Unity & Perseverance

Harry's Hearing

A/N: This chapter is purely from Dorea's pov, but like the previous two, the next ones will probably all be from one or two person's perspective.

Next Chapter: Sirius, Dorea, Harry and Amelia move to the new house, and Harry has a revelation.

Dorea felt very anxious as she watched Harry leave with Mr Weasley out the front door to go to his Hearing early next morning. What if they expel him? She couldn't help but ponder the idea in her head, they'll snap his wand in half and he'll never come to school with us again!

She tried to push those horrible thoughts away as she was dusting the furniture in her grandfather's old study with Amelia and Tonks. Tonks even flipped through some of the documents that looked to be over fifteen years old, maybe even twenty. "Listen to this - ' Dear Mr Orion Arcturus Black, your application to the position of Board Chairman for the League of Purity Council has been approved. Please find attached our Code of Conduct and confirm your Approval.'"

"League of Purity? Sounds like some Death Eater malarkey." Amelia piped up as she was dusting the old wooden bookshelf.

"Who on earth would keep letters of the least important things? He even kept monthly updates of the balance of the Black family vault." Tonks muttered as she attempted to carry on dusting out the drawer. It was quiet for a few moments, as they resumed work. "Dorea, you've been dusting that same shelf for ten minutes, it doesn't need to be sparkling."

"What? Oh.." She realised that she had in fact done just that. "I was just thinking about Harry."

Tonks looked sympathetic. "I just know they'll let him off. Amelia Bones is strict but fair."

"I have a feeling Fudge will have a nose in at his trial, though." She admitted. "He'll be pulling all the strings in the shadows."

"He'll definitely be there." Amelia said as she turned to them. "He'll have an influence."

"Albus will make sure it swings in Harry's favour, trust me." Tonks said kindly.

Dorea was about to mention her disagreement to that statement, yet kept it to herself.

Harry came home around about midday, and they all held their breath as they awaited his verdict. "I got off!" He announced gleefully.

The whole kitchen erupted in cheers. Fred, George and Ginny started chanting "He got off, he got off," whilst everyone else crowded around him. Sirius looked simply delighted, as did Remus. She hugged him when the crowd finally dispersed. "How was it then?"

"Well, I was almost five minutes late to the thing."

"What?" She replied, gasping.

"They conveniently changed the courtroom and start time. They sent an owl to Privet Drive - obviously still thinking I live there, and they sent one to the Burrow too. Thankfully one of Mr Weasley's colleagues told us or else I would have been screwed."

"What did Dumbledore say?" Hermione enquired, when they were back up in the girls bedroom discussing the trial.

"He spoke in defense of me, and buggered off without a word when it was all done." Harry grumbled.

"He didn't even say a well done or a congratulations?!" Ron said incredulously. "That's terrible!"

"And when me and Mr Weasley were leaving, guess who we saw talking to Fudge? Only Lucius Malfoy." Harry continued. Ginny made a noise akin to Crookshanks growling.

"Why was he talking to the Minister?" George piped up.

"God knows. Maybe... I don't know, maybe Fudge is secretly supporting Voldemort and is just waiting for him to take over, but is hiding his true loyalties." Harry said.