Both aurors nodded and turned for the door. They'd gone about three paces before Matthias barked out, "Aurors!" and both turned back.
"The witness to these events, Miss Granger, is currently sitting with her bondmate in the infirmary standing vigil over my still unconscious daughter."
Both aurors nodded and turned back to the door. A moment later, they were gone, on their way to the Great Hall.
Turning back to the Headmaster, Matthias said, "You should have done that immediately and in the first place, Dumbledore. You may be the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, and the Supreme Mugwump of the ICW; but, you are not a God. You are not above the law. You do not get to make decisions that are outside your authority; as this clearly was.
"The next time you make such a stupid decision, I'm putting forward a formal complaint against you for abuse of authority. Do not make the same mistake again."
Then, he too strode from the office. He left a shell-shocked Albus Dumbledore in his wake.
When Matthias returned to the infirmary, Deece was sitting where the two teens had sat and was watching over her eldest.
As he walked up to her, he asked, "Where's Harry and Hermione?"
"I sent them to dinner," she softly replied. "They've been in here since the attack."
"Mmm," he said, sitting in the second chair. He patted his wife on the leg and said, "Good idea. I have no doubt both children will be returning to our daughter's side as soon as they've gulped down as much food as their stomachs can hold."
Not a truer word was spoken. Both Harry and Hermione were sitting at the Ravenclaw table with the intention of eating their fill as quickly as they could. If that meant they'd not be sitting, waiting for dessert, then that would be the case.
While they were waiting and praying for the meal to be served, Harry, who'd been talking to Luna about Daphne's injuries and who caused them, was bumped shoulder to shoulder by Hermione. When he turned to see why she'd interrupted him, he saw her point towards the front of the Hall. There, they saw two aurors standing and watching the Slytherin table and main doors.
"They're here for Flint and his cohorts," said Luna, noticing the actions of the two.
Harry turned back and said, "Good. So they should be."
Harry went back to telling Luna about Daphne's injuries while keeping a weather eye on the aurors when, during a time Luna was telling Harry it wasn't his fault and he shouldn't shoulder the burden so much, Hermione nudged him again to indicate the aurors.
Harry looked up and watched as the pair of them first headed for the doors before rounding Hufflepuff table and walking over to the Slytherin table. Walking up to Flint, who had just sat down, they stood either side of him. The man with the lion like mane of hair - Scrimgeour, Harry and Hermione recognised - bent down and spoke softly in Flint's ear.
Flint appeared to go a little white before he stood up and stepped back over the bench. Shacklebolt - as again both Hermione and Harry recognised him - forcibly turned the young man to face Scrimgeour before patting him down. Another few words from Scrimgeour and Flint slowly pulled a wand from his left sleeve. Shacklebolt practically snatched it from his hand.
Standing behind the repeated seventh year, Shacklebolt clearly cast the prior incantation charm upon the wand before he looked over Flint's head at Scrimgeour, caught the other man's eye, and nodded.
Snape, as soon as he saw the aurors 'request' Flint stand up, came hurrying down from the head table, robes billowing away. He clearly seemed to ask a question of the aurors before he was curtly dismissed by Scrimgeour; and left standing there, ignored, and quite irate.
Shacklebolt pulled a wand evidence bag from his robes and dropped the wand within. Then pulled out a set of magical suppression handcuffs and cuffed the young man, right there, in front of everyone. Flint was then marched from the Hall.
As he passed the end of the Ravenclaw table, both bondmates could see Flint's face was still white as a sheet and he looked ready to pass out. As they passed, Shacklebolt noticed Harry and Hermione and caused their little procession to halt for just a moment. Shacklebolt quietly said something to Scrimgeour, who gave a sharp nod of his head back.
Shacklebolt came over to the Ravenclaw table and stood behind Hermione and Harry, before bending down with his head between theirs.
"Could you two please step outside for a moment?" he softly asked.
Both nodded and rose from the table, following the large dark-skinned auror from the Hall.
Just out in the Entrance Hall he turned back to them and said, "Miss Granger, I believe you were a witness to what happened, this afternoon, to Miss Greengrass?"
"Yes, auror; I was," Hermione firmly stated.
With a nod, Shacklebolt said, "Thank you, Miss Granger. Two of our fellow aurors will be stopping by after dinner to interview you and... hopefully... Miss Greengrass. I take it you'll be in the infirmary at that time?"
"We will," she replied. "We have no intention of leaving Daphne alone."
With another nod and a soft smile, Shacklebolt said, "Then I shall let our investigators know. Thank you for talking with me."
Knowing a dismissal when they heard one, the two teens headed back into the Great Hall to return to the Ravenclaw table just as the meal was served.
As soon as they could, the two quickly left the Ravenclaw table to head back to the infirmary. As they anticipated, they left before dessert was even served.
When they walked in, it was to see Madam Pomfrey, once again, working on Daphne's back. This time Deece was aiding her as Matthias, once more, was standing at the foot and back a little.
"How's it going, Matthias?" Harry softly asked.
Almost startled, Matthias turned to look at them both and replied, "She's healing nicely. Madam Pomfrey does good work. For now, she's keeping Daphne asleep because the work she's doing would be a little painful for Daphne to undergo if she was conscious."
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