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English to Chinese: Swept From the Past (忆往情深) General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature
Source text - English The night was falling at number four, Privet Drive. A young boy with messy hair and a scar on his forehead lay on his bed, his green eyes opened, thoughtful. Harry Potter, that was his name, stared at the latest edition of the Daily Prophet his owl Hedwig had brought him in the morning. "Lucius Malfoy, Victim of a Plot?" was the title of the font page, where a large photo of the blond man could be seen. He had a conqueror smile on his lips and raised his head, as if he had fairly been acquitted by justice. His wife accompanied him to the exit and a lot of reporters followed them, pressing the Malfoys for their reaction to the verdict.
"The wizarding world was turned on its ear today by a surprise verdict in the Malfoy trial. After a lengthy and contentious trial, Lucius Malfoy, who had been arrested at that mass break-in at the Ministry of Magic this past June, has been released from the Prison of Azkaban.
Lucius Malfoy, a wealthy and highly-regarded member of the Wizarding community, had been caught with a group of suspected Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries. However, certain proofs have demonstrated that this respectable man had been accused wrongly. "I am innocent!" he had proclaimed to the court since the beginning of the trial. "I have never been a partisan of You-Know-Who!" Now that the Dark Lord has returned, such an assertion is real evidence of courage, the desperate scream of a victim which has fortunately been heard by justice.
"My husband hasn't done anything wrong!" testified his wife, when she was questioned by the defendant's solicitor, "That evening, he received an Owl, warning him that the Ministry would be attacked during the night! He immediately left the Manor, out of a sense of duty and now, he's about to spend his whole life in prison... We have a son! How would he live without his father? Will he... spend his whole life thinking of his father as a criminal?" Narcissa Malfoy, who testified three days ago, made a very moving speech; her sincere declaration has obviously changed the opinion of the jury, who almost cried when she explained the facts.
"I'm the victim of a well-organised plot!" claimed Lucius Malfoy. "When I entered the Ministry, someone attacked me and dressed me like a Death Eater! Someone even hexed me to print this horrible tattoo on my flesh! I only ask for justice!" he loudly responded to the attorney, who had used this Dark Mark as a proof of his guilt. "I don't remember anything about what happened next!" Lucius Malfoy also argued. "Someone used the Imperious Curse on me! These children are the age of my son! They are at the same school! How could have I attacked them of my own free will, knowing that they are friends with him? That's nonsense! Should I be imprisoned for something I was forced to do?"
Yesterday, the court declared Lucius Malfoy innocent and it's with happiness that he left the hearing with his wife. No doubt his son will be proud of him... In this case, justice has prevailed."