Chapter 2 - Horcrux Removal and Sevants
St. Mungos was the main wizarding hospital of the United Kingdom, they're were smaller clinics dotting the landscape, in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, but it was the go to place for many wizarding families. After spending a week in at the Leaky Cauldron, Naruto, Sakura, and Harry arrived at the reception area of the wizarding hospital to see Amelia waiting for them.
"So who's currently in charge here?" Sakura asked.
"That would be, Healer Abbot, she's the mother of my niece's best friend, though she's not the official head of St. Mungos," Amelia stated.
"Too right, there hasn't been a department head in the last ten years, not since the Longbottom's were put up in the Mental Ward," Healer Deliah Abbot approached dressed in her healer robes with warm smile. "Pleased to see you Amelia, who do we have today?"
"Lord Naruto here is doing a bit of an extraction of some foul magic out of young Harry's trademark scar," Amelia explained.
The healer's eyes widen looking at both Harry and Naruto, "Harry Potter," the woman stated sucking in her breath. "My goodness when you asked to reserve a room."
"Actually two rooms, I'll probably need one shortly after Harry leaves for school," Sakura stated. "Also like to apply for the head of the Department."
Deliah raised an eyebrow, "Who might you be?"
"Sakura Uzumaki," the rosette haired woman stated waddling forward giving the other woman a friendly handshake. "My qualifications if you want, I've been leading the Konoha Hospital for the past ten years after the Fourth Great Shinobi War which I fought in as a Combat Medic."
Deliah Abbot's eyes widen, "Y-Your The Sakura Haruno the one trained by Legendary Medic Tsunade Senju, a-and you want to be the Head Healer here, I think you might be over qualified for the position, any reason why?"
"I need a way to pay the bills," Sakura smiled. "Plus helping my nephew here," she gestured to Harry.
Healer Abbot looked at Harry, then at Amelia, "What is going on Amy?"
"It's very long and complicated," Amelia sighed. "Now Deliah, please young Harry's room?"
Deliah jumped, "r-right, um, follow me."
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The room in question wasn't very big just a standard bed, bathroom, and dresser. Harry had been told by his uncle to take off is shirt, the moment he did Naruto brought out a bottle of black ink and a finely tipped brush. Harry was then told to lie down, "Okay, kiddo the sealing array I'll be using does two things it knocks you out after it finishes and it'll cause a butt load of pain."
Harry nods, "I'm used to pain," the boy said solemnly.
Naruto nodded grimly unscrewing the top of the ink bottle, "Yeah I kinda know the feeling," he muttered.
"Really?" Harry asked.
"Try to imagine what those Dursley's did to you and then multiple it by a thousand and you get what I went through for the first thirteen years of my life," Naruto smiled weakly patting the boys head. "If there is one person in this entire world that knows how you feel and what you went through, you're looking at him."
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Amelia listened in on the conversation glancing at the pink haired young woman who's eyes were filled with tears. "Surely his life wasn't that bad?"
Sakura wiped her tears away only for new ones to form, "that was just the sugar coated version," she muttered sadly. "It took me nearly eight months before he would tell me the real version. When he did I never felt so sick or ashamed of myself and my village in my entire life. I-I can never forgive myself for my own part of making my his life miserable," Sakura stated.
"What do you mean?" Amelia asked.
"Well I guess mine isn't as bad, unlike many who attacked Naruto believing he was the Kyuubi incarnate. I just assaulted him in different ways, mostly putting him down for not being good at being a shinobi. I didn't know about the academy sabotage from all the instructors except for Iruka Umino. Then there was him constantly trying to asking me out, being an obnoxious fangirl at the time I was thinking he was standing between me and Sasuke," The rosette haired woman struggled to keep herself from outright sobbing to prevent Naruto from getting distracted. "It took Sasuke betraying the Hidden Leaf in search for power, Naruto himself leaving with Lord Jiraiya on a three year training mission, Naruto going beserk in Kyuubi mode, and his fight with the Akatsuki leader for me to realize how much he meant to me. Then it took a war, and three long years after the war living in misery with that fucking Uchiha before having an epiphany."
"About?" the DMLE head asked.
"Naruto was my soulmate, my best friend, my sunshine," Sakura smiled softly. "Then he became my lover, my husband, the father of my children, he's my everything."
The DMLE head nods turning back to watch the intricate seals being placed around Harry's head, neck, and chest area. "I take it that's why you had such a strong reaction when you found out what Harry went through."
"Damn straight,' Sakura growled menacingly, "As a member of Law Enforcement, you of all people should know the psychological aspect of abusers and those they abuse, the forgiveness, and the repentance," Sakura watched Naruto and Harry for a second before looking over at Deliah. "Any major cases I should look into?"
"Only one, really could use a second opinion on, is the Longbottoms," the healers handed Sakura a large file. "That and testing on any recent infants for their magic, lately more and more squibs are being born."
