Chapter 1- Imprisoned

"Harry James Potter you have been accused of the murdering of Dudley Dursley, Vernon Dursley and Petunia Dursley. How do you plead?" Asked a beaten looking Albus Dumbledore who stood in front of the entire wizengamot.

"Not guilty" responded a shackled Harry Potter who was sitting straight and didn't let any emotion show on his face.

"Alright then, we must look at the evidence to see if the accused is guilty or not" exclaimed Dumbledore who turned over a piece of paper.

"Please let Miss Granger to the stand" ordered Dumbledore as Hermione Granger was escorted to the stands.

"Miss Granger, you were not present at this event, is that correct?" Asked Dumbledore in a friendly tone.

"Yes I was not present but it doesn't surprise me" replied Granger.

"What do you mean by that?" Asked Dumbledore with an inclined head/

"Well, Potter has been showing signs of going dark for a long time. He lost his temper at the littleist of things and always basked in the all attention that he received. He never recognised that me and his other friend Ron had actually done all the dirty work for him, he was always there to finish it off for us" explained Hermione with her head held up high like some regal women.

"How dare you! You know that's not true" screamed Harry who struggled against the chains to get to her to give her a piece of his mind.

"Will the accused please stay still and keep this trial in order" boomed Cornelius Fudge who banged his gavel to grab everyone's attention away from the struggling Potter.

Harry just glared up at the Minister of Magic. It was all he could do at the moment.

"Miss Granger, how long had you been friends with the accused?" Asked Dumbledore.

"4 Years. From first till fourth and at the end of our fourth year, I started to stop believing him about you-know-who coming back to life and this just confirms it" answered Hermione, giving more information that was necessary. Her usual style.

"I have finished Minister" stated Dumbledore as he looked up to the Minister who was acting as supreme mugwump and Dumbledore was the prosecutor which confused people as they thought that Dumbledore and Harry Potter was allies and friends.

Hermione then exited the stand, glancing at Harry who didn't even acknowledge her as she passed.

"I would like to bring up my next witness, Ron Weasley" boomed Dumbledore over the noise of the court room.

"This is ridiculous" muttered Harry under his breath, thinking no one had heard him.

"Why do you say that, Mr Potter?" Asked Dumbledore, raising an eyebrow at him.

"Well there were no witnesses as far as I can recall, and as we are on the topic of that, I didn't kill them!" Shouted Harry as his anger started to get the better of him.

"Nevertheless" was the only word Dumbledore said as he turned back to the stand as Ron Weasley appeared. He had a stony expression which was unusual for him.

"Mr Weasley, you are known to have been the accused best friend. Is that true?" Asked Dumbledore as he began the questioning.

"Yes" answered Ron.

"Do you ever have any violent altercations or disagreements with the accused?"

"No, we had disagreements but they were never violent" confirmed Ron.

"Did you ever get the feeling that the accused was becoming Dark?" Continued Dumbledore.

"Why the hell haven't I got a lawyer?" Asked Harry out of the blue, looking around him.

"There was no time between your trial and the murder itself" replied Fudge with a slight smirk. Harry had the feeling that that was done on purpose and not by coincidence.

"Please answer the question, Mr Weasley" said Dumbledore like nothing happened.

"Yes, claiming that you-know-who's back is a sign that he is becoming unstable and therefore I believe that he might have been practicing the dark arts for some time now" answered Ron with his head held high with importance.

"I see, would you by any chance have proof of this?" Enquired Dumbledore.

"No, but I could suggest that you check his wand, he would have needed that to kill them" replied Ron with a slight smirk. He was in his element and was enjoying this immensely.

"We have already done that Mr Weasley and his wand is registered to have cast the killing curse three times, one for each of the Dursley's" cut in Dumbledore with slight irritation in his voice.

"Oh right" said a dejected Ron Weasley as though his favarouite toy had just been taken of him.

"Do you believe that Harry Potter killed the victims?" Asked Dumbledore with a piercing look. Ron looked down just as Harry looked up and their eyes met. Harry looked hopefully up at his former best friend and hoped to God that Ron would believe him, that someone would believe him.

