Hey everyone,
Well, there we have it. The chapter everyone has been waiting for. The time to fully reveal all of Dumbledore's misdeeds has finally arrived. And trust you me, I plan to go BACK! And when I say back, I don't mean Halloween '81 back, I mean his father got thrown in Azkaban, his sister got attacked by Muggles back.
Excited yet,
Venquine1990
Chapter 12
The Legendary Trial – Part 01
Amelia's POV
"This bastard actually thought he could get away with collaring and killing the Heir of two incredibly power families? I need to get to the bottom of his crimes. I need to make sure he gets everything he deserves. I need to stop this manipulative murderer. I just – I can't let him get away with anything, not for Rin-Gin and not for Susan."
Goes through my mind as I look at the man, who is still shocked, but then I look closer and snap: "Stop that right now!" Shocking the entire hall and making Dumbledore look up at me as I say: "I recognize a – in your case – evil mastermind plotting away when I see one and I can tell you, none of your plans will ever happen.
You have been ousted, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, and if you believe for even a second you will walk out this room with even an ounce of dignity or chance of freedom then that evil mastermind of yours has definitely gone crazy. You are out of options, out of time and mostly, out of having our trust or respect."
And while the man to the side, who for some reason still seems to contradict me and feel loyal to the old goat, glares at me does the rest of the room practically buzz with mutterings of agreements as well as insults thrown at the man himself, yet it seems as if Dumbledore no longer cares for any of this as he calmly says:
"Amelia –." Yet the calm, confidence that sounds through his voice actually breaks through the mask of professionalism I usually carry and I snap: "That is Madam Bones for you, old man." And just the fact that I don't call him by either his first or last name seems to prove to the man that I am truly serious about this.
I then take a deep breath to regain my bearings and say: "Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, let me make it clear for you one last time. All that you have worked the last several decades has been undone. You are no longer considered the respected, honorable wizard you were once believed and we now see who you really are.
Your cover has been blown and with it all the respect, trust and honor that used to come with your titles has been blown to pieces. Now, when we look at you, we don't see Albus Dumbledore, the Defeater of Grindlewald and best Headmaster ever, we see Albus Dumbledore, the manipulator who is willing to break laws and kill."
And while it finally seems as if I am getting through to the man as his calm demeanor slowly gets replaced by one of betrayed concern, but then a hissing voice spats: "Filthy traitors." Making me look at Severus Snape with upturned lips and an angry glare as I say: "Maybe to one person, Snape, but not to my country."
And this shuts the man up exactly right before I decide I cannot leave these two in the same room, nor can I allow for Dumbledore to try and talk Snape out of his rightful due like the man has been doing for the last decade and a half and just by a single look around my fellow Wizengamot members, do I see that they feel the same.
This makes me stand up from my seat, my back straight and my face a mask of determined need for justice as I say: "Severus Snape, both you and Albus Dumbledore have made an attempt of murder in front of the entire Wizengamot. Tell me, without your so-called saint, what makes you think we will not throw you through the Veil?"
And instantly it seems as if the man realizes just what situation he is in as his face turns whiter than parchment before Albus opens his mouth and I say: "No Albus, we no longer respect you and as such we will not take anything you say in regards to him seriously anymore. Your opinion no longer matters anymore."
The man seems really put out by this and I say: "Allow us to show you something that might open your eyes one last time before we start this official set of trials. All those who, over the years, have accepted Snape and the excuses Albus used to keep him out of trouble regardless of his actions, raise and light your wands."
And instantly the entire room light up as not a single witch or wizard doesn't raise or light their wands and I say: "All those who are relieved to finally be able to vent their frustrations through the system of justice, light your wands green." And a sea of emeralds now almost blinds us all as again all wands get lighten up.
And while I can see Dumbledore try to hide a small smirk of pride, does Snape seem ready to faint and I respond to all this by saying: "You may take pride in the fact that you have been able to keep a hand over his head for this long, Albus, but that, together with your chance for redemption have been blown by both of your attempts."
And with that do the two of them look properly bashed before Cornelius coughs and says: "I do believe the preparation speeches have been spoken and all that needs to be said has been said. Both Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and Severus Tobias Snape have been informed of their status, time for proper judgment."
