The Boy Who Hated Living

This Bitch

The next morning Danny went to the ministry with Arthur, they took the subway and Danny had to show Arthur how to get in. Once they got off they walked to a red telephone booth and Arthur spoke, "Ah, here we are, I've never used the visitors entrance before, should be fun."

The two walked inside and Arthur put some money in before putting in a number, they waited for a minute before it started moving. They went down like they were in an elevator and when it stopped Arthur opened the door and they both walked out. There was a crowd of wizards and witches walking around, many that came in used the floo and a booth was set up to sell the daily prophet.

They stepped into an elevator and Arthur said hello to one of the people inside and Danny glanced at the paper airplanes above them. Arthur spoke, "Interdepartmental notes, we used to use owls, the mess was unbelievable." Kingsley then walked into the elevator and stood behind Arthur before whispering something to him.

Arthur looked shocked, "Merlin's beard, thank you Kingsley." He looked at Danny, "They've changed the time of your hearing."

Danny looked at him, "To when?"

"In five minutes."

Danny sighed, "Great."

The elevator then started moving and when almost everyone else left the elevator they finally reached the floor Danny's hearing was on. Arthur looked at Kingsley who nodded before the two stepped out, they walked through the halls until they got to the door. Arthur spoke, "Remember, during the hearing speak only when you are spoken to."

"Keep calm, you've done nothing wrong, as the muggles say, truth will out, yes?" Danny nodded, "I'm not allowed in I'm afraid, good luck Danny."

Danny took a deep breath before walking closer to the door and whispering, "Will you stay?"

Death answered, "Of course."

Danny opened the door and soon found himself sitting in a chair as Fudge hit his gavel to get everyone's attention. "Disciplinary hearing of the twelfth of august into offences committed by Danny James Phantom. Resident at number four Privet Drive Little Whinging, sully interrogators Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Minister of the-."

He was suddenly cut off, "Witness for the defence Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."

Fudge looked at the man, "You got our message that the time and place of the hearing had been changed did you?"

"I must have missed it, but by a happy mistake I arrived at the ministry three hours early." Everyone looked confused and Dumbledore spoke again, "Charges?"

"The charges against the accused are as follows, that he did knowingly and in full awareness of the legality of his actions produced a patronus charm in the presence of a muggle." Fudge looked at him, "Do you deny producing said patronus?"

Danny looked at the man, "No."

"And you were aware that you were forbidden to use magic outside school while under the age of seventeen."

"Yes."

Fudge looked at the court, "Witches and wizards of the court-."

Danny cut him off, "I only did it because of the dementors."

The court started to whisper before a woman spoke, "Dementors, in Little Whinging?"

Fudge spoke, "That's quite clever, muggles can't see dementors can they boy, highly convenient."

"It's not convenient, it's the truth, there were two of them and if I hadn't-."

Fudge interrupted him, "Enough, I'm sorry to interrupt what I'm sure would have been a well rehearsed story. But since you can produce no witnesses of the event-."