CH14: Rescue
With their plan agreed Alaistar, Remus, and Tonks set out from Grimauld Place at 7am on the dot on their mission.
The main issue with the relocation of Harry was not getting to Privet Drive, but ensuring that once they left the house with Harry that he would be safe from attack from any lurking death eaters.
The plan altogether was quite simple, they would dissaparate to a few streets away and make their way to Privet Drive on foot, disguised as to not alert any death eaters on their way in, this would give them more time when leaving as this would be a surprise to any watchers.
Once they had retrieved Harry, he would walk with them, under his invisibility cloak to the same dissaparation point and side along apparate with Alistair to Hogsmeade where they could make their way to Hogwarts.
When they arrived at the house, they knocked on the door. They heard the sound of heavy footsteps and then the door opened to a large man.
'Good Morning, we are here to see Harry Potter' Alistair said
The man paled
'There's no one by that name at this address' Harry's uncle replied, moving to close the door on them.
'We believe there is' Alistair said, pushing his way past the man despite his protests
Once inside, the house seemed very normal, the noises of a family preparing for the day.
'Where is Harry?' Alistair asked
'How DARE you' Vernon shouted once the door was shut
'Apologies for our intrusion Mr Dursley' Remus tried to placate, 'It is not wise in these times to lurk on doorsteps, you never know who is watching'
This didn't help to calm Vernon any
'If you don't get out of my house this instant, I will be forced to call the police'
'police?' Tonks snorted ' whats that?'
'Muggle Aurors' Alistair explained, then he continued 'We will not be leaving without Harry Potter, the quicker you tell us where he is, the quicker we can collect him and leave your house'
Uncle Vernon gulped under Mad Eye Moody's one eye stare, for his other magical eye was roaming around the house in search of the boy
'He's upstairs, first bedroom on the right' Alistair said after locating him
Remus and Tonks started to make their way up the stairs, while Alistair stayed with the Dursleys
Once at the top of the stairs Remus and Tonks gave each other a look, they had just found Harry's door, the one with the multiple locks on the outside. Thankfully none of these were actually in use, and they opened his door with a twist and push of the handle.
Remus made his way in slowly, then froze at the sight he saw in front of him
'whats wrong' Tonks asked from behind, and when she didn't receive an immediate answer, manoeuvred round him to see for her self
'Merlin's beard' Tonks gulped
Remus had come to his senses
'Harry?!' Remus urged as he knelt next to him
When he received no response, he shook him slightly repeating his name more urgently. He tried for a pulse and felt a very slight thready beat at his wrist.
'Tonks, let Alistair know we need to get Harry to the infirmary urgently' Tonks obeyed immediately rushing out the room to alert mad eye
Remus was trying to asses Harry's injuries as best he could but he didn't know where to look first, there was blood everywhere, he tried to locate the source of the bleeding and found the wound on his head.
Finding a t-shirt to apply pressure to the wound, he looked at his friends son in disbelief that this could have happened. The anger inside him was building as he assessed Harry further and looked around Harry's small bedroom. His eyes finding the pile of unanswered letters, his filthy bedsheets covered in dirt and blood.
What had been happening in this house?
He wanted nothing more than to go and torture the man downstairs for what he had done to Harry, but he beat that feeling down. Harry needed medical attention immediately, that had to be his priority, Vernon could wait.
Alistair had made his was up to the room, although Tonks would have filled him in, the look of shock on his face said everything. Alistair was an Auror, he had seen appaling scenes so many times, yet the scene of this teenage boy in front of him was enough to shock him.
'Remus, we need to move him now' Alistair said handing him a locket 'this is the emergency portkey, it will take you straight to Hogwarts infirmary. I have sent a patronus to Dumbledore and he is alerting Madame Pomfrey as we speak'
Remus took hold of the locket and secured his grip on Harry as they were transported moments later to the hospital wing at Hogwarts.
