Ministry of Magic)
While the Aurors went to Hogwarts to capture Peter, Harry and Lucretia were brought over to the office of the Head of the DMLE. Waiting with them was an older Auror with fair skin and short gray hair named Proudfoot standing outside. As for Sirius, he was escorted away by an Auror that went by Savage, but Harry was more concerned about why everyone was freaking out, "Mind explaining why everyone was freaking out earlier Lucretia and why the trial had to be cancelled." Harry wondered.
Lucretia took a deep breath because this was complicated, "There's a lot of moving pieces but the short version of a long story is that Peter Pettigrew, the person who betrayed your parents learned to become what's called an Animagus which is a wizard who can change into an animal. In Peter's case it was a rat and he's been living amongst the Weasley's for a very long time."
Harry looked horrified but something else occurred to him, "Wait a minute, I'm assuming this is different from Nym's powers so there's no way he could hold it the entire time."
"I agree but that's not what concerns me the most." Lucretia said as she worked through all of this.
"What's your biggest problem." Harry replied.
"There are wards at Hogwarts that enable Professor Dumbledore to know who goes in and out of the school at any time. It's not something he likely uses often but I imagine that they would've alerted him to the fact that Pettigrew was at the school long ago" Lucretia revealed.
Harry's eyes widened in shock, "Are you saying that Dumbledore knew he was there and said nothing." Harry exclaimed.
"I am. The question is why." Lucretia questioned.
Harry didn't like this at all, "I don't know but I know this much. Things aren't going to be pleasant for the Weasley's."
Lucretia nodded in agreement, "No they won't. If they took proper care of the pet rat, he should've been brought to a vet on multiple occasions over the years. There's no way a proper vet wouldn't have scanned Peter and learned about his status."
Harry really didn't like that but as concerned as he was for the Weasley's, he had a much bigger issue, "What does this mean for Sirius's trial."
Lucretia found herself at a loss, "Honestly that's a good question also. What I do know is that Albus Dumbledore will have a lot to answer for and things are about to get extremely uncomfortable for him." Lucretia replied. The small bit of evidence that does exist paints him in a very bad light and once they get Peter, which they will, he'll have a LOT to answer for.
"Good." Harry scowled. The little respect he had for the man was over and now it was a matter of time until he suffered for what he did.
Lucretia couldn't disagree that Dumbledore's suffering was long overdue. Regardless this was a hot mess, "For now I guess we just relax and wait" Lucretia sighed. This trial was always going to be messy but now, it seemed like the magical world was about to be uprooted and she wasn't sure what to think of that.
(Malfoy Manor)
Lucius Malfoy was in a very uncomfortable position, and he knew it. Sitting by his side were the older version of Crabbe and Goyle who were his guards, just as their sons were to his, along with Thaddeus Nott. "This is about to get interesting." Lucius frowned.
"Indeed. If Sirius returns we'll lose a lot of influence. Pettigrew's return could be equally as troublesome if not more" Thaddeus scowled. Lucius was using House Malfoy funds to handle his business deals but that was with the understanding that once Sirius passed away, Draco would be Lord Black, and he could simply use their vast wealth to restore his coffers. If they lost the House Black money, House Malfoy would be in deep trouble.
Pettigrew was arguably a bigger problem because he could prove that they eagerly served the Dark Lord and that would send all of them to Azkaban in one fell swoop and he knew Amelia would have no problem sending them there.
"The good news is that Dumbledore is in a horrible position if the situation is to be believed." Lucius said calmly. Based on what was mentioned at Sirius' trial, Albus Dumbledore was in deep trouble. Still, if his own reputation was crushed it wouldn't matter.
"Look on the bright side. Your daughter has an in with Harry Potter." Crabbe said with a grin.
"Yes, but that's a complicated situation." Lucius frowned. As much as he wanted to use his daughter to retain his stake in House Black, she would never go along with it. Plus it would force him to leave the betrothal she already has and that's been rather valuable."
"So what should we do next." Thaddeus wondered.
"Wait and see. We don't have a choice truthfully." Lucius said firmly.
"Agreed." Thaddeus replied. They were in a horrible spot, and they couldn't move until they were certain on everything.
Lucius was about to speak when his Floo lit up, "Lucius are you there." Cornelius Fudge asked nervously.
"Yes Minister. What's the latest." Lucius wondered.
"Amelia's team has returned from Hogwarts with Peter Pettigrew. They'll be interrogating him soon." Fudge revealed
"Alright. Keep me posted." Lucius replied. This was annoying but for now he'd relax. If anything troublesome happened he'd find out soon and then decide how to deal with matters.
"Fudge truly is a fool isn't he." Nott smiled.
"Cornelius is simply an average man who survived as better men were taken out and he knows as much. He was easy to manipulate which is why we're free now and not in Azkaban. Karkaroff selling out Crouch's son certainly helped." Lucius smiled. Events played out perfectly for them after the war and a cleverly built excuse was all it took to free them.
"Yes but Bones is a different beast."
"I'm aware." Lucius frowned. He was on the back foot, and he knew it, but he had to be patient. If he was reckless, everything he worked for would vanish.
(Scene Skip)
Lucretia and Harry finally returned to the Slytherin Dorm via the Floo in the Head girl suite before walking together into the main hall. The good news is that Pettigrew's capture went off without a hitch. The bad news is that they would delay the trial until the weekend to interrogate Pettigrew and find out what he knows. Amelia had no illusions that the story would get out soon but that didn't matter, "You know we could've just stayed in the suite and relaxed together after this insane day" Lucretia smiled.
"As tempting as that is. Daphne would've been worr-" Harry started to say before Daphne picked that moment to walk into the common room.
Daphne walked over to Harry and sniffed him, "I take it the trial went longer than you thought."
"Something like that. So care to explain why you're smelling me." Harry asked with a grin.
"Daphne was concerned that you took so long to get back."
"She was probably checking to see if you and Lucretia didn't just find some place to shag." The twins teased.
Harry smirked, "You do realize that if we did that Lucretia knows enough spells that she could hide it from us." Harry smirked.
"Potter if you don't mind I'm having a good day so please don't remind me that you and my sister are shagging." Malfoy frowned from his spot in the common room.
"I guess you and Pansy discovered the glory of broom closets huh Malfoy. Good for you." Harry smirked.
Draco blushed, "We haven't been in broom closets Potter. I'm not some riff raff who would do that."
"Empty classroom then." Harry smirked.
"NO! No empty classrooms no broom closets none of that." Malfoy protested.
"Pity. So what happened."
"Auror's came for Weasley in the middle of class." Draco beamed.
"Well that's interesting because the Terror Twins got pulled out of class also earlier today." An older Slytherin spoke up.
Harry sighed, "There's a reason for that." Harry replied.
