Info: Sequel to" Shadows swallow. "
Spoilers then.
Characters: a bit 'all
Rating: NC-17
Process
Part Two
"Judge, I think this hearing frankly false. "The tone of McGonagall began to escalate.
Harry could not help but agree with her.
Since the process had started two hours before, had come and gone over the counter of the only witness of the prison guards, one after the other had talked about how it was impossible to escape from that prison, if not with the use of Magic Dark in large doses. This, according to the judge, seemed sufficient to impeach Bill, without which he deems necessary to hear witnesses for the defense.
Harry's attention fell on the cheeks for a moment of Deirdre, lined with tears.
"What are the facts, Professor? Malfoy has disappeared from his cell here today with the help of William Weasley. "
" I see you have already forgotten the relationship connecting the tracks of Dark Magic, warned during the discovery of the bodies of Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy and Haneke Swennson to those felt in the cell of Draco Malfoy. This has not yet spoken, Judge McHayden within two hours of hearing the past year. The evidence does not appear, they? It was a very different view, until a few days ago. "
" He's walking a dangerous path, Professor. Dangerous for people who are defending. "
" There are tests to see what they're thinking, Judge. An accurate test would show that William Weasley has nothing to do with Dark Magic, and Draco Malfoy would not be able to reach those levels, although he had undertaken the road that would lead him to receive the Dark Mark, if he had pursued. "
" Very well, then, we call on the witness stand the two defendants. Let's start with Draco Malfoy. "
As soon as the blonde sat down next to the desk of the Judge, they did nothing but ask for confirmation of facts on the ground at the end of World War II, in the Prison of Azkaban, as had been converted to the ranks of Voldemort that he had been a member.
"Why do not restart call Voldemort" You-Know-Who, "already there? "Harry drighignò teeth. "He does not care at all be impartial. What kind of court? "
"Quiet, Harry," Neville whispered.
"Yes, I was to receive the Dark Mark had just finished responding Draco.
"It is true that she had been ordered to kill two of the prisoners in these cages? "
" Excuse me, these facts I have received my sentence and I was serving. I thought you were talking about evasion. "
" Very well, then ... "smiled McHayden anything but benign," we get evasion. I was told that she has a lot to say about it. "
" Judge, "Minerva McGonagall cleared his voice," we are a lot of people who can testify to the events of that day. The guards, the Secretary of the Minister, the other ... Now my client, you are setting on the drive that you can never do it. The reports of the prison medical magicians say that ... "
William Weasley" he interrupted with a gesture dry the Judge, "the witness stand. "
" I'm sick "Padma whispered," If I stay here, vomiting. "
" Yes, I went into the cell to talk to Malfoy. "
" By what right? "
" I did not know that its conditions were so severe. I wanted to talk about the papyrus was found beside the bodies of the mother and Swennson. "
" Ah, yes, she's the expert magicians ancient Egyptians in particular. "Bill
remained unruffled.
"So ...? We know the serious dangers of this papyrus? The real reason that made you go to Malfoy? "
" The grave danger, "said Bill" I can only suppose, as a result of the arrests have not been able to study on. I went into that cell and found Draco Malfoy dying for a respiratory crisis. After that we tried to give mouth to mouth, the guard helped me raise Malfoy and spread it on his bed. I prayed going to call a medical magician. The person who came near me it was not medi-wizard. "
" I guess it was the devil himself. "
" But with what right do you judge you define? She feels that the way to conduct a hearing, the detection of a witness? "
Harry winced at this outburst of McGonagall who, however, silenced McHayden as much as Bill allowed to resume. It seemed to be back to the Inquisition in the Middle Ages.
"It was the demon, and has virtually admitted to being responsible for the death of Lucius Malfoy and torque. "
" What we can see through the legilimanzia ... Would you feel ready, Mr Malfoy? "
Draco nodded, though pale considerably.
"But I'm afraid it would be useless to try to shed light on the story through the memories of a sick mind like his. I think we should give up this review. If for now the defense has no other evidence to be presented and I could take a break. We will resume at half past two this afternoon. "
No one could eat in the lunch break.
empty bodies were occupied as, or slightly more than that, the benches placed along the corridor.