Yet while I have my doubts about the man and what he considers proper judgment, do I feel ready to aid him with this, to coerce him where needed and – most importantly – to make sure neither of these two see the light of day again and that they get their just desserts for each and every crime they have been hiding from us.
I nod at the man and then an Auror that one of the other Wizengamot members had collected while Dumbledore made his attempt at murder comes forward and asks: "Permission for Veritaserum to be administered, Minister?" And while he stands besides Dumbledore, do I see Snape again turning white as parchment.
The Minister nods and Dumbledore actually opens his mouth willingly, yet something about the glint in his eyes concerns me and I raise my arm as a sign for the man besides him to stop before I turn to one of the other Wizengamot members, who also works for the Department of Mysteries and the man looks up as I say:
"Lord Crenso, please head down to our suspect and check him for any kind of spells or potions that can have any kind of effect on the Veritaserum or get activated by the Veritaserum.""Amelia –." Cornelius tells me, but I stop him and say: "Call me paranoid, Cornelius, but right now I will suspect any and everything this suspect does.
And his willing compliance with the Veritaserum as well as the glint that I saw in his eyes when he was about to take it – that just rubs me the wrong way. Please Cornelius, respect my right as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and trust that I am doing my job." The man nods and the Unspeakable moves down.
And while the elder man tries to hide it by sending me a highly disappointed stare, can I easily see the glint of angered hatred that shines underneath this look and I suppress to reply to his gaze with a smile of victory as the Unspeakable pulls a probe that is similar to the one used by the guard up in the atrium from his robe.
The probe moves over the body of the elder man, from the front to both sides and even over the back of the chair he is on before he moves it sideways in front of his eyes and while the probe itself does little more than let off a small glow that surrounds the white colored item, does it seem that the man is reading some kind of text.
The man grumbles and presses his lips together as he reads before he says: "My Lords and Ladies, I am sad to say that Veritaserum will be useless. Our suspect has actually enchanted his own blood to be immune to each and every ingredient of the potion and therefore he will remain as he is now even if he were to drink the whole bottle."
And while this seems to shock even his sidekick, do I feel a rage of fury coursing through me before the Unspeakable proves that all the rumors about the crazy and mysterious things that he and his coworkers work on are indeed true as a mysterious yet victorious smirk appears on his own face before he says:
"However, one of the projects that some of my colleagues work on is to create potions with exactly the same effects as the original, but then with either some other ingredients or even with ingredients that are actually complete counterparts of the ingredients originally used. And Veritaserum was one of our very first successful projects."
And this, while it makes many of those around me cheer in relief, makes Dumbledore himself turn as white as his beard and then the Unspeakable pulls out a bottle from the inside of his robe and just by looking at how it bubbles, is thick and slimy and is colored with a myriad of colors do I know that this version will definitely work.
And then, before Dumbledore can do more than eye the drink with a look of great distress, does the Unspeakable actually pull at his beard, making the elder man open his mouth and the Unspeakable responds by putting the bottle at his lips and says: "Unlike Veritaserum, does this draught only work when fully consumed."
And this is further proven as the man doesn't take the bottle back until the rainbow fluid has completely disappeared down Dumbledore's mouth and before the elder man can try to spit it out, does the Unspeakable wrap his beard around his face with the words: "Sorry, but my line has an alliance – with House Cooper."
Dumbledore's eyes widen at this, yet after a minute are his eyes still clear and full of emotion, yet the Unspeakable seems to expect this as he asks: "How did you make that collar?" And the man answers: "I stole a hair from the brat and stole a collar from a Muggle Kennel and charmed it to either tame or murder the brat when necessary."
And this seems to shock the man, yet the Unspeakable smirks and says: "As I said, we developed several potions to work like the original, yet because we use different or opposite ingredients, do certain effects either get negated or strengthened. In this case, the man's conscious is strengthened, yet his emotions remain strong.
You are still fully aware of your surroundings as well as what you say and do, yet your defenses and your personal or mental restrictions have all been blocked. It may be a more gruesome form of Truth Serum, yet seeing my alliance, I feel it's just deserved." And with that does the man finally seem to have given into his fate.
