Harry Potter, Magister Wizard?
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Chapter 7: Amelia, Cornelius, and a Sirius Situation
Amelia led them into her office, telling a few Aurors to take Mundungus Fletcher into custody for assault and attempted kidnapping of the Heir Primus of a Most Ancient and Most Noble house. She turns to her assistant, Mary, and tells her that she isn't to be disturbed.
They enter into the nice office, filled to the brim with cabinets and case files, moving photos of the previous heads of the DMLE that had passed in the line of duty lining the wall to the left of her desk, and her desk covered in folders, files, and photos. The group sits down at a couch on the right side of the room with Amelia and Negi both sitting in chairs across from each other. Amelia looks at Harry with fondness, the tears still fresh in his mind over her slight breakdown after him introducing himself, "You look just like your father James," Amelia says as she looks him over intently before focusing on his eyes, "But your eyes are all Lily's, you mother." She says sadly, the pain of losing her friends hitting her again. The members of the Springfield family look at the woman in sadness, having an obvious and unconditional love for their new son who had taken on a sad look as well due to another person having known his parnts when he didn't.
As Chisame pulls Harry in for a hug, Negi smiles at her before gaining a semi-serious look, "I'm sorry if this question is blunt. But what exactly is your relationship with our son?" Negi asks seriously.
The mention of Harry being their son hits her again as she remembers the nature of their complaint. She sighs as she looks at the young man that had taken in her nephew in all but blood, "I was a friend of your parents back at Hogwarts, and I was a third year when your mother and father came to the school as first years." Amelia explains, getting odd looks from the people in the room aside from Eva and Nodoka.
"Mundungus mentioned a Hogwarts in our interrogation of him; it seems he was employed by someone there named Albus Dumbledore." Nodoka says, getting a wide eyed look from Amelia. "He had told Mr. Fletcher that we had obtained illegal custody of Harry and that he needed to be brought to your Wizengamot so that a proper family could take custody of him." She explains with a large amount of distaste in her voice, something that sends shivers up Amelia's spine.
Amelia shakes her head in disbelief, "You're sure it was Albus Dumbledore?" Amelia asks somewhat shakily.
Evangeline nods, "Nodoka is never wrong when it comes to interrogation. If she says that Mundungus Oliver Fletcher was hired to kidnap my grandson by Albus Dumbledore, then he was hired by Dumbledore." Evangeline says. "It's not the first time his name has come up since we've taken in Harry."
Amelia wonders how these people had met Dumbledore, maybe they were muggleborn as they sure weren't relatives of Lily or James, "May I ask how you had encountered Mr. Dumbledore before?" Amelia asks.
Chisame speaks up this time, "We had met him for the first time at the trial of his previous guardians." Chisame explains, getting a questioning look from Amelia while Harry looked uncomfortable. "His former guardians, Vernon and Petunia Dursley nee Evans had heavily abused Harry. We rescued him after a bad beating. I won't go into details, but I will say that nothing had ever disgusted me as much as seeing what they had done to such an innocent child. That old codger wanted Harry to stay with them because it was 'the safest place for Harry'." She says solemnly as she holds onto Harry tighter, him returning the hug with all of the force he could muster.
Amelia watched the embrace with mixed feelings as it could've been her and Sirius holding Harry like that… 'Wait…' Amelia thinks to herself as she remembers her fiancée but puts it aside for the moment. "I see, do you know why he would think that?" Amelia asks, getting a head shake in turn, "I think it's because he had sent Harry there in the first place." She says, causing the room to immediately drop in temperature at the cold looks from Evangeline and Negi.
"You're telling me that my son suffered the way he did, because that old codger left him with those monsters?" Negi asks coldly.
Amelia nods, the temperature returning to normal after Harry embraces Evangeline, "Yes, he had read your parent's will and had it sealed to prevent others from learning your location using his authority as Chief Warlock of our parliament, the Wizengamot. He had said that you were placed with who the will had said you should be." Amelia explained, getting shocked looks from everyone. "However, it doesn't make sense that you would be placed with Petunia of all people. Your mother and she got along like oil and water; their talks would always get toxic. In fact, when your mother had told her parents that she was pregnant while Petunia was there, she said that she should get her pregnancy terminated so that the world wound have one less freak in it." She said, getting looks of disbelief from everyone. That one person could hate someone for something that they couldn't control to the point of wishing death on an unborn child was unbelievable to them.
