On the morning of Monday, January 8th, 1995, Karkaroff was noticeably absent from the staff table as the students, staff, and guests at Hogwarts were enjoying a breakfast of blueberry waffles, sausage links, and Budweiser.
Unexpectedly, Amelia Bones, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement entered the Great Hall carrying an enormous orange megaphone and walked up to the staff table with a very businesslike expression on her face.
Speaking clearly into the megaphone, Madam Bones said clearly, "You all may have noticed the absence of Karkaroff from the staff table this morning. Well, that's because last Monday, I interviewed Karkaroff under the Truth Potion Veritaserum. Under the influence of Veritaserum, Karkaroff admitted to tampering with the Champions selection process for the Triwizard Tournament. "
Many eyes in the Great Hall most turned upon Harry as many people in the Great Hall were now expecting Madam Bones to announce that Karkaroff had confessed to putting Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire.
The Durmstrang students who knew what Karkaroff had actually done had a mixture of looks of their various faces ranging from smugness to hopefulness to relief.
"Now," continued Madam Bones, "We are still none the wiser about who put Harry Potter's name in the Goblet of Fire, but it wasn't Karkaroff. However, Karkaroff confessed under the influence of Veritaserum that he blackmailed every Durmstrang student into entering the name Viktor Krum into the Goblet of Fire. He threatened to place the Cruciatus Curse upon any Durmstrang student other than Viktor Krum if his or her name came out of the Goblet of Fire. He also promised to give every student in the Durmstrang delegation ten galleons if the name Viktor Krum emerged from the Goblet of Fire. He admitted to never paying up."
"Karma's a bitch," interjected Hermione and a number of Durmstrang students nodded their heads at this.
Viktor, meanwhile, had a tent of uncomfortableness emitting from his face.
"So," explained Madam Bones, "In most cases the decision to remove a headmaster or headmistress from a school of magic rests with that school's board of governors. In some countries the national wizarding government may also get a say. However, there are certain circumstances in which a headmaster or headmistress can be voted out of a magical school's headship by the International Confederation of Wizards. In a case where a headmaster of headmistress has been found guilty of or admitted to blackmailing his or her pupils, the International Confederation of Wizards reserves the power to vote him or her out. In cases where a headmaster or headmistress has been found guilty of or admitted to making threats of violence against hir or her pupils, the International Confederation of Wizards reserves the power to vote him or her out."
"And" piped up Harry, "Karkaroff confessed to both under Veritaserum."
"Exactly," said Madam Bones in a steely voice, "The International Confederation of Wizards voted unanimously this morning to remove Igor Karkaroff from the post of headmaster of Durmstrang Institute."
There was a sudden explosion of noise in the Great Hall as every Durmstrang student stood up and clapped his or her hands together as hard as he or she could while they all gave off yells of celebration. Not an elated celebration but a justice has been served celebration.
"The Durmstrang Board of Governors will vote this summer on a new headmaster or headmistress for Durmstrang Institute ahead of the 199-1996 academic year. Karkaroff has been terminated with cause and will not be paid for the time that was left on his contract."
"Serves him right," said Cedric firmly, "I just wish those poor Durmstrang students could at least get the ten galleons that Karkaroff promised them."
"Oh, they will," promised Madam Bones, giving off an unusual smirk for someone who was normally very businesslike, "After what he told me on the day the new semester began, the International Confederation of Wizards questioned him under Veritaserum about his time as the headmaster of Durmstrang. Under the influence of Veritaserum, he told the confederation point blank that he had Durmstrang students LITERALLY practicing the Cruciatus Curse on each other amongst other teachings of the Dark Arts. In addition to his immediate dismissal, Igor Karkaroff has been declared ineligible for the rest of his life by the International Confederation of Wizards to ever work at a school again or work with minors again."
"Justice," snarled Fluer in a hard voice.
"Indeed," said Madam Bones coldly, "Igor Karkaroff has been fined five hundred galleons. The money owed by Karkaroff has been taken out of his bank account in Bulgaria. This money shall be used to pay each Durmstrang student currently at Hogwarts twenty five galleons. Ten galleons each that he owed them for his promise. Five galleons each for being denied their rightfully opportunities to submit themselves for the Triwizard Tournament, and ten galleons each for emotional damages."
"Karkaroff got that one thrown back at him like a boomerang," said Viktor in a satisfied voice, "I never knew of this plot. I'm guessing the other Durmstrang students were threatened with violence if they dared to tell me?"
"They were threatened with the Cruciatus Curse," confirmed Madam Bones.
"I say," said Ginny smugly, "That all the Durmstrang students rise as once and chant "justice."
At Ginny's suggestion, all the Durmstrang students did rise as once and chanted "Justice," twenty five times in honor of the number of galleons of Karkaroff's money they would each be receiving.
"What happens going forward the rest of this semester though?" wondered Krum suddenly.
"There will be no acting Durmstrang head the rest of your time here," explained Madam Bones, "It is impractical to hire a new headmaster or headmistress for a school and have the start of his or her tenure not be at that school. If any Durmstrang student here feels the need for an adult, he or she may approach Madam Maxime, who has agreed to tend to the needs and concerns of the Durmstrang students here when necessary for the rest of the school year."
"Madam Maxime has already proven herself decent to me," said Viktor warmly.
"I'm very proud to be her pupil," added Fluer.
"Let's be honest," said Harry bluntly, "Karkaroff is a piece of hot garbage and the Durmstrang students currently present in this Great Hall should all be feeling a savage pleasure at karma biting Karkaroff in the ass and Karkaroff getting what he has coming to him."
"We do!" chorused all the Durmstrang students together in satisfied voices.
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