This is my first story. I hope all of you like it.


2 years ago


The Second Wizarding War ended 3 months ago. The whole wizarding community is still healing from the outcomes of the war. Deatheaters were rounded up, trialed and sentenced to life long imprisonment in the Azkaben. It is no longer guarded by Dementors, but by highly trained Aurors.

A lot has changed since the war. Kingsley Shacklebolt was immediately appointed as the Minister of Magic following the diminish of Voldemort and the members of Order of Pheonix did not rest until all those bearing the Dark Mark were locked up. The Ministry of Magic was temporally converted into a make-shift prison. The trials only began after the funerals. The whole wizarding community was mourning for their family members, relatives, friends, teachers, colleagues and neighbors.

I never attended any funerals, but I heard it was beautiful. While everyone was paying their respect to all those who passed away, I was counting the bricks on the walls of the cell I was held prison in. Well, honestly, what else did I expect?

I am Draco Malfoy, son of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black Malfoy. The Malfoy name is synonymous to Deatheater. My father was the right hand man of the Dark Lord and it was common knowledge to everyone that he was involved in everything which is illegal. Adding to the fact that I am the archenemy of Harry Potter, the boy-who-just-wouldn't-die, did not help me. I had resigned to the fact that I would be spending my entire life rotting in a cell in Azkaben for my numerous crimes as a Deatheater. I never wanted to be a Deatheater, but my fate was sealed the day my father became a Deatheater.

Why in the world did he even pledge and sell himself to the slavery of a mad lunatic in the first place? Power. Fame. Purity. I had been taught these since I was a kid. What load of bullshits! It is those actions to gain the so called power, fame and purity got me into a stinky cell in no where!

I was raging inside the cell. The lack of food and sanitary facilities made me realize what I used to take granted for. It had been weeks since I had an encounter with a human being. The meals are levitated into the cell and the cells are sound proof. It was just another normal boring day inside the cell until I heard the door being unlocked. The door creaked just enough for someone to slide in and it was shut back again. I was immediately engulfed with darkness once again. Someone was in the cell with me. I was curious to know whether it was a friend or foe.

"Lumos!" Whispered a voice I had known for my entire lifetime. My eyes took time adjusting to the bright light filling in the cell. Once I got my eyes to function properly I glanced at my visitor unable to believe my eyes. Standing in front of me was Severus Snape! My godfather. The one who was supposed to be dead!

"No I am not dead, you idiot boy!" snapped my godfather.

Yes, it was definitely him.

"How?" I managed to croak out and immediately winced at the sound of my voice. How long had it been since I last spoke? I lost count of the days since the war.

"Take a seat Draco. We need to talk." Sighed Severus.

With that, the story of Severus Snape began. I could hardly believe what I was hearing, but after the long explanation, it actually made sense. For once in my life, I was glad to know that at least someone in my life had been on the right path. If only he was my father. My train of thoughts were interrupted.


"Draco. The main reason I am here is to inform you that your trial begins tomorrow. Rest assured I will do everything in my power to testify for you. Regardless of what a heartless bastard your father had been, you are a different person to him. You did not choose to become a Deatheater. You were forced to. There lies the hope that you will not be sentenced to life time in prison." Severus spoke slowly as though he was speaking to a small child. Draco had been very quiet throughout the entire time. Was he even listening? With a sigh Severus arched an eyebrow at the boy in front of him. "Well?"

"What? Why in the world would they take your word? You are a Deatheater too! Hell, you were Dark Lord's left hand man! Don't tell me Dumbledore left his testimony for me too! Everyone knew that I was behind the propaganda to murder him! Actually come to think of it. It is my fault he died!" Draco shot out of his chair and started pacing in the small space of the cell that was not occupied.

Ah so he was listening.

"Dumbledore did not leave a testimony for you." Severus drawled calmly as though he was speaking about the weather. It seemed almost like as though he was enjoying this.

