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The Truth Always Comes Out
Harry didn't know how he knew that something was wrong, but he woke with a bad feeling in his gut about Danielle. He got up and walked over to the girl's dorm and was even more worried when he saw she wasn't there. He ran down to the common room, and started to panic when she wasn't there either.
"Danielle where are you?" He said in his mind, but she didn't answer. His mind was racing, where could she be? "The map." He said out loud and ran up stairs to get it.
"I swear I'm up to no good." He said when he got into his room and got the map. Danielle was nowhere on it. He was really panicking now. When he had used the map he had woken up Ron.
"What's going on?" Ron asked sleepily. "I can't find Danielle and I have a bad feeling she's in trouble." Harry answered quickly.
"Have you tried to call her?" Ron asked still to sleepy to really understand.
"Yes and she's not answering." Harry said still panicking.
"Well, why don't we just go back to sleep, we'll go see Dumbledore in the morning." Ron suggested and rolled over and was asleep before Harry could say another word.
Harry went down to the common room and watched the map until he saw her on it. He saw her moving quickly coming from the direction of Hogsmeade, but she wasn't alone.
There was an unnamed dot with her. "How could that be?" Harry thought. He realized she must be on a broom when she went into the astronomy tower.
Harry got his invisibility cloak and went to talk to her. As he neared the astronomy tower he heard singing, it was a song he knew he had heard before, but he could remember where or when.
Danielle was singing beautifully, how could he not have known she could sing like that? He waited outside the door mesmerized. "Baby mine don't you cry, Baby mine dry your eye, Rest your head close to my heart, never to part, baby of mine. Little one when you play, don't you mind what they say, let those eyes sparkle and shine, never a tear, baby of mine. If they knew sweet little you, they'd end up loving you too. All those same people who scold you, what they'd give just for the right to hold you. From you head to your toes, you're not much goodness knows, but your so precious to me, sure as can be baby of.."
Danielle couldn't bring herself to finish the song; she looked down at Sara who appeared to be sleeping. Suddenly she heard "mine" finishing the song, she looked up and saw Harry standing in the door.
"Where did you go?" he asked accusingly, he hadn't seen the sleeping child and he had forgotten the unnamed dot in his frustration with Danielle.
"I-I" Danielle couldn't form the words to tell him.
"I was worried sick. I woke up with this bad feeling that something was wrong with you and then you weren't even on the Hogwarts grounds. I see you flying in on a broom and coming here with some unnamed dot. Who was that by the way?" Harry yelled at her, and Danielle just stood there shocked.
"What's wrong Danny?" asked Sara in a small voice sitting up in the blankets. The shouting had woken her.
"Who's that?" Harry asked growing annoyed that Danielle just stood there.
"This is Sara." Danielle told Harry. Sara stood up and went over to where Danielle was. "You look like Danny!" Sara exclaimed when she was close enough to see Harry. Both Danielle and Harry had to smile.
"Yes Sara, Harry here is my twin brother. Do you know what a twin is?" Sara nodded and smiled. "Sara, why don't you got back to sleep, you've had a long day." Danielle said turning her back to Harry to tuck Sara in.
Harry saw the blood covering her back and yelled, "What the hell happened to your back?" Danielle turned around in fear.
Luckily she was saved from answering by Sara. "Danny came to save me! Mr. Hunt was going to hit me, but Danny came just in time and so Mr. Hunt hit her instead. Danny saved me like she always used to!" Sara said smiling from Harry to Danielle.
Harry just looked at Danielle face then looked down at the little girl. Harry realized he'd get more answers from the child then Danielle.
"What do you mean like she used to?" Harry asked the child and smiled at her.
Sara smile back and said, "Before Danny left, whenever Mr. Hunt would threaten any of the other girls, Danny would set up and protect us. Mr. Hunt always hit her instead, but he would leave us alone. Danny always said it was her job to protect us because she was the oldest or one of the oldest before the others ran away." Sara answered him.
Harry continued his questions, "Did this Mr. Hunt hit Danielle often?" Sara's smiled faded as she said, "He only hit her with his belt when he was really mad, and that only happened about once a week, sometimes twice. But he would slap her face or punch her in the stomach at least one a day if not more." Sara said quietly.
