"Now, this is most unusual, but this has not been an ordinary case, nor an ordinary few months. Mr. Malfoy, it seems you have some strong allies. After much deliberation, the Wizengamot has decided that although you were 17 years of age at the time of the Carrow’s tenure at Hogwarts, and during the Battle of Hogwarts, you will be tried as an adolescent. It was brought to our attention that you, much like many of the fighters in the second wizarding war, are young. Too young to have made these decisions solely of your own volition. As such, that is why this is a closed tribunal and will move much quicker."