"Then how in the world do you plan on keeping me out of prison?" Draco exclaimed frustrated.

"A while ago you sounded appealed by the thought of Dumbledore leaving you his testimony. Now you sound pitiful that he did not. You have some thinking to do, Draco." Severus watched his godson become more and more agitated.

He had lost quite a lot of weight and had dark circles under his eyes. He was dressed in the same clothing since he was caught. It is obvious that he has had a terrible time so far. Well, what else was expected? Regardless of everything, Draco bears the mark of a Deatheater and had at sometimes actively participated in the raids. It is common knowledge that Draco is a powerful wizard. In fact he is the second brightest among his peers.

"Some thinking to do?! Have you come here to watch me in this state and mock at me? Have you come to give me pointless instructions? What the hell do you think I had been doing all this time? I don't even have to think to know that there is no other option for me than prison!" Draco yelled at the top of his voice.

His breath had become labored and he was glaring at his godfather. If looks could kill Severus Snape would be a dead man by now. Bearing in mind that Draco had been having a terrible time, Severus pinched his nose and mentally counted to 10.

"I am your godfather and you will treat me with respect or I will have you over my knees and spank you properly like you should have been years ago!" Severus narrowed his eyes angrily and glared at Draco.

"Now then. You will listen to what I say without any interruptions or I won't hesitate to shut you up! Tomorrow is your hearing. I expect the whole wizarding community to be watching this trial. I will be standing beside you and you will muster every bit of dignity you have and act accordingly! It might come to a shock to you that a lot of members of Order of Pheonix had volunteered to testify for you. Why, the Golden Trio will speak to defend Draco Malfoy! Hell will freeze over tomorrow. Shut your mouth! Do not interrupt me!" Severus threatened Draco since he showed signs of interrupting.

"As I was saying, you will speak only when you are spoken to. You will keep your temper and smart-mouth in check. You will not sneer or roll your eyes. You will keep your head high and walk in and out of the courtroom with all the dignity you have! If things go accordingly, you will be released to my care and we both will head back to the Snape Manor. Any questions?" Severus asked.

"Your care? What do you mean by your care?" Draco asked suspiciously.

"Since your parents will surely rot in prison, I will be taking care of you. I am your godfather and hence, I will be blessed with the honor of looking after you!" Severus smirked at the petrified boy starring at him.

Draco had always been scared of him. Although Severus did favor him in front of others, Draco has had a fair share of scolding by his godfather. Of course, Severus had to control his temper to ensure that he did not get into trouble with the Dark Lord, but still.

"Are you mental? Is this some sort of bullshit that the Order of Pheonix had made up? To get my hopes high up and then make me face a huge disappointment?" Draco exclaimed.

"Oh for god sake! I am wasting my time here! Listen to this carefully Draco! I will not be spoken to in that tone! I will not listen to you insult those who are trying to help you! For now just keep hold of that tongue or I will make you sorry!"

With that Severus Snape stormed out of the cell muttering about disrespectful dunderhead.

"Severus! How did it go?" Arthur Weasley ,who was waiting patiently for Severus to come out, asked him.

"He is still a brat! An ungrateful brat! There is not enough gold in the whole world to pay for the job I will have to take from tomorrow onward!" Severus was positively fuming in anger.

"Now, now Severus. He was brought up that way. It will take sometime to keep him in the line. Why look at my boys! You think after years under the watchful eyes of Molly, they would learn a thing or two. Fred got a spanking yesterday for blowing up the roof!" Arthur patted Severus and walked ahead.

"How is that comforting?" grumbled Severus.

"Well, I was subtly suggesting that you can spank the boy even if he is 17. You can then enjoy watching him shift uncomfortably on the chair. It is quite satisfying at times." Arthur said over his shoulder grinning broadly.

"That is quite disturbing Arthur! Satisfying? Did Fred blow up part of your brain along with the roof?" Severus called out.

With that both of them departed in different directions. There is a lot to be done.


