Severus woke with his arms still wrapped around Harry. He say up slowly and kissed his lover good morning. He was just getting his shoes on when Minerva appeared in the doorway.
'Morning Severus' she smiled.
'Morning Minerva' Severus greeted the witch.
'How is he?' she asked
'No change, I slept beside him last night thought it might help if he could feel me, I was talking to him and he started to cry, but the healers tell me its not uncommon.' He sighed.
'Would you mind if I gave him a kiss Severus?' she asked tentatively
'Of course not Minerva I know how much you care for Harry' he smiled slightly.
She walked over to the bed and placed a small kiss on Harry's forehead.
'You need to come back to us Harry I cant stand seeing Severus not smiling' she grinned.
Minerva took a seat and explained to Severus about her early morning meetings. She could see that some of the weight was beginning to lift although the anger still remained.
' I am having a meeting with both of the Ravenclaw boys later today Severus I would like you to be there?' Minerva asked.
'I will be there Minerva I am heading back to Hogwarts as soon as the Auror guard arrives.' He answered.
'I can stay with Harry Severus you head on back. Have a strong cup of coffee' she smiled kindly.
'Thank you Minerva, I hate leaving him its like a part of me is missing.'
For the first time ever Minerva saw Severus Snape cry.
She soothed the Potions Master reminding him that they all loved Harry and would do anything they could to help.
'He knows you love him Severus, and he knows that you have a job to do even if it means being away from him. Take comfort in the fact that he is not alone.' Minerva spoke gently.
'I have never loved anymore more than I love Harry, he is my whole world.' Severus sniffed.
'I understand' Minerva replied.
Severus kissed Harry goodbye and left the room. Minerva wiped a stray tear from her eye. Ginny Weasley would pay dearly for she had put Harry through Minerva would see to it.
Molly Weasley was sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast when the owl flew in and drooped letter on the table. It didn't move so a reply was expected.
It was from Ginny asking her to check that the note and quill were where they had been left. People were talking Hagrid had been to the castle and as well as the Minister.
Abandoning the letter Molly went upstairs and into Ginny's room. She checked the hiding space and shouted in rage when it was empty save for a few trinkets that Ginny kept.
Rushing back downstairs she quickly penned a reply to her daughter advising her the note and quill were gone, she had a fair idea who had taken them, but couldn't prove it. A visit to her son was in order.
Before letting the owl leave she wrote another letter and tied it to the creatures leg giving it instructions on where to go.
The two Ravenclaw boys stood in the Headmistresses office wringing their hands. The minister for Magic was there with another man along with another boy from Hufflepuff they didn't know Professor Hagrid was also present.
'Mr. Reeves do you remember anything that happened on Monday afternoon before dinner?' the Minister asked kindly.
'No sir I don't' he whispered.
Can you tell me about what Ginny Weasley said to you that night on the second floor?'
'She said that if I didn't do what she wanted then she would tell everyone I was a sick little freak' tears pricked at the young boys eyes.
'She said I had to meet her near the forest, but I don't remember going so maybe she changed her mind' he added.
'Ginny used a spell and then took away your memory of what happened' Minerva explained.
'Why would she do that?' he asked softly
'Because she wanted to get Harry Potter into trouble' Kingsley replied.
'This man here is going to help you remember what happened so Harry won't be in trouble anymore' Kingsley explained further.
'Will it hurt?' Mitchell asked
'No it wont hurt a bit, but if you're worried you can hold my hand' Minerva answered.
A man in dark blue robes stepped over to stand in front of Mitchell.
'My name is Ben and I'm going to wave my wand over your head to see if I cant bring back the memory you lost, all you need to do is close your eyes and stay still' he smiled.
'Ok' Mitchell whispered.
Ben ran his wand over the boy muttering words as he went. Mitchell stayed still and clutched Minerva's hand tightly.
When had finished he told Mitchell he could open his eyes.
'Did you find the memory' he asked
'Yes I did Mitchell' Ben said gravely.
'Is it bad' he quivered
I'm afraid it is Mitchell, now I need to do one more thing and this will all be over' Ben told the young boy.
'What do you have to do?' he asked cautiously
'I need to take the memory from your head and put it in the pensieve so we can see it' he replied.
'Professor Flitwick showed us that once' he remarked.
Ben extracted the memory from Mitchell and placed it in the silvery liquid. A wave of his wand and the memory became a hologram.
Mitchell's eyes widened at the sight before him and he began to sway, Hagrid was able to catch him before he hit the ground.
'I didn't do that Professor I swear I didn't do that' he howled.
'Its all right Mitchell we know you didn't do anything wrong you were under a spell' Minerva said gently.
'You have been very very brave Mitchell and helped Harry as well by allowing us to watch that memory. Ginny Weasley is the one in trouble' Kingsley consoled the boy.
Ben escorted the Ravenclaw boys out of the office Minerva had contacted their parents and they would be arriving soon.
'Mr. Bailey is this the note that you got from Professor Hagrid?' Minerva questioned handing the boy the note.
'Yes Professor it is' he replied.
Do you recognise the writing Hagrid?' Minerva continued.
The Hufflepuff handed the note to the giant and he gazed at it carefully.
'That's my writing Professor but I still don't remember anything about it' he sighed.
'With your permission Hagrid we would like to view your memory?' Kingsley asked the giant.
'By all means Minister' Hagrid replied.
As Hagrid didn't have a wand the Minister extracted the memory and placed into the oval dish.
It clearly showed Hagrid writing the letter, but it didn't show who was in the room with him. It appeared that his eyes glazed over for a moment then he was right.
The next thread showed Hagrid handing the note to the Hufflepuff student then walking back into his hut.
Again his gaze seemed to become fixed for a few minutes then was normal again.
'Well Hagrid I think you may have been under the Imperius curse and I believe that it was Ginny Weasley who placed you under it with the intention of luring Harry down to the forbidden forest.' Kingsley said shock coursing through him.
'I hope you intend to give her the harshest punishment you can come up with' Hagrid all but growled.
'She is definitely in a lot of trouble, if its proven that she used an unforgivable curse not once but three times she will be on her way to Azkaban. Kingsley frowned.
'Proving it will be another matter' he countered.
'I have an idea about that Minister, but I will need to speak to the parents of the Ravenclaw boys first' she had that familiar look in her eye.
'Let me know what you have come up with Minerva' Kingsley smiled.
Minerva escorted the party out of her office and went in search of the boys and their parents. Poppy had let them use her office keep them away from prying eyes.
Ginny Weasley had been lurking around the hallways Poppy had shooed her away but was almost positive that she would be back.
Minerva spoke to the parents of the two boys who were understandably angered by the actions of the Weasley girl.
Mitchell's parents were threatening to sue the Weasley's for what they had put their son through.
Minerva agreed that it was a good idea. She explained her plan for uncovering the truth about what really happened.
While they were hesitant at first Mitchell's parents agreed that their son could be involved as long as he was protected.
Henry insisted on being there and so his parents agreed as well.
Kingsley explained that he and several Aurors would be in position and would let no harm come to either of the boys.
Much to their delight he was recommending them both for awards of service to the school and bravery.
Mitchells parents asked that the memory of the attack on the girl be removed from their sons mind after this was all over, he was far too young to cope with something of that magnitude even if he wasn't at fault.
Kingsley agreed and it was organised that he would be free of the memory once Ginny Weasley was in custody. Protective charms were placed around the boys as a precaution.