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A/N: This is a very emotional chapter that goes into a bit more detail about what Haven did to Harry. For those of you who don't like the idea skip this chapter. For those of you who don't understand read the first story.
The italics are used for memories, dreams, flashbacks and articles from the paper and books. And to clear some things up, Lily's full name is Lillian-Elizabeth E. Potter, she has two first names hence the reason she has so many nicknames.
The Daily Prophet
HOGWART'S TEACHER SENTENCED
Ex Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Warrick Haven was found guilty and sentenced today for the kidnapping and rape of a male student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry yesterday afternoon. The victim was identified as none other than the Wizarding world's hero, Harry Potter. Severus Snape, the Hogwarts potion's master, head of Slytherin, and one of the many teachers who testified against the former teacher said that "What he did to Mr. Potter was astonishing to say the least. There had been several rumors flying around the school about Haven's obsession with the boy, but no one would have ever though he would have actually kidnapped, tied up, and violated Potter." Many of the other professors who testified on the Golden Boy's behalf stated collectively that it was premeditated, and that their colleague had brought it up once or twice in several different conversations. No one really knows what the teacher's motivation to harm the boy was, and the Ministry plans on launching a full investigation on the matter. Nevertheless, we are told that Mr. Harry Potter is safe and healing.
THE RETURN OF YOU-KNOW-WHO
There has been a significant rise in the number of disappearances in both the muggle and Wizarding worlds. Reliable sources claim to have seen the allusive You-Know-Who, who may believe came back during the final task of the Triwizard Tournament two years ago, The Minister of Magic will be sending out precaution notices via owl in the next few days. The precautions will also be posted in the Daily Prophet. Please stay tuned for more information pertaining to the return of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
Lily placed the morning paper down with a heavy sigh. It was good and bad news at the same time. Haven was going to Azkaban and Voldemort was on the loose, just as crazy as ever. The Slytherin had wondered how long it would take for them to realize that he was back. She had heard the rumors last year, people thought Harry had made up the Voldemort thing, which she found out, was one of the reasons that Harry was sent back to the Dursley's. They, the jury, had believed the memories had somehow been fabricated in their imaginations.
"Just like everything else" Lily muttered as she glanced up at the quidditch calendar that hung in the kitchen, it was July 30th, one more day until she turned 17, one more day before she could become her little brothers legal guardian, and only one more say until she fulfilled a promise she had made to him many years before.
She had to be no more than five, Vernon and Petunia had just enrolled her in school. It had been the day before kindergarten started and Harry had received a particularly nasty beating for a four year old. The young boy sat in his cupboard and cried silently as he tried to ease the pain, but to no avail. Lilly had snuck down from her room to try and comfort him, something she had done quite often; she never really knew what compelled her to make that promise. It was either the tears that spilled out of Harry's captivating green orbs, the amount of pain he was in, or the number of bruises that marred his cream colored skin. But as she hugged him gently that night she promised to take him away from the pain and their relatives for good.
"Isn't someone deep in thought?" asked a very familiar voice
"Who wants to know?" Lily smiled as she looked up at the man in front of the table. "I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow?"
"I changed my mind" stated the brown eyed man, who still looked the same, or in the Slytherin's eyes anyway.
"All Gryffindors do that, don't they Sirius?"
"Maybe, so where is Prongs Jr.?" The ex-marauder asked.
"Working on his homework in the library," Lily answered "he'll be so glad to see you, so why don't you do me a favor and take this paper to him? And spend some time together, he'll be really happy."
Sirius made his way up the stairs, taking in the familiar sight of the house he had lived in for only a little while. The Gryffindor alumni carefully walked on the tile floors, not wanting to the alert his godson of his presence. Slowly Sirius opened the library door, and found Harry leaning over one of the many tables that were present in the massive room.
"Hey kiddo" Sirius's voice echoed throughout library. Harry jumping in surprise as the noise disturbed him from his studies.
"Sirius" Harry smiled meekly "sis said you weren't coming until tomorrow"
"I changed my mind," The older man sighed as he gave Harry the paper, which he read on the way up the stairs. The older man was infuriated at the fact that his godson's name was in the paper, especially in the article about a student being battered by a teacher.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Sirius asked as Harry flung the paper across the room in distress. Harry hung his head as tears began to fall. He did not wish to talk about it, he just wasn't ready for that topic yet, but apparently the newspaper didn't understand that. In fact he was sure it was illegal to put rape victim's names in the paper, but the paper always made exceptions when it came to him, or so it often seemed.
"Is what the Prophet says true?" Sirius asked as he placed a warm hand on Harry's. Harry could only shake his head as his body was wracked with sobs. Before the teen knew it, he was pulled out of his chair and wrapped in the warm arms of his godfather.
"I am so sorry, Harry" Sirius whispered into Harry's hair.
"I-it hu- hurt" Harry sobbed into Sirius's chest. "Wo-worse th-than it di-did when Ver-Vernon did it" Harry stuttered as he tried to let it all out.
