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Chapter #26: Suspicions, part I.

Harry and Draco didn’t want to watch more memories, what they had learned to this point was more than enough to make them question what they were going to do now.

“What do we do? Do we tell my father or not?” Asked Harry with a concerned tone.

“Are you crazy? You’re going to have to answer for all the things we’ve done…I know you’re the monster, but I witnessed most of it, and that means I've been covering your crimes. I didn’t denounce you, I’m an accomplice too!” Draco was worried about his situation.

Harry ignored him. On one hand, he wanted to tell his parents everything, but on the other hand, he was worried about his father’s sense of justice, if he knew about the murders, he was sure he was going to get locked up, and then, all his work and the people that depend on him would get killed.

“I think we should calm down and think things through before we do something crazy,” Harry suggested.

He was expecting Draco to explode at him, but surprisingly, the blonde nodded understanding.

“You know what? You’re right…We shouldn’t be hasty,” the blonde was more relaxed than Harry expected him to be.

They decided to stop the watching session for now and get back to their homes, it has been a tiring and interesting day, but it would be better if they gave themselves some time to process what they witnessed.

“See you tomorrow?” Asked Harry to the blonde with a calm tone.

“Yeah…See you tomorrow,” Malfoy told him with a tired expression.

Watching memories is amazing but tiring at the same time, they said their goodbyes, and soon they departed back to their places, Harry was happy for all the progress he made, he was happy to be back at his place, he was going to rest well and take a bath, however, he barely moved when tens of Aurors appeared and surrounded him.

“Harry James Potter…You’re under arrest for breaking the curfew and for the assassination of Corban Yaxley!” Announced Henry his brother.

His father and Tonks were there too, the metamorph was looking at him with a sad expression, and his father was disappointed.

“What is—” Harry couldn’t believe what was happening, and then he was silenced by his father.

“You have the right to remain silent, everything you say could and would be used against you in a court,” James put Harry under a binding spell, and now he was completely restricted.

Harry looked at his father with a desperate expression, James, on the other hand, was sad and disappointed, probably wondering who failed whom. The next few hours were a mess, Harry had no wand, he was secluded in a room, trying his hardest not to break, but then the realization hit him.

“It’s over…Everything I worked on, is over,” Harry couldn’t help but feel sad at the realization, it was a nice dream to think about a world where people aren’t restricted or discriminated for their blood status.

Harry soon started to work with his mind, he needed to think about what to do, when they arrived at the station, they did some tests, and his wand was surely being tested by the forensic team to see if his magic matched what they had probably found at the dark wizard’s place.

Harry was so lost in his thoughts that he didn’t realize when two other people joined him in the room, judging by their outfits and their sleeve-covered arms, he knew they were part of the secret service.

“You’re in big trouble, Potter,” one of them said, this wizard had the name Lestrange written on a plaque on his chest.

“The evidence points towards you, there’s no doubt about it,” this one was McNair.

Harry decided to remain silent, he was going to use that right until his attorney came, he was hoping she would arrive soon, as he was getting a bit desperate, he needed Andromeda to get here quickly.

“What do you have to say about this, Potter? A witness has told us that you were seen out after curfew the night Yaxley disappeared,” Lestrange told him with a serious look.

Well, it seems like either he was too unlucky or someone was stalking him, somehow, that person realized he was doing something shady after curfew. However, something good came out of this, it seems like they haven’t found Yaxley’s body, their only evidence was the fact that he was out after curfew, but they had no clue about what happened.

“Come on, Potter, you can get out of this easily…You only need to rat your family,” McNair said with a smirk.

Harry didn’t say anything, but he didn’t look happy at the mention of his family, they had nothing to do with what he had done.

“Come on, don’t try to deny it, Harry…Can I call you Harry?” Lestrange didn’t even care if he answered. “Harry, we know your parents are onto something…We know they were friends with Dumbledore, and we know your father was personally trained by him, which means that your family is getting ready to destabilize our great government,” Lestrange was sending him a happy but dangerous look.

Still, Harry remained silent, he was going to use his right until the end.

“What awaits you is worse than death and most of all…Your family is going to be the pariah of our country after this little incident…That’s the legacy you want? That’s what you want your parents to experience?” McNair was getting angry.

Still, nothing came out of the emerald-eyed wizard's mouth.

“Well, it seems like we’re being too nice…” Lestrange took his wand out. “Crucio!” He said angrily.

Soon Harry’s screams could be heard in the room, there was one clear thing: this interrogation wasn’t going to follow the typical protocols, it’s clear that these guys were allowed to get the truth in any way they could, and there was nothing anyone could do to stop them.

“Shall we use veritaserum?” McNair questioned his partner with a bored expression.

He was more into axes and brutality, the cruciatus curse was too boring for him, but if his partner was happy, he was going to let him have his fun.

“No…We’re going to play with our friend here for the next few days and then he either dies or…He breaks and acts as we want him to, whatever the outcome is, I don’t mind it, I heard he’s friends with the Longbottom boy, it seems like he’s going to share the same fate as his friend's grandmother!” Lestrange and McNair laughed.

Soon, they continued “interrogating” Harry in the worst possible way, never in his life had Harry experienced this much pain, and yet, protecting all those he knew was his top priority, his parents, Tonks, and even Malfoy, he didn’t want them to go through what he was going through.

Meanwhile, outside the room.

“I demand to see my client!” A curly-haired woman said with an annoyed expression.

Two young witches looked at her with disdain, their arms were covered by sleeves.

“Sorry, lady, but the secret service has the authority to do their interviews as they please, if you have any complaints, we can pass them to our leader, but I’m not sure he’s going to be happy about it,” one of the witches said with an amused expression.

Meanwhile, in James’ office, the older wizard, his wife, his son, and Tonks looked tired.

“James…Why did you let them arrest him!? They have nothing, just a rumor about him being out after curfew!” Lily demanded with tears in her eyes.

It was a clear setup, but legally, the Secret Service could do as they wanted, and there was nothing they could do about it.