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"Wait" called Ginny as she saw Harry walking for the door. Harry stopped as she ran up to hi, "Yes."
"Well, um where are you going? We haven't seen you for 2 years, I just... just wanted to see you."
"I'm going to Gringotts then I'll be staying at the Leaky Cauldron till I get some place to stay. Why do you care anyways, you didn't have a problem believing I killed those people, or are you my friend since I'm the boy wonder again?"
"No Harry I never thought you were guilty, never and my brothers, Bill, Charlie, and the twins they believed you too. Please Harry give us a chance."
"Fine the people you just mentioned and you only can come meet me at the Leaky Cauldron tomorrow for lunch. I will tell Tom only you are to be told where I am."
"Alright, I'll tell them, see you tomorrow, Harry."
"Bye" and with that Harry left. He went up to the Atrium took the phone booth to the street, and called the Knight Bus. After dropping another witch off in the middle of a field it seemed, the bus gave one last 'BANG' before depositing Harry outside the Leaky Cauldron. As he walked up to Tom he saw a Daily Prophet sitting out, "Boy-Who-Lived Innocent" shouted the headline. Right under that was a full picture of Harry walking unguarded out of the courtroom.
"Hello, I would like to rent a room for awhile," said Harry softly. Tom jumped and spun around so fast Harry idly thought he may have gotten whiplash. "Mr. Potter, I'm sorry I didn't see you. Come right this way, I'll show you to you're room."
"Thank you," said Harry as he was led to a back room and up a winding staircase.
"This is it, no one ever comes to that back room so you'll be guaranteed you're privacy, if you need anything if you need anything just come and find me. And Mr. Potter I just wanted to say... I never thought you guilty, and you don't need to worry about anyone knowing where you are if don't want them to, you deserve a break."
"Thank you, Tom, I appreciate it. Ginny Weasley and some of her brothers will be coming to see me tomorrow for lunch, could you please show them to the room when they arrive?"
"Of course, Mr. Potter, Miss Weasley is a good girl, always arguing with that youngest boy, she never believed you guilty either I'm glad to hear you're giving her a chance," said Tom as he started back down the stairs.
Alone again, Harry decided he was long overdue for a shower, 2 years was a long time, to long if is nose had anything to say about it. He walked into the bathroom and started a bath before finding some old clothes in his trunk that had just arrived and climbing in. Someone, obviously knew where he was. He had to drain and refill the water twice but eventually he got clean.
As Harry walked out of the bathroom he saw a tray sitting on the bed with a late lunch. After eating he decided it was time to go to Gringotts and get some money from his new vault. Then he would hit Diagon Alley and some new clothes.
Back in the Courtroom
A happily squealed 'Yes' was all that Ginny managed to get out after Harry was declared innocent, before she was tackled by the twins, saying "we knew it, we knew it". Bill and Charlie pulled them off her just as Harry stood up to leave. Once she realized he wasn't going to come and see them she shouted, "Wait!"
"Yes," came his quiet reply as she reached him.
"Well, um where are you going? We haven't seen you in 2 years, I just... just wanted to see you."
"I'm going to Gringotts then I'll be staying at the Leaky Cauldron till I get some place to stay. Why do you care anyways, you didn't have a problem believing I killed those people, or are you my friend since I'm the boy wonder again?"
Close to tears, Ginny shakily replied, "No Harry I never thought you were guilty, never and my brothers, Bill, Charlie, and the twins they believed you too. Please Harry give us a chance."
"Fine the people you just mentioned and you only can come meet me at the Leaky Cauldron tomorrow for lunch. I will tell Tom only you are to be told where I am."
"Alright I'll tell them, see you tomorrow Harry."
"Bye," and with that Harry left. Just as the door clicked closed behind him, Bill walked up to Ginny. "This place is a madhouse, we should get back to the Burrow. What did he say?" asked Bill.
"You, Charlie, Gred, Forge, and I are having lunch with him tomorrow at the Leaky Cauldron."
"Not Mum or Dad, or Ron and Hermione?"
"No, they betrayed him I didn't tell him that but I did mention that we had believed him, he only invited us."
"Alright, that's fair, can't say I wouldn't do the same. Though Ron and Hermione aren't going to like it."
"No, I doubt they will." And with that Bill and Ginny followed Hermione and the other Weasleys through the floo to the Burrow.
Behind them, the Ministry was crazy people were running everywhere. That day the Wizarding World lost all faith in it 's Ministry, not only had they hidden the fact that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named had returned, but had also nearly sucked the soul out of their innocent savior. It was looking like Minister Fudge was out of a job.
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