A/N: I got 4 reviews in 45 minutes! (all from the same person though.) but,
THANKS ATHENAKITTY :D
Anyway, on to more important things.
WARNING; This chapter starts on the 7th of August, 2 days after chapter four. Enjoy.
And YES, if you're gonna ask. The cliff that had that avalanche was about half a kilometer from a Muggle town, which was wondering exactly why such a stable cliff (as it had not had a landslide or avalanche for at least 90 years) would choose exactly this time to fall. Which constitutes an offence in Section 13 of the International Confederation of Warlocks' Statute of Secrecy. *ends official tone of voice*, so, now you know, READ IT!
The language i use is MINE AND MINE ALONE! it's origional, BUT, i don't feel like working on it at the moment, so i'm just making the words up until I finish the language.
Also, I would like to thank a few reviewers who pointed out a few different facts.
WitchBlade(I have no idea who this guy is, but thanks :) ) Thanks for pointing out in the first chapter about me (accidentally) calling Hedwig a 'he', and also for Vernon calling Harry, 'Potter' not, 'Boy'.
Spacecatdet(For all I know, they could be the same person ;p, but thanks!) I re-read the first chapter, but I didn't find anything being repeated. Although, the last english test I had, I failed, so that could be a reason that I didn't find anything. Can you please review again, and tell me which part? Thanks. :)
Freddy(ALSO, I do not know this guy. I DO know, however, he's not either of the above.) Mars may be a planet, but when seen from the earth, the sun reflects from it's surface, and can be seen as a red colored star. Usually, in Divination, when mars is really bright, it foretells some sort of tradegy, or trouble. That's what I think, Anyway.
(Offical Thanks at end of chapter)
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Ministry of Magic's Department of Law Inforcement, nor do I own any of the other Departments. Almost the whole trial is taken from the fifth book, so don't sue me. (The rest is on chapter one)
The Betrayal: Chapter Five; Trial and Mystery
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The people filed in through the side doors, and all the seats were quickly taken. Cornelius Oswald Fudge watched as the the jury entered next, and eventually the court was ready to proceed. Percy, who was still assistant to the new Minister of Law Enforcement, was sitting in the same chair as last year, and had a quill and parchment ready.
"Diciplinary hearing of seventh of August," said Cornelius Fudge in a ringing voice, and Percy started taking notes immediately, "For the murder of Rubeus Hagrid on the night of the fourth of August, by Harry James Potter, resident at number four Privet drive, Little Whinging, Surrey."
"Interrogators: Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister for Magic; Amelia Susan Bones, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; Kate Jones Hugan, Senior Undersecretary to the minister; Witness for the Defence, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore; Court Scribe, Percy Ingatius Weasley." Fudge continued, and Harry remembered most as the same people from last year, except for Hugan, who at least appeared to be nicer than Umbridge.
"The accused has been charged as follows: "
"That he be murderer of Rubeus Hagrid, resident, groundskeeper, and professor of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on the fourth of August; That he did knowingly, deliberately, and in full awareness of his actions, having recieved previous warning from the Ministry of Magic on a similar charge, cast a reductor curse in a Muggle-inhabited area, on the fourth of August, at fourty past seven, which constitutes an offence under paragraph C of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, 1875, and also under Section 13 of the International Confederation of Warlocks' Statute of Secrecy."
"You are Harry James Potter, resident at number four Privet drive, Little Whinging, Surrey?" Fudge asked, glaring at Harry over the top of his parchment, and Harry was reminded of last year, when he had done exactly the same thing.
"Yes." Harry said.
"Did you cause the landslide that killed Rubeus Hagrid?" Fudge asked.
"No."
"Useless. Send for Veritaserum." Fudge said, turning towards an auror somewhere to his left.
"Uh...we have none, Minister Fudge." the auror replied.
"Fine. This court will be adjourned until such time as Veritaserum can be accessed. Does the Witness for the Defence have anything to say?" Fudge said, turning towards Dumbledore.
"We have a witness." Dumbledore replied.
"I do hope this witness is a wizard or witch this time, Dumbledore." Fudge growled.
"Indeed, he is not." Dumbledore replied.
Harry was just struck with a thought, his Uncle Vernon being questioned by Fudge, and giving all the answers Fudge wanted.