"Draco widened his eyes seemingly realizing that Harry knew something important, "What happened Potter please tell me." Draco said eagerly.
"Sorry but no. I can't due to the Auror investigation being ongoing." Harry replied diplomatically.
Draco huffed, "Fine. I'll just find out from the Prophet."
"Sorry Draco but even Skeeter won't touch this story." Lucretia said quickly.
Draco raised an eyebrow, "That bad." Draco said with a mix of glee and concern.
"Yes. If the truth of what happened gets out it will cause a whole lot of problems for lot of people. Skeeter likes drama but she doesn't like this level of drama." Lucretia explained.
Malfoy whistled, "Sounds like you guys had quite the day."
"We did. Now if you don't mind I'm headed back to my room to relax. We've got an hour or so until dinner and I could use some time to calm down after what happened." Lucretia mused.
"Same. Oh and Malfoy."
"What is it Potter."
"You really should try a broom closet or an empty classroom. Merlin you could probably drag Pansy over to your room for a shag or two. It'll do wonders for your mood." Harry chuckled.
Draco blushed, "I'll thank you to not interfere in my love life."
"Hey. I'm just trying to help you out. As one member of House Black to another." Harry smiled before walking away.
Draco looked at him in confusion before Harry's words caught up with him, "Wait! What does Potter mean one member of House Black to another." Draco said in a panic.
Lucretia smiled, "Sirius Black is Harry's godfather and his grandfather's brother Charlus married Dorea Black, so he has a close blood relation to House Black also."
Draco's eyes widened, "Are you saying that there's a chance he inherits House Black
"That's right." Lucretia answered and Draco/s eyes widened in horror.
"As if my situation couldn't get worse." Draco pouted and everyone watching could only watch and wonder what else had changed.
(Scene Skip)
Harry couldn't help but wonder which girl would come in for his nightly routine and he got his answer when Daphne appeared late at night in the middle of the room in her typical thin shirt and booty shorts, "I think I'm going to change things up a bit tonight." Daphne smiled. Harry slid his covers open on the right side so she could snuggle as they always did, but instead of snuggling into his side as she usually did she crawled on top of him and pressed her lips to his. The pair kissed for a minute before Daphne pulled away and stared down at him.
"How much do you want to change things up." Harry wondered. He got his answer when Daphne leaned up so she could pull up her shirt, revealing that she was in a lacy black bra.
"I want to give you a bit more service. I don't want to go all the way yet but… I want you to enjoy my body." Daphne replied bashfully.
Harry smirked as he grabbed her and with a surprising show of strength flipped them, so he was on top. Looking down on Daphne with hunger he reached for her bra, appreciating that Daphne slid her body up for him, and unhooked it before tossing it to the side as Daphne's peaks were revealed, "I know magic makes it faster but there's something much more enjoyable about getting to undress you myself." Harry smiled as he started to pepper kisses on Daphne's collarbone.
"NGHH. This feels so good." Daphne moaned as Harry kissed down her body slowly making sure to tease every bit of skin above her breasts before arriving at her right breast with a grin on his face.
"We're just getting started." Harry smiled as he opened his mouth and latched onto her right nipple causing Daphne to scream out.
"ANGH." Daphne moaned.
"That's what I wanted to hear." Harry smiled as he sucked on her nipple for a bit before taking care of the other.
"Merlin! This feels so good." Daphne moaned as Harry's tongue teased her hardened nipple with gusto.
"Glad you like it, but sadly we have one more place to taste before our fun is done." Harry smiled as he trailed kisses down her stomach slowly and gently enjoying Daphne's moans as she squirmed underneath him.
"Harry! Fuck! This feels so good!" Daphne cried out. Harry's kisses felt electric on her body, and she wanted more. So much more.
Harry's kisses continued until he arrived just above her pussy but instead of taking the final step, he went back to her breasts and teased them.
"ANGH. Why'd you stop Harry." Daphne moaned as he teased her breasts.
Harry smiled as he groped her, "Because I'm ensuring that we can enjoy each other as much as possible while still being able to back away." Harry smiled as he resumed teasing her breasts.
"HARRY!" Daphne moaned as she mentally acknowledged the reality of the situation. If he took off her panties and made her feel anywhere close to as good as he had so far, she would beg him to fuck her, and he would gladly accept. They both wanted each other, they knew as much but that would be something Daphne wanted from the start instead of being caught up in the moment.
"Cum for me Daphne. I want to see your beautiful face as you scream my name with pleasure." Harry smiled as he teased her breasts some more.
Daphne was so close, and Harry's last words did it, "CUMMING!" Daphne screamed as an orgasm ripped through her body drenching her panties completely and even soaking the bed with his juices as she collapsed onto the side.
"That was fun. Sadly it's time for bed." Harry smiled as he moved to the side of his bed to grab his wand before casting a spell to clean her up. With that done, he put his wand back and lied back down.
"Only you Harry. Only you." Daphne smiled as she put her head on his chest and fell asleep. Harry just did all that to her but then wanted nothing in return. Their relationship was bizarre, but it was how they both wanted it.
Harry could only smile as he pulled the covers over their bodies and fell asleep also. He had a slight case of blue balls, but Daphne would no doubt ensure he was taken care of tomorrow morning.
(Scene Skip)
Walking into the Great Hall Harry found his eyes moving towards Gryffindor and for once there was a clear malaise in the House of Lions. While the news hadn't been revealed, having people like the Weasley's leave early would lead to questions. Clearly those questioned were answered. "The Lions are unusually timid." Blaise said with a smile.
"So they are." Harry replied calmly.
"Why do I have a feeling you know why Harry." Flora Carrow questioned.
"Because I do, and I won't be saying anything." Harry answered as they moved and sat down. It didn't take long for everyone to settle in, and the other big surprise was the lack of a smile on Draco's face. Harry's revelation about House Black would no doubt be uncomfortable for somebody who took great pride in his status like Draco. Soon the owls started flying in with the Prophet and Harry braced himself.
Daphne got her copy, and it didn't take long for her eyes to widened at the headline, "Bloody hell." Daphne cursed.
"Oh Merlin. That truly is rich." Malfoy cheered and his eyes focused on the Gryffindor table specifically the Weasley's who were sitting together for the first time in a long time.
"Can I see the paper Daph." Harry asked wanting to see just how much they wrote.
"Sure. I… I'm not sure that I want to eat anymore." Daphne said calmly but clearly uncomfortable.
"Alright." Harry smiled and he grabbed the paper and after reading it he could understand why Daphne was so shocked.
Pettigrew Alive
The magical world learned far more then it originally expected during the trial of Sirius Black as the man who was accused of betraying the Potter's along with killing 12 muggles and Peter Pettigrew, a former friend during their time at Hogwarts, over said betrayal. It turns out that we've been played like fools and Pettigrew tricked Black during their final confrontation and escaped by transforming into a rat animagus before making his way to House Weasley and living as their pet rat Scabbers.
