"If you do terrible things under the Imperius, then you aren't guilty. If the things you under the Imperius make you do evil things after the Imperius ends, then you're guilty. This isn't different. It's just another spell," he said.
"Chose? Yes, he chose, and yet I can make analogous arguments to your daughter's spell. In the end we must draw the line, and free will is our line. The only difference now is that this is your daughter. However, you have been a lot harsher on people that have done a lot less. You've condemned a boy that had done nothing, and that even now, he's biggest crime was to tell someone that two people were together." He spoke calmly, keeping his eyes on Harry.
He nodded. "I will look into getting it out, but if she goes in front of the full Wizengamot, then don't except her to get off based on a spell that was not in place when she killed the Chief of the Wizengamot." Albus snorted. "You're discussing subtracting a killer from justice. I hope you do resign before doing that, and putting an entire office and a lot of good men and women in question."
Severus had always complained about Gryffindor self-entitlement, Albus himself had been guilty at times, but protecting a murder was something he couldn't do. "I'll let you know what I discover about getting into the house. You'll make your decisions from there. Do consider that you have an Auror who can get into that house as well. You might want to consider that option, too."