The trio was escorted to a bench area, waiting for their trial to begin. They saw all of their friends sitting in the stands. They saw Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ronald, Neville, and the rest of the Weasley's. Blaise and Ophelia saw their parent's, and the three of them saw Narcissa sitting in between the Weasley' and the Zabini's. As they were sitting down, they saw Lucius being escorted in cuffs.

"Where is my father going?" The Auror sighed.

"To Azkaban," Draco sat down and put his head in his hands. Ophelia rubbed his back and he let out a sigh.

The minister of magic looks at the trio and decided to get Ophelia out of the way.

"Ophelia Zabini, will you please make your way to the chair," The minister asked as he got his papers sorted. Ophelia let out a shaky breath and walked to the chair. She sat down, but she sat up straight. Just like she would in Beauxbattons. She also saw the headmistress of Beauxbattons, as well as some of her old classmates. They were giving her dirty looks, and it broke Ophelia on the inside.

"Miss Ophelia Zabini, you are being charged with being a death eater, being an accomplice to a murder, and serving your father, Lord Voldemort," He paused as people started to murmur around them, but had them silenced before continuing. "with taking down Beauxbattons, as well as Hogwarts." Ophelia felt her anger flare up inside her. Why the hell would they say that?

"Beauxbattons? Hogwarts? I had nothing to do with that! If anyone o recalls, I was protecting my family at both Beauxbattons and Hogwarts when we were attacked. I helped the first years get to safety-" Ophelia was cut off and sighed as she took in a slow, deep breath.

"Miss Zabini, do you acknowledge the charges that you are being accused of?"

"Yes, I do, but they are all wrong," Ophelia said strictly and the Minister sighed.

"Do you have anyone who would defend you?" Ophelia looked toward her friends in the stands, and they all nodded, including her parents and Narcissa. Ophelia decided she wouldn't even bother with the people of Beauxbattons, as they don't believe her.

"Yes, I do. Several, actually." The minister looked shocked and nodded.

"Well, who would you like to bring up?"

"The entire Weasley family, Harry Potter, Hermoine Granger, Neville Longbottom, Draco Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, My parents, and my elf Zinzsy." Murmuring started up once again and the minister spoke.

"Once everyone is silent," Everyone became quiet and spoke up again. "We will now begin. We will start with Harry Potter." Everyone heard Harry sigh and make his way down to the chair. Ophelia was escorted to somewhere behind the chair. Harry sat down and the minster shook his head lightly.

"Mister Potter, good to see you again," The minister joked as he sighed.

"Mister Potter, do you remember the first time you met Miss Zabini?" Harry frowned.

"Sadly, I do."

"When did you first meet her?"

"Right after Beauxbattons was attacked. Granted, I wasn't properly introduced until the next day, as it was around dinner time, but when I first saw her she had the curse 'Sectum Sempra' cast on her by Bellatrix. She was dying, and Snape, Blaise, and Draco had taken her to the hospital wing to save her." The minister looked at Ophelia.

"Bellatrix Lestrange attacked you?" Ophelia frowned.

"Yes, she and Lucius were looking for me. I lied about my identity because I had no idea what they wanted with me. So, she attempted to kill me. I had enough energy to sen don't my patrons to Hogwarts after I had sent my first one to you, and my brother picked me up and took me back to Hogwarts." The minister nodded and turned his attention back to Harry.

"So, Miss Zabini was then enrolled at Hogwarts and sorted into a house. Did you witness that sorting?"

"Yes, I did."

"What house did she get?"

"Slytherin,"

"How quickly did the sorting hat decide that house for her?"

"It touched a single hair on her head and said Slytherin." The crowned murmured quickly before they stopped.

"So, after she was sorted into Slytherin, how long did it take for you to become friends with her?"

"The next day. I had introduced myself and minutes later she came to the Gryffindor table and made friends with Ron, Hermoine, and Ginny." Harry smiled at the memory.

"So, did she use any spells or potions to make you guys be friends with her? Did she do anything to force you four to be friends with her?" Harry looked shocked.

"God no, she was just very kind. She was the kindest Slytherin. And because of her kindness, she also fixed Malfoy. She made him nice and everyone started to like him, and realize he only acted the way he did because of his father." Harry gave a slight smile and the minister continued.