"Come on" Harry said to Danielle and Sara, "I'm taking you both to Professor Dumbledore."
He headed for the door but stopped when he heard Danielle quietly say, "Please, Harry don't make me go."
Harry turned around. Sara was now next to Danielle hugging her leg. "Please Harry, my back is fine, and even if it did hurt, the only thing that matters is that Sara is safe. What if Professor Dumbledore sends her back, what if." Danielle just hugged Sara very close to her.
Harry went over and tried to give Danielle a hug to tell her it would be okay, but she screamed with pain when he touched her back.
He backed away and said, "Danielle, I won't let anything happen to Sara or you for that matter. But we can't leave her up here in the astronomy tower, she shouldn't be a prisoner here, Dumbledore will know what we can do with her and he'll help us. If something does go wrong, I'll go kidnap her myself."
Danielle nodded as she picked up Sara who had somehow fallen asleep and followed him down to Dumbledore's office.
Harry took the child from her when he noticed she was having trouble walking and saw her struggling to keep just herself upright. Sara woke up a second later anyway, so Harry put her down and grabbed Danielle's arm to help her walk, careful no to touch her back again.
They reached Dumbledore's office and Danielle said the password and they got on the moving staircase. "The two of you should say outside while I talk to him for a minute." Danielle said giving Harry a look that he knew meant that she need to talk to Dumbledore without Sara listening. Harry nodded.
Danielle knocked on the office door and entered. "Good evening, Danielle, or should I say Good Morning." Dumbledore said as she entered the office.
"Professor, I have a confession to make." Danielle said, wanting to get this over with so she didn't have to stand anymore, her body shook with pain each time she moved.
"What is that? That you flew out of school on a broom this evening?" Dumbledore asked her. He hadn't seen her back yet.
"Yes Professor, how did you know?"
"I saw you return. At least the black hair behind the person returning looked like yours, but you were so hunched over, I couldn't be sure until you came here." Dumbledore explained.
"Why did you leave Danielle?" Danielle couldn't answer. She just stood there looking into Dumbledore's eyes, but couldn't say a word.
Suddenly the door was shoved open and Sara ran in. "Don't be mad at Danny!" The little girl said running over to Danielle. "She saved me, she protected me, don't punish her, she's been punished enough, sir." Sara said almost shouting at the old man and then realizing what she had just done she ran behind Danielle. If Danielle hadn't been in so much pain and so scared of what was going to happen she would have laughed.
"Let me guess." Dumbledore said calmly. "You used your power of divination and saw this child getting beat up at the orphanage. So you left to protect her and brought her back with you. Is this what happened." The two girls that stood before him both nodded their heads together.
Dumbledore smiled at them both and Danielle relaxed but only a little for her back still hurt very badly.
"Okay, we have to find someplace for the child to go, this school is no place for a little girl." He said.
Harry decided that he had been hidden long enough. "Ah Harry," Dumbledore said and smiled, "I wondered when you would come out."
"Please professor, I understand the Sara can't stay here, but can she stay somewhere that Danielle can go visit her. They are both rather attached to each other and I don't want to see them separated."
"I wouldn't dream of separating them, Danielle put herself in great danger to save her and loves the child a lot." Dumbledore said smiling at all three of them.
"I think I know just the place." Dumbledore said with an even bigger smile. "A family I know is starting their fourth year of having no children at home during school. They were happy for the alone time at first, but now they are starting to go threw empty nest syndrome. I think they would be very happy to look after Sara for you and I'll give both of you permission go visit once a month if you want."
Dumbledore smiled at the look of shock on Danielle's face and look of hope on Sara's. "And with that hair, she'll fit in perfectly."
Danielle and Harry looked at each other and said together, "The Weasley's!"
"Oh, professor, that wonderful, will you talk to them?"
"Yes, but Sara can stay here until the break is over, just keep an eye on her okay." Dumbledore said still smiling.
"Now, I think you need to go see Madame Pomfrey in the hospital wing."
"Thank you professor." Danielle said as she walked out holding Sara's hand.
Harry stayed for a moment, "Thank you professor."
