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(Kangaroo Court: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past \
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(Kangaroo Court: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past \\\"farce of a trial\\\" and goes straight into \\\"they\\\'re all complete morons with no self-respect, integrity, or care towards their own traditions, rules, morality, or curiosity.\\\" Thankfully, Dumbledore arrives, points out how insanely stupid they all are and the entire basis for the trial is in less than ten seconds, and they reluctantly rule—unanimously—that Harriet isn\\\'t guilty. No, really. He talks for ten seconds, presents no new evidence or information, and the Wizengamot completely reverses its ruling from \\\"A Fate Worse Than Death\\\" to a unanimous \\\"clear of all charges\\\". You can\\\'t even blame this one on Adults Are Useless or pure corruption, either. In a story where almost everyone is a rounded, fleshed-out character that has actual realistic motives, this instance is bizarrely out of place and nonsensical.)
I agree that the fake-trial was a tad rushed, but it certainly wasn\\\'t as ridiculous as you\\\'re making it out to be. Here are some things you might have missed in that scene that make the trial somewhat realistic:
1) Over 50 Wizengamot members voted against the first verdict (and that was just on the side of the courtroom that Harry could see).
2) Dumbledore was waiting for Harry\\\'s eyes to turn red in the courtroom before he could make his case.
3) Dumbledore brought with him statements from various Aurors about Harry\\\'s eyes that had been foregone as evidence.
It screamed \\\"farce of a trial\\\" to me, but it did so very strongly, so I understand why you didn\\\'t like the scene.
I agree that the fake-trial was a tad rushed, but it certainly wasn\\\'t as ridiculous as you\\\'re making it out to be. Here are some things you might have missed in that scene that make the trial somewhat realistic:
1) Over 50 Wizengamot members voted against the first verdict (and that was just on the side of the courtroom that Harry could see).
2) Dumbledore was waiting for Harry\\\'s eyes to turn red in the courtroom before he could make his case.
3) Dumbledore brought with him statements from various Aurors about Harry\\\'s eyes that had been foregone as evidence.
It screamed \\\"farce of a trial\\\" to me, but it did so very strongly, so I understand why you didn\\\'t like the scene.
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(Kangaroo Court: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past \
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(Kangaroo Court: A rather infamous example; the Wizengamot is several times worse than its canon counterpart. It skips past \\\"farce of a trial\\\" and goes straight into \\\"they\\\'re all complete morons with no self-respect, integrity, or care towards their own traditions, rules, morality, or curiosity.\\\" Thankfully, Dumbledore arrives, points out how insanely stupid they all are and the entire basis for the trial is in less than ten seconds, and they reluctantly rule—unanimously—that Harriet isn\\\'t guilty. No, really. He talks for ten seconds, presents no new evidence or information, and the Wizengamot completely reverses its ruling from \\\"A Fate Worse Than Death\\\" to a unanimous \\\"clear of all charges\\\". You can\\\'t even blame this one on Adults Are Useless or pure corruption, either. In a story where almost everyone is a rounded, fleshed-out character that has actual realistic motives, this instance is bizarrely out of place and nonsensical.)
I agree that the fake-trial was a tad rushed, but it certainly wasn\\\'t as ridiculous as you\\\'re making it out to be. Here are some things you might have missed in that scene that make the trial somewhat realistic:
1) Over 50 Wizengamot members voted against the first verdict (and that was just on the side of the courtroom that Harry could see).
2)Dumbledore was waiting for Harry\\\'s eyes to turn red in the courtroom before he could make his case.
3)Dumbledore brought with him statements from various Aurors about Harry\\\'s eyes that had been foregone as evidence.
It screamed \\\"farce of a trial\\\" to me, but it did so very strongly, so I understand why you didn\\\'t like the scene.
I agree that the fake-trial was a tad rushed, but it certainly wasn\\\'t as ridiculous as you\\\'re making it out to be. Here are some things you might have missed in that scene that make the trial somewhat realistic:
1) Over 50 Wizengamot members voted against the first verdict (and that was just on the side of the courtroom that Harry could see).
2)Dumbledore was waiting for Harry\\\'s eyes to turn red in the courtroom before he could make his case.
3)Dumbledore brought with him statements from various Aurors about Harry\\\'s eyes that had been foregone as evidence.
It screamed \\\"farce of a trial\\\" to me, but it did so very strongly, so I understand why you didn\\\'t like the scene.
