I'd like to start by thanking all my reviewers out there!! So here we go:
Panther73110: Thanks for the review, it means alot. And it was my first review so thank you for that! Harry is around the age of 15 in this particular harry!abuse story. I chose this age as Harry knows Sirius and Remus quite well, and because it was after the triwizard tournament. So i though that they would comfort him over a death of a fellow student. In later chapters i am hoping to get Harry to shut off from people around him and go into a shock, kind of thing. Hopefully, I will be able to write about the part where Sirius and Remus find him. I hope i can pull of that particular part as it is a vital strong point to my story. I hope this cleared up your question, and i should have more chapters out quicker from now on! Thanks again for reviewing!
DeathlyPhoenix:Thanks for the great review! It means a lot coming from you! I hope you like this chapter which i have written, as it was done during the week of my Sat's...so don't tell my teachers!! Well, i had a horrid half term, but thanks for hoping! I hope you had a good one as well, but i know that it was weeks ago already. It just proves that i have been dead slow at writing this chapter. But i do have excuses to cover up my laziness. I mean, Sat's were (are) coming up and i had to revise and because i am writing a new story, 'A change for the better'. Oh, by the way, i hope you like that. The new chapter should be up soon! I am hoping it will be as long as the first! Well, i can't keep you waiting from reading this chapter, which has taken me oh so long to write. So, i hope you enjoy it! Thanks again for that great review and I hope you like the forth coming chapters!
DRUMMER512: Thanks so much for the enthusiastic review! That meant loads! Thanks! I hope you like this chapter as much as the others. I am trying to get some sirius and harry bonding in this one. I am trying to get harry to go silent and Hermione, Sirius, Remus and the weasleys try to get him to open up a bit. Hopefully there will be a big flow of emotions. This will, of course, be in much later chapters, so i can build up the tension between characters. I am still trying to decide on whether to make this into a harry/Ginny and Hermione/Ron, if you have any suggestions please feel free to send them to me. I would be glad to recieve any! Thanks again for the really nice review to me and my story! Thanks and please keep reviewing!
Kitteh lova:Thank you for that really nice review and for adding it to your favourites! It means loads to have a brilliant reviewer like you! I am terribly sorry for not updating sooner. I have been having exams at school for a while and found it difficult to fit this story into my schedule! But now that i have quite a bit of free time on my hands i am hoping to get a few chapters into this! I do hope that you enjoy my next few chapters in this as it is going to be a pretty strong harry!caring, so i hope your into that! If not, then PM me and I'll see what i can do! Harry is going to be a bit silent around people and is going to be dead scared to make a mistake at anything. I hope to enjoy writing it and more importantly i hope you enjoy it! Thanks again for your encouraging review.
Mundi: Thanks for a review and all but do you reckon next time it could be a bit more positive. I know my story wasn't all that good and everything but could you please not put "not bad", because it makes it seem that it is neither good nor bad. If you don't like this story then don't read it and don't review like that. If it was all a simple misunderstanding then i'm sorry and i hope you enjoy the up coming chapters of this story. Again, the same as Kitteh lova, i am sorry for not updating sooner but i have had loads of exams at school and could simply not fit writing a story into my schedule. But i am hoping to update more frequently now. And if i recieve more reviews then i shall certainly update at least once a fortnight or hopefully less. Enjoy the chapter. Glad you reviewed!! Thanks! Appreciated!
No.1 Dracolover:Thanks for the great review Zoe! It meant loads, but you always review nice to everything so thanks for everything Zoe! Like i have said in 2-3 of these review replys i am sorry for not updating sooner. I wish i had but i had been studying for Sat's (coughEating chocolateCough). Yeah, so all that hard studying! I hope you enjoy this chapter, well, at the moment i haven't written it and am just writing replys to all my great reviewers, so i don't really know what will happen! Exciting, isn't it! But, hopefully i am going include alot of feelings into this chapter! Alot about harry and Sirius. They are like the main characters in this little fic of mine! Well, i wish you all the luck with your math Sat's...(and yes, i am rubbing it your face that i don't have to do it!!)...And most importantly...
!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
CrayonsPink: Thanks for a fantastic review! That means alot! I'm sure you don't love it, i mean, this story has yet to actually have anything good in it! But thank you anyway! And it means loads that you took the time to write a review! Your just have to stay tuned if you want to know what happened to harry! Glad I've got your attention though! I am hoping to make this from a harry!abuse fic to a harry!caring fic, where Sirius becomes really protective over harry. But harry feels like he can trust no one, not after the fake moody and the whole triwizard tournament thing. Terribly sorry for not updating sooner and I hope that you will enjoy this chapter. So on with the chapter. Also, i did realise the double chapter thing but i have had it resolved now. Thanks anyway though.