Somehow remaining undetected for many years, Pettigrew made his way to Hogwarts alongside first Percy Weasley and then their youngest son Ron. One can only imagine what Pettigrew may have done during that time and I hope that the Chief Warlock and current Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore finds out as soon as possible.
The actual trial will resume soon but until then there will be a lot of questions asked. Ones with extremely uncomfortable answers.
Rita Skeeter
Harry whistled because this was brutal. "There's no coming back from this." Harry said quite sympathetic to the situation.
"Oh yeah." Daphne said with a solemn expression. The Great Hall was divided between staring holes into the Weasley's or towards Dumbledore who many believe should've realized something was wrong.
As for Dumbledore himself there was very little he could do but he tried as he stood up, "As you've just learned the Weasley's have been made victims of horrible circumstances. I ask that you please give them time as they recover from this and anybody with concerns can make their way to my office and Pomfrey's as we sort this out."
"How can you sort this out? The Hogwarts handbook clearly states that owls, cats, and frogs are the pets allowed for first year students. Not only did you allow a rat to come here, but you didn't take steps to ensure our safety." A Fifth year Gryffindor scowled.
"Yes and that mistake is on my hands." Dumbledore replied.
"Serves the twins right. Guess the joke's on them this time…" a 2nd year Slytherin boy said coldly causing visible winces to appear on everyone nearby.
Dumbledore was not happy with that, "ENOUGH!" Dumbledore roared. "This was a shock to everyone, and I can understand if you're upset. Any concerns should be brought to me, and we can try and move on." Dumbledore replied.
"That will also be 10 points from Slytherin for your outburst." McGonagall shouted.
The 2nd year fumed, "So how many points do they lose for not being smart enough to make sure your rat is really a rat. I mean bloody hell one trip to a magical pet store should've."
"ENOUGH!" Snape shouted out also clearly annoyed by all of this. "These are difficult times, and we will as a staff address such concerns at a later date. Right now I suggest you all calm down and enjoy the breakfast." Snape said coldly.
"Yes sir." The boy said with clear venom in his voice. Breakfast continued after that, but the damage had already been done.
(Scene Skip)
After a very long week, It was time for Peter Pettigrew's trial at last. Harry attended of course, but he was far from alone. He could see that many of the Wizengamot members had their children with them and they were in their Hogwarts robes. He noticed Daphne and Hannah were here along with a few other Hogwarts students, but he was over on the light side and outside of a paralyzed Neville who was next to the woman with the vulture hat from the previous trial, nobody that was important to him had arrived. He would've thought Lucretia was with Lucius but clearly that wasn't the case. Soon Dumbledore walked in, and while he had his usual flashy robes, his expression was one of somebody who knew he was in trouble and who could blame him. This was the biggest scandal in recent memory, and he was front and center. Taking a deep breath, Albus Dumbledore finally spoke, "Due to the circumstances of the case to follow, I feel that it is in my best interest to recuse myself from this situation. Therefore I'd like to ask that Madam Griselda Marchbanks please act as Chief Witch for this session. Any seconds." Dumbledore said in a muted tone.
There was a small pause as everyone was shocked to see Dumbledore give in so easily, "Seconded." Neville's grandmother spoke firmly.
Madam Marchbanks walked down and everyone braced themselves. "Bring in the accused." Marchbanks ordered and Peter Pettigrew appeared. The balding rat faced man looked at the group with glee and smiled as he took his spot.
"Mr. Pettigrew. Typically our policy is to ask permission for the use of Veritaserum. Considering you were considered dead, that has been waived. Distribute the Veritaserum." Marchbanks said firmly.
"Aurors" Amelia announced as the three drips were placed on him. After a few basic questions Marchbanks spoke.
"Mr. Pettigrew. Were you the one who delivered the Potter's to Voldemort."
"Yes I did. Everyone underestimated me and looked down on me but not him. The Dark Lord saw use for me, and I took full advantage. I even told the Dark Lord how to deal with the Longbottom's also. Shame they didn't die but oh well. From what I heard they're still in St. Mungos even after all this time." Peter admitted with no shame at all.
"YOU BASTARD" the older woman shouted.
"Calm down Augusta. Trust me Pettigrew will suffer but we need to know more." Marchbanks chided.
"Ask away." Peter smiled.
Marchbanks looked calm, "Explain that night with you and Sirius Black."
"Ah yes. When I played on Sirius's pride and ego and tricked him by transforming into a rat. What a night." Peter gushed as he told everyone how he goaded Sirius into flinching and that bought him enough time to send a curse at the gas line and kill the muggles before cutting his finger off.
"And then you were rescued by the Weasley's."
"Yes. Sweet Percy who took care of a filthy rat like me with pride. Admittedly it was a difficult existence since I was obviously not a rat, and I would've been in trouble if not for a lucky break."
"What's that."
"I was sneaking around the house when I heard Molly discussing something with our dear Chief Warlock. The oldest Bill was starting school and given how little Arthur was getting paid she needed the money to ensure her kids were okay. Albus said he'd handle it and a few days later he was over with a Key to a vault for 20,000 galleons in her name only, and he told her that he would pay for the tuition for the boys using Harry Potter's money. He simply smiled and said what husband wouldn't look after the family of his wife which was a surprise since that meant Dumbledore had somehow connected Harry to dear Ginerva who was barely a year old" Peter smiled.
The Wizengamot found themselves looking at Harry and Dumbledore both and their reactions were pretty predictable, 'HOW DID HE KNOW' Dumbledore fumed inside. This was an unmitigated disaster.
'Peter saved me the trouble. Nice.' Harry thought to himself.
While the Wizengamot focused on their reactions, there was another that everyone hadn't realized. "What!!!" a voice shouted out and everyone looked to see Arthur Weasley and Bill off to the side. They weren't members of the Wizengamot, but they were allowed there for a trial and Peter Pettigrew just dropped one hell of a bomb on them.
"You… you're lying." Bill gasped.
"I wish I was William, but it's true. Dear Molly used Harry Potter's money to pay for your entire family to go to Hogwarts and used the vault she got from Dumbledore to keep your family afloat. Haven't you always found it odd that despite Arthur's salary, she still managed to get all of the things done for the Burrow that she did." Peter said.
"Impossible. She claimed that it was from the Prewitt Vault." Arthur shouted.
"Well she lied. Thankfully, that opening was all I needed, and I confronted Molly a few days later. I was able to overpower her and eventually we came to an agreement, and it had two parts. First, I would play my role as Scabbers to perfection only leaving for food and drink. The animal doctor we went to was a male which was a bit annoying so I only used the Imperius him to make sure I wasn't exposed but Molly would free me for an hour or so before the appointments so I could go to Knockturn and sample some goods. Thank Merlin those people don't ask questions." Peter confessed.
