Chapter 560: On Trial

Harry hadn't been holding the leaf in his mouth for two days. He had just gotten used to talking and eating normally with something in his mouth, but before he knew it, August 12 was coming.

Tomorrow, he would have to go to the Ministry of Magic for a trial to decide whether he could continue to go to Hogwarts and whether he would no longer be allowed to use a wand like Hagrid.

When Harry heard Ginny remind him of this, he was actually a little confused...

In the past few days, he was either busy cleaning or practicing how to talk and eat with the leaf in his mouth, so Harry completely forgot about the trial.

"I have ironed your best clothes. You will wear them tomorrow morning, Harry. I hope you will wash your hair tonight. A good first impression will work miracles."

Mrs. Weasley said this to Harry softly during dinner.

Although her tone was as gentle as possible, the content of her words still hit Harry's heart like a brick.

Especially after knowing that Dumbledore had come to this house last night, but did not want to come to see him, and only warned Sirius not to go with him, Harry's already terrible mood became even worse.

"That's great... Harry doesn't have to go to class and do homework meow..."

Ψ(Φ~Φ)婩

Fish bit the ribs and sighed enviously.

"Then you can go to the Forbidden Forest every day like Hagrid."

For cats, not having to go to school is something they wish for, and as for confiscating the wand, it is not a big deal. Anyway, he is more used to using claws to fight, but it is a little troublesome that he can't summon the Patronus.

"Eat your meal!"

Hearing Fish's heartless statement, Professor McGonagall glared at the little cat fiercely and scolded.

"Ah~"

Ψ(`O)婩

Fish responded, then stopped talking obediently and continued to gnaw the ribs on his plate.

But after the cat interrupted, Harry's mood improved a little.

Because what he was most worried about before was that after being expelled and his wand was confiscated, he would have to leave the wizarding world and return to Privet Drive to live with the Dursleys.

However, Fish's words just now reminded Harry that Hagrid had also been expelled from Hogwarts and his wand was confiscated by the Ministry of Magic. Isn't he still working in Hogwarts?

After figuring this out, Harry was finally not as uneasy as before...

Of course, his mood is still quite bad now. After all, if possible, Harry still hopes that he can continue to keep his wand and study with everyone in Hogwarts.

Even if Snape teaches all subjects in the future, he will accept it!

The next morning, Harry, who had been restless, got up early. He walked down the stairs quietly, passed the heads of Kreacher's ancestors, and came to the kitchen below.

He thought there was no one in the kitchen, but as soon as he walked to the door, he heard a low voice coming from behind the door. He pushed open the door and saw Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley, Sirius, Lupin and Tonks all sitting there, as if they were waiting for him.

And soon after, Fish and Professor McGonagall came in.

"Huh? Harry, you're awake too, meow."

(ΦωΦ)

Fish greeted him cheerfully, then skipped to the dining table and sat down.

"What do you want to eat, Fish? Minerva?" Mrs. Weasley asked loudly, "Porridge? Muffins? Smoked fish? Ham and eggs? Bread?"

"Fish wants porridge and smoked fish! And ham and eggs meow!"

Ψ(≧≦)卩

The cat shouted, holding up the knife and fork.

Professor McGonagall also sat down beside him, and then nodded to Mrs. Weasley: "Give me a muffin, Molly."

After a while, Mrs. Weasley brought breakfast for both of them. The cat, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately waved the knife and fork in his hand and started to eat at the table.

"Professor McGonagall?"

Although he was still worried about the interrogation of the Ministry of Magic later, Harry couldn't help his curiosity...

It's so rare for Fish to get up so early!

"It's the second stage of Animagus."

Professor McGonagall's words made Harry understand what was going on instantly.

After holding the leaves for a month, in addition to putting the leaves into the prepared potion and bottling them on the day of the full moon, he needed to point his wand at his heart and recite the spell every sunrise and sunset until the storm came.

"Today is the third day that Fish has gotten up early, meow!"

Ψ(`~)婩

Fish chewed ham and said vaguely: "Fish didn't feel the second heartbeat that Minerva said at all!"

Obviously, the cat still has some resentment about getting up early.

"It's only been three days, it's normal not to feel it, and different people have different times when the second heartbeat appears. It has nothing to do with the level of magic power and talent."

