'Order! Order in the court.' Hermione was shaking at the sound of Amos Diggory's voice. The coldness in it gave her goose pimples. Luckily for Harry there was a jury. But if he was found guilty there was no telling what the sentence would be. Besides always being very cold-hearted Amos still slightly blamed Harry for Cedric's death.

         She could practically touch Harry from her spot in the front row. His expression was firm, brave. But he was white as a ghost.

         The wizarding court was hardly different than muggle court. The lawyer for the commonwealth was a witch Hermione had never seen before. Harry's lawyer was Dumbledore.

         After the opening statements Dumbledore stood,

         'Your honour I wish to call my first witness.'

         'Proceed.' 

         'I call Mr Harold James Potter.' Harry walked to the stand his limp more obvious than ever.

         'Harry if you could please explain to the court your reason for becoming a death eater.'

         Harry's voice was firm,

         'First of all I want to say I was never a true death eater. I went with the flow. I did what I had to do.

         'In my seventh year I started getting threatening letters from Voldemort. Saying things like if I didn't join him he'd kill my friends. And he knew my weak spot. He said he'd torture Hermione and Benjy. I was torn. I had to think for along time. Then after a sleepless night two or three weeks before Halloween I realized what I had to do I had to kill Voldemort. Before telling him I tried to break off my relationships. Drove my girl to be suicidal. Then realized that was ridiculous. They'd wait for me.

         'On Christmas I sent my letter to Voldemort and on September 1st 1999 I received my mark. I started sucking up to Voldemort. Climbed the inner ladder. Then one night I overheard a conversation. Voldemort was talking to Nagini. He knew I was the only one who spoke parseltounge and he thought I was out. He told her that now that he knew for sure I was on his side he would kill Hermione. I took immediate action. I convinced a snake to take a message to Hermi.

         'Over the next four years I looked and looked for  Voldemort's weak spot. Then one night about two months ago he called me into his study and told me some of the spells he had used to become immortal and I noticed none of these included anything against muggle killing. So I got a muggle gun. And I shot him. And that was the end of that.'

         'Thank you Harry.' Dumbledore turned to the witch. 'Your witness.'

         The witch's high heels clacked as she walked up to the stand. Her mouth was in a straight line and when she opened her mouth Hermione saw bright red lipstick on her teeth.

         'Mithter Potter ith it true you killed theveral muggleth?'

         'Uh I only killed when I had to in order to gain Voldemort's trust. I killed only two Muggles and three wizards.'

         'Really? Well no further quethions.'

         'Mr Potter you may sit down,' Harry went back to his seat. And Dumbledore stood back up.

         'Next I would like to call Ms Hermione Potter.' Hermione took a deep breath and stood. Her legs felt like Jell-O that had not yet hardened. She was sworn in and Dumbledore started the questioning.

         'Mrs Potter, did you infact receive the note from Harry.'

           'Yes.'

         'When did Harry inform you of his decision?'

         'Christmas.'

         'No further questions.'

         As the witch approached her she saw the sway in her steps.

         'Tho Mrth Potter, Mither Potter cathuse you to be thuicidal?'

         Dumbledore stood, 'Objection. Relevance.'

         'Sustained.'

         'Exthuse me. Mrth Potter did you ever thee eeny criminal intent in Mither Potter?'

         'No none at all.' The lady leered in and Hermione leaned back at the smell of alcohol on her breath.

         'Really? Are you thure?'

         'Yes.'

         'Okeene dokee.' Hermione went back to her seat and made a drinking motion to Harry who nodded.

         The  trial continued witnesses parading through, Finally the defence rested and surprisingly the commonwealth had no witnesses.

         The jury diberated for three days and on Thursday they reached a verdict.

         'We the jury find the defendant Mr. H. Potter On the count of becoming a death eater through criminal intent,

         Not Guilty

         On the charge of five first degree murders we find the defendant

         Not guilty. (Self Defence).

         The cheers through out the court were enough to deafen even a were wolf. the chains on Harry let go and Hermione raced to him.

         'You did it Harry, You're free.'

         'We're free darling. Except.' Her smile faded.

         'Except what??'

         'I um have to well you see.'

         'Spit it out.'

         'Dumbledore asked me to go and get the orphans of death eater attacks and bring them to an orphanage on the Hogwarts grounds. He also asked me to ask you to help take care of them however the trip will take a month or two.'    

         'Well.' Hermione said trying not to cry, 'Okay. But you tell the kids will you?'

         'Sure. Sure.'

         They went home that day and Hermione entered the room first. Benjy jumped at her.

         'Mum what happened?'

         'I am afraid that.' She fanned seriousness. And Benjy's face fell. 'That your dad is... FREE.' The smile lit up the boy's face and her yelled,

         'All right!' Harry then entered the room and Benjy jumped at him.

         'Dad!!!!!'

         'Hey little man!' He swung his boy around and at that moment nothing else mattered  Hermione watched them happily.

         Tomorrow Harry mouthed we'll tell him Tomorrow

A/N Damn writers block.  I hope you liked this one.