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Chapter Sixty – Three
Harry sat down his wand in hand waiting for Mr Keeling to comeback from where ever he had gone. It felt surprisingly good being here; he had a mission something to do, to keep him going, and to keep him fighting. It wasn’t the same as fighting Voldemort but there was still the element of thrill in knowing he had control over both his own and three other people’s future. Choosing whether to let someone live or die was real power he was capable of holding as he had before but this was different, this wasn’t about letting them live, this was letting them live according to what he dictated.
There was no doubt this rush couldn’t top what he felt when he was with Ginny, he held on to the thought of her until the door opened and the short plump man walked in.
“Follow me Harry”
He got up still his hand around his wand cautious of the place he was in as well as its keepers. They walked down a corridor he had seen before when looking for Draco and went to his cell.
“Mr Malfoy, Miss O’Malley is waiting” Said Mr Keeling walking forward with a key, four guards appeared in the doorway and walked past Harry, each with there wands pointed at Draco, each looking at him disgustedly as they chained him to two of them. One walked in front, the other behind as they made there way to another room.
The door opened to the raven haired girl sitting at the table chained to Laura and Cadence. She looked up as soon as she saw Draco and a beautiful smile spread across her tired face.
“Amy” he grinned and tried to reach out across the table to her the chains and there keepers not allowing them too. Harry stood by Keeling in the side of the room and whispered to him.
“I think if they were allowed some sort of contact they’d co-operate more don’t you think?”
Keeling nodded, “Jack, Cadence release yourselves from the prisoners and take surrounding positions, Laura, Mitchell make the chain a little longer, stay alert allow some prisoner contact”
Draco smiled gratefully at Harry, Amy looking in between them both and holding back her hand as Draco reached for it.
“What’s going on Draco?”
“Amy, Harry’s going to help get us out of here”
“He would do that, for us?”
“Yes” Draco nodded reaching to take her hand “If we stand as witnesses for him, he can help us, I have already agreed with him, im not bound to the Dark Lord anymore and neither are you, we are free”
“Not if we’re in his debt we’re not” Amy replied looking to Draco and them setting a stony gaze on Harry. Draco withdrew his arm when she refused to reply with her own hand and Harry spoke.
“I only want you to stand up for me in court, prove to them that you’ve changed then I think it would be safe to say I’d want nothing more to do with you if you don’t think we could ever be friends”
“Friends, I watched you torture my sister”
“You know I was doing what I had to, to get Ginny back just as you were to survive by serving Voldemort”
“And Draco, you forgive him for killing your Aunt, putting you in here with the rest of your family and letting us be treated like dirt on these guards shoes”
Cadence, Liam, Jack and Mitchell shared glances of anger at each other but none of them spoke,
“I forgive him for everything, I just want to get out of here” He tried reaching out for her again and this time her hand met his. He looked to Harry “That doesn’t mean I’m just doing this to get out, I do know you only did what you had to, and killing Bellatrix has saved a lot of people. I’m not angry with you neither is my mother… my father on the other hand… lets just say he deserves to stay in here for a lifetime for what he’s done in the name of the Dark Lord”
Harry nodded, he saw the truth in what Draco was saying, he wasn’t lying to him but now he just had to make sure Amy wouldn’t let them down.
“If Draco can forgive you, I can too” She sighed “I didn’t want this life, It was Angie’s idea to join him, she said it was the only way we could make sure of our survival and then our parents joined him and we had no choice”
“I understand; will you be a witness with Draco?”
“Yes, it’s what’s right I guess, but I’m not telling Angie”
“She’ll know tomorrow, we all have to stand there together” Said Harry after Mr Keeling bent his head down to tell him quietly.
“What, oh no I thought this would be where I just say I want to speak for you and then I go up when its your turn”
“Unfortunately Miss O’Malley that is not the case” Replied Mr Keeling,
“Please Amy, it will be ok, she can’t do anything too you” Said Draco
“Fine, just keep her away from me and make sure she can’t get hold of a wand”
“Done” smiled Harry “Thank you”
“Its ok Potter” Draco grinned “Now we need to sort out what to say”
“This is the good bit” said Harry “You just tell the truth”
*****
“What! Why didn’t you tell me sooner? I could have had the guards get him and bring him back” The professor hissed, the sleeping infant in her arms stirring slightly.
“Willow please, this is something he has to do calm down”
“Calm, how are you even calm?”
