Ron: What? I've Been Sleeping with a Man This Whole Time? No!!!

"This must be why Sirius was willing to risk everything to break out of prison!"

Black listened from the side with animated delight. Damn, no wonder Snape called him such a sly old fox.

His reasoning was really something else!

No wonder he could still set a trap and bury that old bastard Tom even after he was dead.

As Dumbledore's gaze swept over the crowd, he inadvertently caught the flash of admiration on Black's face.

His eyes immediately narrowed. This kid... could he have actually discovered something long ago...?

Dumbledore pretended nothing had happened and continued, "Now, we need to find Sirius. Only when we find him can the truth come to light."

"Oh, and Peter Pettigrew. If my guess is right, he's still alive... and that makes him an extremely dangerous factor!"

James asked, "How should we help Sirius clear his name? Can I testify?"

Dumbledore shook his head. "No! Black, he..."

Everyone fell silent at those words.

None of them knew exactly how great a price Black had paid to summon the two dead souls.

How could they bear to make Black shoulder that burden again?

Besides, even if they testified...

Leaving aside whether the Ministry of Magic would dismiss this unprecedented Soul Summoning Magic as some kind of trick...

Even if they truly believed in it, they would still claim it was a trick.

Because they would not be willing to help Sirius overturn his conviction.

Back then, Sirius had been thrown into Azkaban without even receiving a trial!

Now, Sirius had escaped from prison, and Fudge had even made plenty of harsh statements in the Daily Prophet.

So if it came out now that Sirius had actually been wrongfully accused...

Wouldn't the Ministry of Magic have to bear the greatest blame?

Did the Ministry of