Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. I got 38 reviews! That's soo great! Thank you all! I love responding to reviews so much that you won't understand. I'm hoping that this story will be just as good as the other two, if not better. The first teo chapters will be a little on the short side, but they will get longer as they go along. This chapter was originally going to be even shorter than this, but I managed to fit in another scene with the Weasleys. If you're wondering about Ginny and Harry's relationship, wait until the end of the story and you will find out (Smiles). There will be alot more of Ginny in this story than in the last two and the same thing with Ron. Hope you will enjoy. (Does little dance) Please review.
Angela (My name)
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A Simple Smile, A Scream Inside
Chapter Two
A Family's Pain
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"W-what?" Harry stuttered as he took in Remus' words.
Remus handed Harry the court's letter, his eyes full of tears. Sirius was sitting at the kitchen table with his head burried in his arms. Harry numbly grabbed the letter and began to read, tears rolling down his cheeks as he read.
Messrs Sirius Black and Remus Lupin,
It has come to our attention that Mr. Harry James Potter in curently in your custody. Mr. Vernon Dursley and Mrs. Petunia Evans have been released from prison after certain family members have explained to our guards and chiefs that they have not commited the crimes they have been imprisoned for. Whether Mr. and Mrs. Dursley have commited these crimes in currently unknown and shall be discused at a trial. Trial will be held on July 10th 1996. The Dursleys have filled papers to regain Harry Potter's custody, another aspect that will be discused at the trial. If the claims of the Dursleys' abuse are proven true, Mr. Potter will remain in your custody, if they are proven false, custody will be given back to the Dursleys or yourself. First half of the trial will be for the claims, and if claims are proven false, the second half of the trial will be for the custody of Mr. Potter. Trial will begin at noon sharp, no later.
Thank you,
The Court of England
Harry dropped the letter and began to scream. They couldn't be trying to get him back. If they got him back the would kill him for sure.
"No! They can't take me away!"
Sirius immediately pulled Harry to his chest and tightened his arms around his godson. Harry burried his head into Sirius' chest and burst into violent tears. Sirius stroked his hair as he rested his chin on Harry's head.
"Shh, calm down Harry. We wont let them take you away, I promise."
Harry pushed away from Sirius and shook his head.
"But what if they believe my uncle. My uncle is probably going to make up some stupid lie and get them to believe him and then I'm going to have to go back and live with him."
Remus tried to place a hand on Harry's shoulder, but Harry moved away.
"They're going to kill me. I just know it."
Sirius grabbed Harry by the arms and held him at an arm's length. Harry tried to move away, but Sirius' grip was too strong.
"Listen to me, Harry. We're going to fight for you. We're going to come up with the best damn argument and hire the best Muggle lawyer that there is."
Harry looked down at his shoes, allowing tears to drip onto the floor.
"But what if it doesn't work?"
"We're going to try our best Harry. We don't want them to take you away either. It'll kill me if they do."
Sirius pulled Harry into another hug and burried his head in his hair. Remus crept away and left the other two to be alone. He knew that he shouldn't interfere at a moment like this.
Remus silently walked upstairs and into the library. He needed to write a letter to Dumbledore. Dumbledore could be alot of help with all of the stuff that had to be done, like getting lawyers, and coming up with plans and rebuttles for the trial.
Remus sat down at one of the large desks and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill. He began to write, hoping to find a nice way to break the news.
Dear Albus,
The blasted Dusleys are trying to get Harry's custody back. They have told the court that they haven't commited any of the crimes they were imprissioned for and now we have to go to a trial for Harry's custody. If they prove to the court that they haven't commited any crimes then we will have to debate who will gain Harry's custody. If they are proven guilty Harry comes right back to us. We need you to help us plan the trial; we really don't want to lose Harry to them. Thank you.
Remus John Lupin
Remus folded the parchement and walked over to the window where two owls were standing. Floyd and Zep were their named. Remus handed the letter to Zep, which was the most reliable of the two.
"Bring this to Albus," Remus said softly.
The owl hooted and flew into the dark night sky. Remus hoped that the letter would get to Albus as soon as possible. The trial was in a few weeks and they needed to start planning.
They couldn't let the Dursleys take Harry away.
Remus went back into the kitchen where Sirius and Harry still remained. Sirius was sitting in one of the chairs and Harry was sitting in his lap, crying into his shirt. Obviously, Sirius wasn't able to calm Harry down. Remus sat on the chair across from the two and stared as Sirius tried to contain his godson.
"Harry, don't worry. It's going to be okay. We're going to fight for you and they wont get you back."
"Why do you make promises that you can't keep!?"
Harry was beginning to yell.
"Harry..."
"They're going to kill me, Sirius. I just know it."
Harry jumped up and stormed up over to the stairs.
"I'll be in my room, don't bother me!"
Harry stormed up the stairs and a bang was heard as he slammed his door. Sirius cringed knowing that his godson was in pain. He hated it when Harry suffered.
