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Chapter 07: To Save a Soul
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster's Office
Somewhere in Scotland
September 19, 2031
4:00 pm
"I want to do something to help that young man who has been framed by a demon, but what can I do? The only way that young man will be free is if the case is reopened, he is put on trial again and veritaserum is administered," Harry thinks.
"Hey, Harry! Want to go out for a snack?" Hermione asks as she enters Harry's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Not right now, Mione," Harry says as he runs his fingers through his hair.
"What are you thinking about?" Hermione asks.
"Nothing," Harry says.
"It is something and you and I know it," Hermione says.
"I cannot help thinking how Mr. and Mrs. Young's son is doing. He did not murder Miss Calloway. Vesperto did, but he will take the fall for it," Harry says.
"How do we catch Vesperto and make him confess his crimes?" Hermione asks.
"That is the million dollar question, Mione,"
"What if we reopen the case, hold a new trial, call Mr. and Mrs. Young's son to the witness stand and administer veritaserum to him?" Hermione asks.
"I came up with the same solution, but veritaserum use is illegal in the muggle world," Harry says.
Harry and Hermione think some more until Harry says, "Eureka! I have an idea."
"What is it?" Hermione asks.
"Wait and you will see," Harry says as he apparates to a restroom stall at the Charmed Restaurant.
Charmed Restaurant Kitchen
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
7:15 am
"Hi, Munchkin!" Harry says as he taps Chris on the shoulder.
"Hi, Uncle Harry!" What may I do for you?" Chris asks as he turns the dial on the stove to low and turns around to face Harry.
"I have been thinking of how to save Mr. and Mrs. Young's son and I think I have a solution," Harry says.
"What is it?" Chris asks.
"Please call Captain Morris and your Uncle Cole and have them get themselves, you and me permission to visit Mr. and Mrs. Young's son in jail," Harry says.
"What will that accomplish?" Chris asks.
"It will give your Uncle Cole an incentive to reopen the case and get another trial for Mr. and Mrs. Young's son," Harry says.
"How will you prove Mr. and Mrs. Young's son's innocence?" Chris asks.
"Patience, Munchkin," Harry says.
"I will do as you say, but I cannot guarantee results," Chris says.
"If we don't get permission the legal way, I'll flame into his cell and get him out," Harry says.
'Promise?" Chris asks.
"I promise," Harry says.
"What about Bianca?" Chris asks.
"I don't know. Maybe you can choke her with your fist," Harry suggests.
"Are you crazy?" Chris asks.
"You did it to a Valkyrie," Harry says.
"That was different," Chris says.
"How?" Harry asks.
"I had a reason. I needed her pendant so that I could get the Charmed Ones to Valhalla and save the world. However, I cannot just kill Bianca just because she is evil or because I want to kill her for betraying me to Wyatt in the alternate timeline," Chris says.
"Demons are evil and you vanquish them, Munchkin," Harry says.
"Point taken," Chris says.
"Good!" Harry says.
"Now, call Captain Morris and your Uncle Cole," Harry continues.
"See you later, Uncle Harry!" Chris says.
"See you later, Munchkin!" Harry says as he apparates back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
San Francisco Police Department
Captain Morris's Desk
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
9:00am
Ring! Ring!
"Hello! This is Captain Morris," Captain Darryl Morris says.
"Hi, Uncle Darryl. This is Chris," Chris says.
"What may I do for you, Chris?" Captain Morris asks.
"Get Uncle Harry, Uncle Cole, you and me permission to visit Mr. and Mrs. Young's son in jail," Chris says.
"I give the permission now. When would you like to come down to the station?" Captain Morris asks.
"I do not know, yet. I have to call Uncle Cole and find out his schedule. I will call you back later, Uncle Darryl" Chris says.
"See you later, Chris," Captain Morris says.
"Bye, Uncle Darryl," Chris says as the call ends dialog box shows up on the cellular phone screen.
