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Chapter Thirty-four: Lucius' Trial

I woke up the next morning feeling elated. Not only did I turn twelve yesterday, but it was May seventeenth. And that meant Lucius' trial.

Jordan and Lisa wanted to go, but Dumbledore drew the line at that. They were only allowed out of school for the funeral. I had to go through this alone.

Mum and Dad picked me up from Hogwarts. It wasn't surprising as we had to take a Portkey to get there. Dad looked smug. I never saw him like that before. It scared me. Mum, on the other hand, looked as calm as I remember her. Well except for one thing, she was pregnant.

The Portkey turned out to be a Muggle tennis ball, which was pretty funny, as it reminded me of Quidditch. For the first time in a month, thinking about Quidditch didn't remind me of Arissa.

We were supposed to leave at ten in the morning. I had about two minutes for my friends to wish me well and tell me that they wished Lucius got what he deserved. I smiled and hugged them until my parents said it was time to go. With a small smile on my face, I touched the Portkey.

We were transported to a freezing courtroom. My black and pale lavender robes were lightweight and didn't offer much in the way of preserving my body heat.

We were seated in the front of the courtroom. I was sandwiched between my parents, who, in turn, were trying to keep warm. Well it's not my fault I'm on the short side!

The Ministry filed in and took their seats. There was a single chair right before the judge's bench. I can only imagine it was for Lucius.

Then someone shouted, "All rise!"

Everyone in the room stood as Judge Rykiel entered the courtroom. As we were told to be seated, the bailiff gave him the case against Lucius.

"Bring in the accused," Judge Rykiel said.

Lucius was brought in by two other Ministry officials. He wore a grim face, much like my father when he's stressed. He was then strapped to a chair, his face still grim.

"Lucius Malfoy, you are charged with using an Unforgivable and killing an underage witch. How do you plead?" Rykiel asked.

"Not guilty," Lucius answered through clenched teeth.

Nearly everyone gasped when he said that. I had a feeling he wouldn't admit it, so it didn't surprise me as much as it should have.

"What happened on the morning of April fifth?" Rykiel asked.

"Nothing out of the ordinary," Lucius answered.

"But your granddaughter was killed by Avada Kedavra!"

"What granddaughter? I HAVE NO GRANDCHILDREN!"

I could tell Judge Rykiel had had enough. His ears were bright red and his nostrils were flared. "Bring in some Veritaserum!" he commanded.

One of the officials that had brought Lucius in ran out of the room, only to return with the crystal clear bottle that contained the truth serum. He then walked over to Lucius and placed three drops of it on his tongue.

"Now, Lucius, what happened on the morning of April fifth?" Rykiel asked again.

"I killed a Mudblood," Lucius said, his gray eyes filled with anger and malice.

"No, you killed your granddaughter."

"Oh, yes, I killed her," he said, laughing evilly. "She deserved it. Her friend, Christina Ellis, was in on the whole thing."

"Bring in Christina Ellis!" Rykiel yelled.

This time, the two officials had to struggle with Christina. She put up quite a fight before they put a spell on her. She then relaxed and was strapped to another chair, one that someone had conjured. She also had Veritaserum placed on her tongue.

"Now, Miss Ellis, what do you have to say about your actions?" Rykiel asked softly.

"She deserved it."

"How can you say that about someone who was your friend?"

"I never said she was my friend!" She tried to point to Lucius. "He promised me wealth and power! How could I refuse?"

"What about Arissa Malfoy?"

"I hated her! I hated her because she was so smart, and she had a lot of talent on the Quidditch field! She was so nice, it was sickening! I did what I had to do!"

I just sat there and glared at her. Wealth and power! He promised her wealth and power! She should have been a Slytherin.

"How did you fool the Hogwarts Sorting Hat, then? Your records say Gryffindor, but you were clearly made for Slytherin!"

"Don't you know you can get into any house you want by saying it three times while it's on your head?" she asked.

Another collective gasp was heard. I didn't know which was worse. The fact that Christina was never really Arissa's friend or the fact that she was killed needlessly.

"I have heard enough!" Rykiel snapped. "Lucius Malfoy, I sentence you to life in Azkaban prison, which will be carried out immediately. As for you, Christina Ellis, I sentence you to expulsion from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as well as six years in the Azkaban Juvenile Detention Camp, followed by a life sentence in Azkaban prison, to be carried out immediately."

"NO!" Christina shouted as they dragged her out of the courtroom. "Please! Don't make me go!"

Lucius was more subdued when they took off the restraints. He knew his time had come. His pale face was even paler as they took him away.

As for me, the smug smile that my father had as he touched the Portkey reached my face. They both got what they deserved. They would be tormented about every evil thing they had ever done in their pathetic lives.

As for me, I knew my sister's soul was resting in peace.

(A/N) Well was that what you expected? I think the next chapter is going to be the last. Don't forget to review!