"We have to do something," Sirius said.
"I know," Remus whispered.
"Why would they want him back?"
"Revenge?"
"If they get him back and touch a single hair on his head, I will honestly murder them with my bare hands."
"We're going to fight for him, don't worry. The Dursleys wont get him back if we're strong. We have to fight more than we ever have before."
Sirius nodded slightly.
"But what if we lose?"
Remus shrugged and then looked down at the table.
"Then I guess we've lost him..."
Sirius broke into a fit of sobs and burried his head in his arms. He couldn't lose Harry, he was all he had. Harry was like a son to him. Sure, he had Remus, but Harry was the one that kept him from doing things rash, and helped him forget all of his years in Azkaban. He would die if he lost Harry.
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A few hours later Harry finally came out of his bedroom. Sirius told him that they would be telling the Weasleys, and oddly, Harry wanted to tell them himselves. Sirius was glad that Harry had been able to contain himself, but was slightly wondering if he had been any help at all to him.
"Come on, lets go!" Harry whined as Sirius and Remus got ready.
Harry really wasn't in a good mood and was snapping at everyone for the smallest things. Sirius and Remus had just begun getting ready and Harry was already complaining.
"Calm down, kid. We just started."
"You're taking so long!"
Sirius breathed in deeply. Harry was beggining to piss him off, but he knew better than to yell at him. He would just end up scaring him.
"Finally, you're done," Harry muttered as Remus and Sirius began to walk out the door. Harry follwed behind them as they walked down the street to the Weasleys.
When they arrived at the Weasleys, Molly greeted them at the door with a warm smile. She obviously didn't know what was going on. Molly immediately knew something was wrong when she noticed the expression on Harry's face. It wasn't like Harry to be pissed off, it just wasn't in his nature.
"Harry dear, what's wrong?"
Harry looked up at Sirius.
"Me and Remus will tell Molly, you go and tell Ron."
Harry nodded and left to go to Ron's room, leaving Molly looking confused with Remus and Sirius.
"Can I come in?" Harry called, as he came across Ron's bedroom door.
"Come in!"
Harry slowly opened the door and entered. Ron was sitting on his bed, reading a book about the Chudley Cannons. Ron put down the book as Harry walked over to his bed.
"Hey Harry, how are you."
"Bad. I have to talk to you."
"What's wrong?"
Harry sat down next to his friend. Ron looked confused. Harry began to explain everything, Ron's eyes widening as Harry spoke. When Harry was done, he had tears rolling down his cheeks, and Ron was shaking.
"Are you serious?" Ron asked.
"Dead serious. I can't believe it either."
Harry burried his head in his hands, his shoulders shaking as he began to cry. Ron pulled Harry into a hug and let Harry cry. Harry wrapped his arms around him tightly and burried his head in his chest. Ron rubbed circles on the smaller boy's back to help him calm down. (A/N: Yes, Harry is alot smaller than Ron. I'd say up to his shoulder or maybe a little taller.)
"Don't worry Harry, it's going to be fine. They won't get you."
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Author's Note: Holy crap, that chapter was hard to write. I had this wierd writers block and I had no idea what to write half of the time. Lol. I hope that you liked it. Please review!!!
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serena: I'm glad that you liked it. Reviews rules!!
Siriuslyfun19212: Omg, I love your pen name. I wanted to make myself a pen name that I would like, along with everyone else, but I couldn't think of one. My pen name sucks, lol. It's a Beatles song that I had stuck in my head the time I got my account.
crescomellonnin: I'm so happy that you like this story and the others that I have written. I'm trying to make this story better than the two prequels, and hopefully it will happen. This chapter was a little rushed though.
Heart Of The Wizard: You better not kill yourself!!! Did this update stop you from killing yourself? I hope it did, lol. Suicide is bad. I'm gonna be a psychiatrist when I get older. But, I'm only 14 right now so there's a long way to go.
Freedom isn't Free: I think that I may possibly be the only one who does't make cliffhangers to make the readers wonder and come back to read more. I just put them there because I have no idea how to end the chapter. Lol, I'm special. Muahahaha, you're allergic to cliffhangers. (Uses cliffies on FiF). Hehehehe.
charl1e: Is your pen name supposed to say Charlie? I love that name!! I have a story about a guy named Charlie on my FictionPress account.
CatClawz: What is exposition? Lol, I'm very stupid. I don't know words that are supposedly used alot in my life. I just never notice until my friends end up laughing at me.
Star Girl11: I'm always on a major sugar high. Lol, you will learn that I am one of those really loud people, who are always giggling, laughing, talking, making dirty jokes and has a tendency to have MAJOR obsessions with things. Like me and the Beatles.
AC TORPEY: Hey! Crying rules! Lol. I cry at alot of things, I just love to cry. My feelings can get hurt really easily and I'm good at feeling other people emotions, so I tend to cry alot. I'm a very special person. Some of my friends think I'm skitzophrenic because I talk to myself alot when I'm in class or in other random places. Lol, I named my hair Emily.
