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Voldyismoldy: thank goodness you all liked the last chapter and no one wanted to kill me for not having the trial. But it is in this chapter so never fear and it will be good plus we should see the twins soon and Ron should show up in the next chapter or two so get ready for that. Thank you all for the reviews and favorites and alerts and archives they're all wonderful and I love you all. A special thanks to the reviewer who reviewed me twice under different names and asked me to continue the story don't worry I have no intention of stopping with this story until I finish it and I am glad you enjoy the story so much. Now on the with chapter and please remember to review thank you!
This chapter is dedicated to DracoxHarrylover69 who really wanted me to update this story. Here it is so enjoy!
Warnings: the dursley's (need I say more?)
Chapter 7. Of Crime and Punishment.
The last three days leading up to the trial past uneventfully Pansy staying far away from the manor. Draco had told Blaise and Snape about what had happened and both had quickly assured Harry that neither wanted to use him in that way or in any way. It took a while but Harry eventually believed them and was shocked when the potions master actually went so far as to give him a small hug.
He still shied away from touch and would flinch whenever someone would try to touch him unexpectedly or did anything he thought of even remotely as threatening to him. The only one he was truly comfortable around was Draco. He was the only one able to touch him and in fact Harry seemed almost to crave his touch, staying close to him, needing the reassurance that he was there and everything he said was true, that he did actually care for him.
Draco did his best to give him the assurance he needed and was pleased when Harry was soon returning his affection for him. He was allowed to hug him and hold his hand or touch him in ways he would never have allowed anyone else like on his hip or his back and eventually he was even allowed to kiss him. Only simple kisses though anything more intense or passionate would send Harry into a panic as he still wasn't entirely comfortable with it and still trying to come to terms with everything that had been done to him.
Draco feared what the trail would do to him having to relive all of those memories and tell a crowded courtroom about it in front of the ones who had abused him but there was nothing to be done about it. Harry had to testify if the Dursley's were to be punished so he would just have to help his boyfriend to get through this and protect him from ever being hurt by anyone again, him and his little boy. He was already starting to think of Siri as his and he wouldn't allow anyone to bring harm to what was his.
The morning of the trial was a cold winter morning with the sun just barely showing among the clouds that covered the sky. Fresh snow was on the ground and Harry was visibly trembling though not from cold. Snape, Blaise and Draco were all coming with him to the trial but only Snape could stay with him as he was a minor while Narcissa stayed behind to care for Siri who Harry didn't want to be there. He was nervous and afraid about facing the wizarding world and his relatives again after having spent so long hidden away in the Black Manor but he had no choice.
So he followed silently after Snape as he lead the three young men through the floo to the ministry after saying goodbye to his son and the woman he was starting to think of as a mother. They were lead down a private elevator of the ministers in order to avoid the reporters lined up outside the main door waiting to bombard Harry and once in the court room Draco and Blaise went to sit with the observers until they were called as witnesses while Harry and Snape were lead to the plaintiffs table by the lawyer Narcissa had gotten for him.
It didn't take long for the court room to fill with people most of which Harry didn't recognize nor looked at keeping his eyes firmly on the table he sat at. Snape kept his hand on his shoulder in a comforting gesture as the minister and the rest of the Wizengamot (not including Dumbledore who had been made to step down from his spot as leader of the group) took their places in the judges spot. Minutes later another side door was opened and several aurors brought in the three struggling muggles that started yelling and cursing the moment they were brought in and saw Harry.
Harry said nothing as they ridiculed him and refused to look at them his fists clenched beneath the table as he struggled to keep from shaking. This was what he had dreaded most seeing his relatives and revealing how truly weak and pathetic he was. Before they could say much though a silencing charm was placed on them and they were strapped down into three chairs, Vernon and Dudley both having to be squeezed into them the chairs not having been made to fit people of their girth.
"If we can have silence please we can begin this trial," Fudge said standing up and using the Sonorus charm on himself again to make himself loud enough for all to hear. Instantly everyone quieted down eager to see what would happen. "Now this trial is over the neglect, abuse, and rape of one Harry James Potter, savior of our world, by his relatives Vernon, Petunia and Dudley Dursley. We are here to confirm their guilt and to decide their punishment. In order to do this both parties will be subjected to veritiserum and memories will be taken for a viewing pensive if deemed necessary. We will begin with the testimony of Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Zabini who rescued Mr. Potter a few weeks ago."