Negi sighs as he tries to calm himself, Harry shaking in the background in the arms of his mother, "Would it be possible for us to see this will?" Negi asks, "Just so we could clarify that."
Amelia nods, "Even though they had been convicted by a muggle court, the abuse of a magical child, especially one of Harry's status, is immediately a case of the DMLE. In investigating his living conditions, I can investigate whether or not he was supposed to live there." Amelia says with a growing grin.
Setsuna connects the dots, "Which will allow you as the chief of your Law Enforcement to bypass his order to have the will sealed for your investigation. Am I correct?" Setsuna asks.
Amelia nods, causing Evangeline to laugh, "Woman… I like you." Evangeline says, "It's obvious you were important to the boya's parents to have cared enough to put your career at risk like this. I can respect that." She says, getting a grateful smile from Amelia.
"Thank you, that means a lot. Harry is some of the only family I have left and one of the few connections I have to many good friends. If you don't mind, may I draw my wand?" Amelia asks, knowing that these people are dangerous and would react to the sudden appearance of a weapon with their child present. They all look at each other for a moment, silently communicating before they all nod but still look on guard. Amelia draws her wand, Oak and Dragon Heartstring, 11 1/8th inches, unyielding. She points the wand upwards, "I, Amelia Susan Bones, solemnly swear on my life and magic to never intentionally harm Harry James Potter-Springfield or his family outside of training sessions and to always act in their best interest unless my oaths as the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement would require me to do so. So mote it be!" Amelia says as her wand lights up brightly before encompassing her body and fading.
Everyone looks at the woman, shocked at her action, except for Chachamaru, "You placed a restriction on yourself that would at best only strip away your magic but at worst kill you should you violate the terms?" Chachamaru asks, getting a nod in turn, "Why?"
Amelia smiles, "Because I want you to trust me to act in his best interest. Now I can never knowingly harm him through word and action. I've lost several years already with a member of my family that I could've had, I only hope my oath is enough for you to allow me to spend time with someone I consider family." Amelia says, tears forming in her eyes.
Harry looks at the woman who was friends with his parents, knowing from her words that he could trust her. That this woman was willing to make a vow that might end her life if she hurt him like the Dursleys had… He gets up and walks over to the woman after whispering something to Chisame, who smiles and lets him go, and looks at Amelia when he gets to her. He spreads his arms wide, surprising his parents and Amelia who starts openly crying as she gets down onto her knees and hugs Harry as tight as she can without hurting him, Harry doing the same. "You care." Harry says quietly, "You cared for my family and loved me despite me not being there." He says, his words making her cry harder, "Thank you." He says with as much joy in his voice he could get out.
The others in the room watch the embrace with joy in their eyes, here was another adult who had loved their son, another adult that Harry could count on despite his early upbringing. They keep hugging for about three minutes before they break it and get back to their seats, Amelia getting tissues for Harry and herself. Once her face is cleared she sighs before going over to her desk and writing something quickly with a quill and parchment. Once she's done writing, she taps the paper with her wand, causing it to go flying out of a nearby slot, "I sent the request to see the will of James Charlus Potter and Lily Potter nee Evans under the authorization of a criminal investigation. The instructions included in it were for only Kingsley Shacklebolt, one of my best, to be allowed to bring me the document. They know I don't tolerate insubordination and would terminate their employ in a hearbeat if they don't follow my orders to the letter." Amelia explains to the group who had questioning gazes. She sits back in the chair she was in before, "I believe you're all magical?" she asks.
Chisame taps her chin for a moment, "Well, technically both myself and Chachamaru aren't. We both make use of magical artifacts and while I could learn how to use magic, I simply choose not to for the time being." Chisame explains, getting a questioning look from Amelia, "I was born outside of the magical world and have lived my early life without magic. I only learned of magic a few years ago, and while I accept that my husband and sister wives utilize it, I prefer technology supported by magical advancements." She continues to explain, getting a now understanding look from Amelia.
"My situation is a little complex. I will explain more about it as we get to know you, is this acceptable?" Chachamaru asks.
Amelia really wants to know more about the people who had taken in her surrogate nephew but doesn't want to push too far too early. She nods in acceptance of Chachamaru's request, getting a grateful 'thank you' in turn. Amelia smiles at the group, "I can't thank you all enough for saving Harry, if only Sirius were here." Amelia says.
