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Daughter of the Full Moon - If the rest of this story wasn't written, I would try and write that for you. Unfortunately, this was an old story of mine that has just been sitting around and I finally got around to posting it. It sounds like a good story line though, maybe you could write an alternate ending for me! :)

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Walking down the hall Arthur made his way quickly to the floo and threw in the green powder. "Severus Snape Hogwarts!"

A minute later Arthur saw Severus's face in the green fire and he sighed. "Can I have some help Severus? I think some healing potions might be needed and your expertise in the healing arts."

"Has something happened?"

"No, but I would like Harry to have a physical. I think he has been hiding more that we ever thought."

Severus frowned. "You aren't protecting the mutt are you? If he hurt the boy in any way I will do more than shove him up against the wall."

Arthur's features softened at Severus's show of protectiveness over Harry. "No Severus, it is just as I said. Sirius has had no contact with Harry since Ron came to get me. ...And you pushed him against the wall?"

Severus looked away, but then sighed looking back at Arthur. "I was angry at him."

Smiling Arthur nodded. "Yes, well I am quite angry with him myself right now. I don't think it would be smart if I saw him right now." Sighing Arthur looked back at Severus with a sad smile.

Severus's face turned back into it's normal emotionless state and nodded in understanding. "I'll be over in a minute. Know that if you ever need to get Harry out of there quickly that my apartment at Hogwarts is open to him. I don't want him to become like me."

With that the floo was cut off abruptly and Arthur sat back on his heels. He had never heard Severus speak so candidly or offer anyone more than a sarcastic comment. He had also caught the slip of Severus calling Harry by his first name. It was nice to see the man express any emotion other than anger even if it was sadness for a small boy.

He couldn't think of it any more though, because Severus appeared through the floo the next moment with a box of potions and creams in his hands.

"Where is the brat?"

Arthur gave a small nod. "Thank you Severus. I'l take you to him." Arthur then turned to look at the man and took a deep breath. "There is something else I have to tell you."

Severus sighed. "What more has he done?"

A sad smile graced Arthur's face. "It's not what he had done, as you know, but what has been done to him. It seems Umbridge has been using a blood quill in her detentions."

Severus's normally pale face became an angry red, and he spoke in such a calm tone it sent chills down the other man's spine. "She did what?"

"Severus, I know you want to go hex her as much as I do, but right now Harry needs us more. He has a nasty scar on his hand."

Closing his eyes Severus nodded and took a deep breath. In a moment, the man's face transformed back to it's normal shade of white, and then he opened his eyes back up.

"Are you ok now?"

"Yes."

Arthur nodded and led the man over to the door and then down the hall to Harry's room. Gently he knocked on the door and then opened it and led Severus inside. Immediately, Arthur came over to the boy on the bed and sat down next to him.

"Do you want me to leave the room Harry?"

Harry sat up and leaned into the man's side. "I'm sorry...but..."

Arthur smiled down at the boy and kissed him gently on the top of his head. "I understand Harry and it's fine. I'll be right outside and Severus can get me if you need me."

Harry nodded and hugged the man tightly before letting go and looked down at his lap. Gently Arthur patted the boy on the knee, then stood up and moved to the door gently shutting it behind him.

When Arthur left the room Severus pulled out the desk chair and pulled it around to sit in front of Harry. "Potter." Severus sighed. "I assume you have glamors up."

Harry looked down, but gave a tiny nod.

"I'm going to have to take them down. Do you want to change into a hospital gown first?"

Blushing Harry nodded again. He hated those blasted gowns, but he knew they were easier to heal people in them.

Reaching over Severus grabbed the gown he had brought and handed it to the boy. "Do you want a moment Potter?"

Harry shook his head, but blushed. He was already asking so much he didn't want to ask any more.

Severus gave a short nod, but read every emotion that was written on Harry's face and understood so he stood up and busied himself organizing the potions in the box even though there was nothing to really organize.

Harry gratefully looked up at the man and then quickly replaced his clothes with the gown Severus had given him.