"So, she never caused any harm to you or your friends?" Harry shook his head.

"No, in fact, she has helped us several times in return for nothing."

"Can you give an example of one of those times?" Harry chuckled, and everyone knew which memory he was going to bring up. Ophelia had to stifle a laugh so she wouldn't get in trouble.

"Certainly. If anyone in this room remembers, Hogwarts threw a ball in the winter before the break, and Pansy Parkinson and Lavender Brown had decided they were going to ruin Ophelia's and Hermione's relationships. Ophelia obviously with Draco, and Hermione with Ron. They had stolen ingredients from Snape's potions closet and made a polyjuice potion. So, when the Hogwarts ghost, moaning Myrtle had told us what they were doing in the girl's bathroom, us as in Hermione, Ronald and I, we went and told Draco and Ophelia. We then came up with the plan to put out fake hairs to see if they'd take them." Harry took a breath and the minister spoke.

"Well, did they?" Harry smiled.

"Sadly yes," Harry cleared his throat to stop him from laughing.

"Well, what hair was it?"

"Pansy got rat hair and Lavender got cat hair," Harry moved around in his seat and tried to remain serious.

"I see. So, they purposefully put out fake hair, instead of going to the headmaster?"

"We did think about that, Minister. But we knew that they would deny it. And no one was going to waste the ingredients for Veritaserum, so we felt like we were forced to take matters into our own hands. So, no, none of us went to anyone about that." The minister nodded.

"I see. Well, what happened after that?"

"Well, they turned into half human half animal things and had to stay in the hospital wing for a while."

"And after that? What did Ophelia do?"

"We had her birthday party at the burrow, where we were ambushed by death eaters."

"Yes, but what happened to Pansy?"

"That I don't know, minister. You will have to ask either Ophelia, Blaise, or Draco." The minister nodded and sighed.

"So, you're telling me that Ophelia Zabini, cause no harm to anyone?"

"Not that I know of. She wouldn't do any harm to anyone unless it was in self-defense." The minister nodded and sighed.

"Alright, that's all I have for you, mister Potter. You are dismissed." Harry nodded and gave a smile to Ophelia. It brought her some ease in some way. She was grateful that her friends were going to help her out.

"Alright, Hermione Granger, will you place come to the chair." Hermione nodded and made her way to the chair. Once seated, she sat upright, yet trying to be comfortable in a slight slouch.

"Miss Granger, you met Miss Zabini at the same time as Mister Potter, correct?" Hermione smiled and nodded.

"Yes, minister,"

"What was your first impression on Miss Zabini?"

"I was confused when I first met her. She is a Slytherin, and she was just so cheery. I had never experienced someone as joyful as her, let alone them being a Slytherin." The minister nodded.

"So, do you know who was there when she was being sorted into a house?"

"Yes, Harry told Ronald and me who was there. There were Pansy, Draco, Blaise, Luna Lovegood, Susan Bones, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout." The minister nodded.

"And, did Mister Potter tell you what had happened during the sorting ceremony?"

"Yes, minister. He told us that Ophelia was worried about the sorting hat. She was concerned about how quickly it had said her house. She didn't know it would be a bad thing." The minister nodded.

"So, did Ophelia ever do anything bad to you?"

"No, but we kept a big secret from her, so she was very upset with us." Hermoine frowned and Ophelia frowned too.

"And what was that secret?"

"That her boyfriend, Draco, was a forced death eater." The people shifted in their seats and the minister cleared his throat.

"And, what was her reaction to this information?"

"Well, she was devastated. She was sobbing. And right after the other, she found out Narcissa was also a forced death eater, as well as her parents and her brother. It was one right after the other. She then got angry because she could have come to them asking for help, but that's not exactly something you could have gotten help with."

"But, did she ever physically hurt anyone during that altercation?"

"No, minister." The minister nodded and hesitated before he spoke.

"So, neither you, Mister Potter, or Mister Weasley know what happened to Mister Malfoy, the Zabini children, or Pansy Parkinson after Ophelia and Draco went into hiding?"

"No. Besides Ophelia finding out her father was Voldemort, Ophelia and I were both tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange, and-"

"You two were tortured by Bellatrix?" Hermione frowned and nodded. Ophelia frowned as well. She hated thinking about that night.

