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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 hugged her calling to her frantically while his house elf brought him the pepper-up to help her wake up. Those emotions were too much for her brain to hold and it decided to give itself a break, which was natural. After feeding her the liquid slowly Draco waited for her to come back. Harry meanwhile sent his patronus to Shacklebolt. He decided that whatever Hermione had seen must be of great significance and he did not want to do anything official without the Minister knowing about his actions. The minister could not interfere in his investigation but he could be kept up to date by Harry. Since it involved his son Harry thought that as his father, Kingsley had the right to know about his son.
Hermione could hear her name being spoken softly in her ear, urging her to wake up and open her eyes. She tried several times but could not, so she tried again until she could see the faint lighting which grew strong and then she saw the room come into focus. She was alarmed to see Draco almost crying when he saw her open her eyes. Scorpius heaved a sigh of relief as he sat down on the floor while Harry wiped the sweat off of his forehead with a tight smile. Hermione took a few seconds to reorient herself with the room and then she recalled exactly why she had fainted. Her anger grew and threw her magic haphazardly. Draco immediately held her close and forced her to pay attention to his words, “Hermione, please control yourself love, Harry is here, he will see to it that Michael is punished as he deserves to be. We will make sure he does get punished.”
Hermione stared at him for a second before shaking her head furiously, “No! Draco! I will punish him. He’s mine! I will tear him to pieces. He killed my baby! He killed Rose because she was going to have his child. He is scared shit of his father and did not want to face the reality… that horrible man… he threw a spell on her to stop the baby from growing but instead it hit her heart and her heart stopped. He did not know the counter curse and so he just sat there and ran away when we arrived. That bastard just let my Rose die. He killed her Draco… he killed her… he killed my Rose… That murderer and to think I felt sorry for him, believed every word he said… I worried for him. I held his hand throughout the funeral… his bloody hands that killed my Rose… I will never forgive him. I will kill him, he needs to die like my Rose did… in pain!” She sobbed her anger out into his chest as he held her dearly as he heard the truth they had all been waiting for. Michael was Rose’s killer. Harry heard her words with anger flashing in his eyes. His Rose was killed by this man who acted so brilliantly to fool him as well. Scorpius stared at Michael’s unconscious face as he realised that he was in love with a person who had blood on his hands. Blood of his lover and his innocent child.
Draco forced Hermione to drink the calming draught as she was getting hysterical after some time. He began to think about the repercussions of act that Hermione had done. She had forcibly entered Michael’s mind without his consent and Shacklebolt will not see this as a valid move. Draco knew that her action would be considered as an attack on Michael’s mind and that Kingsley was pureblood enough to use the Winzegamont to shield his son from getting punished severely. He had to protect her at all cost and so he had to create a plan as quickly as possible.
“Quick Potter help me obliviate him and Hermione.”
Potter looked flabbergasted, “What? Are you out of your mind Malfoy? I cannot obliviate without specific reason and that would be an illegal act.”
Draco shook his head and replied, “Hermione just went inside his mind without his permission. Kingsley will use this to punish her and to spring his son free from Azkaban. Even if he is declared a criminal the case would be weak because of the way the evidence was collected. We have to obliviate them till Michael saw us coming inside the room. We have to do this and then Scorpius give him tea and mix some veritaserum in it. Harry as an auror you can approve the use after seeing Scorpius’s memory of Michael saying Rose deserved to die. Once Kingsley arrives, give him the list of questions you wanted to ask Michael pertaining Rose’s death and ask him to interrogate Michael. With the veritasrum he will have to tell the truth and when Kingsley hears the truth with his own ears he will be forced to report his own son to the court. This is the only way we can save Hermione from getting punished for her actions. Please Potter I think you have broken far more rules than these in your school years. I am imploring you, for your friend, please do as I say.” The urgency in his voice and the worry in his eyes convinced Harry and he cast the spell on Michael to remove his memories till they entered the room. Draco quickly pulled Hermione up and wiped her tears, Hermione was in deep thought about the things that Draco has just spoken about and she had to agree with him. Her actions did weaken their case against Michael. And so she did not protest when Draco did a cleaning charm on her face to make it bright. He also obliviated her memories up until they had arrived in the room. Scorpius put the chair back to its original place and then cleaned everything up just like it was when they had first arrived in the room to speak to Michael.