Both Draco and Blaise were brought to the front where two chairs were placed and given the potion. After being asked their names and some other random questions to prove the serum was working they were both asked to relate what had happened when they had gone to Harry's house. Blaise spoke first telling of what Vernon had told them and of his shock when they saw the baby under the laundry basket and Harry chained naked to a bed upstairs. Draco's testimony was much the same but more heated and he told them of how he had stunned Vernon in order to get Harry and his son away from him. They finished by saying that neither Petunia or Dudley had been present and neither were sure what part they had played in the prostitution of Harry.
After Draco and Blaise finished Snape was called up and gave a detailed account of the injuries and health problems of both Harry and his son when he had been brought to the Black manor. He told of all of the healing he had to do for him and the amount of potions needed to bring him back to health and that he still was recovering even now. Madam Pomfrey came up as well and told of the many different times Harry had come to the Hospital wing over the years especially at the beginning of the year and her concerns about his weight especially when he became pregnant.
Harry was shocked when the next people to come up were the twins both giving him an encouraging smile as they passed him. They told the court about how they and Ron had rescued him before second year from his room where he had been locked away. How there had been bars on his window and all of his things had been locked away in the cupboard downstairs. Even Mrs. Figg was called up and related her concerns about Harry, the bruises she saw him through the years and the amount of work the Dursleys made him to do even as a child. Harry was touched by their willingness to testify on his behalf and was unsurprised when there was no one to call on behalf of his relatives.
By the time they had finished with all of the witnesses the Wizengamot was looking very much disgusted and angry with the Dursleys. Up until then Harry was starting to feel a bit more comfortable there but then it was his turn to come up and all of his fear and nervousness returned. Severus gave his shoulder a small squeeze before he stood up and slowly walked over to the chair at the front. He could feel everyone's eyes on him especially those of his relatives and his body started trembling slightly as he sat down.
This was what he had been dreading nearly all his life, having to tell people about what his family had done to him. His uncle had also promised him a great deal of pain if he were to ever tell anyone about the abuse he suffered and up until Draco and Blaise found him he had kept quiet to afraid to say anything. But now he had to reveal it all things no one but himself knew about and that terrified him more than he had thought it would.
To his surprise in older woman who reminded him a little bit of Umbridge though far more pleasant looking and less girly conjured a chair in front of him and sat down facing him. The woman had curly gray hair and friendly looking blue eyes and she smiled at him in a way that was almost comforting. She wore pale blue robes and held a bottle of Veritiserum in her hands but made no move to give it to him.
"Hello Mr. Potter my name is Martha Humfrin and you and I are going to have a little chat all right," The woman told him. Harry looked at her in surprise and glanced at all of the others around them. "Just ignore them Harry for the next few minutes it is just me and you and you don't have to be afraid to tell me anything because no one will hurt you here all right?" Harry hesitated then nodded his body slowly stopping its shaking. "Wonderful now just take this potion and we will begin."
"Ok," Harry agreed knowing he didn't really have a choice. He took the potion from the woman and quickly drank its contents down his nose crinkling at the taste.
"All right lets begin can you tell me your name?" Martha asked the smile still on her face making Harry feel slightly more comfortable as the potion took effect.
"Harry James Potter," He replied his eyes slightly glazed over from the potion.
"Very good Harry now can you tell me the names of your relatives?" The woman continued her hand patting the boys reassuringly as he tensed slightly at her question. "Remember Harry it is just you and me."
"There's my cousin Dudley and my Aunt Petunia," He began his hands clenching as he paused before saying the name of his remaining relative. "and my. . . My uncle Vernon."
"Good Harry your doing very well," She told him comfortingly and some of the tension left Harry's body with her words. "Now lets go slow and start with your cousin, I want you tell me if he has ever hurt you physically or verbally and what he did to you."
"He made fun of me a lot, called me a freak and picked on me with his friends," Harry replied his voice low but loud enough that the woman could still hear him and with a flick of her wand she projected his words so that everyone else could hear him without him lifting his voice at all. "He had a game he liked to play with his friends called Harry hunting and they would beat me up when they caught me. He made sure I didn't have any friends and lied to the teachers about me to get me in trouble."