Next, Chris dials the telephone number for Cole's office.
Cole Turner's Office
San Francisco, CA
September 19, 2031
9:30 am
Ring! Ring!
"Turner, LLP," Cole says when he answers his cellular phone.
"Hi, Uncle Cole! This is Chris. How busy are you?" Chris asks.
"I am very busy," Cole says.
"Then, I will not take up much of your time. Uncle Darryl has given Uncle Harry, you, me and himself permission to visit Mr. and Mrs. Young's son in jail," Chris says.
"That case is not your family's concern," Cole coldly says.
"You are family, Uncle Cole. Also, it became the rest of the Halliwell family's business when you asked Aunt Phoebe to get a premonition off the photograph of the athame," Chris says.
"I will be at Captain Morris' desk in 15 minutes," Cole says and pushes the off button on his cellular phone.
San Francisco Police Department
Captain Morris's Desk
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
9:35 am
Ring! Ring!
"Hello! This is Captain Morris," Captain Darryl Morris says.
"Hi, Uncle Darryl! Uncle Cole said he would be at your desk at 9:45 am today," Chris says.
"See you in 10 minutes, Chris!" Captain Morris says.
"Bye, Uncle Darryl!" Chris says as he cracks an egg over a frying pan for an omelet and summons the mirror Harry gave to Wyatt for Wyatt's 18th birthday.
Charmed Restaurant
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
9:40 am
"Harry!" Chris says into the mirror.
"Hi, Munchkin!" Harry says.
"Please apparate to Captain Morris's desk. We have to get there before Uncle Cole. We have five minutes," Chris says as he quickly prepares the omelet and hands it to Jennifer.
"Jen, I have something I need to do. Can you get Roberto to cook? I will be back soon," Chris says.
"Sure," Jennifer says as Chris runs to the restroom of the Charmed Restaurant and orbs to the restroom at the San Francisco Police Department.
San Francisco Police Department
Captain Morris's Desk
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
9:43 am
Chris walks to Captain Morris's desk and waits for his Uncle Cole to arrive.
When Cole arrives, Captain Morris leads Chris, Harry and Cole to Mr. and Mrs. Young's son's jail cell.
San Francisco Police Department
Mr. and Mrs. Young's Son's Jail Cell
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
9:55 am
"You have some visitors, Mr. Young," Captain Morris says as he opens the metal door of the jail cell.
"Send them away," the young man says.
"We know that you are innocent, but we need your help to prove it," Harry says.
"Come in," the prisoner says with a raspy voice.
"You look worse than my godfather did when I broke him out of prison," Harry says as he studies the prisoner's emaciated body and dull blue eyes.
"May we take a seat on your cot?" Harry asks.
"Suit yourself," the prisoner says.
Harry, Chris and Cole sit on the cot. Then, Harry stands up, wandlessly summons his pensieve and places it on the cot.
"What is that?" the prisoner asks.
"This is a pensieve. It stores memories. It lets you see your memories so that you can review them later," Harry says.
"Think of the day Miss Calloway was murdered and I'll pull your memory out of your head and place it in the pensieve," Harry says.
The prisoner closes his eyes and thinks back to the day he witnessed Miss Calloway's murder and was arrested for being at the murder scene. Harry places his wand near the prisoner's forehead, pulls out the memory and places it in the pensieve.
"You can open your eyes now," Harry says.
"May I view that memory?" the prisoner asks.
"If it will not bother you, then you may see it. You will have to relive that memory many times because I intend to submit this memory as evidence at your trial," Harry says.
"How will I get a trial?" the prisoner asks.
"This is Mr. Turner. He is a lawyer. He will reopen your case and get you a new trial," Harry says as he points to Cole.
"This is not a dream?" the prisoner asks as some sparkle returns to his eyes.
"Yes, this is not a dream," Harry says.
"Thank you, sir," the prisoner says.
"By the way, what is your name?" the prisoner asks.