"It 's a conspiracy" Seamus ruled through clenched teeth. "Against you, Minister. "
sitting between him and Arthur Weasley, Ginny did not even have the strength to comment on.
"It 's what it is, Seamus. Either way is going to lose my son. "Harry
always remembered with a shudder the disciplinary hearing that he faced at the beginning of the fifth year. At the end of that year, in one of the worst nights of his life, he discovered that it was Dolores Umbridge to send those Dementors near Magnolia Crescent, to push him to defend himself with the Patronus Charm, and then to 'earn' the hearing.
It was not unlikely that things could happen again at the expense of Weasley, now that Arthur was the Minister. A Minister who was appointed by Dumbledore, the person who was always very uncomfortable to Fudge.
"Harry ... who is that? "
The boy turned and followed Hermione's gaze.
He could not see anything of the figure that now walk the corridor and headed, all hooded, to the room where Minerva McGonagall was talking to Bill and Draco. "I do not know. You do not see anything. "
was beginning to have a terrible premonition. The figure was accompanied by a magician Harry was certain he had seen at St. Mungo. A doctor, perhaps. His mind worked frantically, but did not come from nowhere.
The way you walk the hooded figure had reminded him of someone, but when he could not say who. "You know what to take with our hearing? "Asked Ron.
He shook his head, his hand still tight on the shoulder of his mother.
Because that figure was hidden in that way? Because the two had entered the room at the time of break from the hearing? The twins, Charlie and Percy were speechless.
"Boys" her father said suddenly, "we must prepare ourselves to react. There will be inevitable news in the coming days. I will retire from office, come what may the matter. "
" So it has made their game, Mr Weasley, "said Padma.
"What would you do, Padma? "
The rest of the lunch hour spent in a quiet yet heavier. When he returned the bell to ring, even if Harry jumped just before the hour had occurred. They went in single file, and saw with horror that the hearing had already taken behind closed doors.
What the hell ...? Harry stared at the witness stand petrified.
Ylena Swennson was responding to questions from the judge McHayden, unnatural and a pulsing red light in the room every sentence she concluded.
"It 's the equivalent of Veritaserum. "He heard the whispering voice of Charlie. "We should know if the light says he's lying or not. "
" Why has not granted before, during interrogation Bill and Malfoy? "Percy said, speaking almost to himself.
"But where does it come out Swennson? "
" Ssstt, "said Hermione," listen. "
" He has not even thought for a minute that back in that apartment was dangerous? "He was asking McHayden.
"I felt that we must go. "Again the red light intensified.
lied or told the truth?
"And the woman who was waiting for her and broke it captured has admitted having to kill Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, as well as your brother Haneke? "
" Yes "
The light was still red.
"Put on record that matches the description given of the demon that made by Mr Weasley. "From the tone with which
McHayden delivered this order to the Secretary, Harry would have thought they had forced the man to suck a lemon disgustingly bitter. "And this demon ..." he went on, "he caged, controlled its magic, preventing it from reacting and forcing it to cede its powers? "
" That 's what led me to believe I did, yes. "
" I do not follow. "
" It 's one of the stages of magic with which they work out demons possess people with magical powers. E 'need to convince him ceded all their power to make them victims of their magic. "
" I know how to operate the demons, Miss Swennson. "
" Well, Judge. "Ylena stood still, waiting for more questions.
"That demon was about to get her to kill a Muggle for fun? Then he wanted to bring it to kill other wizards? "
" I could not tell. He should give me back control over my powers ... If I had gone back to her. "
" What saved her from returning to this demon? "
" The Phoenix Aurors who led the two to me. One of them, Alastor Moody, grabbed the glass with which I was tortured ... and scarring my prey. "When
Ylena was helped to sit down, it was the turn of the man who had accompanied her into the room, and seeing that the light was still red button, Harry began to hope. It was indeed a doctor, a medical ward in which the magician had been hospitalized Ylena, and gave a version of the first night of stay of Miss accurate and relevant to what she claimed, and above all the signs of possession by a part of a demon.