"All right Harry that's good now I have one more question about your cousin," Martha said her eyes flashing with anger before the friendly twinkle returned to them. "Has your cousin ever touched you in a sexual way and did he know about what your uncle was doing to you?"
"No Dudley never touched me like that and he was at school when all of that happened so I don't think he did," He told her and didn't even notice the quiet murmuring that arose behind him at his words
"Ok lets move on to your aunt then did she ever harm you physically or verbally?"
"Yes they made me do all of the chores from the time I was four and the cooking by the time I was five. She would hit me if I burned something or broke something or didn't clean things right. Once she stuck my hand in the frying pan when I burned some of the bacon," the boy explained his voice wavering and tears springing to his eyes as he went on. "She called me a freak too and that I was worthless and my parents didn't want me. She never let me go to a doctor either and would lock me away in my cupboard with nothing to eat. Most times I didn't get to eat unless I finished all my chores and if I had done anything bad I wouldn't eat for days and when I did eat it was only scraps they had left over from the meals I made them. She hated me and told me she never wanted me there and hated my mother for forcing her to take me in."
"It's all right Harry she can't hurt you anymore you're safe now," Martha told him as tears streamed down his face. He sniffled and wiped them away trying to regain control of himself. "I need to ask you now if your aunt has ever touched you in a sexual way can you tell me that."
"No," He said softly and she nodded pleased to hear that the woman had at least left him alone in that area.
"Your doing very well Harry and its almost over. I just need you to tell me about what your uncle did to you and then it will all be over I promise," The woman said encouragingly but still his body started to tremble more violently and terror filled his eyes even with the potion. "Come on Harry its just you and me and you can tell me about what he did I won't be angry with you or hate you for anything he did all right."
"N . . . no I can't he told me not to said he would hurt me if I did," Harry replied lowering his head as his arms wrapped around himself and he mumbled something else that she couldn't hear even with the spell she had cast.
"What was that you said dear," She asked gently not wanting to upset the boy any further. It was obvious that he was still extremely terrified of his uncle and she wanted to calm him down again so he could continue.
"Want Draco please," he mumbled again just loud enough for her to hear him. She looked surprised at his request but after glancing at the minister who inclined his head in agreement she nodded.
"Of course dear if that will make you feel better," Martha agreed and gestured for Draco to come down. The other boy immediately stood and rushed down to his boyfriends side where a chair had been spelled for him and sitting down he wrapped his arm around his shoulders. "There now Mr. Malfoy is with you to help you so do you think you could continue now?"
"It's ok Harry you can do this and your uncle can't hurt you anymore I promise," Draco told him softly when he still refused to speak. He put his hand under his chin and lifted the smaller boys head to make him look at him as he smiled gently at him. "I'm here Harry and I will protect you I promise all right."
"Ok just stay with me please," Harry replied almost pleadingly. Draco nodded and took his hand in his holding it tightly in his own to reassure him that he was there. "My uncle was the worst. He . . . He beat him all the time with his fists or his belt or sometimes he would use a knife to cut me. He'd throw me in my cupboard and wouldn't let me out for days at a time. He yelled at me constantly calling me stupid and a freak and that I couldn't do anything right. He said my father was a drunk and killed him and my mother in a car crash. I didn't even know I was a wizard till Hagrid came for me. When he let me take a bath he would hold my head under the water until I couldn't breathe and the water was always cold because he said I didn't deserve hot water. I've lost count of how many of my bones he's broken or twisted. When I was twelve he put bars on my window and locks on the door so I couldn't get out and they gave me bowls of cold soup through the cat flap he installed. He said he wouldn't let me go back to the freak school, Hogwarts, again but Fred and George and. . . And R. . . Ron saved me and brought me to the Burrow."
Harry stopped then shaking and fighting against the tears that streamed down his face in rivers. He had spoken it all in a rush as if he was afraid to stop himself once he got started and was now trying to catch his breath. Draco rubbed his back comfortingly with his free hand and murmured softly to him that he was doing very well and he was incredibly proud of him for what he was doing. It was a good thing the silencing charms were still on his family or he was sure what they would be saying to him during this would have broken what resolve and strength he had left.
