"How about this, Cornelius? After all, it was our suggestion that increased your workload."

Principal Dumbledore clearly noticed the frustration in Fudge's tone, and a kind smile appeared beneath his long white beard.

"How about I accompany you in escorting Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black?"

Although it was phrased as a question, the certainty in Dumbledore's words left no room for rebuttal.

Fudge clenched his teeth, unable to voice any objections, while Barty Crouch and Robards looked as if they were ready to raise their hands in agreement.

With Dumbledore by their side, it was like having a tall figure to rely on. Whatever happened, Dumbledore would surely take the lead.

With him around, even they had to admit that they felt much more at ease. It was as if... all problems would simply vanish. Albus Dumbledore possessed an undeniable strength and charm that inspired unconditional trust.

As Dumbledore proactively offered to escort Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew, the thoughts that had just crossed Lin Yue's mind instantly disappeared.

In her analysis, among all the wizards she knew in the world, only three had the ability to harm under Dumbledore's watch. One was trapped, another was in a state that rendered him incapable of causing harm, and the last one she would never consider doing such a thing.

So, with Dumbledore in charge of the escort, it was absolutely foolproof.

With everything settled, it was clear that Fudge no longer wanted to stay in this troubling place.

He took the lead and walked out of the Gryffindor boys' dormitory, as he indeed had no time to linger.

Didn’t he hear Lin Yue say that tomorrow, the Ministry of Magic would add a new law allowing Muggles to record video as evidence?

He had no doubt about Lin Yue's words; hadn’t he seen how the lawsuits involving those pure-blood families had been stuck in the Ministry?

It was either non-compliance with regulations or a lack of necessary documents. Every process was reasonable and compliant, but if they were to follow what those obstructing them suggested, they might not even see a court date until the next head of the family passed away.

So it was better for him to return early, gather his people, and prepare to pave the way for Black's exoneration.

That way, when the news broke, he might even receive a positive evaluation for correcting a mistake, which would help him avoid some criticism.

Principal Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, along with Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black, walked out of the Gryffindor boys' dormitory.

Immediately, Professor McGonagall took out her wand and waved it at Ron's bed, fixing his bed curtains and cleaning up his bed in the process.

"Mr. Weasley, can you sleep by yourself tonight? If you feel scared, I think you can."

Glancing at Professor Snape beside her, Professor McGonagall continued, "You can sleep with Professor Snape for one night."

Upon hearing this, Ron's face visibly paled, and Professor Snape's icy gaze turned towards him.

Professor McGonagall couldn't say anything to him, but for Weasley... if he said he was scared and wanted to sleep with her, would she deduct points from him or put him in detention?

"No, thank you, Professor McGonagall!"

Fortunately, Ron was still able to read the situation at this moment; he raised his hands and waved them vigorously.

"I wasn't scared, really, I wasn't. There's no need to trouble Professor Snape; I can sleep by myself, really."

Professor McGonagall hesitated and nodded, "Alright, Mr. Weasley, then I wish you sweet dreams."

"Alright, children, go back to sleep; you have classes tomorrow."

As she spoke, she waved her hand at the surrounding little lions. Hermione took the opportunity to pull Lin Yue beside her and walked over to Professor McGonagall.

"Professor McGonagall, can I... go back to the dormitory with Lin Yue? I... I'm a bit scared."

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As Hermione spoke, she tried hard to put on a fearful expression, but it was clear that she wasn't convincing at all.

Looking at Lin Yue, who was being pulled along and had a blank expression, Professor McGonagall smiled knowingly.

"You can express your thoughts directly, Miss Granger; I won't stop you from resting with Miss Lin Yue."

"But it's already quite late, so let me escort you back to the Ravenclaw dormitory."

"Mm-hmm! Thank you, Professor McGonagall."

Hermione nodded vigorously and happily wrapped her arms around Lin Yue's arm.

Feeling the warmth and softness pressed against her arm, Lin Yue turned to look at Hermione beside her.

She understood perfectly why Hermione wanted to return to Ravenclaw with her to sleep.

Because she had flown directly from the dormitory, senior Cho Chang and senior Marietta would definitely be very worried, and it might even cause the entire Ravenclaw to fall into a state of concern.

Now Hermione wanted to return to Ravenclaw with her, instead of leaving her in Gryffindor, just to reassure those who were worried about her.

Hermione... has always been so kind and thoughtful. Lin Yue's indifferent expression quickly softened, replaced by a silent affection and reliance.

However, at that moment, Hermione was busy linking her arm with Lin Yue's and walking out of the Gryffindor boys' dormitory, so she didn't see this scene.

After exiting the Gryffindor common room, Lin Yue and Hermione followed Professor McGonagall towards the Ravenclaw common room.

On the way, Professor McGonagall intended to comfort the two girls, but every time she turned around, she could see them gazing into each other's eyes, which held no fear or unease, but rather were filled with trust and reliance on each other. She realized that her concern was a bit unnecessary.

As long as these two girls had each other by their side, they probably wouldn't feel any fear.

After safely escorting them to the entrance of the Ravenclaw common room, Professor McGonagall nodded at them, "Get some rest, Miss Lin Yue, Miss Granger."

"Okay, thank you, Professor McGonagall, good night." Lin Yue looked back at Professor McGonagall and politely nodded to say good night.

"Thank you, Professor McGonagall, good night."

Hermione politely responded and then answered the question about the bronze door knocker, stepping into the Ravenclaw common room with Lin Yue.

As expected, as soon as they entered the common room, they saw Cho Chang, Marietta, Penelope, and the seventh and sixth-year seniors of Ravenclaw sitting inside, wands at the ready.

"Good evening, everyone."