Sakura raised an eyebrow, "Squibs?"
"Non-Magical ability born into the world from magical parents, most pureblood families consider it a personal shame," Amelia stated softly. "My youngest brother is one."
Sakura snorted, "I know for a fact that every person has chakra in some form, be it dormant, a simple trickle, or in some cases a flood," she flipped through the Longbottom profile.
Deliah looked at Sakura, "what does that mean for the squibs?"
"Can't say for sure but I can definitely give an example, a dear friend of Naruto and mine was born with damaged chakra coils, wasn't able to do anything more with chakra than enhanced his muscles and reflexes. However he went on to become arguably one of our greatest shinobi simply because he poured his entire soul into the one aspect of being a shinobi he could actually do, namely the phsyical. Rock Lee is a sevant in Taijutsu, through his hard work, training, and beliefs. A year later through my master I met another sevant, she couldn't perform anything in terms of physical or mystical aspects of the shinobi, but her abilities in illusions were so great it became a bloodline limit," Sakura looked at Deliah Abbot and smirked. "What you would call a squib, I call a sevant you just need to find that one niche, be it potions, charms, transfiguration, herbology, Muggle Studies, Runes, Arthimancy, whatever. A person just needs to find the right door, walk through and they'll find opportunity."
After a few minutes later Naruto put the bottle of ink away, sat back looking at the seal matrix making sure none were done improperly. "Well everything looks ready," flashing through hands seals before slapping both hands on the scar, the seals began glowing. A few seconds later Harry was groaning weakly in pain from a slight burning sensation just underneath the skin of his scar. That burning sensation grew quickly before it became completely unbearable, closing his eyes trying to shield himself in some way from the pain. Then as quickly as the pain came it vanished not even leaving a dull throb. Gasping for much needed air he opened his eyes looking at his uncle who was smiling down at him holding a scroll with sealing array. "Congratulations, Harry your now free and clear."
Harry smiled weakly, "I'll cheer when I can catch my breath," he states hoarsely. He saw his Aunt enter his line of vision followed, quickly by his godmother, both looking concern just seeing that filled him with such amazing warmth. "Auntie Sakura, Auntie Amelia," he whispered.
"Rest Harry, you've more than earned it, Healer Abbot will bring you a little something to eat in awhile," Amelia stated a fond smile on her face.
Sakura gently ran her fingers through his hair, "I'll be here if you need anything," she whispered reaching down as best she could to give him a peck on his forehead. Harry nodded smiling before closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.
Naruto walked over to a nearby desk and produced a scroll quickly unrolling it and deposited the sealing array he pulled off Harry's scar and slapping the array onto the scroll before rolling it back up again.
"So the scroll?" Amelia asked.
"The scroll is what I'm using to store that soul piece eventually I'm going to find a way to track any other possible pieces, probably need at least one or two more," Naruto stated.
Amelia whistling softly. "I see, I seriously doubt You-Know-Who even knew about the one in Harry's scar."
Sakura sighed rubbing her forehead, "This is eerily just like another snake bastard we know of."
"What is it with snake motif people and being evil assholes," Naruto asked rolling his neck. "Man, this just plain sucks."
"You-Know-Who started a decade long reign of terror that only seem to end on a fluke," Amelia sighed softly before smirking. "Though by killing Lily, he kind of committed political suicide, when this whole incident starts drifting towards the Wizengamot. The political climate is going to be tense."
"Until his supporters start making accusations of blood treason," Deliah pointed out.
"That would only work if Lily knew of her blood status, as far as we know she didn't. Still it'll keep the dark families off balance for months," Amelia sighed looking at her pocket watch. "I best be getting on, need to pick up Susan."
The other two women nodded, Sakura did a diagnostic on Harry to check his vitals finding them stable. Sakura was then helped into a conjured chair by Deliah and began to read the various medical files. Naruto pulled out another scroll and unsealed a cup of ramen.
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Albus Dumbledore sat quietly frowning looking down at the information he had managed to gather from Gringotts. The information put him slightly in a bad light, making him appear slightly overzealous and could give him a powerful enemy he in no way could compete against. While his defeat of Grindlewald had been impressive, it paled in comparison to defeating Madara Uchiha and the Rabbit Goddess Kaguya in back to back combat. Lily Potter nee Evans has been Lily Potter nee Haruno all this time and no one had any inkling of this fact, Dumbledore chuckled slightly thinking of the politics likely to be involved, Voldemort and his followers targeting two highly influential and power Noble and Ancient Houses both having pure blood heirs will put the remaining Dark families on a back pedal for weeks if not months would be quite enjoyable to watch.
Sighing rubbing his hand over his face looking up at the surrounding portraits, "I have grossly overstepped my bounds in regards to young Harry."
"If what you suspect about the boy's scar and how talented the boy Lord Naruto Uzumaki and his wife are, I wouldn't put it past both to have had that bit of foul magic removed before arriving here on the train," Phinneas Black stated.
