A.N.- This is a perhaps over-done storyline but I foolishly thought I could bring something to it. Hopefully you will enjoy.
Chapter One - The Ordinary Girl with the Extraordinary Case
Hermione sat behind her desk at the Ministry of Magic. She worked in the legal side of the magic world helping putting the remaining deatheaters behind bars. Although she worked for the Ministry technically the Law dept. was owned by 'Hallow and Co.' and that minor privatisation sometimes meant the lawyers got some more interesting cases that even the Ministry didn't have the guts to represent.
It was one of those cases that arrived to the Law Floor of the Ministry buildings via a flying paper bird memo. Malfoy Jr. Versus Ministry of Magic. It was going to be the case of the Century according to 'The Flying Lawyer Journal'.
Hermione had read about the savage attack made on the Malfoy Family by there one and only son. Leaving there home in disarray and Narcissa Malfoy dead. Lucius Malfoy had escaped relatively unscathed he had suffered burns from a caldron explosion and a badly crafted body bind.
Naturally everyone including Hermione had accepted Draco to be the killer and all slept feeling safer at night to know that he was in Prison. However as Hermione re-read the memo she started to doubt her original perception of reality. 'Hallow and Co.' were notorious for picking the innocents and taking on their cases. But could a Malfoy ever be innocent.
Hermione sighed and looked up as Jones a middle-aged man who looked worn by more years than he had seen walked into Hermione's little tidy office.
"Evening, Jones" She smiled at him.
"Good Evening. I finished the Nott case all it needs is you signature and we can close the file." He handed her a small brown file.
"There … I got another memo and I think I'll be tied up for a while. Oh, and I have to go to Azkaban tomorrow"
"Really who did you kill?" He chuckled.
"You if you're not careful." She smiled as she handed the folder back. "Oh and tell Moody to lay off the vampire hunting for a while. He might listen to you as you're his brother."
"Listen of course he won't listen!" Jones smiled as he shut the door. Relaxing into her comfy swivel chair Hermione thought of different ways Draco Malfoy could have been set up.
Twenty minutes later she was walking down a corridor in the ministry basements. The files were kept down here, files full of witness statements and the original reports of the crimes committed. Selecting the file would have been not easy job as the basement went on and on for miles, in different connecting rooms piled high but Hermione Granger was a witch.
"Accio Draco Malfoy File" Hermione's satisfied look was wiped off her face as ten files came flying towards her. She dropped to the fall in the hope that then they wouldn't fly into her head. They didn't, on having reached their destination they simply fell on to the bowed Miss Granger.
"Curses" She muttered darkly.
Hermione started reading the files with her usual 'working-late cup of tea'. Six of them were the usual drunk and disorderly, or Flying without a licence. Even Ron and Harry had those to their name. Hermione called it the typical masculine 'I am above the law' theory.
"They are like animals" Hermione had once said to Ginny Weasley. "It's like saying, yeah…I have more territory than you, you want it you fight me!" both girls had laughed. "Honestly, you feed then, give them a place to call home and they do what?"
Smiling at the memory Hermione put the six files to the side. Number seven was more interesting, seems Draco Malfoy had a fiancé only she had left him for Blaise Zambini. Apparently Draco had thrown a lamp at her head, he missed and she had called charges. What a bitch.
Number eight Draco Malfoy cause damages to The Black Horse Hotel, wrecking his room there. That had been dismissed on grounds of mental instability. Hang on…what…manic depression.
Number nine Draco Malfoy attempted suicide. Dismissed on the grounds of seeking professional help.
Number Ten Draco Malfoy found with incriminating wand holding his dead mother. Damages to one Lucius Malfoy's Estate and Grounds. Grievous bodily harm to Mr L. Malfoy and Murder type one harm to Mrs.N.Malfoy.
Hermione closed the file in her hands and sighed. If he was innocent Draco Malfoy had gone though hell. Even if he were not he would be going though a hell called Azkban right now.
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