Just For You (A Married Drarry Fanfic)

Chapter 20 : Umbridge? More like umbitch!

If they think that I'll just leave them then they are very much mistaken. No one gets to insult my Angel like that, especially that old berk! It sure had taken a lot of coaxing from Draco when he had a nightmare that very night. Thank Merlin, I was with him. I was woken up by his screaming and that was the most terrifying thing I've ever heard in years.

The nightmares had stopped altogether after our seventh year together. It had taken immense effort and years of going to a psychiatrist to get there and I was not going to let that go to waste.

I had gotten him to tell me all about how they treated him at Ministry, three days before the second, and hopefully the final hearing. He still got the distasteful glances and sometimes an insult or two thrown at him. Our wedding had been good, according to him. That had stopped everything for almost two months, before they have resumed again, also Harry's presence during his visits to the Quidditch department helped. The hexes had stopped sometime along their second year of marriage but the insults never really went away. Harry thought Draco was playing off most of it and things were worse than he described them as. But harry let go of that for now.

He calmed himself down, at least he tried to do that. The hearing was in ten hours and he needed sleep if he was to kick the Ministry's ass the next day. But sleep didn't come to harry that night, not really. He started overthinking again, he thought of their careers, they both were slaves to the Ministry. Him with his monthly reports and their control over the way the team should play and how they couldn't just practice at this time or get vacations at that time, Draco with everything he had endured silently for all these years. There was no way he was going back to that hellhole ever again if he had a say in it.

It was early morning when he finally dozed off for a few hours. He woke up with a jolt, shit- I overslept. He had an hour to shower, get dressed, eat and see Draco before the hearing. He rushed through it, showering in record time, and quickly got dressed. He all but skipped breakfast, grabbing a granola bar before flooing to the hospital.

He met Draco with a charming smile, he could show his worry now, can he? Draco looked worried and judging by the bags under his eyes, he hadn't slept as well.

"Angel, it's going to be fine. We will win the case. There's no doubt in that! Please don't let it affect your health in this manner. You have gotten visibly thinner in the past week. What's worrying you like this?"

"It's nothing, love. I'm fine. You need to focus on the hearing. Now, you have all the points memorized, right?" he tried to sound assuring but harry saw right through that. He had that ever-so-slight quiver in his voice, he was also playing with his hands.

"What is it, Angel?" he said in a soft voice, that always seemed to work on him and it did. Draco sighed loudly and looked directly into Harry's eyes, the concern and worry etched there.

"What....what if they prove that I somehow did something? What if it was my fault? Maybe the ...mark? Its dark enough to do something plus this has never really happened before." his voice is small, barely audible. But harry understands where he is coming from, so he reassures him.

"They can't prove that because it was their lack of attention due to which this happened. You have nothing to do with it unless you count getting hit by a sodding bulger your fault. The mark is immobile, it has been since he died. Don't overthink this. I'll be back within three hours at most, with news of us winning this case, alright?"

I kiss his forehead, before bidding my goodbye and flooing to the Ministry.

Once I reach the Ministry, I find twice the number of reporters, I found on the first hearing. I mostly ignore them but catch some of their disgusting questions, to say the least.

A few of my friends are missing, Theo was on Auror duty and Ginny had something urgent. But Hermione was missing, he had talked to her yesterday and she had reassured him that he would be there. The others were seated on the benches, they all nodded when I walked in but otherwise kept quiet.

Slowly time past and at last all the details were announced.

Ms. Elphias again began," Mr. Malfoy-Potter, we have viewed the memories and it seems your complaints against the Ministry were quite right but when the Wizengamot inquired into the matter with the Department, they provided their respective memories which clearly shows the implementation of all the protection spells before the match. So the question of the accident took place remains unsolved." She frowned, the mystery was making her uneasy as well.

Umbridge started, "Hem hem, I'm still adamant that it had something to do with Mr. Ma-Draco. Seeing that we can't get his memory on this matter is a real shame. It would have-"

"Shut the fuck up before I do something which will make you disabled for life." harry practically growled out. He was fuming with rage. How dare she say all that?! Again?!

"Mr. Harry, I would urge you to refrain from such foul language during the proceedings of the court. And Ms. Umbridge, it had been proven and stated before the start of the hearings that Mr. Draco's memory is fragile at the moment and so is his mind, even asking for the memory would be inhuman."

"I would do such only when she stops insinuating that Draco had something to do with the accident, other than being the victim."

"Anyways as I was saying unless the Ministry or you, yourself find any proof to point out the other's mistake we shall remain at an impasse. Until then-" She was interrupted mid-sentence by Hermione entered the courtroom with a smug look on her face. She had found something.

"That won't be necessary, Ms. Doge. I have the evidence or rather the person at fault here. I would like to present Ms. Isla Jones, a trainee in the DSQP (Department of Protective Spells for Quidditch). She was the one who had spelled all the protective charms. Her being a newbie, of course, her magic wasn't strong enough to keep it through the entire game. Hence the mishap. So, it's clear that it was the Department's fault and not of Mr. Draco Malfoy-Potter."

She casts a smug look at Harry, who grins back at her, before taking a seat on one of the benches.

Ms. Doge interrogates the girl some more before casting a Silencio around the members so they can discuss about it. Harry finds many of them glaring at Umbridge from time to time. He can tell what she might be referring to as to get such glares. He casts a smirk in her direction but otherwise stands in his place.

Soon they conclude that it was the Department at fault, duh.

"A sum will be transferred to your joint Gringotts accounts soon for your losses and as an apology. The Wizengamot is adjourned."

And with that, all of them start to leave. Soon he is being hugged by his friends but he can't wait to get back to his Angel.

When he opens the door to Draco's room, he is beaming.

"So when are we celebrating? With all that money, we may as well as celebrate for the rest of our lives."

"How- never mind. I'm just happy that they won't spew nonsense about you anymore."

"So am I," he smiles and then continues, "I have some new as well."

A/N- Yes I ended it there.n't not make Umbridge the villain, I have no regrets. And I just could I know the updates are quite slow, I'm sorry. My mental health is being a bitch as always. I will try to be more regular, okay?
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