The elderly's eyes widen slightly having not thought that himself, "that is true, hmm," Dumbledore rubbed his chin thinking heavily brows twitching slightly puzzling things out.
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Susan Bones parted from her best friend since infancy mostly to let the other girl spend time with her mother. Walking quietly through the halls she hopefully would one day walkthrough as a member of the staff. Many expected her to follow along her aunt's route and join the Aurors, however the Bones heiress had a deep seated love for all things involving healing. She hummed happily walking quietly through the dark spell ward which thankfully had very little people taking up residence, these were for people who suffered dark curses, like the cruciatus curse, prolonged exposure to the obviliation curse, dark cutters, and others of the like. Neville's parents were currently the only occupants at least that's what she was told. She moved into the dark curse removal ward, this was for slightly less effective curses which had people moving in and out all day.
"Honestly father, another one of your excursions and what was in the package for Lady Nott?" Susan cursed hearing a voice of someone she rather not meet alone.
Damn, Draco and his father, Susan looked around the corridor at the doors seeing one slightly ajar she dove for it. Slipping inside the room quickly turning back to crack it listening intently.
"It is none of your concern, Draco. However if you must pry, let's just say I was encouraging Lady Nott to ensure the Longbottoms care stayed the way it was," Lucius responded smoothly.
Draco snorted, "Meaning, stupidily bouncing off the walls numb to the world, while their squib son goes to Hogwarts."
Lucius sighed, "Restraint Draco, walls have ears."
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Susan's brows knitted in both fear and concern as she finally shut the door quietly waiting for the two Malfoy's to pass by. What did that slime ball mean? She leaned back rubbing her chin she almost missed someone clearing their throat. "Eep," the young redhead jumped spinning about. Her eyes settled on two adults and a young boy, the male adult had wild spikey blonde hair, bright blue eyes dancing in mirth, strange whisker like marks on his cheeks, dressed in a tight orange shirt, with a black flak jacket over the shirt, black pants, strange black sandals, a strange red swirl design on the sleeves of his shirt. Sitting in a very comfortable looking chair, was a very pregnant but pretty looking woman, with a waterfall of milky pink hair, bright jade green eyes, a faint smile on her lips, she also had a purple diamond settled in the middle of her forehead. She was dressed in a deep crimson maternity dress, with black sleeves reaching to her elbows, the same red swirl design on those sleeves however they were bordered with a bold white circle and four points designed to look like they were holding the swirl in place. The last occupant of the room was a boy, dressed in a plain striped blue and green t-shirt, resting in the bed. He had black hair and more emerald green eyes hidden behind a pair of rounded spectacles. "I'm terribly sorry," she squeaked slightly embarrassed.
The blonde chuckles, "Don't worry about it."
Susan rubbed her arm moving a bit closer to the trio, "Still my aunt taught me better than this. I just didn't want Draco Malfoy and his father to see me."
The woman waved it off, "it's alright."
Burning with curiosity as most girls her age, "Um, ma'am how far a long are you, pardon me for asking?"
"It's alright, I'm eight months along," the woman smiled. "I guess introductions would be nice, I'm Sakura Uzumaki nee Haruno, this is my husband Naruto and this is my nephew Harry Potter."
Susan's eye nearly burst from their sockets looking at Harry for a second, then remembered her conversation with her Aunt. "Wow," she said not sure what else to say. Instead of moving to the foot of the bed she quickly ran around to the side of the bed to stand in front of Sakura, a huge smile on her young cheeks, "Y-You're really here, I mean you are like the standard for every healer in the last ten years, I want to be one myself after Hogwarts."
Sakura blushed slightly raising an eyebrow hearing her husband trying to stifle his laughs, "I have expected you to be star struck by my nephew."
Susan glanced at Harry with a light shrug, "Not to sound callous but he's my aunt's godson I could probably meet him anytime in the future I want, but…"
Harry watched Susan as she talked a good fifteen minutes with Sakura trying to get various mental notes on what it would take to become a licensed healer. The girl parted waving to them closing the door. "Huh," was all he said thinking.
"That must have been jarring, gaki," Naruto snickered.
"Actually, I'm going marry her one day," Harry stated causing Naruto to finally full out lose it, the man dropped to the ground clutching his sides he was laughing so hard.
Simply shaking her head with a resigned sigh, "And why do you say that?"
Harry simply shrugged a winsome smile, "she acted like I was just another boy, what she called callous was arguably the most flattering thing I have felt since I've been in the Wizarding World."
The whisker marked blonde smiled slowly standing back up, "I know how that feels, ya spent ten years being hated and laughed at, then your suddenly everyone's hero. The first girl who likes you for you is kind of nice, that's why I fell for your aunt."
The rosette haired young woman eyes widen slightly before smiling gently, "I guess Harry is on the right path then."
"You bet ya, believe it!" Naruto pumped his fist.
