A few days before, Theo had been acquitted of all charges and considered innocent. He had managed to prove that he and his wife had been asleep for days, due to a powerful potion administered to them by his father, who had taken on his appearance. The Theodore Nott who had opened the door to Rose was therefore the same Dark Wizard that the girl had then confronted that night. Although Draco had made distrust his armor, even Rose - like the Wizengamot - was sure that Theodore's story was the truth.