HP: In The Magical World As a An Extra [ Chapter 133 ]

“But to do so in that way would open the metaphorical floodgates for everyone with even the smallest claim to his guardianship to try their hand to get him, and there are some with claims that would be less than genuine behind their reasonings."

"Cousin Narcissa you mean," Magnus guessed right off the bat.

Ted nodded, "Indeed, Lucius Malfoy wouldn't hesitate for a second to use his wife's blood relation to Dorea Potter to try and get control of Harry, and by extension the Potter votes in the Wizengamot."

"Couldn't you bring up his past as a death eater?" Magnus suggested, "Get his claim thrown out."

"Accused Death eater," Ted corrected, "while he may have been accused he was acquitted on the charges, and while that might muddy his claim some it still wouldn't stop him from making it.”

“And as it would be through Narcissa's connection that he would make the claim overall it would still make his claim about as strong as Sirius's without his position of being Harry's Godfather."

Magnus frowned, "and I assume there would be others to try as well?"

Ted nodded, "yes, the first that comes to mind would be Dowager Lady Longbottom, as Alice Longbottom, her daughter-in-law, was listed as Harry's Godmother, she would be able to make a claim for Harry's guardianship in her stead, just like she is looking after her Grandson Neville in the same way."

Hearing that Magnus grinned, "That might just play to our advantage," he said with a glint in his eye.

"Do you think she would be amenable to shared custody, if you and Aunt Andy were to file the same claim through Sirius, surely if we combined our claims we would have a stronger claim than Lucius would."

Ted blinked, but slowly nodded as he thought, "yes, that might actually work, though you would have to bring Sirius back into the house, as he was disowned but if you did it before we made our claim and Dowager Longbottom was agreeable to our terms it would give us a stronger stance." He said with a smirk.

"Can you ask Heir Longbottom what the floo address is for their manor so I can speak with his Grandmother to arrange things."

Magnus nodded, "I'll go down and ask him in a bit but there's one more thing I need to talk with you about before I do so."

Ted blinked before sighing, "ah right, the reason you were going to call me, what is it you need my advice on?" He asked

Magnus then gave Ted a serious look, before asking his question. After hearing it, Ted first was confused as to why Magnus was asking about it but then as the realization dawned on him his eyes widened in shock.

….

It was at precisely one hour before noon that Andromeda and Magnus flooded from Hogwarts Deputy head mistress's office to the public floo entrances in the ministry.

Stepping out of the floo Magnus was brushing the soot off of his shoulders, he had taken to wearing a set of black robes with silver trims and the Black Family crest emblazoned over his heart.

Andromeda was wearing the same only in a shade of light gray, with her plum coloured Wizengamot robes hanging open over her shoulders.

The ministry was just as hectic as Magnus remembered from the movies, with people bustling everywhere, Magnus made sure to stick close to Andromeda so as to not get lost in the crowd.

After ten or so minutes and a rather stomach-turning elevator ride later, he didn't care how cool they looked in the movies or the fact that Willy Wonka has one, elevators should only go up or down, not side to side or backwards and forwards.

They were stepping out onto the floor where Andromeda told him the Wizengamot session was due to start shortly.

Still sticking close to his Aunt, Magnus followed until he was led into a room that he recognised was similar to the room where Harry would have been given his bogus trial in the fifth movie.

Looking around as he followed Andromeda up into the stands, Magnus could see that they weren't the first to arrive as a number of others in Wizengamot robes were mulling around, and up above Magnus could see that there was an area for the press to attend and it was quickly filling up as well.

"Cousin Sirius' trial has caused an even bigger stir than we ever thought possible," Andromeda mused as she took her seat and Magnus took the seat beside her, "I'd imagine Sirius would find this whole thing funny if it was someone else in his position."

Magnus arched an eyebrow as he looked at her, "What do you mean?" he asked in a low voice.

Andromeda gestured with her chin towards some older members of the Wingenamot that had gathered, "it's not often that such older lords come in for sessions, take Lord Weasley there, he normally leaves things to his proxy to vote in his stead, after having reviewed things before and passed on his desires if he has any," she said as she eyed the old wizard with short cut ginger hair that was half faded to gray and white, and the older man he was talking to.

"Who's that he's talking to?" Magnus asked as he saw the pair.

"That's Lord McLaggen, another rare face to see here, he usually leaves it to his Heir to vote in his stead," Andromeda informed him before glancing to the doors as more people came in.

"Mind giving me the layout?" Magnus asked curiously and Andromeda nodded in response and began to subtly gesture around to the various people that came in.

Magnus for his part listened intently as he compartmentalized and organized the names and faces of everyone he was told about, filing it all away in his mind, making note of possible allies and measuring up those he suspected would be enemies at a later date when House Black returned to power.