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Truth will set you free!	By : dreamtrooper Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Draco/Hermione Views: 9582 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter nor the characters from it and I do not make any money from the writing of this story. This plot however is a figment of my imagination.

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Draco looked at his son puzzled and asked, “What do you mean bad, did he tell you something? Or did bad to someone or did something bad? I need more information Scorp.”
Scorpius shook his head in doubt. Maybe he was imagining too much, maybe it was nothing. He knew Mike. He would never hurt someone. He was about to go back to his room after admitting he might have over reacted a bit when Hermione stirred. She turned and put her arm on Draco’s side and groped for him. Finding it empty she woke up with a start. Scorpius groaned as Draco forced him to look away. Draco immediately accioed one of his bathrobes and slowly walked towards her cancelling the silencing charm. He saw her rub her eyes and stare at him before noticing Scorpius and in embarrassment snatching the bathrobe from his hands to cover her body up. When she was decent she asked Draco why Scorpius for here? Draco told her that he was just getting to know the reason when she woke up. Using her wand to make the robe endings stick together so they wouldn’t fall apart, Hermione got down from the bed. She was a little bit scared about what Scorpius might think about her being in his Dad’s bedroom. However Draco’s presence calmed her a lot and Draco insisted that they sit at the study table and talk.
Scorpius dropped down on one chair exhausted but did of course apologize to Hermione for disturbing her sleep. He also told her that he was glad about their relationship. Hermione who was holding her breath till then relaxed immediately. Draco held her hand and squeezed it happily. Then Scorpius related the night’s events. Hermione was a bit surprised at the way Michael was reacting towards Scorpius’s relationship with Arrianna.
“You should have told him about your relationship with Arrianna, Scorpius. I told you to do that.” insisted Draco. Scorpius nodded his head and rubbed his face with his hands, “Yeah dad, I should’ve told him but I could not get hold of him the entire day. Also Ari and I did not intend to put a public show. You know what our plan was. Six months of mixed public appearances, little bit of intimacy poses and performance and then announcing of our engagement at the end. We were sitting in the café in Diagon Alley when I saw these reporters lurking around and thought this was the best way to start the rumors. So we held hands, caressed each other’s cheeks and then kissed. How was I to know that Michael would be there at the same time? It’s not like I planned this. By the way, tomorrow there will be an article about me and Ari in most newspapers.”
Draco shook his head gravely, “You should have told Michael, you could have owled him. Now here he is, all pissed off! No wonder he is saying such things.” Hermione nodded but then asked, “What exactly did he say?”
Scorpius looked at his father and Hermione hesitatingly. He did not want them to know the exact words but then he wanted to clarify a few things. His gut told him something was wrong and he always listened to his gut. “He said that Rose deserved what she got for making him lose Peter.”
Hermione looked at him wide eyed as angry clouds gathered in her big eyes. Draco knew that look. She was about to explode and so he intervened, “Love, relax, he is drunk, he probably doesn’t understand what he is saying.”
Hermione scoffed, “Funny Draco because it has been my experience that drunken men always spoke the truth. I need to go talk to him.”
Draco shook his head, “No, love, he will not answer your questions now. Remember he has had his sober up potion. He will be more alert and will be able to make excuses. It will be a futile attempt.”
Scorpius looked at his father and replied, “But what if we has to speak the truth like your financial advisors?” Draco glared at him and replied, “That is business Scorpius and they know what is being given to them.” Scorpius looked away chastened.
Hermione became curious and asked, “What do you mean by will have to speak the truth?” Draco groaned inwardly because when Hermione wanted to know something she would get to the bottom of it by hook or crook.
Draco glared at Scorpius who looked guiltily at him, “Granger, you know I am in charge of Malfoy Inc and therefore we have to be careful when we make deals worth millions of galleons. In pureblood society especially between Slytherins we agree to make a deal only when both parties are ready to sign the agreement in good faith and to show that good faith we take a few drops of Veritaserum just to make sure that no one is cheating. If our financial advisors ask us to sell or buy something worth millions then they voluntarily drink the veritaserum to help us make our decisions. This is a secret which only pureblood families and their employees know. They agree to it when they sign their employment bond.” Hermione looked at him wide eyed realising that she had so much more to know about the pureblood society.
Scorpius encouraged by her silence explained, “Many families lost money when they were given bad advice by their advisors who were bribed by their adversaries, hence the practice. Also I know giving the potion is against the law unless agreed upon voluntarily but if Mr. Potter were to be present then he can always say that it was done under his supervision and permission.”
Draco thought about calling Harry at such a late hour. He would be upset but not as upset if he knew that veritaserum was used illegally. And so against his will he agreed to floo call Potter household.
Harry came out of his bedroom with sleepy eyes yawning loudly and scratching his chest. Draco laughed seeing the Wizarding world’s saviour in such a state. He had to call to him a few times before Harry got alert and put on his glasses. He was surprised to see Draco, “Malfoy! Is everything okay with Hermione? She is okay right?”
Draco shrugged and replied, “Of course Potter. She is with me at my home. She was spending the night as she was too tired after her breakdown. But I do need your assistance in another matter which is related to the case and your presence is very much required immediately in my home. In fact you can comes as you are.”
Harry’s eyebrows shot up, “You mean you want me there in my PJs. Wow! this must be important. Give me two seconds. I will let Ginny know and be there in a minute.”