"Sorry for interrupting you. You were saying?" Hermione thought for a moment before she remembered.

"Oh, and Draco and Ophelia had a fight when they first found out about her being Voldemort's daughter."

"How did the argument start?"

"Draco didn't believe her when she told him she didn't know about it. It took her threatening to take Veritaserum for him to believe her. Even then, they didn't talk for about a week." The minister nodded and cleared his throat.

"Speaking of Veritaserum," The minister paused and everyone could tell where this was going.

"We have some on hand. We are saving it for Mister Malfoy and the Zabini children. Are you three willing to take the potion when you are asked to?"

"Yes, minister," Ophelia spoke without hesitation and everyone was shocked. Draco and Blaise sighed and stood.

"Yes, minister. Blaise and I will take it."

"I need to hear it come from him, Mister Malfoy," Draco nodded and sat back down. Blaise looked irritated and sighed.

"Yes, I will," Blaise then quickly sat down and the minister nodded.

"Then that's settled. You three will take Veritaserum when I ask you to." The children nodded and Ophelia's heart started to ache. She just wanted to be held by Draco. She wanted to feel his warmth and hear his small whispers in her ear, telling her everything was going to be okay. Ophelia sighed and heard the testimonies of everyone else. Ronald had gone next after Hermione, and he mentioned all good things as well. Ginny had mentioned all good things as well, even how Ophelia had saved her life during the war, but never went into detail with the specifics. And then Molly Weasley got to the stand. The minister asked her the same questions as everyone else.

"So, have you seen Ophelia hurt someone?" Molly sighed.

"No, but she almost did," Ophelia looked up in surprise. 'What could Molly be talking about?' Ophelia thought. The minister looked surprised and straightened himself before he spoke again.

"And who was that?"

"Bellatrix Lestrange," The minister nodded and cleared his throat.

"How did she almost hurt the death eater Bellatrix Lestrange?"

"She, I guess accidentally, performed the fiendfyre curse." The crowd murmured and Ophelia frowned at the memory. She hated how he had become.

"Well, did anyone end up getting hurt, including Miss Lestrange?"

"No. Draco intervened and helped her calm down. Afterward, she felt so horrible she started to sob. She kept talking about how she isn't like him, and how she never will be. She was so upset with how upset she had gotten. Bellatrix had told her to go back to her father, more exactly to go back to daddy, and Bellatrix was also in the process of attacking me and my daughter Ginny. I know she had no ill intention but to just protect her friend and me as well, but no one expected her to create a fiendfyre." The minister nodded and took a glance toward Ophelia. He noticed how she was trying her hardest not to cry. The minister sighed and nodded.

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"Alright, Misses Weasley, that will be all." Molly nodded and she went and hugged Ophelia. At that moment she broke down and cried into Molly's shoulder. Draco stood quickly but the Aurors wouldn't let him go to Ophelia. This enraged him. His love obviously needed him. She needed his comfort, and she needed it now. The minister noticed this and he waved off the Aurors blocking Draco. He ran over to Ophelia and rubbed her back. When she noticed it was him she flung herself into his arms. She was grateful that he came to her aid when she needed it.

"I'm not," Ophelia whispered loudly. She didn't mean for it to be loud, but everyone essentially heard her confession of not being like her father. The minister already made up his decision, but he still had to have her drink Veritaserum.

"Miss Zabini, all I need you to do now if drink Veritaserum. Can you do that?" Ophelia sniffled and nodded. Ophelia turned to the minister and spoke.

"If I may, I'd like to do something with Draco and Blaise. It will only take a minute," The minister thought about it for a moment before he sighed.

"Is it okay if it waits until their trails are over? Does it have anything to do with proving their innocence?" Ophelia nodded and spoke.

"Yes, it is very important to proving their innocence, including mine." The minister nodded.

"Very well, you three will present yourselves in front of the court and show us your evidence of being innocent. After that, the jury will vote whether you three are guilty or not." Ophelia nodded. The Auror then walked Ophelia back to the bench and brought Blaise up to the chair.

Blaise's questioning came and went. He used the same people that Ophelia used for testifying. They all said the same thing. That when Blaise was younger he was horrible, but they realized that he was forced into the life he was in and that he never wanted to hurt anyone.

