Frayser, Sladek, and Rue were. The three, two-bit lawyers from the United States had seen an opportunity during the years of criminal justice reform and grabbed hold with both hands. Their nascent firm had defended all the Death Eaters. Unsuccessfully, of course, but they had never intended to win. Daily Prophet reporters covered the trials without cease, splashed the firm’s name and photos all over the front page, and stood shivering in the London rain just to catch them for a question or two. In 1999, they were the best courtroom advocates in wizarding London because they were the only courtroom advocates in wizarding London.