"I see. What about when you went to Hogwarts with Percy and later the youngest Weasley." Marchbanks spoke up bringing the focus back on them.
"Now that… that is a story. Most people aren't aware of this but there are wards at Hogwarts that are supposed to track every student's magical location no matter where they are. Sirius and James found out about it when we got old Slughorn drunk one night and Sirius came up with a great idea. Create a Map that used those wards to allow us to go wherever we want whenever we want. We did and from there our greatest pranks were born. I was careless and lost the map, but we made sure that nobody could use it without a special password.
Fun and pranks aside, because of my knowledge of the wards I knew that trying to have my fun could have disastrous consequences if I wasn't careful. Thankfully most charms worked when I was a rat, so I just had to wait for an opening and go from there." Peter admitted to the relieved looks of many people as the Veritaserum finally wore off.
"The good news is that you're just a traitorous rat and not a disgusting pervert. Still, it is because of you that Sirius Black was in Azkaban, and I believe sending you there would be an equally pleasing punishment." Marchbanks smiled.
"Madam Marchbanks may I say something first." Harry spoke up at last.
"Of course Mr. Potter. You of all people should certainly have something to say."
"Thanks to Sirius, I mean Lord Black, we know that animagus like Peter can easily survive amongst Dementors. Perhaps it would be best to simply throw him in the veil and be done with them."
Marchbanks smiled, "Thank you Mr. Potter for reminding me of that. There have been many unfortunate revelations today. One of which involves our Chief Warlock who I hope will come quietly since he's in quite a bit of trouble"
"I will Griselda." Dumbledore admitted. He was doomed at this point, and he knew it.
"Good. Now as for Mr. Pettigrew. For those who agree to send him to the veil. Please light your wands green. For those who somehow believe he's innocent red." Marchbanks said sarcastically.
"A group of green wands filled the room, and he was sentenced."
"May I say one final thing before you send me away. Think of them as the last words of a dying man."
"Go on." Marchbanks said calmly.
"Many of you are familiar with the Dark Mark, the symbol of the Dark Lord. What you may not know is that the mark is a bastardized version of the Protean charm that links your life to the Dark Lord via a cursed spell. In order to obtain the mark, you must WILLINGLY complete a task for the Dark Lord that would impress him and then inform him of it. Whether it's murder kidnapping rape, you name it they did it and without any sign of the Imperius Curse.. Putting aside what you would've had to do in order to obtain it, here's the most important thing. If the Dark Lord truly died that infamous night, the mark would instantly curse anybody who had the mark to the same fate." Peter said with a savage grin.
"What are you saying." Marchbanks said with a horrified look on her face. The members of the Wizengamot were equally horrified and many were staring at the Dark side of the Wizengamot unsure of what to make of it.
"Why it's simple my dear. The Dark Lord isn't truly gone. I don't know how he did it, but he did and when he returns, because he will, his vengeance will be swift and merciless. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." Peter cackled.
"Take him to the Veil, IMMEDIATELY." Marchbanks roared.
Peter Pettigrew's fate was sealed but his trial had far-reaching consequences, chief among them being the Chief Warlock Albus Dumbledore who it appeared was far from the wise old man that many believed him to be.
(Scene Skip)
Daphne sat with the Slytherin girls at their usual table for dinner, but Harry wasn't there, and Daphne couldn't blame him. The trial shook her to the core and not just the revelations about Death Eaters. No, everyone at the trial learned the truth about Albus Dumbledore. The fact that the man himself was not there for dinner was hard to miss, "Hey Greengrass how'd the trial go." Malfoy asked with an interesting mix of curiosity and nervousness.
"You'll find out when the Prophet comes tomorrow." Daphne said angrily. The revelations from this trial would certainly have far reaching consequences especially for their dorm. Dumbledore's involvement was only the tip of the iceberg.
"I see." Draco replied.
As she tried to gather herself everyone watched in shock as Professor McGonagall stood up and walked to the center and cast a Sonorous charm on herself, "Everyone please stop what you're doing for a moment." McGonagall announced, and everyone did just that.
"I have two important announcements. The first is that you will all be happy to know that in today's trial of Peter Pettigrew, he confirmed through Veritaserum that Peter never once did anything to the students of Hogwarts while disguised as Scabbers the rat. He simply stayed as a faithful rat only leaving to get food and the occasional trip to take care of himself elsewhere, but the students of Hogwarts were unharmed."
Relief washed over many of the people there particularly the girls of Gryffindor who were most concerned.
"However, that isn't the only thing that Pettigrew revealed. While the specific details are hopefully kept secret, Peter implied that Albus was responsible for multiple acts that have landed him in Ministry custody. Because of this. I will be taking over as Headmistress and that means that until further notice there will be no lessons for Transfiguration. I will be sending copies of my lesson plan to students who wish to at least read up on what we were going to discuss ahead of time but there will be no practical lessons due to my need to focus on running the school. In the meantime please enjoy your meal and enjoy the rest of your weekend." McGonagall announced.
With the announcement done the focus should've gone back to the meal but everyone was looking at Daphne.
"So tell us Greengrass what happened." Pansy insisted.
"Nope." Daphne replied.
"Why not."
"Because the details of the trial are supposed to be kept secret. Those who know will know and those who don't will not." Daphne answered.
"But that's not fair." Pansy protested.
"No it's not but that doesn't matter. What does is that we have a relaxing weekend." Daphne replied.
"But"
"Pansy don't worry about it. You know how the Prophet really is. Things that should stay secret never do and I imagine Skeeter's been looking for a story like this for years." Malfoy said with a grin.
"True." Pansy sighed.
"We'll see. For now I want to eat." Daphne said calmly. She was beginning to understand why Harry skipped dinner and when the Prophet did arrive, it was sure to be something else.
Notes:• https://discord.gg/kENjq4PJM6 This is a link to my discord to discuss this story and many of my others
• Peter reveals all and Dumbledore is doomed.
• To be the Weasley's after that revelation.
• A lot is about to change at Hogwarts with Dumbledore gone.
• One thing that hasn't changed is that Harry and Daphne simply aren't going to sleep with each other.
• What's on Harry's mind you have to wonder.
Chapter 18
Great Hall)
The Great Hall was oddly tense as everyone waited for the arrival of the Prophet including Professor McGonagall, who sat in her usual chair leaving Dumbledore's spot unoccupied for the moment. Predictably the focus of most of the Hall was on Harry Potter, who was completely calm as he sat with Daphne on his right and surprisingly Lucretia on his left. When Potter failed to show up for dinner the night before, after the trial for Peter Pettigrew was complete, everyone wondered what was going through his mind but with the Prophet's arrival, they'd finally know what was going on.
