Chapter Two Street Life 101
Five years had past and the Wizarding world was in a uproar, little Harry James Potter was missing the famous boy who lived was declared MIA presumed dead after Remus Lupin went to visit the child on his 5th Birthday when most children start showing signs of magic to help the Dursleys explain the boys past to hi. Also his parents and there untimely deaths and how much they loved him. Only to be met by the fact that #4 private drive was no longer occupied by the Dursley family they had in fact moved to the united states 2 years before hand according to the neighbor who lived 2 doors down with only one child there son Dudley no one knew there was a second child there at all. These only served to further brake Remus and age Dumbledore before the eyes of there world.
The Streets of London 1985
At the age of six Harry already had a group of kids he looked after some older a lot younger but all in need of a champion.
"HEY STOP THAT BOY"
"THEIF OFFICER THAT BOY ROBBED ME" Harry's victim shouts followed him down the streets as he and titan ran clutching his stolen prize zipping through two alleys and down a few inner streets that only a rat knew existed the boy arrived at his gang's home. He slowed to a walk and looked down at his faithful company Titan the dog that pulled him out of the dumpster and more or less raised him.
"arry back com on ruse ur selfs" came the call of the groups lookout. Slowly and quietly the children started to emerge form the corners of the alley. They were dirty and small their clothes ripped and stained.
"whacta brung us today arry" questioned a few of the more brave souls some just stared their empty eyes showing untold horrors that only the owners knew of.
"I's got us some money of a rich guy. Whacta all mange to find?" the group quickly turned out their pockets showing a few coins some half eaten food and one whole apple.
"Looks good gang….."
"arry coppers" came the lookouts warning from his spot. "k ever one hide no noise be ready to run on my signal go" came Harry's reply earlier plans to feed empty stomachs forgotten. As the gang scurried away Harry looked down at Titan and sighed "just another day in paradise"
Hogwarts September 1st 1990
Life on the streets is hard enough on an adult but to be a group of small kids its hell on wheels with no exit in sight. Harry 's 11th birthday came and went with no thought as nobody knew their age it was mostly counted by years on the street. A small hidden community felt July 31st pass with great sorrow as their saviour was still MIA presumed dead there was no answer to his school letter and the Dursley still were not located in the USA.
"Albus do you really think the boy is dead?" Mivera asked in a staff meeting just before the start of term.
"I just don't know no one has seen the boy senesce that night no record of him any where not a word to his school letter" came the headmasters reply
"what about that trader Black may be he got to the boy before we managed to have him kissed by the dementors" this came form Filtwick the man had been on hand at blacks capture and trial and thought him the betrayer of the light.
"I for one don't care about the stupid spoiled child if he never shows up I shall die a happy man" Severus sneered at the teachers and with that left the room.
London Streets September 1st 1980
A now eleven year old Harry was looking for a new alley to move into the one they currently occupied was being threatened by an opposing group of white gang bangers that often kidnapped rats and used them for grunt work like drug running and sex trade for the girls and some of the boys. Harry had an idea when he was younger he had been running from the coppers and came upon spooks alley no one laid claim to the place because weird things often happened even Titan like to avoid the place. So he went and made sure it was still empty then went to gather his gang and move before the Gang bangers came back because Harry had only just managed to rescue little Leah before the unthinkable happened.
"arry back" came the reedy voice of the look out they had to mount a look out 24/7 to keep them selves safe.
"all yous gather round i's got a new place it great no ones goes there will be safe again" Harry explained to the group
"wheres it?" questioned one of the newer members of the gang he was a run away from an abusive family but was fitting in ok.
"spooks alley Its out of the ways of the bangers wars we be safe" with that the gang quickly gathered their meagre belongings and set out for there new home. Spooks Alley was the alley that ran parallel to diagon alley but on the muggle side Harry's group lived there safely for five years Harry was even seen and robbed some of the wizards as they came and went to the leaky cauldron but was always dismissed as just some muggle child with a black dog.
Spooks Alley November 1995
"I thought you said a bunch of muggles lived here Avery"
"Yeah well that's what Malfoy told me" sneered Avery to his companions.
"Why is the Dark Lord want a bunch of kids any way there just filthy muggles not worth the time of day it takes to kill them" questioned one of the other death eaters as he kicked at an overflowing garbage bin.
"There's no one here lets grab a drink before we go look some where else" Came Avery reply as the unofficial leader of this group with that the four men turned and left back down the alley. If a life time on the streets had taught the rats any thing it was how to hide and not be found. After the all clear signal came the gang that had about 12 members quickly held a meeting though they did not know what muggles were they thought it best if they moved on to a new alley. So they grabbed there stuff and with Harry and Titan leading left through the back way of the alley in case the men had left a guard.