Forbidden Love
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Chapter 5:
Oh no! thought Ginny, but before either of them could say or do anything Professor Magonagol spoke.
"Explain yourselves!" she said, still startled by what she was witnessing in front of her. Ginny was still in shock to talk as they had both been caught out of bed, and would now be blamed for the murder of a school professor.
"Professors, this man was an escaped prisoner of Azkaban and he had used Ginny to get me to come out here so he could kill the both of us. Only… I killed him before he could kill Ginny or me."
"Mr Malfoy, you do realise you will be put in Azkaban for the charge of murder." Said Dumbledor sternly.
"NO!" Ginny cut in, "he was saving me, or he would've killed us both." She screamed and Dumbledor turned his attention on Ginny.
"Miss Weasley, I can assure you that my ears are perfectly fine and that there is no need to shout. As for Mr Malfoy, there is nothing that can be done." Dumbledor finished and ordered the two of them to meet him in his office after Draco had packed his belongings. Ginny accompanied him to his dorm.
"I'm so sorry…" she trailed off. But Draco hushed her and put his finger to her lips.
"Don't be. It's not your fault I fell in love with you. And I'm glad I did." He said smiling, and Ginny smiled back. She felt so happy and warm inside and pulled Draco into a hug. They stayed like that for a while, both with their eyes shut and blissful smiles on their faces. Draco soon broke the hug.
"I have to finish packing…" he trailed off and kissed Ginny lightly on the forehead. When he had finished they made their way to Professor Dumbledor's office. Professor Magonagol had been waiting for the two of them at the entrance of Dumbledor's office.
"What ever happens, I wish the both of you luck. They won't be easy on you because you are students." She said worriedly.
"Who?" asked Ginny. But before anyone could answer they walked inside Dumbledor's office, but it wasn't his office at all. He had enchanted his office into a wizard courtroom and the judge was none other than the Minister of Magic, Corneilious Fudge.
"Ah they have arrived. Everyone take your seats now." Fudge said and everyone took his or her seats. Draco was called up to swear by the oath and he then stood near Ginny and was questioned, "Mr Malfoy," Fudge continued, "You have been accused for the murder or Professor Meratatous, what do you plead?" he asked Draco.
"Guilty…" said Draco and brought his head down. Fudge gave him a questioning look.
"Would you like to explain what had happened?" Fudge asked him, and Draco nodded.
"Well Meratatous had been framed by my parents and he was sent to Azkaban. Some how… he had managed to escape and had come after me because…" he paused not wanting to say it, but soon continued, "…my parents are dead, and I have no one else…" he finished and Ginny once again saw the emotions of pain through his eyes. Draco quickly brought his head down to face the ground; he didn't want any one to see what he was feeling, but either way it was noticed. He cleared his throat and continued, "He had used Ginny as bait to lure me to him into the dark forest because he knew I cared for her. He attacked me with the Crucio curse, and without thinking of the consequences and only our lives, I hit him with Avarda Kedavra…" finished Draco, silently.
"Thank you Mr Malfoy. We will now leave it up to the Jury to decide the final decision." Finished Fudge. The Jury entered another room to decide whether or not Draco was guilty.
"He did it out of self defence." Said one member of the Jury.
But another disagreed, "It's still an unforgivable curse. Send him to Azkaban where he belongs, with the rest of his family."
"Where's the evidence? He could be lying!" shouted an elderly witch. Soon an argument broke out and people were shouting at those who wanted to save a Malfoy. Fudge entered the room he had had enough.
"SILENCE." He yelled, and the room fell silent. "Ok, all in favour of Mr Malfoy being not guilty, raise your hand." Continued Fudge, when he took down the numbers he then said, "Now all in favour of Mr Malfoy being guilty…raise your hand." And he scribbled again on the piece of parchment. "Thank you for your cooperation. Now please make your way back to the court room." He finished.
Draco looked up as the Jury made their way back into the courtroom and took their seats. Fudge sat in his chair and tapped the judges' hammer on the table to get everyone's attention. "Order, Order!" he said over the noisy courtroom. When he finally had everyone's attention he continued, "The Jury have come to the conclusion… that Mr Malfoy is…" he paused, not wanting to say it. Ginny grabbed Draco's hand and Professor Magonagol grabbed onto Dumbledor's arm. Fudge continued softly, "…guilty." And he slammed the hammer down.
"NO!" shouted Ginny, and held onto Draco, who hugged her tightly, not wanting to let her go. She sobbed onto his chest …I might never see her again… Draco thought to himself sadly. Two middle-aged wizards came up to Draco and cast a spell on him to make him follow them. Ginny sobbed harder, she won't let them do this. She loved him, and she would die without him…
Draco was placed in a dungeon in Hogwarts, the next morning they were to take him to Azkaban. Ginny had asked Harry to borrow the Marauder's Map for the night as she needed to locate Draco, but Harry didn't need to know that.
"Why do you need it Gin?" Harry asked, curious.
"Oh I wanted to go to the Astronomy Tower to do an assignment, at night is the best time to see the stars and I don't want to get caught." Ginny said, making an excuse off the top of her head. She held her breath hoping he would buy it.
"Oh, here you go." Said Harry, and Ginny silently exhaled in relief. "You say, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" and it will appear. But remember, when you are done with it, say "Mischief Managed" don't want the teachers to find out!" finished Harry and Ginny flashed him a smile and said "Thank you Harry." Being a goody two shoes has finally paid off for me she thought to her self.
Harry blushed and Ginny make her way quickly to her dormitory, determined to free Draco.