Michael was placed back on the bed and they all stood around him. Scorpius rubbed his face to help him concentrate to act normal. He was a Malfoy and he knew how to conceal his emotions easily but still, Michael’s truth had taken him by surprise. He woke up Michael just like before and Michael again blushed as he tried to explain his presence in Scorpius’s room. Draco smiled tightly holding back his anger at this murderer. Hermione who had no memories of what had happened just looked at Scorpius with expectation. She wanted to know what Michael meant by saying Rose deserved to die. Scorpius gave Michael some tea to make him feel sober. Michael did not refuse in front of those three elderly adults. Just as Harry was about to speak, Teeny brought in with him Kingsley Shacklebolt. He looked at them wide eyed as he saw his son in Scorpius’s bed. He had no idea of his son being bi-sexual till that day and now he was seeing him in another man’s bedroom. He was shocked to hear that Peter and Michael were lovers and with each other for such a long time. He had truly been blind towards his son. He had failed to understand and know his own son. He felt ashamed that his son had to lie to him.
Harry greeted him and so did Hermione and Draco. Scorpius too said hello, then Harry spoke, “I am sorry Minister but Scorpius here said that Michael mumbled in his sleep about Rose and her death. He had said that Rose got what she deserved and I was hoping to see if you are okay with him answering some questions for us in your presence? I have a list here, in fact Minister, I think Michael might find it more comfortable if you asked him these.” Saying that he gave the minister the parchment on which he had hastily written down some very specific questions regarding Rose’s death. Kingsley saw his forlorn son and agreed. He wanted to be the one to ask the questions, maybe his son will be more comfortable then.
Michael gave back the cup to Scorpius who gave it to Teeny to lose it forever. No cup, no evidence. Kingsley sat in a chair brought by Scorpius and then had Michael sit in another in front of him. They both looked at each other awkwardly. Harry thanked the Minister for his help and then urged everyone else to leave the room. Only he and the Minister would be there to hear Michael’s replies. The door closed behind them as they left the room, Harry turned to Kingsley to nod and asked him to start.
Kingsley smiled at his son while Michael looked at him nervously. He still did not remember what he had said while drunk. He cursed himself for that slip of tongue. His father asked the first question, “Did you meet Rose just before she died?”
Michale looked at him with wide eyes and mumbled the answer, he realized that his attempt to speak lies was not working. He narrowed his eyes at Harry who for once kept his feelings hidden and raised an eyebrow at him. Michael tried again to lie but could not, meanwhile Kingsley impatiently ordered, “Speak up son and be clear in your answers. Did you meet Rose before she died?”
Muchael nodded and replied, “Yes father, I saw her before she died.”
Kingsley narrowed his eyes at his son. This was brand new information because initially his son had said that he hadn’t met Rose for a while before she died. He frowned before he asked the second question, a deep bitter feeling was forming inside his gut as if he knew something bad was about to occur, “Did you see Rose die?”
He stared at his son who shifted himself in his chair before finally answering him, “Yes father I saw Rose die.” His voice wavered with fear but he sat still. He realized that he had been given veritaserum and there was no way he could lie to his father now.
Kingsley heard his answer and was shocked. This was that fear which had kept him awake at nights. His son had seen the murder of Rose and he had kept this fact hidden. This was not good. The third question was even more bizarre, “Do you know the curse that killed Rose and how do you know it?” Kingsley realized that Harry had come to the conclusion that Michael was the killer.
He waited for his son to answer and he did, “I know the spell. It’s an ancient curse used to stop babies from growing in the womb, killing them. I learnt it from an old spell book from Egypt and used it on Rose.”
Kingsley sat back as his heart hammered in his chest. His son the murderer, had finally accepted that he had killed Rose and his child. He asked the next one, “Why? Why did you kill Rose?”
Michael looked stricken as he answered the final question, “I was scared father. I was scared that if you knew about this child you would force me to marry Rose and be a father to this child that I did not want. I was in love with Peter and wanted to spend my life with him. I would have done anything to be with him. I fired that spell on her belly but Rose turned and it hit her heart. I did not want to kill her. She was my best friend. Even when I hated her I still loved her as a friend. I did not want to kill her, I really didn’t. I just wanted the child to not exist. Rose was never going to give the child up. And I knew sooner or later you would find out the truth and force me to take care of the child. I did not want that. I am too young Father, I have my whole life ahead of me. I wanted to explore the world, I wanted to see my life with Peter but Rose was right. As soon as she died, Peter became distant. He too told me that we couldn’t be together because he was to be the next Minister of Magic. I was heartbroken. I went away from him and then found Scorpius. I still stayed in touch with Peter because he… he says that he realized that he loved me and wanted me back in his life. He never asked if I wanted the same thing. I was already falling for Scorpius by then and so I refused to get back together with Peter. Though when I recall some of his words I can see that he was really in love with me. But what is done is done. I killed Rose even if it was unintentional. I guess I should be sad but Father truthfully I am relieved to have finally told you the truth about Rose and our baby and Peter and Scorpius. I feel as if I can breathe again. Auror Potter, you may arrest me now. I confess to killing Rose.”
