Author's Note: Alright I am posting this a day early because there is a very important question in the AN at the end. I need your responses to make a decision on what to do next. Let me know what you think. -lifeless

Disclaimer: I don't own shit and this is shit compared to the wonders that are JK Rowling's works of art.

Draco and Harry were walking to Sirius's rooms. The lawyer that Sirius had hired for the case against the Dursley's was coming to talk to them about the trial. They managed to get the trial set to be over the Easter holidays. Harry was going to stay with Sirius at Black Manor and Draco and his mother were joining them. Since Lucius broke out of Azkaban it was not safe for them at Malfoy Manor.

In the few weeks since the breakout Draco had been more subdued but he had kept himself distracted with Harry and the trial. Harry, in avoidance of thinking about the trial, had been doing anything he could think of to cheer the boy up.

Harry held onto Draco's hand tightly as he knocked on the door to Sirius's rooms. Sirius opened the door giving Harry a quick hug before ushering them in. As they sat down on the couch the floo roared to life. A man of average height with light brown hair stepped out.

"Harry, Draco this is Conner Kent." Sirius said shaking the man's hand, introducing him. They exchanged greetings and Conner sat in an armchair.

"Alright Harry, Sirius informed me of the situation and I'm just here to give you an overview of what to expect at the trial next week." Conner said. "Now you uncle will be tried in the wizarding court system but since he is a muggle he will be sentenced to a muggle prison."

"What happens if they don't find him guilty?" Harry asked nervously.

"Don't worry about that Harry. Since he is being tried in the wizarding world we will be able to use veritaserum, meaning there is almost no possibility of him getting off. We will also be able to, if you let us, give you a similar potion. It's called verumsedatione. It has calming properties and will help you tell the whole truth. It will not force you to answer but if you do it will draw a complete answer from you. It is commonly used in situations like this to help the witness answer difficult questions without getting emotional."

Conner went over the types of questions he would ask and the types of answers Harry should give. They talked for over an hour, Harry gave Conner some details and Conner answered all of Harry's questions. By the time they were finished Harry was emotionally exhausted. Draco walked him to his tower, kissed him goodnight and sent him up to bed.

The week came to a close and everyone got ready to go home for the holidays. Harry and Draco were flooing from Sirius's rooms to Black Manor. The trial was on Tuesday so they would have the weekend to get ready and then the rest of the week to recover. Harry spent most of the weekend sitting with Sirius trying to get his head together. This gave Draco time with his mother to work out his feelings about his father's escape.

Tuesday came much too quickly for Harry's liking. They flooed to the Ministry and headed down to the courtrooms. Sirius had used his influence in the Ministry (since they falsely imprisoned him for 12 years) to make this a closed trial. It was just the Wizengamot members who were presiding and the lawyers and witnesses who were allowed to be present, and Harry's support group of course.

Before everything got started Sirius slipped Harry a calming draught. The boy had been squeezing Draco's hand so tightly Sirius thought it might fall off. Harry gave him a small smile and downed the vial.

"Alright they are getting ready to start," Conner said sitting down next to Harry at their table. The doors at the back of the courtroom opened and the adult Dursley's were escorted in by aurors. Dudley followed and sat in the stands behind his parents. He was not being tried but sent to a juvenile facility.

Harry kept his eyes forward to avoid looking at his relatives but it didn't keep him from feeling the glares they were throwing at him. Draco, who was sitting directly behind Harry, placed a hand on the nervous boy's shoulder causing him to jump. When Draco didn't remove his hand Harry brought up his own to hold it.

The judge stood and presented all of the introductory information about the case. Then Conner and the Dursley's lawyer gave their opening statements. Conner then called Harry to the stands.

Harry reluctantly let go of Draco's hand and walked to the witness chair. "Harry will be giving his testimony under the influence of verumseptione to make it easier on him and ensure us truthful answers." Conner said holding up the vial and presenting it to the court before handing it to Harry. Harry drank it quickly and felt the calm that had been slipping away from him return. Once the potion had taken effect Conner began his questioning.

