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Cabinet Conundrum	By : Blackkitten23 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 22703 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter List
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(I’m thinking)
“I’m speaking”
Pairing: Yaoi M/M, Harem – top Harry x bottoms Draco / Cedric / Theo / de-aged Severus / Tom (TMR)
Last Time
Severus saw Dumbledore slam his fists against the barrier and was about to stop the headmaster, but then a furious Ron stood up and cast the cutting curse. The surprisingly strong curse slipped passed the broken barrier. It flew though the air and straight through Harry’s throat cleaving it open … blood gushed from the open wound …
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It all happened too fast …
“Harry!” Sirius and Remus screamed in horror and they tried to run over to him. All Severus could do was silently watch the green eyes dim and the blood, so much blood, pour out onto the ground. He knew there was nothing he could do. It was too late. The blood splashed onto the portkey and Harry vanished as promised before anyone could touch him.
“NNOOO!” Dumbledore whirled around and slapped the stunned red head “YOU FOOL!”
“how was I supposed to know that would happen?” Ron snapped.
Arthur groaned “it’s called the cutting curse for a reason … we can’t have any witnesses” However Severus knew one thing he could do. He will get Harry’s witnesses to the Ministry even if it kills him and he will help them rip Dumbledore apart. As the Order members advanced on Sirius and Remus, who were both rabid with hatred at this point, Severus let his anger fill his magic and blasted everyone back. It didn’t stop them, but it bought Severus enough time to apparate behind Remus and Sirius before apparting them to the Ministry.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON’T STOP! HE NEEDS HELP! HARRY WAKE UP! STAY WITH US!” Severus, Remus and Sirius turned and saw healers, goblins and Aurors crowded around. They pushed themselves into the center of the crowd where they saw Cedric covered in blood and being held back by two Aurors as Harry laid dead in a puddle of blood on the ministry floor. Those lifeless green eyes made the wizards’ hearts shatter.
“Sirius Black?” an Auror asked and people finally broke out of their respectful silence to look at the newcomers. Finally Cedric slumped to the floor as he realized Harry wasn’t getting up and he broke down sobbing.
“yeah. If you want to arrest me go ahead. Just let me sit with my godson a minute” Sirius said almost as lifelessly as Harry looked.
The woman everyone knew as Amella Bones walked over to them “Gringotts has found the wills of Lily and James Potter. We know you were always innocent and we apologize, but this can wait. Where is the Order and what happened to Harry?”
“Grimmauld Place is where this happened, but they would go to Hogwarts to start destroying evidence and crafting excuses. I want to give you a memory of everything that happened” Severus without any harshness he once had.
“MOVE OUT! ALL OF YOU GO TO HOGWARTS NOW!” Amella ordered and every one of the Aurors moved out on a mission they were determined to complete “now are you each willing to give up memories and answer questions under truth serum?” she asked as she pulled out an orb that Severus placed his silvery memories in. the orb will protect all the memories inside from any tampering and detect and remove any attempt to manipulate a memory like false memories created by spells. It will also allow everyone in the court room to watch them at once.
Remus nodded without taking his eyes away from his cub “yes” he said with a heartbroken sob. The orb was passed around to each of the wizards. Cedric gave the most memories, but wasn’t asked any questions since technically he was only helping Harry and knew nothing of what happened in the Order, which is what people needed to know to put Dumbledore away. The questions started in another room so the healers could clean and scan Harry’s body for every detail they could get and put Harry in a respectful coffin to keep him safe until a funeral could be arranged.
“so he shattered the wards around Grimmauld that easily? How?”Amella asked Severus who was dazed by the truth serum.
“he said he tampered with the wards. Considering how easily they broke I suspect he wove his magic into the wards over the years and made it so they’d fall only for him if he needed a backup plan” Severus answered tonelessly.
A team of goblins reacted instantly “we will look into that”
“very well” Amella said before turning back to Severus “who were you to Dumbledore?”
