sirius Black incident, and the one who made up for the Ministry of Magic's major mistake...
They seemed to hear Kyle's name every year, but the Order of Merlin was several years ago and they really didn't think about it for a while.
Even Umbridge's expression changed, and she couldn't help but look back at Lucius Malfoy.
"Of course, we are well aware of this."
Karkaroff came out, stroked his goatee, and said righteously, "But we don't want to keep silent about the truth we saw because of the consideration of gains and losses. As the headmaster of Durmstrang, I will never allow myself to have such a cowardly thought."
"It turns out that Headmaster Karkaroff is such a noble wizard." Kyle said, "Then why don't you admit that you are a Death Eater? This was not the expression you had when you knelt in front of someone and begged for forgiveness."
Karkaroff's hand suddenly stopped and he pulled out several hairs of his beard.
But he ignored the pain and shouted: "You are talking nonsense, the mysterious man has not been resurrected, you are spreading rumors just like Dumbledore, I suggest that the Aurors should arrest you immediately..."
"Don't get excited, Headmaster Karkaroff." Kyle waved his hand and interrupted him. "I never said that the You-Know-Who has been resurrected. It was you who said it... Oh, I see. You must want to put the blame on me and use this method to hide yourself... Tsk tsk, so smart."
"You, you..." Karkaroff's chest heaved violently, and his hand unconsciously moved to the wand.
"Igor." Lucius frowned and reminded Karkaroff who was about to explode.
He then ignored Kyle and looked at Umbridge and Amelia Bones.
"Ladies, don't fall for his tricks. I swear on Malfoy's name that we saw him kill Mr. Theodore Nott with our own eyes."
Looking at Lucius and Karkaroff with serious expressions, Umbridge finally felt relieved and put a fake smile on her face again.
Lucius said nothing, and Karkaroff kept his mouth shut as well.
Legilimency? Let the Aurors see them surrounding Voldemort and attacking Kyle?
Don't be ridiculous. If their memories were really checked, the Aurors would probably arrest the three of them immediately.
They wanted to deal with Kyle and strike down Dumbledore, not to surrender themselves.
But fortunately Amelia Bones came to their rescue.
"After 1975, the International Confederation of Wizards banned the use of Legilimency in interrogations, so this method cannot be used."
"That's such a shame." Kyle looked at the three people on the stage and sneered.
This also caused Karkaroff to pull out a few more hairs of his beard.
"No need for Legilimency." Umbridge jumped out again, "Rufus, go check his wand."
Scrimgeour, looking grim, stood up and walked over to Kyle.
But just as he stretched out his hand, he suddenly thought of something and immediately withdrew his hand.
"Here comes the wand testing table."
About ten seconds later, a strange-shaped table broke through the door and flew in.
Rather than a table, it is more like a square stool, covered with dust, but you can vaguely see a groove on the table top.
"Clean it up."
Scrimgeour cleared his throat and said seriously, "According to regulations, we need to test your wand. Now, please place your wand on the testing table."
"no problem."
Kyle nodded and placed his wand horizontally on the groove of the table.
Then Scrimgeour took out his wand.
"Flashback spell!"
Kyle saw the groove on the table seemed to light up, and then a gray smoke came out from the connection between the two wands. "Illumination spell."
Then there was another puff of smoke.
"Flying spell."
"Repairing spell."
"Illuminating spell."
Shadows of spells flew out from the tip of the staff, attracting everyone's attention.
Everyone's expression was different, some were nervous, some were indifferent, some were expectant, some were sneering...
Until a special spell came out, some people's attitudes began to change.
It looked like a ball of fire, and then the flames extended forward, paving a wide passage.
"I think there's no need to read on." Kyle spoke first, "Everyone knows that this is the spell I used in the Triwizard Tournament. Before that, I had always stayed in Hogwarts.
"Or do you think I skipped school on purpose to kill that... Nott? "Of course, if you think it's necessary, I don't mind."
"No thanks." Scrimgeour put away his wand.
"No!" Karkaroff shouted, "He did this on purpose, using this low-level spell to block the Fiery Curse. We must continue to investigate."
He had to admit that he was a little panicked.
That's not right, where's the Fiery Curse? Why is it gone? "So you're saying." Kyle looked at him and said calmly, "I used a large-scale fire spell outside the school, and the Ministry of Magic hasn't found any traces yet. Is that what you mean?"
Now, more eyes were turned to him.
"No thanks," said Scrimgeour coldly.
He naturally knew this spell. It had a large range and great power. If it was used, there would definitely be some noise.
Before this, he had been to the village of St. Catchpole, and there was no trace of any curse there.
At the same time, he also knew that Kyle had been staying at home since the holiday and had not been anywhere. The only time he went out was to the Leaky Cauldron via the Floo Network, but he went back soon.
So what Karkaroff said just now was completely questioning the Aurors' ability to do their job, and Scrimgeour was naturally unhappy.
"You're talking nonsense, that's not what I meant..." Karkaroff became more and more impatient and his face turned extremely pale.
That's not right! This is not right!
He clearly saw Kyle cast the spell with his own eyes, so how come it suddenly disappeared now?
(End of this chapter)