"Rightly so," Harry surmised. "But that’s a given. We are aware Dark Magic was used. We know Percy Weasley is dead. We know other Ministry employees died that night. We also know there were serial killings targeting Purebloods and despite my earlier investigation, we know it is erroneous to believe that John Dawlish is of sane mind to have committed them willingly and independently. Dark Magic is not the crux of this trial, but rather, it is Draco Malfoy’s innocence. This hearing is about his reasons for turning to Dark Magic which I believe are fully defensible. The deaths that occurred by his hands through illegal use of magic were committed only because his life had been threatened."