This story is the original and un-bated version if you want something better than this read 'meant to be'. It is the betad version of this and better than any drabble I can produce. Now on with the story;

It was Friday, Vernon Dursley never liked Friday's with it being the last day to earn money he was always in a gruff. Looking around his perfect living room he noticed his slave hadn't done the job properly,"BOY GET DOWN HERE NOW!"

"Yes uncle,"Harry said hastily getting out of his cupboard "what would you like uncle?"

"I AM TIRED OF YOUR RIDICULOUS STANDARD OF WORK A PUPPY COULD DO BETTER THAN YOU! YOU ARE TO LEAVE AND NEVER TO RETURN!"

"Yes uncle." Harry replied his mind racing with possibilities

"Out now." Vernon shouted while throwing at him the rotten blanket from the boys cupboard and grabbing a pan which with force he swung at the boy's head.

Harry just made it to the park before he collapsed from concussion.

Meanwhile at the Grangers home

"Daddy can I go to the library?"

"Yes dear." Replied the man in a very sweet tone.

"Thank you." The girl named Hermione said walking out the room and out into the warm summer air.

As she walked she thought of how no one liked her not one single person she knew she was a lucky person just lucky with no friends.

She turned off into a lush green park that she used as a shortcut to the library. As she walked she came across a bunch of what she thought to be ragged clothes and a rotten child blanket, passing them without thought she continued. A

few mere seconds later she heard a groan from the direction of the 'rubbish' she looked around and seeing something she didn't the first time, a face! She crouched to look at the figure on the grass in front of her. As it moved for a

second time scratches, cuts and a scar on the head were revealed. Innerly screaming she tried to think of her next move. Her normal reaction would include going straight home but she had this phantom urge to take him home herself.

"How can I get this person home?" she thought

"I could probably carry him." her mind awnserd.

"True but what if I hurt him." she worried.

"Stop arguing with yourself do what you're heart says." she thought.

Using what many would later say was thought to be adrenaline she attempted to pick him up and succeeded as she walked the way home she thought "He's very light and small."

The girl walked back home with the boy cradled in her arms.

"Hermione is that you? why are you back so early? when it's not even been ten minutes?" Emma, Hermione's mum asked. From the study to the right of the hall.

"Um,help come into the living room please." The effects of what she had done and seen sinking in.

Upon reaching the living room and seeing the bags of 'rubbish' Emma asked,"why have you brought three bags of rubbish home?"

"Mummy, it's not 'rubbish'..." A low near silent groan interrupted her.

"Dan!"

"Yes?"

"Come here, quickly!"

As he reached the living room and after his wife filled him in she left to get a first aid kit hoping that it was enough. Leaving him alone for a minute with his daughter.

"Why is this..this boy in you're arms."he managed to stammer

"I couldn't leave him Daddy he's unconscious."

"But why not get us."

"I don't know."she replied for the first time in her life.

As Emma came in she immediately started to work on the boy's face, which none of the family had been able to see clearly because of the rags that had fallen over it. When it was uncovered

Hermione gasped at seeing the many scars on his face.

When Emma finished she put the first aid kit away and went into the kitchen with Dan to make some food and to sort out their unsure emotions. When her parents left Hermione started crying softly until she eventually fell asleep with the boy still cradled in her arms.

When Emma peered in she thought quietly,"they look so cute." and beamed. When Dan seen this he looked at her questioningly and she pointed towards the doorway between the living room and kitchen. He returned to her with a smile covering his unsure emotions.

A/N: Edit; since I started this in 2014 summer this chapter was updated once to solve a critical error however as part of my jointing the disjointed session it has now been updated again!

Edit (2) removed a bunch of copy code. next chap will come soon.