The Rise of the Eight
As you may have realised, I am not called J., therefore this is not a world I created, just dabbling in it for pure enjoyment (not money...), and because I have nothing better to do! Hope you like, and if you do, REVIEW!
Chapter 1
"Right guys" whispered a woman, her face in shadow "That house belongs to the Dursleys, Harry Potter will be inside." The group of adults peered through the half-light of dusk, through the window of a house somewhere in Surrey, watching as a family watched the ten o'clock news. This was the night they had been planning for. This was the night they would get the Boy-Who-Lived.
"Halt" came a command from a tall, deathly pale man with a thin face. His voice was silkily smooth, and almost as quiet as a whisper, but held such authority no one in the group even thought to question it "there are wards up, Sonya, help me with them quickly." A small woman crept to the front of the group, drew her wand and, along with the man, knelt down and made a few precise movements with it. Thirty seconds later there was a ripple in the air and the two got to their feet. "It is done" came the silky voice again.
The seven shapes in the dark crept towards the house, with a 'click' the front door opened and the shapes moved inside. two crept up the stairs, one stayed at the front door and the rest stood outside the door to the living room, listening.
"BOY!" came a booming voice from inside the room "Why is my glass empty?" there was a slight shuffling of feet then 'SLAP' "you should know by now my glass is NEVER empty in MY house! You are as useless as your parents were"
"You are right Vernon dear" came a nasal voice "Now Diddy, isn't it bed time?"
'CRASH' the door to the sitting room was blown off its hinges as 4 grown men jumped into the room, a shriek rose from the thin woman who had just dived on top of an extremely fat boy and was attempting to hide the vast bulk behind her tiny frame, before "Stupefy" cried one of the intruders, and, with a flash of red light, the woman crumpled.
"PETUNIA!" Shouted a red faced Vernon Dursley as he struggled to get up out of his seat, he glared at the intruders and shouted "How DARE you attack my wife!" The boy, who was now trying to rise under the weight of his unconscious mother, whimpered softly as another red beam struck him in the face, causing him to keel back onto the sofa.
"WHAT is the MEANING OF THIS?" Shouted Vernon, and then he cowered as all four men pointed their wands at him.
"You have Harry Potter in your care do you not?" Said the silky voiced man.
"This is about the BOY?" spat Vernon "You can have him! Take him," he gestured at a small, thin boy with raven hair and large round glasses who was cowering on the floor, clutching at the smarting red mark on his face "we never wanted him!".
"And THAT, you vile, disgusting muggle, is why we are here" Shouted a thin man in ragged robes, anger etched onto every inch of his usually kind face "You were trusted to raise the one boy who has the hope of the entire wizarding world, and you treat him worse than a slave. We have been watching you! You beat him, you starve him, you lock him in that tiny cupboard, y..."
"Remus, that is enough" interrupted the silky-voiced man as he raised himself to his full, and quite considerable height "Vernon Dursley, you are not fit to raise a child, if it were up to me I'd kill you for what you have done, but certain others in my group" His gaze flitted across to the elderly man who stood by his side "say that would be unwise. Therefore, we are taking Harry Potter. When Albus Dumbledore arrives, please inform him that Harry is with the Followers of Light, and he shall not see Harry until he comes to Hogwarts, he will know what it means"
After this, the pale man flicked his wand, and Vernon, with a grunt, fell unconscious to the floor. The anger on the shabby man's face disappeared as he looked across to the small, and very confused, boy on the floor, he slowly made his way over to him, crouched in front of him and softly said "Harry, you do not need to be afraid of us, my name is Remus Lupin, and we have SO much to catch up on"
A/N Ok guys, this is my first attempt at a fanfic, so don't be too mean! The first few chapters are going to be slightly boring, but bear with me... I have big plans ;)
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Much Love
Squire