~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Vernon never got to answer as just then a giant mass of black fur came flying through the window and landing straight on top of him.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Petunia screamed as the giant black dog turned back into a man.

"WHERE'S HARRY?" Sirius shouted.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?!" Vernon yelled.

"Oh, you don't know who I am, do you? The name's Black. Sirius Black. Where is Harry? Where's my godson!"

"Sirius, calm down! We need an answer, and we can't get that if they faint." Remus said calmly.

"YOUR'RE ONE OF THEM!" Vernon shouted. "THIS IS ALL THE BOY'S DOING I SWEAR I'LL KILL HIM!..."

"What. Did. You. Just. Say. Dursley?" Sirius whispered deadly.

"What do you want from my? Please, don't hurt my family!" Vernon stuttered.

"Don't hurt your family... DON'T HURT YOUR FAMILY! GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON TO, DURSLEY! YOU'VE HURT MINE! WHERE'S HARRY!!!"

Vernon finally pointed towards the garage, and Sirius stunned him while Remus stunned the rest of the family.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

"Oh, God, Harry!"

Sirius rushed to Harry's side and knelt in the puddle of blood that surrounded his godson.

"Harry? Harry can you hear me? Come on Harry, wake up!"

Sirius gently grasped Harry's hand. "Come on, Harry. You need to wake up. Come on, I know you can."

Remus knelt beside Sirius. "Harry?" He called. "Harry can you here me? It's me, Professor Lupin, remember me, Harry?"

Both Sirius and Remus got no response.

Remus moved and started checking out Harry's injuries.

"Sirius," he said softly. "Sirius, we can't take him, he's hurt too much. If we move him, we could cause even more damage."

Sirius didn't bother to respond.

Remus sighed. "I'm going to go call an ambulance, Sirius."

Sirius looked up, sharply. "What?!"

"Sirius, Harry was hurt by a muggle. We both know that when a witch or wizard is hurt by a muggle, it can't be healed by magic. Harry would be best off in a muggle hospital."

"But, I have to stay with him, Moony! I can't leave him!"

"We'll figure something out, Sirius, I'll be right back."

Sirius watched Remus leave then turned back to Harry.

"Harry?" he whispered softly, gently stroking Harry's battered cheek. "Harry, you need to wake up. I have to talk to you. Come on Harry, please wake up."

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Harry heard faintly through the darkness someone calling to him. He didn't know who it was, and he didn't want to find out, it was too far away..

'Come on, Harry, please wake up.'

'I like that voice' he decided. It sounded friendly. But he still didn't want to go to it.

'Harry, come on, Bud, please, don't leave now. I need you Harry, please. Wake up.'

The voice sounded familiar, Harry knew that, but who was it? Finally, Harry decided to try and find out who it was.

'Harry, I know you can hear me, bud, you need to wake up. Please Harry.'

Harry whimpered softly. He felt hands on his face, and tried to pull away, but found he couldn't.
It's okay, Harry, it's me, Sirius. Listen Harry, you're going to be okay, I promise. Moony and I are going to get you help, all right? You're going to be just fine. I'm right here Harry."

Harry felt himself slipping back into the darkness again. 'Sirius is here' he thought to himself. 'He won't let anyone hurt me.'

'Harry? Harry I have to go. I'm sorry Harry, but I'll be back, I promise. You'll be okay; I'll be right back. Hang in there, Harry. I love you.'

'No!' Harry called out in his thoughts, 'no! Please don't leave me!' But it was too late, with a soft kiss on his head, Sirius had left him. Harry started to cry softly. He didn't know why, but as soon as Sirius had left, he felt as if his heart had stopped.

"Sirius." He cried out weakly.

"It's okay, Har, I'm here, your okay." He heard the faint reply, like it was from far away, before he let himself fall back into the world of black.

~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Sirius watched Harry from the side door of the garage, he knew he had to get out of there, before the police showed up, but he found that his legs refused to work.

"Sirius."

Sirius tried to get to Harry, but Remus held him back.

"No, Sirius. Hear the siren in the distance? The police are almost here. We have to leave before they get here."

"It's okay, Har, I'm here, your okay." Sirius called to the frightened boy before he turned to leave.

"Wait, Sirius." Remus said quickly, grabbing the notepad and pen that was for some reason left in the garage. "Here, slip this in Harry's pocket, that way they can contact us."

Sirius looked at the paper. "I didn't know you had a phone, Moony."

"You mean 'we' have a phone. Now hurry, before the police get here."

Sirius rushed over to Harry. "He's out cold." He said softly before slipping the paper into Harry's pocket and gently kissing his forehead again.

"We have to go, Sirius." Remus whispered. And with that, they both grabbed onto the portkey that had brought them there and disappeared.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Sirius paced in front of the telephone, which he had only just discovered, existed.

"Why haven't they called? It's been an hour, Remus! This is your stupid idea, and now I might not get to see Harry.."

"Sirius! Relax! I'm sure they are going to call soon; you just have to be patient! We'll know soon enough how Harry's doing."

And just then, the phone rang.

(Should I end here? Nah.)

Remus grabbed the phone. "Hello?"

"Hello, who is this?"

