Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling does, I just own this fanfic and OCs. The OC Xander Scamander belongs to Supernova2015. No copyright intended!

Ch. 19

Spilling The Beans/Epilogue

Harry was released from the hospital wing a couple days later and went to the Ministry with Xander. He even informed Harry that Albus Dumbledore had been arrested after the Dursleys and Dudley's gang were arrested, and had his trial yesterday. Albus was given the option of being sentenced to ten years of supervised probation instead of 50 years in Azkaban (as well as retiring as Hogwarts headmaster) if he pleaded guilty, which he agreed to and told the Wizengamot he hoped to make up for his actions while on probation, but he was still stripped of being the Supreme Mugwump of the ICW and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. Xander could tell that Albus actually meant what he said and developed a pang of conscience, but the former Hogwarts headmaster will have to wait for some time to gain Harry's trust (knowing that he needed to prove it, and that respect is earned, not given). Once the trials for the Dursleys and Dudley's gang started (with Harry's friends jeering at the muggles), Minister Cornelius Fudge banged a gavel and Judge Mitchell McNeal (who was a muggle judge brought in at the best interest of the Dursleys), took a seat next to the minister. Vernon, Marge, Petunia and Dudley were the first, while Dudley's gang would be next.

"Alright," said Minister Fudge, banging his gavel again to signal the start of trial, then he spoke to Xander. "Mr. Scamander, you may address the Wizengamot."

"Thank you minister," said Xander as he pulled out something from his pocket and handed it to Harry. "Harry, I wanted to wait until court was over, but there a number of things you aunt and uncle kept hidden from you. So go ahead and read this."

So Harry took the parchment and unfolded it. It was his Hogwarts Acceptance letter and he started reading it.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," said Harry, then he continued reading. "Headmaster, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Supreme Mugwump, Chief Warlock, International Confed. Of Wizards). Dear Mr. Potter, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

As Harry started reading, Xander could see the anger in Vernon's eyes (as he, Petunia, Marge and Dudley stared from their respective chairs that they had been chained to by shackles).

"Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term starts on September 1st, with the Hogwarts Express departing at 11:00 AM from King's Cross Station. We await your decision by no later than July 31st. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, deputy headmistress."

Utter silence filled the courtroom once Harry finished reading the letter. Everybody was eyeing the Dursleys with anger, but Vernon and Petunia continued acting overconfident. Marge silently dismissed all that as foolish nonsense while Dudley was simply confused.

"Now that Harry has read his Hogwarts letter, there is one last question" said Xander, shooting a glare at the Dursleys. "How come Harry knew nothing of the wizarding world until a few months ago? I think it's because the Dursleys didn't want him to know at all." (Then he addressed Vernon and Petunia). "So… Dursleys… as much as you want to lie through your teeth, there's no point in doing so anymore. Harry knows everything he needs to know now, so you might as well confess everything."

"Alright, we'll admit it," said Vernon grudgingly. "We swore when we took him in, we'd put a stop to all of this utter rubbish altogether!"

Everybody gasped at what Vernon said. Harry gave his so-called relatives a dirty look.

"At last," said Xander proudly. "The truth comes to light!"

"So it's true," said Harry, trying his best to keep his temper in check. "You knew all along and you never told me?"

"Of course we knew," Petunia grudgingly admitted to her nephew. "How could you not be? My 'perfect' sister being who she was. My mother and father were proud the day she got her letter. 'We have a witch in the family. Isn't it wonderful?' But I was the only one to see her for what she was… a freak! And then she met your father, and then she had you. I knew you'd be just the same, just as strange and just as... abnormal. And then, if you please, she went and got herself blown up! And we got landed with you."

"I knew it!" said Harry. "I knew you lied to me about my parents dying in a car crash!"

Utter silence filled the room once more. Katie and Karley had their hands over their mouths at the revelation. They remembered the day they met Harry (when he still believed the lies he'd been told).