After what felt like hours, but was really ten minutes, the first owl arrived with a copy of the paper in hand, "And. Here. We. Go." Harry smiled as the owl went towards a Ravenclaw fifth year girl. She opened the paper and started to read it and as they did the reaction was surprisingly calm.
"Interesting." Harry smiled but he didn't have long to wait and soon papers were flying in all around as students found out about the trial and its fallout. One even went to Professor McGonagall who opened it up curious about what would happen. Soon Lucretia got her paper, and she moved it to Harry so he and Daphne could read about what went down alongside her.
The Rat is Caged
Peter Pettigrew was finally brought to justice for his betrayal of James Potter and Lady Lily Potter 12 years ago and needless to say it was richly deserved. Peter revealed his betrayal of the Potters and confirmed that Sirius Black was not the traitor everyone believed him to be.
Thanks to liberal use of the Imperius Curse on both the Weasley Matriarch and doctors who were supposed to examine him, Peter was able to hide amongst the Weasley family without detection as Scabbers the rat with nobody the wiser and that included time with both Percy and Ron Weasley at Hogwarts.
Thankfully, Peter revealed that he never once did anything to a student choosing to take advantage of some secret pathways to sneak away whenever he felt the need to scratch an itch.
Considering his betrayal of the Potter's Peter would've normally been a shoo-in for Azkaban but thanks to a reminder of his status from the Boy Who Lived himself, the decision was made to send him through the veil. In my opinion this is richly deserved and thankfully Peter will no longer be able to darken our doors.
Rita Skeeter
As she finished Lucretia was absolutely disgusted with the paper but as she looked towards Harry, his expression went cold as he got up, "Where are you going Harry."
"To be alone." Harry said firmly and he walked out of the Great Hall clearly still annoyed.
Daphne moved to get up, but she wasn't the only one. Lavender Brown and Susan Bones did as well, and it didn't take a genius to know why. The two girls glanced at Daphne for about thirty seconds before each gave her a small nod before going to find Harry as Daphne sat down, "I take it they'll talk to him." Lucretia said knowingly.
"Yep" Daphne replied. He was pissed and
"Are you sure it's just talk." Tracey teased.
"No they'll talk."
"Harry's not in the mood for sex." The twins said having seen the look on his face as he left. Harry was legitimately furious about something.
"He might not be now but if he's alone with Bones and Brown, it may not stay that way for long" Blaise said with a smirk. Susan and Lavender were among the most desirable girls of their year and Harry wasn't one to turn down a girl who wanted him.
"Zabini."
"Shut it." The twins said quickly.
"Alright." Blaise shrugged.
Back with Harry, as he exited the great Hall he saw the two girls move out of the corner of his eyes and figured they were coming to talk to him so instead of going over to the dorm to relax, he went to the corridor where he had his first interview with Lavender, making sure to wait until they saw him move before doing anything. Once he was in the corridor, Harry walked into the 2nd room and opened the door walking inside a few feet before sitting in front of the first shared desk.
Not long after, Susan walked in first with Lavender right behind and both could tell Harry was annoyed and for good reason, "Lavender, care to explain why the Prophet completely whiffed on this article." Harry scowled.
Lavender sighed because her mother sent her a message indicating that this would happen the night before, "Lucius Malfoy has a major stake in the Prophet. Apparently after the trial he barged into the office and demanded that Rita and my mother not print what they learned.
"Pretty much. Aunty ordered Aurors to go to the Prophet's office right after the trial because she knew this would happen. Short version of a long story is that it ended with the Prophet agreeing to only talk about Pettigrew's involvement instead of the other stuff" Susan answered.
Harry smirked, "How much do you know about what really happened" Harry smiled.
"During dinner last night McGonagall told everyone about Pettigrew not going after anybody and that he implied Dumbledore was responsible for some things that have him in Ministry custody. Actual details were sent to me by my Aunty." Susan groaned. She had never been more embarrassed for the Prophet as she was now.
"My mom sent me some notes also and I imagine that quite a few purebloods got messages from their family to brace themselves considering everything that happened.
"Which means your Aunt is going to be very busy" Harry said with a grin. Purebloods lying about Imperius and Dumbledore's claims. Yeah she wasn't in for a good time.
"Knowing Aunty she's going to try and question everyone, but Fudge won't let her because if the truth comes out, he's screwed. Bloody coward." Susan huffed.
"Yep but we'll have to wait and see at this point. It's times like this I wish that things weren't so corrupt." Lavender sighed.
"Well as much as I'd love to talk about how depressing magical society is, I'm kind of hungry. Let's go back to the Great Hall and eat" Harry suggested.
The two girls looked at each other before realizing something and after a quick mental conversation nodded at each other, "Or… I could take you over to the House elves kitchen and we could have a more private meal." Susan said with a sultry grin.
"True. I'm feeling some sausage right now." Lavender said before licking her lips.
The double meaning didn't get past Harry, and he didn't mind at all. "Sounds like a plan." Harry said with a grin on his face. Both girls were on his radar and considering it was the weekend there was very little getting in his way.
(Scene Skip)
There were certain things that made it impossible to be in a bad mood and Harry's current situation was one of them "What a sight." Harry said happily as he sat on the front of a large bed that the elves conjured for him with a naked Susan Bones and Lavender Brown giving him a double tit fuck.
"You're telling me. I can't believe you have a cock this huge Harry." Susan said happily as she rubbed her orbs up and down his shaft. Susan had a titanic pair of D cups with dark brown nipples that were begging to be sucked but for now he'd enjoy them being wrapped around his cock.
"I know. Mom used to tell me that most wizards have tiny cocks and to be prepared for a life of being unsatisfied. Seeing this cock ALMOST makes me want to be in Slytherin." Lavender chuckled her orbs working on his shaft.
"I wouldn't mind that. Maybe we can trade you for Pansy." Harry teased. Pansy was the only girl in Slytherin he didn't like at this point which was saying something.
"Pretty sure you'd need to add a few girls to the mix for that to be a fair trade." Susan snorted.
"More than a few. You girls are both incredible and frankly this is a moment most guys would dream of." Harry admitted.
"Same for us. You were my first crush years ago and I hope we don't get interrupted this time." Lavender frowned recalling what they could've done if not for Cormac being a moron.
"Enough talking about the past." Harry said hoping to focus on more enjoyable things.
"I agree. I want to feel your cum all over me. I still can't believe you've endured until now." Susan frowned. They'd been going at it for 5 minutes now and the fact that harry hadn't cum was sort of annoying.
"The girls of Slytherin take good care of me. Not Pansy of course but the others." Harry said with a grin.
"Oh I bet they do. I know that if you were in Gryffindor I'd wake you up every morning with a blowjob and if you wanted much more." Lavender purred.
