Harry Potter: The Saviour's Awakening

The spells used were exactly what young Diggory had described. She nodded to the Auror who removed an evidence bag and put the wand inside. She pointed her wand at Lockhart and cast, " Rennervate! "

Lockhart slowly regained consciousness and turned around. His eyes snapped open when he remembered his fight with the Boy-Who-Lived. That's when he noticed the people in his office; he gulped. He had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.

"Gilderoy Lockhart, you are under arrest for the suspected sexual assault on four minor boys. You have the right to remain silent and you may request legal counsel. You will be tried before the Wizengamot and until then, you will be held in the D.M.L.E holding cells. Take him."

Lockhart was bound with invisible ropes and escorted out of the room by the two Aurors.

"Boys, you will need to come to the trial as well," Amelia informed them. "I shall let you know the time and date once the trial is fixed."

"Maybe it's better for them to go home for a few days" Sirius suggested quietly, who had been unusually silent.

"Yes, good idea," agreed Dumbledore quietly. "I will contact Arthur Weasley and Amos Diggory and let them know that they are needed here at once. You boys have my permission to take all the time you need; you can return to the school once you feel you are ready."

Harry didn't register the fact that he had been led out of the classroom, down the corridors and out of the castle; he was lost in thought. Once the three of them left the grounds, Sirius took Harry's hand and Portkeyed to Black Manor. The boy collapsed on the couch, staring at the floor; he seemed to be shivering.

"Harry?" whispered Amelia, looking at him worriedly. She sat next to him, just as Harry grabbed her in a tight hug. He tried, he really did, but he couldn't control himself. The weight of everything around him came crashing down.

"Shh, it's alright, Harry," assured Amelia, trying to control her own emotions, rubbing soothing circles on Harry's back as he cried on her shoulder. She saw Sirius collapse on the seat to the left of his godson, clenching his fists in a mixture of anger and worry.

A minute later, Harry breathed deeply, struggling to get his emotions under control. Wiping the tears away, he leaned back and closed his eyes.

"I was overconfident," he said finally, his voice hoarse. "That's why this happened."

Harry mentally kicked himself as he recalled how he had been acting for the past several months. He did not like the conclusion he arrived at. He had become overconfident. His abilities had made him arrogant. Arrogance was the downfall of every powerful leader or civilisation; or in their case, family, and this was a lesson that was drilled into every child in the family since the Potter Massacre. He had forgotten some of the earliest lessons from his ancestor and had become overconfident, leading him to be attacked by Gilderoy Lockhart, of all people.

"No!" shouted Sirius forcefully. "Don't blame yourself, Harry. This is not your fault !"

"I let my talent go to my head," said Harry in the same monotonous voice, more tears pooling in his eyes, just as his godfather pulled him into a tight hug. "I became arrogant and overconfident. I underestimated Lockhart and look where it got me. I was assaulted, and if I hadn't broken free, I don't even want to think about what he could have done to the four of us. You lost ten years of your life because you underestimated Pettigrew, didn't you? How is this different?"

Sirius breathed deeply, rubbing his back soothingly as he placed a gentle kiss on Harry's forehead. "Be that may, it is still not your fault," he said patiently. "You've had a long day. I'll bring a phial of dreamless sleep potion to your room. Go on, get some sleep. We'll talk tomorrow."

Nodding slightly, Harry got to his feet, climbed up the stairs towards the bedroom he occupied whenever he stayed at Black Manor.

"We need to get him a Mind Healer," said Amelia quietly.

Sirius nodded sorrowfully.

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