You could really start to hope?
was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, when Bill came back on the witness stand and told of the nightmares of all those nights when Draco and his fear of falling asleep.
pulsed light more and more.
Red.
McHayden's face grew more pale.
"We can conclude that William Weasley Draco Malfoy has taken away the demon that was going to kill him, then? "Minerva McGonagall said at the stroke of five. The room became an oven.
McHayden sweating visibly, and his face shone even more when he had an imperceptible movement of assent.
"The charges against William Weasley held for complicity in processing of Draco Malfoy may be considered verified. Acquitted. "Molly Weasley
sank back in his chair.
Ginny put her hand to lips, looking at Bill, who sat next to McGonagall and smiled, thanking her.
The judge was a glimmer in his eyes that Harry did not like at all. "There are a few things to check on the testimony of Draco Malfoy. "
surprise of all who were able to see it, the McGonagall seemed to cheer even more.
"Now, unless the inmate does not feel too ... weak, I would go back on the witness stand. "
" What a disgusting coward ... "whispered Ron.
Draco went on the witness stand and glanced at a time of Ms. Ylenia. After both noticed it, Harry and Ron looked at each other perplexed.
"I realize that his mind was damaged, which may not come to make a witness to understand, but for the purposes of the report is necessary to ask her to tell the Court when the demon entered for the first time in his cell. "
" On June 14, "said Draco.
For Harry it seemed that those three words were about to pass out to Malfoy, for the effort with which he uttered them.
The red light pulsed around the room.
"So exactly? "McHayden raised an eyebrow, allusive.
"I remember it well, Judge. I had just supported the theory test of the History of Magic. "
" Ah, yes. It 's true. It acted as the demon? "
" I froze. I could not keep it from touching ... He said he would come every night to ... "Draco seemed to have a failure" ... introduced me to his orders. "
" He wanted to do something for her? "
" He wanted something that looked .... A distance of a few hallways, I saw my father kill. "
" He could not prevent her from touching her, eh? Forced her to attend using magic? He could not resist? "
Draco shook his head, swallowing.
Once again, Harry saw him set Ylena, Bill and Professor McGonagall, then resumes: "The first time I tried to hit it - with his bare hands, because I had no stick - I downloaded it ... its magic on him. "
" The Curse Cruciatus? "
Draco could not immediately respond. His blue eyes went wide, while his lips were trembling. "Something is terribly similar, yes. "She said.
"It was the same woman, the demon, to kill his mother and Mr. Haneke Swennson? "
" Yes, I am forced to attend even then. "
For every word that came out with difficulty from the lips of livid Malfoy, Harry felt like a knife.
"He made the other? "
" Forced me to write the letter which would attract to itself the sister Swennson Haneke. And other letters ... "
Hermione began to tremble. In the row of chairs in front of them, Ginny clasped around the arm of his mother.
Harry thought he would never want to hear what Draco would respond if McHayden you might be interested in that last clarification.
But the judge did not ask anything about it.
... That red light pulsed for much longer, and only at six-thirty Draco was reported in the other room, still shaking, but slowly recovering. "It 's been put on record the description of the woman by Mr. Malfoy? Well, the Court retreats. " McHayden confirmed its vileness by not greet Professor McGonagall and the Minister.
latter finally let go, he remained embraced to his eldest son, while half-giant and a child of ten years or so came noisily into the room.
everyone went out, returning gradually to chat with one another, greeting with a hug - one after another - Hagrid and Rebecca. Bill smiled, his arm to encircle the shoulders of Deirdre, while Molly and Ginny Weasley summed up the hearing for the benefit of the half-giant.
"Do not believe it. Professor, my nerves would be fried long before "he began Hagrid.
"Oh, I assure you that I was not unmoved as I wanted. Mr Weasley, Malfoy, and you would have had now a better luck and better defense, if Albus Dumbledore was still alive. "
" I do not think you could do better than what she did, Professor. Things have gone well, and this is important. "
" Was that you did not want to tell us, right? "Ron asked, turning to her parents. "The testimony of Ylenia, I mean. "
" We did not want to say anything about Ylena because no one knew how he would react if it would never recovered sufficiently to testify, but especially for ... "
" To help Malfoy. E ' been fantastic, "said Bill. "I really started to despair. "
" Where now? "Harry asked.
