Both Harry Potter and Sneezy the Wolf will be facing trial at the Penticton courthouse on Friday.
Provincial Crown Counsel and members of the local bar will be joining high school and middle school students for two mock trials on April 17 in celebration of Law Week 2015.
Harry Potter will take the stand first at 10 a.m. where he will be prosecuted for culpable homicide, having been charged with second degree murder for his involvement in the death of Professor Quirrell, an instructor at Hogwarts Academy.
Next to take the stand at 1 p.m. will be Sneezy the Wolf, who is charged with huffing and puffing and blowing down the houses of the Three Little Pigs.
Follow the signs at the Penticton Courthouse on 100 Main St. to find the trials.
Law Week is a national event held annually in April celebrating the signing of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. First held in 1983, Law Week provides an opportunity for those in the profession to educate the public about the role that lawyers and the judiciary serve in guaranteeing an open, independent and unbiased judicial system.
Law Week events are held in communities throughout British Columbia in April. In B.C., Law Week is a collaborative project organized through the partnership of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, the Law Foundation of British Columbia, the Law Society of British Columbia and the Vancouver Bar Association.