Finally the next chapter! I got a LAPTOP FOR MY BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK! YAY! It made it easier to finish this around all my extensive hours at work. Hope you enjoy it!
Harry turned and glared at the Dursleys. He had no idea why they were even here; probably just to twist the knife a little deeper. He knows now why Sirius had been arrested. In fact he knew all about what the fools had done to him. He wasn't going to let them get away with it either.
"Learn your proper places and remain silent." he hissed at them.
They began protesting his treatment towards them but he ignored them and approached his godfathers. Remus looked at him with sad eyes while Sirius jumped up and hugged him.
"Harry." he whispered, voice full of emotion.
Harry pulled away gently, smiling at Sirius before he moved and hugged Remus.
"You shouldn't have come back." Remus told him as the three ignored the chaos around them.
"SILENCE!"
Everyone turned at looked to the front of the courtroom where Lucius now stood, hands planted firmly on the banister in front of him. The King looked angry and beside him his family looked amused.
"Lucius dear, mind your manners. You are a King are you not?" Narcissa said gently as she placed her hand on his arm.
Lucius looked at his wife and took a deep breath before sitting down and glaring at Albus. The judge just smiled at him.
"What is the hold up? Why aren't you arresting the brat? He is interrupting an official court hearing!" Severus shouted standing up from his place in the audience.
Albus's eyebrow rose as he surveyed the room in front of him.
"If that was the case I would be arresting quite a few people, including members of the royal family. Is that what you wish me to do Severus?" Albus asked.
Severus glared but instead of saying anything he shook his head and sat back down.
"Now, if everyone would just be silent, I would appreciate it. I would like to continue with the proceedings." Albus added firmly.
Harry glanced up at the royal family as he sat down on the table in front of his godfathers.
Harry locked eyes with Lucius and quirked an eyebrow at him. He wasn't going to be the cowardly boy anymore. Tom had made sure that he wouldn't cave so easily to the desires of others anymore and Harry couldn't be happier.
Harry wouldn't forget Tom; in fact when this was all over he would be returning the man's somewhat tepid kindness. Only Harry couldn't judge the man for it. The man had been alone for a long time, abandoned by a family that thought he had been dead. Harry wasn't going to allow the man to be alone anymore.
Harry watched Lucius's lips curl into a small snarl and smiled in return.
Harry let his eyes drift to the other Malfoys. The queen looked amused and she sat by her husband's side, hands folded neatly on her lap. Her son sat beside her looking at Harry as if he was studying him.
A hand on his arm brought Harry's attention back to why he was actually here. He turned his focus onto the man that held the lives of his godfathers in his hands.
"Now that your attention is with the rest of us young man, maybe we can continue." Albus said with a bright smile on his face.
Harry smiled in return and nodded.
"Why don't we start with who you are? That way I can see why your appearance caused such uproar." Albus added.
Harry swore that the twinkle in the man's eyes said that the man already knew.
"My name is Harry Potter. I'm here because my godfathers have been falsely imprisoned." Harry stated, ignoring his Uncle's roar of outrage behind him.
"That mongrel stole our money!" Vernon snarled.
"Mr. Dursley. Please." Albus said calmly.
Harry turned and glared at his uncle. The look was almost toxic.
"Do you have any proof of your statement Mr. Potter?" Albus asked after he had sent a look at Vernon over his glasses.
Harry bit his lip. Tom had discussed everything with him during their time together and had given him what he would need in order to get what was left of his family freed.
"Yes sir, I do. Tim gave it to me." Harry replied.
Whispering broke out among the spectators. Harry could hear them whispering the question of who Tom was. He knew what the next question was.
"Who is Tom, my boy?" Albus asked gently.
"Tom Marvolo Riddle. My real uncle."
There was a roar of surprised chatter from behind him but Harry pretended to be unfazed by it.
"Silence!" Albus called out over the din of noise.
Lucius stood from his spot.
"Albus! Severus! With me NOW!" he snapped out.
Everyone watched as Severus and the judge followed the King and Harry locked eyes with Draco Malfoy before the other male followed his father.
