Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

It couldn't really be called an interrogation; at first, Rufus Scrimgeour just wanted to find out what was going on with Peter Pettigrew.

After all, Peter Pettigrew is a hero recognized by the Wizengamor collective for his resistance against the Death Eaters.

This hero was lucky to survive, but no matter the circumstances, he shouldn't have been interrogated immediately.

But Peter Pettigrew's "non-cooperation" eventually angered Scrimgeour.

After repeated checks by the Auror office, Peter Pettigrew was found to be unaffected by the potion or the curse.

No... the spell still has some effect, but that's a consequence of maintaining the Animagus animal form for so long, not from other wizards' spells.

In order to ensure that the truth of the matter was obtained as soon as possible, Scrimgeour directly applied to his department head for the use of truth serum and to conduct a memory test on Peter Pettigrew.

Also because Peter Pettigrew was a recipient of the Order of Merlin, First Class, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement sent the application to Fudge's desk.

Fudge approved Scrinker's application that same day.

Truth serum and a wizard skilled in memory detection arrived at the interrogation room at the same time, and the huge blunder involving Peter Pettigrew became the talk of the Ministry of Magic in just one afternoon.

The hero originally recognized by the Ministry of Magic turned out to be a shameful informant.

The true heroes who resisted Voldemort were imprisoned in Azkaban.

Everyone was waiting for Fudge's move.

Based on their understanding of their minister, it was expected that a gag order would soon be issued from the minister's office.

To everyone's surprise, Fudge did not issue a gag order.

The first order from the Minister's office was to go to Azkaban and bring Sirius Black to the Ministry of Magic.

The second order was to begin an investigation into who exactly handled the Ministry of Magic's report on Peter Pettigrew's heroic resistance against the Death Eaters.

Shortly afterward, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic held a hearing. Although it was a hearing held by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the wizards who attended were all of high status.

Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, Assistant Minister Umbridge, and many members of Wizengamot were present, including Wizengamot's Chief Wizard Albus Dumbledore.

Percy Weasley testified as a key witness at the hearing.

After a full day of hearings, Peter Pettigrew was stripped of his status as a First Class member of the Order of Merlin.

Sirius Black was declared innocent and a hero who fought against Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Further, more detailed and conclusive investigations are needed to determine the guilt of Peter Pettigrew. This hearing was primarily aimed at restoring Sirius Black's reputation.

At the hearing, Sirius Black saw Peter Pettigrew and wanted nothing more than to rush up and devour him alive.

Finally, Sirius revealed a secret he had kept hidden for many years.

This hearing, which could be said to be specifically for Sirius Black, lasted only a day.

However, the Ministry of Magic spent a considerable amount of time preparing for the hearing.

When the hearing declared Sirius Black innocent, the timeline had quietly moved to just before Christmas.

Soon, the young wizards who have just entered Hogwarts will be welcoming their first holiday.

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"The team going to Gringotts is ready. How's your plan going?" Professor Venda knew that Isaac had been researching Gringotts since Halloween.

Isaac's prophetic abilities gave him a huge advantage in finding information.

Unlike others who were completely clueless, Isaac was at least able to find the most secretive, least noticed, and most likely intelligence by comparing multiple timelines.

"This is the action plan for this operation, but we still need the most crucial piece of the puzzle before we can take action."

Professor Venda reviewed Isaac's plan and had to admit that, even as someone who had once served as Grindelwald's second-in-command, she felt the plan had a high probability of success.

It's enough, at least, to serve as support in persuading those former companions.

As for the key piece of the puzzle that Isaac mentioned...

"Are you planning to invite Snape?"

In Isaac's plan, he needed a group of people to openly attack Gringotts, and this group had to be able to provide enough deterrence and draw enough firepower.

In Britain, who can attract more firepower and spread more fear than Death Eaters?

Voldemort's disappearance led to the Death Eaters' disappearance, and in the British wizarding world, if we're talking about who could still command those Death Eaters, it's probably only Snape.

