"What's your name?" Bones asked.

"Lucius Malfoy." Lucius said with a slightly trembling voice, and raised his head intentionally or unintentionally and glanced at Kyle who was sitting at the top.

"At the same time, I am also a Death Eater."

Like a bomb dropped in the interrogation room, Lucius' next words caught everyone off guard, including Amelia Bones.

"My wife, Narcissa Malfoy, and I were both deceived by the Dark Lord and made terrible mistakes."

There was another buzzing sound around.

"So you came here to show off that you didn't get caught?" Bones looked at him sternly.

She really didn't expect Lucius to say that.

Although everyone knew that the Malfoys were Death Eaters, the Aurors could not find any evidence to arrest them.

In the Malfoy family, only Draco Malfoy has been wanted for killing Dumbledore.

As for Lucius and Narcissa, they seemed to have completely disappeared since they were taken away by Voldemort at the entrance of the Ministry of Magic last time.

Even during the previous Battle of Hogwarts, no one had seen them.

They didn't participate at all, so the Aurors naturally had no reason to arrest them.

Of course, if the Aurors wanted, they could look further back and they would definitely find a reason... but there were still a lot of Death Eaters that had been captured and interrogated, and they were too lazy to add new workload to themselves.

But I didn't expect that Lucius would take the initiative to jump out before the Ministry of Magic could investigate.

Such a stupid behavior... Was the person in front of them really the Malfoy they knew? But now that he had said it, it was impossible for others to pretend not to hear it.

Bones slammed the table hard, and a team of Aurors immediately came out, wands raised, ready to control Lucius at any time.

"No, it's not. Believe me, the Malfoy family will never provoke the Ministry of Magic." Lucius said quickly as he looked at the Auror who was getting closer and closer.

"What do you mean!"

"We regret everything we have done." Lucius said seriously, "I chose to escape last time, but I won't do that this time. I am willing to accept the punishment and atone for everything I have done."

Lucius' tone and expression were sincere, but the people around him all looked puzzled.

If they didn't know Malfoy, they might have believed it.

But they knew the Malfoys very well. The whole family was good at adapting to the situation. Would such a person take the initiative to jump out and accept punishment? Even Amelia Bones, who had seen countless big scenes, was slightly stunned. She even suspected that Lucius was controlled by someone with the Imperius Curse.

Otherwise, how could he say such... such words that inspire awe...

Bones subconsciously looked at Kingsley. The incoming head of the Auror Office shook his head slightly, indicating that Lucius was normal and showed no signs of being controlled by the Imperius Curse.

But this is strange. How come a responsible person suddenly appeared in the Malfoy family, which is always opportunistic? But this guy was not like this before.

Bones was completely confused. It was clearly just a simple hearing, but how did it suddenly become so complicated?

"So, you are here to turn yourself in?" Bones calmed down and asked in confusion.

"Of course, Madam Minister." Lucius put his hand on his chest and said righteously, "I deeply regret what I have done. The honor of the Malfoy family reminds me all the time, so I cannot choose to escape."

For some reason, many of the Wizengamot members who were listening suddenly felt a toothache.

Honor...Does the Malfoys have such a thing? They should prefer gold!

But they had no way to refute it, so they could only sit there and stare at Lucius with their teeth bared.

"But before that..." Lucius raised his head and regained his previous serious look, "I can't sit idly by and watch a truly courageous wizard being slandered as a Death Eater."

"Are you going to testify for Severus Snape?" Bones finally remembered the real business this time.

"Yes, I am willing to testify." Lucius nodded, "I discovered a long time ago that Severus Snape was not a pure Death Eater, but because he is my son's godfather, I did not tell Voldemort about this discovery.

“Now it seems that this is probably the best decision I have ever made.”

This time, not only the old wizards around, but even Kyle and Professor McGonagall couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Lucius discovered that there was something wrong with Snape's identity? He discovered nothing.

If Voldemort knew what Narcissa and Snape had said, it would be enough to kill them ten times.

Given Malfoy's cautious character, he would never dare to take the risk if he really knew Snape's identity.

Professor McGonagall on the other side also tilted her head, hesitating whether to give up Lucius as a witness.

She needed Lucius's help, but this favor was not necessary. If she let him continue to say so, it might backfire.

Fortunately, Lucius didn't continue like this.

"In addition, I can also prove that the Dark Lord did have a Horcrux." He vowed, "Because I once kept one."

"What did you say?" Bones frowned, "You have kept a Horcrux?"

"Yes," said Lucius, "and I am willing to submit to the test of Veritaserum."

Bones' eyes widened slightly and his breathing became much heavier.

"What is that?" she asked in a low voice.

"A notebook," said Lucius. "It was the notebook the Dark Lord used when he was in school. It was later confirmed that he had killed a witch named Myrtle in school, which led to the creation of this Horcrux."

"I can prove it." Professor McGonagall took out another pile of parchment and a tattered diary.

"This is the detailed process and the Horcrux."

Many people stood up, as if they wanted to take a closer look at the legendary thing that could bring the dead back to life.

Although the diary is damaged, it once carried Voldemort's soul, and some residual traces of magic can still be seen.

The diary was handed to Bones, and she subconsciously tilted her head back, as if Professor McGonagall was handing her a dung ball ten times bigger.

The same thing happened to other people. It was obvious that they were very reluctant to come into contact with this darkest and most terrifying black magic creation...but they couldn't help their curiosity and chose to watch from afar.

More and more people stood up from their seats. In order to maintain order in the interrogation room, Bones had to let the Auror take the diary away.

"I have one more question, and it is the most important one." She looked at Snape again.

"After the final battle, did you rescue Voldemort?"

