A lot of people got out of Azkaban on the same lie - the Imperius Curse. So many people had been subjected to it that it was difficult to prove who was and wasn't. With those still in school, leeway had been given. They still believed in the innocence of youth, though Goyle would deserve none of it.

Goyle snorted again, sneering. "Says someone who left a friend to die. No better than scum." Goyle walked past them, purposefully hitting his shoulder into Draco in the process. Jake reached out and quickly put a hand on Draco's other shoulder, making sure that his friend didn't rise to the bait. Zabini's look towards Draco spoke volumes; unlike the thick headed Goyle, he knew. He knew what Jake was. Yet he said nothing more, walking after Goyle with Nott at his side.