Albus' POV
"A Truth Serum created out of ingredients that are the opposite ones of the original. Why didn't I ever think of that? Why didn't I ever take the Department of Mysteries into account when I started putting up my self-defence mechanisms? I can't be caught revealing my secrets. I can't let my secret plans fall in the wrong hands."
Goes through my mind, yet while these thoughts prove me that I am still very much capable of acting and thinking, I am still stuck in a very unfortunate position and the only other thing I can think of doing is hoping that, even if I fall, that my defence of the man by my side will help him escape and that he will follow in my steed.
Then I get a new idea and while hoping that no one will notice, do I send a very, very quick glance at the man chained to the chair on the side of the room and just by locking my eyes with his, do I manage to think the spell: "Transferus Cogitationes." And with that do I look back at the people around me, feeling confident.
Yet it seems that I looked at the man for a second too long as the Unspeakable besides me looks up and says: "Ah, it seems that you still have some good ideas after all, Mister. Minister permission to change this to a double inquisition?" And with that do I instantly fear for the action I just took and curse my bad faith this day.
The Minister nods and the Unspeakable actually checks Severus with the probe before he nods and says: "There are definitely some potions, draughts and spells on this man, but nothing that will counter the Veritaserum. Permission to use the original or would the court rather use the Unspeakable version?" To which Fudge replies:
"Wands alight for regular, wands lit green for special." And instantly a sea of green shines through the hall as it seems that no one trusts the man that I know will help me guide us to a better world and the Unspeakable nods before withdrawing a second bottle of the thick, rainbow colored stuff and actually repeats the process.
Yet unlike with me, does the man pull at the back of Severus' hair and does he just slam his hand on the man's mouth once the whole draught has been taken in before he sends a short and angry glare at the seated man and asks: "What is your opinion on the decrease of potential Aurors and Healers over the last decade?"
And while I know that Severus has always wormed his way out of that question, does he now seem ready to just go down with as much fight as possible, which makes me hate my earlier actions all the more as he says: "I think that this world is going to the dogs and if I have to give a contribution to that then so be it.
I know who I am and if others cannot live up to my standards of expertise than I say; get rid of the subject as there will never be someone who can live up to my expectations or reputation. No Slytherin, no Ravenclaw, no goody-goody Hufflepuff and definitely no good for nothing but garbage waste Gryffindor."
And while part of me wonders where I went wrong with this man and why I kept trusting him if this is how he really felt about doing what he has been for the last decade and a half, does the Unspeakable keep a passive face and say: "I see, you're one of them." Before turning his back on a now highly confused Severus Snape.
The man then walks back to my seat and turns to the crowd around me as he asks: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Wizengamot, please light your wands blue if you want me to question suspect #1 Dumbledore first or light your wands green if you want to question suspect #2 Severus Snape first. Please choose now."
And to my relief as well as slight concern is there a mirage of green and blue lights shine throughout the entire room, yet once the lights have been dimmed and the selection has been made a little more ordered, does the Unspeakable nod and say: "We have 33 voters for suspect #1 and 67 voters for suspect #2.
Wise choice, my fellow wizards. Wise choice to have the lesser of the two evils dealt with first." And with that, while the man sends me a glare that clearly tells me not to try anything as he will be ready for me, does he then walk back to my poor little spy, who is glaring at everyone who voted for him first and then seals my fate.
"Severus Tobias Snape, we have all heard Albus Dumbledore's plans for Harry Rin-Gin Potter-Cooper and your expression when hearing it – if not faked – clearly said that, regardless of your position as his spy, he never discussed this with you. My question is, has he ever relied any other secret plans with you?"
The man speaks and asks and instantly I feel like I just got played by the man as I know that the spell I cast after getting flushed with that damned draught is one that can't be stopped until fully completed, which happened when the lights were still disordered and while knowing I have just sealed my own fate, do I hear the man say:
"Not that I can honestly say, but he has apparently just used a silent, non-verbal, wandless spell with which he has transferred as many of his plans and beliefs into my mind with the belief that, even if he meets his maker, I will be able to make my escape and continue where he left off." Which shocks the court senseless.
Yet the Unspeakable proves that, like his colleagues, he has an iron strong grip on his emotions as he again turns his back on the seething man and says: "Ladies and Gentlemen, while unexpected, did we just receive a surefire way to both get a guilty verdict out of suspect #2 and get all the answers about suspect #1 that we desire."
