Disclaimer: Of course I don't own HP and Co. if I did would I bother writing this? Okay then
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STRONG ENOUGHIf there was one thing he had become used to in the last six years it was the pain. After all those that had died his parents, Cedric, Sirius, and now Dumbledore, and all the strangers he didn't know whose blood was now on his hands because he didn't have the strength to save them. The pain was the only thing left now he had nothing else. Hope, love, joy, happiness, and trust, all those had died with the ones he had tried so hard to keep but he hadn't been strong enough.
So here he was back were it all began at number four Privet Drive in the cupboard underneath the stairs bleeding from multiple wounds scattered over his chest and back, courtesy of his dear uncle Vernon. He hadn't even had a chance to tell them that wasn't planning on staying or ever coming back. As soon as He had stepped over the threshold of the door Vernon had started his attack.
Harry knew ever since he was seven that this might come when Vernon might finally snap and kill him but things had started to look up when the beatings had almost stopped when he was ten. Harry guessed now that the past years of having to house and deal with "freaks" had been the straw. The beating this time was beyond any Harry could remember. Vernon had used knives from the kitchen other blunt object to beat Harry within an ounce of his life.
And Harry didn't fight back he couldn't what would it help he die soon anyway had deserved what he got. This was his punishment for not being strong enough.
As the blood trickled down from the gash above his left eye and made it's way down his cheek to mingle with the silent tears already there. Harry smiled he was finally numb there was no pain only a faint sense of cold that seemed to embrace him like a distant memory of loving mother. Harry let himself fall deeper into the gentle dark of the embrace and for first time that could remember everything seemed right, he had found home.
Okay now this was only meant to be a one shot but if anyone thinks it has potential to be more just say so and I will continue on with it, otherwise I'll let you make your own guesses on what just happened.
