Well here is the next installment of Family, sorry it has taken so long to get written, I've been working on some original stories that I may post soon. Thank you for all those who have reviewed, I'm sorry about the spelling and grammar mistakes in the previous chapters, I will get around to fixing those but I don't know when. If there is anyone willing to beta this for me let me know, if not please be patient.
O.K. once again I do not own any characters, settings, or a majority of the characters' history. I am just a poor university student trying to keep awake during lectures.
You are now officially a Weasley-Granger, we couldn't decide which family would get you so, both families will claim you as their own. How does it feel to have six older brothers and two sisters?"
Harry crawled inside the car, making sure he was in the front seat so the Dursleys wouldn't expect anything and started to sob, he couldn't remember ever having a true family, let alone two that wanted to claim him as their own. Now he just had to make himself believe it.
~Family~ Chapter three
The Granger family hurried out the front door of number four Privet Drive, "I don't know how that boy managed to survive fifteen years with that family, they were only too happy to sell him off for the right amount of money," Dr. Granger steamed to his wife and daughter. "Why didn't the boy tell anyone it was so bad?"
"Harry has never been very open with what happens, well what happened, at his Aunt and Uncle's. He doesn't like to talk about it," the blond Hermione sighed to her parents. "I'll tell you one thing, we'll have a hard time keeping the Weasley's from coming and cursing the Dursleys, I'm almost surprised that Charlie managed to restrain himself."
Charlie met the Grangers with an open door, "the only thing keeping me from going and cursing them is the need to get Harry away from here," Charlie muttered with a glance to the huddled boy in the front seat. "As soon as we get to your house I'm going to appearate home and then floo to Hogwarts, I think we need to get Madame Pomphrey to take a look at him. Something isn't right."
Charlie took his place behind the wheel and started the car, "actually, I think I'll pull over here in a few minutes and take off all the charms and then let you drive Dr. Granger, then I'll meet you back at your house with Mum and Poppy Pomphrey. The sooner they check Harry over the better."
"Charlie, don't worry about taking the charm off the car yet, with it larger we can move Harry to the backseat where he can be more comfortable Russell can drive the car home. Now let's get away from this terrible house." Dr. Elizabeth Granger sighed.
"Good, I'll do that," Charlie asserted.
"Charlie, do you know what phase the moon is in tonight?" Hermione spoke up suddenly.
"No," Charlie muttered in confusion, why would Hermione go from being worried about her best friend to wanting to know what phase the moon was in?
"Well, do you know how close we are to the full moon?"
"It was four nights ago, why this sudden interest in the moon?" Charlie sighed.
"I'll floo to Mooney's as soon as we get home and get Moony and Padfoot, they'll want to be with Harry. If it was the full moon I wouldn't dare go near Mooney's house, he's a werewolf." Hermione sighed. "Charlie, you have to promise you won't turn Padfoot in, he's innocent, Peter Pettigrew framed him. It would break Harry's heart if anything happened to Padfoot."
"Hermione, who are Moony and Padfoot, Professor Dumbledore mentioned them too, said that they can use the floo network from Mooney's house to and from your house and the Burrow?" Charlie sighed. "Besides, that sounds like the names of the twins' heroes and if it is that in itself is scary."
"Well, they are the twins' heroes, but the twins don't know, their real names are Remus Lupin and Sirius Black, they were best friends with Harry's Dad, Sirius is even Harry's godfather, but since he's on the run he can't have Harry stay with him, and Professor Lupin would take Harry but he can't because he's a werewolf," Hermione explained. "They would do anything for Harry, and Harry would do anything for them."
"Well, if you think they would be able to help Harry go and get them Dear," Hermione's mother told her, "though you may want to wait until the school nurse and Mrs. Weasley get to our house so that Harry has someone he knows with him."
"Yes, Mum." Hermione sighed. "Charlie, why don't you pull over here, there doesn't seem to be anyone around."
Charlie pulled over, took out his wand and removed the charms disguising the members of the Granger family; "I'll take care of the car when we meet back at your house." Charlie vanished.
"Daddy, do you want to help Harry into the back seat, I think he'll be more comfortable back here," Dr. Russell Granger did as his daughter requested and twenty minutes later they arrived at their house to be met by the entire Weasley family as well as Remus Lupin and Sirius Black.
Immediately Sirius had his godson in his arms, "Hermione, lead the way, were do you want him, Madame Pomphrey is inside waiting for us."
Hermione lead the way into the large Victorian home, "Harry's bedroom will be the first one on the left at the top of the stairs." Padfoot hurried up the stairs with his best friend's son in his arms.
An hour later Madame Pomphrey made her way into the living room where all Harry's loved ones were waiting anxiously for any news as to his condition. "Well, I wish I had better news to tell you all, he's been beaten badly, I'm surprised that the boy was conscious when you got to him, his appendix was enlarged and had to be removed, and to top it off the boy is badly malnourished. Right now he is in a deep sleep, and that is probably the best thing for him. Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, if the two of you would like to go sit with him that would be acceptable, he is going to need a lot of love, care and understanding when he wakes, from all of you," The hospital wing mistress had barely finished her speech before Harry's best friends were racing up the stairs to sit with him as he slept.
"He's going to be fine Hermione," Ron assured his friend as they looked down on Harry's pale face. "Come on, he's Harry Potter, he has to be fine, if You-Know-Who can't kill him, neither can three of the worst sort of muggles." The last part was whispered, as if to reassure himself.
Well, there is the third chapter of Family, is it any good, let me know, I'll try not to take so long on the next chapter. Remember, if my spelling and grammar offend you then volunteer to beta read the story for me, I'm terrible at grammar and spelling both guess it's a good thing I'm not an English major huh. Please, please, please review.