Bab 67: The Mask of Deception
Well, Ms. Granger might have just been sent through the veil as a witch their world didn't need. Intelligent or not, she'd stood there in front of everyone and admitted she was a bought and paid for backstabbing thief who was actively trying to get her patron killed.
At the very least, everyone in the magical world would've heard the story of how they had each betrayed Harry Potter and the magical society would've condemned them all for doing so. In any case, a public trial would've greatly helped He Who Must Not Be Named's cause as it would've highlighted exactly the reason he and his followers were so against muggleborns and those who supported them.
She looked at the triad in disgust and quietly said, "These three have wronged Mr. Potter repeatedly since they've known him. They've done so with full knowledge of what they were doing and why it was not only morally wrong but legally wrong. He even gave them warnings that he knew of their actions so they could desist from them. Promise not to engage in such behavior again.
They chose not to heed those warnings. Because they wanted the key to his school vault back. Just as they ignored the opportunities he gave them yesterday to admit to their wrongdoing and agree to change their ways on their own. Nor is ignorance on their part an excuse for any of them. Two of them were raised in this world and the other has read many a law and customs book from my shelves. They knew full well what they were doing in their actions regarding Mr. Potter.
They knew but they didn't care. Because you and the Headmaster let them get away with it. So they figured he had no right to complain." She looked at Professor McGonagal calmly while still managing to convey deep disappointment and disgust. It was a look many others had tried to imitate but one that only she could pull off .
"Even in the muggle world it is wrong to take coin to set someone up to be murdered. Just as it is wrong to try and take the life of another personally. No matter where said coin comes from. But especially when the reason you are doing it is to get all their money and riches for yourself. Yet they chose to not only do it once, they did it multiple times.
And even as they were setting up his death each and every year they have attended this school, they've had your full compliance in their actions. They knew full well the coin they were receiving as payment for their actions and words against him was coming from his vaults without his knowledge. That makes them nothing more than paid assassins and thieves. Which is illegal no matter which world you call home."
"But by taking part in this farce, Ms. Granger has, if this becomes known outside the Castle Walls, set back the Light's Cause by quite a bit as this is exactly what the Dark has been saying about the muggleborn in our society and the danger they represent. You'd better hope none of the children who were present in the library has notified the press as of yet of what transpired. Otherwise, there is likely to be a riot calling for her blood.
And it won't be only the dark side of our world calling for her head on a platter either. Quite a few on the Light side will be as well. Because they've fought long and hard to convince the other side the muggleborns are no worse than the rest of us. They've fought and bled and lost family members defending muggleborns like her. Only to have her proving the dark side right and pissing on the graves of their loved ones."
"Oh dear," murmured Pomona Sprout as the other teachers adopted grim looks. All of them knew that was nothing but the simple truth.
"But that wasn't enough for them. They weren't satisfied with merely stealing from him and trying to kill him. No. They had to walk these halls and assassinate his character behind his back. All the while they would be smiling at him and filling his ears with more lies about how they were his friends. Telling him how he could trust them.
Tell them his secrets and what his plans were. Spying on him and going through his things every chance they got. Just so they could run to you or the Headmaster with every little thing they learned. Even if they had to make it up first. All the while they're leading him into a trap they hoped he wouldn't survive but only after he rescued whomever or whatever they thought deserved to be saved. They are the worst excuses for people I've ever met and you support them in their behavior every time you punish him for what they did and said.
What is worse, by doing so, you tell all the rest of our students the lies they tell are truth. So even when he defends himself, no one believes. Is it any wonder he quit trying? Is it any wonder he doesn't trust you, Minerva McGonagal? When you've done so very much to show him he can't trust you."
"As Mr. Potter pointed out, he could've had them hauled up before the Wizengamot on charges of everything from extortion and thievery to attempted murder. They would've gone to Azkaban at the very least if he had done so because you know the Minister will do whatever he thinks will make the most people the happiest. Especially when the one pressing the charges is someone far more popular with the people than he will ever be. And you well know we don't have an age limit on who can be sent to Azkaban."
"But he chose to deal with them here, where their punishment can be kept contained, if you will. They are still young enough to learn from their mistakes if given a strong enough motivator to do so but Azkaban would never have given them that chance. He has though. Now the rest is up to them. Not that I personally think they are worth the effort. Once a backstabbing betrayer always a backstabbing betrayer."
"Well, I guess he has, yes. But still it wasn't his place, Irma. If he had a problem with them, he should've come to me about it. I'm his Head of House. And theirs."
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