Harry felt a hand on his arm and he faced the other person, eyes locking with green he's known his whole life.
"Oh Remus, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault." Harry whispered.
"Everything will be fine Harry, you'll see. But Harry, I need you to tell me how you came into contact with Tom." Remus said and Harry heard the catch on Tom's name.
Harry looked over at Sirius before he began to tell them both what had happened after the day he had encountered Severus and Draco in town. About Luna and Neville. About finding Tom and getting the man's help. He told them how Tom had explained everything to him. From who he really was and what his parents had wanted for him. Harry talked to them in low voices, eyes darting to the people sitting in the pews behind them.
"POTTER!"
Harry looked away from the his godfathers and into the spectators. His so called family was approaching them. Remus and Sirius stood and placed themselves between Harry and the whale of a man coming at them. Harry could see the guards shifting in response to their prisoners's movements. The guards didn't advance though and Harry was glad for that. Harry stood from his spot on the table and stood between his godfathers so he could see over their shoulders.
"Can I help you Dursley?" Harry asked, voice flat.
"You are going to pay for stealing from us you freak!" Petunia shrieked from her husband's side.
Harry snorted.
"I didn't steal from you. I only took back what you took from me. I had saved that for so long and you sniffed it out like a truffle pig and stole it from me. I only liberated what was mine. I left your things alone. I fled because I knew you would wrongfully accuse me like you did to my godfather. I have the proof Dursleys. I have proof." Harry answered, voice lethal.
He watched the expressions change on each of the Dursleys's faces and couldn't help but smirk.
He could see Vernon move to respond to him but before he could the doors opened once again.
Draco followed his father, godfather and the judge as they made their way into the room that was just off the court. His father glanced at him and he could tell his father was about to dismiss him but he tilted his chin up to show he wasn't going to budge. He could tell his father caved when he turned away from him and addressed the two other men.
"Severus, you haven't been a very efficient advisor. In fact lately I find you to be looking out for only your own game and not that of those you swore your life to." Lucius hissed.
Albus looked between the men and Draco was surprised to see the man wink at him.
"Is this about the young boy who just walked in? Mr. Potter?" Albus asked.
Severus and Lucius stopped glaring at each other and turned to the judge.
"It has everything to do with him!" Lucius snarled.
"He was supposed to be dealt with. They had promised you wouldn't have to worry about the deal that you had both agreed on." Severus inserted flatly.
Draco perked up a bit at that. Someone had promised his father something? What was it? Why did it seem to bother his godfather so much? Why was his father so mad about it?
"Is Mr. Potter the missing son of Lily and James?" Albus asked.
"The one and the same." Lucius hissed.
"I see. Severus, what is this about it being dealt with?" Albus asked turning to the dark haired male.
Everyone looked at the advisor. Severus looked away and crossed his arms over his chest.
"I didn't know what he had meant at the time but I understood later once it had all been done. I dealt with the culprit though." Severus growled out.
Lucius stared at his friend, thinking back to the year the Potters had lost their lives. Severus had been paranoid and had avoided him for about a month. Now Lucius knew why, but that didn't excuse the man for hiding everything from him. Lucius now had to decide if he trusted his oldest friend to allow him to continue on as the royal advisor.
"Sorry to interrupt but how did he hide for so long?" Draco asked.
Lucius looked at his son. He knew Draco had taken an interest in the other boy but Lucius didn't know how he felt about that.
"I wasn't aware that he survived until ten years later. It turned out that he had been found and delivered to the Dursleys. I saw no reason to remove him." Severus replied.
"You should have told me Severus!" Lucius snarled.
He would get what was owed to him. His son would get what was owed to him.
"I think we should go sort this all out. Clear the court of the spectators." Albus cut in.
The four moved to the door and proceeded back into the courtroom. Draco's mind registering that no one had mentioned the reaction to Tom Marvolo Riddle.
He was curious due to all the somewhat evasive answers.
So many unasked questions.
Things are starting to unveil themselves!
Worth continuing?
Send me your brain waves!
Sauin
