A not-so simple battle
Chapter1
Harry James Potter, age 16 in three weeks time, ran into his bedroom and slammed the door at Number 4 Private Drive one summer's night. He couldn't stand the Dursleys anymore; especially not after Sirius had died. They were abusing him worse than ever and they didn't see that he needed comfort, that he was grieving badly. The only person, who had been helping Harry that summer, was Remus J. Lupin.
Harry sighed and began packing his Hogwarts trunk angrily. He was leaving and planned on staying at Number 12, Grimwald Place. Dumbledore had sent him a letter right after Harry returned to his pitiful life at the Dursleys, stating that Grimwald Place was his.
After finishing his packing, Harry sat down at his desk, grabbing a piece of parchment, his quill, and ink bottle. He wrote to the one person who really cared about him.
Moony,
All is not well for me, as you well know from my letters. But I have finally been driven over the edge by the ever hateful Dursleys and have decided to spend the rest of the holiday at Grimwald Place (seeing as Sirius left it to me). Yes I know that it is really stupid of me to leave the very safety of my relatives' house at this point but I don't care! Only you really care enough about me to even write (and I am not forgiving Ron and Hermione that easily). I hope you come, for I don't want to be lonely. I wish Sirius was here. Maybe then I could have gone and lived with him after my 5th year.
Loving you and your 'furry little problem' every second,
Prongs 2
Harry read over the letter and finally sent it off. He grabbed his trunk and stormed down the stairs, where Vernon Dursely, his walrusly fat uncle, was waiting for him. Harry felt his anger building up again as he took out his wand and said,
"IF YOU DON'T GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY THIS INSTANT, I WILL BLAST YOU INTO FUCKING OBLIVION AND NOT GIVE AN RATS ASS IF I GET FUCKING EXSPELLED FROM HOGWARTS DO YOU UNDERSTAND! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM CAPABLE OF SO YOU HAD BETTER LISTEN TO ME!"
"Vernon listen to me. He means what he just said. Now please move." Petunia Dursely, Harry's sweet aunt, had appeared and Harry knew why she had said that. Petunia was a squib so she could feel Harry's magic pulsing off of him dangerously. Vernon backed off enough so Harry could walk out the door with his trunk. Once Harry had reached the pavement, he threw out his wand arm and summoned the knight bus.
Remus' POV
The life Remus J. Lupin knew was finally gone. His best friends were dead at the hands of a few of Voldemort's followers and he was some what alone. He had finally rid of his horrible curse but wouldn't be able to celebrate that till July 31st. He wouldn't see the one person he had left until then and that was painful enough without the grief of Sirius. Harry was stuck at his relatives' until his birthday but he needed to get out of there sooner. He wouldn't make it if he was stuck there for so long.
Remus sat in his kitchen, the night Harry stormed from his aunt and uncle's house, sipping some tea and thinking over some rather confusing feelings he had developing since he first had met Harry. As he watched the sunset, a snowy white owl that he knew so well came soaring into the window.
"Aw Hedwig. And have you brought me Harry's latest letter that is begging for comfort?" Remus asked as he stroked the owl's head before she took off again. Remus sighed and put down his tea cup long enough to open Harry's letter, then picked up again as he read the letter.
A crash echoed throughout Remus' house when he read what Harry had done. Remus rushed out of the kitchen, grabbed a cloak and disapperated from his lonely house in Godric's Hollow. He needed to find out why exactly Harry left Number 4 Privet Drive……
Harry's POV (for a little while)
Harry stumbled into Grimwald Place at exactly 10 pm. He dropped his trunk in the middle of the hallway. Tears stinging his eyes as he somehow made his way up to his godfather's room. When Harry reached it, he paused before pushing open the door. His tears fell harder when he saw the inside of Sirius Black's bedroom.
The man had decorated it to look exactly like the Gryffindor Common Room, three walls covered in pictures. Every thing was red and gold but what made Harry cry harder was the pictures on the wall. One wall was devoted to Sirius' school days, when all the Maurders were alive. Another was covered in his baby pictures and even more recent pictures, including several that Harry had taken of himself, his so called friends, and the D.A the previous year.
Harry took a few shaky steps inside and fell upon his knees, all emotion taking over.
Remus' POV
Remus stepped quietly into Grimwald Place a mere 3 minuets after Harry. When he heard the crash upstairs, he took out his wand. But when he saw the trunk in the middle of the hallway, he put it away and sprinted up the stairs, following the sounds of very loud crying. He reached Sirius' room and saw Harry on his knees in the middle of it. The scene was heart retching for hi, because he didn't want Harry to feel this way.
Remus walked into the room slowly, trying to find someway to comfort Harry.
Normal POV
"Harry?" Harry heard the voice he wanted to hear other than Sirius'.
"HOW COULD MY LIFE BE SO HORRIBLE!" Harry bitterly cried out as Remus dropped to his knees by him and put his arms around Harry, "FIRST I LOSE MY PARENTS THANKS TO VOLDEMORT, HAVE A PROPHECY MADE ABOUT ME, LOSE SIRIUS AND NOW NOT EVEN MY FRIENDS EXCEPT FOR YOU EVEN CARE ENOUGH TO WRITE. THEY KNOW I LOST SIRIUS AND HOW MUCH I LOVED HIM!"
"Harry I'm sorry. I know you are feeling so alone right now but you need to tell me why you left the Dursleys" Remus soothingly said as Harry cried into his shoulder.
"I WAS BEING FUCKING ABUSED THERE AND DUMBLEDORE DIDN'T SEE IT! NO ONE DID AND I WAS TOO STUPID TO TELL ANYONE UNTIL NOW! I DON'T SEE HOW DUMBLEDORE COULD HAVE LEFT ME THERE EVEN THOUGH MY AUNT HAD MY MUM'S BLOOD IN HER AND I WOULD BE PROTECTED! MY AUNT DID NOTHING TO STOP MY UNCLE AND COUSIN EVEN THOUGH SHE ACTUALLY LOVED ME!"
Remus stared at Harry, this new information somewhat shocking and really disturbing.
"If I or even Sirius had known, we would have never let Dumbledore take you away from us! I would have begged him to let me take care of you even though I was a werewolf.' Remus purposely slipped in the was instead of an am. Harry looked at him through his teary eyes and said quietly,
"Well I wish you had…. Wait did you say was a werewolf?" Remus nodded so Harry sobbed again, saying this time,
"So instead of celebrating the end of your furry little problem, you have to worry the hell about me!"
"Harry James Potter!" Remus said as he rubbed Harry's back, "I point blank refused to celebrate the end of my curse until you were there. And for your information, I will worry about you no matter what! I care about you and I am not happy unless you are. Believe me when I say that." Harry dried his eyes on his sleeve as Remus helped him up. They made their way downstairs to the kitchen, Harry stumbling along the way. But Remus caught him, knowing full well that their relationship was about to take a turn for the better, causing him to always be there when Harry fell.