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Chapter Nine

Vernon was having a good day. No a great day.
Ever since that freak had been taken away things had looked up. He could now honestly say he had a perfectly normal family.
When the freak had been taken away with the threat of telling the other freaks he'd worried for a bit, but then had the easy solution of moving, leaving no forwarding address there was no way to find them.
He'd risen in the ranks at Grunnings, and was all set to become a regional manager. Life was good, he decided as he sat in the living room on his Friday off.
Dudley had been sent home being blamed for another brat setting fire to the school, and Petunia was working away in the kitchen trying to get it spotless – again. Vernon rolled his eyes at his wife's obsessiveness.
*FLASH*
"Hello Vernon. Told you that I'd see you were dealt with." Q said.
"What the hell are you doing in my house! Get out!" Vernon screamed.
"O.k. Let's go then."
*FLASH*
All three of the Dursley's found themselves in a grey room about 12 feet wide by 15 feet deep, at one end it seemed open to the air. Stood in front of it was a woman in a black jumpsuit with red shoulders and what looked like four pips on her collar. Next to her was a taller dark skinned man, who to Vernon seemed to have a slight dominating presence about him, his clothes were the same as the woman's but had yellow instead of red shoulders.

The woman spoke. "Vernon and Petunia Dursley, you have been brought here to sit trial for charges of Child Abuse, Attempted Bodily Harm on a child, Actual Bodily Harm to a child, Grievous Bodily harm ton a child, Criminal Neglect of a child and for failing to provide proper care for a child in your guardianship. Your trial will be in three hours, do you wish for legal counsel?" The woman finished.
"No I bloody well don't! I've done nothing wrong! You hear! Child abuse? The Freak bitch got what she deserved!" Vernon said charging the woman. He suddenly bounced back as he slammed into an invisible wall.

"Very well, see you at trial." The woman strode out leaving the Dursley's gaping after her.

-o.O.O.o-

Picard watched all this from the monitor in the room he'd been assigned for his stay on Voyager. Shaking his head he had no trouble believing that this man was capable of the things accused when he shouted about Harmony.
Sitting back he shook his head. If the man shouted those things in his trial, then the Vulcans in the judging panel would not only convict but due to lack of remorse may give him the harshest sentence out.
He leaned forward to pick up the padd to go over his notes once more, having to keep his temper when faced with the list of injuries h would have to read out. That Harmony had turned out the way she had was a credit to her mothers and the people who had banded together around her.
He looked forward to seeing justice don, but hoped that this wouldn't be too hard on Harmony, bringing up the past like this.

The way she had been subject to torture was worse than his time spent in a cardassian interrogators dubious care.

-o.O.O.o-

B'Elanna and Annika were sat with their daughters in the witness viewing area when the security guards brought in the Dursley's having had to put restraints on them, Q and all the off duty crew who had come to know and care for Harmony were sat in the area sectioned off for those not taking part in the trial.
As soon as Vernon had been led in to the room screaming that they couldn't do this, the sound of his bellowing had a very obvious effect on Harmony.
B'Elanna felt her grab hold of her arm and looked down to see her pale faced and her breathing shallow. It seemed the fact that the Dursley's were between her and the exit was the only thing that kept her sat down.
Hermione had put her arm around Harmony's shoulder and had reached across with her other hand to take hold of Harmony's free hand.

Tuvok called the room to order when Vernon didn't stop raging he spoke up.
"Sir, you will be silent until your turn in the witness stand arises, if you do not you will be silenced, and held in contempt of this tribunal. Do you understand?"
"You can't do this! She's nothing but a freak! You hear!" At this Tuvok signalled to the security officers who suddenly pressed a hypospray against Vernon's neck while forcing him to sit in the chair.
As he did Vernon opened his mouth to shout further but no sound came out.
"That was a muscle relaxant developed for this reason. When it is your turn to give Evidence you will be given the antidote. Should you continue to be disruptive in these matters you will be returned to the holding cell." Tuvok said

B'Elanna was impressed at the shade of purple the obese man was going, but had more important concerns, Annika had moved from where she was sat to crouch in front of Harmony, getting her to follow her in a slow breathing pattern. As she did this B'Elanna could feel Harmony's trembling ease up a little.
"Harmony honey, it's ok, we're here. He can't get to you. It's o.k." Annika was whispering.

