a not so golden life | By : eleonora_kleopatra Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 19759 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 10 |
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A/N:
Heey guys~
Here's the next chapter for you~
Thanks again to my beta~^^
Enjoy~
CHAPTER 12
On the next morning, Harry woke up at six o'clock, because he was too nervous about the coming day. Since he couldn't go back to sleep, he prepared a nice breakfast with eggs, bacon, toast with jam and some nice coffee for Severus and tea for himself. When Severus woke up at a quarter to seven, he got greeted with the smell of Harrys breakfast.
"Good morning, Harry. Is there a special reason for you to cook breakfast, or were it the nerves that wouldn't let you sleep?"
"A good morning to you as well. And you are right, I woke up at six and couldn't go back to sleep again, so I thought, I'll prepare breakfast, because then I'd be busy and you wouldn't have to do it for once. And then's there the fact that I'm used to get up early during the holidays, since I had to make breakfast every day at the Dursleys. I hope that's alright with you?"
"Of course is it alright with me. If you want do cook something for us, at anytime of the day, just tell me in advance, so I won't start preparing something as well. The only day in the year where you are not allowed to do our meals will be your birthday. Because you don't have to work on that day, instead, you have to enjoy it."
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Severus and Harry arrived at the Atrium at quarter to nine , where they saw Bardook already waiting for them.
"Good morning, Bardook.", greeted Severus and Harry the goblin lawyer.
"A good morning to you as well. I hope you slept well, besides the agitation about our meeting with Madame Bones."
"We slept well, though Harry here was already up at six. What do we have to expect of this meeting?"
"Well, she'll want to know the reason why you wanted me to look into Sirius Black's files, you'll have to tell her everything you know about his case and you'll have to show her some memories about Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew. And if more questions appear during the conversation, she'll ask you those as well as to get a good overview of the whole case. And if you have some questions yourself, you can ask them as well, be it questions for Madame Bones or myself."
"Okay. In short, she asks, we answer, and then, we get to ask and get some answers as well..."
"That would be the short version, yes. Now, please follow me to the DMLE."
Harry and Severus followed the goblin to the elevator that would take them down to the right department. Harry was glad, that today's visit if the Ministry wasn't because of something he did or because of an attack on his mind, but to get justice for his late godfather. He hoped that this visit would override some of the bad memories he had of this place.
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Once they arrived at the DMLE head office and Severus knocked.
"Yes, come in, please."
They opened the door and went inside, where they saw a woman in her late thirties sitting behind a desk with three chairs in front of it.
"Good morning, Madame Bones. Thank you for taking some of your time for us to clear my godfathers name.", greeted Harry the woman.
"It's a given that I take some time to get some order in this mess. And please, have a seat we have many things to discuss. First, please tell me what you know about the events that involve this case, starting with the murders of Lily and James Potter."
Harry told Amelia Bones everything he knew about the murders of his parents, Pettigrews betrayal, the events at the end of his third year and what else happened, including how Sirius died by falling into the veil in the Department of Mystery.
"So, you're telling me that a lord of a Most Ancient and Noble House got tossed into Azkaban without a trial, was able to escape due to his animagus form, which also helped to keep him sane around the dementors, you saved him by chasing away a hundred dementors with a corporal patronus from being kissed, and then he was on the run and later trapped in his own childhood home? And during all this time, the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot knew that he was innocent, and he couldn't help your godfather and also told him a year ago that he couldn't leave the house until they found Pettigrew?
That's impossible! Albus Dumbledore would have to just ask the Wizengamot to give Sirius Black a trial. Or he could have also just tell Sirius Black that, as Lord Black, he could demand a trial, because it would be his right, as no lord is to go to prison without a trial in front of the whole Wizengamot! Would you by any chance have an idea, why Albus Dumbledore would do something like this?"
"Yes. It was, so that he would have control over me and my vaults. A few days ago, I got a letter from Gringotts stating, that it wouldn't be possible for me to give half of my inheritance from Sirius to Albus Dumbledore, whom I'd see as my grandfather, and the other half to Ginevra Weasley, who, according to my letter sent to them, is my fiancé. Though I've never even known that I was Sirius' heir! Well, when I wrote Gringotts that I have no idea what they are talking about, I got a portkey to the bank, where they made an inheritance test.
The results were, that I had several blocks on me, some quite severe, and that Dumbledore stole from me, and paid the Weasley's among others with my money. He also financed his illegal Order of the Phoenix with my money, and paid my relatives, though they treated me worse than a house elf. We also found out, that I own my relatives house and also my uncle's work place. But that isn't really important for you, as my relatives have to answer to the muggle police now about their deeds, and Bardook here is preparing everything so that all those involved in this betrayals and thefts have to stand in front of a goblin trial, as the wizarding court is too nice for what they've done to me."
"Okay. Well, that explains some things. But how come that you're now in the care of Severus Snape here, when you are used to life with muggle relatives?"
"That's easy to explain. Dumbledore sealed my parents' will and it didn't get read until I went to the bank because of that letter... In the will it stated, that Severus is my second godfather, though he himself didn't know, as he wasn't really on speaking terms with my parents when I was born... It was also stated in the will, that I mustn't get put with my aunt's family no matter what,.. But that's also part of the goblin trial. Is there anything else that you'd like to know?"
"No, Mister Potter, that would be all. I have no doubts that your late godfather was innocent. But because you press charges in a goblin trial, I can't officially declare him innocent post-mortem until the question of guilt is answered. Then if there's going to be a goblin trial against an accused, it isn't possible to hold a Wizarding Trial against the same accused for similar delinquencies. But you can add this facts to your charges, lawyer Bardook."
"Thank you, Madame Bones, I will most certainly do that. Might I add you to the list of witnesses?"
"Of course you might. I'd be honored to testify in front of a goblin trial."
"Thank you, Madame Bones, for everything. Especially for believing us that my godfather was innocent of everything."
"You're welcome, Mister Potter. I wish you good luck for the trial. And my condolences for your loss!"
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Once they were back at the Atrium, they arranged to meet again three days later to go over everything for the trial. When that was done, Bardook took his leave and Severus and Harry went to a Chinese restaurant for lunch. Afterwards, Severus would go back home to brew the Wolfsbane and Harry would go into the 'Four Seasons' to meet with Draco Malfoy.
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