HecateDeMort: He is living with Sirius, but the Dursleys are trying to get him back. If you are wondering why they would want to take him back since they hate him so much, it's for revenge. If I was Vernon, I wouldn't want Harry to get away with making my life miserable and sending me and my family to jail.
Bob: Yup, "Oh no!" Hehe, you used the name Bob as your review name. I have an obsession with that name, I just love it.
AD: Lying is why they are letting them take him back. Vernon is going to make up some big black lie and convince the court of his innocence.
ciberloco: Hmm, the blackmailing thing sounds cool. I think I can fit that in there, and I will give the credit to you for giving me the idea. Petunia is going to be the one to tell them, because she knew Sirius through Lily and would know some of the bad stuff that happened to Sirius. Vernon is going to be able to get Harry back because he is going to convince the court that he never abused him in the first place and that Sirius, Remus and them were lying the whole time.
Luvguurl: I will lay off with some of the swearing for you. There will be some during the trial, but I will take off the rest for you. My best friend will prbably yell at me for swearing as well, lol. She hates it. I have a swearing problem, haha. Yes, I left a cliffy. Newspaper article: "Death Caused By Cliffhanger".
brennqt14: It's not a joke, but it sure is sick. Lol. I hate the Dursleys, but I love making them yell and do bad things. I've always been the kind of person to love sad stuff. Either really, really sad stuff, or really, really dirty stuff...not the really intimate slash though, that scares me.
HOBOrules: Yeah, I read the letter. First I asked my dad what all the medical terms were and then I started freaking out. Is he doing any better now? Omg, those Amish boys were sooooo cute in the pictures you sent me in the mail! The older one looks so small, it's adorable. I loved both of the gifts you sent me. :) Yay!
medabart: Omg, I hate it when people ditch their stories. I try hard not to ditch mine. I don't think I will. The only story that I have a chance of ever ditching, would probably be "Gains and Losses". It's so long.
opal: I don't know if it's against the law to live with someone who has been convicted of child abuse, but in this story, Vernon will convice the court that he didn't do anything of that sort. Also, I'm going to have a friend of Vernon working at the court, so that will help Vernon with what he is trying to achieve.
unknown: There will be one hell of a fight, but Vernon will still win Harry over. That's the main thing of this story. I will not get into details because that's a surprise. ;)
Aqua Mage: I love writing the first chapters to stories. It's so fun. :)
Manutjuh: Ah! Of course, SIMS. My cousins are obsessed with that. Do your parents really know about me? Aww, I feel so loved. I love talking to people from other countries. You and a girl named Lindy are the only two people that come from countries that don't speak English. Lindy is from Portugal, she's my friend's cousin. I'm glad that you liked my FictionPress pen name.
TGBTA: I'm soooo happy that you liked the chapter! I was so happy when I saw that this story was doing well!!!
cutiepiethesecond: Lol, that was alot of Ws. They're trying to get him back for revenge. They don't want Harry to get away with all of the things that they believe are his fault.
frodogirl667: Yay! I suprised someone! I love it when I make my reviewers happy. :)
Dark phoenix in flight: I love to torture Harry. Hehe, I'm evil.
monica89: First chapters rock, but I can't wait until I get into the good stuff. :)
Beth5572: Harry will be happy... after the Durlseys get to him.
Sexy Black: I will be sending you a Christmas card as well. Nah, I can't give you any money, sorry. I'm too poor for that. But maybe I can put in a WHOLE BEER BOTTLE CAP. Lol, that's just what I want for Christmas. Your spell to make me update in a second didn't work, lol.
FroBoy: I'm glad that you liked it. (Does little dance) I can't wait until I can write the Ginny and Harry chapter. :) It's the last one though. :(
blink gurl007: Ah, I hate it when that happens too!! I think everyone does. I love coffee. You're in my Ice Capuccino crew! With me and Bob!!!!
lyss33: They want to get to Harry for revenge. They want him to pay for getting them arrested and for causing them soo much trouble.
its mel: Hey Melissa! You didn't end up coming on Monday :( But you came on that Thursday.:) This is wierd since it happened like two weeks ago and I'm talking about it as if it happened this morning. I'm too loved to be hunted down by people trying to kill me, lol. I'm happy that you liked the story.
Lady Angelique of mystiqu: They want Harry back for revenge. Muhahaha, I love torturing Harry. It's my greatest passion!!!
KILTluver288: I'm soo going to make Katie post it. I want to read it so badly now.
Saphire Starlet: Yay! I'm original! How was your account deleted? I didn't know you could delete them. And if it was deleted, you could have gotten your old name, but I love your new pen name more. :)
BabyBoo0968: I don't know much about what's legal and what isn't (I get into alot of trouble), but anyway, who cares, it's fanfiction. Make the impossible possible!