"Ah, another squib? or a Muggle this time?" said Fudge.
"No, a Centaur." Dumbledore replied, a small smile gracing his admittedly old features.
"A Centaur! Now we've heard everything." Fudge said sarcasticly, "And why would a Centaur be a witness?"
"Because, he was talking to Mr. Potter from thirty nine past seven to fourty three past seven on the fourth of August." Dumbledore replied, his smile growing wider at the look of shock on Fudge's face.
"Hah, even a Centaur can be coached to tell lies, Dumbledore. Potter cast that spell, and he is the one that caused that landslide. He will not go free for this, Dumbledore." Fudge growled.
"I disagree, Cornelius." said an unfamiliar voice. Harry strained his neck to see who the voice belonged to, and realised that it belonged to the new Undersecretary to the Minister, miss Kate Hugan. "Indeed, he will only go to prison if Veritaserum can be established at this trial."
"Well, Minister." said Dumbledore in an uncharacteristic drawl, "I have a certain potions master that had gotten permission to create Veritaserum, as it seems that he was flaunting it around, three years ago. Threatining the students, apparently. I believe that the usual used-by date for Veritaserum is around five years." Dumbledore smiled again.
The said potions master looked shocked. "Is it true, Severus?" Fudge asked, turning to look at Snape, who had also entered, but Harry hadn't noticed him.
"Yes, Minister." Snape said as he stood up. He reached in his robes and pulled out a small bottle. "Here." he said as he threw it gently towards Dumbledore. Dumbledore deftly caught it, and turned back to Fudge.
"Is the court ready to proceed?" Dumbledore asked. Fudge nodded, a smirk on his face, as if he believed that he was going to win.
"Administer the Veritaserum." Fudge said in his ringing voice. Dumbledore opened the bottle, and poured three drops into Harry's open mouth. Immediately, the world went fuzzy, Harry couldn't concentrate, He felt like his head was being beaten by a sledge hammer - no wait, that was his uncle. He could see his uncle, see the fists raining down, the feet flying upwards to meet him. Harry let out a scream, long and piercing, and the memory moved on, and disappeared.
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The jury whispered amongst themselves as Potter's face contorted in pain, and he let out a long, piercing scream of pain. They had never seen such a thing happening. Harry had raised his hands and were now shielding his face from an imaginary enemy, then they suddenly dropped to his sides, and he resumed the usual look of someone under Veritaserum.
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Harry was calm, he could see everything in the room, and he could hear everything, but he didn't do anything. He watched and listened as the jury talked amongst themselves, but he couldn't register the sounds, he couldn't understand anything. Suddenly a loud voice made itself heard above everything else, this, having been a direct question.
"Did you, or did you not cast the curse that caused the landslide, at fourty past seven, on the fourth of August?"
Harry understood it perfectly, and he answered the question truthfully. "As decrumte lestads unsakde ikdag eas tge gshfhwh dsjas ien. (A/N: Az, Deck Room Tay, less ta dis, un sack de, ick dag, eah, h(breathing out sound, stressed), gish faw, d' jas, eein.)"
"...say that again?"
"As decrumte lestads unsakde ikdag eas tge gshfhwh dsjas ien."
"In english, please."
"Us kastred, das. (A/N: uus, kast red, deass)"
"In ENGLISH!"
"Us KASTRED."
A long pause. "Can you understand me?"
"Illlka. (A/N: Ill kah)"
A longer pause. "Can you speak in english?"
"Unlak (A/N: oon lack)"
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"We're getting nowhere." Fudge muttered, finally realising that Potter wasn't going to answer in english. "Dumbledore. Do you know what happened?" Fudge said after a few moments.
"He doesn't....But I do." said a strange voice quietly. Immediately, a bright light shone from the roof of the domed court, and started to slowly descend.
"What happened, then?" Fudge asked tentatively.
"He is allergic to the effects of Veritaserum." it answered simply.
"Thats impossible!" an anonymous voice in the jury yelled.
"Possible, it is. I, however, am not here just to tell you this. I am here to tell you that he was in no condition to have cast a spell, at that time." said the light, which was now settling on the ground, and grew to the shape of a man, just without features.
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To Be Continued.....
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