Chapter 28

"Miss Dumbledore," Judge Hanes said, "could you please tell us in your own words, and with as much detail as possible, just what happened on the afternoon in question."

Daisy took a deep breath. "I group of my friend, mainly fifth year students, were out by the at school. It was the Friday after the Easter hols. We were all taking a brake, as our teachers seemed to think we needed to revise the entire year in that first week back. Everyone was a bit worn out and it was a beautiful day.

"We were down by the lake maybe for an hour. I was spending most of my time staring at the sky. Only occasionally talking to anyone. Well it was large group of fifteen and sixteen year olds, and most of them were couples. Harry and I were the only ones not dating someone at the time. Harry Potter that is.

"Well, our friend inevitably broking to couples. When I stopped hearing voices I started to hear kissing noises. I was trying to ignore it, but I was very uncomfortable. I can only imagine Harry was too, and he was keeping some of our friend from, umm, enjoying themselves. Then Hagrid came over and asked for help with something. He never said what but Harry and I took the opportunity to book it. That is, um, make a hasty retreat.

"We followed Hagrid into the forest. We both trust Hagrid completely. Finally, when he hadn't said anything for a while we asked what he needed us for. I was getting a very bad feeling, but I thought, I thought with Hagrid and, and Harry I was safe.

"It was Harry who noticed Hagrid was shrinking just as we came to a clearing. The Hagrid we followed turned into Peter Pettigrew and I saw the real Rubeus Hagrid bound and unconscious on the other side of the clearing.

"Before I really knew what was happening, we were attacked, Harry and I. Malfoy distinctly said 'stupid girl,' waved his wand and we went flying. I lost Harry here. My arms were bound to my side, around my waist. Vincent Timoldi was coming toward me then. I, he, I backed into a tree. The way he was looking at me. I've never been so scared."

"Vince was, was molesting me." She closed her eyes at the memory, tears running down her face. "Then he was thrown away. Knocked into Wormtail and against a tree. They were both unconscious. I collapsed. When I looked to see what happened, I saw Harry. I've never seen him so angry and worried. He was running towards me.

"Then Lucius Malfoy was suspending him in the air.

"My, my sister Belle came over to me then. She seemed to be in charge of things. She had said she didn't care about what Vince had just done to me. Then she taunted Mister Malfoy about being scared of Harry. He said that she would be too if she had seen him duel.

"Belle said that Harry wouldn't risk hurting me. She grabbed me by my hair and held a gypsy blade to me throat. Harry preformed a bit of wandless magic and broke Malfoys wand. This startled him enough for Harry to stun him.

"Belle cut my throat with her blade and I, I stabbed her in the thigh with my own blade. She eventually let go and I passed out to wake up almost week later."

Lucius Malfoy scoffed down on the floor.

"Do you have something to say Mister Malfoy?"

"May I?" he asked pretending to play along with the court order.

But Daisy knew what was coming.

"Please," Hanes said.

Lucius turned to Daisy. "Miss Dumbledore you are a Seer?"

"Yes."

"And you just walked into a situation you knew was dangerous?"

"I'm not omniscient. I just See glimpse of some things. And any Seer will tell you that seeing your own fate is one of the hardest things to do. Even if you manage to, it may drive you insane. I actually did See a little of what happened in advance. Namely, my sister attacking me. I didn't quite know what I was Seeing until afterward and all the pieces fell into place."

"Miss Dumbledore, if you were near a unicorn would it approach you?"

Guy stood up and shouted, "That has nothing to do with anything, Malfoy!"

Hanes coughed gruffly. "Yes, before we make the girl answer, what is the relevance?"

"It goes to show her character, Your Honor."

"Yes, well..."

"Don't I have the right to question the type of person who is accusing me?" Lucius pressed.

"Yes, but..." Hanes said.

But Daisy had had enough. They would let him ask eventually. This was a waste of time. "I may be many things, Mister Malfoy, but a liar is not one of them. No, a unicorn would not approach me on it's own. I am not pure."

Malfoy let this sink into the crowd before continuing. "And how many partners have you had?"