"Wonderful Harry you are doing so well my dear," the woman told him smiling warmly at him. Harry gave a slight nod though he didn't smile in return as he clutched the other boys hand like it was his lifeline. "if you don't want to tell me the rest we can take some pensive memories from you instead but we need to know about the sexual abuse you suffered."
"I . . . I was five the first time he touched me," Harry told them in a soft shaking voice surprising them all by still being willing to talk about what had been done to him. "I didn't understand what he was doing or why I just knew I didn't like it and wanted him to stop but he wouldn't. He would touch me or make me touch him or touch myself and I hated it. The first time he rapped me I was ten and he told me I would never be good for anything except as somebody's fuck toy. My aunt and Dudley were never there though he always did it when they were gone or asleep. It wasn't so bad until this last year and then it got so much worse but I couldn't fight him he was so much bigger than me and I was to afraid to use magic because I thought I would get in trouble with the ministry and they would take Siri from me and I couldn't let that happen."
Harry couldn't continue after that as he burst into tears and buried his face in Draco's chest. Draco held him tightly rubbing circles on his back and speaking soothingly to him. Martha thanked him for telling them everything he had and asked him if they could take a few pensive memories of the men who had raped him that summer once he had calmed down some. Harry agreed and a pensive was brought over that he put some of his memories in with the use of his wand. He was then allowed to go back to his seat but refused to let Draco go so the other boy went with him and sat in the seat next to Snape with the smaller boy on his lap.
The pensive he had put his memories into was a special one that was able to project its memories onto a screen very much like a muggle projector. Harry kept his face tucked into Draco's chest not wanting to see what had happened to him again while the others watched. The screen showed a trembling Harry chained by his wrist naked to a bed in a small room his arms around his knees and his face buried in them. As they watched his uncle came into the room followed by an older man with gray hair, he was probably in his late fifty's, and the look on his face as he looked at Harry wasn't at all pleasant.
They watched horror stricken as the man gave his uncle some money and he left the room leaving him alone with his helpless nephew. Watched as the man pulled his head up and forced his lips on his and as he took him with no concern for the much smaller body beneath him. Watched as the scene repeated over and over again with only the men changing as Harry became thinner and paler and more bruises and scars colored his body. As he was continuously made to bleed beneath old men who were heedless of his pleas and tears until Draco and Blaise appeared and saved him from the sexual slavery he had been forced into.
By the time the memories came to an end many people were in tears and the faces of the judges were pale and drawn as they trembled with barely suppressed rage. That this had happened to anyone was atrocious but that it had happened to one of their children and their savior made it so much worse. No one was left unaffected by what they had heard and been shown and even Snape, a notoriously cold man, was struggling to hold back tears that wanted very much to be shed.
"Well I think we have seen and heard enough and that their guilt is unarguable," Fudge said once he had regained control of himself and was able to speak. There were many grumbles and nods of agreement as those gathered glared at the muggles. "However in the interest of fairness I will allow them each one chance to defend their actions and hopefully show some remorse for what they have done to Mr. Potter. We will start with the boy think carefully about what you say if you want any chance of lowering your punishment."
"He's just a stupid freak what does it matter what we did to him its not like anyone wanted him or cared," Dudley sneered once the charm was taken off him. Harry tensed at his words but wouldn't look at him and Draco glared at him. "It's his fault for having to come live with us we never wanted him besides he probably wanted dad to do that to him I bet he enjoyed it didn't you you little freak."
"I never wanted the boy in my home I hated Lily and that man she married and I wanted nothing to do with their son but he was forced on us. We were forced to give him our food and clothes and to spend our money on him while he hoarded his families wealth," Petunia told them heedless of Fudges warning. She glared at her nephew who whimpered at her words and held more tightly to Draco. "How was I supposed to care for and love a freak like him. I had my own son to care for and he need food and new clothes and other things more than that thing did. It's your own fault for leaving him with us in the first place."
