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Chapter Sixty – Five
The three of them looked up, the large court room filled on one side with the Wizengamot and the other with people that looked like the anyone from the wizarding population who had got there early enough to get a seat. Some were wearing green ribbons on there robes and he knew they were there for him. He looked for Ginny but she and the others were no where in sight.
Draco whispered to him
“They’ll be called in one at a time – Dad used to take me to trials all the time when I was little probably to prepare me for this day no doubt”
Harry nodded and looked down at his hands as the guards chained them to the docks where they were made to sit in chairs and the chains were attached to a metal pole while they were still all chained together. A few minutes later Narsissa and Lucius were led in and then finally Crabbe and McNair. It seemed the people were trying to toss up whether to stare at Harry or the pile of fur, robes and the stench of death in the cage. The look of horror from the audience came as a brave young guard was pushed forward to do the honours and revive the stunned beast. He looked frightened to death and turned back to look at the other guard when his eye caught Harry’s. He stared and Harry looked back, Harry couldn’t believe his eyes, the kid was Cormac Mclaggen, it seemed that he’d left school and found a job in the ministry instead of staying for sixth year.
“Cormac, its ok, just do it; quickly” he said and the boy nodded and inched forward, “You don’t have to touch him with your wand just say it and back off”
“Harry I don’t remember what IT is” he hissed
“Enerviate” Harry said whispering as Draco suppressed a smile and said to Harry “Great training they give to these so called guards then eh”
“Fantastic” Harry smiled slightly as Cormac did it and Fenrir came back to life even more angry and aggressive then before. Cormac leapt back to the group scared stiff as Fenrir pointed to him and then gestured with his long yellow finger nail a line across his throat. Cormac whimpered slightly but didn’t move just stared at him.
“Cormac its ok” said Harry trying to reassure him “He can’t get you, just ignore it”
He nodded and pulled his gaze away from Fenrir to smile sympathetically at him,
“Sorry Harry, I didn’t sign up to do this”
“I understand mate” he smiled back briefly as the guards filed out of the large court room and two were placed either side of there wooden enclosure.
“All Rise for the Minister of Magic, and presiding Judge Lord Rufus Scrimgeour, For the trials of Mr Vincent Crabbe, Mr Gregory Goyle, Mr Fenrir Greyback, Mr Draco Malfoy, Mr Lucius Malfoy, Mrs Narsissa Malfoy, Mr Walden McNair, Miss Angela O’Malley, Miss Amy O’Malley, and Mr Harry Potter”
They all stood the entire room got to there feet as this man walked in. His robes flowed out behind him and the little man trailing behind him held a large box that he placed at a table nearby.
Scrimgeour sat at his large ornate wooden carved seat and nodded at the man who had spoken who then shouted “Be seated”
“We are here today to sentence there criminals in this court of justice -” most of the people in the room let out a quiet hiss which ended up being quite loud noise the minister spoke over “- And to let them be punished for their crimes against wizarding and muggle kind alike. I firstly call Mr Vincent Crabbe to stand before the court”
Harry and every other eye looked at Crabbe who scratched his forehead as if he recognised the name but not that it belonged to him. Draco looked at him in earnest feeling sorrow for the being left behind after Goyle’s brutal attack, as did Harry. “Stand Mr Crabbe” said Scrimgeour. Crabbe stared at him and then pointed to himself. “Yes you” he replied angrily “Stand up boy, stand up before the court”
Crabbe nodded and got up,
“You have been charged with crimes of breaking and entering a private institution, attempted kidnap, consorting with plans to murder various muggles and wizards and of being in league with the now deceased mass murderer and dark wizard known as Lord Voldemort – how do you plea?”
“Erm…”
“How do you plea Mr Crabbe?”
A woman stood up from the Wizengamot “Has anyone checked that the accused is of the mental capacity to comprehend the question” Draco looked around and then to Harry who nodded, before speaking
“He was attacked by Goyle, he has memory loss and doesn’t know who he is, and he’s not fit to stand trial” Said Draco loudly
“Minister why was this not brought forward before?” questioned the woman
“Lady Flagstaff this has only just come to my attention, if I was informed of this before hand I can assure you-”
“YOU KNEW AND YOU DID NOTHING” shouted Draco “LOOK AT HIM HOW THAT IS NOT OBVIOUS I DON’T KNOW. I TOLD YOU WHAT HAPPENED AND YOU IGNORED ME, KEELING TOLD YOU THE SAME THING, HE NEEDS MUNGO’S NOT AZKABAN!”
“Mr Malfoy, please restrain yourself or you will be removed and punished” Said Scrimgeour, Draco muttered under his breath as Amy tried to make eye contact with him, Harry looked at Crabbe who looked scared as drool dropped down the side of his mouth, he wiped it away and then spoke “I’ve been a bad boy, I did bad things but I’m sorry”
The woman looked down at the other members of the Wizengamot “I vote we place the boy in the care of St Mungo’s for an indefinite period raise your hand if you say aye” she raised her own as did all of the Wizengamot apart from three of them and the minister. Scrimgeour banged the gavel on the desk; Harry could hear the anger “Vote passed, lead Mr Crabbe away to the holding cells” there was a moment of unrest as Crabbe was unlinked from the chains.