"Two," she answered.

"Who?"

Daisy squirmed a bit. "Vincent Timoldi, and Ronald Weasley."

Harry stared at her. Neither she or Ron had ever said anything. And there were several Weasleys present, well Mr. Weasley, Bill and Charlie anyway. Daisy was bright pink. Malfoy didn't let up.

"How many times?" he asked.

"Excuse me?" Daisy said.

"How many time were you with them? And when?"

"Only three times with Ron. Once on Christmas night. Then one the second of January and the twentieth of January. I never kept track with Vince."

"Isn't it true you usually weren't in any state to keep track of anything?"

"Yes."

"Is it because you were too high to?"

"Or to badly beaten," she defended.

"So how do we know this wasn't some little lovers tiff gone wrong?" Lucius asked. "Maybe that's why your sister stayed out of your affairs and asked the rest of us to, so you could sort out your own twisted love life?"

"I hadn't dated him in almost three years! And he wasn't running the show. He said he was there under orders from the 'Dark Lord.' Whom did he mean by that?" she spat at him.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Lucius said.

"So then you don't serve Lord Voldemort? You didn't come to Hogwarts on orders to take me and Harry?"

"I came to Hogwarts to make sure nothing was able to hurt my son. I believe I even wrote to him ahead of time, to tell him I would be visiting."

Judge Hanes turned to Draco, "Draco Malfoy, is this true? Did your father in fact tell you he would be coming to Hogwarts to see you?"

Draco stood; he looked at Daisy who nodded grimly at him. Draco gave a slight nod back. "Yes," he said to the court. "My father had written to say I should expect to see him within the next few days. I thought this odd since I had just returned from the Easter Holidays, but he did do odd things every now again."

'Nice and ambiguous. Go Young Nasty Man. Help neither case and hurt both!' Daisy thought bitterly for a moment. But then he didn't want to blow his cover. 'Oh this isn't going well.'

"And can we really trust the words of a convicted juvenal delinquent?" Lucius pressed now.

"As I have said before," Daisy said, "I do not lie. I think I have proven that! I really don't want to send the father of one of my friends to prison."

"So you consider yourself friends with my son?"

"Yes, Draco and I are friends."

"Mister Malfoy," Hanes said now, "where are you going with this line of questioning?"

"I'm just trying to establish the type of person Miss Dumbledore is."

"I think we can see quite well what sort of person she is and what you are trying to establish. The court needs to hear no more. Miss Dumbledore," he said turning to Daisy and offering a sympathetic smile. "You may sit."

Daisy zoned out on the rest of the trial. She kept picturing the horrific death of Lucius Malfoy. If only it were so. Then there was the fun daydream about dancing with Harry again. Oddly Draco was there. Daisy couldn't help thinking that was just weird.

Suddenly it seemed Harry nudged her arm. Everyone was standing and Judge Hanes was leaving. In all they had been here for three and a half hours.

"We'll go have supper in the Leaky Cauldron," Professor Dumbledore said. "Draco, would you like to see your father?"

"I suppose I should sir," he responded.

"Fine I'll take you to see him and we'll meet the others afterwards."

They began to leave their seats then, Dumbledore taking Draco to see his father, Guy and Remus flanking Daisy and Harry as the left the building. They passed the reporters without saying anything. Guy gave them a very Snape-ish glare for some of the questions they asked his sister.

And speaking of Snape, he was waiting for them by Gringott's bank with Snuffles and a very pretty woman with her brown hair held up by chopsticks.

"Pegs?" Remus asked as he squinted.

Snuffles barked excitedly to show Remus was right.

"Hi Remy. The trials go well? Did you get to Peter yet?" she asked.

Harry looked at the woman as she chatted with Remus. She looked very familiar but Harry couldn't place her.

"No," Remus said. "The court was dismissed after the initial testimony against Malfoy."

"And is that?" she said pointing to Harry.

"Oh yes, of course," Remus said and motioned Harry closer. "Harry, this is Margaret Mary Morris. She was a year behind us in school, and great friends with your mum."

