As Albus was thinking these things, the doors to Courtroom Ten opened. Arthur went to sit in the part of the courtroom that was set aside for witnesses and petitioners—somehow, Harry Potter and Miss Granger already were sitting there!—whilst Albus was forced to sit in the public gallery. Albus was not bothered by this humiliation too much—because he was certain that by the end of the day, he would be back in the Chief Warlock’s chair.