"You've mentioned this Sirius a few times now; I assume he was special to you and Harry? Who is he?" Konoka asks.
Amelia frowns, "He was my fiancée, and Harry's godfather." Amelia explains solemnly.
Harry shakily asks, "I-is he dead? Is that why he isn't here?" Harry asks, causing Amelia's face to frown further.
Amelia shakes her head, "No, he's not dead. Although a lot of people would like him to be." Amelia explains, shocking those present while Evangeline looks suspicious. That Amelia seemed to be shocked to see Harry, someone important to him had simply forgotten what he'd looked like and that his godfather was in prison stunk something fierce. "He was sent to our prison, Azkaban, for leading Voldemort to your parent's house the night they were murdered." She explained.
Harry looked devastated at that reveal and almost started crying again, only to be pulled into a hug by both Setsuna and Konoka who kept whispering words of kindness to him. A few minutes later, after everyone calms down from the reveal, the door opens slightly, "Madam Bones, Auror Shacklebolt is here." Mary says, getting a smile from Amelia.
"Thank you Mary, please send him in and have him close the door." Amelia says, causing Mary to nod and let in a tall black man.
The man salutes Amelia, ignoring the others in the room, "Madam Bones, I have the document you requested." Kingsley says as he hands over an official looking document sealed with wax, the image of a lion standing beside a stag in gold emblazoned on the paper. "May I ask why you requested the Potter will? You know it was sealed by order of the Chief Warlock." He says, getting an irritated look from Amelia.
"I know that AUROR Shacklebolt!" Amelia snaps, causing the man to fall into a rigid form, "The following information is restricted by your Auror oath, if you break it you risk losing your magic and possibly all memories of your time as an Auror. Understood?" she asks, getting an affirmative nod from Kingsley, "I requested the will with a valid reason as it seems that someone may have abused the Heir of the Potter family." She says, her words making the dark skinned man's eyes go wide, "The offenders have been convicted by muggle courts and this was only brought to my attention today. In addition to abuse, the offenders had never even put in the proper muggle paperwork that should've been provided to them by Albus Dumbledore to legally take custody of Harry Potter in the muggle world. This family here, the Springfield family, legally adopted Harry in the muggle world after rescuing him from his abusers." She explained. She noticed that Kingsley's eyes held sadness in them, she had to check that out later.
Negi looks at the will in her hands, "Shall we begin?" Negi asks, genuinely wanting to hear the will that may have condemned his son to hell for years.
Amelia nods before breaking the wax seal on the will. She clears her throat and begins reading the unfurled will, "This is the last will and testament of James Charlus Potter and Lillian Rose Potter nee Evans. We solemnly swear, in healthy body and mind, that this is our official Will and that all previous wills are hereby null and void. I am sorry if this is being read Harry, but hopefully you're safe with Sirius and Amelia, if that old dog ever managed to work up the nerve to propose to her. I, James Charlus Potter hereby leave the following bequeaths:
100,000 galleons and my notes on transfiguration to Minerva 'Minnie' McGonagall, my godmother. I love you Aunt Minnie and hope that you realize that Dumbledore doesn't crap rainbows and puke light.
10,000 galleons to Filius Flitwick for being an amazing professor for us at Hogwarts, use some of this to try and improve those spells Tiger-Lily and you discussed.
30,000 galleons to Andromeda and Theodore Tonks, family friends and pseudo cousins. I further leave 3,000 galleons for your daughter per year of Hogwarts to use for her education and personal use.
40,000 galleons to Cygnus Greengrass for being my friend and informant in Slytherin over the years at Hogwarts. Thanks for helping me set up all of those pranks my Lion in the Snake den, our families' alliance is assured!
25,000 galleons to Reubus Hagrid, a friend of the family. Use this to go on a few trips or build a bigger place so you can keep a few of those cuddly creatures inside!
50,000 galleons to Apolline Delacour, for giving us wonderful business advice in France over the years. I further give 5,000 galleons a year towards the tuition of your lovely daughter Fleur and any future children you and Jean-Paul have. Live well my friends.
I leave 250,000 galleons to Remus John Lupin, for always being there for us Mooney. Too bad you can't reject the money Mooney, it's already in your account! Go buy a home for yourself and to help control your furry little problem when we aren't there. Help Harry learn the Marauder spirit and to not forget 'ol prongs.