Harry looked at Kingsley who merely nodded and wiped away a lone tear threatening to fall from his eye. Harry handcuffed Michael and took away his wand. The Minister opened the door for the others to come in. Kingsley spoke with Draco and Hermione, “Harry was right to call me in. I asked Michael the questions you wanted and from what I can see, Michael has had Veritaserum and could not lie. He spoke the truth and confessed to killing Rose. I am sorry Hermione but I promise you he will get his due punishment for what he did to Rose. As a father I can understand your loss. And I am going to experience a bit of it myself I guess in the future.” Hermione started to cry as Draco held her. She wanted to ask so many more questions about Rose but Draco stopped her. Kingsley continued, “I have failed as a father because Michael told me that the reason why he wanted to kill his own child was because he feared that I would force him to marry Rose and live a life that he did not want. Obviously my son did not know about the love I have for him. He assumed that I would rather see him suffer than let my image be damaged by his actions. I guess this is a good time for me to retire. I need to spend some time with my son. And maybe Peter will be good enough to take my place in the meantime. Again Hermione I cannot express my grief for your loss, I blame myself for not showing enough affection to my son which finally led him to believe that I would make him suffer. I need to re-evaluate my priorities now. I will take your leave. Once again Hermione. I am so…so sorry.” Saying that he was taken back to his house by Teeny. Draco guessed that the minister would be busy all night preparing for the media onslaught and the response of the other members of the ministry. He would probably put Peter in his position right away to avoid any negative feedback on his ministership. He would never want his personal life to affect the wizarding world and its functioning.
Hermione was taken to Draco’s room where she was trying her level best to calm down and ask the questions that were burning in her head. She wanted to know why she was not allowed to ask more questions and how did they know about Mike being the murderer? Draco requested her to drink a few sips of firewhisky before he started to explain the situation. He told her how she had violated Mike’s rights and had to be obliviated and then they had to plan the whole thing to make sure they had a watertight case against Mike. Hermione was angry but after sometime her rational mind made her realize that whatever Draco did was for her benefit. Yes, she would have loved to torture Michael to death but then she too would have ended up in Azkaban which was not the ending she wanted. And so unwillingly she forgave Draco for his actions.
Scorpius sat on his bed thinking about what Michael had said about his life and his fear of not being able to lead the life he wanted. Scorpius never had that fear because he had a fantastic dad who was always ready to listen to him and leave his choices to him alone. Draco had shown so much maturity that Scorpius felt his chest swell up with pride and happiness for having such a wonderful father. Scorpius thought about the time he had spent with Michael and though he could not deny the spark between them, he knew that somewhere down there Michael was not giving his everything to their relationship. He was surprised to hear that he was still visiting Peter. He thought that the both might have parted ways by now. This was yet another fact that made him re-think about his connection with Michael. Mike had not been honest with anyone in his life, be it his father, Peter, Rose or Scorpius. He gave all of them half-truths. Scorpius shook his head and realized that he had just sent the man he was attracted to, to life in Azkaban, even though that said man deserved it, it still made him shudder.
Kingsley sat with Michael as he was being processed for prison. He hugged Michael and said, “I know I haven’t been there for you and that my position made demands on your life which shouldn’t have been the case but I promise you son, from now onwards you will be my first priority. I know this is too late coming from me now but I love you son, no matter what your life and lifestyle choices are. I am sorry I did not give you the confidence to confide in me first and I will regret this for the rest of my life. But I will not give up. I am there for you now and will be there till my last breath. You will not be alone son. I am with you no matter what.”
Michael sobbed into his father’s shoulder. He’d wanted to hear those words for such a long time. He wanted to tell his father everything about his life but was scared of the rejection he might face. He had underestimated his father’s love massively. His father did love him or else he would not have been here after submitting his resignation and appointing Peter as his successor. Peter had been there to see him as soon as he heard of Kingsley’s resignation and his appointment as interim minister of magic. He had cried with Michael and hugged him before his father. Michael, at that moment felt the strongest than he had felt for some time now. He had people who cared for him and who were ready to accept him as he was. He felt he was precious after a long time. He maintained his brave face for his father and Peter promised to meet him as soon as he was allowed by the law.
Hermione woke up the next day refreshed and got ready as stealthily as possible but it was impossible for her to escape Draco because he too came out ready after she sat at the breakfast table. They were both surprised to see Scorpius up as well and with them at the table. They all ate in silence and then Draco asked, “So love, what is your plan for today?”
Hermione’s face fell, “I will probably have to tell Ron about Michael and then the rest of the family. Then of course there will be the media and the reporters. Harry will probably want me for some testimony and then I also have to go to Rose. I need to talk with her.”