“I was a Death Eater turned spy. I spied on the Dark Lord and helped by handing Dumbledore crucial information. When Dumbledore came to me after the Halloween night he Dark Lord died he insisted that the war wasn’t truly done. He claimed Voldemort was still alive and that I should be prepared to spy again” Severus droned.
“is the Dark Lord alive?” Amella asked.
Severus frowned even under the influence of the truth serum “I haven’t seen a single sign of the wizard known as Voldemort. I believe he is dead” he said and truthfully it was correct. Tom wasn’t the same person he was.
Amella sighed in relief “did you steal from Harry?”
“I didn’t knowingly take money from Harry Potter” Severus answered feeling a bit irritated by the question.
“who killed Harry Potter?” Amella asked finally getting to the most important question.
“Ron Weasley” Severus said and was then given the antidote for the truth serum.
The questioning continued for Remus and Sirius, but Severus was allowed to leave. He stepped out and into the room and with less people there he noticed Harry had died next to the fountain. There was something peaceful about that and now the coffin was set up in the very spot he died. As he walked over he saw Cedric next to the coffin looking in. For some reason Cedric removed his apprentice pin and transfigured it into something else. When he moved closer he saw it was a snake.
“did you know, professor, that the Sorting Hat wanted to put Harry into Slytherin?” Cedric said as he stared at the shimmery green palm sized snake coiled up tightly in his hand. The snake looked ready to strike.
“no” Severus said breathlessly. Hearing that was like a knife to the heart. Oh how he misjudged the boy. He looked down at the pale young wizard clad in dark purple funeral robes customary for an heir. Sadly there wasn’t time to cover the gaping wound on his neck so it was still fully visible in all it’s gory wonder. Of course with Harry being dead the bleeding stopped, but it didn’t help the situation.
“he told me a couple days ago that out of everything choosing Gryffindor was the biggest mistake he ever made” Cedric said before gently laying the snake on Harry’s motionless chest so it looked like it was ready to protect Harry “I should’ve stopped him from going back”
“you did more than anyone ever did for Harry. It’s not your fault he’s stubborn” Severus said trying to comfort Cedric in his own way.
“you have no idea” Cedric gave a humorless chuckle “I should go and explain what happened to my parents before they see the Daily Prophet” he murmured before hesitantly leaving.
The professor sighed “I should tell Draco” Severus knew this was going to crush Draco, but he had to tell him. As he walked away he spotted an army of Aurors coming through the floo networks. They were dragging the Order members with them except for Arthur Weasley. Many of them glared at Severus “don’t waste your energy glaring at me you’ll need it for the trial”
“what did you tell them Severus?” Dumbledore asked as he was dragged passed the professor.
“the truth” Severus said and squashed the urge to kill the bastard when he had the nerve to smile. No doubt the fool thought everything would go away because Severus told them that Voldemort was alive, which he didn’t. Severus, however, decided to let the headmaster realize his mistake on his own and opted to leave. He used a ministry floo to return to the Malfoy Manor where he saw his mother, Narcissa, Lucius and tom laughing at the article in the Quibbler, which he honestly forgot about.
“Severus where did you get this magazine? It’s quite funny to hear this young man, Ryan Peverell, surpassed Dumbledore in so many ways. Truly inspiring! Oh and you should see Harry Potter’s exam. He did amazingly well! …” Ellen trailed off as she saw her son’s deathly pale face “Severus what happened? You look like you saw something horrifying. Dumbledore didn’t try something, did he?”
“where’s Draco? He needs to hear this too” Severus said sounded so tired for having been gone at most an hour.
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Draco smirked as his friends pulled their heads out of the pensieve looking stunned “granted it still needs to be translated, but as you guys can see it’s not the Harry Potter we all thought we knew” he said smugly. The memory his friends all watched was the conversation between Filch and Harry. Though they couldn’t understand the language it was spoken in, the body language spoke volumes.
“no kidding … no wonder you went a little off your rocker” Blaise said ignoring the glare he got from the blonde.
