Chapter 7 - Harry in Azkaban


It had been the trial of the century.

Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived, was guilty of murder.

The ministry had made quite the show of it. Fudge had even managed to keep his job!


It all started one day when Harry Potter's trace activated. They had been preparing to send the boy a letter, when they noticed the spells being used. An intestines exploding curse, a decapitation curse, and a killing curse. As per the proper protocol a team of Aurors were dispatched at once.

Rushing through the door the Aurors were hard-pressed not to vomit.

It wasn't the decapitated head of a rather rotund blond haired boy that had their collective gag reflexes going, nor was it the blood spattered all over the room.

No, it was the rather poinient smell of feces from the intestines exploding curse. The fat man had a rather large lower intestine, and it was filled to the brim from a few good meals, or rather, it was until it exploded and covered the walls, floor, and ceiling with a hefty layer of... shit.

A quick bubble-head charm saved them from the smell, but no charm in the world could stop them from the visual of a blood and shit covered Harry Potter standing and mumbling over his relatives with his wand drawn.


Pensieve memories from that moment, along with the readings from his trace, was the prosecution's key evidence.

They didn't need more, so veritaserum was not needed.

It couldn't be used anyways, because a certain potions professor was very eager to admit to the proper authorities that he had 'taught' Harry in occlemency. A master occlemens can lie under the potion, and dear old Severus just omitted the fact that the boy couldn't block the very weakest of mental probes.

But the prosecution had no motive. Why would the boy just up and kill his family for no good reason? It just didn't make sense!

Or rather, it didn't until an anonymous tip lead them to discover a pretty good motivation: Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived, had been abused! Shocking!

Means, motive, and opportunity. They were used in muggle and magical courtrooms alike to prove guilt.

He had a wand, he had the means.

He was abused, he had the motive.

He was a wizard with five years of training, he most definitely had the opportunity.

They had their man, and they had their punishment.

Life in Azkaban!

Too bad he was innocent.


Life went on. The war went on.

The light was getting their collective asses handed to them.

The biggest blow came when their 'trusted' potions professor proved his loyalties.

To the Dark Lord.

Twenty good men and women died that night, and Dumbledore took a big hit. His right hand man, a man who he 'trusted implicitly', was a cold blooded killer.

And if Ginny or Hermione was to be believed, a rapist as well.


Albus had the shock of his life one night as he interrogated a prisoner.


Draco Malfoy, the ponce, had the audacity to try and rape a first year muggleborn student on her first day of class.

Ron liked to curse child rapists. So did his Gryffindor friends.

Needless to say, Draco spent nearly half of a month in the infirmary before they could question him, and boy was he a fountain of knowledge.

Hideouts, corrupt ministry employees, and the names of dozens of previously unknown Death Eaters. Lucius had a very loose tongue when he hit the fire-whiskey, and he loved to boast.

The headmaster thought he had hit a figurative gold mine before a stray question led them to something truly horrifying.

Harry Potter was innocent.

It was quite the ruse the Dark Lord had pulled.

Even after the veritaserum had long worn off, Draco had kept talking. Half of slytherin knew. Severus had known, hell it was his idea!

Stupid Gryffindors fell for it hook line and sinker.


Albus had Harry's release papers in hand, and was on the first ship to the island.

How could I have been so blind? There was a prophecy for Merlin's sake! Harry was so quiet and gentle, how could he have possibly done what he was accused of? Damn you Severus.

How will he react to the news? Surely he will be grateful to see me again. I saved him from the horrors of this prison. He'll trust me just like before, and then I can use him just like I have already planned.

Or perhaps he will be resentful? Maybe he will be upset that I didn't free him sooner. Maybe I should pass a law forcing him to stay at Hogwarts? That will allow him to forgive us.

Maybe his will have spent his time training? Wandless magic perhaps?

Maybe he is now secretly the lord of Azkaban and he can control the dementors?

It could really be anything --

Ah! Here it is! Sure is cold with all the dementors...

"Harry my boy!" He said, eyes twinkling merrily, "I have come to free you!"

He waited for a response and heard nothing.

"Your free! We have discovered your innocence!"

He again heard nothing.

Sighing, he unlocked the cell and walked in.

He turned to the lumpy mattress in the corner and saw the boy.

He was drooling in the corner mumbling about pink elephants and moldy frogs.

Albus said the only thing that came to mind:

"Well, shit."


It was well known that Harry was weak to a dementor's aura. It was also well known that Harry was a very nice person. Killing wasn't in his nature. Not to mention where they hell would he learn to explode someone's intestines?

But then again, wizards are stupid.


AN: Its always bothered me how an Azkaban!Harry will always be better for the experience. He either learns wandless magic, finds a wand, becomes friends with the dementors, becomes to lord of some uber awesome nation, or all of the above. He also seems to get laid alot by Bellatrix with her drooping Azkaban tits.

Maybe it's just me?