Dumbledore smiled at Harry, "Now, I think you need to see what Danielle has been hiding under her robes all year, run along." Dumbledore told him without a smile anymore.
Harry did as he was told and ran after Danielle. He caught up with her right outside the Hospital Wing.
"Oh, there you are Harry, I was wondering where you got to." Danielle said as she saw him coming. They walked in and Harry went to go get Madam Pomfrey while Danielle explained the moving pictures to Sara.
Sara started talking to one of them and didn't notice when Danielle left her to go over to Madam Pomfrey across the room.
"Oh, come here child, we'll see what we can do." Madam Pomfrey took off Danielle's bloody robes.
Harry noticed that her shirt was badly torn and he could see a little of how badly she was beaten. It wasn't until her shirt was off that he gasped. Madam Pomfrey gasped as well.
Madam Pomfrey waved her wand to heal the fresh cuts. After about ten minutes the new cuts were fully healed, but all her old scars remained. Madam Pomfrey and Harry both realized this wasn't the first time she has been beaten this badly.
Madam Pomfrey said something different this time and about half of the scars disappeared. "I'm sorry child, I can't do anything about the others, they are too deep and to old too heal" Danielle nodded and put back on her shirt and turned to see both Harry and Madam Pomfrey looking sick.
"What's wrong?" Danielle asked them both. "Child, I've seen a lot of injuries over the course of my life, but very few have ever compared to that. If I could get away with it, whoever did this to you would be beaten within an inch of his life as many times as he has hit you." Madam Pomfrey said angrily.
Danielle only said, "It's not that bad, really!"
Harry looked at her, "Why didn't you ever tell me?"
Danielle looked at the floor, "It never camp up in a conversation" Danielle said still looking down.
"But it has come up. You just stop talking and then find another way to say what you were saying without telling us." Harry said loudly.
"It's not something I like to talk about and when I came here I figured that part of my life was over, I didn't see the need to relive it" She shouted back at him.
Harry saw tears welling up in her eyes. He ran over to her and hugged her. She collapsed to the ground unable to hold herself up anymore. Harry picked her up and carried her to a bed. Madam Pomfrey hurried over.
"She just needs to rest. She's been through a lot tonight." She said looking at Harry. "Now," she said looking over at Sara, "do you want to take the child and have her sleep in an empty bed in your dorm for tonight or have her stay here and I'll watch over her?"
"Sara," Harry called and the child came running over, "would you like to come with me and sleep in my room tonight, or stay here with Danielle and have Madam Pomfrey look after you?" He asked her kneeling down on the floor to be at her level.
"Is Danny going to be okay?" Sara asked seeing Danielle sleeping on the bed. "Danielle just needs some sleep now, but you can stay if you want." Madam Pomfrey told her.
"No, I'll go with you, if Danny needs sleep then we best let her sleep." Sara said thoughtfully as she took Harry's out stretched hand and started telling him about the conversation she had with the picture.
"Harry," Madam Pomfrey said running after him, "here are some pajamas for her." She handing him the pajamas and tuned back to be with Danielle.
Harry got Sara into the Pajamas and into bed rather easily.
"Will you sing to me like Danny dose?" Sara asked and Harry couldn't refuse. "I don't know that song she singing to you, but I'll sing another one if that is alright."
He said and the little girl nodded enthusiastically. Harry sang softly,
"Come stop your crying it will be alright, just take my hand, hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here don't you cry. For one so small you seem so strong my arms will hold you keep you safe and warm. This bond between up can't be broken. I will here don't you cry. 'Cus you'll be in my heart, yes you'll be in my heart, from this day on now and forever more. You'll be in my heart no matter what they say you'll be here in my heart always, always."
When he finished singing he looked down at the girl who was sitting next to him. She was asleep; the only problem was she was asleep sitting up leaning on him.
Harry picked her up and pulled back the covers. He laid her in the bed and covered the little girl up.
He stood over her and looked down at her sweet little face. She was so little, how could anyone ever hit a girl this young. Then he realized that Danielle was probably hit when she was this age.
He went over to his trunk and put the map and the invisibility cloak safely away and then climbed into bed.
The next thing he remembered was someone pulling at his covers.