When Severus didn't hear any more rustling he turned back around and reclaimed his seat. "Ok Potter, this might tingle a bit, but it won't hurt."

Harry gave a small nod and prepared himself for his glamors to fall. Closing his eyes he clenched his fists and held his breath.

Sighing Severus saw the boy prepare to be murdered instead of having his glamors taken away. Silently he stood up and sat down on the bed next to the child and gently placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Potter, relax and breathe. I'm not going to hurt you."

The boy's eyes opened and he blushed. "Sorry."

"That's alright, just take some deep breaths." As Severus talked he rose his wand and silently said the spell to lower the glamors. "There we go that wasn't so bad was it?"

Harry shook his head, but his vision was swarming from the loss of magic and he almost fell forward, but Severus caught him at the last moment and gently sat him back up. "Easy now, Potter. None of that."

"Tired."

"I know Potter, but you just have to stay awake for just a little more."

Harry nodded and opened his eyes a little more in an effort to stay more awake.

Sighing Severus placed a supporting hand behind the boy's back and then rose his wand in his other hand. "I'm going to run a deep diagnosis charm on you Harry. This is kind of like the one Madam Pomfrey runs on you, but this one will show every injury you have had in the past. Alright?"

Harry sleepily nodded, not really realizing what he was agreeing too. Well, he knew, but not exactly what the implications were. Sure his secret was out, but they really had no proof yet. This would be all the proof they needed, and then it would be real. They would know that his Uncle had hurt him.

Quickly, Severus ran his wand over the boy and watched fascinated as the list that had popped up next to him grew longer and longer. Sadly Severus held the boy upright as his perceptions switched even more dramatically than they had earlier. This was not a medical list of a pampered prince. Not at all.

When the list finally stopped writing he grabbed it out of mid air and read through all three feet of it. Looking down at the boy he was supporting Severus decided that maybe it would be better if Harry was asleep for the healing he would need. It would cause him less distress, and it was obvious the boy was tired. He was falling asleep sitting up.

"Ok Harry, you can go to sleep now. Let's just lay you down and then I'll take care of everything."

Harry nodded and let the man lie him back. As soon as his head hit the pillow Harry was out like a light making Severus's slightly smile, but then he schooled his features. He would not smile at the child, he didn't do that. He was a mean and grumpy man who admittedly had a soft spot for hurt children. How could he ignore a hurting child and frighten them any further than they already were. He may be a mean, snarky man, but he did have a heart.

As soon as Harry drifted off to sleep Severus looked at the medical scan report in more detail trying to figure out what to do. The boy had extensive scaring on his back and bottom along with a few bones that had healed improperly. The most disturbing thing though was that there was old swelling of the tissue within his bottom. It was months old, but still had lingering irritation. Likely, there was even a small infection, but he would not be able to tell until the swelling came down.

Taking a deep breath Severus got up from where he was sitting and went to get the box of potions he had brought with him. He took out the jar of the anti-scar cream and turned back to his student.

Slowly he walked back over to the bed and gently sat down while unscrewing the lid. Then putting the jar aside for a moment he gently rolled Harry over so that he was comfortably lying on his stomach. Tenderly Severus pulled back the sides of the gown and untied the strings so he could tend to the scars there.

The man picked the jar of cream up and placed it in his lap where he could easily reach it. He then began to smooth the cream over the boy's back and watched as the scars started to fade. Since most of them were so old though, it was going to take a few applications for them to fade as much as they could.

When he was finished with the boy's back he moved down to the boy's shorts and looked at the too large hole filled pants. That was going to have to change, it was obvious he needed new shorts. Sighing again the man quickly pulled the shorts down and then expertly applied the anti-scaring cream all over. He then reached over to the box and pulled out another cream, this one was to combat the swelling.

Opening that jar he took out a copious lump and then smoothed it over the boy's bottom. The cream had a potion infused in it that would soak down into his skin and numb the affected area and then work to reduce the swelling. For a few minutes, he watched as the cream soaked into the skin and when it was no longer visible he pulled the boy's shorts back up and replaced the gown to its rightful place.

