When Maria Cox entered, some of her representatives followed suit. Narcissa wanted to roll her eyes since they entered the Wizengamot like they owned it. As they settled in, Amelia began: "Ms. Cox, would you please explain us why you are sending abused children and students from Hogwarts to their abusers back?" "I don’t understand, where this accusation is coming from, but it must be a lie, in order to make our department look bad. We had received some false reports", Maria answered haughtily. Narcissa continued for Amelia containing her snarl: "Then, how do you explain the ignored reports that you have received from the adults, professors and the healer from Hogwarts, Poppy Pomfrey?" "We have investigated the reports, but the parents promised us that they are not abused and then we have left since the child can return back safely. We have informed prfoessor Snape and the other professor, Madam Pomfrey and the other adults that there has been no evidence of abuse", Maria defended herself. Amelia was ready to snarl, but she remained calm: "But haven’t you bothered to check up with the health scans that Poppy Pomfrey has made and filed with the report. And don’t come with the excuse that it could be faked, Ms. Cox, and has been deemed as unimportant, because you believe the words of the suspected guardian over a professional made health scan from a healer. And I hope, you are not coming up with the excuse that the reports could be faked since we have verified them to be true. Apart from that, we have investigated your staff and you and what we have found out about your actions is horrifying. You have believed in the words of the guardians instead of a professional healer, who has warned you that the children have been living in an abusive home. The worst thing has been that you have told the concerned adults that they have talked with the guardians and has seen no reason in removing the child or youth from what you call a loving home. And are you calling this a loving home?" Amelia and Narcissa handed everyone the copies of the results that they had got during the investigation. Many members of the Wizengamot were stunned and disgusted about the results, when they had read them. Maria was furious that Amelia led an investigation behind her back and demanded from the chief warlock: "Chief warlock, I demand censure against Madame Bones, because she led an illegal investigation behind my back and has disrupted the privacy of my department." "Petition is denied. The investigation has been led completely legal since there has been incriminating evidence against your department and you yourself and with a unanimous vote in a secluded session in the Wizengamot, it has been decided that your department should have been unaware of the investigations out of fear that you or your staff could have destroyed evidence, in order to claim that there is no proof about these claims, and in addition to that, you and your staff, Ms. Cox, have been deemed not trustworthy and cooperative enough. So, your petition for censure is denied", Lucius answered the panicking woman, when she realised, what had been done. He had seen that coming, but he was prepared for this. Maria and her staff wouldn’t be able to get out of this, even with Dumbledore’s help, because if Dumbledore would try something, it would look bad for his image. He had seen the man’s look and could see that the old fool was stuck.