And this changes the shock that goes through all of the other witches and wizards and turns it into delight and elation, yet then I get the ultimate bit of evidence that Severus was just not the right kind of person to share my secret spell knowledge with as he suddenly starts swishing his head, causing for his hair to start flying.
This shocks and confuses those in the crowd, yet I feel terrified and whisper under my breath: "Vim Vitae Praesidium." And just when I finish my little protection spell, does Snape finish his own silent spellwork, which causes for deathly slivers of his own life force to leave his form through his wildly swaying hair.
The bursts of magic fly all around and all members of the Wizengamot move as one, one row of witches and wizards bowing to the left and the row above and below it to the right and while the Unspeakable himself actually casts the same spell as I did over himself, do only a few of the diving Wizengamot members get hit.
Yet to my disappointment are neither Fudge or Amelia or even Augusta, who I had hoped would not come to this trial as I had believed that she would try and defend the little runt if she had, get hit, yet at the same time do I feel a hint of satisfaction as another Unspeakable, Dolorus Umbridge, Lord Goyle and Percy Weasley get hit.
Severus then slumps down in his seat and the Unspeakable, who had also dived to the ground while casting the spell, dusts himself off before he sighs as he sees the casualties and he says: "My fellow Magicals, I'm truly sorry, but it's suffice to say that we cannot depend on suspect #2 for our answers without endangering ourselves.
All those in agreement with the decision to just bind Severus Snape's magic and his mind, to lock him up in an Unspeakable cell and to keep him there until his time has come and he passes to the Next Great Adventure before my colleagues will try and see if we can find anymore hidden secrets or plans by either him or suspect #1."
And while I had been expecting Azkaban or maybe even the Veil or expulsion to the Muggle World, do I feel my heart stopping in pure fear when I hear this possible sentence and then Lady Longbottom asks: "Will your colleagues be using him as test subject while waiting?" And when the man answers in the positive, does something happen.
Something that makes me absolutely terrified for the near-approaching future for both me and my reliable spy as smirks of gleeful elation show on at least three quarter of the faces and instantly I shout: "Fellow witches and wizards. Please, look deep inside and remember the light within your hearts. Please, do not –."
Yet then the Unspeakable interrupts me and asks: "My fellow members of court, do any of us actually take this man's words seriously, even now that he is still trying to defend someone who just attempted not just murder, but an outright homicide and with a spell he had only just received without proper inspection or study beforehand?"
And the way that every single witch and wizard around me – even those that I know have feud amongst their families instead of alliances – shake their heads bring the message that Madam Bones told me at the start of this all even more home; I have lost everything; my fame, title, pride, respect and the trust of my people.
And most importantly – at least to me – the chance to go out into history as the wizard who brought the beliefs, ideals and lifestyle of the Greater Good into the future and the 21st century. And with that knowledge, do I finally feel all the defiance within me, that I have hold onto since Gellert, leave my body in a single wave of defeat.
Hey everyone,
I am SO SORRY! But this chapter has been elongating for WAY too long and while we are now finally at the point where all of Dumbledore's secrets, ideas and plans come to light, do I feel that we best just cut this chapter into two parts and leave that, along with the Wizengamot responses to the next chapter.
I didn't really want to, I actually wanted to turn this into my longest chapter yet, but I just can't. This chapter alone feels packed and I really just need a little more time to study Dumbledore's Canon history and twist it into a story of my own which will be filled with all kinds of criminal activities and actions.
This will happen next chapter and after that Rin-Gin will make himself public and will, during his public reveal, call out to the forces that, I decided, will be the ones to take out Voldemort and any possible Death Eaters that, after Voldemort's defeat, will try to continue the Dark Wanker's ideals and plans.
Also, let one thing be very, very clear. In this story Voldemort has NO Horcruxes. Harry was just linked with Voldemort thanks to Dumbledore's evil schemes, which will come to an end when Dumbledore does and Voldemort, in the Graveyard, never made his statement of walking the path of immortality further than any other.
Capish, good,
Venquine1990
PS. Translations:
Transferus Cogitationes is Latin for Transfer of Thought with the us added to the Transfer
Vim Vitae Praesidium is Latin for Life Force Protection