The Truth Always Comes Out
Harry didn't know how he knew that something was wrong, but he woke with a bad feeling in his gut about Danielle. He got up and walked over to the girl's dorm and was even more worried when he saw she wasn't there. He ran down to the common room, and started to panic when she wasn't there either.
"Danielle where are you?" He said in his mind, but she didn't answer. His mind was racing, where could she be? "The map." He said out loud and ran up stairs to get it.
"I swear I'm up to no good." He said when he got into his room and got the map. Danielle was nowhere on it. He was really panicking now. When he had used the map he had woken up Ron.
"What's going on?" Ron asked sleepily. "I can't find Danielle and I have a bad feeling she's in trouble." Harry answered quickly.
"Have you tried to call her?" Ron asked still to sleepy to really understand.
"Yes and she's not answering." Harry said still panicking.
"Well, why don't we just go back to sleep, we'll go see Dumbledore in the morning." Ron suggested and rolled over and was asleep before Harry could say another word.
Harry went down to the common room and watched the map until he saw her on it. He saw her moving quickly coming from the direction of Hogsmeade, but she wasn't alone.
There was an unnamed dot with her. "How could that be?" Harry thought. He realized she must be on a broom when she went into the astronomy tower.
Harry got his invisibility cloak and went to talk to her. As he neared the astronomy tower he heard singing, it was a song he knew he had heard before, but he could remember where or when.
Danielle was singing beautifully, how could he not have known she could sing like that? He waited outside the door mesmerized. "Baby mine don't you cry, Baby mine dry your eye, Rest your head close to my heart, never to part, baby of mine. Little one when you play, don't you mind what they say, let those eyes sparkle and shine, never a tear, baby of mine. If they knew sweet little you, they'd end up loving you too. All those same people who scold you, what they'd give just for the right to hold you. From you head to your toes, you're not much goodness knows, but your so precious to me, sure as can be baby of.."
Danielle couldn't bring herself to finish the song; she looked down at Sara who appeared to be sleeping. Suddenly she heard "mine" finishing the song, she looked up and saw Harry standing in the door.
"Where did you go?" he asked accusingly, he hadn't seen the sleeping child and he had forgotten the unnamed dot in his frustration with Danielle.
"I-I" Danielle couldn't form the words to tell him.
"I was worried sick. I woke up with this bad feeling that something was wrong with you and then you weren't even on the Hogwarts grounds. I see you flying in on a broom and coming here with some unnamed dot. Who was that by the way?" Harry yelled at her, and Danielle just stood there shocked.
"What's wrong Danny?" asked Sara in a small voice sitting up in the blankets. The shouting had woken her.
"Who's that?" Harry asked growing annoyed that Danielle just stood there.
"This is Sara." Danielle told Harry. Sara stood up and went over to where Danielle was. "You look like Danny!" Sara exclaimed when she was close enough to see Harry. Both Danielle and Harry had to smile.
"Yes Sara, Harry here is my twin brother. Do you know what a twin is?" Sara nodded and smiled. "Sara, why don't you got back to sleep, you've had a long day." Danielle said turning her back to Harry to tuck Sara in.
Harry saw the blood covering her back and yelled, "What the hell happened to your back?" Danielle turned around in fear.
Luckily she was saved from answering by Sara. "Danny came to save me! Mr. Hunt was going to hit me, but Danny came just in time and so Mr. Hunt hit her instead. Danny saved me like she always used to!" Sara said smiling from Harry to Danielle.
Harry just looked at Danielle face then looked down at the little girl. Harry realized he'd get more answers from the child then Danielle.
"What do you mean like she used to?" Harry asked the child and smiled at her.
Sara smile back and said, "Before Danny left, whenever Mr. Hunt would threaten any of the other girls, Danny would set up and protect us. Mr. Hunt always hit her instead, but he would leave us alone. Danny always said it was her job to protect us because she was the oldest or one of the oldest before the others ran away." Sara answered him.
Harry continued his questions, "Did this Mr. Hunt hit Danielle often?" Sara's smiled faded as she said, "He only hit her with his belt when he was really mad, and that only happened about once a week, sometimes twice. But he would slap her face or punch her in the stomach at least one a day if not more." Sara said quietly.