"Shh, Harry, it's alright, you're safe now" Sirius whispered again as he gently carded his fingers through Harry's messy mane.
"No, I-it's not alright" Harry gasped "I relive it every freaking night, every night, no matter what I do."
Sirius's heart dropped to his stomach as he heard what Harry said. "Do you want to talk about it?" Sirius asked again as the teen's cries subsided
Harry shook his head slowly, not wanting to give himself a headache.
"How did he get you alone?" Sirius asked
"I was packing up after class and he came up behind me, "Harry began as he rested against Sirius. "I was alone and he took advantage of that. He placed something over my mouth to prevent anyone hearing my cries for help." Harry paused for a moment, catching his breath before continuing. "He took me to the front of the room and tied me to the desk. I tried to fight him off, but he was too strong for me I guess. . . "
"You don't have to go on" Sirius suggested, noticing the broken sound in the soon to be sixth years voice.
"I ne-need to get it off my chest, it's the only way I'll feel better" Harry answered softly.
"Do you remember anything?" Sirius asked out of stupidity more than anything else.
"Some of it," Harry sniffled "I remember Haven taking my clothes off, saying several spells; I didn't know some of them though."
"What did the spells do" Sirius asked testing the waters, knowing the conversation was getting a bit too uncomfortable for the abused boy.
"One was to prolong his enjoyment, one was to prevent a male pregnancy, and the other one was to keep the door jammed shut until he was done with me." Harry whispered, ashamed of the things he was telling.
It was only after a moment of silence that Harry continued.
"It wasn't long after he cast the last spell before he . . . raped me," the sentence was nothing but a mere whisper. "It lasted forever, I cried for and begged him to stop, but it was no use. It only made him thrust in faster," Harry's voice began to crack as tears started to stream down his face again, yet he continued, unable to stop himself, " I began to scream hoping someone, anyone, would hear me. But all it did was make things worse, Haven only plunged deeper. The worst part though was when he climaxed; it hurt so much all I did was scream." By now Harry's tears seemed ceaseless, steadily flowing down the Gryffindor's face as he cried softly.
Sirius placed soft kisses on Harry's head as he rubbed his back in soothing patterns. As Sirius rested his chin on Harry's head, he noticed Lily standing in the doorway; she had been there all that time, and heard everything. By the looks of it she was crying. Sirius was about to say something, but was unable to as the sound of things crashing to the ground rang throughout the house. The noise made Harry jump and Lily run from the doorway.
"Severus?" Lily asked as she entered the living room, eyes meeting with a very agitated potions master.
"DID YOU READ THIS!" The man shouted waving the morning paper in front of the stunned girl.
"Yes I did, Harry did too" Lily replied voice soft as she spoke.
"What they did was illegal" Severus stated as he panted, "They are never suppose to release names of victims!"
"It's the fact that it's Harry Potter" Lily sighed as she plopped down on the couch. "If it was anyone else it wouldn't matter. Which is the sad reality that they don't treat and won't treat him like a human, but it's mainly the fact that he is a money-maker for the ministry" despite her low tone, anger showed through her voice.
"Is he alright?" Severus asked as he finally calmed down after a few moments of silence.
"I am not really sure. He's upstairs with Sirius right now." Lily explained as she wiped her eyes, "Harry just told him what Haven really did, in partial detail out of what he remembered."
Sirius had heard Severus shout as he held Harry. The boy was emotionally exhausted and falling asleep in a comfortable position on Sirius's lap. It wasn't until the broken teen's breathing had evened out, did Sirius pick him up and carry him down stairs. Harry was fairly light for his age and height, but this was expected from the years of neglect at the hands of his so called relatives.
"Place him here" Lily said as she jumped off the couch as she saw Sirius coming with Harry.
"He's all right" Sirius told the Slytherins as they stood, "He's just emotionally fatigued and that is understandable."
That night the Gryffindor didn't wake once. Even as his bandages and clothes were changed he remained asleep, and there were no nightmares that plagued his dreams as he slept.
Sun shot in through the crack in the curtains, hitting the raven haired boy directly in the eyes as he awoke. Harry did not feel as tired as he usually did, but as he became more alert he felt something lying next to him. Even without his glasses he could tell that the object was big and covered in fur. . .
"Sirius?" Harry croaked watching the animal change into its human form.
"Hey kid, how do you feel?" The teenager felt the coolness of his glass frames as they were pushed onto his face.
"I feel alright I guess" Harry answered
"Aren't you happy about today?" His godfather questioned.
"Why should I be happy about today?" Harry snapped "By now everyone knows what he did to me"
"You should be happy because it's you guys' birthday" Sirius stated as he brushed back Harry's messy mane. "That means Lily is seventeen and she can be your guardian for good. . . "
Author's notes: wow a long chapter, over 2100 words. And it only took two days to type it =)
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