Seeing that everything was put to rights Severus gently turned the boy back over so that he was laying on his back. He then put the swelling cream away and focused once more on the anti-scaring cream. Carefully he scooped out some more cream and began applying it to the boy's upper arms and sides where it looked like the belt had wrapped itself around the poor boy.

When he was finished he screwed the top back on and put it back in the box. He then looked to the boy's right forearm and gently picked it up to examine it. Carefully he prodded it and felt where the broken bone once was and decided that a quick spell would be best to re-break it and then wrap it in a cast.

He then looked at the hand where the toad had made him write into his own flesh. Taking the anti-scaring cream back out. He had almost forgotten about this he had been so absorbed in the other boy's injuries, but now that he saw it again he had to fight his anger back. He hated that woman so much, and he could not believe that she had laid a hand on one of his students. She would pay.

Pushing his anger down Severus took out another small glob of the cream and spread it over the wound. Gently he cradled the hand until he saw the words start to fade, and then he put the cream back in it's spot satisfied that it had started to work. Sometimes when wounds were created magically the scars didn't want to fade as they should. Fortunately, this was not one of those circumstances.

Gently he put the limb back down on the bed and then got up to fetch Arthur. He wasn't going to be able to heal the broken bone in his arm at the moment, and he could tell it would be the same with the other broken bone in his left wrist. He didn't want to wake the boy when it was obvious he needed this rest.

Tomorrow, he was going to have to come back and heal those limbs when Harry was awake. He was also going to have to have a long talk with the boy about what he had found. To say the least it alarmed him to even think the boy would go back to his relatives. He never thought he would ever feel that way about Potter's son.

Putting the box of potions on the bedside table, Severus then headed to the door in search of the Weasley head. He had to tell him how to apply the cream and when. He would not be able to come twice a day after all and he thought that maybe it would be best for the other man to know at least some of what was ailing the boy. He was not going to break the boy's confidence and tell about the swelling in his bottom. He knew what a sensitive topic that was.

Closing the door quietly behind him Severus sighed and then set off down the hall to look for Arthur. Looking through the hall he eventually found the man talking with the wolf who apparently was telling him of what he did to the mutt earlier. Leaning in the doorway he started both of them by suddenly speaking up.

"I am not apologizing to the mutt."

Both men turned and looked at him, Remus with an amused smile and Arthur a shocked one. It was Remus who spoke first though. "I would never ask that of you Severus, and I won't be apologizing for punching him either."

Severus rose an eyebrow. "Where is the mutt now?"

"I put him in bed after I knocked him out. I don't think he will be coming to for awhile, but I think that has to do with the dreamless sleep I slipped him. I didn't want him bothering Harry again today."

Nodding Severus looked at Arthur. "I have some things I need to discuss with you."

Remus stepped in though. If it was about his cub he wanted to hear it too, he knew why Severus was here, Arthur had told him. "If it has to do with Harry, I want to hear it too."

Severus looked at Arthur who nodded and pulled out a chair for him to sit down in. Sighing Severus walked over and sat down next to the two. "I left a cream by his bed. In the morning after his shower and before he goes to breakfast you're going to have to help him apply it to his back and bottom. I'm going to have to come back tomorrow though, to help heal a few of his bones and check to see if everything else is healing the way it should. The rest he will have to tell you when he's ready."

Arthur looked down at his lap and nodded. "So he was injured. Will he be ok?"

Severus nodded. "He's going to need a councilor to talk with, and I don't think I'm the right person for that job. Maybe Madam Pomfrey."

Arthur shook his head. "He asked for you to take care of him. He trusts you."

Remus looked questionably at the man. He knew from being his colleague that Severus only suggested a councilor in serious cases. "Why do you think Harry needs a councilor, Severus?"

The man looked over at the wolf. "I can't disclose that information. Only Harry can, but don't pressure him to tell you. If you do, you could lose him forever."

Severus then stood up and looked at Arthur. "I need to show you the cream and some other potions I left."

Arthur nodded and got up from his seat with Remus right behind him. He wanted to see Harry too and make sure he was alright.

