Plus the biggest proof of all was the fact that Pettigrew was alive, everyone had seen it, and if Black did not kill Pettigrew then maybe he did not kill the muggles either. But if Fudge admitted that Black was innocent then that could go over bad with the public...unless...unless he blamed the old administration. Yes, yes he could work with that. Playing it as if he had discovered some horrible mistake and fixed it, saving an innocent man, yes he could work with that. "I think you might be right Mr Potter." Fudge said eventually.
"While I am thrilled on Sirius's behalf, I do think that we are currently missing the bigger picture," Dumbledore said. "as I have said I do believe that Voldemort is still alive."
"He is not back!" Fudge said stubbornly. "I am not about to claim that he is back and cause panic and ruin all of our lives just because of one mark and the fact that Mr Potter lost some blood!"
"Cornelius I really do think..."
"Enough Dumbledore!" Fudge cut him off. "If you will excuse me I have to go work on helping an innocent man get free. Pettigrew must have faked his death."
"According to Sirius he had never gotten a trial, he was just tossed into Azkaban."
"That should not be possible," Fudge frowned. "I will look into it Mr Potter." Fudge said, after all Potter was not helping Dumbledore in this madness by claiming you-know-who was back so Fudge had no reason to dislike the boy, plus it couldn't be a bad thing to have the boy-who-lived supporting him. "Goodbye Mr Potter, Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall."
"Cornelius, is there nothing I can say to convince you?" Dumbledore asked in a sad and disappointed voice.
"No," Fudge said, glaring at Dumbledore as he put his hat on. "he is dead Dumbledore, I will not have you causing a panic and convincing people otherwise." Fudge said before he walked out of the room.
"Harry," Dumbledore let out a deep breath as he turned to Harry. "you were not very helpful."
"I didn't do anything wrong." Harry shrugged as he leaned back in his bed. "You think Voldemort is back, I didn't see him at the graveyard so I didn't say anything. I am not going to lie about something like this. Besides, I got what I wanted, Sirius will get a trial and then it's goodbye Dursley's." Harry grinned.
"Harry, they are your family." Dumbledore frowned. "And while I would admit that it is good news about Sirius getting a trial, the world could suffer if it is not sufficiently prepared."
"If you wanted to prepare the world then you should have started when you found out that Voldemort had possessed Quirrell, or better yet you should not have let the world celebrate his passing if you didn't believe that he was gone." Harry said as he placed both of his hands behind his head and relaxed. "Plus, let's say that I did tell Fudge that Voldemort had returned, he would not have believed me."
"He might have Harry."
"Trust me sir, he would not."
"What makes you think that" McGonagall frowned.
"I am also curious to know," Dumbledore said, looking at Harry. "I do not mean to brag but between you and me our reputations can do a lot Harry, surely with the both of us Fudge would at least think about our words."
"He would not." Harry said, shaking his head. "Do you want to know why?"
"Yes, do tell."
"Because if I can't convince you that my relatives are scum then I do not at all believe that I can convince the minister that the most feared dark lord of all time who is supposed to be dead has somehow come back to life."
"Harry, your relatives..."
"Even now you defend them," Harry cut him off before he let out a yawn and stood up and began stretching. "and they're just my relatives. If you keep defending them despite me, someone who unfortunately lives with them, telling you that they are horrible then what on earth would make you think I am capable of convincing a man I have only met a few times to say to the world that the most feared, dangerous and deadly dark lord is back at the possible cost of his career and reputation? Huh?" Harry waited for a response, but when Dumbledore didn't provide him one Harry just shrugged and walked out the hospital wing. "That's what I thought." Harry called back.
"Arry!" Harry heard a voice cry a short few moments after he left the hospital wing. Harry turned just in time to catch the small blonde that jumped up and wrapped her arms and legs around him. Harry looked down and found Gabrielle Delacour, Fleur's younger sister staring at him with a grin. "Hello." She said, still grinning.
"Hello?" Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Je suis content que tu sois là. J'ai voulu te parler, tu es le petit ami de ma soeur ? Tu peux être à moi à la place ? Je suis plus mignon que Fleur." Gabrielle shot out in a single breath.
"Je ne suis pas ton petit ami soeur, et désolé de ne pas pouvoir être à toi, tu es bien trop mignonne pour moi." Harry replied with a grin, at the end of his response Gabrielle ended up blushing a little.
"Gabrielle!" A tired voice said, Harry and Gabrielle turned to see Fleur standing with her parents. Her mother, Appolline Delacour, was a beautiful blonde and obviously who Fleur got her hair from, she was dressed in a stunning white dress with a blue jacket while her husband Jean Delacour was a black haired man dressed in a blue suit.
"I did not know you spoke French Mr Potter." Appolline commented as she gently pulled a pouting Gabrielle off of Harry.
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