The third tribunal member, Mr. Capran looked at the other two in disappointment. He told the court clerk, "Let the record for these proceedings show, that as Eldest member of the panel, I am disallowing the votes of Mr. Lumari and Mr. Barthold due to a conflict of interest that should have been reported before the hearing started. I also do not intend to allow the British magical justice system to remain a laughing stock among the rest of the wizarding community as it has because of that travesty of a trial that the Boy-Who-Lived received. Let the record show that since this matter has been pending for over sixty years, there should be no further delay in its resolution until say the current heir is dead, allowing those with no right to the items they currently hold to keep it by default, I am exercising a little used statute and casting all three votes in favour of Mr. Dantes the legally recognised heir of the Weyland family."
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A knock at the door interrupted Molly Weasley as she was preparing her husband's breakfast. When she opened the door, she was surprised to see a rather primly dressed wizard standing at the doorway to the Burrow.
"Molly Weasley nee Prewitt?" He asked before she could say anything.
"Yes," she confirmed her identity baffled as to why he would be asking. Nearly everyone knew who she was because of her relationship with the Boy-Who-Lived.
"My name is Darryl Mastres from the Ministry." He handed over a folded piece of parchment stamped with the seal of the Wizengamot. "This is for you."
Molly broke the seal and read the contents and became even more confused. It was an order for her to bring the goblin made tiara that had belonged to her Great Aunt Muriel Prewitt and that had been bequeathed to her at her aunt's death to the Ministry so that it could be turned over to its rightful owner. That made no sense though, she was the rightful owner and Ginny would be after her. Hoping for an explanation, she told the younger wizard, "I'm afraid I don't understand. The tiara is already with its rightful owner. I inherited it from my aunt this past year and I am the last of the Prewitts."
"I'm afraid that is not correct, Mrs. Weasley," he told her. "That tiara is one of a list of items that was confiscated from the family of Gareth Weyland after he was convicted for the murder of then Minister Alphonse Sebastian by use of the Killing Curse among other crimes as a supposed follower of the Dark Lord Grindelwald. It is listed in Ministry records as having been given to Muriel Prewitt as compensation for his crimes against her family. However when it was proven that Mr. Weyland was innocent of the crime, no attempt was made by Muriel Prewitt to return it, even when his son Kerr made a request to the Wizengamot and the Ministry to have his family's possessions returned."
"You're wrong!" Molly flared up angrily. "Great Aunt Muriel wouldn't have done that. She was an honourable woman. The tiara belonged to her and to her mother before her!"
"If you have proof of this you will need to bring it with you by no later than 10am on December 21st." Mastres was unphased by her angry declaration. "I should warn you that whatever proof you bring should include at least one photo or painting of someone in your family line wearing the tiara prior to the 1880's since there is proof of Annalysse Weyland and her mother wearing it from that time forward, so any proof you provide for your claim of ownership must be from prior to that time period. Have a good day Mrs. Weasley."
Mastres apparated out before she could say another word.
As Molly returned to the kitchen the parchment decree clutched tightly in her fist, Arthur joined her there.
"Who was at the door dear?" He wanted to know.
"Darryl Mastres," Molly told him.
"From the Wizengamot's tribunal offices?" Arthur recognized the name. "What did he want?"
"To deliver this!" She thrust the parchment into his hand.
Arthur read the parchment and commented. "I didn't know your family had received any compensation from the Weyland family in the 30's."
"We didn't!" Molly growled. "The Ministry has made a mistake. The tiara was Great Aunt Muriel's and it didn't belong to any other family but mine!"
"Someone probably just made a mistake when they were writing up the original list." Arthur attempted to soothe his angry wife. "We'll get it sorted out. You'll see."
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