Shacklebolt strolled over and open the door and looked out. A second later he was back. "She is."
"So what evidence do we have?" Amelia asked.
"What do you mean what evidence?" Harry exploded. "Gabrielle can tell you exactly what happened."
"It will be her word against Dolores," Amelia explained. "That will be quite insufficient."
"But...but," Harry sputtered. "She tried to imperius Gabrielle to kill me."
"I know that Mr. Potter," Amelia replied curtly. She sighed as she looked at the young man. "If we just arrest her, she'd never go to trial. There's simply no evidence."
"Sirius was..."
"There might not have been a trial for Sirius Black, but at the time there was evidence," Bones replied, cutting off Harry. "I reviewed his case and to tell you the truth, he probably would have been convicted if he'd been tried. There were plenty of eyewitnesses, the finger of Pettigrew and even Dumbledore claiming Black was the secret keeper, so it is not the same as this. If Tonks can't provide any evidence, then we have the word of a very young lady against the Senior Undersecretary and that isn't going very far; especially with her political allies."
"She is right," Alain replied. "But..."
"She's awake," Harry blurted out. "They found her and Tonks," He said. He again started walking toward the door.
"Where are you going?"
"I need to comfort Gabrielle," Harry said. "Either one of you can show me the way, or you can start looking for me now."
"Kingsley, have your..." Amelia stopped and looked at Harry, "Harry can you just tell Gabrielle to have the Aurors bring her here..."
"Madam Bones, may I make a suggestion?" Alain Delacour said.
"Of course Minister," Madam Bones replied.
"Zis woman thinks my daughter is imperiused to kill 'Arry during ze trial oui?" Alain started. "Zen let's use zat against 'er."
"How?"
Alain Delacour started explaining his idea. "But we need your Minister to watch and listen," He finished.
Amelia looked at Dumbledore. "Do you have a better idea?"
"Unfortunately no," The Headmaster replied. "We have to convince the Minister to allow the use of Veritaserum on Madam Umbridge and this might be our only shot."
"Then bring the Minister down here immediately," Bones said. She turned to Harry, "Tell Gabrielle to not come to courtroom right now," She then turned to Shacklebolt, "Go tell the Aurors the same thing or we'll have to explain something I think Harry and these women don't won't to bring out yet."
"Yes Ma'am."
Ten minutes later Harry and his group left the small room and started walking toward their seats immediately to the left of the Wizengamot area. Harry had a hard time not looking at the toad like woman who was watching them intently as they took seats directly across the aisle from where she sat. When he sat down the rest of the party left a small area for Gabrielle beside Harry.
"Ready angel?" Harry asked as he glanced toward the door of the courtroom.
"Oui," Gabrielle replied nervously.
Harry's gaze turned to the door to the small room as it opened and the remaining members of the Wizengamot entered the courtroom and filed solemnly into their seats. Had Dolores Umbridge not been lost in her thoughts as to what was to occur, she'd have been surprised by the stare Minister Fudge kept on his Senior Undersecretary. A stare that continued once he sat down in a seat that was behind and to the right of her; a seat that allowed him to see both his Undersecretary and Harry Potter.
Dumbledore glanced at Harry long enough to see the young man give a small nod. He then stood and prepared to address the crowd. He paused when the door to the courtroom opened and Gabrielle entered along with Nymphadora Tonks beside her.
The blue robed Auror and the young french witch walked toward the front of the courtroom and the Wizengamot. Tonks stopped and whispered something to Dumbledore while Gabrielle stared around at the crowds. Tonks then escorted Gabrielle to her seat next to Harry before taking her own seat behind them.
"Before we begin the trial you are all here to see," Dumbledore began after enhancing his voice. "We had a serious crime committed a short time ago. One of our Aurors and the young lady who was with her were attacked and stunned in one of the bathrooms. If anyone saw anything that might help find the person or persons responsible, please see someone from Law Enforcement before you leave today."
"Think it's time love," Harry said as the crowd's murmuring grew louder. "I love you."
"Je t'aime de tout mon coeur."
"My heart is your heart. You remember the spell?" It was a french spell that Fleur knew to clear a person's sinuses, so it was used very close to the face; a spell that would look scary to those who did not know it.
"Oui."
"Now it is time for the trial to begin," Dumbledore said when the crowd noise had settled.
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