What Happens Next?
AN: Hey guys sorry it's been so long, you know life happens went to see my cousin graduate from the Marines, so proud of him. Lost my flash drive with everything on it I'll have to get a new one. Anyways I hope you guys enjoy this next chapter and I got some feedback a lot more than I normally get thanks guys a really do like the feedback.
Chapter 10: A Day at the Ministry
Draco had woken up early that Friday morning, he had already showered and shaved, and he was now adjusting his tie in the mirror for the fifth time, "Damn this thing" Draco finally took off his tie and through it down on the floor of the bedroom.
"Do you want some help Draco?" Hermione asked him groggily, Draco sat at the end of the bed and ran his hands through is platinum lock and nodded, Hermione got up from bed and walked over to where he sat. Draco flipped up his collar of his white Oxford shirt.
Hermione let the dark green tie fall over his collar, and fixed it so that it was perfectly straight. Draco looked down at his tie and smiled, "What would I do without you?" Draco asked as he held her hands. Hermione smirked at him, "Not be able to tie your ties, when you get frustrated." She kissed his nose then went into the bathroom to bathe.
Draco smiled and followed her so he could fix his hair. Draco took out his gel that his mother got him for Christmas, "You know I hate it when you gel your hair back" Draco smirked and looked over at her as she was in the bath water, he put the gel back.
"No love, you just hate the way it smells because it makes you sick." Hermione laughed and laid back in the tub then closed her eyes in relaxation, Draco watched as she rubbed her stomach where his child grew. "Your staring again" Hermione said looking up at him, Draco smiled at her. "You know I can't help it"
"Yes I know you can't" Hermione began to wash her body, "So when are we leaving to go to the Trial?" Draco frowned at her, "We?" she nodded and raised off her body, "Yes we, did you really think I was going to let you and Theo go alone?" Draco smile and kissed her forehead.
"No I didn't think you would, which is why I took the liberty to have Lily get you a dress" Hermione looked at him questionable, "Don't worry it is a very nice, and tasteful" Draco left the bathroom to lay the dress on the bed, with heals.
Hermione wrapped her towel around herself and went to see this dress Draco got for her, then she saw it when she walked into the bedroom, "Oh wow" it was a simple dark blue v-neck dress that tied together in the back.
"You didn't have to get me a dress; we are just making sure Lucius Malfoy stays in prison."Hermione geld up the dress and looked it over, "Well, we are and then we are going to meet mother and Severus to talk about the wedding" Draco said in one quick sentence. Hermione nodded and put the dress on. "I'm guessing Ginny and the other girls are coming as well?"
Draco nodded at her, "I'm guessing so since Ginny has all over the wedding stuff, and mother wants to take a look at it all" Hermione smiled and twirled around in her new dress, "You look beautiful by the way." Hermione blushed at his words and kissed his cheek.
"Well we better get going if we are going to meet up with the others and make it on time" Hermione said to him as she pull on her heals. Draco opens the portrait and lead Hermione out of their dorm.
Pansy rolled over in her bed wide awake her and Ron had gotten back late after the Quidditch game, she smiled at the memory of last night. She walked down to her new common room full of Slytherin 8th years all expect Daphne of course.
"Oh Pansy there you are. Have you heard the news?" Astoria smiled sweetly, Pansy shook her head, "No, what is everyone buzzing about?" Pansy asked the blonde girl. Astoria smirked evilly and handed her the paper, Pansy read the first few lines of the paper and dropped it on the floor.
DEATH EATERS ON TRAIL!
All Convicted Death Eaters stand trial today, some of the most outstanding men and women of the Wizarding Community will have their sentencing hearing today at noon. Some of these men are: Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, Xavier Nott, and Cruban Parkinson (AN: Just made that up bc I don't know his real name)
Astoria acted shocked and put her hand over Pansy's in comfort, "Oh Pans I thought you knew" Pansy moved her hand away and stormed out of the common room, she walked pass fellow students how scurried out of her away as if she was her father a cruel and unfeeling man.
Pansy felt tears in her eye as she watched each of the younger students hurry out of her way. She passed the Great Hall as Ron finished eating his breakfast. "Hey Pan" he smiles at her.
Pansy couldn't contain herself any more she threw herself into his arms and cried, Ron was stunned and didn't know what to say as she cried into his chest. He pulled her into a nearby corridor. "Hey whats wrong?"
Pansy took a step back, as Ron rubbed her tears from her face, "Whats wrong, Pan. Talk to me why are you so upset?" Pansy shook her head and beat back her tears, "You haven't read the Daily Profit yet have you?"
Ron shook his head, "No I haven't Pansy what is going on?" Pansy looked up at him, "My father is going to be on trial today; he never even sent me an owl." Ron pulled her into his arms "That rat bastard"
Pansy nodded in his chest, "I hate my father, and I don't want to see him at all. If my mother were still here she would want me to see him one last time, closure." Ron kissed her head and rubbed her back. "Do you want to go…just to honor your mothers wishes, I mean?" Ron asked her when she gave him a questioning look.
