Legacy of Harry Potter- Chapter 96: Shocking the Entire Wizengamot (Patreon)

November 1994
Ministry of Magic

Dumbledore walked in crisp steps and arrived in the well and stood next to Amelia.

Seeing him not taking the Dumbledore family seat, Madam Marchbanks whose expression was now back to normal asked, "Albus Dumbledore, are you going to represent yourself in the case?"

Dumbledore smiled in his trademark grandfatherly smile, "Ah! Yes, Madam Marchbanks, I will not only represent myself but also my dear friends Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman."

Madam Marchbanks gazed towards the members' seat where Barty Crouch nodded in agreement, then towards the audience seat where Ludo Bagman gave his nod.


Madam Marchbanks nodded, "Very well."

Her gaze then turned towards Harry, "Mr. Potter, now what is the reason that you are standing here and not in the audience balcony?"

It was Andromeda who stepped forward.
"Ah! Madam Marchbanks," she said in a tone imitating Dumbledore. "You see, Harry Potter's presence in the well is beginning of a grand event in the wizarding world."

"After all, things like this may not even happen in centuries," she added with a chuckle.

The members of the Council looked towards each other in confusion trying to find what Andromeda meant.

Meanwhile, Harry took out his phoenix wand and raised it towards the sky, "I Harry James Potter as Lord of my houses claims my seat in the Wizengamot."

Dumbledore had his eyes widened and he wanted to step forward to stop Harry from completing his claim but Harry was faster.
A binding white light covered his body and a deep rumble echoed in the hall.

Everyone looked around towards the seating rows. The rows had a very specific seating arrangement with the first row reserved for the 5 Most Ancient and Most Noble Families.
Of these 5 seats only 2 of the Greengrass and Bones was occupied at the moment. Potter, Black and Longbottom remained empty.
With the rumble the two seats of Potter family and Black family marked with their crests vanished. Only 3 chairs remained in the front row.

Everyone was still shocked to the core when another rumble echoed in the hall.

Infront of the front row another seat, or better to say, a throne like structure much grander than the remaining chairs emerged from the ground. A pure white marble table emerged in front of the chair.
Slowly, one by one 5 crest starting from Potter, Black, Gryffindor, Slytherin and Peverell were engraved on the backseat of the chair and the backrest of the chair.

The entire Wizengamot was in stunned silence and even the press reporters seating in the audience gallery forgot to click the pictures.

Only three people, Andromeda Tonks, Amelia Bones and Cynus Greengrass had amusement flickering in their eyes as they had already been through this state of shock.

Harry with confident strides walked and occupied his designated chair.

It was not another few minutes before anyone could come out of their shock.
"NO... This is impossible. You brat, you must have used some underhand measures to trick us," screamed Lucius Malfoy standing on his seat in 4th row.
"All this is fake. You cannot be Black Lord. Black Lordship is mine... Draco will be the Black Lord."

Harry sneered but did not reply. There was someone else to do this job.

Andromeda laughed mockingly, "Oh!!! My dear brother in law... How much you have craved for that seat?"

Her tone changed in moment from laughter to chilly, "Refrain from what you say, Lucius. You are said to be a shrewd politician... you must the consequences of challenging someone's Lordship when the ancient magic of the Wizengamot itself has verified it. Think... think."

But Lucius was in no control of his emotions to hear what Andromeda had to say. He was almost frantic, "You brat... how dare you?"

Harry gave Lucius a mocking smile in return.

Lucius having lost his control was about to whip his wand when Dumbledore who was analyzing things quickly in his mind boomed, "Lord Malfoy, take control of your emotions. Don't do things which you will regret."

Along with this Dumbledore released his tremendous magical power bringing everyone back from the state of the shock they were in.
Lucius also got his nerves back and realised what he was about to do. He took a deep breath, glared at Harry and sat down.

Harry clicked his tongue in annoyance at the old coot.

Dumbledore did what he did not because he wanted to save Harry from being attacked but to save Lucius himself.
He knew that no matter how a great politician Lucius he was a mere ordinary wizard. And the moment he would whip his wand inside Wizengamot, which in itself was a very grave crime punishable by death or life imprisonment, he would be killed.

Let alone Harry who himself had the capability to kill Lucius considering what he had shown in the previous month, Amelia, Andromeda and Cynus would most probably be also prepared.
As far as he could analyze, they had already planned this and there was no way they would give away such a precious opportunity.

Maybe even Minerva, the way she had warned him would be on her feat to kill Lucius.

And right now, with how Harry had shifted the entire political power in his favor, he needed some cooperation and Lucius would have a good motive to support him.

He then looked towards still half shocked Madam Marchbanks, "Chief Warlock, I suggest we take a small break so that everyone can gain back their concentration and control back on their nerves."

"After all this is quite shocking to say the least," he added with a chuckle.

Madam Marchbanks nodded, "The council is adjourned for half an hour."

And the trial against Dumbledore was adjourned even before it began properly.