“what do you think he’s speaking about?” Greg asked and that sparked a long conversation about what Harry and Filch were speaking about. Some suggestions were outright ridiculous, while others were more likely. Sadly the conversation was cut short when Narcissa came into the library.
“Draco your godfather wants to speak to everyone” Narcissa aid a she looked concern meaning this may be important. The wizards followed after her and they where waiting for Severus to say something.
“the Order meeting never happened … before it started Harry evoked his power as Lord Black and threw the Order and me out of Grimmauld Place. Apparently he discovered that they were stealing from him by going to Gringotts with Cedric’s help. He learned everything and unlocked his parents’ wills, which provided the evidence Black needed to prove his innocence, but … he made a mistake. He underestimated Dumbledore who had fused his magic into the ward system to such an extent that he could break them” Severus explained and dreaded explaining the next part more than anything.
Tom frowned “is Harry in trouble?”
“not anymore” Severus sighed making it clear to everyone around him that this wasn’t an easy subject for him “Ron Weasley’s temper got the better of him. When I focused on stopping Dumbledore he cast a very strong cutting curse. I don’t know how he got so strong it’s like his magic suddenly sprang to life … and ended Harry’s life. The curse slashed straight through Harry’s throat … he’s dead”
All the air left Theo and Draco’s lungs and their worlds went black. If it wasn’t for Vincent and Greg behind them they would’ve hit the floor hard. Everyone was in a daze due the shocking news, but once the trial date was announced in the emergency issue of the Daily Prophet, which also announced to the public that Arthur Weasley was armed and dangerous and they should report his location on sight, they all decided to go. As they went into the Ministry with Lucius’s clearance and Severus’s role as a witness and went into the courtroom …
“sorry” Draco mumbled as he ran into someone.
“it’s quite alright” the smooth voice sent shivers down his spine and Draco looked up to see none other than Ryan Peverell! Maybe it was the uniquely colored eyes or the gentleness but there was something that reminded him of Harry. It certainly wasn’t the white hair or the rather tall stature since Harry was short with black hair, but still Draco felt himself instantly trust the wizard. It was strange. He kept an eye on the wizard as he took his seat next to Theo and Severus. Ryan ended up sitting near the Diggory family and right above Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, which alarmed him for some reason even though they didn’t react to each other’s presence.
Amella Bones entered the courtroom and the room fell silent “today we will be overviewing the evidence of all crimes against one Harry James Potter including, as of yesterday, his murder” she motioned to the aurors standing at the door closer to the bench Wizengamot. The aurors opened the door and other Aurors lead the Order members, minus Arthur, and Ginny to the seats in front of the bench so everyone could see them. Judging by their haggard states they didn’t sleep well and they were defenseless in the magic blocking chains that also kept them in a silencing charm until they were allowed to talk. Suffice to say it, they were miserable. Amella signaled for the furious audience to calm down since they were yelling and throwing things at the criminals ”We will begin by watching a series of pensieve memories from Cedric Diggory who was the one who helped Harry learn of the crimes and so he could report them” Amella announced as she pulled out the orb and set it down on a pedestal. The orb dragged their minds into the memory …
Pensieve Memory
The memory started in the transfiguration classroom the first day of class of their seventh year. Cedric was getting some things set out for Professor McGonagall. He was all alone until Harry came in the room.
Cedric smiled “Harry it’s good to see you. I made apprentice so I’ll be watching you guys”
“congratulations! I wish I knew earlier I could’ve gotten something for you” Harry said genuinely happy for Cedric.
“you shouldn’t worry about that. You turned 17 this summer so you’re a Lord! That has to be a big adjustment” Cedric exclaimed pleasantly.
“Lord?” Harry raised an eyebrow looking absolutely confused “I’m not a lord. I can barely afford my supplies for school” he said with a careless shrug as he set out a quill and parchment on his desk.
Everyone in he courtroom had the same baffled look as Cedric expect the accused who started looking nervous “you didn’t go to Gringotts to claim your vaults?”
