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"After much deliberation, we pronounce the defendant, Harry Potter....on the charge of the murder of Rubeus Hagrid, Not Guilty. Of the charge of Underage Sorcery, Not Guilty. Of the charge of evading answers to official questions, Guilty."
"Harry Potter will spend the rest of the year in Ministry custody, or at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, if the headmaster so chooses, and will not be allowed the first two Hogsmeade visits during the new school year." said Amelia Susan Bones in a loud, clear voice.
"Very well. Court is adjourned." said Fudge. The Jury stood up quickly and left through a small door to the side, followed closely by Fudge. The rest of the onlookers, many of whom looked sad that Harry had gotten out of punishment (they probably were Death Eaters), also left, but through a larger door.
As Albus Dumbledore was rising from his seat, Severus Snape, the Potions Master of Hogwarts came up to him, looking rather distressed. "Albus, I've just recived orders from Lord V..V...The dark lord." Snape said quietly to Albus. "Hogwarts is about to be attacked, and most probably...destroyed."
"Mum...Whats wrong?" Harry asked, having regained conciousness at last. The memories had faded again, but Harry was still wary. Lily Potter was still on the ground beside Harry's bed, still trying to stop crying.
"Oh, Harry...." Lily said again, "H-h-Hogwarts has been attacked."
Harry was stunned. "Was it Voldemort?" Harry asked, smiling proudly as he noticed his mother hadn't flinched.
"Yes." Lily answered between sobs.
"Was anyone killed?" asked Harry.
Lily wiped away the tears, and looked up at Harry. "Luckily the wards around Hogwarts were able to save most of the people at Hogwarts..." Lily paused for a second, "But that was after a pitched battle."
"But...doesn't the wards work automatically?"
"No. The wards only work if the headmaster activates them from his office..."
"So who was killed?" asked Harry.
"There were only three deaths..." Lily let a tear roll down her cheek. "Cornelius Fudge...Minerva McGonagall...and...." Lily again burst into tears. Harry knew that was not a good thing.
"Is dad.....dead?" Harry asked slowly, a look of disbelief on his face, which turned to sadness as his mother nodded.
"You don't understand! We need to rebuild Hogwarts and add new defences! Think what will happen if next time Albus is killed in the beginning of battle, everyone will be killed!" yelled a furious Lucius Malfoy (who, although he had escaped from Azkaban, along with the dementors and many other Death Eaters, had bribed himself back to the top).
"No, Lucius. The wards were cast this way for a reason, which I will enlighten you now. The wards can kill anyone within the Hogwarts grounds that the Headmaster of Hogwarts wants." Albus said calmly, watching Lucius's reaction.
Lucius's face contorted with anger. He couldn't force anyone to do anything anymore, since only very few people bought his story of being framed.
"If the wards were recast, as you want it, so that anyone can have access in dire emergencies, that person would have complete control over every single person within the grounds of Hogwarts. So say, for example, what if a Death Eater got into my Office? Instant death for everyone, except those Voldemort wanted to keep alive."
"If that were so, why don't you kill the Dark Lord with the wards then?" Lucius growled.
"Technically, Lord Voldemort's never stepped foot into Hogwarts while I've been headmaster." Albus replied calmly.
On to a totally different topic:
"So what did you think of the trial?" The red-headed youth asked a bushy, brown haired girl. (A/N: Figured it out yet? And yes, they were allowed, because they might never have seen him again, if he were convicted)
"I think they're just a bunch of idiots." The brown-haired girl said in a dark tone.
"Hey, Hermione! You're the only one I know who could sound like she's using curses(word curses, not spell curses) and be, in actuality, only using conversational type speech." the red-haired one said.
"You're the only one I know who has to practise a sentence with only two hard words over and over just to get it right, Ron." Hermione replied. Ron looked insulted.
"So, what do you think it was that Harry said?" Ron asked, looking down at a chess board, which his opponent was the opposing chess pieces. It was surprising how good a well-trained set of chess pieces played on their own.
"I don't know, Ron. But in Ancient Runes, we learned of a language that had been dead for centuries...and the only known word is Decrumte(A/N: Deck Room Tay)." Hermione replied.
"So, what does it mean?" Ron asked curiously.
"Thats just it Ron, I don't know what it means. The language is ridiculously difficult, so it could mean anything from 'Death Comes on Swift Wings' to 'Graveyard'." said Hermione.
"Wha...? One word, means all of that?" Ron said stupidly. "It must be one of the difficult ones then.
"Hmf. From what the teacher said (An: Whats the Ancient Runes teacher?), it's one of the easiest words."
"As Julis Afkadis Lestras Kes Decrumte." A harsh voice said from nowhere. Hermione whirled around while Ron suddenly stood up, knocking over the chess board. A few seconds later, the voice came again. " You have been chosen to be the Keeper of the Ancient Text of the Elders."
Ron whispered to Hermione, "Wheres the 'Death' in that Decrumte?"
"Elder is another term for 'person close to death'." The voice replied, still nothing had appeared. "So, Decrumte still works within the parameters of the Ashkidas Kendas."
"And that's...what?" Ron said, still trying to find the source of the voice. As if the voice knew what he was doing, which it probably did, it started to echo from the walls, making it impossible to trace the source.
"Each word of the Ancient Text of the Elders has an Ashkidas Kendas. Decrumte, for example, has an Ashkidas Kendas stating, 'Decrumte Dishva Hedsaii Levtaeh Orpudis', or 'Death must be included.', which is translated as best I can."
"Death must be included is four words!" Hermione huffed. "Decrumte Di...dish....whatever, has five words."
"Orpudis, Ashkidas Kendas 'Silence'. If it's not there, 'Decrumte Dishva Hedsaii Levtae would mean, 'the murder has been determined'."
"And how do you get that!?" Ron said incredulously.
"All in due time, Keeper."
"Who are you?"
"All in due time, Keeper." was the last thing the disembodied, echoing voice said....
By the by, I didn't translate what Harry said in chapter 5 for a reason...which you'll find out later. Ain't I evil? ...maybe not. But at least just plain mean? ...oh well, I've still got my sanity....*looks over what he had just wrote* ...maybe not...*bursts into tears*
The Betrayal, Chapter Six: Mortal Wounds
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A/N: Ron and Hermione were at Ron's house, and there was no-body else there, since Ginny (I don't like H/G, but hey, there are many of H/G fics I like!) was at her friends house, and Fred/George were at work, and Percy was at the ministry.
P.S. Ron and Hermione hasn't yet been informed of the attack on Hogwarts. They're at the burrow, because, as you should learn later in the fic (but i just wanna tell you (aint i good?) now), Lord Thingy was able to find Grimmauld Place, and the Order of the Phoenix was forced to move to Hogwarts. Which was why Voldemort wanted Hogwarts attacked.
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