Draco had a good reason to know his mother was a whore; she brought her lovers to the manor, when her husband was away. Lucius knew of course she had lovers, and they had not shared a bed since Draco was conceived, but her lovers in his house was another matter all together. Lucius had lived like a monk for over twelve years, but he had one rule, the bitch was not to expose their son to her lovers, he wanted to protect Draco. Draco knew his dad would likely have gone and hexed one if he ever found out, Draco not wanting his dad to go to prison, but he knew. He had walked in on his mother and a lover, when he was four, and had been slapped around by her till he promised never to tell his dad. He had been locked in a closet, and only rescued by Dobby, his nanny elf.

He looked over at Harry, not only his best friend and adopted second cousin, but the only one he had ever told. Harry had never understood why Draco was so scared of small spaces, he had an accident at eight when he got stuck in a closet while playing hide and go seek. He had been four the first time, but it had not been the last.

Draco was pale. "The man I have been forced to call Uncle Rabastan, he wears it."

Harry paled. "Are you sure?"

Though it was possible there could be another, his dad had told them it was custom made, and he had designed the pendant for Severus. Rabastan was not even remotely related, but his brother had been married to Narcissa's sister. Rodolphus and Bellatrix had been Death Eaters and had been kissed, one reason Draco was sure his mother was involved, but he was never certain. Rabastan bought his way out of trouble, and was always around the manor when Draco was growing up.

Harry put a calming hand on him. "We have to be certain. You know the man will claim you're just trying to get back at him."

Draco was red. "That bastard is lucky I never told my dad. He would have been castrated and hung from the walls."

Lucius may have avoided prison; Draco had been too young and scared to know his dad could hex trespassers, if he knew Rabastan was in the manor. Lucius though would not have stopped at a simple hex, if he had known he had threatened Draco, and locked him up, he wouldn't stop there. Narcissa had numerous men come through her bed over the years, but the only one who had been a constant.

Harry followed him back down to the main floor. "Okay but how are we going to do this? And you know no one will take two kids very seriously."

Draco smirked. "I had thought the marauders and the twins would have rubbed off on you more. I am hoping though your dad will help with the second."

Though Sirius and Narcissa were cousins, and he had backed her, he had never got along with the woman. He and Lucius were friends, and he loved Draco as a nephew, his own brother had been killed in the war, on the wrong side of things. If they had enough proof, Harry had no doubt his dad would help them out, not for the sake of Severus, but because of Lucius and Draco. He might even consider Severus, due to Remus, and because as an auror Sirius did have a deep sense of justice and no matter what, it would come out. Sirius may have been the rule breaker in school, but he became an auror due to the war, and was good at it.

Draco in part wanted the man to pay for what he had done, to both him and his dad, but he would never have fingered an innocent man either. The pendant was always around the man's neck, though when he was clothed; it was usually hidden beneath his shirt. Draco never should have seen it, or the man, when he was naked.

Harry thought of something. "Your parents are hosting my birthday party for me this year. You know your mother will invite a number of her friends to it."

Draco knew she would even use her nephew's birthday as an excuse to flaunt her husband's money. "Are you sure though? I don't want your party ruined."

Harry nodded, reminding his best friend that the actual party would be in the day. Lucius would make sure as he did for his son, there was an actual party for the birthday boy and his friends, before his wife had hers later. Harry and Draco usually escaped the adult party either for the stables or the muggle home theatre as soon as the woman was not looking, and they were never missed. This time though, they would not be slipping away for a movie, but something more important.

Harry added with a smile. "It may not be summer, but it is still a party here at the manor. It will be fitting, to end it the way it all started."

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Remus and Sirius were both confused when they came, and that turned to shock when the boys told them what they found out, and planned to do. Draco had been snooping, and he found a small chunk of a note, which mentioned some plan for the party, and showing Severus up. There was no date, but Sirius had been able to use a spell to show time, and sure enough it had been written in the weeks before the stabbing.

