Guilt and Innocence
Ron opened the door to the classroom and stepped out with the Prisoner right behind him. George turned and pulled out his wand.
"George don't, look take him to Remus' room. We need to call a meeting."
"Are you sure he should be there?"
"Yes we need him to explain some things."
"Want me to call for Charlie and Lee to come?"
"No. Don't tell anybody what's happening. Wait, did you vote yes for having Harry come here?"
"Yeah why?"
"Good just don't tell anybody. I'm going to find Remus."
Ron ran quickly through the dungeon and up to the main hall where everyone was sat about. He looked up at the teachers table and saw Remus sitting there with McGonagall and Ginny. He couldn't remember who had voted for what so looking at Remus he indicated with his head for him to come to the door.
Remus was standing with him in seconds and quickly Ron pulled him out of the hall.
"Did you vote yes for having Harry here?"
"Yeah, why?"
"The list that Hermione had with the votes, where is it?"
"In my office. Ron what's going on?"
"Quick I need to see it."
The two quickly made their way through the corridors until they reached the Defence Against the Dark Arts room. As they entered the pair found George sitting on one of the desks his wand pointed straight at a very bored looking prisoner.
"Weasley have you found it?"
The Prisoner was on his feet pushing passed George before Ron could answer.
"What the hell? Sit down Prisoner."
"George leave it. Remus is about to get it out of his cupboard."
"Can he be trusted?"
"He voted yes."
The Prisoner nodded at this and Ron noticed the confused look on Remus' and George's features but ignored it as the sheet was handed to him. The Prisoner was stood next to him now and they both looked at the names and at each other.
"Weasley this means that the only people you can trust are those six."
"Yeah we need them here now."
"What the hell is happening?"
Remus had yelled this and the Prisoner turned to look at him, there was still no friendliness in his eyes.
"There is a traitor among you and Hermione worked out that it was somebody who voted no for bringing me here. We need all the others here to discuss some important facts. Weasley read the names out."
"Under yes we have Remus, Hermione, Luna, George, Tonks, Kingsley and Dean. We need to get them here right now."
"What about the others?"
Ron looked at his brother and shook his head.
"They can't know about it. We have to be sneaky about this."
"You weren't on the list?"
The Prisoner looked at the older Weasley and shrugged.
"Do you really think that Weasley would have pushed Hermione down a flight of stairs? I mean I know they have always fought but he's never tried to kill her."
Ron laughed at George's expression but just shrugged when he shot him a look. He quickly took charge though.
"Remus if you get Luna down here and George you go get Tonks, Kingsley and Dean they'll all be at Azkaban just make sure that you don't tell any of the other's."
The two men nodded and disappeared from the room. Ron sat down on the chair behind the desk just as the bell rang. He groaned he was suppose to be teaching History of Magic now. Quickly he took out his wand and with a flick of his wand sent a memo that would attach itself to the classroom door informing of free periods that afternoon.
Ron himself jumped when he noticed students entering the classroom. They all looked at him and then at the Prisoner and excited whispers broke out. The Prisoner shot him a look and Ron grinned at the reaction, the man could still cause a stir.
"Everybody listen up class has been cancelled this afternoon."
"Yes!"
"Wait one minute. I want your assignments handed over."
"We didn't have one."
"Stone that's a lie, I gave you a four foot essay on werewolves now put them on the front desk and then all of you head to the library and start working on a four foot essay about the differences between werewolves and Animagi."
The students quickly dropped their essays and left the classroom just as Luna entered. She looked at the three men standing there before taking a seat on one of the front desks.
Ten minutes passed before George appeared again following behind him was Tonks looking rather white in the face.
"Where are Dean and Kingsley?"
George looked up at his younger brother and around the room.
"We saw McGonagall I told her that I was a little late coming to take over for Kingsley."
"Yeah and I told her that I had to find Kingsley because we had to go out and check out a muggle house for the ministry."
"Yeah so while we were saying that Dean and Kingsley hid behind a tapestry. We thought it best for them to wait a few minutes before heading up."
As if a cue the two men walked in and they saw the Prisoner standing at the front of the room by the desk and Kingsley stopped dead.
"What's he doing out?"
Ron looked around the room.
"There's something we must discuss, and it can't leave this room."