When they reached Harry's room though Severus stopped him outside the closed door. "Wolf, I know you care about Potter, but I doubt he wants more people seeing him in his underwear."

Remus sighed, but nodded. "Alright, I'll be down in the library."

Severus watched as the werwolf walked down the hall and when he was sure that he was out of hearing range he opened the door and let Arthur inside. Walking to the bed Severus picked up the few creams he had left behind and held them out for Arthur to inspect.

"The anti-scaring cream as I said will have to be applied in the morning and then at night. The one with the orange lid is for the morning, and the one with the blue lid is for at night. The one at night has a slight calming drought in it and should help him sleep. The other cream, with the green lid, is to be applied to his bottom only at night. I will also leave that box behind. It has anything you might need, dreamless sleep, calming potions and some pain potions."

Arthur looked up at the man from the creams in his arms. "What is the one with the green lid for?"

Severus looked away to the box with the other supplies in it. "Like I said I will be by tomorrow to help heal the bones that have not healed properly. If he complains of any pain in those limbs there is another cream there with a yellow lid that should ease the pain."

"Severus, answer my question please. I need to know, he's my son as much as Ron or Charley are."

Sighing Severus looked at the older man and knew even though he had to keep Potter's confidence, he needed to tell Arthur. The wolf was one thing, but Potter needed as much support as he could get, and he knew the boy saw Arthur as his Father.

"Perhaps you should sit down then."

Arthur sat down on the bed next to Harry and pulled up a blanket that was on the edge of Harry's bed over the boy. "What is it Severus."

"I believe he has an infection of some sort, but I can't do anything for it or check it out until the swelling goes down. That cream though will also prevent any sexually transmitted diseases or cure any that he happened to already caught."

Gently Arthur reached up and stroked the boy's hair away from his forehead. "He's sexually active."

Severus sighed. "Not by his choice, I assume his Uncle."

The man looked over at Severus and dropped his hand in shock and disappointed that he couldn't have protected his son the way he should have.

"That's why you recommend the councilor."

"Yes."

"Is there anything else I should know?"

Severus gave a sharp nod. "He needs new under clothes, his are filled with holes and are too big for him."

Arthur stroked back Harry's hair again and sighed. "We will take care of that."

Severus gave another sharp nod. "I should be going. If Harry wakes with a nightmare, he's had a lot of those lately, give him a dreamless sleep. He deserves one night of peace."

Arthur nodded and turned to the leaving man. "Thank you Severus."

The man gave a quick nod and left the room closing the door behind him leaving Arthur alone with Harry.

"Ok child, let's get you dressed in more comfortable pajamas and I doubt Ron would mind losing some shorts."

With that Arthur stood and walked over to the other side of the room to dig in the drawer he knew Ron kept his underclothes. When he found a pair of black sateen ones that he knew would fit Harry he closed the drawer and walked back over to his son. He set the shorts down on the bed and then started to dig in Harry's trunk for pajamas, but noticed that besides a few outfits the rest seemed to be rags. It looked as though his son needed more than just underclothes.

Sighing Arthur picked out a pair and then walked back over to Harry and carefully began to dress him so that he would be more comfortable. Gently he removed the top half of the gown, and then he magiced the top onto Harry. When that was finished he continued taking down the gown off Harry's legs and grimaced when he saw what Severus was talking about the shorts. They were awful.

Picking up the new shorts Arthur quickly transferred the old shorts with the new and then magiced the pajama bottoms on Harry. When the boy was properly dressed, Arthur picked Harry up into his arms and then with his wand he pulled the covers down so that he could place Harry inside.

With Harry all tucked in Arthur sat on the edge of the bed and lent down to gently place a kiss on Harry's forehead. Then sitting back up he looked down at Harry and tenderly pulled the covers up a bit more to completely cover his shoulders. "I hope you know that we all love you so much Harry. I'll do anything I can to keep you safe, even if I have put myself in front of that lunatic to do so."