-o.O.O.o-

Tuvok looked on dispassionately and decided to get the proceedings started.
"This tribunal is now in session. The charges are thus." He followed reading the charges out to the adult Dursley's.

"Dudley Dursley, you face no charges, as at the time of the crimes happening you were too young to know right from wrong. Please go and sit over there in the public viewing area."

Waiting until Dudley had been escorted over he then turned back to the remaining Dursley's.
"Mr Dursley how do you plead?" He nodded to the security guard stood behind him and he pressed a different Hypospray to Vernon's neck.
"Not Guilty! It's not child abuse when it's a freak!" Vernon shouted out.

The guard immediately silenced the man again.
"Mrs Dursley, first of I thank you for being co-operative with this court, now how do you plead."
Mrs Dursley looked directly at the Vulcan and spoke. "Guilty with mitigating circumstances, when we are returned to our cell I ask to be put separate from my Husband, along with my son."

His request surprised everyone else in the room, and Tuvok raised an eyebrow.
"Your plea will be noted and your request shall be taken into consideration." Tuvok stated. "What are these mitigating circumstances?"

"My husband likes to use his fists, however if he was hitting her, he never came near me."
Picard stood up. "As requested I represent your niece in these proceedings. Do you mean to tell me you allowed a child – a Toddler to be beaten, whipped bloody and have their bones fractured all so he wouldn't hit you."

Tuvok saw the looks directed at Petunia and secretly agreed with them – putting that thought aside he focused on the task at hand – he must remain impartial.

"Yes." Petunia said.

Tuvok sat back allowing T'pang and Vorik to lean in to discuss quietly.
"It would seem that the logical course of action would be to sentence Mrs Dursley to 20 years, no parole?" T'Pang nodded as did Tuvok.

Mrs Dursley as you have admitted your guilt you will be sentenced to 20 years in an internment facility, there will be no chance of Parole, Had you pled Not guilty with your husband it would have been 30 years." Looking to the guard next to her he spoke once more. "Return her to a holding cell her son may sit with her if he wishes. The Guard nodded and escorted them out.

Tuvok looked towards the obese man in front of him. And spoke. "We will now present our evidence, you will have a chance to present your defence." Looking to Picard "Prosecution if you will." Tuvok said.

Picard stood up bringing his padd with him as he walked over to the screen.
On this screen I will put up a list of all injuries sustained by Harmony Potter between the ages of 1 year 3 months and when she came aboard Voyager, from her first medical scan.
What followed was a three column list that had those in the room glaring at Vernon.

I Call Harmony Potter-Torres to the stand.

-o.O.O.o-

Harmony got up and shakily made her way to the witness stand, she saw how Picard placed himself between Vernon and her at all times.

As she got to the stand she swore the oath to tell the truth before sitting down.
"Miss Potter, I am going to try make this as quick as possible for you – Computer Highlight the three worst injuries on the list."

"Now looking at that list can you remember what happened?" Harmony looked over and saw that the two listed were the multiple lacerations to her back on her 5th birthday that she still had scars from to this day. The other one was where she had her arm burned to the bone that had somehow (Miraculously it seemed at the time) Healed up overnight.

"The first one, on my arm, I was about 4, I think, I had seen Dudley getting Birthday presents and asked Vernon when my birthday was and if I could have a little teddy bear for in my cupboard at night." Picard held up his hand. Cupboard? What do you mean?"

"That was my bedroom, the little cupboard under the stairs." Harmony answered before carrying on, her voice going into a monotone as she continued describing what happened.
"Vernon didn't like the fact a freak dared ask him for something. He dragged me over to the living room fire shouting how I was a. . .good for nothing . .. Freak."

She could feel the tears building up but couldn't do anything about them – her mind had transported her back to that time.

"He. . .He grabbed the fire poker and thrust it into the fire – Aunt Petunia looked in, she just shrugged her shoulders and took Dudley into the garden. Vernon was shaking me, he threw me to the floor and grabbed the poker that was red hot. He . . .he . . .please stop it uncle – please stop stop it." She started whispering over and over, rocking in her chair, completely lost in the memories.

