Umbridge's eyes were filled with malice, and she spared no effort in her persecution.
If the Halls did not recognize Eli as adopted, Eli would be punished by the Ministry of Magic.
If the Halls admit that Eli is adopted, Umbridge asks them to provide the details of how Eli was discovered, otherwise she will suspect that the Halls kidnapped Eli.
In short, Dumbledore and the others didn't dare to mess with him. If Eli broke the pot, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Only the Halls, who are Muggles, are Eli's weakness. If you point the finger at them, Eli will definitely become weak.
Eli looked at Umbridge with murderous eyes. This damn guy must not let her go.
Mr. Hall pushed up his glasses, "It's okay to ask us to provide a report, but you should first provide us with a report on why we need to provide the report!" "What?" Umbridge's face froze,
she
even I suspected that I heard wrongly.
Dumbledore's eyes flashed.
"Madam, of course you have the right to doubt the process by which we discovered this child, but the power comes from the law. I think there should be no law in your law that allows the relevant departments to ask the parties to provide relevant information just out of suspicion. Prove it."
Mr. Hall's words actually caused many Wizengamot and Ministry of Magic members present to nod.
Dumbledore cast an appreciative look at Mr. Hall, and then looked at Umbridge, whose face was red from suppressing his emotions.
"According to my understanding of the laws of the Ministry of Magic in this country, there is indeed no such law that gives this lady the right to ask the Halls to provide a report. If you ask them to provide a report, you should indeed provide relevant proof first, otherwise, it will only make One has to doubt the credibility of the Ministry of Magic."
"You..."
"Shut up!"
Fudge immediately stopped Umbridge who was still talking. He knew that there was nothing he could do about this matter alone. If anything else, they themselves will fall into a passive situation.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Minister, I..."
Umbridge suddenly fainted. How could she dare to disobey the Minister of Magic?
Didn't she get to the top just by clinging to the top?
At this time, she had lost everything and almost damaged the reputation of the Ministry of Magic. She was afraid that her impression in front of Fudge would be greatly reduced.
"I don't think we need to worry about how the Halls discovered this child, but you should prove that he is Billy Potter." Fudge's
words made Dumbledore nod, "Well, indeed, we can't do it without providing evidence." If it's convincing, why don't we send Harry Potter and test it in court?"
Eli was a little confused, how to test it? Is it blood recognition?
"Okay, please invite Mr. Harry Potter over!"
Several staff members left again.
After a while, Harry was brought over with a confused look on his face.
Eli couldn't help but sigh, this Ministry of Magic is really overbearing, bringing whoever it says it will bring.
"Professor, Eli?"
Harry still remembered Dursley's gloating expression when he was brought here. He thought he had really done something accidentally.
As soon as he came in, everyone in the room looked at him, and his heart was beating with fear until he saw Dumbledore and Eli.
He was also curious why Eli's parents were there. Aren't they Muggles?
Dumbledore nodded at Harry, but Eli was a little afraid to look at Harry.
There's going to be a parent-child drama later... ah no, it's a brother-recognition drama, I'm quite nervous.
The Halls were surprised to hear that Eli's brother might be Harry Potter, and when they saw Harry arriving, they stared at him intently.
When they saw Harry's familiar eyebrows and eyes, the Halls were touched in their hearts.
"Now that Harry Potter has arrived, let's get started!"
Fudge urged.
"Harry, come this way"
Dumbledore called to Harry who was confused.
"Reach out your hand."
Harry subconsciously followed Dumbledore's words.
I saw Dumbledore's hand gently brushing over Harry's palm, and a small wound appeared on Harry's palm.
A drop of blood slowly gathered from the wound.
Eli also stretched out his palm, and Dumbledore followed suit, condensing a drop of blood from Eli's palm.
Two drops of bright red blood were suspended in mid-air.
Dumbledore uttered an obscure syllable from his mouth, and a hint of golden light slowly appeared in the blood of the two of them.
Everyone present craned their necks, but no one spoke.
The Halls also stared at the two drops of blood.
Two golden lights began to extend, like two golden threads, exuding sacred light.
As the thread continued to get closer, everyone present slowly leaned forward, wanting to see the final result.
Little by little, the two threads got closer and closer, and finally, two entangled threads were reflected on Dumbledore's half-moon glasses.
Fudge took a breath, his expression completely frozen on his face.
Although the Halls did not understand this magic, they understood something when they saw the two golden threads symbolizing blood intertwined with each other and intimate.
Looking at Eli and Harry, they couldn't help but laugh with some relief, with tears in their eyes.
At least, their favorite child has found his family.
Dumbledore also stared blankly at the connected threads, with relief and envy in his eyes.
Harry didn't understand, "Professor...this...what does this mean?"
Eli looked at Harry at this time but didn't dare to look into his eyes.
He had hidden it from Harry for so long. He could have let Harry feel family affection earlier, but he chose to hide it.
His soul does not belong to Billy Porter, but his body is Billy Porter's body, and he still carries Billy Porter's expectations for life. He is willing to live in Billy Porter's place. Go down.
Dumbledore patted Harry on the shoulder, with a look that made it difficult to understand what he was thinking, "Harry, this means that you will no longer be alone." "
Professor, this..."
Harry's thoughts were extremely confused.
"Harry, I think I have to call you brother."
Harry looked at Eli, who smiled at him, and two pairs of familiar emerald green eyes looked at each other.
"You...you..."
Tears gathered in Harry's eyes. He couldn't believe it, he didn't dare to accept it, and he was extremely afraid that this was a fragile dream.
He has waited for many years, hoped for many years, and been lonely for many years.
Family love suddenly appeared in front of him, but he didn't dare to reach out and grab it. He was afraid of losing it again.
"Child, you will all have a biological brother."
Mr. and Mrs. Hall came up and gently patted Harry and Eli on the shoulders. This scene was so familiar to Harry!
It was in that mirror, in his deepest consciousness.
Although the person is not the same person as before, the emotion is still sincere.
Bang bang bang bang!
Fudge slapped the table roughly, and some people present cast vaguely dissatisfied glances.
Such a stunning marriage recognition drama was interrupted by you, a fat guy like me.
There was still a hint of disbelief on Fudge's face, "Even so, Billy Porter has been adopted as Eli Hall, and he has lost the qualification to inherit the Potter family property!" The faces of the Halls changed
. Indeed, Eli has been adopted and he has lost his inheritance to the Potter family.
"I think things haven't been clarified yet,"
Dumbledore said suddenly, covering up Fudge's voice.
"The Ministry of Magic's information on Billy Potter is still missing. In other words, the Ministry of Magic has no adoption record on Billy Potter!" Fudge's face suddenly
solidified, but he added, "That's because we If Billy Potter was not found before, and now that he has been found, and the adoption has become a fact, then he has lost his inheritance rights, and he has committed the crime of illegal misappropriation of property!" "Wait!" Harry's voice suddenly appeared,
his
face There were still tears on his face. He looked at Eli and then looked directly at Fudge, the Minister of Magic with an unkind expression.
"I don't know what happened, but since there is a dispute over the inheritance rights of the Potter family's property, I will completely transfer the ownership of the family property to Eli in the name of the heir of the Potter family!"