Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the characters. I wish I did…

Summary: Harry wants to get back at Malfoy so he captures the only thing he cared for. Harry's an Auror and is dead set on proving Blaise Zabini, Malfoy's cousin, is a Death Eater and dangerous. What if revenge is not the answer and what if Blaise can teach him that?

Chapter Two: "I Always Keep a Promise!"

Harry sat behind his desk in his new Auror office. It had been exactly 1 year, 4 days, and 20 minutes since he had last seen Blaise and her piercing red eyes. He sighed and looked at the walls that were plastered with 'Wanted' signs of witches and wizards, mostly suspected Death Eaters.

Harry seriously wished that he could forget about Blaise. However his guilt filled dreams wouldn't let him. He always saw her getting tortured for something she hadn't done, like she was… innocent?

He vigorously shook his head and reminded himself of what she was, A murderous Death Eater…

Harry picked up his graduation picture off his desk. It was a picture (moving of course) of himself, Ron, and Hermione. He felt tears well up in his eyes as his bright green orbs fell on Hermione's happy face. He could never see her again, thanks to Malfoy!

The door to his office opened and Harry caught the eye of his redhead, freckle faced friend. Best friend to be exact. All sadness was wiped away as he thought about what he did have and how his life was going.

Ron grinned, "Harry you work to much! Almost like Hermione!" His face fell at this and he mumbled a 'sorry'.

Harry cleared his throat and tried to brighten the atmosphere while changing the subject, "Hey Ron want to go get something to eat?"

Ron grinned, "Only if you pay!"

"Why you make just as much as me!" Harry laughed, Ron was his Auror partner now, took him longer to finish his training so he missed the whole Blaise thing. "How about this we eat at my place huh?"

"Fair enough!" Laughing they exited the office room.

It took Harry and Ron exactly 10 minutes to get to Harry's apartment. After all they had to leave the Ministry, then find somewhere to Apparate away from where muggles wouldn't notice. Harry pulled out the keys to his apartment, being an Auror made you very cautious so he made sure no one could apparate and/or floo into his house.

He put the silver key into the lock and with a satisfying click he flung the door open. They both entered to find the apartment dark and quiet, kind of eerily so.

Harry flipped the switch but the lights didn't come on. "What?" he asked to no one in particular as he tried the switch again.

"Maybe a foose is blown…" Ron suggested watching him.

"Fuse Ron." Something from Harry's bedroom caught his eye, a flickering, like candles. "What?" he whispered as Ron headed towards the kitchen in the opposite direction.

Stepping quietly around the corner and peeked into his room. Candles flickered eerily across the walls. However the room was empty. Harry scratched his head confused; he knew he hadn't lit any candles that morning so where did they come from?

Suddenly Harry became quite acquainted with the wall as something, or preferably someone shoved him against his bedroom wall.

"Hello Harry…" whispered a musical, very female voice in his ear, one that he recognized oh so well. Who wouldn't if you heard it in your dreams each night? "How have you been?" Harry gasped as a wand was painfully jabbed into his neck. Slowly moving his hand to grasp his wand he realized the one getting shoved into his neck was his.

Harry quickly turned around only to be shoved against the wall again, this time facing her. He was rewarded with quite a sight. He expected her to look like Sirius had when he escaped. However she was looking quite healthy as if she hadn't been in Azkaban at all. In fact she wasn't even wearing the same clothes, no she was wearing a black skirt with a slight slit on the left side, a white blouse with a black tie, she looked like she was headed to a meeting.

"What are you doing here?" he hissed, "How did you escape?"

She laughed amusedly, "I didn't escape, I was released!" she smirked at his shocked face, "Harry, I always keep a promise!"

"What happened to Potter?" He growled.

She smiled, a genuine smile, which shocked him more, "Harry, Harry, Harry! We are friends are we not? Well I would call us friends, after all you did me an immense favor in sending me to that Hell hole!"

"Glad to be of service." Not!

Harry tried to move away but she just pinned him up against the wall harder, "Come on Harry, stay and chat some! After all it's been about a year, 4 days, 33 minutes and 27 seconds since I last saw you. Am I right?"

Harry glanced at the clock on the opposite wall and she was right. "By your shocked face I take it I'm right? Learned that trick in Azkaban. After all we're not allowed such luxuries as watches!" she had continued.

Harry quickly glanced behind her and noticed Ron quietly stalking into the room wand in hand. He had to distract her. "Who would let a murderous Death Eater such as yourself out of Azkaban?" Ron was getting closer and he had her attention… only a matter of moments…

"That's for me to know and you to find out!" she smirked. That smirk however changed to shock and surprise when Ron pulled her away wand shoved into her back. Rolling her eyes she placed her hands in the air dropping Harry's wand, which he quickly picked up.

"Going to kill me Harry?" She asked sweetly, Harry's wand pointed at her chest.

"No," He said through gritted teeth, "We're going to the Minister to sort all this out!"

She sighed as if it was a big waste of time, which it was to her, "If you say so almighty Potter!"

Growling Harry dragged her out of his house with Ron following as they headed off to the Ministry. Harry kept mumbling to himself, "Bloody Blaise!" She would pay. She would pay dearly! No matter what happened he would make her pay... How wrong he was...

End Of Chapter

Well that's chapter two, hope you like! Well it's coming along slowly. Any ideas or such please contact me. RR Please!

Harry: What!? She's BACK!!!

Blaise: Yep! Miss me Potter?

Harry: Hell no!

Sorry for the language!

Blaise: Harry just likes me!

Harry: Do NOT!

Blaise: Denial is not just a river in Egypt!

Harry: (growls)

Aw you're so cute!

Anyways thanks again People!