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Cassiopeia sat on the couch and silently wished everyone would stop asking her question after question. She put her face in her hands and let out an obvious annoyed sigh. Everyone became silent instantly and looked at the poor girl. She finally picked her head up and shook her head.
"Im not doing this. I want a shower." She announced. She went to stand up, but almost instantly sat back down.
"Cassiopeia, I can't do my job if you're not willing to cooperate with us." Harry told her, who had been called after Lysander had shared his concerns.
"Come on, Cas. He deserves it. He needs to rot in Azkaban." Albus told her eagerly. She simply shook her head.
"I get it. I do. Yes, he did things to me that I'll never forget. But he's a kid. He has his whole life ahead of him. Did you forget that we use to all be best friends? What if he changes? I don't want to be responsible for sending a dumb kid to Azkaban just because he chose to do something stupid." Cassiopeia explained. Everyone was taken back at first, but Lysander quickly spoke up.
"Baby, I can't help but to disagree with you. This is the second time he's done this to you and honestly, you look like shit right now. He's not going to change and he's definitely old enough to know what he did was wrong and he needs to face the consequences." Lysander told her. She sighed and nodded in response.
"Fine. Where do i start?" She asked Harry. Lysander smiled at her and took her hand into his.
"Well, in order to have a decent case against him, I need to know exactly what he did to you." Harry told her. She sighed and laid back against the couch before she began speaking.
"Okay. So Albus and I were suppose to go to Starbucks. I got there and I waited for what seemed like forever and it was like i blacked out. When I woke up, I had no idea where I was but Justin and Hayley was there. All I really remember was Hayley telling him to make sure he gets the video or something like that before she left the room. I remember seeing him take out his wand and he used the imperius curse on me before he, well you know." Cassiopeia explained, holding back tears in her eyes. Harry nodded while he took notes.
"Was it just that one time?" He asked her. She sighed and shook her head.
"No. He uh, did it four other times as far as i can remember, i kind of lost count. He only used the imperius curse the one time. He also used the Cruciatus curse on me a few times." Cassiopeia told him. She quickly wiped the tear that had escaped of her cheek.
"Just asking for a friend, if by chance he's not found guilty and someone literally murders him what will happen to said person?" Draco asked Harry. Harry looked up at him and smirked.
"I know I should remind you how well you've managed to change your family's reputation over the years but if by chance he is found not guilty, I'm just going to pretend you didn't just ask me that and just make sure no evidence points towards you, Malfoy. That advice applies to you as well, Lysander." Harry replied before he went back to writing on his notepad.
"I can tell this is a bit overwhelming for you right now, but I needed some information to get started on this case. I have enough for now." Harry said before sliding his notepad into his pocket. Cassiopeia smiled and nodded.
"My question is despite the fact that all of you were friends before, why wouldn't you want to report a monster like him?" Veronica asked her step sister curiously.
"Because that's the type of person Cas is. Despite whatever someone does to her, she's going to cling onto that one redeeming quality she found in you. I can't believe none of you have realized this about her." Lysander replied. Albus let out a sarcastic laugh.
"Okay, name one redeeming quality that Justin has? I bet Voldemort has more redeeming qualities than he does." He told her while crossing his arms.
"He has a few actually. He use to be the one that would cheer all of us up if we needed it. He was kind and thoughtful. His dream was to be healer. He hated to see people hurt or sick. He naturally felt the need to help others. Until Hayley and Lexi managed to change him completely." Cassiopeia explained with a shrug.
"You can't possibly find a redeeming quality for every single person that's ever existed, Cas. Thats just insane. He's no longer that person, he no longer has a redeeming quality. He's a monster." Scorpius told her with an eye roll.
"Last i checked, i can do whatever i want, Scorp." Cassiopeia told him with a shrug. Lysander got up, while looking down at his phone.
"I'll be right back, i gotta take this." He told Cassiopeia before leaving the room. Scorpius raised an eyebrow at his sister.
"Who the hell is Sarah and why has she been blowing up YOUR boyfriend's phone for the past ten minutes?" Scorpius asked her. She simply shrugged in response. "I bet he's going to come back in here with some random excuse to leave because he's cheating. On you. With Sarah." Scorpius told her.
"Scorpius, stop. Now isn't the time." Draco told him. Soon, Lysander had rejoined everyone else and let out a small sigh.
"Everything okay?" Cassiopeia asked him. He smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. I kind of have to go to work though." He said with an eye roll. "I'll be back soon though, I promise." He quickly added before kissing her on the forehead. She smiled and nodded.
"I love you." They both said simultaneously before he left.
"Told you." Scorpius said with a smile he couldn't hold back.
"Innocent until proven guilty, you jerk." Cassiopeia told him before throwing a couch pillow at him.
"I mean, he has a point, Cassi." Veronica told her sympathetically.
"Oh come on, Ly wouldn't cheat on her. Im sure he just got called in or something." Albus said defensively.
"Merlin's beard, i need a drink." Draco muttered.
"Count me in." Harry told him while following him into the kitchen.
"Thank you, Albus. You seem to be the only sane one here." Cassiopeia told him. "Now if you guys will excuse me, i need a shower." She told everyone before getting up and leaving the room.
"Oh, im definitely siding with you on this one, Scorpius." Valerie admitted. "So, how are we going to find out for sure?" She quickly asked, clearly excited.
"Never because there's no evidence because he isn't cheating." Albus told her.
"Whatever, im in." Veronica said.
"I've been waiting for this day since the day they started dating." Scorpius said with a sigh of relief.
"I can't believe im about to do this, but im not apart of this. Im joining the adults. Have fun, losers." Albus announced before making his way into the kitchen.
A/N: Shitty, i know. But here it is and i hope you guys enjoyed! So lets take a vote. Is Lysander cheating or not? Let me know what you think in the comments. Anyways, next update is gonna be a little crazy lol. Love you guys!