Harry murmured a “You did a good thing then Malfoy”
“Least I could do for the guy” Draco replied watching miserably as Crabbe was de chained and led away. Fenrir took the opportunity to leer and growl hungrily at the crowds. Half the people in the court looked terrified of the creature, a quarter fascinated and another quarter paid no attention to the outburst.
“I now call to the stand Gregory Goyle for the crimes against muggles and wizards alike – one count of attempted murder, one count of attempted kidnapping, one count of breaking and entering, three counts of the murder of muggles, two accounts of the attempted murder of muggles, ten counts for the murder and participation in the murder of no less then ten fellow wizards and the association of his links and consorts to the dark wizard and mass murderer known as Lord Voldemort”
The twisted sneer on Goyle’s face sent shivers down Harry’s spine and Draco looked down ashamed. Goyle didn’t seem the slightest bit sorry for anything, he had killed upwards of ten people they couldn’t be sure how many exactly and he was just smiling.
“How do you plea?”
“Guilty” he grinned
“The court has no qualms about the sentencing in a case like this we offer you the prospect of life in Azkaban and nothing else, there will be no chance of you ever being a free man Mr Goyle”
“Raise your hand for the sentence of life imprisonment” Every hand of the Wizengamot went up and Rufus banged his gavel. “You will never see the light of day again Mr Goyle”
“Suits me fine” Goyle grinned,
“Take this excuse of a wizard down for processing”
He was unchained and led away “I now call to the stand Werewolf Fenrir Greyback”
A huge growl emanated from the cage as Fenrir stood up holding onto the bars and shaking the enclosure.
“You have been charged with the murder of an unknown number of muggles and wizards as well as turning a good amount of them into werewolves like yourself. We have one witness for your prosecution who would like to speak – lead in Mr Remus Lupin” Harry and half the court room gasped in recognition as Lupin was led inside and sat on a chair.
“Mr Lupin state your case”
“I’m Mr Remus Lupin previously a professor at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry and I’m a werewolf who was bitten by Greyback at the age of four. Being this creature changed my life, I’m unable to hold a job because as soon as people know I’m cast away before I’m able to let them know I’m not like the being you see in that cage but I’m more wizard, more man and have my Lycanthropy under complete control using a potion and with the support of my fiancée” Harry looked up and smiled at him and Lupin winked
“Fortunately I’m able to live a relatively normal life unlike Fenrir, who is, as the court can see under the complete effects of his disease. And that’s what it is a disease. This does not excuse him of his crimes and I hope to see him punished to the full extent of the law for what he’s done to me and hundreds of others”
“Thank you Mr Lupin”
Fenrir let out a growl and Lupin turned to him as he walked out Fenrir smirking,
“I remember you, you were one of my first, you tasted so sweet the young ones always do” he licked his lips at the memory.
Lupin replied with “Where you’re going, you won’t be near enough to bite anyone but a dementor,”
“Fenrir Greyback, we the Wizengamot find you guilt of countless charges and sentence you to death”
“We don’t want to start a Lycan war Minister” said an older wizard standing up from the Wizengamot “Isn’t life imprisonment in Azkaban enough?”
“I see where you coming from but as with the mass murderer Sirius Black there are ways of escaping from Azkaban-”
Harry jerked his head and stood up shouting
“SIRIUS BLACK WAS INNOCENT OF ALL CHARGES LAID AGAINST HIM AND YOU KNOW IT – MY GODFATHER WAS LOCKED UP FOR TWELVE YEARS FOR A CRIME HE DIDN’T COMMIT AND PETER PETTIGREW CONFESSED TO”
“MR POTTER BE SEATED”
“HE WAS NOT A MURDERER”
“Harry sit down” Draco pulled on the chains “He’s doing it on purpose” he whispered trying to pull him back. Harry looked down at Draco when hissed “He’s trying to make you angry in front of the Wizengamot”
“I SAID BE SEATED MR POTTER”
Harry looked at Scrimgeour whose face had a twisted smile and then to Draco who nodded and then sat down staring at his feet fuming in anger.
“As I was saying” the minister continued “I can under stand your point of view but won’t we all sleep easier at night knowing another Werewolf was not going to turn another sleeping child into a monster, that we are all safe in out beds because there is another dangerous werewolf gone from our world”
The were nods of approval in the audience and the Wizengamot and Harry looked up trying to figure out from the expressions on there faces who supported the minister and who didn’t.
“A vote for life in Azkaban” The minister looked at the scarcely raised hands and smiled “A vote for death” he raised his own and every member apart from those who had voted first time round went up. Lady Flagstaff and the man who had raised the Lycan war threat kept there hands down and scowled. While Fenrir howled in his cage and growled throwing himself at the bars that didn’t look like they were going to hold him inside in his present state.
“Take him away to the holding cells; make sure he’s stunned before you take him and keep him like that until the trial is over and we can sort out the formalities”
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