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A Prince in Lion's Clothing	By : Sablesilverrain Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Tom Views: 36576 -:- Recommendations : 8 -:- Currently Reading : 10
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“I have decided,” Severus said as they headed toward Hogsmeade, “That grounding you for something you did under the potion was a bit rash.”

Harry looked surprised. “Yeah?”

“Although it hurt for a good long while.” The man groused.

Harry hid his smile. “Sorry.”

“You will not be grounded, but you will never get away with that kind of thing again, potion or no.” Severus said.

“I can keep from doing that again, I think. So long as I’m not put under it again.”

“And you will keep an eye on your bracelet?”

“Closely.” Harry confirmed as the Three Broomsticks came into view.

Severus nodded. “Good. You may start now.”

“I started at dinner last night.” Harry muttered.

“Well, you may continue now, then.” Severus amended.

Harry nodded.

They went in and got drinks, both butterbeers, and sat at their usual corner booth.

A few minutes later, a man in formal dress robes came in. He spotted them and hurried toward them. “Hello, hello!” He shook their hands, Severus first, then Harry. “Marcus Reynolds, at your service. I hear your case is against two Weasley children?” He asked.

“We want them tried as adults, as the crimes they committed are heinous.” Severus said.

Marcus nodded. “I will see what I can do. There are some crimes that earn a lifetime sentence in Azkaban, child or not, so this may fall under that. What exactly happened?” He asked, taking out a quill and parchment.

Harry took a deep breath. “Ronald Weasley has been harassing me since the beginning of the year for being Severus’ son, something I had no control over. He started off by trying to poison me, then progressed to shooting spells at my back and trying to make the necklace I wear choke me to death.” Harry said, fingering the small pendant he wore constantly. “He got a two-week suspension for those two attempts on my life.”

Marcus’ eyes widened. “Attempted murder is punishable by five years in Azkaban, he should have been locked up for ten!” He said, aghast.

Harry shrugged. “He’s a Gryffindor, and Dumbledore favours us, even when we are obviously in the wrong.” He explained.

“I see. And when he got back?” Marcus asked, writing furiously.

“He had some of his brothers’ pranks with him, things they had not finished testing that he had no idea what they did, or even if they were safe.” Harry said.

Marcus sighed. “There is little we can do about that; pranks are not criminal.” He said.

Harry shook his head. “No, but what he did while I was under one of them probably was. He used one that turned me into a girl for two weeks, and while I was female, he grabbed my boobs and squeezed them, hard, and another time he flipped up the back of the skirt I was wearing and grabbed my ass.”

Marcus nodded. “Two counts of sexual battery, then. Unwanted touching.”

“Pretty much. After that, he gave up until Easter break.” Harry turned to Severus. He knew more of what had happened, due to Legilimency.

Severus picked up the tale. “Ginny Weasley was approached by someone, I think an older Slytherin student of mine, and was given the instructions for how to brew the potion known as ‘Liquid Imperius.’” He began.

Marcus sucked in a breath. “Life sentence for that one, regardless of age. That one is worse than the curse it’s named after.” He said.

Harry nodded his agreement to that.

“She and Ronald stole controlled substances from my stores, bought some other things, and proceeded to brew the potion. After the break was over and we returned to the school, they began administering the potion to Harry, who thought he was being pranked. Since there was no effect, he ignored his charm bracelet alerting him to tampering—something he has promised not to do again.” Severus said, shooting a sharp look at Harry.

Harry nodded and lifted his butterbeer. “Totally not tampered with. The charm is dull right now.” He confirmed.

Severus nodded in satisfaction. “Good. While under the influence of the potion he said derogatory things about most of his friends, said rude things directly to three of them, and signed an invalid marriage contract to Ginny Weasley—”

“Hang on right there for a second.” He turned to Harry. “You’re the last remaining Selwyn, correct?”

Harry nodded.

“And that makes you Lord Selwyn?” Marcus checked.

Harry frowned. “Yes, but I have no idea what the means, so—”

“That’s why I’m here. The Selwyn are part of the sacred twenty-eight, and as Lord Selwyn, you are protector of the title of Lord Selwyn, which makes her crime not pushing an invalid marriage contract on a Lord, but worse, it is Attempted Line Theft.” Marcus told him.

Severus looked supremely amused at the news, and Harry’s frown deepened. “What’s that?”

“It doesn’t matter that the Weasleys are also of the sacred twenty-eight, except that they should know you’d have the same protections their oldest has. Line Theft is when a Lord of a member of the sacred twenty-eight, one of the most ancient and most noble houses—of which Selwyn was and is one of the most revered—is coerced or otherwise forced into an unwanted marriage. It is to protect their interests, because each member of the sacred twenty-eight holds not one, not two, but at least three Wizengamot seats, each of which counts as a vote for you or your named proxy. You could even have a proxy for each seat, although assuming they would all vote the same, such a thing would be rather redundant. That being said, Line Theft means she was attempting to steal your bloodline’s status for her own of her children’s gain. That is a serious crime.” Marcus told him.

Harry looked surprised. “Oh. Well, that makes me feel a bit better about that.”

“That charge will certainly stick. Especially if you can get that marriage contract as evidence.” Marcus told them.

Severus smirked. “I will talk to Minerva. She can get into the Headmaster’s desk while he is not there and retrieve it for us. She will do that for you, Harrison.”