"Harry Potter," Harry replies just to see what kind of reaction he will receive.
"See you later, Harry Potter," the prisoner says.
"See you later, Mr. Young," Harry says.
"My name is James, sir," the prisoner says.
"See you later, James," Harry says and leaves the jail cell with Chris, Cole and Captain Morris.
"You made a fan in there, Uncle Harry," Chris says, while Captain Morris locks the prisoner's jail cell.
"No, I gave him hope," Harry replies.
Judge Morley's Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
2:00 pm
"Judge Morley, I wish to reopen Miss Calloway's murder case because I have new evidence," Cole says.
"May I see this new evidence, Mr. Turner?" Judge Morley asks.
"Yes, but we have to visit Mr. Young's jail cell," Cole says.
"Very well," Judge Morley says as she places some papers in her black leather briefcase.
San Francisco Police Department
James Young's Jail Cell
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
2:30 pm
"Mr. Young, you have some more visitors. You are getting popular around here," Captain Morris says as he opens the jail cell and Judge Morley and Cole enter.
James beams, thinking that Harry Potter has returned. Instead, he sees the lawyer and his smile disappears.
"What do you want?" James asks Cole.
"Judge Morley would like to see your memory," Cole says.
"I can't access it. I need Mr. Potter's help," James says.
"Judge Morley, please excuse me," Cole says as he runs toward the restroom.
San Francisco Police Department
Restroom
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
2:45 pm
"Chris!" Cole calls when he is inside a stall.
Little white and blue lights appear and materialize into Chris.
"How may I help you, Uncle Cole?" Chris asks.
"Bring Mr. Harry Potter here," Cole orders.
Chris orbs to Potter Manor, finds Harry and orbs him into the restroom at the San Francisco Police Department.
"How may I help you, Munchkin?" Harry asks.
"Uncle Cole needs help and he is in the third bathroom stall," Chris says.
Cole exits the stall and says, "Mr. Young needs you to pull his memory out of the pensieve. Judge Morley wishes to see it."
"Shall we go?" Harry asks.
Instead of answering, Cole exits the restroom and returns to Mr. Young's jail cell, where Captain Morris and Judge Morley are patiently waiting for Cole to return.
San Francisco Police Department
James Young's Jail Cell
San Francisco, CA, USA
September 19, 2031
3:00 pm
"I apologize for the interruption, Judge and Captain" Cole says.
The Judge and Captain hide a smile.
"Shall we view the memory?" Cole asks.
"Now, we can," Harry says as he arrives with Chris.
"Who are you?" Judge Morley asks.
"Mr. Potter at your service, ma'am," Harry says as he takes Judge Morley's hand and kisses it.
Judge Morley blushes.
"If you are done charming Judge Morley, shall we view the memory?" Cole asks.
"Of course!" Harry says.
"All you have to do is look into the pensieve. It is a shallow stone basin that is covered with runes and symbols and contains silver swirls. The silver swirls are memories. Prod the swirls with a wand and you will find your memory, since I already emptied the pensieve of my memories, James." Harry says.
James follows Harry's instructions using Harry's wand and James, Harry, Cole, Chris, Judge Morley and Captain Morris crowd around the pensieve to get a look at the memory.
Pensieve Memory begins.
They see Miss Calloway's house.
"Good morning, dear!" Miss Calloway says to her neighbor, Mrs. Michaels, who is watering fuchsia azaleas.
Next, she locks her door, grabs her purse and climbs into her red car. Then, Judge Morley, Cole, Captain Morris, James, Chris and Harry watch Miss Calloway drive away. She parks her car in a public parking garage and hobbles across a busy street in downtown San Francisco with the aid of her cane.
"Would you like some help?" a black-haired, midnight blue-eyed young man who is wearing blue jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt asks Miss Calloway.
"Yes, please," Miss Calloway says as she holds on to him for support and tugs on his arm.