"Yes" whispered Ron as he quickly walked off, averting his gaze from Harry who looked shocked, shackled up in the chair.

"I have finished my questions for Mr Weasley" stated Dumbledore who turned back to Minister Fudge.

"Are there any more?" Asked Fudge.

"Yes, please bring to the stand Mrs Arabella Figg" called Dumbledore and Harry watched as Mrs Figg walked up to the stand and was looking around herself.

"Mrs Figg, were you home the night the attack happened?" Started out Dumbledore.

"I was" answered a confident Mrs Figg.

"So you would be able to hear any commotion then?"

"Yes, I would and I did" confirmed Mrs Figg.

"Were you able to see anything out of your house window, perhaps?" Continued Dumbledore.

"When I heard noises what sounded like furniture being torn apart I rushed to the window to see green light coming from within the house. I also heard three people scream before their voices died out before men with cloaks arrived to take the accused away in chains" retold Mrs Figg as she looked down at Harry who wasn't saying anything, he didn't even look up at her.

"Did you hear the accused say anything?"

"No, only the victims" assured Mrs Figg.

"Very well Mrs Figg, I have finished my questions" said Dumbledore and with a wave of his hand, Mrs Figg walked down from the stand.

"Are there any more people you wish to interrogate?!" Snapped Harry as he glared daggers at the old man.

"No, but I do however want to point something out to the court room" said Dumbledore who turned away from Harry to address the court room.

"It is known to me that the accused was mistreated by his relatives and he didn't even have his own bedroom until after his first year at Hogwarts. I believe that he was physically and mentally abused there and therefore this could have made his unstable. It is my judgement and I now have evidence that he lashed out against them whilst being mistreated and decided to get rid of them for good. He has often come to me in school time stating his dislike for his relatives and saying that they are no family of his" Finished Dumbledore.

"You knew, you knew all this time how bad it was and you never did something?" clarified Harry in a deadly quite voice.

"Indeed" confirmed Dumbledore with a nod of his head as he turned back around.

"You make me sick" snarled Harry as he fought to get loose of his chains.

"Not as much as you do me, Mr Potter" spat Dumbledore as he started to walk over to the Minister.

"I will kill you old man, I didn't kill them but I am so bloody close to killing you!" Screamed Harry so the whole courtroom could hear him.

"The accused will remain silent! We will reconvene in one hour for your sentencing" boomed Fudge as he banged his gavel on the wood and got up from his spot and out the courtroom with Dumbledore following.

Aurors came over to Harry and dragged his up from the chair with chains still shackled around him and traipsed him away. Harry looked to his left to see all his former friends there, watching. This was including the likes of Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley. He felt even more incensed that they didn't come to his aid and didn't bother to help out. He found it mildly curious that Remus Lupin wasn't amongst them but wasn't about Sirius as he knew he would be able to be seen in public. He only hoped that his uncle and beloved Godfather believed him. For his own will power if nothing else.

He was thrown into a Ministry holding cell with the bars slammed shut behind him. He curled up to a wall and waited for his fate.

1 HOUR LATER

Harry was dragged in by the same auror's and shackled to the same chair with the same chains. He looked up and saw everyone who was previously in the courtroom still remained along with his old friends. He looked at the Minister of Magic right in the eyes as he called for order.

"Do you have your results?" Asked Fudge and a man stood up and nodded.

"For the charge of Murdering three innocent muggles, we find the accused…..guilty" read the man from a slip of paper and sat back down again.

"Harry James Potter, son of Lily and James Potter, you are sentenced to a lifetime in Azkaban" sneered Fudge as he banged his gavel.

None of this felt real to Harry as he was hauled away and out the doors, he looked up at his old friends and saw none of them with any looks of pity. Fate just didn't like him and now he was going to live the rest of his life with once of fates worst creations.

A/N-A new story! How do you like it? The next chapter might not be so long and Harry Potter may get his wish. Please review with thoughts on the start of the story.

Signing off,

CHASER10