Harry Does Different CCCXVI
Sticky End
"Open it." Harry whispered down at the poor abused creature, for the third time.
His eyes widened in delight as the former horcrux fell open "Master has given Dobby a sock! Dobby is free!"
Harry gave a gloating smirk at the large wizard, flashed his eyes downward and lifted his pantleg. There was a notable lack of covering on his ankle.
"You lost me my servant!" Lord Malfoy raged. He yanked his wand from his snakehead walking-stick and brandished it high "Avadaaaaaa"
Dobby intervened "You shall not harm Harry Potter!" his hands glowed blue-white and the towering wizard flew about twenty feet down the hallway.
"Your parents were meddlesome fools too Potter!" Lucius scrambled to his feet and roared "Mark my words! Someday soon you'll meet the same STICKY END!"
Harry looked down at his new friend "That spell he almost used? Was it bad?"
"Dobby knows it, sir." The elf tugged at his ear worriedly "Was the same He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named used on Harry Potter's parents."
The boy's eyes glowed with power, rage, he saw red and roared. The same spell as his parents? He charged.
Lucius backed away, reflexively from the furious boy. He wasn't especially scared, it was just automatic. He could now go ahead and kill the brat with justification and without the stupid elf's interference "Avada Kedavra!"
"Bloody bastard! I hate you!" Harry had shoved the much larger man, who only too willingly cooperated for the sake of getting some distance from the boy.
What neither wizard gave thought to was their struggles brought them far too close to the balcony that Dumbledore's quarters opened out to. And, in this case, regrettably, the pair had been tangling five stories above the courtyard. The railing was little more than waist high and Mr. Malfoy's momentum simply carried him right over.
"HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPP!" Lucius' arms and legs flailed all the way down until he hit.
Harry's vision had cleared, he watched the whole thing, knowing he couldn't do anything to save him, jaw almost literally in his chest.
"The wards warned me something was going on, but my ears and whiskers!" Dumbledore was on scene moments after the impact. He commanded "Harry, my boy, come in here from there. Now please. This House Elf, I do not believe you are one of Hogwarts - -"
Shaking his head "Oh no ise being Dobby, Headwhiskers, mees taking care of Mr. Harry Potter sir?"
"That is an excellent idea." Said Dumbledore "Harry, this is very important. You may discuss what happened with your friends Ronald and Hermione what just happened. Dobby kindly pop our young friend to the hospital wing. Harry, Madam Pomfrey swears a Healer's Oath of secrecy. Tell her the truth and ask her to examine you for any dangerous spells or spell damage. Understood?" ….After receiving a nod….."Good I have a great deal of work to do. And, I expect the Department of Law Enforcement will need to speak to you shortly. But NO ONE ELSE!"
Harry nodded "No sir. I mean yes sir. Err… just Ron, Hermione and Madam Pomfrey."
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"No, Mr. Weasley, I will not be feeding your friend to a Dementor." Amelia Bones just finished writing, verbatim, Harry's testimony on a DMLE dict-a-scroll "That's not to say he might not need some legal help, but based on this, Mr. Potter you certainly have no charges coming from my investigation. There are basically two defenses, a rather broad one called Justifiable Homicide and the more specific one of Self Defense."
He looked uneasy "You did hear what I said about hating him?"
"Perhaps I can step out of my Director persona, Harry?" she asked then went on "I'm Amelia. And you're in class with my niece Susan, from Hufflepuff. This might be where Justifiable Homicide fits. Susan is an orphan, like you, and for the same reason. I won't lie to you: some people will hate you for this. On the other hand, I say this as warning, some will actually cheer you for having killed Lucius Malfoy."
Harry looked at Ron and Hermione, around the ward uneasily then back "Madam Bones? What happens to me, now?"
"Well, that is largely up to Headmaster Dumbledore I should think." She answered after a moment's thought "For the short term, I imagine, having you in class would be too controversial. Long-term consequences are probably minimal." She got up, shook hands professionally with all three youngsters, and departed.
Ron offered "Lucky bastard. No school!"
"Ronald! This is serious!" Hermione scolded "Harry can't neglect his education. Don't worry, I can bring you any assignments. We'll work something out."
Harry could only nod appreciatively.
