"But that could have been there from any moment, correct?"
                              
Harry glared, but didn't answer this time.
                              
"Well, healer... let's talk about your motives."
                              
Harry raised his eyebrows and glanced to Bletchley, who just smirked. No help was coming from that front.
                              
"This isn't your first time in this courtroom, hasn't it? Weren't you charged with underage magic and breaking the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy?"
                              
Harry's eyes widened at the direct attack. He knew that getting on the stand had a price. No one had heard from him in nearly five years, and Runcorn wasn't going to miss his chance at tearing him apart on the stand. Harry wasn't even surprised. He had prepared and was willing to go through this for Draco. Thankfully, the Minister of Magic was on his side.
                              
"Counselor, the witness isn't on trial," Kingsley growled. "Stay on point, and also Healer Potter was acquitted, so watch it."
                              
"I apologize... but I can question the witness's motives, can't I?" Runcorn drawled, to the panel.
                              
The chief warlock sighed and said, "To a limited extent, it is allowed. But make any more allusions that the witness has committed crimes, without evidence to support it and you can be charged with libel and face a disciplinary panel, yourself."
                              
"I will acknowledge your warning. So, Healer Potter... are you friends with Draco Malfoy?"
                              
Harry swallowed nervously. "Yes. He's been my patient for nearly three months. I treat him every day."
                              
"No need to sound defensive, Healer Potter, unless you have something to hide?"
                              
"I do not. Most of my notes and records that I have testified about were submitted to the St. Mungo's patient records during the first few days that Mr. Malfoy was my patient. My feelings have nothing to do with it. In fact, Mr. Malfoy and I were loosely described as enemies at that time."
                              
"Enemies... but you spoke at his attempted murder and charges related to him being a Death Eater trial?"
                              
Harry kept his temper in check. Runcorn had again brought up Draco's criminal hi온라인카지노게임, and Bletchley didn't even raise an eyebrow. The prosecutor was practically enjoying this public humiliation.
                              
"Mr. Malfoy's criminal past has no bearing on this case," Harry growled.
                              
"But you did testify for him, correct? I was just stating what he was charged with, in case you didn't remember."
                              
"I testified for several people after the war. Mr. Malfoy was one of them."
                              
"You weren't friends, then?"
                              
"Hardly. One of the last times I saw Mr. Malfoy was when your brother was aiming his wand at him, though he was unarmed. I stunned your brother, and my friend punched Mr. Malfoy. It wasn't necessary. Of course, we were just kids back then, which that was the point I made at his trial."
                              
Runcorn went red and was staring daggers at him. Mentioning his brother's criminal activities, and reminding everyone in the court about them, wasn't the best idea, but it felt oddly satisfying.
                              
Runcorn cooled down. "Fine. If you weren't friends, perhaps it is something else that is swaying you?"
                              
"Nothing is 'swaying me'."
                              
"You spent a great deal of time going over Mr. Malfoy's skeletal injuries... but I noticed that you didn't mention anything about the sexual abuse that is visible in his scans. Was Mr. Malfoy sexually assaulted?"
                              
Harry lowered his eyes and felt his heart beat faster. "It wasn't pertinent to the case."
                              
"That is not what I asked."