"Mister Zabini, are you saying that Lord Voldemort had forced you and your parents to become death eaters, or else he'd kill you three?"

"Yes, minister. If you don't believe me then I'll drink that Veritaserum now." Blaise was getting irritated. 'This is fucking ridiculous.' Blaise thought. He thought all of this questioning was not necessary. He just wanted all of this to be over and go home. He just wants to sit alone in his room in peace and quiet. The minister knew the boy was getting irritated and cleared his throat.

"After Mister Malfoy is questioned, then you will need to drink Veritaserum. That will be all, Mister Zabini." Blaise stood and the Auror walked him over to Ophelia. He patted Draco on the back as he was being led away with the Auror. Draco sat down in the chair and the minister sighed.

"Mister Malfoy, like your father you are a death eater, is that correct?" Draco frowned.

"Sadly,"

"And, did you willingly get the dark mark?"

"No, I was forced into it," The minister nodded.

"How so?"

"It was either me and my mother joined our father, who willingly took the dark mark, and lived, or we refused and died." Whenever Draco says that Ophelia's heart breaks for him. She hates how her love went through all of that pain without asking her for help.

"You were forced into taking the dark mark?"

"Yes, minister," Draco was beyond nervous. He was afraid that the minister wouldn't believe him. Draco was becoming more irritated by the second, but he was trying to keep his composure for Ophelia. Ophelia noticed and tried thinking of ways she could help him from afar. She listened quietly as the minister continued.

"So, who threatened you and your mother? Lord Voldemort or your father?"

"Both," Ophelia frowned and shook her head lightly. She couldn't believe that happened to him.

"I see," The minister cleared his throat and sighed.

"Do you have anyone who would like to testify for your behalf?" Draco thought for a moment.

"Well, Ophelia, Blaise-" Draco thought for another moment. He didn't know if he should include Harry, Hermione, and Ronald. Sure, they were his friends, but he didn't know if they would do that for him.

"Anyone else?" Draco started to panic and started to stutter.

"Hermione, Harry, and Ronald." Draco became embarrassed and started to turn red. He started to shift from side to side in the seat and the minister looked toward the trio.

"Which of you would like to go first?" Harry quickly stood and started to walk to the seat. Draco sighed and Harry patted his back before he sat in the chair and Draco was moved to the sidelines.

"So, Mister Potter, do you have any occasion that would be beneficial for Mister Malfoy's case?" Harry smiled.

"Yes, I do. However, I don't know why Ophelia didn't mention this one." The minister nodded and waited for Harry to continue.

"In one of our DADA classes, we were learning about the Patronus charm. Draco didn't know how to make one, and I had learned the charm in my third year. So, that entire afternoon, I helped Draco, along with Ophelia, with his Patronus charm." The entire courtroom murmured loudly and the minister made them be quiet.

"But, death eater's can not create a Patronus charm. It's impossible," An Auror rudely brought up and Harry got angry.

"Draco Malfoy is my friend. He successfully created his Patronus charm, and we even capable of creating an animal." The minister became shocked and stayed silent for a moment.

"I see," He shifted slightly and began to speak again.

"Does Mister Zabini know how to create a Patronus as well?"

"Yes sir, he does. And obviously Ophelia knows as well since she helped me teach Draco how to." The minister looked at Ophelia.

"Was that what you wanted to show us?" Ophelia nodded. The minister nodded.

"All right, very well. If you three could perform your Patronus' one at a time, starting with Mister Zabini, that would be excellent." Blaise nodded and stood. He took in a breath and let it out. He was silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Expect Patronum!" Blaise's Patronus ran around the room. His Patronus was a dog. Blaise then stopped thinking of his memory and the dog went away. The showing of the Patronus charm was a one-way ticket to going home.

"Mister Malfoy, you are next." Draco nodded and turned around to grab Ophelia. He took her hand and Ophelia furrowed her brows.

"Draco, what are you doing?"

"Shush," Draco brought her to the middle of the room. Everyone was confused and the minister was about to question him when he stopped himself. He quieted the room and watched intently. He saw the love in the children's eyes and realized what Draco was doing. He had a small smile on his face as he watched Draco cast his spell.