Meanwhile in the Grimmauld Place, Hermione was going through the the details of tomorrow's plan. Never in her entire life did she ever think that she would be defending Draco Malfoy. Yet, here she was trying to make sure that Draco Malfoy does not rot in prison.

Sighing Hermione ran her hand through her hair. When Severus Snape had turned up in the doorstep of Grimmauld Place a month ago she did not even imagine that she would be trying to keep Malfoy out of prison. It was a long discussion over several cups of tea that she, Harry and Ron decided to help Snape in his quest to keep Malfoy out of prison. Truth to be told, she pitied Malfoy. Yes, he was cruel but it was because of his upbringing. Ron was the hardest to convince. He eventually came around and the rest was easy.

Harry Potter called up a meeting with all Order of Pheonix members and he stated that he was going to do everything in he can to make sure that Malfoy does not end up in prison. Everyone starred at him in disbelief. He glared back at them daring any of them to argue with him. One by one, agreed to help aid Harry in this and so began the preparation for Draco Malfoy's trial. If things go according to the plan, by sun set tomorrow he will be under Snape's care.

Hermione prayed that this was not a mistake that they were making. With another sigh, she made her way up the stairs into her room. If she was going to get through everything tomorrow, she is going to need all the strength she can get.


To say that there were a lot of people gathered around the Wizengamot will be an understatement. Literally the entire Wizarding community had gathered around the court. Whether it was to see the war heroes and heroins or whether it was to see Draco Malfoy remains to be unclear. It was a tug of war between some to ensure a good seating position while others were yelling out the war heroes and heroins names' hoping that they will come to talk to them. Unfortunately for them, the only thing on the agenda was the trial of Draco Malfoy.

With the accused seated on the allocated spot, there was an immediate hum among everyone and thus, the trial of Draco Malfoy had begun.


"State your name"

Ah, its begun.

"Draco Lucius Malfoy. I am surprised you didn't recognize me considering the fact that this is my trial and I am the one sitting in this prestigious chair. Of course, it maybe due to my appearance that you all didn't recognize me. Rest assured a long shower will surely bring me back to my normal self." Draco smirked at the shocked expression on everyone's face.

*Smack*

"Ow bloody hell!" exclaimed Draco rubbing his head.

"My apologizes your honor. It seems that after the snake bite, I do not have control of my hand all the time." Severus drawled smirking mentally. That boy deserved it.

"Yes, well. Let's begin. Draco Lucius Malfoy. You are hereby found guilty of bearing the Dark mark, willingly becoming a Deatheater, attempting to poison Albus Dumbledore, letting Deatheaters enter into Hogwarts and performing Unforgivable curses. How do you plea?" A short man in the middle of the council spoke calmly.

"I plea..." Draco stated.

"Not guilty, your honor." Severus calmly stated.

"Permission to speak, your honor." Hermione Granger stood up and looking straight ahead.

"Miss Granger! Permission granted." No one could conceal the shock on their faces.

"With all due and respect sir, I believe you are incorrect. He did not choose to become a Deatheater. He was forced to. It was an attempt to ensure that his mother lives to see another day..." Hermione continued.

Draco could hardly believe his ears. How could they know such private details of his life? Not even his godfather knew about the circumstances. The extent of trouble he was in. After Granger stopped going on and on about his private life Harry bloody Potter stood up and started giving his account. Why he even started from the moment we both met. Great. Way to make sure I go to prison. Fool proof plan my arse! Draco snorted loudly drawing everyone's attention.

"Mr. Malfoy. Do you have anything you wish to add?"

"No. Nothing. Do go on. I was just listening to Potter speak and zoned out. Now I get why Weasley shares his room with him. One could fall asleep listening to Potter go on and on." Draco smirked seeing Ron's face turn red in anger. Oh, if he is going to prison, why not make the best use of the time he get?

"Silencio." Kingsley silenced him and motioned everyone to continue.

