Surreal
That's how everything feels when they slip in the back row with Harry.
Like this has just all been one too long nightmare.
She hopes she could just wake up and this would all be over,
and he'd be next to her.
Harry takes her hand.
"You're shaking." He whispers.
And she has no answer
Because yes, she does
And no, she doesn't have any way to stop it.
The High wizard stands up.
She closes her eyes and lets out a shaky breath.
"Draco Lucius Malfoy. The jury has made its decision. Once the sentence has been declared, it's final. Is there some final words you would like to say for yourself Mr. Malfoy?"
She opens her eyes to see him shake his head.
Hopes he would look up.
But he doesn't
And the High wizard goes on: "Based on the statements from you and witnesses here today, the Wizengemont has decided that you are, in fact, guilty of most charges placed upon you. However, we take into consideration that you were a minor during most of these events, and that you were forced to act under pressure from the Dark Lord, who threatened to kill your family. Since he made those threats when you were still legally a child, the Wizengamont believes you saw yourself in a situation where you had no other choice than to follow commands."
She's holding her breath.
"The jury also wanted to take into account your recent acts to stop the Dark Lord and help Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, risking your own life while doing so. Mrs. Bones?"
A woman from the jury table stands up.
"The jury has decided, that even when Draco Malfoy can be found guilty for most of the charges placed upon him, he doesn't deserve life in prison. Taking into consideration all recent events we sentence Draco Lucius Malfoy six months of house arrest, in a house of his choosing. After that Mr. Malfoy will be in constant surveillance from the ministry for two years. If, during that time, he shows no signs of dark arts we consider him free of all charges."
She breathes in and collapses her head to her knees.
That's it!
This is finally it!
And he got away with house arrest!
She wants to run to him,
but feels like all the energy has been sucked out of her.
All this time and now he's finally...
well,
not free literally,
but as good as!
"Hermione, I can't feel my fingers!" Harry whispers.
"Sorry!" She mumbles and let's go of his hand.
"Maybe you should go to him?" Harry shrugs.
That's about the only thing she knows she should do!
The only thing she wants to do.
Other than that it's all a bit blurry.
"Thank you, Harry!" She hugs him close and then walks out of the courtroom.
Her steps much lighter than in months!
.
.
.
House arrest
for the next six months.
That's his final sentence.
And it feels completely surreal.
He gets to even choose which house he's going to live in from now on.
And he tells them it's his mother's cottage
if it's still standing.
Now he's standing outside the ministry,
sunshine hitting his eyes,
feeling all unreal.
He's tired
and hungry
and dehydrated
and dirty
and the sun already burns his skin.
But he's not going back to Azkaban!
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Erase and Rewrite (Dramione)
FanfictionDraco escapes from the Malfoy Manor with Hermione Granger's dead body in his arms. But she isn't as dead as he thought she was. Not all of her was gone, Only her memories. Why does she remember his eyes when all else seems to be covered in thick bla...
