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(Master to Kitten, Kitten to Master)

'Thoughts'

[Kitten speech]

Another Trial

(With Amelia)

Amelia sighed as she entered the courtroom. Catherine Rees' lawyer was trying to get her declared unfit to stand trial. He had been since her trial had been set. He even filed again this morning. She had been seen by multiple healers. They all said the same thing. Rees was fit to stand trial.

The woman understood why he was doing it. The dark lord was possibly involved and Wells was scared. She recalled his sister had been murdered by the man during his first reign. She had been raped, tortured, and murdered. If she recalled correctly the dark lord sent her family pieces of her for a year.

It didn't help that they recently learned that Williamson was her older half brother and he had gone missing. The aurors had found the connection and realized that was how she got into the ministry and into the interrogation room to kill Skeeter. She must have stunned her brother to keep them from suspecting him.

They went to arrest him only to find him missing. All tracking spells failed. Either the dark lord got to him or he ran. They weren't sure which. He was either killed for not taking care of his sister or he ran because he knew the dark lord would kill him.

Knock Knock

"Williamson left the country." Kingsley said. "He stole many portkeys and so far used the one that took him to Portugal."

"Did you tell them that?" She asked.

"I did. They are looking out for him now. I also alerted the other countries as well." He said.

"Good. Keep me updated." She said.

"I will." He promised.

"Good." She said.

Kingsley left after that. Amelia grabbed her briefcase and went to the courtroom. Wells was already there. She had never seen the lord look so exhausted. She felt bad for him. Soon though the dark lord would no longer be a problem.

Rees was soon escorted in. She was very pale. She kept a sneer on her face though. She was trying not to show how terrified she was. Amelia knew she had to be. The dark lord would want her dead. Not only that but she was going to be forced to tell the truth.

'At least the spy said that the dark lord is weak.' She thought.

"All rise for our esteemed minister and judge Cornelius Fudge." An auror said.

Everyone except for Rees stood. Her lawyer was annoyed and told her to stand. She huffed but did so. Everyone else wanted to roll their eyes at that. The minister sat down.

"Court is now in session. Since Lady Rees has been charged with terrorism she will be taking the stand and she will be taking veritaserum." He told them all.

"I will not!" She screamed.

"Stop that." Her lawyer warned her.

"NO! I WILL NOT TAKE VERITASERUM!" She screamed.

"By law you will now quit causing a scene." He said.

"NO!" She screamed.

"Lady Rees, you have no choice. Now come up to the stand willingly or we will force you." The minister said.

"YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" She screamed.

"Auror!" He called as Lord Wells shook his head.

Two aurors came up to her. They each grabbed an arm and dragged her to the stand. She tried to fight them the whole way. They sat her down and a healer came over. It was a struggle for the poor woman but she managed to prove she could take the potion. She then managed to administer it. After a few test questions she was ready for questioning.

"She is ready." The healer said.

"Good." He said before looking at Amelia. "You may question her now."

"Yes sir." She went up to her. "Are you a death eater?"

"Yes." She answered.

"How long?" She asked.

"Sixteen years." She answered.

"Why is your mark on your neck and not on your arm?" She asked.

"To keep me from being found out as a death eater. My lord realized the ministry knew about his mark and wanted to stop you from finding out and imprisoning all his followers." She answered.

"Why did you kill Rita Skeeter?" She asked.

"My master wanted her dead." She answered.

"Do you mean the dark lord?" She asked.

"Yes." Rees confirmed.

"Why did he want her dead?" She asked.

"To stop her from talking to you." She answered.

"Talk to me about what?" Amelia asked.

"My lord had her write that article about Potter. She would have told you all that he was behind it and that he was alive." She answered.

"How did you get into the ministry to kill Skeeter?" She asked.

"My brother snuck me in." She answered.

"Who is your brother?" She asked.

"Archibald Williamson." She answered.

"Did he know your plan to kill her?" Amelia asked.

"He did." She answered.

"What was the plan?" She asked.

"The plan was to sneak me in. I don't know how he did it with the wards.. I was just supposed to wear the invisibility cloak and put on a notice-me-not charm. I was to stun him. Healer Gill was to respond. He is a death eater like my brother and I so he would cover up any mistakes. I was not supposed to use magic to kill her but I forgot. I then snuck out and went home." Rees answered.

"Were you a participant in the destruction of Wool's Orphanage?" She asked.

"I was." She answered.

"What was your part?" She asked.

"I was to keep the children and staff from escaping." She answered.

"What did you do if they did?" She asked.

"I killed them of course." She answered.

"Do you know why he attacked a muggle orphanage?" She asked.

"No. I knew better than to question him. I just did what I was told to do." She answered.

"Did you kidnap Madeleine Wells?" She asked, making Rees' lawyer sit forward in shock.

"I did." She answered.

"Why?" She asked.

"She was planning on passing a bill that would make muggle-borns get a blood test down before starting schools." She answered.

"Why was that a problem?" She asked.

"She believed muggle-borns came from squibs that were disowned for having no magic. My lord knew it was not true. We didn't want those mudbloods getting the wrong idea." She said.

"Did you do anything to her besides kidnap her?" She asked.

"Yes. After she was dead I placed a preservation charm onto her. I then would cut a piece off and then send it off to her brother." She said.

"And you still called for him to be your lawyer?" She asked.

"Yes. He is the best lawyer despite the fact his sister was a taint on their family." She answered.

"I'm sorry but I must excuse myself." Lord Wells said.

"Of course." Fudge said.

"I'm sorry. I did send you a letter about this." Amelia told him.

"I'm glad I never received it but I must leave now." He said.

"Of course." They all watched him leave.

"Lord Wallace? Would you be her court represented lawyer?" The minister asked him.

"I will." He said, despite disliking her. 'I know I should help her but she helped kill my friend's sister.'

"Do you have any more questions for her?" Fudge asked Amelia.

"I do." She confirmed. "How many people have you killed?" She asked.

"Twenty five." She answered.

"Who were they?" She asked.

"I only know three. Gideon and Fabian Prewett. Those bastards were tough to kill and I was glad I was one of them to do so. The other Angel Carr. The rest were muggles so their names didn't matter." She admitted.

"No further questions." Amelia said.

"Defense?" Fudge looked at the new lawyer.

"I have none." He said.

"Wizengamot, you may proceed to deliberations." The minister said. "Give her the potion and put her back to her seat."

"Yes sir." One of the aurors said.

A privacy ward was erected around the wizengamot. Meanwhile the healer gave Rees a potion to cancel out the veritaserum. She was taken back to her seat. She was quiet and very pale. She knew that she was screwed and if they didn't execute her the dark lord would find a way. Soon the privacy ward was dropped.

"Have you come to a vote?" Fudge asked them.

"We did." Lord Ogden said. "We find the defendant Catherine Rees guilty of all charges." There were too many to list.

"Have you decided on her sentence?" He asked.

"We have. We voted on her being placed in Azkaban's max security prison for life." He answered.

"No!" She yelled. 'The other death eaters will torture me to death, like Bellatrix.'

"So be it. Take her to her new cell." Fudge ordered.

"Yes sir." The aurors took her away as she kicked and screamed.

The room soon started to empty. Many were happy to see the woman behind bars. Amelia went to go check on Wells. The spy later reported that the Dark Lord was pissed. Now Britain knew he was back. That didn't work well with his plans.