When Miss Calloway tugs on his arm, the young man's sleeve rolls up, revealing a picture of a red Phoenix on the inside of his wrist.
The young man supports Miss Calloway until they reach the sidewalk at the entrance of the department store.
"This is where I leave you," the young man says.
"Please accept a reward for your kindness," Miss Calloway says as she places a $10 bill in the young man's hand.
However, the young man doesn't accept the money. Instead, he somersaults over the old lady's head, while pulling an athame out of his socks in mid-somersault and thrusts the athame into her back.
"Witch!" the young man says and disappears.
"Are you okay, ma'am?" James who has been peeking at the scene from behind a bush asks when he reaches the old lady's body.
However, there is no response. James checks to see if the old lady has a pulse. When he discovers that she has no pulse and is already dead, he calls the police so that a report can be filed. The police arrive and see the old lady's corpse. They assume that James is the murderer and arrest him.
Pensieve Memory ends.
Judge Morley, James, Captain Morris, Cole, Chris and Harry lift their heads from over the pensieve.
"I am so sorry, James. I will grant Mr. Turner's request for a new trial. The trial will begin on October 12, 2031," Judge Morley says.
"By the way, is the memory true?" Judge Morley asks.
"Yes, it is," Harry says.
"What evidence do you have to prove it?" Judge Morley challenges Harry.
"Would you like to try it with one of your memories?" Harry asks.
"Yes," Judge Morley says.
"James, I will be returning your memory to you. It is a painful process and you might faint," Harry says.
James swallows the lump in his throat and says, "I am ready."
Harry prods the memory with his wand, pulls it out of the pensieve and touches James' forehead with his wand tip.
"Picture one of your memories, Judge," Harry says.
"I have it," Judge Morley says.
Harry touches Judge Morley's forehead with his wand tip, pulls the memory out and deposits it into the pensieve. Next, James, Judge Morley, Cole, Chris, Captain Morris and Harry gather around the pensieve and peer into it.
Pensieve memory begins.
They see:
A brown-haired little girl sits in the center of a room in front of a fireplace that has a roaring fire in it and cuts out paper dolls from an activity book. A 6'0"-tall Christmas tree that is decorated with white lights and that has a star on the top of it sits in the Northeast corner of the room next to the little girl. In addition, brightly colored packages sit under the Christmas tree.
"Kasey, darling, come here and help me bake these Christmas cookies. You want them to be ready by the time Santa comes, right?" a brown-haired woman asks.
"Yes, Mama!" Kasey says as she puts away her paper dolls and runs to the kitchen.
Mama places the cookies on the cookie sheet. She puts white icing on the cookies. Then, Kasey sprinkles red and green sprinkles on the cookies and Mama and Kasey bake the cookies. When the cookies are done, Mama and Kasey leave three cookies for Santa with a glass of milk by the fireplace. Then, they go to sleep and find presents under the Christmas tree in the morning.
Pensieve memory ends.
The memory ends and Judge Morley, James, Cole, Captain Morris, Chris and Harry lift their heads from over the pensieve.
"That is one of my favorite memories and it is in more detail than I remember," Judge Morley says.
"Now, do you believe that the memories are true, Judge?" Harry asks.
"Yes," Judge Morley says.
Then, Harry pulls Judge Morley's memory out of the pensieve and touches her forehead with his wand tip.
Next, he pulls James memory out of James' head and deposits it in the pensieve.
"Thank you for sharing your memories with us, James and Judge Morley," Harry says.
"You are welcome, sir," James says.
"You are welcome, Mr. Potter," Judge Morley says after James' reply to Harry.
"Well, that's it. Farewell, James," Harry says.
"You will return to visit, right?" James asks.
"Yes, but only if you want me to come," Harry says.
"Please come," James says.
"I will," Harry says.
Captain Morris leads Judge Morley, Cole, Chris and Harry out of James' cell, closes the cell behind Harry and locks it.