Chapter 2- Weasleys & The Rescue Part 1
Molly Weasley smiled to herself, all her family was home for this summer. All her boys and her little girl Ginny were home. Her youngest son Ron, Fred and George, and Bill were talking to each other quietly outside while denoming. Her other sons Charlie and Percy were out at Diagon Alley (Spelling?!?) "Seriously guys, You-Know-Who left Harry behind last year maybe Mom can convince Dumbledore to let him stay for a week or two," said Ron to his older brothers. "Its worth a try," said the eldest brother, Bill. "Yea let's try and see if Mom will be willing to convince Dumbledore for Ickle Ronniekins "(again spelling sorry?) said Fred and George at the same time.
Surely her boys were up to something, considering they didn't always , when finished talking sit at the table as though ready to talk, so she said," Yes?"
"We were just talking and we think its unfair that Harry can't come to stay this year, You-Know-Who didn't even show up last year", said Ron quickly. Yea can't you convince ole' Dumbles to let him stay, said Fred with an amused expression.
"You know I tried to let him come and stay but Dumbledore insisted he stay where he is safe." Feeling defeat, the boys went up to their rooms, upset.
Meanwhile, Harry's safe haven according to Dumbledore wasn't really safe at all and Harry had just been awoken rudely by his aunt. "Get up you Worthless Freak, Vernon expects breakfast. Harry, not wanting to feel his uncle's wrath quickly got in his cousins clothes, which, much to Harry's relief, covered most of his bruises for when he visited the Weasleys before his second year.
When Harry finished making breakfast for the Dursleys, not himself, a note was thrust into his hands containing all his chores:
-Mow The Lawn
-Paint the Shed with the paint in the Garage
-Dust all the furniture, tables, etc.
- Clean Dudleys room
-Sort the Garage
"Huh?" said Harry, not realizing he had said it out loud, which earned him a punch in the stomach, causing him to double over.
"S-so-rry Un-c-cle"
Sorry Uncle my ass, you worthless freak!" As his Uncle began to hit him on his back with the belt, he said,
" You better have those chores done by 4 when I get home, or no food and I will punish you!" This caused Harry to whisper, so the beating continued because he 'complained.' "Worthless, ungrateful FREAKS don't complain!"
Sirius was worried, all Harry's letters said the samething, that he was fine, the Dursleys were treating him alright, and that he couldn't wait till Hogwarts, he couldn't put that together, because the look on Harry's face when he offered him a new home last year didn't match his letters, he seemed estatic, almost relieved. Well, as he thought to himself, what could be wrong I mean they are family? Right?
Because Harry didn't finish his impossible list of chores he had a rough beating, with after he was left with burns, for burning breakfast, a huge assortment of bruises, gashes on his chest and legs, lashes on his back from the belt, a broken arm, from a bat, and 4 or so broken ribs. He wrote his letter to Sirius, with Uncle Vernon watching closely, holding a belt, he was about to give the letter to Hedwig when Uncle Vernon grabbed the the letter, "don't want those freaks to think your being mistreated, you deserve your punishments, okay everything seems good now I will send it!" He roughly gave the letter to Hedwig who got blood on the letter from Vernon's hand, from Harry's last beating, and headed off to Sirius to give him the letter.
Just as Sirius was about to send another letter to Harry, his owl came with a letter, it stated the same as all the letters, except for one thing, there was blood.
His suspicions were confirmed. Abuse.