"You hear that, people?" said Xander. "A car crash, a simple car crash killing Lily and James Potter!"

"We had to tell him something!" snapped Petunia.

"Now that's what I call an outrage," said Xander. "A scandal!"

"He'll not be going!" said Vernon firmly, refusing to give up. "Petunia showed me her sister's letter, and I even read it. It mentioned that all sorts of bloody books and other sorts rubbish, like these sticks called wands."

"Forbid him to go, my foot," said Xander. "I seriously suppose a great No-Maj like yourselves will stop him, can you?"

"No-maj?" said Harry, confused. "I thought they were muggles!"

"I'm sorry, Harry. I forgot to tell you." Xander apologized. "In America where I'm from, we call muggles, No-Majs." (Harry nodded his head in understanding. Then Xander turned his attention back to the Dursleys). "Harry's name has been on the list ever since he was born. There's no way you can stop him from going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the finest magical school here. He'll be there with kids his own age, seven years and he won't know himself. He'll also been under the greatest headmaster Hogwarts has ever seen, Albus Dumbled…"

"I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Vernon screamed out at the top of his lungs.

Vernon's yell went throughout the whole room. Everybody was stunned at what Vernon thought of Dumbledore. Everyone was disgusted by that revelation, so disgusted that even one person threw up in a bucket. Vernon was oblivious that he had gone too far.

"This dummel guy is soooooo stupid," Vernon boasted proudly. "He knew he wouldn't get far if I hadn't demanded money from…"

"WHAT?!" shouted everybody in the courtroom.

"Yes," Vernon bragged. "I pretended to cooperate with him. I forced him to get me money in order to 'keep the freak' forever. I even 'assured' that the freak would be taken care of. We always pretended to enjoy the freak's company, but the dumbles guy was talked into not checking on him. We couldn't have anybody tell tales."

"SO ALBUS WAS COMPELLED INTO COOPERATING WITH YOU?" asked Xander, getting more and more furious.

"For the most part," Vernon boasted once more. "He really thought the freak would be better under our care, so I took advantage of his senileness, if one could call it that, and…"

"HOW DARE YOU?!" yelled Xander.

"HEY, THE FREAK WAS GOING TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE," claimed Vernon. "AND THE ONLY WAY FOR THE FREAK TO STAY WOULD BE TO EARN HIS KEEP…"

Harry read the first part of the letter once more. Now he knew why Dumbledore was still recognized for his achievements mentioned at the top of the letter. He was mostly blackmailed into doing what he did. Xander was so furious that he could barely speak, but he still still pointed his wand at Vernon.

"Alright, two things," said Xander fiercely, interrupting Vernon. "One, you are in no demand to make Harry not attend Hogwarts. He's no longer under your care, he'll be under mine once court is over."

Did they hear right? Harry was removed from their custody. Harry couldn't help but smile, he considered Xander his true guardian angel.

"And what's number two?" asked Petunia arrogantly.

She realized too late that she made a tremendous mistake. Xander's temper was so low that it resembled a ticking time bomb on the verge of exploding.

"NEVER," screamed Xander, pointing his wand at Vernon and Petunia once more. "I MEAN, NEVER INSULT ALBUS DUMBLEDORE, IN FRONT OF MAGICAL FOLK EVER AGAIN!"

Then Xander turned his attention to Dudley, who was still as fat as he had been. Xander turned his wand on Harry's fat-whale-of-a-cousin and cast some non-verbal magic. This resulted in Dudley transfiguring into a pig, much to the amusement of everybody in the courtroom since they all burst out laughing, Harry especially. Vernon, Petunia and Marge were terrified to see their 'precious little angel' having been turned into a pig, literally.

"TURN HIM BACK, TURN HIM BACK!" demanded the adult Dursleys.

"Only if you apologize to Harry and admit to him everything you kept from him." said Xander seriously.

So they did just that, then Dudley was changed back into his normal form. Marge struggled in her shackles to try and free herself.