Professor McGonagall comforted Fish, then turned to Harry: "Don't worry, the law will support you. The Ministry of Magic is not decided by Fudge alone."

Mr. Weasley also echoed: "The trial will be held on my floor, in Amelia Bones' office. She is the director of the Law Enforcement Department and a fair person."

Harry nodded, and felt a little more relaxed again.

"Don't lose your temper," Sirius also said, "Be polite and realistic."

Mrs. Weasley took a wet comb and tried to make Harry's unruly hair more docile.

Harry finished his breakfast while listening to everyone's advice and comfort, and then went to the Ministry of Magic with Mr. Weasley in advance at his suggestion.

"Good luck," Lupin said, "I believe everything will go well."

Others also gave Harry their blessings, even Fish was no exception... Although he wished that Harry would not have to do homework in the future...

Then the little cat was hit hard on the head by Professor McGonagall.

After Harry left, Fish ate up the rest of the breakfast in a flash, and then slipped back to his room to take a nap... He had been doing this for the past three days, so Harry and the others had never noticed that Fish had gotten up early.

When the cat yawned again and got up from the bed, it was almost noon.

"Meow... seems a little noisy..."

(Φω)

While mumbling, Fish rubbed his sleepy eyes, and the triangular cat ears on his head were turning back and forth flexibly.

When he opened the door and walked out, a clearer voice came into his ears...

"I knew it a long time ago!" Ron shouted downstairs, "You can always escape!"

"This is thanks to Fish's group of animal friends," followed by Harry's explanation, "Because it is an undeniable fact that Azkaban has lost a Dementor, Fudge can't convince others at all. I'm lying."

In addition, George, Fred and Ginny kept shouting in a singing way: "He's fine, he's fine, he's fine..."

Along with the singing, there is a series of roughly in the beat, but actually uneven thumps. Listening to the noise, they should not only be singing, but also dancing.

"Harry is back, meow?"

|ΦωΦ)

Fish ran downstairs quickly following their voices, and asked with his head poked out.

"Haha! Fish! You're here too!"

Ron ran over, pulled Fish into the room, and laughed.

"Harry was found not guilty!" Hermione said to Fish with a happy face.

"He's fine, fine, fine..." The twins and Ginny's singing and dancing continued.

"Doesn't that mean that Harry will have to continue doing homework in the future? What's there to be happy about?"

(ω)

The cat looked at the happy people and looked at Hermione with a puzzled face.

"If it was you, Fish could understand it, but Harry is obviously like Fish, and doesn't like reading books, meow..."

Harry: "..."

He couldn't refute this.

Fred, George and Ginny: "He's fine, fine, fine..."

The cat tilted his head without getting an answer, and then saw that the dance of the twins and Ginny was quite interesting, so he joined in.

"He's fine, fine, fine..."

Recommendation ticket monthly ticket

The Animagus leaf can only be taken out on the day of the full moon, and August 10, 1995 happened to be the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

The book says that August 12 is Wednesday, but it is actually Saturday.

In addition, I found that Rowling seems to be used to counting the first formal class after each school starts as Monday.

Take the Goblet of Fire as an example. The World Cup was held on August 22. Rowling wrote that it was Monday at first, and then she wrote that the day before returning to Hogwarts was Sunday, so the first day of school was Monday, but if calculated according to the World Cup, it should be Thursday.

And even if the first day of school is Monday, there is no class on that day, and the second day's class is exactly the same as the Monday class at the beginning of the new week, so when I was writing the Goblet of Fire, the time and class could not match up no matter how I calculated.

Then when I was reading The Order of the Phoenix, I suddenly noticed that Ron said that this day was Monday after seeing the new schedule, but if August 12 is Wednesday, then September 1 should be Tuesday, and they issued the schedule, and the day when the class officially started should be Wednesday.

As for the previous few parts, I didn't verify it. Anyone who is interested can check it out by yourself, and let me know if there is a result.

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I saw the recommendation from the backstage, and decisively went to Q. As expected, the editor urged me to update..._(`」∠)_

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Thanks to Bai Ming Qingxia, book friend 20210714223730037, and book friend 20211102162135211 for the reward.