Hogwarts Bloodline Chapter 460: Ivan: Don't Do That, What If You Scare Them? - Novel Cool

Chapter 460: Ivan: Don't Do That, What If You Scare Them?

Chapter 460: Ivan: Don't Do That, What If You Scare Them?

Mrs. Pettigrew's voice echoed throughout the Wizengamot courtroom.

This was undoubtedly a very impolite demand, as no wizard would willingly reveal the spells their Wand had cast.

However, according to the regulations of the wizarding world, the Ministry of Magic had the authority to investigate a wizard's Wand in specific situations, including the use of Priori Incantatem!

"Is that acceptable, Mr. Dumbledore?" The Chief Warlock narrowed his eyes and asked.

"And that brat! His Wand too! He knows the Memory Charm!" Mrs. Pettigrew's voice was hoarse but firm.

Dumbledore did not respond, but Ivan immediately said, "No, I refuse!"

"Why?" The Chief Warlock looked at him in confusion.

"Unless the person who infiltrated the Astronomy Tower a few days ago to erase my son's memory was not a Death Eater, but him!" Mrs. Pettigrew's voice was shrill and tinged with excitement.

Ivan ignored the Old Witch and turned to the Chief Warlock and the other committee members to explain.

"Gentlemen and ladies, my Hals Family has some special magic that has been passed down for centuries. I clearly remember that the Wizard's Rights Protection Act mentions that inherited magic is classified and should be protected!

Additionally, I have already mentioned that after capturing Peter Pettigrew, I used the Memory Charm on him several times to maintain secrecy. If you use Priori Incantatem to investigate, you will certainly find traces of the Memory Charm in my Wand. Therefore, this is a meaningless action!"

Ivan spoke confidently, grateful for the extensive legal knowledge he had acquired under Hermione's pressure; otherwise, he would be in a very difficult position now!

Priori Incantatem is a very special and obscure investigative spell, and Ivan was not very familiar with it.

However, in the original timeline, it was demonstrated twice.

The first time was when Cedric Diggory's father used it on Harry's Wand at the Quidditch World Cup venue, replaying the spell that had summoned the bone.

The second time was when Voldemort, just after his resurrection, duelled Harry. Because their Wands shared the same core, Priori Incantatem was accidentally triggered!

Voldemort's Wand replayed the spells he had cast in reverse order, and because he had used lethal spells, the "images" of those he had killed floated out of the Wand!

Ivan did not want his Wand subjected to this spell!

After all, he had used highly destructive spells like Expulso and Sectumsempra. If the images of the Dark Wizards he had killed were to emerge from his Wand, it would be a huge embarrassment!

Everyone present would immediately know that despite his young age, he had killed quite a few people.

After Ivan's explanation, the Chief Warlock on the platform fell into deep thought. The wizarding world indeed had regulations protecting inherited magic, primarily advocated by powerful pure-blood families.

"Excuse! I have never heard of the Hals Family having any inherited magic, and to my knowledge, you are not among the pure-blood families!" Mrs. Pettigrew countered, becoming increasingly convinced of her suspicions.

During their debate, the Chief Warlock and the two judges on the platform discussed for a while and ultimately provided a compromise.

"Let's do it this way. We can continuously use the Priori Incantatem spell to check the magic you've cast, and judge the timing of these spells based on the intervals between the light beams. How about we limit it to the past four days?"

The Chief Warlock looked at Ivan, his tone seemingly a question, but his words were filled with unwavering determination.

According to the Auror's report, Peter Pettigrew was attacked in the Astronomy Tower at Hogwarts three days ago. Therefore, checking this time frame would be enough to confirm whether Ivan was the culprit.

Within such a short period, the probability of using special magic was low, and this was the best compromise he could offer.

Dumbledore was also waiting for Ivan's response. Compared to others, he was about seventy to eighty percent certain that Peter Pettigrew's memory loss was due to Ivan.

The Death Eaters who had escaped trial were unlikely to take such a huge risk to specifically come to Hogwarts to cast a Memory Charm on Peter.

Moreover, in his memory, the only person who had both the leisure and the ability to avoid the Dementors and Aurors was Ivan.

And in the past few days, his Wand had always been in Ivan's hands, so Dumbledore was a bit worried that Ivan might have used his Wand to cast the Memory Charm.

Mrs. Pettigrew was even more convinced. The more Ivan tried to avoid it, the more she felt her suspicions were accurate.

However, Ivan changed his attitude this time and agreed very smoothly.

"Sure, no problem! I said I just didn't want to expose the family's heritage magic. It just so happens that I haven't practiced those spells in the past few days!"

Mrs. Pettigrew was quite surprised by Ivan's casual attitude, and her belief began to waver slightly.

The Auror immediately stepped forward and took Ivan's Wand from his hand, placing it on the table in the middle so everyone could see it clearly.

"I'll do it myself!"

Just as the Auror was about to cast the spell, Mrs. Pettigrew stepped forward in violation of the rules, pushing the Auror aside, raising her cane, and shouting loudly.

"Priori Incantatem!"

As the spell was cast, almost immediately, Ivan's Wand began to tremble slightly, and there were traces of transfiguration on the surrounding stone platform.

This was the replay of a Transfiguration Spell he had just cast!

"Priori Incantatem!" Without waiting for the Wand to stop trembling, Mrs. Pettigrew cast the spell again. A second later, a beam of light shot from the tip of the Wand, striking a stone pillar and creating a small crater.

This indicated that Ivan had used the Splitting Spell a day ago.

Mrs. Pettigrew continued to cast the spell without pause, one after another, and the intervals between the spells grew longer.

Mrs. Pettigrew's expression gradually shifted from hope to despair. The spells that were being replayed were all ordinary, and none of them were a Memory Charm.

"This can't be, this can't be! Priori Incantatem! Priori Incantatem!" Mrs. Pettigrew couldn't believe the results. Even though the intervals between the spells being cast from the Wand had become extremely long, far exceeding the four-day limit, she continued to use the Priori Incantatem spell.

At that moment, a hand reached out and took the Wand away just as Mrs. Pettigrew was about to cast the spell again.

"Stop! My Wand can't withstand such rough treatment."

Ivan dared not let Mrs. Pettigrew continue, as it might expose the fact that he had used the Memory Charm on Peter Pettigrew dozens of times.

That would definitely shock everyone.

(End of Chapter)

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