“there’s not much money and I only have one vault” Harry corrected not realizing how wrong he was. Cedric opened his mouth to clarify, but he couldn’t say anything for other students started coming in. Still Cedric did look troubled and that’s where the memory stopped …
Pensieve Memory Over
“as you all heard Harry Potter was told nothing of his fortune nor what powers he had with the titles. The next memory is Harry being forcibly taken to Gringotts by Cedric. And Cedric you aren’t being charged for kidnapping or assault seeing as it turned out to be necessary to get the help Harry needed” Amella explained.
“thank you Madam Bones” Cedric said weakly though he was able to return the glare his ‘mentor’ shot him. It seems McGonagall was not fond of her apprentice anymore. Wonder why? Yes he ultimately got them all imprisoned, but- … no that’s it.
The orb started again …
Pensieve Memory
“where is he? … I checked the list so I know he’s here for the holidays” Cedric mumbled as he walked through the halls of Hogwarts. Everyone could see a book tucked under his arm. Finally he spotted Harry leaning on a window sill watching the snowfall “hey Harry. I didn’t expect you to stay for the holidays, but this is lucky” he said and actually no one would expect that. Why wasn’t he home?
Harry visibly stiffened and forced a smile “I always stay here”
“always?” Cedric frowned shook his head as if to get his head focused again and gave Harry the book “I thought there was a misunderstanding or something so I found this. It’s my Dad’s and it explains all the ancient wizarding families. I wanted to show you” Cedric flipped to the page and gave it to Harry.
“that’s what I thought there’s no Potter family” Harry shrugged though all those watching the memory could see the name ‘Potter’ quite clearly.
“huh?” Cedric took the book and kept looking back and forth between it and Harry. As Harry turned to keep watching the snow Cedric moved behind him “I’m sorry” with a quick stunning spell Harry was out cold and Cedric picked him up surprisingly easily. He raced to the grounds near the Forbidden Forest and apparated into Gringotts “I’m here to report a possible potioning of an heir. Where do I go?”
The goblin sneered, but then it’s eyes widened as it spotted Harry “that explains everything. Follow me” the goblin took him to a room and pulled out a vial filled with a silvery potion “I will alert the other goblins. In the mean time wait here with him, but if he wakes up give him this. It will purge his system of all potions”
Cedric looked at the vial the goblin gave him and they were now alone. When Harry started to stir Cedric held him down “calm down Harry. I’m just getting you help. Just hold still and drink this” he grunted as he did all he could to hold the wizard still and put the vial near Harry’s mouth at the same time. Finally the potion made it’s way down Harry’s throat and Cedric let him go.
Harry bolted away from Cedric “what the hell did you give-” Harry started gagging and hacking up different colored smokes. Severus, Ellen and Tom paled at the shear amount smoke coming from the boy. They weren’t the only ones, but as potion lovers they understood the full extent of the problem
Cedric helped drag Harry to a chair and sit down “is this much supposed to come out?”
“no” Cedric nearly jumped out of his skin when the goblin spoke “my apologies I didn’t mean to startle you … ah finally, Lord Potter seems to be finished now” the goblin said as the smoke stopped coming out.
A second passed as Harry tried to gather himself and he suddenly looked pissed “what was that?”
“quit glaring Lord Potter. Your friend hear gave you a potion to remove potions from your system” the goblin snapped as he sat at the desk. The following was a long discussion about the Lordships he inherited and who has had access to the vaults. It became clear no one has told Harry and that he was being manipulated. The goblin looked furious as it became clear everyone has been stealing from his client “in order to keep yourself from falling prey to potions again we recommend monthly potion suppressors. They will keep any potion from affecting you. If you are potioned your lips will turn blue. This must be taken monthly. Can someone get it to you during school?”
“I can” Cedric volunteered and Harry, who finally wrapped his head around the situation, smiled gratefully.
“there’s also the matter of all those who took money without permission. I will go through your accounts completely and, with your permission, unlock everything that will be used in a future trial. Is that what you want?” the goblin asked eager to rip the people who betrayed his clients to shreds.