"Come on" Harry said to Danielle and Sara, "I'm taking you both to Professor Dumbledore."
He headed for the door but stopped when he heard Danielle quietly say, "Please, Harry don't make me go."
Harry turned around. Sara was now next to Danielle hugging her leg. "Please Harry, my back is fine, and even if it did hurt, the only thing that matters is that Sara is safe. What if Professor Dumbledore sends her back, what if." Danielle just hugged Sara very close to her.
Harry went over and tried to give Danielle a hug to tell her it would be okay, but she screamed with pain when he touched her back.
He backed away and said, "Danielle, I won't let anything happen to Sara or you for that matter. But we can't leave her up here in the astronomy tower, she shouldn't be a prisoner here, Dumbledore will know what we can do with her and he'll help us. If something does go wrong, I'll go kidnap her myself."
Danielle nodded as she picked up Sara who had somehow fallen asleep and followed him down to Dumbledore's office.
Harry took the child from her when he noticed she was having trouble walking and saw her struggling to keep just herself upright. Sara woke up a second later anyway, so Harry put her down and grabbed Danielle's arm to help her walk, careful no to touch her back again.
They reached Dumbledore's office and Danielle said the password and they got on the moving staircase. "The two of you should say outside while I talk to him for a minute." Danielle said giving Harry a look that he knew meant that she need to talk to Dumbledore without Sara listening. Harry nodded.
Danielle knocked on the office door and entered. "Good evening, Danielle, or should I say Good Morning." Dumbledore said as she entered the office.
"Professor, I have a confession to make." Danielle said, wanting to get this over with so she didn't have to stand anymore, her body shook with pain each time she moved.
"What is that? That you flew out of school on a broom this evening?" Dumbledore asked her. He hadn't seen her back yet.
"Yes Professor, how did you know?"
"I saw you return. At least the black hair behind the person returning looked like yours, but you were so hunched over, I couldn't be sure until you came here." Dumbledore explained.
"Why did you leave Danielle?" Danielle couldn't answer. She just stood there looking into Dumbledore's eyes, but couldn't say a word.
Suddenly the door was shoved open and Sara ran in. "Don't be mad at Danny!" The little girl said running over to Danielle. "She saved me, she protected me, don't punish her, she's been punished enough, sir." Sara said almost shouting at the old man and then realizing what she had just done she ran behind Danielle. If Danielle hadn't been in so much pain and so scared of what was going to happen she would have laughed.
"Let me guess." Dumbledore said calmly. "You used your power of divination and saw this child getting beat up at the orphanage. So you left to protect her and brought her back with you. Is this what happened." The two girls that stood before him both nodded their heads together.
Dumbledore smiled at them both and Danielle relaxed but only a little for her back still hurt very badly.
"Okay, we have to find someplace for the child to go, this school is no place for a little girl." He said.
Harry decided that he had been hidden long enough. "Ah Harry," Dumbledore said and smiled, "I wondered when you would come out."
"Please professor, I understand the Sara can't stay here, but can she stay somewhere that Danielle can go visit her. They are both rather attached to each other and I don't want to see them separated."
"I wouldn't dream of separating them, Danielle put herself in great danger to save her and loves the child a lot." Dumbledore said smiling at all three of them.
"I think I know just the place." Dumbledore said with an even bigger smile. "A family I know is starting their fourth year of having no children at home during school. They were happy for the alone time at first, but now they are starting to go threw empty nest syndrome. I think they would be very happy to look after Sara for you and I'll give both of you permission go visit once a month if you want."
Dumbledore smiled at the look of shock on Danielle's face and look of hope on Sara's. "And with that hair, she'll fit in perfectly."
Danielle and Harry looked at each other and said together, "The Weasley's!"
"Oh, professor, that wonderful, will you talk to them?"
"Yes, but Sara can stay here until the break is over, just keep an eye on her okay." Dumbledore said still smiling.
"Now, I think you need to go see Madame Pomfrey in the hospital wing."
"Thank you professor." Danielle said as she walked out holding Sara's hand.
Harry stayed for a moment, "Thank you professor."
