Dudley was sitting in the back of a police van that was transporting him to prison, all the shit he'd learned from constant TV watching was being ignored, no phone call, no court, do not pass go and do not collect two hundred pounds – go directly to jail.
He'd been fingerprinted, photographed and then told to strip, and the sight of that doctor putting lubricant onto his rubber glove would be giving him nightmares for years.
He was now dressed in some sort of boiler suit/coverall so brightly coloured that, should anyone escape, they could be tracked by weather satellite.
Dudley had two prison guards guide him through the building towards his new accommodation. Some of the shouts from the other inmates had the boy terrified, fresh meat, make someone a good wife and be like lying on a waterbed were a few that really terrified him.
His spirits lifted only slightly when he was shown into his cell and discovered it was a single, the door being locked behind him brought a slight measure of relief.
In one of the most insightful moments of his life he wondered if this is how the freak felt when being locked up in the house, resentful yet relieved that the others couldn't get at you.
Dudley heard shouts coming from the cells on either side of him, each promising a good time though he doubted if his 'enjoyment' was even considered as part of the deal. He lay down on his bed and silently cried himself to sleep.
Elsewhere people were hopping they'd done the right thing.
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Arthur Weasley was escorted into Molly's room by Griphook, He'd spent the afternoon trying to come to terms with the fact that his wife of over twenty five years was having her mind manipulated by a man the wizarding world respected above all others.
The betrayal he had felt at viewing his wife's trial now appeared insignificant compared to the pain of realising he had failed his wife and family, he had been unable to protect his wife and it had cost their youngest son his life.
Now he was being told that Molly might be lost to the world as well, Arthur Weasley was not a wizard who advocated violence as a solution but he would happily dismember one Albus Dumbledore with a blunt instrument.
He sat beside her bed and didn't know how to react, his emotions were in turmoil, as Arthur reached over and took Molly's hand the dam broke and he sobbed into his wife's still body.
He had no idea how long he had lain there but it was someone running their fingers through his sparse hair that drew him out of his funk, he looked up into the eyes of the person who held his heart since before they left Hogwarts and smiled.
"Hello love," she whispered, "I'm so sorry, I tried to fight him but he just kept using stronger spells until I didn't know what was him and what was me."
"You remember?" he asked.
"When I saw Harry and Ginny together it triggered a release and all his work started fading away, when I was fighting him he promised me that everything would be alright when they two got together. I clung onto that idea for so long and seeing Ginny Potter unlocked my mind."
Both now had tears running down their cheeks.
"She's so young and I hope she can forgive me, I never meant to hurt anyone and can only pray I haven't ruined their lives. I was told about Ron but was so out of it I couldn't even grieve, what happened to Hermione? Is she all right?"
Arthur wasn't sure if he should be giving his wife information but the pleading in her eyes left him helpless to resist.
"When we were arrested and Ron died, Ginny was in a terrible state. Harry and Hermione were the only ones who could reach her so she stayed with them. They then approached Bill about adopting her into the Potter family to offer her protection and a better life. The boys were unsure but agreed and everything they have seen since has convinced them they made the right decision. That's why she's Ginny Potter, Harry and Hermione adopted her as their daughter."
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