It's OK To Not Be Ok...Right?

115. Show Me Love

It took a good thirty minutes for Draco's eyes to return to their normal grey that Sloane adored, probably because it was his first time but as the two sat in the corner together whispering quietly, no one else opened their mouth to say a word. It was too strange. The whole afternoon had been some random event that started from nowhere, completely blew up and revealed many truths that no one would have known about if not for it. Jerry and Kingsley did not come back but sent Colson to the school to explain what was happening and that they should continue on with the meeting in their absence. 

"So, he is being questioned?" Blaise asked smirking. Colson nodded. 

"And what exactly is he being charged with?" Tina folded her arms waiting for the reply. It had often been her experience that when it was a Ministry member who was being arrested for whatever reason, he was often treated better than others who may have been guilty of the same crime. She didn't like the thought of him being somewhere in the Ministry and talking his way out of what happened. 

Another Auror, William, frowned. "Well, there is quite a bit. Let's see:
- Sexual harassment for both Arabella and Miss Trent as well as another lady who came forward.
- Assault on Miss Sage with a weapon
- Hostage-taking
- Threatening an Auror or Aurors in this case
- Discrimination against Mr Malfoy and Mr Zabini
- Carrying a weapon with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm
- Disarming Aurors, security personnel and the Minister for Magic
- Resisting arrest
He has quite a list of things," William scratched his head. "I am sure I am forgetting something. He is currently being detained in a holding cell for the remainder of the weekend as the Wizengamont are not available to hear his case until Monday at the earliest."

"So he is behind bars for the night?" Arabella smiled. 

"At least two," Colson nodded. "Let's hope he gets a cell with a view of a nasty dementor." He smiled at the group.

"So," William clapped his hands together. "What were we doing before -"

"Before that asshole opened his mouth and started spewing his malicious, sexist and downright disgusting views about my boyfriend and two of my best friends?" Ginny offered as he father opened his mouth to protest and then closed it again. He agreed with his daughter so he wasn't going to stand there and correct her. 

"Uhhh yes?" William asked looking at the red head like she could seriously hurt him. She could. 

Tina could see a lot of herself in Ginny and chuckled. "You are feisty and headstrong and stand up for what is right. I like you Ginny." Ginny blushed. "I believe we were trying to think of ways to bring Euan out into the open. Every time we think we have him sussed, and we can anticipate his moves, he completely changes his patterns and behaviours."

William sighed. "Yes, we had hoped that we would have at least made an attempt to get to him by now." He rubbed his head and checked his watch. "It's getting close to dinner time," he looked around at the students. "We might as well call it an evening. You go and get your dinner and rest up." He looked to the parents. "Go home and spend time with your families. We can reconvene tomorrow morning in the Transfiguration office and maybe go through tactics then?"

Narcissa and Tina exchanged glances as Christina Zabini spoke up. "I am sure the kids would like a day to themselves before classes. We can come back and work on a plan, but let the kids...be kids." She wasn't rude, she was merely making a suggestion. One that the kids wanted to protest against. 

Colson shrugged. "I am sure you guys are fed up on research and making scenarios. You have exams coming up I am sure you need to prepare for."

"I promise," William offered, noticing at least three opening their mouths to no doubt object. "If we come to any decisions or ideas that might work, we will call you. Steven may have thought you don't deserve to be here, but I think every one of you has proven to be an asset, and we could really use your help."