Sighing Arthur looked down at his boy one more time and then stood up to go and find Molly. He hadn't told her anything yet, and he was debating just how much to tell her. A part of him wanted to confide in her and tell her everything, but he knew Harry would not appreciate that. So he reluctantly decided that he would tell her the minimum and if Harry wanted her to know he would let him say something.

Walking to the door Arthur gently closed it behind him and as he was turning around he almost ran smack dab into three of his sons.

"Boys, is everything alright?"

George gave his Father almost an incredulous looks. "Why was Snape here...in Harry's room?"

Arthur gave his son a gentle smile. "Why don't we go sit down and I'll tell you what happened?"

All three boy's nodded, but Ron looked longingly to his best friends bedroom door. Arthur saw Ron's look and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"The twins can fill you in later Ron, why don't you go sit with Harry? He's sleeping, but I am sure he will appreciate your presence."

He then really looked at his boy and noticed the dark bags under his eyes and frowned. "On second thought, why don't you head to bed too Ron? You look like you need the sleep."

Ron gave a small nod. "Ok." He wasn't going to argue with his Father right now. He was right, he hadn't been sleeping well lately because of Harry's nightmares. He didn't blame his brother, but it was tiring being woken up at all hours of the night.

Arthur gently pulled Ron into a hug and placed a kiss on the top of his head. "Goodnight son, don't forget to kiss your Mother goodnight. She misses you all when you're at school."

Ron nodded and pushed back. "Goodnight Dad."

The three boys then watched as Ron opened the door to his and Harry's room and then closed it quietly behind him.

Fred looked at his Father. "You know he's not going to bed. Right?"

Arthur nodded. "I know, he's too worried about Harry. I'll check on him in a little while to give him a dreamless sleep. Do you two know why he hasn't been sleeping?"

The twins exchanged looks and then both nodded. "Harry has nightmares."

"And wakes up the whole dorm."

"Normally, Ron will stay up with him."

"When he can't fall back asleep."

"It's most nights."

Arthur sighed and nodded. "Maybe I'll grab two dreamless sleep potions then."

Both boy's nodded in agreement and then followed their Father as he stepped into a sitting room down the hall.

Gently Arthur closed the door behind them and then sat down heavily in the soft armchair across from the couch that his twins were on.

"So you asked why Severus was here." Arthur sighed as he looked at his sons. "When you told me that someone had called Harry a freak, I knew there was something wrong. When talking, some things came out and I asked Severus to give Harry a physical."

George, confused, looked at his Father. "Why did you ask Snape? He hates Harry."

Sadly Arthur shook his head. "Severus is a complex man, but he doesn't hate any of his students. And I actually suggested I get Madam Pomfrey, but Harry asked for Severus."

"Why?"

Arthur shrugged his shoulders. "I don't really know; you will have to ask him yourself."

"Is Harry ok?"

Nodding Arthur gave his boy's a stern look. "Yes, but you boy's will have to help me keep him on bed rest for a few days. You know how hard it is to get him to stay put."

The two shared a look and then nodded. They knew they weren't going to get anything more out of their Father. When the man was determined to keep a secret he did it well.

"Why don't you two go and start to get ready for bed. It is getting late."

The twins, nodded and then both launched themselves at their Father just like they had when they were younger.

Gently Arthur held his boy's to his chest and placed a kiss on the top of both their heads. "Goodnight you two and remember everything will be ok."

Fred pulled back, and George followed him. Then both of them together bid their Father goodnight and left the room to go to bed leaving Arthur to rest his head back against the chair and clutch at his budding headache.

A moment later though he was standing up and in search of his wife. He had to let her know what had been going on. A more detailed story than he had just told his sons, but a watered down one of what Severus had told him.

Walking through the halls Arthur entered the kitchen and found Molly standing behind the stove as usual. Smiling he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Hi Arthur."

She then turned around, and they shared a long kiss. When they pulled back though Molly saw Arthur's face and knew something was wrong. Gently she guided her husband to sit down in a chair and then walked over to the stove to poor two cups of tea.

Coming back over Molly placed the cup of tea in his hands and then sat down. "Why don't you start from the beginning Arthur?"

