"Yes," Draco whispered, fear evident in his voice.
"That Veritaserum is still in his system. He speaks the truth. Draco Malfoy gave me his oath and I branded him. He is mine!" Harry declared, and more Wizengamot members looked wary.
"That still doesn't change what he did!" Robards refused to give up.
"And what's that?"
"He tortured two people for fun!"
"Ahh... those two. Greyback and Yaxley? The ones that raped me nearly every day for months?"
"That doesn't give him permission to torture people!"
"Draco... what order did I give you regarding Greyback and the others?"
"Y-You said to get them in line and under my control," Draco said to the Court in a monotone voice. Harry hated it.
"He nearly killed Yaxley!"
"Draco, tell them what I ordered you to do to Greyback and Yaxley the day before Voldemort fell."
Draco hissed as he recognized the order. "Master... you said to go find Greyback. Cripple him or torture him until he wasn't able to fight tomorrow. To blame him for what he did to me. Kill him if I had to. You ordered me to do the same to Yaxley and take his wand."
"Could you disobey those orders?"
Draco sobbed a little. "No, master."
The Court was quiet, no doubt in shock seeing how broken Draco was. Harry knew he had to keep up the act, and hoped that Draco was okay.
"Draco Malfoy never had a choice. Even if I didn't order him to do those things, we were prisoners. We couldn't leave. He couldn't refuse Voldemort without dying. I know that the Death Eaters need to pay for their crimes, but Draco does not have the Dark Mark. That is my brand. He swore his allegiance to me... to destroy Voldemort. Please see that. He's a victim. Voldemort came into his home when he was fifteen! Tortured him, branded him and sent him on a death mission. Voldemort was going to kill his mother if he didn't try to kill Dumbledore! And he refused to do it!" Harry shouted, ready to fight to the death for his...for Draco.
Robards was grumbling. "We can't let him get away with...."
"Away with what?" Harry sneered. "He's been punished enough... tortured enough. He let Greyback and Yaxley torture him rather than let them torture me! He's lived in fear for years. Show some compassion. He's the reason I'm alive, and Voldemort's gone! He figured out how to take down Voldemort! He saved my life and was ready to sacrifice himself so we could all be free! We all owe him! Please... let him go!"
The Court members looked guilty, and after some mumbling, the Chief Warlock called for a vote. Only a few voted to convict. The vast majority voted to clear him of all charges.
"This isn't over yet, Potter! I can keep charging him with new crimes. This will not stop until...."
"Shut the hell up!" Harry snarled. "Merlin! I thought Fudge was bad... but you... whatever. This is not over. You and your Ministry are in deep shit, asshole!"
Some members gasped and Professor McGonagall said, "Mr. Potter...."
He ignored her and glared at the former Auror. He was seething after Ron told him what happened. "You want to explain how Draco Malfoy was brutally raped in Auror custody?"
The Court members straightened up, and some asking if that was true.
"That's a lie! Nothing happened to him!"
"I saw it happen!" Ron yelled, on cue. "I was here in your department watching the Aurors strip, bind and beat him! He was in interrogation for almost two days! Then the Aurors dragged him naked and injured from interrogation, and threw him, bound, in Yaxley's room, who sexually assaulted him... while the Auror bloody watched!"
"Impossible!"
"Scandalous!"
"Gross dereliction of duty!"
"This is all lies!" Robards yelled over them
Harry roared back, "It is not! I demand that this be investigated and the Minister be held accountable for what has happened."
"You can't...."
"I can," Chief Warlock Reacher declared. "A full Wizengamot inquiry. Internal Witches and Wizards Affairs will investigate and make recommendations. If this is true... charges will be filed."
Robards looked like he swallowed a lemon, then he turned back to Harry. "Are we just supposed to let you have a master-slave bond with him? You cast some very dark magic!"
"What I will do, is none of your business!" Harry growled. "We're leaving. Please give me your hand, Draco."
Draco didn't look at him but offered his hand.
"Thanks guys... Professor. See you later," Harry said, and he pulled Draco into his Apparation.