" This is emus Lupin, may I help you"

"This is the Surrey Police, I'm looking for a Sirius. Do I have the wrong number?"

"No, Sirius is my roommate. What happened? Is he in trouble?"

"No, not at all, Mr. Lupin. But earlier today we found this phone number and his name on a piece of paper in the jeans of a young boy who we confiscated from his parents we believe."

"A young boy? Well... what did he look like?"

"He's about 5'5" with black hair and a weird scar on his forehead."

"Harry? He's Sirius' godson. What's happened to him? Is he alright?"

"I'm afraid not, Mr. Lupin. It seems he's been abused by his parents..."

"They're not his parents. His parents died almost 14 years ago. He lives with his aunt and uncle."

"Oh. I see."

"Was he hurt? How bad? Where is he?"

Sirius had to marvel for a moment on how good of an actor Remus was.

"I can't tell you over the phone about the condition he is in, but he's at Surrey Hospital right now. Do you know where it is?"

"Yah, we're about 5 minutes away from it."

Sirius watched as Remus hung up the phone, then asked, "We're 5 minutes away?"

Remus grinned. "Well, I had to think of some way to be able to get there fast. Now come on."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~

Sirius and Remus landed outside the hospital. " Remember the story, Sirius?" Remus asked, tucking the portkey in his pocket.
"Yah, yah, yah, come on!"
By the time Remus got inside, Sirius was already talking to the lady behind the counter.
"I'm looking for Harry Potter... I'm his godfather, his parents died 14 years ago... yes... My name is Sirius, Sirius Black..."
"He's not the same Sirius Black," Remus added quickly.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~
15 minutes and a lot of convincing that Sirius was not the Sirius Black that was on TV later, Sirius and Remus were being led through the ICU to Harry's room.
"You can't go in," the nurse said. "But you can see him through the window."
Sirius pressed his head against the window as he watched the doctor checking on Harry. Finally the doctor came out.
"You must be Mr. Black, Harry's godfather. I'm Dr. McDaniel." Then he seemed to notice the other man standing there. "And you would be?"
"Remus Lupin, I was Harry's teacher a few years back and a friend of his father's."

"Well than, why don't the three of us step into my office."
Dr. McDaniel sat down behind his desk. "I won't lie to you," he said. "Harry shouldn't be alive right now given the condition he is in."
"How bad is he?" Remus asked, Sirius couldn't seem to find his voice.
Dr. McDaniel sighed. "His neck is broken." He said. "There is a chance that he might not be able to walk again."
Remus slumped back into his chair as Sirius just stared straight ahead. "What else?" Remus whispered. "Tell us everything."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~
30 minutes later Remus stood outside Harry's room watching Sirius inside with Harry. He was still in shock about what the doctor had told him. Harry had slipped into coma and had a 10% chance of making it, that on top of all his other injuries. 'Why does it always have to be Harry?' he wondered. Everything happened to Harry. It wasn't fair! With one last glance, Remus sighed and sat down to begin he mountains of paperwork that Sirius was supposed to fill out about Harry.
Full name: Harry James Potter
D.O.B: July 31, 1981
Fathers full name: James Colton Potter
Mother's full name: Lily Marie Potter
Guardian's name:
Remus hesitated on what to put. Sirius wasn't Harry's legal guardian, the Dursley's were... But Sirius was soon to be Harry's guardian, if everything went well. Remus sighed and skipped that one, continuing on.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Sirius sat on the chair next to Harry's bed, his hand gently grasping Harry's. This wasn't his Harry, he was sure of it. His Harry wasn't this quiet, this still. His Harry would be sitting up, laughing, trying to make Sirius believe that he was fine. But, deep in his heart, Sirius knew that this tiny, 14 year-old little boy laying on front of him covered in bandages with tubes going into him, was his Harry.
"Harry?" he whispered. "Harry, wake up Bud. It's me, Sirius. I'm here, Harry, but you need to wake up soon." Sirius looked at all the machines attached to Harry. The only on that he knew what it was, was the one that showing Harry's heartbeat. The one that showed how weak he was right now. The one Sirius hated.
"Come on, Harry." He whispered. "Wake up, please. I know I haven't always been there for you, bud, and I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Harry. But I'm here now, I'm right here. I won't let anyone ever hurt you again, I promise. Dursley will pay, he won't get away with this, Har, I swear. Just hang in there, Harry. Please, don't leave me. I need you Harry. I love you." Sirius sat there for a while, barely registering when Remus came in.
"Sirius," Remus called. "Sirius, I'm going to go back to Hogwarts and tell Dumbledore what happened. You need to finish filling out these forms, I did as much as I knew about Harry, you need to do the rest. I'll be back soon, okay?"
Sirius just nodded.
Remus sighed and left Sirius to his new favorite activity, Harry Watching.

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A/N: Not as long as I planned, but pretty good for a computer class, right? Next chapter will be up... whenever I feel like it, or 70 reviews, which ever comes first.

kateydidnt: is this fast enough? Probably not, sorry!
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Minerva-Severus-Dumbledor: Continuing...
Lisa: uh, 10 minutes??? Sorry! Can't do! I only finished this today!
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