Sighing Arthur took a long sip of tea and then told his wife all that had happened, minus some of the more detailed parts Severus had told him.

When he was finished Molly was almost in tears, but she held it together for her husband. She could see that her crying would not help him, at all.

"So Severus is going to come by tomorrow?"

The man nodded. "Yes, I think he is even talking to the Headmaster about Sirius. I would never have expected Severus taking the role of advocate for Harry, but he seems to have quite a protective streak. I even heard him call Harry by his first name a few times."

Molly smiled. "He always has had the kids best intentions at heart. You know he helps all his little snakes at the beginning of every year."

"That is true. I only hope that Harry heals from all this. Severus says he will, but you didn't see him Molly! He was so distraught. I even had to show him a memory to convince him that he was still a Potter."

"I am sure he was. Why don't we go check on them all and then head to bed ourselves?"

Arthur nodded and stood up as his wife did. The two then headed upstairs to reassure themselves that all their kids, including Harry, were all safe and sound in their beds.

As soon as Severus had arrived back at Hogwarts he flew up to Albus's office, not stopping when he walked right through a ghost, or even when Minerva tried to stop him to ask him what the matter was. He just stormed right by them and forced his way up to Albus's office, with Minerva close behind after their encounter.

Entering the office Severus started to pace back and forth and didn't stop at the sound of either Minerva's or Albus's worried voice. He was too conflicted with his feelings to really notice or care. He did notice though when he felt a strong hands on each of his shoulders.

"Severus, my boy, what is the matter?"

Severus tried to pace again, but Albus's strong hands stopped him and Minerva came over to place a chair beneath him so that he would sit down. With a little coxing and some pressure from Albus, Severus finally sat down and seemed to collapse into himself.

Worriedly Albus gently coaxed Severus to look at him. "Can you tell me what is wrong Severus?"

Severus shook his head. "Can you just look?"

Albus gave a small nod and watched as the man in front of him lowered his Occlumency shields so that he could see what had happened to make him so upset, but still kept some tidbits of information to himself.

As Albus looked into Severus's mind Minerva came up behind the man and gently paced a hand on his back. She knew that Albus would tell her soon enough what had upset Severus, she could wait. She had never seen Severus like this before. He was normally such a calm and composed man, when he was not yelling at the students that is. It actually frightened her to see this, because if Severus showed any kind of emotion you knew it had to be something huge.

After only a few moments, Albus pulled back with a sad look on his face. "Don't blame yourself too much Severus. It seems we are all at fault here. I will have to make some arrangements, but Harry will stay with the Weasley's from now on, and Sirius...maybe it's time he receives some professional help. I had not realized that he had been so affected. I will send him to shell cottage and have a Healer come every day, one that is under oath or course."

The last part Albus muttered to himself, but everyone heard it and Severus seemed to viably relax a little causing Minerva to wonder what exactly Severus had shown him.

Looking back down at his boy Albus gave a gentle smile. "Why don't you go get some rest Severus. I'll take care of all this. I'll let you plot revenge on a certain toad for me though in the morning.

Severus looked up with a tiny smile on his face and nodded. He then got up and left the office leaving behind a tired old man and a very curious witch.

As soon as the door shut behind Severus, Minerva turned to look at Albus and gave him one of her best 'explain everything' looks.

Shaking his head Albus pointed to a chair. "Sit down Minerva and I'll tell you what I saw."

The woman nodded and took the chair across from where Albus sat down. The old man with a sigh then told her all of what Severus had seen and heard starting from the beginning when he was discussing safety issues with Arthur.

When he was finished, Minerva stood up and went for the door. "I will go clean shell cottage then and send a Healer I trust for your approval and oath. I would take care of the Dursley's, but I think I might just blow them up if I were to see them."

Albus just smiled gently at the woman. "I will take care of them...and thank you Minerva for your help."

Tightly the woman gave a nod and was out the door in an instant. She had work to do, and so did Albus. As she left, Albus sat down and thought about how to get Harry a councilor. He knew that with what Severus suspected to be happening at the Dursley's that Harry would need someone to talk with. He would never make the mistake of ignoring or simply overlooking his children's needs again, not after Severus.