I leave 300,000 galleons and my suggestions for department improvements to Amelia Susan Bones, my friend and sister in all but blood. We were close from the moment we met Amy, I hope that old dog finally gets off his haunches and ties the knot with a beautiful woman such as yourself. Keep that niece of yours and Harry safe, I'd love it if they grew up as siblings. I know that you want to be the head of the DMLE, and when you become head I hereby bequeath forty suits of dragonhide armor and ten suits of basilisk skin armor to the department. Keep our boys safe Amy.
To brother in blood, partner in crime, and best friend, Sirius Orion Black-Potter, I leave 300,000 galleons to be delivered upon your marriage to Amelia Susan Bones. TAKE THE HINT PADFOOT! Protect our Pup for us, you're as much a father to him as I am Pads. I love you Padfood, never forget that my brother.
To Peter Pettigrew, our friend and confidant Wormtail. I leave 150,000 galleons due to the risk you undertook as our secret keeper in place of Sirius, your courage cannot be doubted now. If we died at the hands of Voldemort, then you have betrayed us and all bequeaths are hereby forfeited to the DMLE in order to hunt you down you rat.
And lastly, to Albus 'Way to many names' Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, you utter bastard. I leave you thirty sickles, according to my Tiger-Lily, this is appropriate for someone like you. Stay out of my son's life you manipulate son of a bitch, if we died by the hands of Voldemort, let it be known that Dumbledore was the one to cast the Fidelus that we hid under and thus knew who our secret keeper was at all times AND who was informed of the secret. Dumbledore is never to have ANY authority over any Potter matters including but not limited to; The potter Wizengamot seat, Potter Vaults, Financial records, Property management, or custody of my children. Rot in hell you goat fucker.
If I, James Charlus Potter am survived by my wonderful wife, Lillian Rose Potter, then she is to have control of all Potter family assets until Harry James Potter is eligible to take up responsibilities of the house of Potter at his majority or at his emancipation, whichever comes first. If both of us are deceased then custody of our only child Harry James potter should go to the following people in order of preference:
Sirius Orion Black-Potter, Blood adopted brother of the house of Potter, uncle and godfather by means of the Godfather ritual of Harry James Potter.
Amelia Susan Bones (Hopefully Black), close family friend and in a relationship with Sirius Orion Black.
Alice Longbottom, though I didn't mention her in my will, is a close family friend that Lily had left some things to, and her son. Close family friend and Godmother of Harry James Potter by means of the Godmother ritual.
Minerva McGonagall, my godmother and surrogate grandmother of Harry James Potter as well as magical guardian of Lillian Rose Potter nee Evans.
Remus John Lupin, Close family friend and surrogate uncle of Harry James Potter. If this person takes custody of Harry then their place of residence must be at one of the Potter properties.
Cygnus and Isabelle Greengrass, family friends and business partners.
Andromeda and Theodore Tonks, friends of the family.
If none of the aforementioned are available to take custody of Harry James Potter, then he is to be placed up for adoption with the stipulation that no marked death eater, willing or not, be allowed to adopt my son. Should this be violated, the goblins of Gringotts are hereby humbly requested to call in all outstanding debts due to the Potter family within Magical Britain at their highest interest rates until my son is turned over to them. The only exceptions to this collection are the aforementioned in this will, sans Dumbledore.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE PETUNIA AND VERNON DURSLEY, LILLIAN ROSE POTTER'S MUGGLE SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW TO GAIN CUSTODY IN ANY FORM OF MY SON! THIS STIPULATION APPLIES TO ALBUS PERCIVAL WULFRIC BRIAN DUMBLEDORE!
Harry's adoptive parent shall obtain limited access to the Potter heritance vault, containing 300,000 galleons for Harry's upkeep and presents for my son to be refilled only one time at Harry's tenth birthday. Once Harry starts Hogwarts, Harry shall gain access to his trust vault, containing 5,000 galleons to be refilled yearly from the main Potter vault for his education and personal expenses on his birthday.
Only Amelia Bones, Alice, Frank, or Augusta Longbottom, Cygnus Greengrass, or Sirius Black-Potter may vote by proxy for the House of Potter within the Wizengamot without Harry's express direction. Harry can appoint his own proxy at the age of 11 and change the proxy at will. No other proxies are valid and all votes given by proxies not appointed by this will or by Harry's written consent that has been validated by the DMLE are hereby subject to review by the newly appointed proxy.