“yes. I want them to pay back everything plus interest. If they don’t have it then take them to jail” Harry growled.
“good. Here is your first suppressor and I will get you a portkey for the ministry so you can meet Amella Bones who will moat likely take charge of your case. Mr. Diggory will get that to you since he is delivering the potions” the goblin said and the memory faded …
Pensieve Memory Over
Amella Bones looked at the members of Wizengamot “the runes on the walls of the room analyzed the smoke coming from Harry. The results are being passed to you now along with Harry’s medical scans. The scans … are rather graphic and I don’t mean the fatal blow from the cutting curse. It seems there was abuse on levels we haven’t seen before even during the Wizarding Wars so prepare yourselves and keep in mind that Albus Dumbledore was Harry’s magical guardian. After you had a chance to review the information we will continue watching three more of Cedric’s memories. The last memory is not for the faint of heart so that will be viewed by Wizengamot members only” she said and waited a few minutes.
People in the audience were horrified when the members of Wizengamot looked traumatized. A couple couldn’t help but throw up after reading half of what was given to them. After a longer break than expected the orb was started again …
Pensieve Memory
The memory took everyone to the courtyard where Cedric was trying to catch up to Harry. Draco and Theo immediately recognized it as the conversation they witnessed. The one where Harry was given the portkey …
“Harry you have to calm down” Cedric said as he rushed forward and grabbed Harry’s arm to make him stop.
“why should i? for the first time in my life I’m thinking with a clear head and I’m doing well on tests! It’s not right that she gets to walk around like she’s superior when there’s a chance she knows I’m was under the influence of a potion” Harry snapped.
Cedric nodded “I know believe me, but Hermione and all of the people behind it will be punished-”
“and what? I should bomb my NEWTs just to play dumb again. I went six months potion free only to play the idiot! I … I can’t keep doing this” Harry said looking every bit the frustrated wizard who has been forced to be someone he wasn’t for too long and it deeply moved the people watching … at least those with hearts. The people accused of hurting Harry just seemed annoyed.
“Harry it’s alright. I’m not saying anything like that. Just please don’t start fights when we’re trying to stay under the radar-” Cedric winced as the green eyes narrowed.
“and what should I do? Sit back and take their insults and put up with them shoving me into a certain career for Merlin knows what reason! I have to share a dorm with backstabbing creeps! Gryffindor is full of loud idiots, but it wasn’t until I realized what kind of pricks were there that I started regretting making that fucking hat put me there instead of Slytherin!” Harry ranted.
“for now yes. Listen, you told me you instantly hated the idea of being an Auror because you don’t want to fight your entire life so I signed you up for all the NEWTs- I know I should’ve said something earlier, but there was no time and you were already scheduled for the exams on the first day. Anyway you can take an one you want now and skip any others you don’t want. Just promise me you’ll calm down a little bit before they start dosing you with potions” Cedric pleaded.
Harry looked like he wanted to keep arguing, but then his anger deflated “ok”
“thank you. This will be done soon. I even got the portkey to the Ministry right here. Don’t let anyone see it” Cedric gave Harry the necklace, which the Gryffindor tucked under his shirt before turning and walking away …
Pensieve Memory Over
Draco and Theo blinked in confusion as they were kicked out of the memory. Was that really it? Why didn’t it go on? Why was Cedric crying before? As their overwhelmed minds searched for an answer they saw a troubled Cedric leave. When they saw that they something inside them snapped. They both made the excuse that they needed some air and left before the next memory began playing.
Draco glanced at Theo as they quietly roamed the busy halls “you thinking what I’m thinking?” he whispered.
“yeah … if this was Harry’s plan then why show only half of that memory? Why did Cedric leave out that part with him as the more submissive person unless he didn’t want people knowing Harry’s true plan” Theo whispered. When they turned the next corner they spotted Cedric.
“exactly … cover me” Draco whispered and as Theo watched for people who might spot them, though that was unlikely because everyone was there to pay their respects, he went behind Cedric and stunned him with a spell …
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