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Chapter Sixty-Six (PART ONE!)
“I now call to the stand Lucius Malfoy”
He stood up and everyone turned to look at him, he bowed slightly a smile on his face even though he knew his fate.
“You are to stand before this court charged with the murder and assault with the use of magic on an unknown number of muggles and Wizards and witches. Your life now rests in the hands of the Wizengamot how do you plea to these crimes”
“Not guilty, I was under the imperious curse”
Another member of the Wizengamot stood up “You said that the last time you joined he who shall not be named, why should we believe you this time”
“He took my son and wife into the curse as well, as a upstanding citizen of the wizarding community I implore you to see sense, I would never willingly betray all that magic means to me” Draco listened and then stood up “Am I allowed to speak against him?” he said looking to the minister but it was Lady Flagstaff who replied “Of course, say your piece”
“My father knowingly committed crimes in the name of the Dark Lord, so did I. He was never under the imperious curse at any point, and as Harry will tell you it was at his manor that Lord Voldemort died and where Miss Weasley was kidnapped and held, my father the guard at her cell. Harry came to see me in prison knowing I would know where Voldemort was, I was never under the imperious either and I told him where to go - Malfoy Manor.” Harry nodded as the people and Wizengamot turned for him for conformation at what Draco was saying. Lucius turned on his son whispering in anger,
“You stupid boy, don’t you want your freedom?”
“By doing the right thing, by helping Harry and being a decent human being for once”
“You’re acting like a stupid muggle”
“Rather that then a wizard like you” He replied and sat down Lucius lent on the wooden stand “I stand by what I said”
“The Wizengamot vote please” Said Rufus raising his hand “All in favour of life imprisonment”
Every member of the Wizengamot raised there hands,
“Take him down for processing” Said the minister banging the gavel on the desk. Draco sighed in his seat rubbing his forehead.
“You did the right thing, it doesn’t always feel good but you get there in the end’ said Harry
“Yeh, yeh, he’s evil but he’s still my dad”
“You could always just be a better one then he was”
“Suppose” he shrugged sitting up as the court settled down and Scrimgeour spoke again,
“I now call up Narsissa Malfoy nee’ Black to stand before the court” she did rather shakily,
“You’ve been charged in relation to consorting with the mass murderer and Dark Wizard known as Lord Voldemort, there was however no evidence found that you ever committed any acts of murder, assault or any criminal offences against Wizards and muggles alike only that you aided and abetted said Dark Wizard, how do you plea?”
“Guilty” she whispered in a small voice, it seemed prison had taken a lot out of her even though it had only been a couple of weeks.
“We find it fitting that you should be released from the containment of the Phoenix Prison” So that’s what the place was called thought Harry “And placed in Azkaban for a period of twelve months, how does this sentence fair with the Wizengamot, for raise hands now” they all raised there hands apart from one,
“Wizard brother Mc Cumhaill, what is your objection?”
“I think she should get a longer sentence” Said the gruff old wizard,
“And why do you believe that?”
“Because there’s no way she supported Voldemort and didn’t kill, injure or maim anyone”
“She didn’t” Said Amy speaking up “All the time I stayed in that manor or we were sent out on missions she never hurt anyone”
‘Yeh” said Angie “Only cause she was too scared to do anything, she was useless not willingly to hex anyone” she said with a grin “Just like you Amy, so you’d really fit into there family as a scared little Malfoy”
“Rather Malfoy then O’Malley twin any day if it means I’m with Draco”
“That’s enough ladies” said the minister banging his gavel on the table,
Amy and Angie sat down Angie fuming that Amy had gotten the last word in.
“Mrs Narsissa Malfoy you are hereby sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in Azkaban” she stood wobbling for a second, Draco’s eyes on her. Then she fainted, Harry leapt up and reached out being the closest and caught her before she hit the floor or her head on the wooden stand, the crowd all gasped and started to talk,
“Mrs Malfoy, Mrs Malfoy” he repeated her head lolled slightly as guards rushed over and a healer was called for.
“Court adjourned for thirty minutes” yelled Scrimgeour over the chatter of the crowd as he left his seat and walked over.
“Mother” Said Draco, he tried to move to be closer but the chains stopped him, “Mother” he said again, Harry shook her slightly and her eyes blinked as she was lifted from his arms and put on a stretcher.
“She’ll be ok Draco” Said Harry patting him on the shoulder, as Draco sighed his head in his knees, he turned to look at them taking her away and as the door opened he caught a glance at the long red hair in the doorway, she was waiting.
They remained chained to each other as the five of them were escorted out the door.
“Harry” she yelled and ran over, “Hey” he smiled turning his head back to her as they were made to keep moving and she was kept back from them by a guard.
“Let go of me” she said angrily and he grinned “Behave Gin or you might end up in here with me” he was prodded in the back with a wand and the door closed them into a room keeping her from him again. Then he had an idea. ‘Ginny’ he thought hard reaching out to her,
‘Harry!’ he smiled she could shout even though she was in his head. He replayed over the image of Narsissa fainting, she showed him of her holding Nehelenia and walking in the great hall in front of the whole school. He was just about to apologise when he was interrupted
“What you grinning about Potter?”
He blinked and the image was gone, she was gone “I was talking to Ginny” he replied
“Yeh – err outside the room about fifteen minutes ago, you’ve been standing there grinning for about ten”
Harry laughed “Me and her have this link thing – Merlin I’m even talking like her” he chuckled to himself Draco looking at him oddly,
“Yeh it’s weird, but Ginny, well she can kind of see what I’m thinking sometimes and I can see what she is too”
“Your both crazy” Said Draco with a smile “What did you say to her?”
“I showed her your mum fainting; she showed me her holding the baby”
“Baby, you got a kid!?”
“No” Harry laughed again “Professor Jacobs, the one who took you to prison with me”
“Oh”
“I think Gin’s angry at me for leaving her to do stuff on her own when I came to see you”
“What made you think that?”
“The slap I got when I handed myself in at reception” he grinned “Won’t be wandering off without telling her again if that’s what I get”
“Lucky it wasn’t a hex” Grinned Amy “That’s what Draco would get from me”
“Chicks, all mad aren’t they” joked Draco
“Especially those who are angry” said Angie,
McNair laughed “Mine was before I killed her” the room went quiet “She never did as she was told and refusing to join my master that was the last straw” he said as he giggling manically.
Harry and Draco averted there gaze from the still laughing man as five guards came in wands in hand.
“There ready for you again” said the one Harry recognised as Tomkins, he was only glad he had Cormac behind him with his wand, he didn’t get poked once.
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