Misscassiebaby:When reviewing it would be nice if you could actually talk about whats in my story rather that just that i have the same chapter twice. If you hadn't realised i had already received a review telling me that. But thanks for it anyway. But next time please could you at least talk whether my story was good or bad. And if you don't like it, then don't read it and don't review because it only darkens peoples moods. Thank you for adding an extra number for the review count, but that is afraid all i can say thank you for. I do hope that you enjoy this chapter and write a review if you like it. Enjoy the chapter.
Shiftyless: Thanks for a very cool review! You know, i don't think "neat" is a proper compliment, but i will take it as you like it. So thanks! I couldn't help but laugh when i read it! So thanks for putting the smile on my face! This is about the 8th time I've written this now, and so, I'm sorry that i haven't updates sooner. There have been major exams and so i didn't have time to write more. Hopefully now the stress of the exams are over i can concentrate more and get a better chapter...hopefully. I am also hoping that i can pull of some Sirius & harry bonding in the next couple of chapters. So i will need your advice on how it goes! Thanks again for a great review and thanks for making my day! Enjoy the chapter!
Angelauthor14:Although it was only a one worded review it made my day. Reviews like yours are the ones i absolutely love! Also, thanks for letting me help you a bit with your story and with some advice. It was fun. And i am ever ever so pleased that you are writing a story for me! Its amazing. Thanks for the great review and i am terribly for not updating sooner. But with exams and everything, things have been hectic! I am hoping to add a big part about Sirius caring for harry in this one. So would it be okay if i asked you a few questions on how to do it?, because you are like a genious at that kind of work!! Truly amazing at harry and Sirius caring fics. So, thanks for the great review and i hope you enjoy the chapter now!
Right people, sorry for the delay but i really felt that i should say something about all my reviewers. I am hoping to do this every 4-5 chapters apart so that each one doesn't get too crowded. I would like to say a big THANKS to everyone out there reading my story! Enjoy the chapter!
Harry lay curled up on his bedroom floor, like he had been for hours now, the occasional visit from uncle Vernon, but apart from that nothing new had happened. He was dreading the next time he came in as he was sure he wouldn't be able to stand it. If only he had written to the weasleys sooner, then he might have had a chance to survive...but he didn't want to be thought of as weak. He didn't want anyone to see him in this state, but he knew that they would have to, to help he at all.
Each breathe he took was raged and painful. He was curled up in a protective ball as in hoping that somehow the pain in his abdomen would stop. But nothing worked and his breathing got shallower and shallower. His head was pounding and wanted nothing more than the pain to end and to see his friends. But he knew that he wasn't wanted. Anything he tried to do always ended in people getting injured, or worse, killed.
As he lay there the dreaded nightmares once again consumed him into a virtual world where he was in the graveyard. This nightmare had occurred every time if happened to drift to sleep. He was so scared of falling asleep that he kept himself up all night, in fear of the nightmares that haunted him. Not only the ones when he is sleeping but the ones in life.
He started to lose conciousness again, but before he did, he swore he heard his bedroom door open and some heavy-footed creaks in his room. As the figure got closer, each step the mystery person took vibrated the floor boards which Harry was laying on. that only meant one thing...Uncle Vernon was home again.
As sirius came back down the stairs with his cloak on he stepped into the drawring room, where Remus was currently sitting. Even at Remus's age, he still looked old.
"I'm off Moony, and don't try and stop me!" Sirius said as he came in the room. Remus nodded in a sign that he had heard but did nothing else. Sirius had never seen him look that weary, even after a full moon.
"Come on Remus, aren't you even going to disagree?" Sirius asked as he carefully wale over to Remus. Sirius, at this point, was very anxious, as he needed to get to his Godson. Even though he thought nothing could have happened to Harry at the protected house, some nagging voice in the back of his head was telling him that something wasn't quite right.
"I just don't know Sirius. What you've said and what Ive seen, it all seems to add up." Remus stated.
"I knew i was right, but wh...WAIT, What do you mean 'what you've seen'" Sirius asked in a rush. A panicked look came over sirius' face.
"What i mean is, on that train ride in his third year, remember me telling you that he passed out?" Remus asked in a shaky voice.
"Yes." Sirius said, not knowing what else to say.
"well, he fell of the seat" Sirius smirked a bit at this." And what i saw was he had bruises up his arms." Sirius' smirk faded quickly, and just before he was about to speak Remus said "Now, don't ask me why i didn't tell you. I just thought it was a trick of the lights or I was imagining it. But i simply forget in worry about his current health when he collapsed. But when you made that little speech earlier all the memory's came flooding back. So maybe, just maybe, we should go. To check, of course. If nothing is wrong then we will come straight back here. Agree, Sirius?"
