The Anger .

"I received my Hogwarts letter a few days before my eleventh birthday. Until then, that was the only item of mail I'd ever received from the wizarding world. My Hogwarts letter confirmed my belief the wizarding world actually existed. It was the next day I found Diagon Alley."

"You've never received correspondence from the wizarding world until your Hogwarts letter?"

"Correct."

"My Lord, I would have believed there would have been a great many people in the wizarding world who would have sent you owls before then."

"That may be true. I have no way of knowing otherwise. However, I've never received them. And I have no explanation as to why."

"Very well. I have it on good authority Lord Sirius Black, recently exonerated of charges relating to the events at Potter's Cottage on the 31st of October 1981, and in the township of Coventry a few days later, is in fact your sworn godfather. Is this true?"

"Your good authority is both correct and has a big mouth. Yes, Lord Black is my sworn godfather."

"Ah. It appears the trial is about to start. May I speak with you on this at another time?"

"You may."

As Harry and the journalist were winding up their short talk, Harry noticed the members of the Wizengamot who were sitting in judgement had begun to enter the room. They went directly to their seats. Again, Madam Marchbanks took the centre President's seat while Amelia took the seat on the end.

Just as she was about to bang her gavel, Sirius walked quickly into the room and bounded up the stairs to sit next to Harry.

"What'd I miss?" he asked quietly.

"Nothing yet," replied Harry. "They only entered a few moments before you did. Cutting it a bit close there, weren't you, godfather?"

Sirius turned to look at him and gave a big grin. Harry was happy to see his teeth, which based on the last time he'd been able to see him were in a horrendous state, were now fully repaired and sparkling white.

Harry also noticed that, while his godfather still appeared to be quite gaunt, was moving much more fluidly and healthily. He was clearly bouncing back to full health. His hair was trimmed and his full straggly beard was trimmed back to a small goatee.

"You're looking much better, godfather," said Harry, eyeing the man critically. "Living with the Greengrasses is doing you a lot of good."

As Harry finished talking Madam Marchbanks banged her gavel three times and called the court to order.

"Bring in the accused," she called.

A moment later, Dumbledore was escorted into the room between two aurors. He was not, however, shackled in any way as he was attending willingly.

He approached the chair but, just before sitting down, took out his wand and reconfigured it into a plush throne-like chair. Then he calmly sat down giving the appearance he was there looking out upon his subjects, rather than being sat in judgement.

Madam Marchbanks then turned to Amelia and said, "Madam Bones; the charges, if you will."

What followed was a long afternoon of Dumbledore answering questions with misdirections, half-truths and just about every other form of avoidance Harry could remember reading about. It was quite clear how the man had manage to become the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the Chief Warlock and Supreme Mugwump all at the same time.

Harry also noticed that Amelia had made good use of the timeline he drew up as Dumbledore tried to claim that Harry's proper guardians, with the exception of the Greengrasses, were either imprisoned or were lying in Saint Mungo's. When asked why he didn't take Harry to the Greengrasses he said he believed the risk was too high the Greengrasses were servants of Voldemort.

That was when the memory of what Dumbledore and McGonagall said to each other while Harry was in Dumbledore's arms as he was being placed on the doorstep of Privett Drive was played.

Dumbledore had to dance a number of back-pedalling steps and claimed his memory was not so clear of the event. When asked about why Harry had not received any mail from the wizarding world until his Hogwarts letter he claimed, for Harry's safety, to have put up mail owl notice-me-not wards. His excuse was because the mail could have included portkeys or the like to spirit Harry away from the safety of his aunt and uncle. That gave Harry an idea for when he next spoke with the journalist.

There were many times during the questioning phase of the trial that Dumbledore was caught out not answering a question fully, or being otherwise disingenuous. It did him harm.

The questioning had gone on for so long that a break was called partway through for people to get something to drink or visit the toilet. Even Dumbledore's voice was becoming a bit hoarse.

In the end Dumbledore was found guilty of most of the charges. He managed to skive off being found guilty of the most serious, though; including the conspiracy and neglect charges.

However, he was found guilty of abuse of authority of his position as Chief Warlock in the remainder. When sentence was passed, Dumbledore was banned from returning to sit upon the Wizengamot in any capacity, and fined over ten thousand galleons. He was not, however, given any prison time. As an added bonus he was stripped of his position representing magical Britain on the ICW, which also meant he could no longer be Supreme Mugwump.

Furthermore, the temporary suspension of Dumbledore's claim over Harry as his magical guardian was made permanent. It was agreed Harry would be protected under the joint custody of Madam Longbottom, Madam Bones, Lord Black and Lord Greengrass. He would also not be permitted to claim loco parentis or magical guardianship upon any other minor, including students at the school.

"Damn!" muttered Harry. "That means we still have to put up with him at Hogwarts." Harry, Amelia and Cygnus all tried to see if one of the charges against Dumbledore could be levelled against the man in his role as Headmaster. However, everything illegal the man had done he had done in his role as Chief Warlock.

Harry raised how Dumbledore used the Hogwarts infirmary and school nurse to care for Harry for the near twenty four hours between the time he was removed from Godric's Hollow until he was dumped at the Dursleys. However, he could claim to have done it as Chief Warlock, which is precisely what he did during the trial.

Dumbledore was no fool. He knew if he said he'd done it as Headmaster, then his position as Headmaster would also have been put at risk.

After the sentence was passed Dumbledore turned to Harry and Daphne and said, "Harry? Miss Greengrass? I'll escort you back to school."

"Insulting me again, Headmaster, by using my first name?" mocked Harry. "And, sorry; but, we have further business to attend ere we return to Hogwarts."

With one of his unpatented grandfatherly put-upon sighs, Dumbledore said, "Very well. I expect to see you back before not too much longer." And walked from the room.

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