[a/n-4]Wrote a wholly ADULT themed 1shot. Should it post here, or a separate listing? Opinions?
[a/n-3]Luck to Fallow59 with the logon problem.
[a/n-2]About last time, I plucked a couple of random Slytherin names from hpwiki for the grunts. Leader? the team Seeker who wanted to keep his job.
[a/n-1]Possible followup covering the investigation? Maybe, just don't have an idea ATM.
[a/n0]I think Ron's reaction likely for a Slytherin Harry. Though, Harry's maybe somewhat OOC. I'm all but certain of my depiction of Hermione.
[a/n]Postwar moment
Harry Does Different CCLXXXII
Testimony
"Next up, the prosecution calls Mr. Harry James Potter." Said the Ministry spokeswizard.
The Malfoy defender protested "Objection Your Honor! The boy's fame would prejudice the Wizengamot."
"I am a legal adult." Harry sneered at the witch "Refer to me as such, girl."
This generated a ripple of amusement through the court as she was easily four times his age. From the bench, interim Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt gaveled "Silence! All of you will refer to each other in formal address. For example, Mr. Borgin, Mrs. Fudge, Mr. Potter. Fame, Mrs. Fudge, is not a disqualifier for testimony. A prior hearing included testimony from a famous musician. You, yourself, have two Quidditch players on your witness list. Mr. Potter may certainly give testimony. It will be the job of The Wizengamot to decide what weight to give it. Proceed."
"Thank you, Minister." Borgin gave a polite bow "Now Mr. Potter, what crimes are you aware of the Malfoys committing?"
Harry began with "Well, I'd have to split that up since I've had different experiences with each. Draco, to start, was a bully who assaulted numerous Hogwarts students and made frequent use of the word Mudblood to refer to people he considered inferior."
"That is a matter of opinion and protected free speech." The defender pointed out.
This, he'd been coached by Hermione for, retorting "True, Mrs. Fudge, and in some parts of the world our Minister is just a dirty kaffir. No offense, sir. And while Draco is entitled to his opinion, it does not give him the right to use foul words. Nor does it give him the right to use a tooth expansion spell on an unarmed witch."
"Unpleasant as some of these incidents might be," Shacklebolt interjected "they are matters for school discipline. Perhaps the witness can move on to something that might fall under Wizengamot jurisdiction."
Harry nodded "Of course. Well this did occur in Hogwarts, but Draco was directly responsible for the Death Eater invasion of June 1996. He repaired a cabinet that was used by Bellatrix Lestrange and Fenrir Greyback to get in. He disarmed Professor Dumbledore, enabling Snape to murder him."
"There is no proof of that!" the defender complained.
Harry countered "Would you like veratiserum or my memory of the event? However, I am aware that Voldemort threatened to murder Narcissa if Draco failed. But, when I was all but at his mercy, Draco lied to the snatchers who caught us about recognizing us. This gave me, Ron and Hermione a chance to escape, which eventually we did. If not for that lie, Voldemort would have won."
"I was really going for the crimes, Mr. Potter." Borgin complained, unhappy with that piece of fact.
Harry shrugged "Sorry sir, just telling the truth. Now Lucius is another matter. In my Second Year, he slipped a cursed book into a little girl's school supplies that went on to cause all the near deaths that weren't only by sheer dumb luck. And at the end of that year he very nearly murdered me."
"Too bad about that little thing called The Statute of Limitations, ain't it?" Mrs. Fudge commented sneeringly.
Kingsley gaveled her down "Proceed, Mr. Potter."
"Professor Dumbledore said Lucius threatened to curse the families of Hogwarts' Board if they didn't agree to fire him that year. Is that illegal?"
Mrs. Fudge complained "Hearsay Minister?"
"You didn't object when I said something nice about Draco." Harry pointed out snidely "And while I can't exactly testify to how many people he might've killed in the Battle of Hogwarts, I know Voldemort used Lucius' wand against me since we had brother wands."
Mr. Borgin was finished "Thank you, Mr. Potter."
"I notice your testimony did not include any interaction with Mrs. Malfoy." Mrs. Fudge pointed out.
Harry shrugged and explained "Well, Mr. Borgin didn't like that I had nothing really on her. My first encounter was a tad nasty. Let's say Draco comes by his personality honestly. She told me Professor Dumbledore wouldn't always be around to protect me, I pointed out she might move in to her husband's cell and she suggested I get together with my Godfather. That is…after her sister murdered him."
"BITCH!" came from the audience. This led to an outburst that had to be gaveled down by the judge.
Harry only smiled in the witness seat "Well, it wasn't attempted murder like her husband did. But, again, she lied to Voldemort's face after I got hit with the Avada again. Telling him I was dead saved my life and gave me the chance to recover. If I was really permanently dead, who knows how that last bit might've ended?"
Abcij
"Madam Speaker? Has the Wizengamot reached a consensus?" Minister Shacklebolt asked formally.
Augusta Longbottom stood and bowed "Yes sir. Draco Malfoy, we find guilty of conspiracy in the murder of Albus Dumbledore. However, he was under coercion, with the death threat on his family. We sentence him to ten years in Azkaban. Nine years, six months suspended and credit given for time served. He is to be released forthwith."
"So recorded." Minister Shacklebolt replied formally, ignoring the outburst. "Mrs. Malfoy?"
Speaker Longbottom didn't look happy "Guilty on all counts. Sentence, time served. I wish the record to show my STRENUOUS objection to the lightness."
"Scribe Weasley, record the Speaker's statement and protest." The Minister ordered "And finally, Lucius Malfoy?"
This, clearly delighted Augusta "Guilty on all counts. Rape. Torture. Assault. Murder. Treason. The Wizengamot sentences you to the choice between life in Azkaban without the possibility of parole and The Veil. Before deciding, hear the rest. The Noble House of Malfoy is hereby seized. A quarter will be reserved for the benefit of Draco and Narcissa Malfoy. The balance will be paid to claimants victimized by Mr. Lucius Malfoy. Should the convict choose life imprisonment, an additional GG500,000 will be deducted from the reserved funds to cover prison expenses."
"Well done Auror Lynch." Kingsley praised. The instant Neville's grandmother pronounced the verdict, she'd stunned Lucius with a wand-touch to his neck "Take the prisoner to a holding cell. He is granted 100 hours to choose his fate. Court adjourned."
Harry had already suffered the disapproval of the Weasleys resulting from his testimony. Now he got the flipside from Narcissa "This is how Potters repay life-debts?"
"I never promised I'd lie for you." He retorted coldly "I kept you and your son from sharing his fate. And my family isn't very happy with me just now. So if that's not good enough, tough shit. See ya round Draco."
