Chapter 1

When Harry woke up, the last thing he expected to be was in a garden. He expected to see the inside of his cupboard, not a garden right out of his dreams. It looked almost magical. There were flowers of every kind and plants that looked exotic. There were trees that surpassed thousands of years and maybe more. Where was he? How did he get there? Why?

He sat up ignoring the pain that laced across his body. There was a stone path that curved around the garden. From his sitting position on the grass between a cluster of Lily of the Valley's and a willow tree, he could see a patio door further down the path. It was then that he noticed that there were vines along the wall leading to a roof? As he could see sun shining through the vines crises crossing along the roof he supposed that he was in a cave. The sun was a miracle or? He shuddered. Should he even think it? Magic?

"Hello there! What are you doing here?" a voice that was filled with laughter surprised Harry. He turned his head around to see the largest man he had ever seen. The man had light brown hair and, to Harry's surprise laughing red eyes. The man wore black pants and brown boots. A red shirt that reminded Harry of blood adorned the man's outfit. This man was smiling gently as he looked down on Harry and Harry whimpered. Why was he smiling? Did he like hurting people too? "My names Ric. What's your name, young one?"

Ric frowned inwardly as he looked at the young child that he just found. Was this the one who invaded their wards? He would have to ask Row to look into this ones aura. He frowned deeper as he took in the blood on the boys face. "Row, Sal, Helg! I found them! Get Mer and Fae!"

The next thing Harry saw was five people, three women and two men come running around the corner. The first lady had soft curly brown hair and deep blue eyes. She wore a blue dress with bronze embroidery. The next woman was bleach blond with astonishing yellow eyes. She also wore a dress, but was yellow with black trimmings. The last lady had dark brown hair and wore a baby blue dress with purple designs across it. The first man wore the same as Ric except with a green shirt. He had dark green eyes and had light black hair flowing across mid back. The second man wore black pants and a blue shirt, but had a dress type coat over top. He had graying brown hair and had amazing purple eyes that screamed wisdom. When they reached Ric they all looked questioningly at him. Ric just looked back at Harry.

When the group craned their necks around Ric they all softly gasped in sympathy. The young child who looked back at them has jet black hair that looked untamable. The boy looked no older than five, but the look in his astonishing emerald green eyes told a different story. They looked older than what a child or man should. They looked dead. Where was the sparkle that every child had? And where was the innocence? The playfulness? Something had happened to this child and the group hated it. Children were sacred. They were the epitome of love and joy. Whoever took this child's happiness and joy away was going to pay and pay with their lives.

It was then that Helg noticed the blood. The ever practiced healer, she sized up the boys wounds. There were bruises and cuts across every visible part of his body and she guessed there were some under too. She could only see a small portion of his back and torso but could see the stab marks. They were still slowly bleeding and looked fresh.

Row looked at the child with sympathy, she noticed that Helg had gone into healer mode and she could see why. She wondered how the child had gotten here. When she reached into herself to look at the child's aura, she gasped in shock. This boy had such a large aura. It was as large as hers and everyone in the group. When his maturation came his power would be immense!

"Fae, Mer, can you go and get a room ready for our gust? Sal, Row can you please go and get my kit? He needs medical attention." Helg cried, after getting over the shock of the severity of the wounds. "Ric can you help me? She asked seeing the scared look the boy was giving them. With those words the group sprang into action.

The first pair that broke off was the two in blue and purple. Harry assumed they were "Fae" and "Mer". The second pair was another man and woman who were supposedly "Sal" and "Row". The last woman, who Harry now identified as Helg, the woman in the blue dress, nelt down beside him.

Harry whimpered and turned his back on Helg and started to cry silently. "hello young one. My name is Helg. What's your name?" Harry having no idea why this lady was being nice to him just shuddered and curled into a tight ball.

"Now, I won't hurt you. I just want to know your name." Helg whispered to Harry smiling gently, but on the inside she was screaming, who could do this to a child? Ric knelt down beside Helg and gently murmured, "come, come child you have nothing to fear from us. If it would make you feel better I promise to never hurt you, and if I do I shall be killed."

When Harry did nothing, Helg and Ric frowned, trying to figure out what to say next that would reassure the boy that they would not harm him. They almost didn't catch the tiny voice that said, "Pwamise?"

Ric grinned and Helg smiled gently. "Yes, we promise."

"Pwamise, Pwamise?"

Ric Grinned, the kid knew how to stay safe. "Yes, we promise, promise. Now what is your name ?"

"Harry Potter."

Now that wasn't so bad! Actually I had to have my friend Boxpeople to kick my butt into adding another chapter. That and the fact that I suck at typing it took me a long time I hope you liked it and ill add another chapter when I feel like it or Boxpeople kicks me again!

Toddles,

Karigain