Hogwarts: I've acquired the Father System

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Fudge didn't understand Darren's actions at all; he thought Darren was frightened.

Although it felt a bit off, I decided to wait for Darren to explain.

These are the questions the students' parents asked him to ask.

They were willing to drop the false accusations, but they were not willing to let Darren off so easily.

Especially the parents of the children who died.

Even if they saw the commemorative ball and knew that their child had wronged Darren first, and that the Death Eaters had killed their child.

But they thought that if Darren had listened to the Death Eaters, their children wouldn't have had to die.

So it's all Darren's fault!

They had originally planned to imprison Darren in Azkaban.

But Fudge disagreed.

He knew perfectly well that Darren was a victim, and that it was already good enough if he made things difficult for him; how could he possibly send Darren to Azkaban?

So he rejected those proposals.

But the parents were still relentless.

Fudge received so many gold gallons that his hands were sore, and he finally decided to listen to the parents and ask Darren this question.

No matter how Darren answers this question, someone will always have doubts about him.

After all, there is no shortage of people in this world who can find different perspectives.

They would then assume that Darren deliberately let those people go.

It is believed that Darren may be involved with some of these individuals.

Some believe Darren may be the mastermind behind it all.

It is believed that Darren may have been controlled by the Imperius Curse.

In any case, these speculations will stay with Darren for the rest of his life.

Fudge felt a little sympathy.

But thinking of the Galleons in his vault, urging him to spend them quickly, he still decided to do it.

"So, Darren, why didn't you leave behind any Death Eaters?"

All eyes turned to Darren.

Darren's face turned even paler.

[Ding, detecting the presence of the Holy Father System around the host, a temporary task is issued: Say in a trembling voice: I colluded with Death Eaters, I am guilty, I admit it's all my fault.]

[Ding! Quest completed. You have received the title "Being able to eat is a blessing." Would you like to accept the title?]

Is being able to eat a blessing?

What is the purpose of this title?

Could it be that it whetted his appetite?

Darren thought to himself, puzzled.

But you should still click to accept the request as soon as possible.

This task is not difficult at all.

Then, almost trembling, he said, "It was because I colluded with those Death Eaters that I let them go... I admit it was all my fault."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the mission and receiving the reward "Being able to eat is a blessing" title.]

The title "Being able to eat is a blessing" means that after wearing it, you will not gain weight no matter how much you eat, and others will automatically ignore how much you eat.

Ah this.

This is a good stuff!

Darren loves it so much.

Finally, he no longer had to worry about his weight.

He would have been overjoyed if there hadn't been so many people around.

However, he returned to the courtroom.

They were mainly startled back by Harry's voice.

"Darren! What did you say to me?!"

Harry shouted angrily.

Fudge didn't stop him, because he was also looking at Darren in shock.

Then he turned to look at Dumbledore's face.

Is Dumbledore poisonous?

Didn't we agree that Darren would listen to us?

And didn't he write a letter to Darren? Didn't he read it?

He just wanted to smear Darren, but Darren went crazy and jumped right into the mud, throwing caution to the wind.

are you crazy?

What on earth was he thinking?

"You, you're in cahoots with the Death Eaters... then tell me, which Death Eater are you in cahoots with?"

"Fudge said angrily."

"I forgot…"

Darren closed his eyes and gave a bitter smile.

He seemed to be mocking himself, or perhaps he was ridiculing others.

"You forgot? Don't disrupt the court proceedings. I'm telling you, if you cause trouble again, I will not let you off!"

"Fudge, are you threatening the victim?"

Nicolas Flamel said with a sneer.

Fudge took a deep breath, his gaze towards Lemaître was somewhat displeased, but he still managed to suppress his anger.

“I wasn’t threatening him. I just wanted him to think it through and not do this in court.”

He's deliberately trying to avoid trial. I really hope they'll use the torture methods employed by wizards in the mid-18th century and give him a good taste of it!

Fudge said through gritted teeth.

Then he suddenly looked at Darren, pointed at him angrily, and said, "I'm advising you one more time, don't make a mistake for yourself!"

"Then what else do you want me to say...? I...cannot express those...your demands...I..."

Darren spoke incoherently, sounding both afraid and in pain; anyone who saw him would have thought he was being forced.

Fudge is about to lose his temper again.

But a woman's voice interrupted him.

"Minister, perhaps we can use the truth serum now?"

It's Rita Skeeter.

Fudge hesitated; he wasn't too keen on letting Darren use the truth serum.

After all, under the influence of the truth serum, Darren's answers would be virtually unquestionable.

If Darren, under the influence of Truth Potions, says he didn't intentionally let the Death Eaters go, then he isn't.

The desired effect was not achieved.

He quietly glanced at the family members' seating area.

The family members were also hesitant.

They shared Fudge's concerns.

They were not satisfied with letting Darren leave the trial without any punishment.

"Oh dear, it's just a little bit of truth serum. Minister, you're just asking me to ask fewer questions. Is the Minister really so afraid to do that?"

Rita Skeeter revealed her arrogant red lips.

Fudge suddenly saw the parents nodding at him.

In other words, they agreed to give Darren the truth serum.

Could it be...

He looked at Rita Skeeter and realized something.

Everyone knows what kind of reputation this woman has. She was injured by Darren yesterday, so she definitely won't let Darren off the hook today.

How could a question posed by Rita Skeeter be a simple one?