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? RELEASE ME!" she demanded.

"Oh yeah, about that." said Xander, then he raised his wand at Marge, shocking the Dursleys, especially Vernon. "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

A burst of brilliant green light shot out of his wand. This hit Marge all over her body, and her arms relaxed in their shackles, she was dead. Vernon was horrified that his sister was now dead.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" Vernon cried out tearfully. "YOU SAID YOU'D LET HER GO!"

"That's the problem, Vernon," said Xander, showing him a writ giving him permission to use the killing curse on Marge. "I can read people's faces like a book. Marge would've tried giving Harry a clean shot to the head if we'd released her from the shackles. By the way, here is something you need to see."

Xander handed some form to Vernon, who took it and read it. Vernon's face turned white, white as white Christmas while Xander smirked.

"What is it, Vernon?" asked Petunia.

He handed his wife the form. Petunia gasped in horror, it was a letter from Smeltings Academy and they denied Dudley's entry form.

"Dudley has been denied?" asked Petunia in utter shock.

"WHAT?" asked Dudley. "WH-WHY?"

"Think about it, Petunia," said Xander. "Your husband's confession at Grunnings has been all over the news. So it's obvious the head of Smeltings would deny Dudley, considering how you all treated Harry."

Then some of the aurors brought in Dudley's gang, who were also in shackles. They demanded to be let free, which foreseeably fell on deaf ears. Piers even tried his mock-cry act, making the aurors, the minister and the muggle judge shake their heads in disgust.

"WHY YOU…" Vernon started saying, through gritted teeth.

"As for you and your friends, Dudley," said Xander as he turned to face Dudley and his gang. "I thought about informing the parents of Mr. Polkiss, Mr. Rearden, Mr. Landfree and Mr. McNickol, since it was obvious that they were failures in how they were raising them. So I've made arrangements for the five of you to be sent to… St. Brutus's Secure Centre For Incurably Criminal Boys! Isn't that great?!"

"WHAT?!" screamed the Dursleys and Dudley's gang in unison.

"As an added bonus," Xander continued. "The school not only accepted the entry for Dudley and his friends, but now's the best part, which Harry suggested while he was in the hospital."

"What would be this so called best part?" asked Dudley.

"On behalf of Harry Potter," Xander went on. "St. Brutus centre even agreed to make sure you and your posse will be placed… IN… separate CLASSES!"

"NO!" screamed Dudley. "Y-Y-You can't d-do that!"

"That's right," said Xander. "Since you five prevented Harry from making friends to the max, what better way to get back at you than to annihilate your entire friendship!"

Dudley and his gang paled at the revelation. They felt like it was the end of the world. Still, Xander was far from finished with what he had in mind.

"That's what Harry had in mind for a great idea," Xander continued telling Dudley. "If you and your gang are in separate classes, you won't be together anymore. If you aren't together, you won't be able to enjoy each other's company and ruin Harry's life anymore. How great is that?"

Dudley was mad that 'the freak' would dare to suggest this. Vernon was flabbergasted when he found out that St. Brutus's Secure Centre For Incurably Criminal Boys was a real institute after all. Petunia was pale as a ghost when she heard that Dudley and his gang will be split up for good. Once the aurors unlocked the shackles to take Dudley away, he punched one and waddled over to Harry, who had a smug grin on his face. Then Dudley tried to punch Harry in the face, but it didn't do anything except break Dudley's wrist somehow.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Dudley in pain, as he clenched his wrist.

"How'd that happen?" asked Vernon rudely.

"This!" said Harry, pulling out a bottle of Skele-Strength Potion from his pocket. "I could tell something like this would happen. So I took some of this before trial started. I had been working on this potion for several months, and before the start of trial was the perfect time to test it. It seemed like it worked very well."