Remus had known the boys believed Severus, and they had said they had wanted to help clear his name, but this was still a shock for them. Sirius was just plain surprised, having no idea how the boys felt, having only been there for the talk with Lucius.

Sirius shook his head. "Boys I know you want to help, but the aurors looked into this."

Harry stopped his dad. "You told me yourself the aurors were not well trained back then. And of course the victim pointed them."

Narcissa may have been only Orion's niece, so removed from the line of inheritance by a generation, but she was still a member of the house of Black. Moody had actually spoken up for Severus, thinking it was a farce, but Madam Bones had not been in office back then. All of the top positions in the ministry were filled by old bloods back then, Moody was the one exception. They of course had taken the word of a pureblood heiress, over a half blood out cast. Severus, even though he had not killed her, he would likely have spent life in prison, except for his attorney. He had one of Abraxas' high priced sharks, who had done his best b him.

Sirius knew his son made sense. "Draco you do realize, if he prove this, Rabastan will not be the only one in prison? Your mother will be arrested a well."

Draco nodded. "That woman is no mother. And if we can succeed, Severus will be cleared, and he won't be a potions assistant any more."

Horace wanted to retire in a year or two, and Remus had no idea what would happen to Severus when he did. He would be out of a job, and the extra money he made from potions he sold in the man's name. If they could clear his name, he could take his test, and take over for Horace, as he would have his name cleared.

Remus looked at his old friend. "I know you and Sev were never friends, but I know you would also not allow an innocent man to pay for the rest of his life."

Sirius more then agreed with him. "He was never my favourite person, but if he is innocent, he has suffered more then any man deserves."

They were glad the boys had come to them, this needed to be handled properly, or Narcissa may get away with it. Harry had convinced Draco to admit it all, and he admitted about what happened when he was little. If the boys did it alone, and had not enough proof, it would look like Draco was just out for pay back for it all.

Sirius shared a look with Remus when the boys were off. "He seems to have inherited your big heart. His mom would have been so proud, and James."

Remus clapped him on the back. "He gets a lot from you, including his courage, and his sense of justice. You have raised a good son."

Smiling, Sirius assured him he was more then proud of Harry, and that Remus was as much to thank for him as well. He knew he had been punishing Remus for supporting Severus after all of these years, and kept him from Harry. Until recently, the only reason he allowed it, was because the will made him.

Sirius surprised Remus. "You can have Harry more often. I'm sorry I tried to cut you out of his life as much as I have."

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Harry tried to focus on his birthday during the day, when all of their friends were over at the manor, and having a pool party. Neville, Hermione and the twins were there so it was not all their house. Harry and Draco had known Neville growing up, and become friends with the twins, through pranks. Hermione had been an invite thanks to Pansy, who was friends with her, but the guys thought it was more, or could be. Pansy's mom and Narcissa wanted them together, but both Lucius and Pansy's dads had vetoed that, knowing their only children would never be happy. As Abraxas never wanted to do to Lucius, Lucius wouldn't to his son.

Pansy noticed where she was lying on a deck chair where she ha been whispering with Hermione. "You seem to be on a different planet."

Harry looked up and smiled. "Sorry. It must just be the heat."

The pool party had been one of the best things for the heat, and Harry did manage to focus on the birthday party, until the others went home. They knew they need to make an appearance at the grown up party, but this time, they were excited, sure this would work out. Harry knew it was his birthday but he was not too sad to give a gift to Remus and the Malfoy men, but most of all, to Severus of course.

Narcissa drew Harry to her side. "Here is our guest of honour, Harry James Black, Lord Potter."

Harry hated all of the eyes on him. "Thank you Aunt Narcissa."

Sure enough they found Rabastan was there, and Harry signalled his dad, when he saw the two of them head out into the gardens. He and Draco were told to stay back out of it, there had to be no doubt that this was all done legally, and there was no bias either.

Harry squeezed his friend's arm. "It will end tonight. The woman will pay for what she has done."