"The best of. Lily was one of the best people I ever knew. And please call me Peggy, everyone does."

Snuffles barked. "Well except the mutt of course who insists upon my full name," she said.

"If I remember correctly," Snape said, "The last time he called you anything other than your full name you hexed him severely."

Was Snape actually smiling?

"Well you should never call a lady that," Peggy said.

"You Pegs, are no lady." Remus said.

"Come on. I reserved the large room at the Leaky Cauldron," she said ignoring the comment and leading them down the ally.

Harry hung back with Daisy a second. "Daisy, do you know anything about this woman?"

Daisy seemed to have to come out of what ever dream world she had drifted to. "What? Who? Peggy? She, your mum, and my uncle Sev hung together at school. She was a Hufflepuff and a year behind them. Everyone thought they were very odd, I mean a Hufflepuff and two Slytherins. Come on we'd better catch up."

Harry just stared after her. Did she just say his mum was a Slytherin?

Draco Malfoy was not looking forward to his little chat with his father. Of course he didn't have much choice. There were appearances to be kept. Appearance was always important to his father.

And Lucius Malfoy would make quite a spectacle of meeting with his son for the reporters. Draco was well aware of this. But it was better to meet with his father in the courtroom, in plain view of the reporters through the open door and with the Headmaster close at hand.

Draco took a deep breath just before reaching his father.

"Son!" Lucius cried and hugged him in a tight embrace. The cameras flashed through the door. And this gave Lucius the ability to speak to his son without being heard.

"You were not helpful, Draco," he said.

"I didn't want to ruin the cover I've been building. I've gotten the girl to trust me at least. Should I have disregarded that to help you when the Minister is going to pardon you anyway?" Draco asked. He wished he could let go.

"No," Lucius answered. "You made the right decision. She thinks of you as a friend?"

"We used to complain about our parents to each other," Draco said honestly. "Since her parents died though she hasn't confided much in me."

"And what did you say about your parents?"

"The usual things. You're too over baring. You don't understand me. Blab, blab, blab. Usually what ever she said with a little twist. She really opened up to me, about that at least."

"So has she brought you into their confidences? I've heard Dumbledore has included a few students in his resistance. What do you know about that?"

"Nothing," Draco lied, but then thinking better of his answer he continued. "She has told me it really does exist. It's called the order of the Phoenix. I'd guess there are roughly fifteen to twenty-five students involved. Though I only know Daisy, Potter, Granger and the Weasleys are involved for sure."

Lucius pulled away then. "That's just fine son. Just fine." His eyes were overly bright, as though they held tears.

The old boy is really hamming this up, guess I'd better too.

"I love you father. It will all be fine."

"I just wish your mother could be here for this," Lucius said. "If only she wasn't so ill."

"If only it wasn't contagious, and we could go to her!" Draco really couldn't help himself, adding that last bit. Even Lucius looked as though he though it was a bit much. The reporters, however, ate it up.

In the Leaky Cauldron, Daisy watched as Harry pumped Severus, Peggy, Remus, and Sirius for information about his mum. Guy was off getting everyone drinks. This was really too much though. She kept Seeing the stories the adults were telling. They finally stopped telling amusing stories making everyone laugh, except of cource Severus who would scowl or smile only slightly. Now they were talking about the brief period were Peggy and Sirius had dated and James and Lily fought about the relationship between their best friends.

"They really didn't have to worry," Sirius said. "She dropped me on my arse the moment I stepped out of line."

"I told you from the start I wouldn't put up with your nasty habit of maintaining several girls. And Lily got to say 'I told you so' to James so many times he finally shut her up by kissing her. Started their whole love affair."

It would have been interesting to hear all this if only she could just hear it. Harry seemed to be enjoying the stories.

Daisy dropped her head to the table and started to hear other voices.

"Ha! I told you Wonderboy! They are so good for each other."

"I never said they weren't Wild Flower, I just said we shouldn't get involved. But thank Merlin we won't have to listen to them argue any more."

"I know could they make it any more obvious they liked each other?"
"So you're really going to have a baby too?"