"Alright Harry let's start with some easy questions. How old are you?" Conner said standing in front of Harry.

"16." Harry replied dully.

"And how long have you lived with your relatives, the Dursley's?"

"15 years; since I was 15 months old."

"And during this time your uncle physically and sexually abused you?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell me the first time you remember being hit?"

"I think I was about 3 or 4. I tripped when I was bringing Uncle Vernon his morning coffee and spilled it on him. He backhanded me and threw me in my cupboard."

"What do you mean by your 'cupboard'?"

"The cupboard under the stairs. That's where I slept until I got my Hogwarts letter, then they moved me to Dudley's second bedroom."

"How often were you in 'your' cupboard?"

"Before I started school, any time I wasn't doing chores. Once I started primary school my chores took most of the time left in the day so I was only in there at night, or if I was being punished."

"Being punished?"

"When I was in trouble I was locked in without meals."

"What kind of chores did you do?"

"When I was real little I just had to clean the house and stuff. When I turned 6 Aunt Petunia started teaching me to cook and soon after that I started doing yard work like mowing and weeding."

"How often did your uncle physically hurt you?"

"I got knocked around daily but I only got real beatings when I was in serious trouble. Most of the time it was because I used accidental magic but I didn't know about magic at the time so I couldn't stop it."

"When was the first time your uncle abused you sexually?"

"When I was five."

"What did he do to you?"

Harry flinched, reacting for the first time since the questioning had begun. "He would come down at night and pull me out of my cupboard and make me touch him or suck him off, sometimes he would touch me but normally he just wanted me to pleasure him."

"Did your aunt ever abuse you sexually?"

"No. She didn't like to touch me ever. She wouldn't even hit me with her hand, she would use a frying pan or something to avoid touching me. She was afraid my freakishness would rub off on her."

"How old were you the first time your uncle raped you?"

Harry flinched again but responded in the same dull voice he had been answering in. "Seven."

"How often did this happen?"

"When I was younger it was mostly just when he came home late from the pub or when he was in the mood but Aunt Petunia had already gone to bed. After I started Hogwarts, I slept upstairs so he would have to find ways to get Aunt Petunia out of the house 'cause he didn't want to wake her by dragging me down to the basement. He would find excuses to send her and Dudley out to do things as often as possible. He eventually convinced her to take up playing bridge with the other ladies in the neighborhood so he would have me to himself at least once a week, although it was normally more."

The effects of the potion were beginning to wear off and Harry was starting to tremble. "Alright I think that is enough. Thank you Harry." Harry stumbled off the stand and back to his seat. Instead of sitting at the table where he had before he sat next to Draco who immediately pulled him into a tight embrace.

The judge gave them a ten minute recess for Harry to collect himself. Since Harry was still had the potion running through his veins it did not take Draco long to get him to stop trembling. When the ten minutes were up Harry was sitting next to Draco being held to his side by the blonde boy's arm around his shoulders.

Conner called Vernon up to the stand. "Mr. Dursley you will be giving your testimony under the influence of a truth potion, Veritaserum."

"I most certainly will not!" Vernon growled. "I'm not going to touch that freakish stuff."

"Mr. Dursley you do not have a choice. Now drink this if we will force you too." When Vernon continued to refuse an auror came up and forced his mouth open and made him swallow.

"Alright Mr. Dursley please state your name." Conner requested.

"Vernon Dursley."

"You are Harry Potter's uncle and he has been living with you and your family for the last 15 years?"

"Yes."

"How did you punish your nephew when he displeased you?"

"When the little bastard screwed up I just knocked him around a bit. A punch here, a kick there then I would lock him in the cupboard without meals until he had been properly punished for his failure. When he used his freakishness it required a little more discipline, I would use my belt and beat the freakishness out of him. And if I was in the mood I'd give him a good fuck too, just to make sure he knew his place." Vernon said emotionlessly. The unfortunate side effect of the potion was that the drinker expressed their true feelings about the subject.

"So you raped your nephew?"

