The Reasons and the Plan

Professor Breen had committed a murder? Harry blinked his green eyes, unable to hide the shock and indignation in his gaze.

He would never naïvely believe Professor Breen's hands had never been stained with blood, but that blood had all belonged to heinous Dark Wizards. He would never indiscriminately kill innocents!

Dumbledore looked thoughtful. From that description alone, he had sensed that something was wrong, but he did not rush to question it. Maintaining his composure, he politely asked,

"Then why is Amosta considered a suspect?"

Anger had thrown Amelia's thoughts into disarray, leaving her unable to explain the entire matter coherently. She could only focus on the most important points.

"The murdered wizard worked for Congress's Wand Licensing Office. Based on the preliminary survey and investigation of the scene, the Aurors concluded that he died from the Fiendfyre Curse. And Amosta's wand, which had been stored there, is missing too. When Amosta entered the country, Thrak Grevis, the head of the Department of Security, considered him a dangerous individual and refused to issue him a wand permit, so his wand was confiscated!"

Harry opened his mouth, wanting to demand what gave this Grevis the right to consider Professor Breen dangerous. Professor Breen had clearly saved nearly a hundred thousand wizards on the night of the Quidditch final! But when he caught sight of the solemnity on Professor Dumbledore's aged face, he wisely kept silent.

"Just because of that?"

Professor McGonagall's sharp voice carried a note of fury.

"You detained Amosta over that? Forgive me, madam, but is your Department of Security not being rather hasty in the exercise of its authority?

What does dying to Fiendfyre prove? As for Amosta's stolen wand... oh, they suspect that Amosta committed murder to get his wand back? That is ridiculous! Why do