Dumbledore smiled at Harry, "Now, I think you need to see what Danielle has been hiding under her robes all year, run along." Dumbledore told him without a smile anymore.
Harry did as he was told and ran after Danielle. He caught up with her right outside the Hospital Wing.
"Oh, there you are Harry, I was wondering where you got to." Danielle said as she saw him coming. They walked in and Harry went to go get Madam Pomfrey while Danielle explained the moving pictures to Sara.
Sara started talking to one of them and didn't notice when Danielle left her to go over to Madam Pomfrey across the room.
"Oh, come here child, we'll see what we can do." Madam Pomfrey took off Danielle's bloody robes.
Harry noticed that her shirt was badly torn and he could see a little of how badly she was beaten. It wasn't until her shirt was off that he gasped. Madam Pomfrey gasped as well.
Madam Pomfrey waved her wand to heal the fresh cuts. After about ten minutes the new cuts were fully healed, but all her old scars remained. Madam Pomfrey and Harry both realized this wasn't the first time she has been beaten this badly.
Madam Pomfrey said something different this time and about half of the scars disappeared. "I'm sorry child, I can't do anything about the others, they are too deep and to old too heal" Danielle nodded and put back on her shirt and turned to see both Harry and Madam Pomfrey looking sick.
"What's wrong?" Danielle asked them both. "Child, I've seen a lot of injuries over the course of my life, but very few have ever compared to that. If I could get away with it, whoever did this to you would be beaten within an inch of his life as many times as he has hit you." Madam Pomfrey said angrily.
Danielle only said, "It's not that bad, really!"
Harry looked at her, "Why didn't you ever tell me?"
Danielle looked at the floor, "It never camp up in a conversation" Danielle said still looking down.
"But it has come up. You just stop talking and then find another way to say what you were saying without telling us." Harry said loudly.
"It's not something I like to talk about and when I came here I figured that part of my life was over, I didn't see the need to relive it" She shouted back at him.
Harry saw tears welling up in her eyes. He ran over to her and hugged her. She collapsed to the ground unable to hold herself up anymore. Harry picked her up and carried her to a bed. Madam Pomfrey hurried over.
"She just needs to rest. She's been through a lot tonight." She said looking at Harry. "Now," she said looking over at Sara, "do you want to take the child and have her sleep in an empty bed in your dorm for tonight or have her stay here and I'll watch over her?"
"Sara," Harry called and the child came running over, "would you like to come with me and sleep in my room tonight, or stay here with Danielle and have Madam Pomfrey look after you?" He asked her kneeling down on the floor to be at her level.
"Is Danny going to be okay?" Sara asked seeing Danielle sleeping on the bed. "Danielle just needs some sleep now, but you can stay if you want." Madam Pomfrey told her.
"No, I'll go with you, if Danny needs sleep then we best let her sleep." Sara said thoughtfully as she took Harry's out stretched hand and started telling him about the conversation she had with the picture.
"Harry," Madam Pomfrey said running after him, "here are some pajamas for her." She handing him the pajamas and tuned back to be with Danielle.
Harry got Sara into the Pajamas and into bed rather easily.
"Will you sing to me like Danny dose?" Sara asked and Harry couldn't refuse. "I don't know that song she singing to you, but I'll sing another one if that is alright."
He said and the little girl nodded enthusiastically. Harry sang softly,
"Come stop your crying it will be alright, just take my hand, hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here don't you cry. For one so small you seem so strong my arms will hold you keep you safe and warm. This bond between up can't be broken. I will here don't you cry. 'Cus you'll be in my heart, yes you'll be in my heart, from this day on now and forever more. You'll be in my heart no matter what they say you'll be here in my heart always, always."
When he finished singing he looked down at the girl who was sitting next to him. She was asleep; the only problem was she was asleep sitting up leaning on him.
Harry picked her up and pulled back the covers. He laid her in the bed and covered the little girl up.
He stood over her and looked down at her sweet little face. She was so little, how could anyone ever hit a girl this young. Then he realized that Danielle was probably hit when she was this age.
He went over to his trunk and put the map and the invisibility cloak safely away and then climbed into bed.
The next thing he remembered was someone pulling at his covers.