Susan frowned, "Don't the boys in Gryffindor share a room."
"Yes but that's what charms are for. Any girl in puberty has learned the silencing charm." Lavender smiled.
"True." Susan said bashfully.
Harry chuckled at that but sadly his limit was near, "Girls I'm about to cum. Are you ready." Harry smiled.
"Yes. Come for us Harry." Susan shouted.
"We're ready to feel your incredible seed." Lavender said happily ready to enjoy the results of their hard work.
"CUMMING" Harry shouted, and he sprayed his juices all over the two girls. It was a sight to behold, and Harry couldn't be happier as he looked at them drenched in his seed.
"Fuck that's a lot of cum." Lavender moaned feeling the heat of his cum.
"Yeah. Hannah said he was virile, but this is insane." Susan said with a blush. Her tits took most of it, but they were nearly covered.
"Oh. So Hannah's had a taste of this amazing cock before." Lavender smirked.
"Yeah. She's had more than a taste and now it's my turn." Susan said as she leaned up and wrapped her lips around his cock to clean up the juices and get them ready for more.
"Agreed. Last time I was interrupted, but nothing's getting in our way this time." Lavender smiled as she got up and crawled onto the bed, lying down on her back before spreading her legs for Harry.
With Harry's cock cleaned off, Susan followed Lavender's example lying next to the blonde, "The only question is, who's first." Susan smiled.
Harry spun to look at the girls but unfortunately, a house elf appeared out of nowhere interrupting his fun.
"Tweak apologies for interrupting but Professor McGonagall is wanting to see the Great Harry Potter sir. She's in the Headmasters office. The password is Authority" A house elf said bashfully.
Susan and Lavender were both furious at the interruption with the red head focusing on the blonde, "Why did you have to say that Lavender" Susan scowled.
"Tell me about it." Lavender groaned. This was the second time they were interrupted and much like the first, she couldn't exactly get out of this.
Harry simply chuckled, "Tell the Professor I'll be there shortly."
"Yes sir." Tweak said again.
Harry looked at the girls and felt bad because he couldn't say no to McGonagall, "Well I won't be able to fuck you girls yet. But how about one last snog after we get dressed." Harry sighed.
"Fine." Susan and Lavender said as they reluctantly got off the bed and got dressed making sure to get rid of all traces of their fun before getting dressed. Harry shared one final snog with each girl before he left to deal with the latest headache in his life.
(Scene Skip)
Harry walked into the Headmaster's Office calmly as he found Professor McGonagall sitting at Dumbledore's desk, "So what do you want to talk about Professor." Harry said trying to hide his annoyance at the loss of what would've been a very enjoyable threesome.
"I wanted to take this opportunity to apologize to you Mr. Potter." McGonagall said sincerely.
"For what." Harry said flatly.
McGonagall paused because she could tell he was angry and truthfully she didn't blame him, "I'd been observing the Dursley's for some time in case the worst happened and told him they were the worst type of muggles. Dumbledore said it would be alright, and I trusted his judgement. Looking back, I should've fought more" McGonagall regretted not doing more severely..
The words did nothing for Harry since what was done was done in that regards. However, there was something he needed to know, "Simple yes or no question Professor. Did you know about all the things he did to me." He had a lot of respect for Professor McGonagall but if she knew about that and did nothing, that respect would vanish in an instant.
McGonagall almost looked horrified at the question, "Absolutely not. Had I known what Albus was doing with your money I would've turned him into Amelia myself." McGonagall said firmly. She was furious with Albus over all of that and even if Albus somehow came back, a prospect that she highly doubted, their relationship wouldn't be the same.
Harry was pleased with that, "That's good to know but that brings us to another interesting spot. I heard that you told Dumbledore that Pettigrew implied he did some horrible stuff and that's why you're in charge, but the Prophet didn't say anything about his actions. You and I both know he's not likely to return so how will you explain what happened" Harry asked curiously.
McGonagall sighed, "That is a question I cannot answer at the moment. For now they believe he's dealing with the accusations and that's good enough. Once his fate is known, I will be able to tell you more" McGonagall lamented. This was going to be incredibly tedious for her and the staff.
"Well at least you seem to be a woman of integrity since you warned him about the Dursley's and would've turned him in had you known about his various crimes"
"I'm glad you feel that way. The magical world failed you Mr. Potter in more ways than I can ever imagine."
Harry shook his head, "The magical world did nothing to me. Peter Pettigrew and Albus Dumbledore did. Peter got exactly what he deserved, and I hope Dumbledore does down the road also." Harry said coldly.
"We shall see. Now go back to your dorms Mr. Potter, I imagine things will be quite chaotic for the next few days."
"Agreed." Harry replied and he left McGonagall alone. Truthfully he was still furious about missing out on Lavender and Susan, but he would make sure to correct that mistake soon enough.
(Scene Skip)
Harry arrived back at the dorm to find a good portion of the Slytherin's gathered together with Lucretia sitting in the middle. "Glad you've returned Harry. I imagine you're in a much better mood then before after your little walk." Lucretia smiled.
"Unfortunately no, but that's a me issue. What's this meeting about." Harry wondered.
"Thanks to the Daily Prophet being its usual self, most of the dirty sordid details from the trial haven't been released to the public. That said, WE know the truth and the question I have is what do you make of it?" Lucretia wondered nervously.
Harry could only shake his head, "When I arrived at this house I knew that I'd be dealing with the sons and daughters of people who served the Dark Lord. As I've said on a few occasions I'm only going to judge people on their merits and only their merits, which is what I've been doing since I arrived.
For those unfamiliar with how I judge that, I use a card system where actions that I'm displeased by, give you a yellow card. Seven separate yellows will cause a temporary pause to our friendship, Two yellows in quick succession give you a red and mean I've given up on you, which is what happened with Draco on the train when I hexed him. The Carrow twins have a yellow card each and Daphne has two separate yellows right now. The rest of you are fine." Harry revealed.
"I'm surprised you gave Greengrass any cards considering how attached at the hip you two are." Draco growled at the reminder of his actions on the train.
Harry smiled, "Funny store actually. Daphne was very close to getting a red card herself and if not for her quick apology she'd be gone too."
"I find that hard to believe." Draco scoffed.
"It's true. I'm lucky we're still friends." Daphne admitted. She suspected if not for the help he gave her over the summer their relationship would've ended that day.
Lucretia was curious about something, "Tell me Harry. Would you even give ME a red card." Lucretia mused. Her and Harry's relationship was something special.
"Oh yes. I've enjoyed our relationship quite a bit. That said, if you annoyed me enough you'd be gone also." Harry revealed. That said the threshold for her was FAR beyond anybody else and it would take something truly vile for him to get rid of her.
