Chapter 20
"Trial hearing of the twelfth of August." Fudge said again in a ringing voice, and James' began to take notes. "In the offences of being a Death Eater".
"Interrogators: Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister for Magic; Rose Amelia Bones, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; James Harrison Potter, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister. Court Scribe, Rita Skeeter." Who had just left school, she was using a quick quill quote.
"Witness for the defence, Severus Snape, Lily Evans and Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore." Severus interrupted smoothly, people looked at him in surprise. Obviously, not everyone knew Dumbledore's full name.
"Yes." Fudge said somewhat nervously, shuffling through his notes. "Well, then. So. The charges. Yes."
"That she did knowingly, deliberately and in full awareness of the illegality of her actions, kill and torture defenceless muggles, in a muggle-inhibited area, in the presence of muggles. Siding with you know who and the murder of he who must not be named" said one of the witches.
"Bring in the prisoner" yelled one of the ministry members. Jade had not woken since Severus had given her the potion. So to be sitting in a court room full of people when she came found shocked the hell out of her.
"Jade Avery, it has been found you may be innocent of the crimes that you were accused of, do you consent the giving of Veritaserum so we can know and understand you and know you are truthful in your answers?" asked Madam Rose Amelia Bones.
"Yes" was all Jade managed to say.
"Bring forth the Veritaserum" yelled one man. Causing Jade to flinch it sounded too much like Nathan for he liking especially when he shouted at him.
Jade was grabbed roughly by the face, wincing, she didn't make a sound in protest. She was used to much more than just being man handled in her life, she didn't want them to know everything. But Harry knew they would let him to and he would be able to live with Severus and his children, if the man really wanted him.
"Open up" sneered the man.
James who had watched the whole thing, got angrier. How dare they treat her like that! Death Eater or not she was a woman, and she may be innocent. Snarling he stood up and shouted.
"Just administer it! One more word and you will be gone so quick your arse will not know what's hit it" yelled James. Lily Smiled and squashed Severus' hand in hers offering her silent support. Lily knew that Severus was glad James had interfered even if he did not show it. And Lily was proud of James, he was growing up quickly and getting over prejudice's she did not think she could have loved James more than she did at the moment.
"Yes sir" said the man. Taking a lot more care than he had previously. Looking down for the first time properly he looked at those green eyes. And realised he had man handled a woman, he would hate anyone treating his wife like that and with a sigh he silently apologized. Administering it Jade's eyes glazed over they looked like they were under the Imperius curse.
"What's your name?" asked the man. Jade did not know how to answer it, struggling to answer Severus bent over and told the solicitor what was wrong.
"What is your birth name?" asked the other man.
"Violet Evans" she replied. Managing to not say Harry Potter or he would have known all about it, but he was in the body of Violet Evans now, not Harry so technically he was not Harry Potter.
"How did you require the name of Jade Avery?" asked her solicitor, he had seen the pensive and he knew she was innocent.
"It was what I was called all my life," said Jade.
"How did you find out your birth name was Violet Evans" he asked.
"I was searching thought my parents stuff, and found I was adopted illegally, my biological parents or anyone never signed the information, and I knew I was kidnapped when Lily told me about her Sister I had suspected it but I still did not expect it" said Jade.
"Are you a Death Eater?" asked the lawyer that was against her.
Again she could not answer his questions, she technically was a Death Eater she was just not loyal the solicitor realizing what was wrong, threw what you would call a devil look at the man before asking.
"Are you a loyal Death Eater?".
"No" said Jade.
"Have you ever been a loyal Death Eater".
"No, never" was her answer.
"Why did you take the Dark Mark?" asked the man nastily.
"Because I wanted the pain to stop, I was in agony and my heart felt like it was breaking in two" said Jade. She had not wanted to tell them that, with a sigh she gave in. she may be powerful but she was not that powerful to fight Veritaserum.
"Could you Explain that in more detail" asked the man.
"Voldemort kept using the Cruciatus curse on me, I kept telling him, no. I didn't want to join him. Nathan then raped me again, then Severus raped me to but it hurt more, I loved Severus I had married to save his life for they had threatened his life to find out he was a Death Eater. At first I thought he was part of it all, for a while. I gave in, my parents had just married me of I knew they did not love me but I did not think they would have done that then the man I loved hurt me I was more alone than ever, I just wanted it to end. For them to leave me" said Jade. With no emotion, speaking like that freaked a few people out. A few people ran from the room to puke up their guts.
"Did you ever hurt or kill anyone?" asked the man.
"Yes" said Jade. She had after all, the man against her his eyes brightened his eyes gleaming thinking he had won this round.
"Who did you kill and how?" Asked the man.
"Voldemort and used the Killing curse" said Jade.
"That is all?" asked the man disappointed.
"yes" she said bluntly.
"Do you ever have trouble controlling your magic?" asked the man.
"No, I've never had trouble controlling it." said Jade. Not as Harry or as Jade as far as she could remember anyway.
"Administer the anti-dote" yelled Fudge.
They took ten minutes to decide, them knowing it was the truth could not put her in Azkaban for something she did not do. Sitting back down, Jade sat there slumped in the chair. She was given soup and told to drink it, and she did feeling better after drinking it. She knew that there was a pepper up potion in it, with a sigh she sat back.
Looking over, she stiffened in her seat. Sitting across from her was her children she had not seen since they were born. They had grown up so much was all she could think. All she wanted to go over and cuddle them until she squashed them, but a look at Severus told her to wait.
"Your found not guilty, you will be compensated five million gallons and rewarded twelve million gallons for getting rid of the threat of the Dark Lord we owe you a huge life debt" said Madam Rose
"Thank you" said Jade.
"You will be forced to marry on the other hand. Magic like yours cannot be free it needs bound" said Fudge.
"What?" she asked Horsely. She would kill herself before she let them marry her of to be someone else's whore, and she told them what she thought.
"You are to marry" said Madam Rose.
"I will kill myself before becoming someone else's whore" said Jade. Inside he was fucking fuming, how dare they try and get him married just because of his magic. Wondering 'would they have done the same to me as Harry Potter? Yes, they would have. Boy I'm glad I'm Not Harry Potter' thought Jade.
"There will be someone coming to check up on you for a while just to see how you are getting on" said madam Rose. They had made that decision when they knew they had to tell her, they wanted to make sure the same did not happen again.
"Who are you going to make me marry?" said Jade.
"Mr. Fudge."