Ne'Os Emof's trial

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Majere, "Khaat said quietly, "but regardless of the behaviors he has displayed, the fact remains he is a boy. I honestly do not see that his age has changed, just because of his behaviors. I believe we can all see that there is something uncharacteristic of a normal boy--muggle or wizard--in how he has been behaving today. My first concern is for his safety--from himself--his actions that he might commit against himself or others--and from others who would wish to harm him. We quite definately do not have the whole story today, and for some reason, it is being concealed from us deliberately.

"I do not, and will not vote for a long stay for him in Azkaban. I will support only a maximum of a 90 day stay without a full, detailed report on his health and treatment. I will want to see him at Azkaban to see that he is not being abused and that his examination and treatment is being swiftly and aggressively sought in a humane manner. If, at the end of 90 days, he needs more time for treatment, I would agree to another 90 day extension. I would agree for no more than 2 more extensions after that before we do a full review in this court.

I also believe that the elder wand and each and every horcrux must be taken from him and destroyed. It concerns me when one so young has become so dependent upon either of them to the extent that he apparently has. Nothing good can come of him having them. Those were the prime ways Voldemort operated, and I cannot support a boy duplicating those same strategies, even if he believes he does it in the name of all that is good and right.

Presuming this court does not believe it has a choice but to send him to Azkaban, I ask that we do it either in short segments, or that we allow no more than 1 year, but the option to release earlier if he recovers earlier. And if he does go to Azkaban, I will be monitoring his progress there. "

"It is quite fortunate that you are not the decision maker in the court, Mr. Majere. I do understand the thinking that you have had to develop to do your job. However, I do believe he is a boy. I do believe there is something wrong here that we have not uncovered. I do believe that he needs evaluation and treatment before we move to punishment. I am entitled to my vote, and I have stated it as clearly as I know how. Yes, I do think we need to act with caution. And caution means not rushing to judgement. He needs to be evaluated. That is my vote. I will not, ever, vote to simply send off a child to Azkaban without looking at every possible alternative. This court is done with discussion about this. We are in the voting process, and I have submitted my vote. "

"Mrs. Granger,"Khaat said, "I make a motion before this court that we allow Mr. Emof to go to Azkaban only for a maximum or a one year sentence before being brought back before the court for review. In addition, I believe I need to go, every 90 days, as a member of the Wizengamot, to receive a full report on his progress. The instant I see he is not receiving the fullest efforts for complete treatment and restoration from the best healers we have, I will bring the matter back before this court. Once he is restored, if he merits punishment, then we can allow that, if need be, at that time. "

OOC: Thank you, Darren. I had actually already planned on visiting Neos there. Its not something Khaat would let slide. But let me ask this, does Azkaban have its own staff of healers, or does that now come from my staff at St. Mungos since I am the new Head of staff there? Do they, in effect, go into Azkaban to provide that service? I'm just trying to keep things accurate. Sorry if its a silly question.

K.