Cursed Wolf II

Chapter 14 Free and Cleared Headed

Hermione was pacing back and forth in the police station waiting to be seen by Captain Wells.

The door opened and an older officer came in and looked at Hermione.
“Excuse me miss but you’re Hermione Granger?”

“Yes I am. I heard Harry Potter was arrested. I don’t know what you’ve heard or what you’ve been told, but I’m alive and well.” Hermione said using up all her breath.

The man looked at her and holding out his hand said,
“Identification please.”

Hermione handed him her school picture id.

He looked at her and then at the school id and then nodded.

“Can I see Harry now,” Hermione asked.

“Yeah I guess so. We were going over his charges but since you are alive and looking alright, but we do need to ask you a few questions.”

“Like What?”

“Did Professor Potter try to coerce you to go or leave with him from the New Years eve party?”

“No.”

“Did he force himself on you at anytime that evening or after you left the party?”

“No he never force himself on me. I…”

“So you didn’t have sexual relations with Professor Potter.”

“Yes we did, but I was the one who pursued him, not the other way around. I seduced him,” thinking it would be better for her to take the blame than him. After all, she was the one who did the strip tease that night and tried to give him a lap dance. He played the proper, professional gentleman.

“Well Cedric Diggery thought you were kidnapped, raped, and murdered by the Professor,” the officer recalled, “Do you know why he might think this?”

“Yes. He was my boyfriend until I found out he was cheating on me. He propositioned me that night at the party. He’s just jealous,” Hermione reasoned, “ But how did he know we were together.” Then Hermione remembered the footsteps she heard following her, before Harry ran to catch up with her. Cedric must have been following her.

“What evidence do you have that I was kidnapped, raped and murdered.”

“Cedric reported that he saw the professor go after you, as others noticed him go after you left. He .. showed us some underwear that had blood stains on it. It had your blood and we believed his semen, it was evidence that you could have been raped. And no one had heard from you in days… we thought you had been murdered. Your roommates Kat … Terry and Mike swore up and down he would never harm you.. that Professor Potter had a special soft spot for you.”

“So he can be set free,” Hermione asked.

“Yeah, unless the school presses charges on him for teacher student abuse or sexualharassment..”

“But I’m an adult legally.”

“That won’t matter. You’re his student.”

“Not if I quit school. I haven’t signed up for any classes yet.”

“Well that’s up to the school and the school board.” the officer said getting up and opening the door, “ come on, follow me.”

They walked down the corridor and through a few doors. There was a barred area in a room and Hermione quickly scanned the small cell.

There in the corner with his face in his hands was Harry.

“Harry!” Hermione gasped aloud.

Harry’s head popped up. As he looked at Hermione the looked of misery faded from his face and a broad smile of relief came through.

The officer unlocked the door and Harry bolted out of the cell and into Hermione’s arms. The young lovers embraced each other, lips covering lips, their arms clutching their bodies as close as possible.


They ended their kiss and the two started on their way out hand in hand; until they heard,
“Excuse me, Mr. Potter, but I would like a word or two with you.”

Hermione looked up to see a man, wearing odd clothes, at a door, looking very official waving them over.

“Mr. Fudge?” Harry said nervously and as he tightened his grip on Hermione’s hand protectively.

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They were escorted into a large room that looked quite different from the police station. Hermione was allowed to sit to the side box next to another box with a number of other people. Harry was left standing on the floor in front of Mr. Fudge

“Mr. Potter it has come to our attention that you have been using magic to manipulate, stalk and seduce one of your students, although she is a witch and knows of your powers. What say you?”

“Not guilty, but not innocent.” Harry told him.

“Explain yourself.”

“ I confessed to Hermione that I threatened her parents a long time ago. I told her that I gave her a potion that would make her sleep and I admitted that I was going to try to lay with her, but I didn’t. The wolf in me wouldn’t let me. And in my wolf form I watched and stalked her. BUT, I didn’t harm her or even touch Hermione.”

“ You used magic to keep her in the school room. You used Legilimency on the girl to find out how she felt about you?”

“NO! Only to see if she trusted me sir,” Harry explained.

“The question is did you use magic to push your thoughts into her mind.”

“No sir. I did not.”

“You didn’t tell her that you gave Cho Chang a love potion to lure her away from her then boyfriend, Cedric did you?’ Mr. Fudge grilled him.

All of the color drained from Harry’s face, and he swallowed hard.
“No sir I did not tell her that.”

Hermione felt a sharp pain in her heart and she felt dizzy hearing what Harry did.

“Or that as you talked to her, you manipulated her into asking you to go to her boyfriend’s game with her that day. That you goaded Cedric at the game, telling him that..I quote ‘She will never be yours,” Mr. Fudge pointed out.

“No I didn’t tell her that yet,” Harry grew paler if that was possible.

“You used a confusing potion on her. You know the laws in the muggle world Harry and you broke a big one. You seduced a student…”

“No he didn’t, I seduced him. I went after him.” Hermione came to his defense.

“But my dear he was already planning on seducing you (as when the next semester was going to be ending.) this phrase desn’t makes sense He almost had you in your own bed not to long ago.” Mr. Fudge said.

Hermione looked at Harry as he peeked up at her and she mouthed ‘Why? I loved you.’
But she knew why, the wolf inside him, he had to have her.

Some anguish and shame left his face and his lips grew into an almost angry expression, ‘I couldn’t lose you again,’ he mouthed.

“The formal charges against you are were manipulating, seducing and unlawfully using a magic potion and the use of Legilimency on a female student. The court has found you guilty on all charges but seducing since Miss Granger confessed she did the seducing. We hereby demand that Harry’s memory be erased of Miss Granger.”

“NO” they both shouted at the same time.

“Harry, I don’t see any alternative. You have had a history of pursuing Miss Granger for years. The first when you too young, then when you were old enough you chased her and when she got to her sanctuary, YOU still went after her.”

“But I was willing to let her go. Her parents were going to send her away. So she came with me.”

“Yes I know,” Mr. Fudge informed him, “And then Marcus contaminated her so she had to go back anyways after you severed their connect.”

Mr. Fudge shook his head and sighed looking at Harry.

Harry's eyes filled with tears,
“No sir please, I beg you. She wants to stay with me. I know she does. Just ask her. Just ask her. You’ll see.”

Hermione's ears filled with the echoes of his calls from years ago, she wanted to stay with him then and now.

“Please sir, let Harry go. I love him.” Hermione whispered, as she rose from her observer box.

“Then, you will find love again, if that is what Is destined for you,” Mr. Fudge said.

Two guards went to either side of Harry and started leading him to the center of the room.

“Wait Harry, Harry,” Hermione shouted and started climbing over the barrier to get to him.
Two more guards seized her, holding her back.

Hermione wrenched free from their clasp and started for Harry.

Harry turned to see what the commotion was and the guards pulled him away to the center of the room as he yelled,
“I love you Hermione, no matter what happens, I will always love you.”

Mr. Fudge pointed his wand at Harry’s head.

Hermione tried to reach for him and Harry stretched his hand out to touch her for one last touch, one last embrace.


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I've written two endings for this story, and will be posting them both.