Professor Wenda had obviously guessed this as well.

"Yes, I do intend to invite Professor Snape, but not to take advantage of his influence among the Death Eaters."

"Leave it to me with confidence; Death Eaters will clear the way for us."

Professor Venda asked no more questions and left with Isaac's parchment.

After leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Isaac went straight to Snape's office.

Chapter 97 We threw a fantastic party, but one person wasn't invited.

"Mr. Waldore, are you trying to relay a message from Dumbledore or from Minister Fudge to convey the Ministry's orders?"

That's how Snape is; there are only two people in the whole world who can get him to talk properly.

One is Lily Potter, who is now dead; the other is Tom Riddle, who is in a state of semi-death.

Of course, there was a reason why Snape was so sarcastic.

Ever since Percy went to the hearing, he's been like a demon ever since he came back.

He would appear before Isaac every few days, addressing him as "Sir" repeatedly.

In addition, since Harry Potter, a famous figure at the school, was willing to call him that all the time, after a while, the Gryffindor students hadn't said anything, but the Slytherin students started to make sarcastic remarks.

The animosity between Gryffindor and Slytherin is a legacy of history.

Under normal circumstances, people will gradually get used to it after a few sessions.

Unfortunately, every few years, a young wizard seems to reignite the feud between the two academies.

The previous generation consisted of Snape and James's group, while this generation consists of Harry and Malfoy.

Percy and Harry called each other Mr. Isaac, and the young Gryffindor wizards didn't really think there was anything wrong with it.

Putting aside Isaac's affiliation with Hufflepuff House, just considering his unspeakable relationship with Headmaster Dumbledore...

Isaac may not seem to have his own phoenix yet, but when Isaac rides his phoenix in Diagon Alley, he does so without anyone knowing.

What's wrong with calling me "sir" a couple of times?

If Isaac were sorted into Gryffindor, they could nominate him right now to be the Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts!

Sir, it's getting cold, please put on another layer of clothing.

Gryffindors thought it was fine, but Slytherins thought it was wrong.

These people always talked about Gryffindor's lackeys, and they used that to mock Percy and Harry quite a bit.

Harry dismissed it as the Slytherin bastards talking nonsense.

If it weren't for Isaac, what kind of life would he have had at the Dursleys' house?

Unlike in the original timeline where he knew nothing, he now knew that he needed to stay at the Dursleys' house for a period of time every school year during the holidays.

Being treated like a human being in the bedroom is so much better than being abused in the cupboard.

Moreover, Isaac gave Harry the confidence to face and even rebel against the Dursleys on equal terms.

He used to depend on the Dursleys because he was living under their roof.

But now Isaac used the Potter family's inheritance to pay for his foster care at the Dursleys', which meant he was no longer considered inferior.

Is there anything wrong with being Isaac's sidekick?

Not at all.

As for Percy... he was initially a little embarrassed.

But after attending one hearing, Percy realized it.

That's why they say Percy is a smart man.

Will the teasing from Slytherin cost him a piece of flesh? Or will it cost him one less OWL certificate?

No, not at all.

On the contrary, the benefits of being Isaac's "sidekick" were real and tangible.

Percy's appearance at the hearing at least made him a familiar face to those important figures.

Even if this familiarity isn't useful now, when they have a chance to meet at the Ministry of Magic in the future, Percy can simply mention that he also attended that hearing, and the person will remember him, right?

On the one hand, there are absolutely no downsides, and on the other hand, the benefits are real and tangible. Percy doesn't need to worry about the difference between the two at all.

Since neither party was willing to take the bait, Slytherin dared not bring it up in front of Isaac.

This resulted in the parties involved being completely unaware of the incident, but the other Gryffindors and Slytherins got into numerous brawls.

As is well known, a brawl between two colleges requires the dean's personal intervention.

There's not much to say about Professor McGonagall; deduct points as appropriate, and put her in solitary confinement as necessary.

As for Professor Snape...