"Well, if it means we can go and see him still yes. But i can't help but think that perhaps something is off. I have had this feeling for a week or two now. So can we go now, please? Come on, we haven't got time to waste if he isn't doing to well!" Sirius said, clearly happy that he could go and see harry but terribly concerned about the voice in the back of his head telling him other things. 'But what if he's not okay?' Sirius kept thinking, but quickly pushed that thought away from him as he didn't want to think about what might have happened. He wanted to be happy when seeing Harry.
"Okay then, we will aparrate outside my house and then be will come out at the bottom of private drive. We can't go straight to Harry's bedroom, because the wards..." Remus said.
"Yeah, yeah. The wards don't allow people to aparrate into them! I've heard you before Remus. Now, lets go!! Come on. Accio Remus' cloak. " And with that they speed-walked down the bottom of the road and disapparated to a too silent street.
"Now, i believe it is number 4." Remus said as he began looking at each house. And of course, the one with the neatest lawn and perfected flowerbeds just had to be it.
"I don't like the feeling of this Moony old buddy." Sirius said.
"I don't either padfoot, and i'm not old." Remus replied.
"You are too old. You've even got a few grey hairs there!" Sirius said.
"Oh no, not this conversation again. Come on now. Alohomora." And with a flick of his wand they both cautiously stepped into the dark house.
Remus stopped though. His werewolf instincts were kicking in. He could smell something but was too far away. As he carefully walked towards the stairs the smell got stronger, so he gestured Sirius to go up the stairs. Uncertain what he might rind.
Seeing as it was close to midnight, they didn't expect any noise in the house, apart from a 2 whales and a horse snoring. They could still hear the snoring coming through the parents room and Dudley's room as the carefully made their way up the stairs.
Once they got to the landing, a door quickly caught their eye. It had around a dozen locks on it. But that wasn't why they were so transfixed by it. It had a smear of blood running down it. And they could tell whose room it is by the amount of locks on it and because they could hear snoring coming from other rooms and see the bathroom door open down the hall. This only meant one thing. The room was none other than...
Harry! Sirius thought. He got out his wand and cast the opening charm on it several times, whilst Remus was staring at the blood horror striken. He should have known that it was Harrys blood he could smell.
Sirius whispered the last alohomorajust as Remus had pulled out if his tranz. He could tell that Sirius wanted nothing better to do than tear the Dursleys limb for limb, but he could also tell how much he cared for Harry. Usually nothing would get in the way of his anger, but right now, he was much more concerned for his Godsons health.
Sirius finished and pushed open the door slowly, dreading to finding Harry in a state. He opened the door to find it pitch black, only light from the creasent moon. He lit his wand and pointed it at Harry's bed. There on the pillow was blood. Harry's blood.
Sirius ran forward, unaware that something was on the floor and ran straight into something. His foot collided with something hard. His first instints were to shout out, but then he realised that he would wake up the dursleys. But then realization hit him. Harry wasn't in his bed. It could only mean that the person on the floor could be...
The sound of locks unlocking only meant one thing. Beatings. Harry tried his best to curl up in a ball on the floor as to protect himself. After a struggle he managed to do it so that his back was facing the door, so to protect his already injured stomach.
He then heard the door open up, so he tried to hide a whimper. As he knew if he made a sound the beatings would be worse. He could feel the figures foot steps getting nearer. But they weren't as heavy as Uncle Vernon's. But he could just be hallucinating...couldn't he?!
The foot steps stopped after about three steps and he saw a light against his bed. It could have been Uncle Vernon with the flash light. But why couldn't he just turn on the light switch? Something wasn't right. Maybe he was trying to lure Harry into a false sense of security.
Harry closed his eyes and held his breath, ready for the pain to start. Only a few seconds later, as if on cue, he got a kick right in the middle of his back. He felt it sting for a couple of seconds before it just died down to a dull pain.
That was strange. It didn't hurt as much as usual. Maybe the pain wasn't going to hurt as much tonight because Uncle Vernon had too much to drink. Maybe. He only had hope.
Harry opened his eyes again after a few seconds of no more kicks. There was still light on his pillow, before it slowly moved down. The light was getting lower and lower to Harry. Soon the figure would see him down there and call him a freak for being on the floor.
As the light went into Harry's eyes he whimpered as the light gave him a head ache. At the same time a small gasp was heard in the room. Perhaps Ron had gotten the letter in time. Harry only had hope left. And as he slowly started to lose consiousness he could hear frantic whispering before a figure was at his side.
That was the last he remembered before it started to go black. He could no longer see the lit wand as his thoughts turned back to Uncle Vernon's beatings. They were memory's of his beatings. Something which Harry wished he would forget. These memory's haunted Harry's night. Every night.
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