Narrator's POV

The very next morning, barely moments after the sunrise, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were dragged by several Death Eaters into the courtroom and chained them to chairs.

Death Eaters poured veritaserum into their mouths as Judge Scott Wayne, the Head Judge, sat down at the Witness's Stand since Lord Voldemort was sitting on the Judge's Bench with Lady Tenebris on his lap.

"What is your full name?" Judge Wayne tested, pointing to Albus

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore." Dumbledore flatly answered

"How do you plead." Judge Wayne sarcastically asked

"Innocent. All I did was for the greater good." Albus replied

"Do you admit to forcing Ministry Officials to pass bills for you?"

"Yes." Albus answered

"Do you admit to having intimate relations with Dark Lord Gellert Grindlewald?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to secretly allying yourself with Dark Lord Grindelwald and assisting him in starting both a wizard and Muggle war."

"Yes."

"Do you admit to being secretly freeing Grindlewald from Nurmengard by Dumbledore and hiding him as your familiar, Fawkes the Phoenix."

"Yes."

"Do you admit to killing your sister, Ariana Dumbledore, with the Killing Curse?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to three occasions of using outlawed magic?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to being biased against children of Death Eaters while simultaneously favoring your follower's children?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to pitting aforementioned children against each other for you own benefit?"

"Yes."

"What is your full name?" Judge Wayne asked, pointing at Gellert

"Gellert Grindlewald."

"How do you plead." Judge Wayne sarcastically asked

"Innocent. All I did was for the greater good." Gellert replied

"Do you admit to harming endangered creature groups?"

"Yes." Gellert answered

"Do you admit to having intimate relations with Heamaster Albus Dumbledore?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to secretly allying yourself with aforementioned teacher and starting both a wizard and Muggle war."

"Yes."

"Do you admit to being secretly freed from Nurmengard by Dumbledore and hiding as Fawkes the Phoenix for over four decades."

"Yes."

"Do you admit to killing thousands of wizards across the world?"

"Yes."

"Do you admit to hundreds of occasions of using outlawed magic?"

"Yes."

"My Death Eaters, what do you think?" Lord Voldemort asked the crowd

"GUILTY!" The Death Eaters screamed

"And what should his punishment be?" Lady Tenebris asked

"SLOW DEATH! PAINFUL DEATH! MERCILESS DEATH! MAKE HIM SUFFER FOR OUR FALLEN BRETHREN! MAKE NIM SUFFER FOR THE LIVES HE RUINED AND THE FAMILIES HE'S BROKEN!" The crowd screamed back

"I have decided their punishment." Judge Wayne said, silencing the crowd, "Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald's punishment will be from the ancient times. It has not been inflicted in over two hundred years. The Dark Lord and Lady can do whatever they wish with them as long as they're dead in twenty-four hours."

***

Dumbledore and his supposedly imprisoned lover were escorted, none too nicely, into the throne room of —what Albus assumed was— Riddle Manor.

They were tied down to chairs in the middle of the room, surrounded by Death Eaters, and completely defenseless with Lord Voldemort standing in front of them and Lady Tenebris sitting on one of the two iron thrones.

"Going to kill us Tom? Not going to let us put up a fair fight? Quite dishonorable, I say." Dumbledore spat, and Gellert looked to his lover with a silent plea, he —unlike Albus and his Gryffindor followers— had some sense of self-preservation and knew the worse the tongue, the worse the punishment (Gellert easily would have fit in among the Slytherin House).

"Dishonorable, Albus? You want to call me, dishonorable? Take a look at yourself! Even your whore knows when to shut his damn mouth; but you, you just don't know when to quit! Crucio!" Tom spat right back and Dumbledore withered in pain.

He didn't scream, though, he wouldn't give Riddle that satisfaction.

The Death Eaters went wild, Lord Voldemort ultimately ended up having to silence them: the fun had just begun.

Although, Grindlewald did scream as well: he screamed in terror and worry for his lover.

Tom smirked, "Worried about your man, are we, Gellert?"

No response was given except a whimper from Grindelwald and a few laughs from the crowd.

"Answer me!" The Dark Lord yelled, making the majority of the room shiver in fear

"Y-yes." Gellert said quietly, almost inaudibly, making the Death Eaters cheer at his skittish answer

"Don't answer him, Gellert. It only gives him a big head, we are better, and in the end, we will triumph." Dumbledore said with a glint in his half-lidded eyes

The Death Eaters, especially the Inner Circle, yelled in protest and one feminine screech stood out among them all.

"Do you honestly believe you will still win, you old fool?! Clearly, your own pain won't teach you anything. Oh well, Bombarda!" Lady Tenebris cast and just like that, Grindlewald's right leg had blown into nothing but blood and gore and all over both prisoners

The Death Eaters had a field day at the old coot's expression of pain and fear, and Gellert's screams didn't help, either.

"He still has one leg and two arms and a head, if he survives the other appendages removal. Either way, you'll both die today. He can die peacefully, or painfully. You choose." Tom said with a smirk, although he was silently worrying about Harry: this was their first child that they conceived, after all, so he was always worried about them

Ablus's suddenly switched tactics, beginning to beg, "Please, spare him. You can have me, not Gellert. Please."

And in response, the crowd —as if it were scripted— scoffed in nearly complete unison.

"You care? And here I was, thinking you were a heartless bastard! Well, still a bastard— but, apparently not heartless!" The Dark Lord said, generally surprised: he had assumed he was just using Grindlewald, apparently not, he supposed.

"Of course I care! Wouldn't you care if Lady Tenebris were in this situation?!" Albus said, exasperated

Just the mention of his Harry being in this position —especially pregnant with their child— had Lord Voldemort seeing red.

"My Lady wouldn't be in this situation! He is not a damn fool!" Lord Voldemort replied through grit teeth, making Dumbledore go up in flames.

Literally, just like the 'Sherlock Holmes' book all those years ago.

Dumbledore caught fire, Grindlewald following suit moments later.

Tom, deciding letting them burn alive was enough, simply walked back towards his throne and watched.

The Death Eaters thinking their Lord was defending their Lady, began to disaparate back to their homes.

Tom also coming to the realization that he performed accidental magic.

"Even after all this time." Tom thought, surprised with his body's natural response, then turned to check on his love...