Pansy nodded and smiled up at him, Ron smiled back and kissed her lips. Pansy wrapped her arms around his neck, "You'll come with me right?" she asked him as they started to walk out of the school. "You really I'm going to let you go alone" Pansy shook her head and kissed his cheek as they walked down to Hogsmeade.
At the Ministry
Lucius Malfoy sat in a dirty, dank cell with his fellow Death Eaters. "I never expected this day to come Lucius" Xavier Nott spoke in a low voice of a broken man. Lucius looked at the man in disgust he hated the weak, as did Bellatrix who was currently in the next cell over alone.
"Stop whining Nott, we all knew this day was coming. We all knew when they kicked down our doors to homes, I knew before this day came." Bellatrix preached, Lucius rolled his eye and looked back up at the clock. "Half past ten so which one of us is going first?" he asked the two Aurors standing at the door.
"Miss Lestrange" the youngest Auror said the oldest one popped him on the head, "Don't talk prisoners" he hissed as the younger one rubbed his head. Lucius looked over at his sister-in-law well ex-sister-in-law, was looked down at her Dark Mark he could tell she missed that slow burn when you were summoned.
Crazy as it seemed Lucius did as well. "Bellatrix Lestrange, it's time for your sentencing" Bill Weasley opened up her cell and Bellatrix walked out of her cell, Lucius stood as she walked by their cell.
"Do your worst Blood Traitors" she hiss as them as she walked with their wands in her back making her walk faster to the court room. Lucius waited for Bellatrix to come back, but she never did.
"We both know they took that crazy bitch to the New Azkaban Prison" Cruban Parkinson snickered at the group of men, "She probably will get off easy, bitch is insane" he added and laughed evilly. Lucius shook his head, "You are right on that one, we will all get the worst of it though they want to make an example of us" Xavier said to them.
"By all means let them make an example out of us, I feel no remorse what I have done. I'd do it again in heartbeat" Parkinson hissed at the older Nott. Xavier stood nose to nose with the older Parkinson, "We are not all as cruel as you are, not all of us were convicted of rape and torture of muggle-borns, and half-bloods. How does your daughter feel about that?" Xavier asked him.
Cruban face turned red with fury and punched him in the face, they wrestled to the ground. Someone casts a Body Binding spell on the two men. "What the bloody hell is going on in here? Oi You two get in here and remove these two prisoners" The two guards nodded and removed the two men to different cells.
"You're up next Malfoy" Lucius looked up the see the red-haired Percy Weasley, who had his wand pointed at the old blonde male. Lucius walked out of the cell that they were being held in and looked back at the now empty cell.
Lucius didn't feel anything, no sorrow no remorse no nothing. He felt numb for the first time in his long life Lucius Malfoy felt nothing, as he walked up the stairs to the court room, he was blinded by the bright lights of the room.
In The Court Room
Blaise sat next to Ginny who was sitting next to Hermione. Draco had his arm around her waist holding her. Ron held Pansy' hand, Theo and Daphne sat next to Draco and Hermione Severus and Narcissa were the next row up and had save them all seats, they all sat and listened to Bellatrix's sentencing, she was to be tortured as her last victim was then she was to be given the Kiss.
Bellatrix had laughed at the Minister, that evil cackle that made everyone's skin crawl and she was taken way to another chamber they had wasted no time with carrying out her sentencing. The group never would have thought they would ever hear Bellatrix scream for mercy but she had then there were no screams, just the utter coldness that was only to be felt when a Demetor was close.
Blaise patted Draco on the back, "You alright mate?" Draco nodded of course he was alright he never like his Aunt Bella she was insane and should have never been giving a wand, but never the less she was his family.
Hermione squeezed his hand as they saw Lucius Malfoy being pushed into the Room by Percy, "I will not stand for being treated like a common criminal" Lucius said and received another push from Percy.
"Stop pushing me you filthy blood traitor!" he turned and shouted at the red-head, Percy stunned Lucius the man fell to the ground, Percy nodded to some Aurors, they picked him up and stood him up in front of the Minister.
"Lucius Abraxas Malfoy you are a convicted for: Torture of muggles, muggle-borns, half-bloods and pure-bloods also the killing of those just said as well as unlawful prisonment, and for being a Death Eater. This court has found you guilty of all charges brought against you. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak in Mr. Malfoy's defense?" The Minister asked anyone in the court room.
His eyes fell on Narcissa, who shook her head slightly at the man. Then he looked at Draco, who also shook his head. After a moment of silence the Minister was about to continue but was stopped by Lucius, "May I speak for myself?" he asked the man. The Minister frowns and looked down at the blonde man.
"We have already heard your testimony, Mr. Malfoy. Let's move this along swiftly shall we" Lucius looked as if he could jump up appon his desk and strangle the man. "Is there anyone here who would like to speak against Mr. Malfoy?" again he asked and again is eyes had fallen on the two other Malfoy's in the room.