"Expecto Patronum," He said quietly and the ragdoll cat ran around the room, never going away. Ophelia's heart swelled and she shed a silent tear.

"Expecto Patronum," Ophelia had done a small movement with her hand, notifying everyone she hadn't used her wand. Ophelia's phoenix flew around the room and didn't go away after a minute. The entire courtroom realized just how in love Draco and Ophelia were. They also noticed how innocent the three kids were.

"I think we have seen enough," The minister smiled and was about to continue with his decision when a couple walked into the room.

"She killed my baby!" Ophelia looked shocked and Draco put Ophelia behind him. Draco glared at the couple and started to shake.

"No, your slut of a daughter got what she deserved." The man glared at Draco and tried to make a grab for him. Ophelia's anger grew and she started to shake. She was trying so hard to control her anger. She didn't want to lose control in front of all of these Auror's, especially the minister of magic.

"Ophelia got our daughter killed, and we want justice for her!" Ophelia threw up a protective barrier around her and Draco. Draco finally saw her seething anger and embraced her. He whispered sweet nothings into her ear as she shook.

"Your daughter tried to kill me, tried to kill Draco, tried to ruin my relationship with Draco, and tried to get Draco to sleep with her. Your whore and mistake of a daughter was killed by my father because she was warned several times to never hurt me or the ones I love. And what did she do? The exact opposite! So that fucking cancer you call a daughter is now gone, and it's the best good fucking riddance I've ever witnessed. That is the one thing I will always be grateful for him doing, and that was him killing your kid." Mister Parkinson was fuming and he tried to make a grab for Ophelia. The shield was flaming with fire and Mister Parkinson burned his hand. He screamed in pain and Misses Parkinson raged.

"I'll kill you for killing my baby!" She was then dragged out of the courtroom and Mister Parkinson brought out his wand.

"If I can't kill you, I'll kill the next closest person to you." He quickly looked at Blaise and Blaise already had his wand out.

"Don't fucking do it," Blaise warned and Mister Parkinson didn't care.

"Avada-"

"SECTUM SEMPRA!" Ophelia quickly screamed and Mister Parkinson flew around the room. Ophelia covered her mouth and looked scared. She can't believe she used that spell again. Blaise looked scared for Ophelia. They were so close. They were almost home. The shield went down and Ophelia immediately ran over to him. She held her hand over the top of his wounds and started to murmur the spell used to heal her all those months ago.

"Vulnera Sanentur," His wounds started to heal and his blood started to go back into his body. He quickly went back to his feet and was gasping for breath.

"You will pay for this. We will kill you and your family, no matter how long it takes!" Before he could be arrested, he disappeared into a cloud of black smoke. Ophelia realized her situation and fell to her knees. She put her head in her hands and cried silently. Draco tried to rub her back but she put up another protective shield, however, this one was strictly around herself. Draco frowned and kneeled down to face her.

"You're not," Ophelia started to sob and gripped her hair.

"I don't want to be," Ophelia tucked her hear between her knees and sobbed.

"You are nothing like him,"

"I could have killed him," Everyone felt Ophelia's pain, and they also felt the darkness inside of her.

"I can help you, love, please let me help you." Draco pleaded with her.

"Why can't I control it?"

"You never knew it existed, so you never had to control it." Ophelia started to shake from her pain. She knew that this might be the last time she ever sees Draco again. She wanted to take in his face one last time, but she also didn't want him seeing her this way.

"Ophelia, my love, I can help you control it, just like how I had to control mine." Ophelia shook her head.

"They won't let me. They're gonna take me away, and I'll n-never see you ag-gain." Ophelia sobbed as she started to accept her fate. She was realizing that she will be thrown in Azkaban for what she had done. Ophelia's friends felt horrible for her, as they knew how hard this must be for her. The minister had no idea what to do now.

"Ophelia, how long have you had this - darkness - inside you?" Ophelia sniffled and tried to breathe normally to speak.

"Since I was a k-kid," Ophelia furiously rubbed her eyes and the minister spoke once again.

"Have you ever lost control before this? As a child?" Ophelia thought for a moment and was about to say no when Misses Zabini spoke up.