Should Lilly, Harry, and Myself be dead then the goblins of Gringotts are to turn over control of the Potter vaults to Sirius Orion Black-Potter, Amelia Susan Bones, Minerva McGonagall, or Alice Longbottom. If none of the aforementioned are available, then all assets not given to the aforementioned in this will are to be gifted to the Goblin Nation as thanks for their faithful assistance in our finances, may your blades be sharp and your enemies lie dead at your feet.
Now I wish my wife to declare her bequeaths.
I Lillian Rose Potter, of sound mind and body, hereby declare this to be my final will and testament as ordained at the start of this will.
Hello everyone, it seems that I'm dead. My only regrets are that I can no longer see my son grow up to become the wonderful man I know he'll be and I couldn't give Harry a sister or brother before I passed. Harry, if you're at this will reading, then I am so sorry my son. I have little to bequeath so I'll keep this short.
To my friend and mentor, Filius Flitwick, I leave 10,000 galleons and my charms notes. Remember to Patent these uncle Filius, love you!
To my sister in all but blood, Alice Longbottom, I leave 50,000 galleons and the June collection of my jewelry, I know you loved that series. Furthermore, I leave 5,000 galleons, with James' permission, to be given to a trust vault for your son to spend on his education and at his leisure. Keep my godson safe sis.
To Amelia Susan Bones, I leave 10,000 galleons and a custom wand holster made by a Japanese wand maker in Tokyo. Keep up the fight Amy, and keep that old mutt happy.
To Severus Tobias Snape, I leave thirty sickles. I know it was you Severus, just know that I will never forgive you for it. I hope serving your dark lord was worth it.
To Albus 'nonsensical names' Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, I leave thirty sickles, perfect for a bastard like you. If you don't understand the reference, look up the Bible. Stay away from my son you goat fucker.
Under no circumstances is my sister or her husband to have any contact with my son. They are confirmed magic haters and had once told me to terminate my pregnancy in order to bring one less freak into the world. Burn in hell Petunia, lord knows you deserve to.
This has been the final will and testament of James Charlus Potter and Lillian Rose Potter nee Evans, written and validated October 11th, 1981.
Witnesses:
Goblin Lord Ragnok the 14th
James Charlus Potter
Lillian Rose Potter
Minerva McGonagall
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
The moment that Amelia finished reading the will, Kingsley had handed her a glass filled with a red amber liquid while handing more to the adults, "Firewhiskey, looks like we all need it." Kingsley says as he hands Harry a glass of Butterbeer, "Butterbeer, non-alcoholic and a favorite of kids." They all nod before downing their glasses, tears fresh in most of their eyes.
"That…. Utter…. BASTARD!" Amelia yells as she throws the finished glass of firewhiskey at the wall, shattering the glass. "MY FIANCEE SPENT THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN AZKABAN! AN INNOCENT MAN SPENT FIVE YEARS IN THAT HELLHOLE!" Amelia screams, only stopping when Evangeline walks up to her and slaps her, shocking the woman.
"Calm yourself NOW!" Evangeline says darkly, causing Amelia and Kingsley to feel like ants looking up at a predator. "You're scaring Harry Amelia." She says softly as they all turn to see a terrified looking Harry clutching to Chachamaru.
Amelia goes pale, disgusted with herself at scaring Harry like that. She breathes deeply for a full minute, calming herself down. "I'm so sorry Harry, I wasn't angry at you. I would never be angry at you for something like this." Amelia says sadly, still feeling disgusted at how she had scared her surrogate nephew.
It takes about half a minute for Harry to properly calm down before he smiles at Amelia, "I understand Aunt Amy. You were angry at Dumbledore, not me." Harry says softly.
Amelia smiles and nods before turning to Kingsley, "Kingsley, get out to Azkaban. Take Reed and Ollivander with you. Get Sirius Black-Potter here, and put him in one of our holding cells. You answer to NO ONE except for me and you do NOT leave him without a guard. You test all of his food and drink. Understood? I'll deal with the minister." Amelia orders the Auror who smirks and salutes her before asking for the written orders which Amelia writes up and gives him. "Sirius… Innocent…. I never even knew he had been blood adopted, or had undergone the godfather ritual." She says as she sits down, an emotional crash coming and sends a messenger patronus to the document keeper to have everything dealing with the Sirius Black case brought to her Immediately.