"Yes, but the little freak liked it. Look at him, you think he's not begging Blondie over there to fuck him every night? The freaks a little fag and I could tell, I just gave him a little experience."

"That is enough Mr. Dursley." Conner interrupted. "So in addition to raping your nephew on a frequent basis you physically injured him, starved him, and locked him in a small space. Is that correct?"

"Yes."

"That is all."

Vernon was fed the Veritaserum antidote and sent back to his table. Harry was staring at him in shock of what had been said. Vernon threw him a dirty glare and said "Don't let them fool you Freak, you're nothing but a worthless fuck toy and they are all just waiting for their turn. Don't worry Blondie I trained him real good, he's a great little whore; he'll do whatever you tell him too."

Harry tried to pull away from Draco but was just pulled closer. When he couldn't get away he fell into Draco full force and sobbed.

"Draco," Sirius said "why don't you take Harry home. He doesn't have to be here for the rest I should have sent him home as soon as he was finished." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a ring with the Black crest on it. "This is a portkey back to the manor. Take him out into the hall and say 'Padfoot's Pad' once you are both touching it. We will be home as soon as they are sentenced."

Draco coaxed Harry to stand and led him out of the courtroom. Once they were in the hall he activated the portkey and they popped into the sitting room of Black Manor. Narcissa was sitting in an armchair reading a book.

"Is it over already?" She asked looking up. Upon seeing Harry's trembling form clutching her son she said "Oh. Why don't you take him up to bed and I'll bring you up some tea?"

Draco nodded and led Harry up the stairs. Harry had stopped crying by the time they got up to his room but was now unresponsive. Draco maneuvered him through the room and into bed. Harry immediately curled into a ball. Draco sat behind him and rubbed circles on his back. Eventually Harry's trembling stopped and Draco assumed he fell asleep. Draco laid down next to him and placed an arm over him.

"How can you stand to touch me?" Harry whispered. Draco sat up leaning on his elbow and leaned over so that he could see Harry's face. Harry was still staring off at the wall across from them. "He's right you know…"

"Stop Harry!" Draco cut him off. "He's not right. There is nothing wrong with you. Just because he is a sick man who did unforgivable things to you doesn't make you a whore. It doesn't make you dirty. It doesn't make you any of those horrible things you think about yourself. It makes you a victim. And one day you will believe me when I tell you that you are beautiful and sweet and loving and perfect and that I love you and that nothing that has happened to you in the past is going to change that."

Harry looked up and met Draco's eyes. "I love you too Draco." Draco hadn't even realized that he'd said it. He had trying to get up the nerve to tell Harry that he loved him for a while now but didn't want to scare him off. Draco leant down and placed a kiss on Harry's lips. There was a knock on the door and they pulled apart.

"Come in." Draco called. Narcissa walked in with a tray of tea. She sat it on the bedside table. She poured a glass and handed it to Harry who was sitting up to lean against the headboard.

"Are you feeling better sweetheart?" Narcissa asked handing a cup to Draco.

Harry nodded. "Thanks" he said quietly. Narcissa smiled at him and left.

As they drank their tea they heard someone running up the stairs. Harry tensed but relaxed when Sirius ran into the room. Sirius sat on the foot of the bed and looked Harry over. Seeing that Harry looked like he was alright Sirius took the time to catch his breath.

"How are you doing pup?" Sirius asked.

"I'm okay." Harry said looking warily at his godfather. "What happened?"

"Vernon will be serving life in a muggle prison and Petunia will be in for at least 20 years." Sirius said placing a hand on Harry's leg. "It's over. You never have to see them again. You did really well today kiddo."

Harry sat down his cup, crawled to the end of the bed and threw his arms around Sirius's neck. Sirius hugged him back tightly and when Harry pulled away he asked "What was that for pup?"

"For saving me." Harry replied moving back to his spot next to Draco. He nuzzled in to Draco's side and finished his tea for the first time truly feeling safe.

Author's Note: So the question is should I end this here? I have notes for another chapter or two that I planned out but it could stop here if no one wants me to continue. Let me know how y'all feel.

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