Albus sighed and sat back in his chair. He could always call Don, the Healer who had helped Severus so much. Albus knew he was discreet and very capable of his job. Normally, he would have just suggested Severus talk with Harry like he did his snakes, but he knew how much Severus hurt seeing a child as hurt as Harry.

Standing back up Albus went over the floo and threw in some green powder. The next moment he was standing in the family clinic near the front desk. With a smile, he walked up to the desk and asked the receptionist if Healer Patterson was available. With a smile the woman picked up a phone like device, and the man in question stepped out of an adjoining door.

"Albus how can I help you?" The younger man came out and guided Albus to a near by set of chairs and sat down after Albus did.

"I was just wondering, Don, do you have any time in your schedule to fit in a boy of about fifteen?" Albus looked hopefully at the Healer and studied his kind, warm brown eyes.

"Is it one of Severus's kids?" The Healer's face turned to one of concern. It was not like Albus to come get him personally for one of his students. The man normally just made an appointment for him to meet the child and so forth.

Albus shook his head. "He is one of his students, but not of his house. This boy needs help, I fear more than even Severus could give him. He needs an outside force that he can talk with. You're the only one I trust with this task."

Don arched an eyebrow. "May I ask just who this student is?"

Looking around at all the people sitting near them Albus shook his head. "Not now, when we are in a more private place. Will you help him?" Albus looked at the mousy haired man pleadingly. If the Healer refused, he didn't know what he was going to do.

Knowing his friend was desperate Don nodded. "Yes, why don't we speak more of this privately in my office."

Albus nodded and followed the man out of the gratefully. A huge weight had just been lifted off his shoulders. He now knew that Harry would have someone to talk with, someone that was trusted.

Once they were in Don's office Albus sat down next to the Healer on the couch and let out a small sigh of relief.

"So tell me Albus, who is the child?"

"I trust you will all my heart Don, but I must have a vow before I tell you. It's a delicate situation."

Smiling the Healer nodded. Often enough, he had patents who made him take a vow. He had his Healer's vow, but sometimes that wasn't enough.

"On my magic and life I vow that I will not speak with anyone besides you, Severus and the child's family about whatever troubles him."

Albus gave a small nod in approval. He knew it was narrow enough to stop, not that he ever would, Don from talking with the press, but enough leeway for him to speak with the necessary people about Harry.

"The child in question is Harry Potter." Albus let out a small sigh and then told the Healer all of what had happened today with the boy and what they knew had happened in his past.

After his explanation, Don simply nodded and stood up from his seat to grab something behind his desk. As soon as he had the few objects he sat back down in his chair. "You said Severus is going back in the morning?"

Albus nodded. "Do you plan to go with him?"

"Yes, I'll go with him and I'll bring some of these things for Harry. If what you said is true, then Harry has to be somewhere he feels safe and he can be himself. He also, has to have an outlet to speak his mind and not feel like he is being judged. That's what this journal will be for, he can put all of his feelings down and not have to worry about anyone else."

Albus gave a soft nod. "Thank you Don, I didn't know who else to turn to. I know you'll take great care of him."

Don gave him a small smile. "You can always come to me Albus. How are you feeling about all of this?"

Sighing Albus shook his head. "I'm feeling my age. I have seen situations like this many times over the years, but it never ceases to amaze me how cruel people can be. Harry is a strong boy though, I know he will recover from all of this, at least that is my hope."

The Healer narrowed his eyes. "He is not a tool of war Albus; he is a boy. Now, that I am involved I will not let you treat him like a pawn on a chess board."

Looking up Albus shook his head. "I know to outside people it may look as if I favor him or treat him like a pawn, but that is not true. He...he is like a grandson. That is why I have a tendency to overlook things...and try to change his future for the better."

Don's featured softened. "Alright then, why don't you start arranging things to change Harry's guardianship to the Weasley's and I'll go check on Severus."

Albus gave a small nod, and they both walked over to the nearest floo to travel back to Hogwarts.