Sorry guys. A short plot bunny that bit me in the butt down in Houston today. Although I tried my best to forget the silly thing it just wouldnt go away till I wrote it down. This is a one shot.
Worse then Azkaban.
"Harry, please sit down. Your pacing isn't helping anything and its making me dizzy." Tonks complained.
"How much longer do we have to wait before we go in? I swear they had better use those damn chains on me when we get into the courtroom because if this goes wrong I won't be responsible for my actions." Harry dropped his head into his hands and rubbed his face tiredly. "Why are they doing this to me? I did what they wanted. I destroyed the dark lord and now this. Tonks please don't lie; can they really sentence me to that kind of hell on earth?"
Tonks looked at the boy, so tired, so defeated and not by the evil that had hounded him for almost all of his life but by the ones who should have had nothing but gratitude for what he had done for them. He had broken the rein of terror caused by the evil Voldermort, he had broken the back of the inner circle and he had given the wizarding world hope for a bright future and the reward they were trying to hand back to him was a prison sentence much worse than Azkaban.
"I'm sorry, so so sorry Harry. You heard the proclamation so you know they can do this but you gotta know your friends will stand by you no matter how this trial turns out. We all will." Tonks looked close to tears as she told her friend this.
It took almost three hours before a guard came into the holding room and announced that the court was ready for him. He closed his eyes briefly before he squared his shoulders and walked proudly into the courtroom.
"Mr. Potter. Although we do not take any pleasure in this our laws are quite clear. You admit to casting a spell that you crafted when you fought Vo-Voldermort. You further admitted that you did not understand fully what the spell would do before you cast it. A spell crafter is responsible for any actions of any spell they craft and that means that you are responsible for the aftermath of the spell you crafted. It is not the will of this court to burden a 16 year old like this but we have no choice, you are responsible for your actions." Madam Bones slammed the gavel down on the table top. "The court finds you guilty and remands into your guardianship the 218 former death eaters and one former dark lord. You will be responsible for raising these babies to adulthood, setting a proper example of what a witch or wizard should be and supplying all of their physical needs till they reach adulthood. You are further required to see to their education and physical health. The court will appoint a financial advisor to teach you how to manage the estates of these children until they are of age to do it themselves. You will also have a court appointed instructor to teach you parenting skills necessary to fulfill your task. Any older dependents of these babies are also your responsibility till they reach their majority. Do you have any questions?"
Harry stood there looking like he was going to pass out any second. "Please, do you know where I can hire about a hundred nannys?"