"You are aware that our friendship is one of your biggest protections in this dorm." Lucretia said with a grin. Her interest in Harry kept the few people who were against him at first from making any moves. Harry had proven himself since, but the loss of her friendship could change everything in an instant.
"I am but that's how I operate." Harry said firmly. He knew that losing Lucretia would make his life much more complicated, but he was willing to risk that.
Lucretia was pleased by the answer, "Very well. Regardless the next few weeks are going to be ugly. Amelia will be well aware of what the Prophet covered up and know that she's going to go hard on the people from the previous trial. Then of course there's the matter of Dumbledore.
"I hope he suffers for what he did to me." Harry growled.
"He will. The Wizengamot might let him off with flowery words, the goblins will do no such thing." Lucretia said with a vicious smile.
"Good. Let's hope that the new Headmistress can run things better." Harry said happily. He liked McGonagall and he hoped with her in charge, things would be better.
"I agree. McGonagall has always been fair and that's what you should strive for with students. Now that we've settled that. Everyone can go on their merry ways." Lucretia smiled and not long after everyone left.
(Scene Skip)
As though fate loved to make his life interesting, Harry's latest letter from Lacey was waiting for him after breakfast the next day and since Transfiguration was cancelled, Harry read the letter in the safety of his room.
Hey Harry,
I hope you had a good Halloween since I know how much you hate that day and what it represents. Anyway, it's mid-November so my thoughts have turned to Christmas and the fact I'll get to see you soon enough. Everyone's been asking about you and seeing how you're doing and I'm glad I can tell them you're okay and having a good time at that special school. People don't ask about Hannah much but don't tell her that.
Speaking of which, I heard from Hannah that you're quite popular amongst your classmates and that you seem to have a type and that many of the girls who've caught your eye look a lot like me, which is a little comforting.
Putting that subject aside I have some amazing news. My parents are going to spend the holiday with the Abbotts since Piers is still in prison so I'll be able to see you without anything to ruin the fun, and Hannah will be inviting you to stay over in the next few days.
If you planned to relax over the holiday's you've got another thing coming. You've got 3 months of neglect to make up for mister and I intend to make sure you pay me back in full. Naturally, Hannah will join in and maybe we can convince that Susan girl to get in on it also. Either way a lot of fun is on the way.
See you soon.
Love,
Lacey Potter.
"That's my girl." Harry smiled. This winter vacation was going to be incredible and with Lacey Hannah and potentially Susan to join in, he was going to have the best holiday of his life. Harry quickly wrote out a response to her and was about to head out to the Owlery to send a response when there was a knock on the door.
"Harry."
"Is now a bad time." The Carrows said together.
It was but he wasn't going to tell them that, "Give me a second." Harry said before going over to his trunk and putting the response in a private compartment before going over to the door and opening it.
"Apologies Harry for the interruption."
"But we wanted to talk." the Carrows said nervously still dressed in their robes.
"Of course." Harry replied and he went over to his desk while the Carrows sat on the bed.
"We want to thank you Harry." Flora said calmly.
"For." Harry questioned.
"For giving us a chance this whole time despite our family's history." Hestia finished.
Harry blinked, "I told you before. I judge people on what they did and their merits. I wouldn't want to be judged for my family's actions, so I did the same." Harry replied.
"Your family."
"I assume you mean the Muggles who raised you."
"Correct." Harry replied.
"We found out about how they treated you from Hannah."
"We were… very displeased." The Carrows revealed. It was one of the few times they could remember that they actually agreed with their mother and uncle on their views of muggles.
"Yeah. It was a tough life." Harry shrugged.
"That bastard Dumbledore."
"The mines are the least he deserves."
"The mines?" Harry frowned.
"Yes. Dumbledore's actions towards you are considered a crime against Gringotts and unlike the Wizengamot, the Goblins take crimes against them very seriously."
"It's likely that Dumbledore will be dragged into the Goblin mines by the end of the week where he'll suffer for all eternity." The Carrows revealed.
"Good. He deserves it." Harry smiled glad that Dumbledore would suffer the way he did.
"That he does."
"Now if you don't mind. We'd like to cuddle with you." the Carrows said in a warm voice.
"Sounds good." Harry smiled and he walked over to the bed.
"If you want."
"We can cuddle naked"
"Very tempting, but if you get naked, I'm not going to want to stick to cuddling and we only have a small break." Harry smiled.
"Fine."
"But tonight will be very enjoyable." The Carrows said together.
"Sounds good." Harry smirked.
(Scene Skip)
Harry walked back from the Owlery with a smile on his face as he delivered the letter to Lacey and almost on cue Hannah was waiting. "Hello Harry."
"Hello Hannah." Harry replied calmly.
Hannah took a deep breath since there were quite a few people around and she didn't want Lacey to be exposed, "Did you have any plans for the holidays."
"I was probably going to stay at the school. Why do you ask." Harry said rhetorically.
"Well… I was thinking you could come and stay with me." Hannah said nervously.
"I think that sounds great." Harry replied. The school knew they were friends from his previous school but that was it.
Hannah smiled but since they couldn't discuss the usual stuff, she had to be clever, "Hey you want to go work on our herbology homework after I finish sending my letter." Hannah said nervously.
Harry was no fool and there would be very little homework done, 'Sure." Harry replied with a smile.
"I'll be right back" Hannah said happily before leaving to do her business. She was back moments later, and they made their way out of the owlery.
Unfortunately for Harry, waiting just outside of the owlery was Pansy Parkinson hiding under a disillusionment charm. She arrived too late to hear most of what they were talking about before, but she did hear that they were working on Herbology together. It was probably nothing, but she'd follow just in case.
It took quite a bit of effort, but Pansy followed them from a safe distance but instead of going to the library, they went to a corridor that she knew had empty classrooms.
"Weirdoes." Pansy frowned before heading back to the dorm since there wasn't much to be gained from that. Sure enough Draco was still sitting on the couch with a grin on his face.
"So what did you find out." Draco questioned. He saw Potter leave the dorm with a smile on his face and asked Pansy to follow him. Naturally she did.
"Potter went to the Owlery to deliver a letter and then ran into Abbott. The two said they were working on a Herbology Project, but instead of going to the library went to some empty classrooms. It was weird but I didn't feel like waiting to find out what they were up to.
"What an innocent little sweetheart you are Parkinson." A blonde girl said off to the side.
"What was that Carson." Pansy scowled towards an older girl.
The girl smiled, "Don't worry about it. If you don't understand what's going on, I'm sure not going to tell you."
"Tell right now or else." Pansy shouted.
"Or else what little sister." Arianna Parkinson said icily.
"Nothing sis." Pansy said quickly.
"I thought so. By the way maybe if you and Draco were focused on studies instead of Potter you'd be better off. After all both of you are among the worst students in your year." Arianna said coldly.
