Chapter 21

The trial of the betrayer

A/N I want to thank everyone for reviewing HPATFL I have always felt that Dumbledore was raising Harry like a pig for slaughter as quoted by SS in the Deathly hallows. I always believed that Harry was better than a mere pawn in Dumbledore's plan and so here is the trial of AWBPD. Enjoy xxx I have decided to split the trial up over two chapters.

Luna and Harry were dressed in their best robes and Harry was wearing his rings of lordship and the potter crest was proudly standing out on his robes. Rufus was the new minister of magic and Fudge was no more. His evil flunky Dolores Umbridge had been sacked for the use of an illegal dark object on a minor (the blood quill) harry had been forced to use the blood quill and the subsequent scar was evidence "I will not tell lies" it read.

The thing that Harry was not looking forward to the most was the fact that Albus would try and worm his way out of a life sentence. He manipulated everyone around him to make sure that they would dance to his tune.

Minerva was also a witness to the terrible things he had done. The man she had once loved was lost to corruption and power and greed.

"Before we go in there, Luna, I want to ask you something"

Luna's eyes sparkled "Don't be shy Harry, just ask?"

"Will you, Luna Lovegood, when we are free of trials, school and have graduated. Will you marry me in the old ways?"

"Yes! Harry! I will! Yes!" Luna threw her arms around him and sobbed

They did not notice a shadow looming over them as they hugged and kissed "Well, what do we have here then? The half-blood and the loony!" Ron sneered only to find Harry's wand in his face. "Say another word, you prejudiced prick and I will jam this wand up your prejudiced arse"

"You could have had any girl Potter and you chose her!"

"Yeah! I did, what's the matter, did Ginny realise you were dosing her with love potions?"

"H..ow did you know?" Ron tremored "Never you mind" Harry tapped his nose smiling. Ron the idiot put the pieces together. "I am not stupid, potter, it was the mud-blood granger, she will pay for her treachery!"

"No, she won't, I will make sure she is never harmed by you" Severus hissed as he pulled out his wand and held it to Ron's throat whose bladder that moment decided to let go and it trickled down his legs creating a small puddle on the atrium floor.

"Professor Snape, what is going on here?" Amelia bones called out sharply

"This 'boy' was insulting Lord Potter-Black and threatened miss granger"

"Ah, Lord Potter-Black, we were just about to call you, Mr Weasley, since you have no bearing on this trial or it's outcome…I suggest that you go home and…change" Amelia stood far back so that the smell did not assault her sense of smell."

"Yes, Minister Bones" Ron walked quickly to the Floo system squelching as he walked.

"Are you ready Lord Potter-Black?"

"Yeah, I suppose, as ready as I will ever be"

"Good luck, Lord Potter-Black" Severus called out sincerely. Harry grinned at Severus and lifted an eyebrow.

The courtroom was intimidating and foreboding as it was to be today that Harry claimed control over his own life. His wizarding Barrister was waiting for him to take the stand and bring down a very powerful man. WQC Emmeline Vance had waited her entire life to bring down Albus Dumbledore. He also had messed her life up starting when he also murdered her parents leaving her an orphan. Thankfully, the noble house of Vance had adopted her and had given her the very tools to bring down the man who valued power over knowledge. Vance valued both Knowledge and Power and was very much neutral leaning on both sides of the fence. She honestly believed there was a grey area of magic in between light and dark and that dark was not necessarily evil. But Albus Dumbledore had gone beyond evil, he had descended into monstrous levels now.