Disclamier: Harry Potter is not mine ;)
Warnings: This is a story about abuse, not graphic at all but rather sad if I do say so... I have no say on Britain's Child Abuse investigators but just go with it. A sad little drabble about an alternative to the HP series of Harry had been like other children.
The first time he told of the abuse he was 5 years old. He did not know what he was saying, all he did was tell the truth about the bruises and scars that littered his young body. It was investigated but the Dursleys were good. Too good. They spun a tale of a self-destructive and troubled boy who was prone to exaggeration and lies. The Dursleys got away with it. Harry was too young to remember this event, or perhaps he suppressed the memories after the vicious beating he received. Either way, it meant that the first brick has been built into Harry's wall of doubt.
The second time he told of the abuse it was years later. A teacher questioned why he was so thin and why he never ate in school. She was fired shortly afterwards for reasons Harry did not know. It might have had something to do with the generous donations the Dursleys had been giving the school since the first bought of questioning. Another few bricks piled onto the wall. These filled with a distrust of authority.
The third instance was Harry's final attempt. He told of his woes to the Headmaster of his new school. Dumbledore appeared to be a caring and wise old man but he did not understand the event of the abuse. Looking back it was inevitable the way Harry turned out. With Harry's childhood innocence stripped from him and his trust for others blocked away for self-preservation, there appeared to be no hope for the beautiful green eyed boy.
Harry's first year at Hogwarts was destined to be his last. He was forced back to the Dursleys for the summer and never returned. He was found years later in the clutches of the Dark Lord Voldemort. With years to construct the perfect Death Eater none of that sweet little boy who cried wolf remained. Voldemort had never felt so satisfied.
A/N: My first fanfiction so please review! Be gentle!