"George!" Severus called from the floo, "George!"
George quickly untangled himself from the sleeping boy and knelt in front of the fireplace.
"What is it Severus?" George asked looking at his panicked professor.
"Where is Harry?" he asked, "I am bringing Draco through and I don't want him to see him like this."
"He is sleeping on the couch." George said, glancing back at Harry. "How bad is he? Draco?"
"I got him out just as his father was about to finish him off," Severus said, "Have Lofty set up a room with robes and pajamas ready."
"Alright," George said and turned around, "Lofty!"
"Master George is needing Lofty?" the elf squeaked.
"I need you to set up a room that is prepared for a young man to live there, with robes and pajamas please," George said picking up Harry and walking to the door.
"Yes Master George," Lofty squeaked and George took Harry up the steps quickly.
As George set Harry in his bed, he heard Severus walking down the hall and the front door open, announcing the others had returned.
George opened the door and stopped when he saw the small broken, bloodied and naked body in Severus' arms.
"What happened to him?" George choked out as Severus went into the room next to Harry's.
"His Father found him." Severus said disgusted, "Lucius always did like younger boys."
"His father did this?" George asked, "Did he…" He trailed off.
Severus nodded and set Draco down, "Go down to my bed room and get me my bag of potions."
George nodded and ran down the hall with the grace of an elephant and passed Charlie who called out to his younger brother, but it fell on deaf ears.
When George had gotten halfway back he was startled by the screaming from the room and hurried back into the room.
"Could you hear him in the hallway?" Severus asked taking the bag and George nodded, "I was hoping the silencing charm would be strong enough," He muttered and straitened up. "Go make sure he can't move around too much, he will be in even more pain, try to distract him."
"Yes Professor," George said, and Severus didn't bother to correct him, knowing the young man was in shock.
"Please, Uncle Sev," Draco pleaded from the bed, "Just make it stop."
"I will, Dragon," Severus said softly to the blonde, "Just talk to George."
Draco looked up at the red head and nodded.
"Come on Draco," George said gently, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Tell me about your home," Draco said with clenched teeth, "What a real home is like."
"The Burrow was always one of my favorite places in the world." George said softly, "The first floor was always busy; Molly would be preparing dinner for when Arthur got home while Bill and Charlie would play with us younger kids."
"I wish I could have older brothers," Draco said as Severus healed his ribs, "But I'm happy I didn't."
"Bill and Charlie were gone soon after they finished Hogwarts, and Percy never had much patience for us," George smiled, "Fred and I were never really close with Ginny and Ron, so we stuck together." George chuckled, "Good to know that they are not our brothers and sister. Don't get me wrong, Bill and Charlie are great and we love them, and it hurts to know we were lied to all of our lives, but we are used to being alone."
"I heard about that," Draco muttered, "I'm sorry. That was one of the vilest things any normal person could do."
"It's alright." George said softly, "Tell me about your manor."
"It's barely a home," Draco sneered, "I don't have a home, not since father decided to disown me and…and…" Draco trailed off looking out the window.
"You could have one here." A voice said from the door as Harry came in.
"I don't know Potter, I would be the only snake here, and you and I don't exactly see eye to eye on, well, anything." Draco said with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't care, we can start over, wasn't it you who wanted to be friends in the first place?" He asked sitting on the bed next to George, "And besides, Severus is staying until the weekend, when he has to return to the school."
"We'll talk about it Draco," Severus said putting his bag away, "You will find that even though they are all Gryffindors they are not all that bad," He teased, "Besides, it seems you three have more in common than you know."
"I bet," Draco snorted and groaned as it jostled his ribs.
"You'd be surprised Young Dragon," Severus replied, "You, Harry, and George have had very similar experiences."
"Severus," George said looking at him then to Harry, hoping to get his point across. "I think we should go down stairs, Lofty should have dinner ready soon."
"Yes, of course," Severus said, "Well welcome to Potter Manor, Draco."
"So who is all staying here at the Manor with you, Pot…. Harry?" Draco asked as he walked down the stairs next to Harry and behind George.
"Fred, George, Bill, Charlie," Harry ticked off on his fingers, "Remus, Sirius, Severus, Minerva, and Hermione."
"Bloody hell," Draco muttered, "How is Uncle Sev surviving all of you lions?"
"Oh don't worry," Harry said smirking, "He will have a month to be able to gain his sanity after he takes me to Diagon Alley on Saturday."
"Why are you going to Diagon Alley so soon? George asked, "We haven't even got our book lists yet."
"I need a new broom," Harry muttered quietly looking at his feet, "And I really want to go out flying before summer is over."
"What?" Draco said shocked, "You have a Firebolt! You defeated a dragon on that broom! Why would you need a new broom?"
"It's hard to fly a broom when it is a pile of ashes in Surrey," Harry snapped and calmed as George rested a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry," Draco muttered the same time as George muttered, "Bloody muggles."
Harry opened the door and went and took the seat next to Sirius, only just now noticing how tired he was, and lay his head down on Sirius' shoulder.
"Tired, Harry?" Sirius asked smiling softly at his godson.
"Exhausted," Harry said sitting up as the food appeared, "Did you guys find anything in Surrey?"
Remus looked at Sirius and Minerva and sighed, "Harry, the house was destroyed, and all three were dead."
Harry just stared at them and sank into his chair in relief but stopped himself. What kind of person would be happy their family died, he asked himself.
"Harry you need more sleep," Severus said to get his attention, "Haven't you been sleeping well?"
"No," Harry said softly, "Nightmares. Have you all gotten ready for school?"
"Well of course Minerva and Severus are." Remus laughed, "I just finished this afternoon as well."
"So did I," Charlie said smiling, "But Aunt Min won't let me bring in a dragon."
"After the fiasco of a year we had last year? Absolutely not!" Minerva exclaimed noticing Harry cringe.
"What about you Bill?" Charlie asked quickly.
"Just have to finish my fifth year plans," He said then glanced at the teenagers around the table. "And it only seems that two of you five OWL students here are taking Arithmancy."
"But there are only three of us here." Draco said and Hermione looked confused.
"Fred and me are retaking our OWLs, meet your new fifth years!" George said smirking.
"Which one of you came up with that idea?" Hermione asked looking between the twins.
"Who do you think?" Fred asked raising his eyebrows.
Everybody looked around and said together, "George."
"Well that's nice," Fred pouted, "Insult to my intelligence. It was me, just so you know."
"Don't worry, Gred." George said, "We are Gred and Forge, and they are teachers after all."
"Oh no!" Minerva groaned looking at Severus, "We may as well quit now."