-o.O.O.o-

Annika saw what had happened at the same time as Hermione. Picard had a look of pure anger on his face as he bore down on the man who had done this. It was only Q of all people getting in the way that seemed to stop him doing anything to the man.

Annika noticed all this by the time she got to her daughter in all but blood.
Picking up the girl she sat her in her lap as she sat on the chair, Hermione crouched in front of her. "Harmony, come on, Harmony. It's ok your safe."
Hermione was saying over and over ignoring all the commotion about her as Neelix was having to be restrained from attacking Vernon by Tom and Harry, it was probably this that stopped them going for him themselves.

This was the first time for most of the Voyager crew that the full scale of Harmony's past was laid out for them to see.

Hermione looked into Harmony's eyes and all she saw was pain.
"Mummy, Aunty Kathy, we need to go somewhere quiet. Now."
Janeway who had come to see if she could help nodded, and signalled to follow her.
B'Elanna who was by the door already having seen what was happening had already cleared a path.
"Computer, nearest unassigned quarters" Janeway called as she lead Annika and Hermione out as Annika carried Harmony.

Fortunately the quarters just next door were unused, so she went in and led them to the basic sofa as the rest sat down she looked out the window.
Harmony was still mumbling about stopping the heat, Hearing this, for the first time ever in front of her crew Janeway started to allow her own tears to fall.

Chakotay had followed and seeing this stepped close to her. "It'll be alright." He whispered holding her shoulders as she turned and cried into him, using him to muffle the sounds so she wouldn't disturb the family trying to help Harmony.

"It's not right." She whispered as she regained control of herself.
"Katherine, if I could our Harmony's pain I would, any of us would. Now you need to take a few breaths and get in there and show her that her 'Aunt Kathy' is there for her. Go on. If she doesn't snap out of it soon I'll call Tuvok. We may have to get him to meld with her again like he did a couple of years ago."

Nodding Janeway went towards the bedroom to sit with the family around the distraught girl she saw as her own niece.

-o.O.O.o-

Picard looked around the room as soon as order had been re-established. Looking to Tuvok he spoke, not as prosecutor but as a captain. "Get extra security in here." Tuvok nodded and sent for them, before turning to the other two on the tribunal Panel.

"I suggest we go with skipping the rest of Harmony's testimony – and go to Q's" The other two nodded and Tuvok spoke to Picard.

"We have concluded it would be better if Harmony didn't re-take the stand. We understand that Q could be an adequate witness for the other injury." Picard nodded his agreement.

"All to Order" Tuvok said as people had calmed enough to carry on.
"I call my next witness. Q of the Continuum." Q stood up and made his way to the witness box and sat down before taking the oath to tell the truth.

"Q You were there the day Harmony received the lacerations that the computer scans indicated she received?" Q nodded. "Yes I was. I was strolling down the path in a street near where Harmony used to live . . ."

Q went on to detail everything from that moment to the moment he handed the girl over to the healer that healed her wounds as best she could.

"Can you show us what you saw please on the screen. Q Nodded and snapped his fingers and up came the image of the scene Q had discovered.

The look of joy on both Vernon's face in the courtroom and in the picture at the sight of Harmony's back in the picture made Sirius start to growl.
"Easy" A voice said as Tom Paris put a hand on Sirius' shoulder, the tenseness in Tom's voice betraying the fact he could happily commit murder right now.

Tuvok turned to Picard. "Any more witnesses?" Picard shook his head.
Turning to Vernon Tuvok nodded, and the Security re-applied the throat numbing antidote again.
"Do you have anything you wish to say in your defence?" Tuvok asked more for form than anything.
"Yes! I'm only sorry that I didn't do a better job on the brat! She was a freak and as such you can't try me for crimes. I've not harmed a human, just a no good, worthless brat!"

Tuvok pinned him with a look. "So you admit you do the damage you are accused of?" Tuvok said.
"And damn proud of it – I may have been able to beat the freakishne-" Tuvok had signalled the Security who Silenced Vernon with the local numbing Hypo as before.

"Vernon Dursley I cannot say I have met a more displeasing individual in my time. We will now deliberate on you guilt or innocence, if we find you guilty then we will decide on a sentence to fit the crime.