"...Yes!" Snape said after a long silence.

"Why?" Bones asked, "Since you said you were working for Dumbledore, why did you rescue him?"

"I... don't know." Snape said, "I didn't know what I was doing at the time. It is possible that the Dark Lord discovered my identity and used the Imperius Curse on me."

Kyle was stunned. He didn't expect that Snape, who always spoke the truth, actually lied here.

What did he want to do? "The Aurors have used Legilimency to examine my memory," Snape continued. "They can prove that I am not lying."

Bones said nothing.

Of course she knew the result, and she also saw the scene of Voldemort being killed in Severus Snape's memory.

The people in the memory include Kyle, a strange witch, and... Dumbledore who has been killed.

They initially suspected that Snape's memory had been modified, until Everard, one of the headmasters of Hogwarts and the portrait in the minister's office, told her that Dumbledore was indeed not alive and that this was a trick he left behind, a trick against Voldemort.

Bones found it hard to understand, but the portrait would not lie to the Minister of Magic... so she just thought of it as a special magic, similar to the one Lily Evans used on Harry.

However, this matter still needs to be examined more carefully. Before she is sure that Voldemort has been killed, she has no intention of making it public.

Bones raised his head, and the whispering around him gradually died down.

"Well, now let's start the first round of voting." She said in a loud voice: "Please raise your hands if you think Severus Snape is not a Death Eater."

Hands were raised one after another.

But Kyle did not move. After all, he was not a true member of the Wizengamot. He only had the qualification to listen but not the right to vote.

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But even without him, there were still many people raising their hands. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the people raised their hands, and soon more than two-thirds of the people raised their hands...

"Raise your hands if you think Severus Snape is a Death Eater."

Only a few people raised their hands this time, and the contrast was very obvious.

"Very good." Bones took a deep breath, "I announce the results of the first round of hearings and temporarily revoke Severus Snape's status as a Death Eater."

There was applause all around.

But Kyle heard some interesting points.

The first round...temporarily revoked...

It seemed that the matter with Snape was not yet completely over.

But even so, Kanna was very happy with the result. She jumped up from her seat and clenched her fists excitedly.

"Congratulations." Bones stood up, exchanged a few words with Snape, and then hurried out of the interrogation room, as if he was in a hurry.

"I knew that attending the hearing would be much more interesting than interrogating the Death Eaters."

"Yeah, if possible, I really don't want to participate in that boring interrogation again."

The two old wizards next to Kyle also left their seats and walked out of the room quickly with the others.

Like they just said, members of the Wizengamot don't just attend a hearing, they also have to participate in the interrogation of Death Eaters.

Now they have to go to other interrogation rooms to gather the numbers.

Soon, there were only a few people left in the room. Needless to say, Professor McGonagall, Snape, Connor and Kyle were there.

And Lucius, when Kyle came over, he instinctively took a few steps back and his body began to tremble slightly.

Fortunately, at this moment, Kingsley reached out and grabbed his arm and led him out.

According to what Lucius said just now, he also needs to queue up for interrogation... Naturally, he can't stay here.

Now, there was no one else in the interrogation room.

Snape's expression was a little complicated. He first expressed his gratitude to Professor McGonagall, then looked at Kyle and said, "I will live in Hogwarts from now on. Come to me tomorrow. Before that... don't talk nonsense."

Kyle shrugged and agreed.

To be honest, he didn't care about Snape's lie in the end. If necessary, he could let Snape take the credit for killing Voldemort.

"It's finally over." After Snape took Connor away, Professor McGonagall sat there and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Whenever she encountered such a thing before, it was Dumbledore, the headmaster, who handled it, and she only needed to deal with the things in the school.

This time, she truly took over Dumbledore's job, changing her identity from Minerva McGonagall to the headmistress of Hogwarts.

It's more troublesome than expected.

"Professor." Kyle looked at her and asked, "Snape's matter is not over yet."

"Yes," said Professor McGonagall, "but after this, Severus's identity can be basically confirmed.

"He only needs to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to investigate a few small matters, and then he can remove the special traces."

"Traces?" Kyle asked in confusion, "Isn't this something only underage wizards have?"

"That's why I called it a special trace."

At this time, Mr. Weasley walked in from outside.

"I've heard it all." He smiled, "I knew Dumbledore's vision must be correct."

"Who says it's not?"

"Would you like to have dinner together, Minerva, Kyle?" he said. "Molly would be delighted."

"Next time, Arthur." Professor McGonagall said, "I have some things to deal with back at school."

"Very well then," said Mr. Weasley, "you're welcome any time."

"Thank you, Arthur, and thank Molly for me."

"I will." Weasley opened the door. "I'll take you to the main hall. I also need to go see Bob."

"Okay." Professor McGonagall nodded. Just as she was about to walk out the door, she suddenly stopped and her face turned unhappy.

"Professor, what's wrong?" Kyle asked.

"No, nothing," said Professor McGonagall, but her answer was obviously reluctant.

And she had been a little absent-minded since then. Not only did she take the wrong elevator, but she also almost split into two when she Apparated.

When the two appeared in Hogsmeade, a strand of hair fluttered down.

"Professor..." Kyle caught the hair and frowned, "Are you sure you're okay?"

The headmaster of Hogwarts, Minerva McGonagall, the master of Transfiguration, actually split into two when she Apparated. Who would believe this if I told others?

"Okay." Professor McGonagall sighed, "I suddenly realized that we may have done something wrong."

"No..." Kyle thought for a moment, "Everything went well."

"It's a Horcrux." Professor McGonagall said softly, "The temptation of eternal life is too great. We shouldn't expose this secret to too many people."

(End of this chapter)