"The doctor has taken back to St Mungo. I am afraid that will not be able to teach. The more that is still in sight of the demon, most of us all. Perhaps more than Draco himself. "
" This evening I would go to find Malfoy, "said Bill, turning to Deirdre," endure for a while '? "
She nodded and gave him a kiss.
"What will now happen to Malfoy? "
" will serve the remainder of his sentence in the house where he stayed with Bill, Ron. The prison must be thoroughly reorganized. "
" And you, Mr. Weasley ... "Harry asked. "There was serious when he spoke of ..."
"I'm afraid of having to pick up in earnest, however. However, we think especially to stop this demon, before leading to complete his project. "
" What we still need to discover the ultimate "says Bill.
"But first you need a trip to some of our knowledge," said Deirdre, indicating that Rebecca was sitting on his lap.
"I should think so! "Confirmed the young girl.
"Oh, no! "Luna replied," Wrong, first you are sentenced to attend a wedding feast. "
They stayed for dinner at the Leaky Cauldron, and was one of the best dinners of life of many of those present. Their large number
forced Tom to join all the tables, and convinced her to stay that night even McGonagall. They chose to speak of marriage, which was set for the following weekend, and how to organize the banquet in just seven days.
voltage to what Bill had risked anguish of knowing that a demon was still around back to London to be heard after the greetings.
little later, he returned with the other Academy, Harry shivered, recalling the words of Miss Ylena and Draco their encounters with this woman. What was the project that demon? The letters that had imposed a Malfoy to write, those addressed to Hermione and Ginny, who had put in all this? That Damn that was activated by the death of Lucius Malfoy, had been launched only to prevent them from speaking? He was instinctively look
Hermione, who seemed to stay calm, leaning against the glass of the coach. Spent the last week, the first of the Master, had not been able to spend much time together, outside of lessons and exercises to fly that she had requested. The pace was now untenable.
He was really good as it continued to assure him?
Bill would certainly remitted to study the papyrus, now that was free of all charges. Harry focused on trust in him, hoping that soon came to understand something more about that prophecy.
When they arrived at the Academy, found their room in the corridor of the males are far too heavy for that time. Ron opened the door, and a crackling noise startled him. The room was full of people were crammed in the first year all students - males and females, but also one of the following years. It soon became clear that was Maresol to organize impromptu party, and Harry wondered what had been his informant.
"Thank you, Maresol. You'll be pleased as Hermione. Come on to call her and Padma, Ron? "
" They'll be here in a few moments, "said the Spaniard, with an impish smile.
"You're incredible. "Neville said," We know from just a week! "
Maresol waved his wand and materialized a stash of candy that had collected in recent days, coming to flood the bed of Seamus. "Shut up and eat," intimate, "It will mean that you hold me for a slice of wedding cake. And introduces me to the moon, of course. "
" I'll do next Saturday. You are invited to the wedding! "
" Wow, what a day full of news! "Ron snapped
a Chocolate Frog. "Who was to inform the outcome of the hearing, Maresol? "
" A half-giant of your knowledge, through the Dean, Glo ... "could not finish the sentence, Padma and Hermione had just jumped on him, hugging her.
"Thank you, thank you! "
" Yes, uh ... can I eat? "
'E' was Hagrid? "Harry asked. Then we thought and actually Hagrid was the only one who had been away for a moment, while they were at dinner at the Leaky Cauldron. Harry could not wait to meet him again.
"Glowen him and get along very well, you know? " resumed his roommate Hermione and Padma.
"But how did your test of Defense? "Asked the latter.
"Good, very good. There was also Jacques, you know? "Maresol frowned when he saw Ron's expression. "What ails you, Ron? "
" It makes me sick. "
saw him pretending to run to the bathroom, bent in two.
"What is it, the Chocolate was expired? "
" No, is the effect that makes the name of Jacques! "Continued ...