Dudley had enough of 'the freak,' and charged at him. Then Harry gave his cousin a kung-fu kick to the face, which knocked him out. Xander knew that this earned Dudley more charges added to his juvenile record. Vernon and Petunia charged at Harry when their respective shackles were unlocked. Then Xander tossed Harry's wand to Harry, who caught it and blasted his aunt and uncle against a wall, knocking them out cold.

"That earned Vernon and Petunia a one-way ticket to Azkaban." said Xander, then he faced Minister Fudge and Judge McNeal. "Minister... judge… with your permission, I will decide their fates."

"Granted!" said Minister Fudge and Judge McNeal simultaneously, banging their respective gavels.

"Alright," said Xander to Vernon and Petunia, as soon as they regained consciousness. "Now, Dudley and his gang's fates have already been decided. As for you Vernon and Petunia, you've treated Harry with nothing but hatred and cruelty for most of his life. You punished him for no reason whatsoever, forbade him from doing a number of things, prevented him from making friends or plans, etc... etc! Now, all of your bad karma has finally come back to bite at you. Both of you have officially become one of the worst enemies of the wizarding world. Given the severity of your crimes, along with what Harry had to deal with under your care, you two are imposed to the maximum penalty allowed, on behalf of the wizarding world. That penalty is a one-way ticket to Azkaban for 100 years in maximum security, and this is also on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II."

Xander pulled out a form and showed it to Vernon and Petunia. It indeed showed the queen's signature on it. Vernon and Petunia went paler more than ever.

"No," Petunia pleaded pathetically. "Please, anything but Azkaban, please!"

"Okay," said Xander. "Number one, you know your wizarding history, very good. And number two, you should've thought about that before you all started the abuse."

"Sentences granted!" said Minister Fudge and Judge McNeal at the same time, banging their respective gavels again.

Then some aurors came in to escort Vernon and Petunia to Azkaban, while some of the other ones came to take Dudley and his gang to St. Brutus's Secure Centre For Incurably Criminal Boys. Marge's corpse was also taken out on a stretcher and covered by a white sheet. Katie and Karley were giggling as they watched Dudley and his gang being taken away to face the same fate they'd given Harry for all those years. As Harry walked out of the courtroom, he spotted Ragnok and Griphook, who had a surprise for Harry.

"Your mother was the true owner of the Dursley's house," Ragnok revealed, showing Harry a contract. "But since you happen to own it now, what will you do with it?"

"Sell it," stated Harry, once he read over it. "The Dursleys won't be getting out of Azkaban anytime soon."

"Not only that," said Griphook. "But, Albus' signature as a witness was forged. Proven when we did a blood test."

"Oh, okay," said Harry. "This must be another reason why he's still recognized for his achievements?"

"That's right, Harry," said Griphook. "The true culprit behind that was… Barty Crouch Jr, and he also impersonated Albus. We had talked to him about that void marriage contract and using that spell to remove that ring from you, and the heirlooms magic within it. That's when he began reverting back to his original form, he had been using polyjuice potion. He even put your parents under the Imperius Curse to make them write in their will that said Albus wasn't to be trusted, just so Crouch Jr could get away with his crimes."

"Merlin!" exclaimed Harry while everyone nearby paid attention. "It seems like my so-called relatives had no knowledge of that."

With that revelation, Amelia and several more aurors followed Ragnok and Griphook over to Gringotts to apprehend Barty Jr. Upon bringing him back, Barty Jr was given veritaserum and he confessed to everything that everybody thought was Dumbledore's doing. The real Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore was found in a closet in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts. He was taken to St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries to get his malnutrition treated. Minerva McGonagall acted as temporary headmistress during his recovery while Filius Flitwick, the charms teacher acted as temporary deputy headmaster. Barty Jr was chucked back into Azkaban, after having escaped with the aid of polyjuice potion. More charges were added to his record and he was put into a maximum security prison cell, for the rest of his natural life.