Harry smiled. “Yeah, probably. She likes me quite a bit.” He agreed. “Oh! Both of them have also been telling people I’m going Dark. Just because Severus is my father.”

Marcus nodded. “Slander. Also a crime, but it’s just a fine. We can sue the family for that.”

“The whole family?” Harry asked hesitantly.

“The parents. Why?”

Severus snorted. “Molly and Arthur are firmly in Dumbledore’s pocket. They will not associate with you once we move against him openly.” He told Harry lowly.

“Fine, then. Do that, too.” Harry told Marcus.

Marcus nodded and added that to the list of charges he had written down. “Do you have any witnesses I should subpoena?” He asked.

Severus nodded. “Yes. His two closest friends, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom witnessed the change in him first hand, as did I. Draco Malfoy noticed something was wrong as well, as they have recently become friends, and his boyfriend, Thomas Harding, can attest to the fact that he and Harry are in a serious relationship and he would never have thrown that aside to marry Ginevra Weasley.” He said.

“Alright.” Marcus took down the names.

“Also, the goblin Ragnok said he would testify on my behalf to confirm I was under the potion and got a purification.” Harry told him.

Marcus looked up, surprised. “A goblin will testify for you?” He asked.

Harry smiled. “I’m Goblin Friend. Yes, he’s willing to.”

Marcus nodded. “Goblins never lie, that will help you greatly.” He murmured.

Severus bent to whisper to Harry, “Are you sure that’s wise? What if he tells them—”

“I explained about Lord Gryffindor, and he understands.” Harry whispered back.

Severus sighed in resignation and leaned back. “Fine, then. If you’re sure.”

“I am.” Harry said firmly.

Marcus finished writing and looked up. “Is that everything?” He asked.

Harry nodded. “I think so.”

Marcus smirked. “Also, I heard you talking about moving against Dumbledore. If you take him to court, I’ll represent you in that, too, if you like. If your case is strong enough, of course.” He told them.

Harry laughed. “We’ll keep that in mind.” He said.

“Alright, I will get things started and will see you in court in probably a month, or thereabouts.” He said. “I will write to your witnesses and get their stories and draw up my questions for them.” He told them.

Severus smiled. “It was a pleasure doing business with you.” He said, shaking the man’s hand.

Marcus smiled and shook Harry’s next. “Oh, the pleasure is all mine. We will bring those two down for what they’ve done to you, Lord Selwyn, I assure you.”

Harry smiled widely. “I look forward to it.” He said, sounding just this side of bloodthirsty.

Marcus left and Harry and Severus finished their drinks.

As they got up to leave, Harry turned to Severus. “Honeydukes?” He asked hopefully.

Severus shot him an incredulous look. “Did you finish that entire basket already?” He asked.

Harry flushed and smiled. “It was all really good.” He said.

Severus shook his head. “You may get three things, you little glutton.”

Harry cheered. “And something for Tom?”

“One thing for your boyfriend, yes.” Severus said wearily. “Does he let you spoil him willingly?” He asked curiously.

“Nope.” Harry replied, popping the ‘p.’ “It’s like pulling teeth every time I go to buy him something. Which just makes every victory all the sweeter.” He added.

Severus chuckled. “Only you two. What a pair.”

“We go well together. Neither one of us can always out-stubborn the other.” Harry said. “I win some, I lose some. Keeps things interesting and fresh.” He said happily.

Severus laughed.

*****

“So Ginny got an extra charge I didn’t expect her to get for the marriage contract she tried to force on me.” Harry said.

“Oh?” Hermione paused in her eating. “And what charge would that be?”

“Attempted Line Theft.” Harry told her smugly.

Hermione frowned. “But... The Potter’s aren’t part of the sacred twenty-eight.” She said, confused.

“No, they're not.” Harry agreed. “But I’m also Lord Selwyn. And they are.”

Hermione nodded. “Right. So are the Princes, but you aren’t Lord of that family yet. That's Professor Snape.”

“Yep. You can call him Professor Prince if you like, he won’t mind. He's wearing the signed openly now, it’s not a secret.” Harry told her.

Hermione hummed. “I’m fine with Snape. Unless he'd prefer the other?” She asked.

Harry shrugged. “I honestly don’t know.” He said. “I don’t think it matters to him much right now.”

“That charge—Attempted Line Theft—is twenty years in Azkaban.” Neville told Harry. “It’s a pretty big deal.”

Harry’s eyes widened. “Wow, that long?” He asked.

Neville nodded. “Yeah. The sacred twenty-eight carry most of the power, and with you having two Lines as well as the Potter seat, you might be the second m0st powerful person in the Wizengamot.” He said.

Harry frowned. “Oh, yeah? Who's the first, then?”

“Dumbledore.” Hermione answered. “Supreme Mugwump and Chief Warlock gives him a lot of power.” She told him.

Harry grinned, then leaned in to whisper, “Our attorney offered to work for us if we go after him.”

Hermione and Neville grinned.

“Going to take him up on that?” Neville asked.

Harry shrugged. “Probably. Eventually.” He said. “We need more evidence against him, but it’s piling up nicely.”

Hermione nodded. “It certainly is. He's an accomplice to Attempted Line Theft, too.”

Neville hummed. “Yes, but being an accessory to it is only a fine. Three hundred gallons. It’s not a pittance, but it won't break his bank.” He said.

Harry shrugged. “Every little bit helps. We want him brought low by whatever means necessary.”
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