43 Legal Battle Begins

"It goes to a warded filing cabinet in my office," was the answer to the unspoken question.

"Right, I'm still getting used to magic," Harry said as he waved his hand and made the chairs more comfortable, which got a raised eyebrow. "Well, here is my story so far…" he then proceeded to tell about the last week and left nothing out.

Waters showed great skepticism about the new magic, but held his tongue. It wasn't important to the matter at hand. He asked a few questions, here and there, and wrote most of it down.

Harry went on and on about his treatment so far, and our hero even asked if the guy could do something for Sirius and was met with a 'we'll see' look. When he was done talking, he finished off his breakfast and banished the mess with a wave of his hand.

"Well, this is a fine pickle you've got yourself into," Waters sighed as he jotted down the last of Harry's story on his legal pad. "Not that you've done anything wrong, it's just that all of this will be hard to prove. I mean, you're accusing the Great Albus Dumbledore of mind-rape, but it is in the bylaws that he is allowed to do what he did. Professor McGonagall can state that she was bringing you here for safety reasons. The Weasley boy can claim that he was being a friend and holding your items. As for Snape, well, if we have no proof, and with your memories gone..." he let it trail off there. He was upset that the boy had gone through so much in such a short time, but the laws were not on his side.

"One question, does my name being picked for this contest mean that I am an adult, even if I have no intentions of competing?" Harry asked. He had already known that everything else was a long shot.

"Yes, if you have access to all of your family holdings, then you were claimed by magic as to being of age. The goblins are correct you cannot be forced into a contract against your will. You can be tricked, so be very careful on what you sign, but if you had nothing to do with your name coming out of the Goblet then that contract is null for you. However, the person who entered your name might want to be wary," Waters agreed, making more notes. "I will also remind you that someone could be trying to kill you by adding your name. You would do well to learn to protect yourself."

"I am, I'm learning all I can," Harry agreed, cursing the fact that he hadn't really thought of that. 'Was this what I was supposed to be listening for? It does make sense and I hadn't realized it, not really', he thought. 'I'm going to have to add more security to my mindscape. Oh, maybe some photon torpedoes to shoot from my eyes. That would be cool,' was another notion. "How does me being an adult effect my case?" he asked, still dreaming of shooting people from his eyes. Then again, maybe not something so fatal, unless necessary.

"Well, with you being an adult since Halloween, we can get a restraining order against Albus for preforming mind arts. But, since he didn't know at the time, and you were an injured student, that is the best we can do," he said quickly at the gleam in his client's eyes.

The teen sighed, but nodded that he understood. "I still need to talk to a few people, but if I can get proof that Snape did something to aid my condition, then can we throw the book at him?"

"Oh definitely, that man is a menace to society, and I, for one, would be happy to see him thrown in Azkaban," the lawyer said viciously. His grandson had wanted to be an Auror, but since he had been in Hufflepuff, he got low scores in his potion's exam and was now being groomed to take over the family law firm. Which the boy hated, but had little recourse.

"What about Sirius' case?"

"Right now there is a Kiss on Sight order for him. I can talk to him via his house elf, get his story and hand it over to the authorities, but Fudge can quash it without a problem. He doesn't want to look bad and if the Head of an Ancient and Noble House was falsely accused… that would make him lose face in the eye of the public, even if it wasn't his doing," the lawyer explained as he put his papers together.

"Well damn, I'll let him know and I'll make sure to keep in touch with you via my house elf, Dobby," Harry said, going over in his head how he was going to corner a ghost.

"Very well, let us go and talk to Madam Bones. Just remember she is a good woman and follows the law the best the Ministry will allow her. There are many things that bog down her job. Don't take it out on her what politicians do. The law is not on your side with this," Waters warned, already getting a feel for the boy's hot temper.

"I'll try," was all Harry would agree to.

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