Draco nodded and returned to Hermione. Scorpio was speaking to his elf Teeny while Hermione was sitting on the bed fully dressed. He smiled at her and then spoke to Scorpius, “Potter will be here shortly. I think it is better if we tell him everything from the start. Don’t hide anything.” Hermione looked alarmed but Draco placed her hand in his and squeezed reassuringly, “He knows you have spent the night because you were too tired after your breakdown. And that is all he knows.” She nodded relieved that she would not have to explain her presence to Harry. He was quite nosy when it came to her personal life. He was protective of her and so she never complained.
Draco had finish speaking and Teeny brought Harry into the bedroom. Harry looked at Hermione who smiled at him to let him know she was okay. He nodded and turned to speak to Draco. He did not miss the fact that they both were still holding hands or the fact that she was in Draco’s bedroom. He had put two and two together but did not speak about that. Hermione would tell him eventually.
“So Malfoy, why did you want me here?” he asked. Scorpius looked at him and replied instead of his father, “Mr Potter, I wanted you here because I have Michael with me and he said some very suspicious things about Rose. He is drunk and asleep in my room and I wanted to see if he could tell some more truth about Rose under a certain potion.”
Harry was again surprised at his candor, “By potion you mean Veritaserum I suppose. Malfoy, why would you suspect Michael, we had him interrogated.”
Hermione too looked at Draco for answer. Draco shook his head and replied, “You interrogated him, by that I am assuming that you must have asked if he killed Rose or if he had any thoughts about killing Rose.”
Harry remained silent for a moment before shaking his head, “You know I didn’t because he did not know about Rose’s plan to raise the child with you. She did not tell him about the engagement. So why would he kill her? Besides we did not use Veritaserum on him.”
Draco nodded and replied, “Then how about we do it now because from what Scorpius has told you about his thoughts on Rose, I think we should ask him these questions.”
Harry shook his head, “This is suicide Malfoy. He is the minister’s son and any usage of veritaserum must be done with his approval or else he will raise hell. Also I will be held for improper gathering of evidence. No, this will not stand in court. We will have to find another way.”
Scorpius stood and stood before his father, “Father what about the skill that uncle Sev taught you? You could use that.”
Draco frowned. He knew what Scorpius was talking about but for that he had to have Michael willing to let him inside. He agreed, “That is an option. Potter, you know Professor Snape was a skilled Legilimens. He taught me to shield as well with Occlumency. If you think it appropriate, I can use this on Michael.”
Harry nodded, “Agreed but will Michael agree?”
Scorpius replied, “He will. He is still intoxicated a bit and his defences are down. Now would be a good time.”
Hermione who was silent all this time spoke, “Harry if it is acceptable to remove Michael as a suspect by using this spell then please do because it will do the minister good. If Michael turns out to be the culprit then what you have done will be taken as legitimate evidence. You will need Michael’s permission though.”
Harry nodded, “I know Hermione. I guess I can give it a try. Malfoy, with my permission you may use the spell on Michael. Be careful not to invade his private memories. Only those related to Rose. I will bring forth those memories using some words by speaking to him. Hopefully we will be able to get the answers we are all looking for.”
All hummed in agreement and then Draco and Scorpius apparated them to Scorpius’s bedroom.
Michael was in deep sleep under the charm put by Scorpius. He lifted the charm and then softly called his name. Michael smiled in his sleep before fluttering his eyes open. He was stunned to see Harry, Draco, and Hermione with Scorpius. He blushed and then stuttered trying to explain his presence. Harry immediately put him at ease, “Michael you need not explain. It’s just that we were worried about you. Scorpius was worried about your state and called us. We did not mean to intrude but I know your father would not be happy if you were not taken care of. I know this day has been hard on you especially because of Peter. We had to dredge up some painful memories of Rose. Those last moments with her, her last words. The painful picture of her death. I mean you must have remembered all that over and over again today. I cannot fault your state. I have lost a few dear ones too in the war. We cannot forget out last words, our feelings for them. I know Rose must have wanted peace for you even though she acted the opposite. She was a good girl. And you are a good man. I was wondering if you would allow Malfoy here to see some of the moments with Peter. I don’t want to force you. It is just that Peter is a clever man. He might have answered some of the questions rather diplomatically. So I want to see some of the conversations with him. Rose is very important to us and to you. She is foremost in our minds all the time. We need just a few titbits from today’s conversation.”
Michael found himself in a tough spot. Firstly he did not want to question why his memories were needed at such an odd time. He also did not want to let them inside his mind. He had some Occlumency lessons but he was a good one. If he refused they would be suspicious and if he agreed then they might find out the truth. He had buried those memories deep inside but his will to shut them off was not that strong. He debated before answering, “Auror potter, I can give you those memories instead of you going in. wouldn’t that be better? Besides I don’t want to betray Peter by showing something he doesn’t want to be known.”
Potter looked stumped. He did not know what to do but before he could say something Hermione stepped forward and spoke the spell, “Legilimens” Michael found himself stuck in his position as Draco smirked at him knowingly. Hermione scanned his memories at a rapid arte and she did not have to go far because Harry had indeed dredged all memories related to Rose at the forefront. She found many moments of laughter, anger, and fun, romantic ones, where Michael and Rose had been completely in love and were living a happy life. Then she saw some moments of sadness where they both were trying to find a way back to each other. She went through them at lightning speed because she did not want to offend Michael by watching them. These were private moments and she respected his privacy. She skimmed towards the sadder ones and then she found the wall against which she pushed and pushed before it finally gave way and then she found the one she had never expected to see.
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