She had lived the last five years believing her beloved had betrayed their friends to the dark lord… To learn that she was wrong all of this time…
"Sorry to break your thoughts, but what is this godfather ritual?" Konoka and Negi ask in unison, causing the two to smirk at each other.
Amelia sighs, trying to collect herself because she'd have to deal with Cornelius later. "The godfather ritual is what proves Sirius' innocence. A person makes an oath on their blood and soul to never betray the child they are becoming the godparent to, and to never betray the parents of that child. They further swear to always protect the child, even from the parents themselves if needed and to care for the child as if they were flesh and blood. Sirius could NEVER have betrayed the Potters, willingly or under torture, though he was never the secret keeper to begin with according to the will." Amelia explains, getting understanding nods from those present.
"Those are some pretty steep conditions, similar to the oath you made earlier but far more strict. But I can understand why he did it, he wanted to truly protect his godson with every fiber of his being." Chisame reasons, getting a loving smile from Amelia.
"That's my Siri, always diving in headfirst." Amelia says fondly as she remembers all of the times he got in trouble at Hogwarts and as an Auror. Amelia frowns as she sighs, "Listen, I need to get the Minister of Magic here, I would like you all to be present for that meeting." She says. "I'm not sure how comfortable you are re-introducing your son to our magical world so soon, but if you do not wish for that to happen, you have to leave now." Amelia says seriously.
Harry stands up, "You're getting my godfather out right? Your fiancée?" Harry asks, pronouncing the word as well as a six year old can. He gets a firm nod from Amelia, "Then I want to be here. I want to hear this minister tell me that my innocent godfather, some of the only family I have aside from my adoptive parents, is getting out of prison." Harry says resolutely.
Amelia sighs, "Harry, it might not be that easy. Some powerful people ensured that Siri wound up in prison." Amelia says as Mary sticks her head in to announce that the items she requested were here.
Rufus Scimgeour walked into Amelia Bone's office with a single box for the Sirius Black case. The archiver had only found the single box in their storage unit. "Madam Bones, this is everything you requested." Rufus says, getting a blank look from everyone in the room.
Amelia growls, "Did the archiver neglect to find the rest of the files?" Amelia asks the auror, she liked the man and hoped that he may one day take her job when she was ready to retire, but the man was also just a wee bit lazy.
Rufus shakes his head, "He allowed me to come with him to verify that this was all that was archived about the Black case. Why are you even investigating this anyway, the man is in Azkaban for life? And who are these people?" Rufus asks, getting the will thrown at him as a result and told to read it as Amelia goes to the box of evidence. As she looks through it, Rufus hits the part that Amelia wanted him to see, "THE GODFATHER RITUAL?" he all but screams as he looks at Amelia, "This is the real deal, not a fake?" he asks.
Amelia shakes her head, "Look at the seal, those are literally impossible to fake the magical signature of as they need the magic of the Lord of the house to form. That will is the one sealed by Albus Dumbledore, the one that allowed an innocent man to rot in Azkaban's high security wing for five years." Amelia says, getting a shocked look from Rufus.
Rufus sighs, "You know that Crouch won't let this get as far as the Wizengamot. It was Black's capture that made him able to stay in the ministry after the incident with his son." Rufus explains.
Amelia sighs as she knows that he's right before she opens the file and is shocked by its contents. She smiles, "Too bad he won't be able to object. In fact, he'll more than likely be going to Azkaban himself." Amelia says as she shows Rufus the folder, inside of which is only the arrest report and an order sending Sirius to Azkaban's high security wing, cosigned by Minister Bagnold who had died the previous year, and Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. "We've got him nailed to the wall with this. He can't object if he wants to avoid going to prison." Amelia explains. "And I had a few of the Aurors I trust go to Azkaban to get Sirius and place him in a holding cell here under 24/7 guard with all of his food being tested. They're under orders to only answer to me, no one else. Not even the minister can get in there." She explains.
Rufus smiles, "Good for you Madam Bones, I'm glad justice is going to be truly done. Now, who are these people?" Rufus asks again, completely forgetting them the first time.
"They're my guests, the Springfield family and their son, Harry James Potter-Springfield." Amelia explains as she sends a patronus messenger to Cornelius to come to her immediately. She chuckles at the shock of Rufus who goes for her firewhiskey and pours himself a nice glass.