(Several months later)

It was September 1st, the day Harry was finally going to be starting his first year at Hogwarts. He was happy to have Xander as a mentor and having undergone better training he needed before starting Hogwarts. Harry was on Platform Nine-And-Three-Quarters with Xander, Remus and a man with shaggy black hair. The man was Sirius Black and he had his trial three weeks ago and was found innocent of the crimes he was falsely accused for. Remus and Sirius even moved into Potter Manor after that trial to be there for Harry. As Harry started walking toward the Hogwarts Express (after saying his goodbyes to Sirius, Remus and Xander), he heard the familiar voice of Karley Bell calling out to him.

"Are you alright, Karley?" asked Harry when he saw the sad look on her face.

"Yeah, I'm just reluctant to see you off, while I have another year to wait." said Karley.

"I know, but this day was bound to get here," said Harry. "And besides, the Christmas holidays will be here before you know it, and I'll make sure you get to see me."

"Okay," said Karley. "But please write to me from time to time."

"I will," assured Harry. "Hedwig will be more than happy to deliver my letters for you, and yours for me."

Hedwig hooted with extreme approval once she heard that. Karley even gave Harry a hug and he gave her one in return. Soon, Harry had to find a compartment in the train, so he went to do that. Upon finding one, Neville even joined Harry and so did Katie, Alicia and Angelina. When the train began departing, the five were watching Karley and April jog beside it (waving to the two jogging girls in the process). Once the train finally left the station, the door opened and Ron walked in.

"Hey Harry, can I talk to you?" he asked.

"Sure." said Harry. Then he walked out to see what Ron wanted to say.

"I would like to be your friend, genuinely," said Ron, holding a hand out. "I promise I won't take your fame for granted."

"Okay," said Harry as he shook Ron's hand. "Since you did apologize when I was in the hospital wing, we can be friends."

So Harry continued to get to know Ron better than ever. Ron even made sure to be Harry's friend for real. Harry got along with most of the students and got good grades, which was the result of Xander being the mentor figure. In his fourth year, the Triwizard Tournament was held and Harry didn't have to worry about being placed in harm's way again. At the Yule Ball, Harry asked Karley to be his date and this resulted in Harry finally asking Karley to be his girlfriend. She happily accepted, which also brought a smile to Katie's face when she found out. After graduating from Hogwarts, Harry went on to become a potioneer (determined to follow in his mother's footsteps). Harry and Karley continued dating, until one day (a month after Karley graduated), Harry proposed to her while they were vacationing in Australia with her family. She also accepted, much to everybody's happiness. Harry and Karley got married on the day of Harry's 21st birthday, then they had their honeymoon in Paris. Fifteen months later, Harry and Karley became parents to a boy named Harry James Potter II, and then a girl named April Katie Potter eighteen months after that. Harry was happy to have a family of his own and spent as much time with his children as possible. Even the spirits of Harry's parents were happy for their son and daughter-in-law. All too soon, it was time for Harry and Karley to see their children off to Hogwarts so they could begin their magical education.

The End!

Author's note 1: I'd like to thank Supernova2015 again for all the ideas provided. The main ideas for the trial and epilogue belong to Supernova2015, such as Harry getting his Hogwarts letter several months early, Vernon and Petunia grudgingly admitting that they knew of Harry's magic all along, Xander having permission to sentence Marge to death with the killing curse (which scarred Vernon), Xander successfully turning Dudley into a pig, St. Brutus's Secure Centre For Incurably Criminal Boys being a real institute (with Dudley and his gang being sentenced to go there), Vernon and Petunia getting the maximum penalty in the wizarding world (the one-way ticket to Azkaban), Harry taking a skeleton strengthening potion before trial due to Harry anticipating Dudley planning to punch him, Vernon and Petunia attempting to charge at Harry (only to get blasted into a wall, knocking them out), Petunia pathetically pleading for a different sentence (which Xander ignored), Xander becoming Harry's mentor and moving into Potter Manor, Harry giving Ron a chance to be genuine friends, and alot of the dialogue the ideas provided.

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