"I'm due in March. Ginny's due in February?"

"Yeah, hopefully you guys won't give Ron ideas."

"He doesn't need us for that."

"I know. Is Harry over the moon?"

"I haven't told him yet."

"Daisy!"
"Mummy! Mummy P! Come quick! They're here!"

"Ginny, the boy is five years old. How does he have that much energy?"

"You should talk. You got two who keep up with Drake just fine. Merlin's Beard! Percy and Penny dragged Neville with them. Poor bloke ought to just quit his job in Percy's department."

"I don't think they really have to drag him here Ginny. I predict he shall ask you out and I shall baby-sit"

"Thanks Trewlany."

"That was mean."

"Sorry. It's just, I don't think I'm over the fact that my husband was and ripped away from us. I couldn't take losing someone else."

"Lucius Malfoy was a sodding git and you can't let him ruin you life. Draco would want you to be happy."

"Yes, but with Neville Longbottom?"

"I said date him, not marry him!"

Daisy banged her heard against the table again, trying to drive away the voices. She always felt so cold when she had a vision. She noticed Guy come in as she lifted her head a fraction of inch to make sure it was he. Then she dropped her head to the table again.

Guy sat next to her. "Je casserai la gueuele à Lucius Malfoy, et Vince le connard!"

"Putain de merde, Guy. You can't go around threatening everyone," Daisy said.

"I think I can threaten those two," he said.

"Yes the father of one of your students and the brother of one of your oldest friends."

"Luigi doesn't mind. In fact if he sees his brother first, he'll do it."

"That's my over protective brother," she said sarcastically.

"I should have been."

"Wasn't your job," she said finally raising her head from the table.

"Putain de merde! You look awful!"

"Thanks! Que tu es emmerdant. You know that right?" She said.

"I'm your brother I'm suppose to annoy you. And as for the threatening the father of one of my students, that won't be problem in another few weeks."

"Your really leaving then?"

"I'm going insane dividing my time between teaching, running the pub, working with the Order, and you and Allen."

"You know, I think I'll miss you."

"Good, now take off your glasses," he said.

"All right, I take it back it won't miss you."

"Daisy," he said in a warning tone.

"Oh fine."

Harry saw Guy talking to Daisy. Guy said something in French and Harry heard her say not to threaten people. Harry wondered what Young Professor Blanc had said. Harry knew what he would dearly love to do to Lucius Malfoy, Belle, Wormtail or Vince.

Why did the bad always come so closely with the good? Like his parents. His mum was a Slytherin! And best friends with Severus Snape? According to Peggy, she, his mum, and Snape and been as close as Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"I still can't believe my mum was Slytherin," Harry said. "Though it explains a lot."

"Such as?" Remus asked.

Harry looked a bit sheepish. "Well, when I was sorted the Hat considered putting me in Slytherin."

"You never told me that," Sirius said.

"I never told anyone, except Professor Dumbledore. Daisy's the only other person knows." Harry glanced at Professor Snape who looking pointedly away.

Suddenly they heard Daisy yell, "I'm fine Guy! Don't make such a fuss."

Guy turned to them now. "Uncle Sev, come here please."

They all went over to where the two stood. Guy was holding Daisy's glasses and it was impossible to miss the bright gold and silver colors swirling in her eyes.

Snape shook his head and withdrew a small vile from his pockets. "I brought this just incase."

He handed her the Merlin's Draught and she mumbled a thanks before taking it.

"Your welcome," Snape said. "But you're not to go back to that court room."

"What?!" she screamed. "Just because of a few voices and my eyes changing colors slightly? I can't miss this!"

"You can come back for the sentencing. There will be another brake before that. I will come an retrieve you."

"I think that would be a good idea," said Albus Dumbledore from the doorway. He and Draco had brought the food with them. "Now let's eat and we can discus this further."

A/N: I forget the translation to the French. I used a website and it's suppose to be slang and a bit foul if I remember right. Thank you guys for reviewing so faithfully, getting this chapter so fast is your reward;)