Draco nodded solemnly and replied, “You can start by floo calling Weasley from here. As for the media and the reporters, let me take care of that. You might need to put together a statement for the press though so that they don’t come hounding on your door. Scorpius get me all those who work for us in the media maybe we can pull this thing as calmly and discreetly as possible. I will come with you to Harry and visit Rose as well. I hope that is okay with you.”
Hermione gave him a watery smile before bending to kiss him. She realized her action too late because Scorpius had started sniggering already by then. Draco gave him a comic glare but then chuckled. Scorpius got up and said to them, “I am glad you both are together. And dad thank you so much for accepting me as I am. It means a lot. I am so glad I am your son. I will go now and take care of the media persons. I will get back to you shortly. See you both. Have a good day.”
Hermione stopped him, “Scorpius wait, I hope you are not angry with me for putting Mike in prison. I know you liked him a lot, you were getting serious right?”
Scorpius nodded, “Yes, I was but thankfully I wasn’t totally in love with him probably because I have Arrianna with me. She balances me beautifully. I am shocked though that he could act so cool among us even after murdering Rose. I will miss him but not too much especially after knowing what he did to Rose. I am just glad I could catch him. Rose was a good friend.”
Hermione nodded and agreed, “I hope you get over him as quickly as possible.”
Draco hugged Hermione as Scorpius nodded and left them alone. Draco kissed her and asked worriedly, “Are you okay Hermione? I know you must be angry with me.”
Hermione caught his face in her hands and answered, “I was Draco until I realized the pain Kingsley must be going through. How guilty he must have felt and must be wishing he could re-write the past for his son’s sake. I realized that you did not want me it suffer and that itself is enough for me to love you. Yes, Draco Malfoy I love you for what you did for me. Thank you for taking care of me.” Saying that they both kissed as Draco whispered back, “I love you too!”
Hermione walked into his study to make the floo call while Draco sat at his desk planning the path to release the news of Michael and Hermione’ reaction to it. He planned to take the day off.

The following weeks were very hard on both of them as the press did hound Hermione. She was busy with her case in the Winzegamont court. Sorpius helped them control the way the news was reported. Some very horrible news like Michael putting a death curse on Rose or leaving her disfigured were circulated but were squashed with Malfoy money. It took about two months for the Winzegamont to send Michael to Azkaban for fifteen years. Kingsley and Michael hugged and cried before he was being taken there. Peter could not show his affection due to the press being present. He held his head up stoically wishing he was not the minister right then. Michael left for the cold prison regretting his decision to kill his baby. He realized how much pain he had given to Rose when he saw his father weeping openly at his sentencing. She must have felt just as protective about their baby. Peter had met him alone the night before in his cell and told him he would try everything to get him out as soon as possible. And for once Michael believed Peter’s words. They kissed one last time that night. Michael said to Peter that he loved him and Peter echoed back the sentiment. Michael also realized that he never had a chance with Scorpius after confessing about Rose’s murder. He understood why Scorpius never came to meet him. He did not love Michael, but Peter loved him truly and he did not want to let go of such precious love.
The Weasleys were very happy to see Michael get the punishment he deserved. Ron went back to Romania as his work demanded. He was able to finally apologise to Hermione for the unkind words he had said to her last year. He also detected the attraction between her and Malfoy but did not say anything. Hermione deserved her happiness and he, his. Hugo was a great support to Hermione throughout this ordeal. However he pointed out the spark between Draco and Hermione and told her that he hoped that she would find happiness this time. It came as a huge relief to her and Draco.
After one year of Michael’s sentencing, Draco and Hermione got married and left for their honeymoon. Ron did not come but he did send a present to both of them. A muggle his and her watch set. Hugo and Scorpius soon became inseparable. Scorpius was elder to Hugo and so he often directed Hugo in certain things. Hugo followed him everywhere and they were already called brothers by the newspapers. Draco and Hermione had a baby girl, three years after their marriage and named her Rosalina. She was Ron’s favourite even though she had Malfoy’s hair. He loved to spoil her with gifts and to Draco’s immense displeasure had become her third favourite person in the world. And to Hermione’s irritation was the cause of competition and fight for her attention between them all the time.
Sadly Michael could not take the cold and dark Azkaban and killed himself one and a half year after his prison term. Kingsley was inconsolable and Peter tried his best the comfort the minister but he was simply losing it. Peter too was grief stricken and found it very hard to function after Michael’s death. He told Kingsley that he wanted to leave politics as it had taken away everything he ever considered precious in life. Kingsley agreed with him and they both resigned from the ministry. They left never to be seen again.
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