Rufus stays in the room quietly chatting with the Springfield family and Harry while learning new things about the boy-who-lived, namely that he didn't even know what happened to his parents until a few months ago. Finally, an hour later, Cornelius Fudge arrives at Madam Bones' office, "Bones' you better have a good reason for requesting me. I'm very busy." Cornelius says in a hard tone that makes Amelia angry.
"I thought I'd bring you into the loop that an innocent man has been spending the last five years in Azkaban." Amelia says, causing Cornelius to pale. "This man also happens to be the only living member and thus Lord of a Most Ancient and Most Noble house." She says, thinking Cornelius might just become a ghost then and there due to how pale he is.
"T-t- then we must get this poor man out of prison! Who is it, I'll sign the release myself!" Cornelius says in a shaky tone as Amelia smiles before lifting up the case file. Cornelius looks it over before his face becomes purple in anger, "IS THIS A JOKE MADAM BONES?" he yells with vitriol in his voice, "THIS MADMAN MURDERED 13 MUGGLES AND CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE POTTERS!"
Amelia keeps her smile going before handing him the Potter family will, "Read the will of James and Lily Potter, it was unsealed by my order during a criminal investigation. The revelation that Sirius Orion Black-Potter is innocent was due to that will being read." Amelia explains, and despite the fact that most of his supporters would love to keep Sirius Black in prison, this would ruin the career both politically and financially of anyone trying to keep the man there. "Think about it like this Cornelius, the man is Harry Potter-Springfield's godfather, the lord of the Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black, and owner of a great many of the debts of the ministry. It wasn't your administration that sent him to prison without a trial." Amelia says, causing Cornelius to pale dramatically, "Yes, there were no trial transcripts, no interrogation, and only minor circumstantial evidence. I even had Scrimgeour check his wand using Priori Incantato, and found that no blasting curse was cast. In fact the last spell used was a minor healing spell that I believe was used on young Harry."
Cornelius thinks about this intently on how to spin this to his advantage before something she said hits him, "Harry Potter-Springfield?" Cornelius asks.
Amelia nods, "Yes, his new adoptive family after his original and illegal guardians were arrested for child abuse." Amelia states, Cornelius going pale once more as he sits down for a long story and introduction to the Springfield family.
Two hours later
Cornelius finally decided to grant Sirius a trial during this weekend's Wizengamot session and ordered Amelia to double the number of guards on Sirius. They both knew that by their laws, no matter what the Wizengamot decided on for a verdict, Sirius would be walking out a free man due to the violation of his rights. He had met with and talked to Harry Potter-Springfield as he was now called and the rest of his new family and found he actually liked the group, which was a refreshing change of pace compared to the snake pit of politics.
However he still had to report to his supporters, so when he got back to his office he threw some green powder into the fireplace and called out, "Malfoy Manor, Study."
The flames flicker green for a moment before a man appears in the flames, "What is it Cornelius?" the man asks, obviously irritated.
Cornelius sighs, "I found out why you cannot access the black family vault aside from Narcissa's dowry vault." Cornelius explains, getting a shocked look from the man.
"Explain, now." The man says as Cornelius begins explaining what happened in the Bones' office today.
Springfield house
Harry and the others had just arrived back at home after a very long and emotionally taxing day. They decide to make a quick dinner and eat before Evangeline asks Harry a question that he's wanted to hear since he'd heard about them. "Harry, you've been advancing quickly in your magical study and with your handling of Mr. Fletcher we've decided to offer you a Pactio with your choice of me, Negi, Konoka, or Yue." Evangeline says and Harry's rather solemn looking face from the day disappears and is replaced with an excited smile that makes them all happy to see.
END
AN- Woot, a chapter for each story in one day! I fucking binge wrote this because I was so excited to write this. I'm sorry that the will portion was so long, 3 pages long to be exact, but it was necessary to introduce many important figures later in the story. Now my question is and I will leave it to the reviews, who should Harry form a Pactio with first? Regardless of who he chooses, he will be learning something specific though I have a few ideas for his first artefact. However ideas are always welcome! I hope you all enjoyed so please review, favorite, and follow! Next time we deal with Harry meeting Sirius for the first time, the fallout from the trial occurring, the trial itself, dealing with the will in court, and oh so much more to be dealt with over the next two chapters. Three chapters to go until Hogwarts hopefully!