“I’ve spoken to Professor McGonagall she helped me understand”
“Really, well I think I’d better talk to her too there’s no way this is going to go away easily”
“No please, just tell me why you wanted to speak to me and Harry”
“But I feel bad he’s not here for me to ask”
“Ask what? ... Please, it’s his own fault he’s not here”
“Umm, well Caleb and I were considering who we wanted to be God Parents and then we thought about the people who helped bring her into the world as well as save it a good few times… and that they were trusted friends and well… we thought of you and Harry”
“Really” she squealed happily “Oh Willow, please me and Harry, we’d love to, I promise she wouldn’t get better God parents in anyone else”
“Oh that would be wonderful, but I think im going to have to tell him off before I tell what I want him to do for us”
“Im telling him off too don’t worry”
“Well I’ll let you at him first” She shifted the baby in her arms as she woke up, blinking. “Hello baby” she cooed holding her pinkie for the little girl to cling onto.
“Aw she’s lovely”
“Come and meet her properly” Willow smiled as Ginny walked over and sat down beside them. “Here” she handed Nehelenia to her carefully as Ginny formed a nature cradle shape with her arms.
“Nehelenia meet your Aunty Ginny”
“She’s even more gorgeous then she was yesterday” Ginny smiled looking down at her,
“You and Harry want children someday?”
“We haven’t got that far into thinking it yet, if thinks don’t go well tomorrow well our future isn’t looking bright”
“I still want you as God Mother, Nehelenia will still want you and we both know you don’t need to worry tomorrow will be fine”
“It’s a shame Harry’s not thinking like that”
“Harry is always prepared for the worst after the life he’s had”
“I’ve still got so much to figure out about him even when everyone says I know him better then most”
“You’ll have a long time to get too know each other, I promise”
“Hmm”
“Sounds like your not certain either”
“I don’t know, I guess I’m hoping for the best but prepared for the worst”
“And that’s a sensible way to be rather then just being resigned to the fact there’s nothing you can do”
***
Harry walked into the leaky cauldron and went straight to Tom, ignoring the looks and stares from the people in the place “I need a room, just for tonight and I’ll pay now since I’ll be gone in the morning”
“Of course Mr Potter, but they’ll be no paying for you, you did us a great service in what you did, you’re a hero”
“I’d like to pay for your services”
“Ah but I won’t accept young man” he pushed Harry’s hand back to his pocket as he tried to hand him some money. “Come with me, I’ll show you your room, you’ll be needin’ your rest for tomorrow see” Harry smiled gratefully and nodded his head following “Thanks Tom”
“No problem Mister Potter – Here you go, number thirteen”
“Thirteen are you sure?”
“It’s only unlucky for muggles and the like Mister Potter”
“I was brought up a muggle for eleven years”
“This is the best room we’ve got and nothing bad ever came of those who stayed in it”
“Ok then” Harry smiled again walking in to the clean room, the curtains open to reveal the best view of Gringotts he had seen and the sun setting in the background.
“Your dinner will be right up, have a good evening Mister Potter”
“But-” Harry said turning but Tom was gone and the door was closed.
He sat on the bed and the rifled through his pocket. He’d picked it up from the bedside table in his room; Ginny had left it there last night. The mirror had the link to Hermione’s and though Hermione he could reach Ginny. He shoved it back in his pocket, he would see her tomorrow and then everything would come out.
***
Ginny and Willow reached the door to the Great Hall,
“You ready Ginny” said Willow looking down at Ginny holding her Goddaughter,
“As I’ll ever be” she grinned “He’s going to get a telling off for not being here for this too” she smiled, looking down at Nehelenia as Professor McGonagall opened the doors and the three of them walked in.
They were greeted with ‘oohhs and awws’ as they made there way to the front of the school all eyes on Ginny holding the baby.
“Today is a feast for the celebration of life. We fought long and hard to survive this year and all our efforts came to fruition in the downfall of Voldemort.” Then the mutterings of “where’s Harry?” came
“But today is cause for another celebration, I present to you Professor Jacobs and her daughter Nehelenia Rose Vaughn, with her God Mother Miss Ginny Weasley”
Ginny gave the baby back to her mother and took a place next to Hermione and Ron at the Gryffindor table, feeling the eyes following her she ignored them and let herself think about tomorrow, what would happen and what the outcome of the sham of a trial would bring, And if it would finally set Harry’s conscience at rest.
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