Lucius looked up to see his son and ex-wife who both stood up, as well as Snape. "You all wish to speak against this man" they all nodded at the Minister. "Well Mrs. Mal…I mean Snape, why don't you go first"
Narcissa looked at Severus who smiled slightly and held her hand as he sat back down, "Were to being Minister" she said with and uneasy sigh as she looked down at her ex-husband. Who was smirking evilly, "Why don't we start with how you whore around" Lucius muttered Percy elbow him in the ribs.
"Lucius was never a good man or in that fact a good wizard. He was always….well sir, he was very cruel to me and to my son Draco, and he would often threaten us that if we didn't do as he said he would torture us or even kill us sir. If it is too much to ask of you sir, please don't let this man go, thank you" Narcissa sat back down next to her husband, Snape kissed her cheek, "You did great my love" She smiled and held both of his hands. "Young Mr. Malfoy, I'm surprised you aren't speaking for your father but never the less you may speak"
Draco stood up next to his future wife, "All my life my so called father has done nothing but try to instill fear in to those he calls his loving family. I can tell you this I have never loved that cold heartless man standing before you. The day I realized what my father tried to make me believe was wrong, was the day I realized I was in love with a muggle-born, many of you may know this muggle-born after all she is one third of the Gold-Trio." Hermione blushed at his words and tried not to notice everyone looking at them.
Draco took this time to kiss her hand, Lucius looked like Salazar Slytherin himself had come back to life, "You were wrong about everything father, pure-bloods are not superior to everyone we are equals, the only power I wish to have is the power to protect my future wife and to see our child to grow up. The only think that ask for is for this court to give my father the harshest punishment that you can" Draco sat down next to Hermione, as he looked into her eyes he saw nothing but the love and kindness he hoped that he children would see one day.
"You are no son of mine! BLOOD TRATIOR!" Lucius shouted at the top of his lungs. Minister held up his hands to order silence, "Everyone please the silent! I WILL HAVE ORDER IN MY COURT ROOM!" the Minister shouted at them everyone was quiet. "Severus Snape, you have a few words for the court?"
Snape stood, "I have witnessed this man's cruelty and hatred on levels I can't even begin to describe to this room. Lucius Malfoy is a man with no heart, he is just as evil and the Dark Lord himself. I think we all know what he is capable of. It is not my place to pass judgment or hand down a lawful sentencing I only hope that you have listened to what we have had to say and keep in mind of all the people who have been affected by this man" Snape sat back down and looked up at the Minister.
Minister cleared his throat, "Thank you Mr. Snape that was something else, now if that is all I will hand down sentencing. "Lucius Abraxas Malfoy please stand" Lucius slowly stood up in front of the Minister, "Unlike your fellow Death Eaters, there will be no lay over some time to repent, and you will be giving the Kiss. Take this prisoner away" Percy and the other Aurors pull Lucius into the next room.
"You are all Blood Traitors! All of you! Get your filthy hands off of me, you'll pay of this all of you!" he shouted and kicked and wriggled trying to get his hands free. Percy punched him in the ribs; "Pay back is a bitch, this is for the attack on my brothers" Percy pushed him into the other chamber. Lucius fell to the cold stone floor; he could see his breath in the air. He then looked up at the ceiling above him were five Demetors flying over head; they turn their heads and flew down towards him.
Lucius let out a horrid scream, that everyone heard in the next room, "Let get out of here love" Draco and Hermione stood up to leave as Pansy's Father was pulled into the court room, Ron held her hands as they tried not to avoid his eye contact. "Cruban Bloodgood Parkinson, you have been charge and convicted of torture, killing and the rape of muggles, half-bloods and pure-bloods"
Pansy gasps, she couldn't believe what she just heard her father just smirked as if he had been given a pat on the back. "Pans come, you don't need hear this" Pansy nodded and she let Ron walk her out of the Court room.
"Pansy I'm so sorry, my dear" Narcissa touched her shoulder, in comfort. Pansy whip away her tear, "I can't believe he would do those thing, he is not the father I remember him to be, I miss the man who used to tuck me in at night, tell me bed time stories, let me play broom or dress up." Ron looked down at the raven haired girl and she looked up at him, "I want that father back, but I know he is gone"
Ron hugged her to him, and kissed her lips, they pulled apart after a moment, Pansy dear, if you ever need anything please don't hesitate owl or just come by" Narcissia said to her, Pansy nodded at them. "Thank you"
"Draco, we will meet you at the restaurant" Narcissa said to her son, Draco nodded and watched them leave, "I'm so sorry Pansy. If you want to you and Weasley could come with to get something to eat"
Pansy shook her head and looked up at Ron, "I want to go back Hogwarts" Ron nodded wrapped his arm around her and aspirated back to the school.
AN: Awwww poor Pansy, and well I'm sure everyone is glad that Lucius is dead, as well as the other Death Eaters but that is chapter ten I hope you like it. Don't forget to R&R thanks.