The guard stood still taking deep breaths. Draco stirred and opened his eyes. He grabbed a tighter hold of Harry, looking like he was going to fight anyone who challenged him to the death. Then he saw the Weasleys and the Granger girl push themselves in to the small cell. Harry's friends sprinted forwards to his side.

"Close the door," hissed Charlie shovelling the guard to the side of the cell. "Bill, Percy, watch the door. Do not let any of the other prisoners see."

Percy looked worried to be left outside, but Bill pulled him reassuringly to his side. The door closed.

"How are we going to get him out?" asked Hermione.

"Fast," said Charlie.

"If the other prisoners see him…" stammered the guard.

"There is going to be a riot," nodded Charlie. "Can you send everybody to their cells?"

"It is not going to work," murmured Draco.

"Why?"

"They have already seen you come in here," he sighed. "They are not stupid. If they get locked into their cells now, they are going to think you are taking me out of here for my protection."

"Do not worry," Ron hesitantly laid his hand on Draco's shoulder. "We are going to get you out too."

"Are you?" Draco looked doubtfully to the redhead.

"We are?" asked Charlie.

"I can take anything with me that I do not think belong in here, it says so on this paper and that includes you."

"Still," Draco continued. "If they think I am leaving, they are going to think that I squealed, and they are not going quiet to their cells. They will be after me."

"I got Harry's invisibility cloak," said Hermione digging in her pockets. "But it will only cover him."

"We just have to Draco with us by force then," said Ron with a sly smile.


"There is a report with that name," said Goodman and read the screen. "Two days ago there was a man confessing to a murder…"

"Murder," snorted Fred under his breath. "Where is he?"

"He was taken to psychological evaluation."

The twins exchanged looks, and then burst out laughing. Goodman watched as the two men convulsed. Again he wondered why he got all the crackpots.

"Poor Muggles," snorted George.

"Poor Severus," snorted Fred.

"Okay," Fred tried to control himself. "Where is this place?"

He pulled up a map from his pocket and folded it out on the desk. Goodman looked down at the map, confused.

"This is a map over Liverpool, which is not even in Scotland."

"Oh, my mistake!" Fred began to empty his pockets on the table.

There was big bag of multicoloured candy beans, a stick, lots and lots of rubber bands, a map of the London Underground, a notebook, a big feather…

"Ah!" He held up another map and looked at it. "'Inverness', that is Scotland! We are getting close."

"Look," Goodman knew he was going to regret this. "I can give you a lift to the hospital in my car." He got up and walked to the door. "Wait here; I am just going to tell the desk sergeant were I am going…"

"See," said George as the man left the room. "He can not resist my charm."

"You did not even say anything," said Fred collecting his things.

"Silent but attractive" said George.

"I can not argue with that."

Goodman came back inside and pulled on his blue uniform jacket. He glanced at the twins as he buttoned it down; they were smiling identical smiles at him. He could only tell them apart by that George was a little bit thinner and Fred looked a little more tired. He took his cap from the hanger.

"The garage is this way," he said fishing out the car keys from his pocket and led lead the way.

"It was not really murder," said Fred in a desperate tone. "He would never do that; he is a very kind man."

"Except when he is grading papers," murmured George. "Or teaching children."

"Shut up," Fred hit his brother quite hard, but George only laughed.

"What was it then?" asked Goodman against his will stepping in to the garage and holding up the door for the two men. "If it was not murder?"

"Assisted suicide… I think…" Fred bit his lip. "Well, he was already dying. Severus was just… helping…"

"Dumbledore jumped of a tower," said George patting his brothers back for comfort. "He would have died even if he was not killed."

Goodman was not sure that he wanted to know, but as an officer of the law… He pushed the remote key, the car blinked and beeped.

"Wow!" George looked flabbergasted. "Does it talk to you? Not even Dad would have thought of that!"

"That is really wicked," said Fred. "Hello," he waved at the car.

Goodman wondered if he was going to the hospital to pick someone up or to drop these two off.

It was probably the second choice, thought Goodman as the twins simultaneously seemed to panic over that the 'fasten seatbelt'-light was flashing. George, sat in the front seat began to pull on his belt so hard that it stuck. Fred, who had actually laid himself across the backseat did the same, but did not seem to grasp witch of the three belts he should use.

"You are kidding me!" Goodman stared at George who had managed to place the belt under his armpits, strapping over his chest. "What the fuck are you doing?"

"How the hell am I supposed to know, handsome?" George shrugged with a flirty smile, shifting in his seat. "He is the expert," he nodded to his brother.

"I think I broke it," said Fred having pulled down the armrest in the middle of the backseat. "Sorry."


Draco left Azkaban, gagged and tied. Bill and Ron were holding on to his arms while Percy carried his legs. He put on a pissed off face. Harry was under the invisibility cloak, hanging draped over Charlie's shoulders. Charlie had his arm around Hermione's shoulders for support so it would not look so obvious that he was carrying something. Draco made eye contact with several with the prisoners as he was hauled out. There was a sting of guilt in his chest as he locked eyes with Goyle. His former friend looked really sad and lost. Would Goyle even be here now if Draco had not forced him to follow his lead? His thoughts returned to Crabbe and he felt so utterly sad.

Well outside the old castle the three Weasleys put him down and realised his binds, except for them around his hands.

"You are still a prisoner," said Charlie, adjusting Harry to a more easy to carry position. "We are placing you under guard in the Manor dungeons again."

"I understand," Draco nodded, he was just glad to be out.

"We all agree that you had a mistrial," Charlie continued walking to the far off Apparating point. "But we do not believe you innocent, remember that."

"Point taken."

"Dad is trying to negotiate a retrial for you," told Bill. "One that will take place after Harry wakes up and can give testimony."

Draco felt satisfied at this.