"Minister, she won't remember the event, but yes she did. However, it was strictly in self-defense. I can show you the memory myself." Ophelia stared at her mother in horror.

"I hurt someone?" Ophelia's lip trembled and Mister Zabini spoke up quickly.

"Honey, he hurt you first. You had every right to. You were so young when it happened, you blocked it out." Ophelia frowned and nodded. The minister then took a moment with Ophelia's mother to look at the memory, and he came back and rubbed his face.

"Your mother is right. You unknowingly defended yourself, so that would be a problem. But I need you to take Veritaserum now, so we know if you've been defending yourself or not the past few months." Ophelia nodded and stood. She let go of her barrier and Draco bomb rushed her and held her.

"You'll be fine. You haven't killed anyone, you're a perfect person, you're heart is filled with so much kindness and love, sometimes I don't even understand it. Everything will be okay. I promise. Because when we are all told we're innocent I'll protect you with everything in me. I'll never stop loving you, no matter how bad that darkness gets. Because in the end, that's all it is. A nuisance. A controllable nuisance. Something that you have never had to do. I can help you if you let me. And when we get-" Draco cut himself off. He didn't realize that he was that close to exposing his thoughts. He glanced around the room and cleared his throat.

"When we get what?" Ophelia was mesmerized by Draco. She was hoping he would say something that would change their future for the better, but Draco claimed up and gulped loudly.

"We can talk about that another time," Draco gave her a nervous smile and Ophelia nodded. Draco kissed her head softly and Ophelia closed her eyes.

"Everything will be fine," Draco whispered and Ophelia nodded. An Auror came with three small bottles of Veritaserum. Ophelia grabbed hers and looked at the minister. Draco grabbed his bottle and was to her left, Blaise grabbed his bottle and was to her right.

"Now, you three will drink at the same time. I will ask a question out loud and you three will take turns answering. Always starting with Draco, and always ending with Blaise. Is that clear?" The children nodded and sighed as they drank the potion.

"What are your names?"

"Draco Lucius Malfoy,"

"Ophelia Zabini,"

"Blaise Zabini,"

"Have any of you hurt someone that wasn't part of self-defense?"

"No,"

"No,"

"No,"

"Have you ever killed someone?"

"No," The children all spoke at once. The minister gave a small smile and cleared his throat.

"Ophelia this question is for you," The minister paused as she nodded.

"What happened to Pansy Parkinson?"

"Which time?" The minister sighed.

"All of them, quickly please." Ophelia took in a breath as she spoke.

"First, she threatened me in front of Draco and my family. Then she made a team with Lavender Brown so they could help destroy my relationship with Draco and Hermione's with Ronald, then they both stole ingredients from Snape's closet to make a polyjuice potion. Hermione and I left out animal hair saying it was ours. Then at the ball back in December, Pansy turned into a human Rat and Lavender a human cat. They were in the hospital wing for months. At this next point, Draco, Blaise, and I were held in the Malfoy Manor. Mostly me against my will because of Voldemort. Pansy joined us at some point and kept trying to ruin my life there. She was planning on killing me. She at first used a bat-bogey hex when me and Draco were trying to make up after a big fight,"

"About Voldemort being your father?"

"Yes," The minister nodded and sighed.

"Continue,"

"Then after that, I cast the spell Sectum Sempra. I didn't mean to, and I don't know why I went to that spell, maybe because Bellatrix almost killed me with it, I don't know. But I did. After that, I beat her up with my fists, then I left to let off some steam in the sparring room. She was healed with the spell and some potions. It was then revealed to her that I was Voldemort's child and that if she tries to mess with me or my friends again there would be consequences."

"And she didn't listen?"

"She's dead now isn't she?" The minister nodded.

"Anything else after that?" Ophelia frowned and nodded.

"She tried using the killing curse on Draco. She said if she couldn't have him then no one could. She was going to kill him. So, I quickly got in front of him and cast Expelliarmus." The minister nodded.

"Is this true, boys?"

"Yes, minister," The minister nodded and sighed.

"What happened next?" Ophelia furrowed her brows.

"I don't know. It was weird. A see-through blue shield appeared around Pansy and I, and I saw the spirits of my mother and my father's previous form. They spoke to me. They told me how much they loved me and how I needed to let go of my spell. I don't know why it happened, but it did." Ophelia shed a tear and Harry looked at them surprised. He knows exactly what she is talking about.