Sitting back both the other judges looked to him. "Guilty" They both whispered, Tuvok nodded in agreement. "Sentence?"
"I would say 30 years in a maximum security facility, and let it slip about what he did. It would be logical to believe that the other inmates would make his life. . . Difficult."

Sitting forward Tuvok read out the plea and the sentence before banging the Gavel down.
"Your son will be taken from here and placed into the social care service of your area, I only hope he grows up to be a better person than you." Tuvok finished as he stood up and nodded to Q who snapped his fingers.

Confident that the Continuum would see the sentences carried out and went to leave. As he did so Sirius caught up with him.

"Hey wait up" He called. "Can you take me to Harmony pl-"

"Chakotay to Tuvok." Chakotay's voice interrupted over Tuvok's com badge.
"Tuvok here." Her said tapping the badge.
Could you join us in Deck 3 Crew Quarters, unassigned 4 please? Harmony hasn't come out of it yet, we need you to bring her back."
"Very Well, I will be there shortly along with her Godfather."
"Good Chakotay out."

Tuvok lead the way the short distance down the corridor to the quarters they were directed to.
Going in Tuvok took a look around, He saw Chakotay was stood in the doorway of the sleeping area, he indicated Tuvok should go in.

Looking to the bed, Annika was sat up near the headboard, Harmony was lay next to her mumbling about heat while Hermione and B'Elanna sat to one side at a loss as what to do to help.

Annika was the first to notice him and slipped off the bed, Hermione and B'Elanna quick to follow.
They knew Tuvok needed no-one else to touch Harmony when he mind-melded with her, knowing it would be necessary to stay away they all stood back by the door.

-o.O.O.o-

Harmony was lost in her mind, the darkness surrounded her, but in this light area she was safe, she couldn't be hurt.
Into this light Tuvok seemed to step out of the darkness.

"Harmony. It is alright, it is time to return home. Your mothers are worried." Harmony looked at Tuvok.

"You go ahead I'll be there in a minute." She knew if he fell for this she would stay safe.
"No Harmony, We will go together." Tuvok replied with a bit of sternness to his voice.

"Bu- but I'm safe here." Harmony said. "No Harmony, your mind may be safe but outside, your body won't be right, you need to come back, Do you really want to leave your mothers alone? Hermione?"

When he mentioned her Mums she wavered, but when he mentioned Hermione, she shot upright to her feet. "She's there? Waiting?" Tuvok nodded.
"Ok" She said, not sure why it was imperative that she got to Hermione.

"Just follow me." Tuvok said and led the way through the darkness as Harmony took his hand, she came across the odd sight of her body on a bed, even though she was stood there.

"You just need to lay down into your body, and you'll be back with everyone on Voyager." Tuvok told her.

Nodding she sat on the bed and lay back, feeling like she was falling as she slipped into herself.

-o.O.O.o-

Tuvok released Harmony's face and stepped back. "Hermione, she will need you" Was all he said, but it was enough that Hermione rushed to the side of the bed and took Harmony's hand in her own.
"Come on Harmony I'm here, it's me, it's ok, come on." She whispered as Harmony's eyes started registering the outside world.

With a small cry she sat up and buried her face against Hermione's shoulder letting the tears fall.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't want to come back. I'm sorry"
Hermione made gentle shushing sounds not sure what was wrong but determined to help.
"Harmony, it's ok, you're here now." She said.

Letting go Harmony looked around, realising this wasn't her bedroom she looked to who else was in the room and asked what had happened to the Dursley's.

When she heard what was going to happen she smiled, Justice had been served, and she would never, ever see them again.

Getting up she went and hugged her mums, and Aunty Kathy. "Can we please go home? I need to eat." Harmony said quietly. The others laughed. Tuvok just raised an eyebrow.

"Ok, let's go." B'Elanna said before looking to the others. "You know there's always room for four more at our table. Care to join us?" Sirius, Janeway and Chakotay all nodded but Tuvok originally declined. It was Harmony's plea that convinced him otherwise.
Even he, a Vulcan, could not fight those emerald puppy eyes Hermione thought as they made their way back to their quarters, Harmony's hand in her own, where it felt . . .Nice.

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