Chapter 155: Pettigrew’s Fate!
{Courtroom 1, 2nd Floor, Ministry of Magic, London}
{30th Oct 1991}
{Rigel's POV}
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"I-i d-didn't want to do it. I-i was forced to. T-the Dark Lord threatened to kill me if I didn't." Pettigrew's stuttering words echoed throughout the courtroom. I wasn't the only one who noticed the abnormality in his sentence: his posture, the sobbing, and flinching were like a photocopy of his earlier statement.
After a couple of seconds, Amelia asked again, this time with narrowed eyes, "And is there anything else that you would like to add?"
"I-i d-didn't want to do it. I-i was forced to. T-the Dark Lord threatened to kill me if I didn't."
The commotion erupted throughout the courtroom as I felt Dumbledore's mana swell. He wasn't alone, as Amelia wasn't far behind; all three of them stood up as the Auror quickly activated the silencing charm on Pettigrew once again. Still, the situation quickly escalated as Lorelei grasped the situation a little too quickly for that to be a coincidence.
"Madam Bones, I would like to confer with my client." Lorelei requested. Amelia's stoic face turned into a frown, but she still nodded, not like she had a chance to deny that request anyway.