"I see, what happened after you let go?"

"Draco held me while Voldemort went over to kill her with Nagini, his snake. Nagini struck her ten times, and Voldemort killed her with the killing curse."

"And this is all true?"

"Yes," The trio said in unison and the minister nodded.

"So, Ophelia," The minister paused and Ophelia felt scared.

"You will not be going to Azkaban. You are a good person, and you are nothing like your father. Just try not to use curses that you know you shouldn't use. Draco and Blaise,"

"Yes?"

"Is it true that you two were forced to take the dark mark due to Voldemort threatening you or your parents?"

"Yes," The boys spoke instantly and the minister sighed.

"Then this trial is officially over. The three of you, as well as your families, are innocent. Except for your father, Mister Malfoy. He will be in Azkaban for a while."

"Good riddance," Draco covered his mouth and Ophelia tried to stifle her laugh. The minister chuckled and sighed.

"You three are free to go." The minister stood as did the Aurors.

"Minister?" Ophelia spoke and everyone looked at her.

"Yes?"

"What will happen to the Parkinson's? You heard and saw them threaten us." Ophelia felt scared again and the minister sighed.

"We can assign Aurors to protect you three from them. Or, at least Mister Parkinson, as we have Misses Parkinson in custody." Ophelia nodded and gave a small smile.

"Thank you." The minister left and Hermione ran up to Ophelia. They cried into one another's shoulders and held one another. The girls missed each other dearly.

"Are you okay?" Hermoine asked and Ophelia nodded.

"Yes, you?" Hermione smiled and nodded.

"I am now," Ophelia smiled and heard a throat clear behind her. She froze but turned around and curtsied.

"Headmistress," Ophelia stayed in a curtsy and waited for her Headmistress to tell her to stand.

"Ophelia, please stand." Ophelia stood and kept her eyes away from the Headmistresses. She had no idea what was going to happen and was very scared.

"We were wrong about you, Ophelia. I was given information that you did help the first years to get to their dorms safely, and you did fight against the death eaters that attacked us. For that, we are sorry we blamed you for something you didn't do." Ophelia's lip started to tremble, but she pulled herself together quickly.

"Thank you, Headmistress." Ophelia curtsied once again.

"Ophelia, look at me," Ophelia was surprised, but she still looked her Headmistress in the eyes.

"We are proud of you. Whether or not whose child you are." Ophelia smiled and shed happy tears. Draco then came up from behind her and grabbed her hand.

"Come on, love. We have to get going now." Ophelia nodded and went to curtsy again when the Headmistress stopped her.

"That isn't necessary, Ophelia." Ophelia smiled and nodded and walked away with her friends and family.

They all apparated to the Malfoy Manor and when they did, Draco picked up Ophelia and spun her around in a circle in the garden. Ophelia laughed and Draco joined her. The children messed around outside and played a bunch of games. They tried to distract George from thinking about Fred for a while, and it worked. Ophelia went to relax with Hermione and Ginny why Harry and Ronald came up to Draco.

"So, that little speech you gave during the trial, what were you going to say to Ophelia?" Harry smirked and Draco blushed.

"That's none of your business, Harry," Ronald and Harry snickered as they knew they made Draco uncomfortable.

"Well, I'm sure you meant nothing by it. I mean, not like you're planning anything big like a proposal or something." Harry patted Draco's knee and started to sit up.

"Don't tell her!" Draco grabbed Harry's arm and Harry smiled.

"Don't worry, your secret is safe with us." Draco nodded and everyone went about their day.

At the end of the night, Draco stopped Hermione and Ginny and pulled them aside.

"I need you guys pretty soon. I want to buy Ophelia something special," Draco gave them a look and Ginny got excited.

"Draco, are you planning on proposing to Ophelia?" She whispered and Draco looked around and blushed. The girls squealed quietly and quickly quieted down.

"We'll help you. With the ring, everything. We promise!" Hermione whispered and quickly left with Harry and the rest of the Weasley's.

Draco and Ophelia went to bed that night, Ophelia having no clue what's going on, and Draco knew that within the next week he will have proposed to Ophelia.