"Stupid pathetic little freak you'll pay for this boy. I warned you not to tell anyone about what we did to you and now you and that freak of yours will pay for what you did," Vernon growled. Harry trembled violently at the sound of his voice and whimpered as if in pain just from hearing it. It was obvious to Draco he was terrified and he held him as tightly as he could without hurting him wanting to kill the fat bastard for what he had done to this precious boy in his arms. "No one will ever love you or want you except for sex. I was doing you a favor by giving you a job as the one thing your good at freak."
"Enough I think we have heard more then enough from the three of you and if your guilt wasn't obvious before it is now," Fudge snapped silencing them. Never had they seen the minister look so angry or powerful, usually he was just a blubbering idiot but it seemed even he could be intimidating when he wanted to be. "Petunia and Dudley Dursley you are both sentenced to twenty years in Azkaban for crimes of abuse and neglect. Vernon Dursley you are sentenced to twenty years as well but at the end of that sentence you will receive in addition the Dementor's kiss for your crimes of abuse, rape and prostitution of your nephew. In addition you will pay him back the money you took along with a heavy fine for both him and his newborn son."
"You won't get any money from us its gone. I used it to pay off our debts and there's none left." Vernon sneered pleased that he could at least do that much to the boy. Fudge frowned in annoyance.
"We will get what money we can from you muggle rest assured of that," He told him then gestured to the aurors who took the three of them away again to begin their sentence in Azkaban. "This trial is now over thank you all for coming and witnessing this and Mr. Potter the ministry and this Wizengamot sends our deepest apologies to you and your son for what you suffered at their hands."
Harry didn't reply because he had worn himself out with his tears and fear and was now asleep in Draco's arms but Draco nodded for him. The Wizengamot then left the room and Draco stood with Harry in his arms along with Snape. Once Blaise joined them the three men moved to leave the room and go back to the private entrance they had come from not wanting to answer the numerous questions of the reporters who were already trying to make there way toward them.
"Hey there now back off. . ." A voice said behind them.
"Yeah hasn't he been through enough." Another voice finished. Draco turned to see Fred and George stopping the reporters from getting any closer to him. "What's say you just give him some time to recover from this yeah."
The reporters grumbled but reluctantly backed off once a couple of aurors blocked their way as well. None of them looked more frustrated than Rita Skeeter who was fuming and ranting about how bad she would make them look in her article if they didn't let her pass. They ignored her however and the twins grinned at the three men before their faces sobered at the sight of the sleeping boy in Draco's arms.
"How is he?" George asked in concern, one that was reflected on the face of his brother.
"Is he going to be all right mate?" Fred asked worriedly. For a moment Draco thought about not answering them after everything their family had done to Harry but then he knew the twins had always supported him and they had testified on his be half so he knew Harry wouldn't want him to do that.
"He'll be fine I think this was just a bit to much for him," he told them much to Snape and Blaise's surprise. "Thank you for doing what you did it helped and I know it meant a lot to Harry."
"Hey no problem we'd do anything for Harry," George replied with a slight smile returning to his face with his relief. "So do you think we could come see him and our nephew Draco?"
"Sure you can come tomorrow I am sure they will both want to see you," Draco agreed much to his own surprise. He never would have thought he would actually invite one of the Weasley's into his home. "We need to go now I want to get Harry home. He needs to rest and see his son."
The twins nodded and the three men turned and left the room. They returned quickly to the floo place in the other room and were soon headed back to the manor. Once there Draco took Harry back to his room and laid him in his bed. Siri was playing happily with Narcissa and Blaise and Snape joined them to tell her of what had happened. Draco remained with Harry for the rest of the day watching him sleep and wanting to be there when he woke to give him the love and reassurance he would need after everything he had to remember and what his relatives had said to and about him.
A/N: well there it is the latest chapter and trial scene. I hope it was worth the wait and I am sorry it took me so long to update but you have to understand I graduated a few months ago and am currently job searching so I don't have a lot of time to write plus I am working on five different stories at once so please be patient thank you. Any way hope you liked it and the reviewer who wanted to see Fred and George again there they are and they will be in the next chapter to so yeah for the twins. I like them myself and they are always fun to write. As said earlier Ron should be showing up in another chapter or two depending on how things go so wait for that it will be good and the dursleys are gone for good yippy and please no reviews about how I didn't give Harry back his money its not really that big a deal. So hope you enjoyed and please review, review, review.