Seeing that they were clearly waiting for her, Lin Yue was momentarily taken aback, then felt warmth in her heart as she nodded at them.

"You finally came back."

Penelope let out a sigh of relief. Lin Yue had suddenly flown out of the window and hadn’t returned for so long. They were almost about to rush to Gryffindor Tower in a panic.

"Are you hurt?"

Cho Chang stepped forward to carefully check Lin Yue from head to toe, while Marietta scrutinized Hermione.

"No." ×2

Lin Yue and Hermione shook their heads in unison.

"That's good," Marietta sighed in relief, pushing Lin Yue and Hermione towards the dormitory. "We'll ask you about the details tomorrow; for now, you should get some rest."

"We didn't want to wake the younger students, so we didn't call them."

As they were pushed into the dormitory, Lin Yue and Hermione exchanged smiles, both feeling the meticulous care and concern that had been placed upon them.

Of course, Hermione was a bit happier than Lin Yue, especially since they had just shared a smile with each other!

After lying down on their respective beds, the four girls said goodnight to each other and fell asleep together. However, before going to sleep, Lin Yue remembered the task she needed to do and wrote a letter to her senior, Pratt, who was helping her contact others.

The next morning, Lin Yue and Hermione got up early to wash up and also called their two senior roommates to wake them up. On their way to the Great Hall, they told their seniors everything that had happened in the Gryffindor boys' dormitory the day before.

"Sirius Black was wronged?!"

"Peter Pettigrew is not dead?!"

Cho Chang and Marietta had the same shocked expressions, their eyes wide as they looked at the two younger girls.

"Yes," Lin Yue nodded without any change in her expression. "If all goes well, Cho Chang and Marietta should see the related reports shortly."

After all, the Daily Prophet, which she had warned, should no longer dare to publish false news. They would report on Sirius Black's case truthfully. They had to report it truthfully.

Just as Lin Yue said, the Daily Prophet urgently published a major correction regarding the Sirius Black case this morning, announcing that the case was being reopened for review.

This news shocked many young wizards in the Hogwarts Great Hall, causing some to lose grip on their spoons and get splashed with cereal.

"Merlin's beard... this is just too surprising!"

"Peter Pettigrew is the real culprit who betrayed the Potters? He is the one who blew up a street and killed thirteen Muggles!"

Gasps and exclamations echoed throughout the hall. Cho Chang and Marietta also looked up from their copies of the Daily Prophet and turned to Lin Yue, who was sitting to their left enjoying pumpkin juice.

The reason was that the Daily Prophet had specifically noted, under the invisible supervision of Professor Dumbledore, who had discovered this major error.

Lin Yue's name was clearly written in the Daily Prophet. There is no doubt that after this newspaper publicity, Lin Yue will certainly have her own prestige in the magical world. Moreover, she has already mastered the entire British magical business, bringing her and Hermione one step closer to their goal.

Regardless of how surprised the other citizens of the magical world in Britain are, the Ministry of Magic, under the urging of Headmaster Dumbledore, completed the retrial of the Sirius Black case as quickly as possible. With the video evidence provided by Lin Yue and the new law enacted by the Ministry of Magic allowing Muggle recordings to be used as material evidence, the retrial was completed in less than an hour.

The day after Sirius Black was brought back to the Ministry of Magic, he was declared not guilty. The Ministry of Magic promptly contacted the Daily Prophet to report the results of the retrial, which successfully reduced the number of angry letters sent to the Ministry.

One can only say... that Minister Fudge has a pretty good grasp of the public sentiment in the magical world of Britain. Just a day later, seeing the report on the completion of the retrial of the Sirius Black case, Penelope, who was having dinner at the Ravenclaw table, frowned with a complex expression mixed with some disdain.

"So as long as they want to, they can act quickly. What were the months or even years of delays in the previous trials for?"

"It's Fudge's incompetence."

Cho Chang shrugged her shoulders, and Marietta, sitting next to her, nodded vigorously in agreement while chewing on mashed potatoes.

"But this time, we can say that they have experienced the feeling of being dragged to death."

Lin Yue swallowed the pumpkin juice in her mouth and spoke in an unchanged tone.

Yet it was precisely this unchanged tone that made Penelope and the others detect a hint of mockery within it.

Their junior was indeed slowly improving, getting better every day.

The three exchanged comforting glances, and at the same time, they looked at the Slytherin long table with a hint of amusement.

The little snakes at the Slytherin long table were also whispering about this case.

They had no objections to this incident, but Cho Chang and the others were not focused on that.

Their gaze was mainly on the gemstone hairpins on the heads of the Slytherin girls and the gemstone brooches on the chests of the boys.

These items were almost changed weekly by the little snakes of Slytherin, with a few, like Malfoy, changing them daily.

This not only symbolized their family's financial power but also provided them with a sense of novelty every day.

"According to data analysis, if we exclude the fallen pure-blood families in Slytherin and take the Malfoy family as an example, under the current circumstances, it would take about one hundred and fifty years for them to exhaust their liquid assets."

"Wow... that long? Truly a testament to the long-standing pure-blood family."

Hearing Lin Yue's analysis, Penelope and the others couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Just the outflow without any inflow, and with a significant outflow, they could last for one hundred and fifty years; that was quite impressive.

Lin Yue blinked blankly and then lowered her head to take a bite of steak.

There was one thing she didn't say, which was that this was under the condition of no unexpected events.

If unexpected events occurred... like Voldemort's resurrection, then the pure-blood families supporting them would have to pay a heavy price.

Considering the reckoning after Voldemort's defeat, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.

Yes, Lin Yue had already been able to analyze that the probability of Voldemort's resurrection was as high as sixty-five percent, but in contrast, facing the current magical world, the probability of his intentions succeeding again was a mere fifteen percent.