Considerate Cornelius Fudge

Though the two Aurors were somewhat out of sorts, they still did not dare delay and immediately sprang into action.

Vizet raised his wand and lightly tapped the Marauder's Map, making it float in midair.

Pointing to two spots on the Marauder's Map, he said, "Gentlemen, I hope you can go here... and expand the range of the Anti-Apparition Jinx."

Williamson and Prout asked in confusion, "Why these two places?"

"Peter Pettigrew will take this route from the Shrieking Shack..." Vizet pointed at the Marauder's Map and explained, "Based on his direction... he'll leave Hogsmeade from here."

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he had used a Confundus Charm on the Marauder's Map beforehand, changing the name "Voldemort" back to Peter Pettigrew's name.

"Thanks to Headmaster Dumbledore's magic just now, the Anti-Apparition Jinx here has been temporarily lifted... Gentlemen, you can go directly to this place."

"All right!" The two Aurors nodded, and with a loud pop, their figures vanished backward into a vortex.

"Minister Fudge..." Two pieces of parchment floated in front of Dumbledore. "I think these statements are enough to prove that Sirius Black is innocent, aren't they?"

"The two statements can indeed prove that, but..." Cornelius Fudge changed tack, spread his hands, and said, "Now there's bad news!"

"Peter Pettigrew has escaped. If we rely only on two statements, without a solid witness, it's really a bit lacking in persuasiveness..."

"No matter what, we mustn't forget! After Sirius Black broke out of prison, he became infamous! It's very hard to reverse such a bad image with only two statements."

"As for that difficulty..." Dumbledore nodded. "It does indeed exist."

Cornelius Fudge raised an eyebrow. Why did it feel as if Dumbledore had... become as easy to talk to as he used to be?

Since Dumbledore agreed with