Asleep in a quiet little one bedroom apartment laid a very sore, tired, warn out black hair green eyed young man named Harry Potter. Harry laid spread out face down on a four post bed in nothing but pajama bottoms and a necklace chain around his neck and blankets. On the other side of the room slept the one tiny figure that is one of the main reasons why the green eyed young man is so tired. A small cry breaks the silence in the room and the once sleeping young man jumps out of the bed in a daze stumbling in the direction of the cries. Grabbing his glasses of the bedside table and a shirt off the floor the green eye man makes his way over to his three year little boy named Daniel James Potter. "Hey there little guy daddy is here," coos Harry and he leans down to pick up his son. "Daddy he's trying to get me. Don't let him get me daddy," cried Daniel into Harry's shoulder. "Oh no ones going to get you not when I'm here," soothed Harry. "Yes he will daddy yes he will," cried Daniel. "Who's after you huh?" questioned Harry. "The monster in there," said Daniel pointing to the closet door. Harry turns in the direction of the closet and laughs," Daniel its ok it was only a movie there are no monsters in the closet. Here I'll show you." Harry says while putting Daniel back down on his bed ahead over to the closet door. Grabbing hold of the knob of the door and looking back to Daniel, "Ready on the count of three. One two three" Harry says pulling open the door as Daniel dives down on his bed burring his face in the pillow. "Look," Harry says as he stands off to the side with the door open, "See no one he..." Harry says benign pulled in the closet with the door closing shut. "Daddy!" yelled Daniel as he hears the door slam shut. Suddenly the door flies open and Harry tumbles out of the closet and on the floor with something in his arms. Harry struggles on the floor with the monster trying to flip over onto his stomach to pin the monster under him. Daniel watches with tears in his eyes as his dad tries to stop the monster. Suddenly Harry stops struggling with the monster and less motionless on the floor. Daniel looks to his father on the floor, "Daddy?" says Daniel. When Harry doesn't move he calls for his dad again while slowly slipping off the bed walking slowly to his dad on the floor. "Daddy," Daniel yells hurrying over to Harry still motionless on the floor and pulling on his shirt rolling him over on to his back. "Daddy wake up! Daddy" Daniel cries as he shakes his dad. "Boo." Harry yells as he bolts up form the floor scaring his son. Watching as his son jumps back away from him Harry burst out laughing at his son as he reaches to pull him into a hug. With Daniel crying into his chest Harry strokes his son's back laughing. "Daddy that was not funny. I was scared that you where hurt!" Daniel cried into his chest. Pulling him away from his chest Harry reaches up and gently wipes his son's tears away with his thump. "Ooh I'm sorry. I won't do that again." Harry says trying to contain his laughter as he reaches for the monster he was fighting up bring it to his chest. "Here Happy Birthday Daniel." Daniel pulls away from his chest and smiles at the yellow and orange haired lion with a red bow tied around it. "Wow a lion thank you daddy. Just what I wanted." smiles Daniel. "Come on let's get up and get ready to go"
Harry walked the last few blocks to his flat carrying Daniel in his arms fast asleep from all the excitement of the zoo. After 8 hours of walking non-stop walking around and visiting each and every attraction there was and not to including the walking Harry was doing now back home to their flat for a much need long and peaceful sleep that waits Harry. But the whole time at the zoo Harry could not get rid of the uneasy feeling of being watched the whole day. It started when him and Daniel went out for breakfast and continued to now 10 o'clock at night. The feeling now grows even more for Harry and he quickens his step to his apartment building. His gut feeling telling him that something bad is going to happen and is going to happen any minute now, taking two steps at a time as fast as he can up the flight of stairs. Reaching his door Harry sent the door swing open with a flick of his wrist. Hurrying in and setting Daniel down of the bed turns back to the door and mutters something under his breath and a glow surrounds the door then fades wasting no more time rushing about the room pulling clothes, money, and other personal effects out of the varies places and stuffing them quickly in to a bag he pulled out of the closet. Clothes and papers littered the floor as Harry quickly packed the bag.
Stopping at his desk Harry pulls the drawer out in a quick and swift motion revealing a black lock box. Reaching for the necklace that hung around his neck Harry removed the key from the chain and slipped it into the lock and pulling back the lid revealing a black coin bag, a parchment enveloped seal with red wax, and a very old and worn picture. Collecting the items quickly rushed over to the bed to wake Daniel. Gently shaking and calling his name Harry woke Daniel. "Daddy what is it?" replied Daniel rubbing his eyes and looking up at his dad. A small and sad smile appeared on Harry's face for a split second. Sounds of shouting and running upstairs are heard form the other side of the door. Harry looks to the door with fear and anger in his eyes knowing they will be here soon, "Hey little man. Remember what I told that there will be a time where you will be going to stay with your aunts and uncles." Daniel nodded his head as tears filled his eyes. "And that you will stay there until I came to get you." Daniel nodded again as the tears streamed down his face. "Well tonight's that night. Ok. Now hold this picture real tight and don't let go," hands the picture to Daniel taking one last look before letting go. The shouting and running louder and louder as they cam closer to the door knowing that he has only moment lift, "Now, then count to three and say Hogwarts infirmary once you get there you tell the nice women there that you want see your aunt." Harry reached up to wiped the flood of tears from Daniel's face away with his thumbs and he continues talking tears falling from his own eyes. "Once your aunt arrives you give her this envelope and go with her and she will keep up safe until I come and get you ok." Harry reaches back behind Daniel and stuffs his lion in to the bag and pulls it over Daniels shoulders and pulls his jacket closes and zips it up. "Now with this bag of money here you give that to her too so she can hold for you and you can buy yourself toys, candy and things with it ok." Harry pulls the string on the bag tight. A series of loud bangs fill the air as people kick and bang on the door with everything they got but the door remains shut. Panic fills Harry as he knows who and what stand behind the door. Standing up and pulling Daniel with him Harry places quick kisses on his checks and sets him down in the middle of the room, " Now Daniel count to there and say Hogwarts and hold on tight." Shaking his head and yelling no Daniel hugs Harry around his legs crying. Pulling him away from his legs Harry pulls him into a hug," Daniel listen you have to go and go now before they get in!!" " No Daddy! Not with out you! " Daniel cries louder. "You have to go now I promise I will come and get you. I promise now go now." Harry pushes him away and Daniel nodes his head for the last time and counts to three and says Hogwarts. As the last word left his mouth the front door blew open. Harry spinning around in time to see three figures in black hooded cloaks and mask run in with wands drawn pointed at his him. Turn back to his son as left Harry turns to the three and throws his hand out and the figures fly back in the two more hooded figures running in. As the figure smash into the wall with a thud more figure run in with streams of light flying at Harry. He dives out of the way throw streams of light of his own at them. As he ducks and rolls out of the way shooting out more streams of light franticly trying with everything he has to gain some kind of ground in this battle of wits and survival. Determined to keep his promise to his son anyway he can.