"Watch it Parkinson." Draco warned.
Arianna smiled, "Or what Draco. You know that your sister is the real power here. You're just a fake prince who thought that his daddy would solve his problems but now that he's faced the real world he's learning how foolish he is."
Draco fumed and decided to simply get up and leave with Pansy not far behind.
Arianna could only chuckle at that. "He really is pathetic. Thank god Potter put him in his place early on." Arianna smiled.
"Thanks Ari." Carson replied,
"Sure Alexandra. Just be careful because with things as they are, Draco is bound to do something stupid sooner or later."
"I know." Alexandra Carson sighed. While the Prophet hid the sordid details, everyone knew that the magical world was on the verge of some major changes and ones that could make fools like Draco, act a bit bolder than they usually would.
(Scene Skip)
Pansy Parkinson appeared in Harry's room with a smile on her face, "Potter's over with Lucretia so there's nothing to prevent me from finding out all of Potter's secret." Pansy smiled as she made her way around the room.
"You'd think that Parkinson."
"But you're wrong." The Carrow twins smiled as they pulled off Harry's sheets.
'Damn it' Pansy cursed mentally.
"So Pansy."
"Tell me why Draco has you investigating Harry." The Carrows said angrily.
"Because unlike the rest of you, Draco refuses to just let Potter take over our dorm. He's a filthy half-blood and yet he's got everyone eating out of the palm of his hands. He deserves to be taken down a peg." Pansy said defiantly
"Better than you have tried." Flora smiled before grabbing her wand.
"Incarcerous" Flora shouted, and Pansy was quickly tied up on ropes as she collapsed on the ground.
Hestia smiled as she grabbed her wand, "Petrificus Totalus" and now Pansy was paralyzed.
"What should we do now." Flora wondered.
"You take her over to Lady Lucretia and Harry. I'll stay behind in case Draco tries something also." Hestia said calmly.
Flora nodded at her sister, "Gollum."
The loyal elf appeared, "Yes mistress."
"Please take me over to Lady Lucretia's suite. I believe I have something she'll want to know about." Flora smiled as she grabbed Pansy
"Yes Mistress." Gollum replied.
Flora appeared in a flash inside Lucretia's suite, and she wasn't surprised to see Lucretia naked sucking on Harry's cock.
Harry looked up and his expression soured, "I'm afraid we have some business to handle Lucretia." Harry said calmly looking at the two girls
Lucretia pulled off with a huff, "Okay Harry but this better be… good." Lucretia stopped as she turned around and saw Flora Carrow and a tied up and paralyzed Pansy.
"My sister and I found this one in Harry's room. She was trying to find something so Draco could 'take him down a peg." Flora explained.
Harry could only shake his head while Lucretia looked visibly furious, "I see. Unfreeze her and remove the rope around her mouth." Lucretia said coldly as she and Harry walked towards them, not caring about their lack of clothing.
"Yes Ma'am." Flora replied before casting the spell and Pansy unfroze and lost the restraint on her mouth and she gathered herself just in time to stare up at Harry and Lucretia. While she was terrified to see Lucretia as annoyed as she was, she would confess her focus was on Harry's naked body and the surprisingly large cock he had.
"So that's how you charmed Lady Lucretia. You cast some spell to make your cock super big." Pansy said in a flushed tone.
"Finite." Flora quickly said before pointing the spell at Harry's cock, but it didn't do anything.
"Still think it's fake." Harry smirked
"Bloody hell." Pansy gasped since his cock was much larger than Draco.
"Now that we've established that Harry does in fact have a massive cock, let's get back to the reason you're all tied up." Lucretia said with a scowl
Pansy's embarrassment turned to indignation surprisingly quick, "Pettigrew told the world that the Dark Lord wasn't gone but instead of preparing Potter on a silver platter, you insist on questioning him about his opinions on us. Draco was convinced he had something on you and asked me to find out." Pansy answered. It was crap but I her mind, it made some sense.
"Gotta be honest, I still don't know what I did to make Lucretia like me, but it wasn't blackmail." Harry admitted.
Lucretia cracked a smile herself, "Rather ironically it was the incident with Draco on the train."
"What!" Pansy gasped in shock and even Harry was confused by that.
"From a young age my brother was raised to think he was the future of Slytherin and thanks to Dad's money and influence, everyone pretty much went along with it ignoring his clear flaws.
Upon meeting him, Harry shut him down quickly and ruthlessly calling him out for being a spoiled child and hexing him before he could even bring up dad in order to get him to behave.
When I came to find out what happened, Daphne looked visibly terrified, but Harry stayed calm and said exactly what happened without fear or hesitation. He told me to my face what he did to Draco, and I respect that quite a bit.
When the hat admitted to everyone that he should be in Ravenclaw, but he was sending him to Slytherin, I became curious to see how he would adapt. He's done so brilliantly." Lucretia revealed.
"We told him about the Death Eaters and our family's role with them. Even though he should've hated us for what we did, he made it clear that he'll judge us for us and nothing else. Not many people would do that." Flora admitted.
"I see." Pansy scowled.
Lucretia's smile vanished as she focused on Pansy again, "So now that we've settled that, it's time for Pansy's punishment. Seeing as how she was trying to steal from you Harry, why don't you decide her fate." Lucretia suggested.
Harry looked at Pansy and quickly dismissed her, "I don't care. Just take her back to her room and get her out of my way." Harry said icily.
"And this is why you'll always be a pathetic half-blood Potter." Pansy scoffed.
"Think what you want Parkinson. Think what you want." Harry scoffed back.
"You heard her Flora. Take her back to her room. Meanwhile Harry and I are going to finish what we started." Lucretia smiled.
"Alright." Flora chuckled before grabbing her wand to paralyze Pansy yet again before taking her back. Unlike Pansy she understood why Harry did nothing and it was further proof of why he was so fascinating to Lucretia and so respected by the Slytherin's. That said, she was going to make Pansy suffer and she had no doubt Lucretia would be okay with that.
Notes:• https://discord.gg/kENjq4PJM6 This is a link to my discord to discuss this story and many of my others
• Confession time. This chapter has been ready for some time but when I went over my final edit before posting I found that I really didn't like the way the chapter started. You won't see it in this version, but I had some Daphne Harry fluff ready before they entered the Great Hall and I couldn't quite make it work. I ultimately ditched it completely in the final edit but between that and me focusing most of my attention on Real world stuff this took longer. I did add a few plot bunnies and other chapters but now we're back.
• Poor Susan and Lavender. They want their Harry time, but fate keeps getting in the way. Don't worry that won't be the case for long.
• Pansy trying to help Draco but failing miserably is quite amusing.
• McGonagall shows she's not Dumbledore and things are going to change.