After two hours of listening to people go on and on about him, Draco finally got fed up with everything. He closed his eyes promising it's just for a minute and ended up falling asleep.

In the end, he was declared free like planned. He just had to meet a few requirements all which he would have protested against if he had been awake.


6 months later


Snape Manor

"Draco! Wake up!" Severus pounded on the door and smirked hearing Draco grumble.

As usual the boy had "sneaked" out of the house and spent the late hours of the night in the bar close by. By the time he got back he was so drunk that he was unable to "sneak" back in quietly. Knowing that Draco is most definitely hung over, Severus did not even try to keep things down. In fact he made sure to make as much noises as he could. Severus counted to 5 and started pounding on the door again. Serves that boy right for disobeying the instructions.

"Can you keep it down! I am awake! Happy?" Draco yelled and immediately regretted the actions. His head was pounding more severely now. Blindly, he opened the drawer to take the hungover potion he nicked from his godfather. Blast it! Where the hell is it? Draco panicked knowing that it would be few minutes before Severus storms in and find him hungover.

"Looking for something?" Severus drawled leaning against the door frame. He knew very well about what is going on in Draco's mind.

"No... err" Draco stuttered.

"Draco Malfoy stuttering. I need to alert the Daily Prophet. Then again, what is the use when you already made the headlines once again. Front page Draco! Front page. I lost breakfast after seeing your penis out of your pants again!" Severus yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Oh come on! What are you talking about? Must be someone who is pretending to be me. I was here the whole night." Draco replied smoothly hoping that he could get away with it this time. He even had a plan to make sure he didn't get into trouble.

"Do you think I am a fool? Look at this!" Severus threw today's paper at him and watched all the colors drain from his face.

Oh man! I was so sure that I wouldn't be followed. How did I miss the shot from the front?! How drunk was I again? Draco mentally prepared himself for what is to come. He was in deep shit trouble. Why his godfather's nostrils are flaring! It is never a good sign.

"Well, she was a hot chick! Extremely talented by the way!" Draco recalled fondly and realised that he had actually said it out loud. Oh oh! Here we go!

"You little piece of.." with that Severus grabbed his ears and pulled him up fro his bed. "That is it! We are moving! To Australia! I should have done it months ago, but I had hoped that you would change. I won't handle this anymore! You have 20 minutes to pack all your belongings. Only pack your muggle clothing!" Severus hissed angrily.

"Muggle?" Draco cried in disbelief.

"Yes! Muggle! Forget about going to Wizard University! You will be going to a muggle university. Perhaps it will teach you a thing or two!" With that Severus headed towards the door.

"Teach me a thing or two? That is what you all said when you made me work as Hagrid's assistance! I only learnt how to clean all sorts of poop!" Draco flopped on to his bed and glared at the ceiling.

Great! Just brilliant! Exactly what I need! Live in the muggle world!


Grimmauld Place

"Hey Hermione! All done?" Harry asked knocking on the door of Hermione's room.

"Yes Harry! I just need to go through everything one last time! Have you finished packing?" Hermione asked after opening the door.

The whole house was covered in boxes.

"Do you think we are doing the right thing?" Hermione asked after a while.

"Well, do you think we can lead a normal life here? No matter where we go people keep asking for our autographs, pictures and what not. Last week you made headlines because you sneezed, Hermione! They wrote an article about the type of underwear I wore last week! I would like to have some privacy! We are going to start university. Imagine what will happen then! We can have a normal life in Australia. We can get a degree and then come back. Hermione we discussed this already. If you want you can stay with Ron and Ginny. I am going!" Harry ranted pacing back and forth.

"I know. It's just that we are leaving so much behind. Ron and Ginny are not speaking to us. Molly is so disappointed with us." Hermione sighed unhappily.

"I know! They will come around. See you down in 5 minutes." Harry hugged Hermione and ran downstairs.

This is it. The day Harry Potter and Hermione Granger leave the Wizard world... For sometime...


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