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Death is a blessing
Chapter 5
At the Burrow the table had been set, Ron and Ginny appeared from upstairs, Harry hid behind Charlie as Ron came round the corner
"So come on what was this Order business that was so important? Was it about Harry? Is he ok?" Ron looked around at the uneasy faces around the room. He settled on the twins
"Come on I always told you guys when I heard something" They looked at each other and then to Harry. Harry swallowed and stepped into sight, Ron didn't notice his uneasiness
"Harry! Good to see you mate; I was so worried when Hedwig wouldn't leave"
"Is she ok?"
"Yeah she's fine, getting annoyed with Pig but you can't blame her for that. You
ok?" Harry shrugged and sort of nodded.
"Dinner!" Molly called and landed a large cauldron on the table, everyone relieved for something to break the tension settled down. Molly herself started to serve and then tutted loudly
"What am I thinking, Harry dear, Madame Pomfrey told me you were to take this before meals for four days." She reached over and handed him a goblet, Harry recognised the stomach sealing potion and drank it. Molly handed him a plate, again the meal was small. Ron too notice
"Mum he's need more then us not less!"
"I know Ron dear, but Harry's …." She trailed off not want to admit that Vernon and Petunia were related to him "The muggles he lived with forgot to feed him, and none of the food parcels got through, so Harry's on a diet to stop him from being ill" Ron looked concerned but nodded, he knew the muggles starved Harry. The usual meal chit chat had resumed, Percy apparently still had a place in London but had made it up with his parents since the Ministry had acknowledged
Voldermort's return. Harry tried to talk about Quidditch with Ron and act like nothing was wrong, but as the evening drew on it got harder and harder. Finally he
made his excuses and went upstairs to go to bed; the twins were once again in Ron's room with them as to make room for Charlie and Bill in their room. The twins followed Harry up;
"You ok mate?" Harry started at their voice; Fred sat down on the bed. George kept watch at the door,
"Harry look can you stop for a second and sit" Harry closed his trunk and turned round he sat on the bed and tried to look at Fred.
"Thanks. Look you've probably heard this already, but if you need to talk…"
"Or shout at…" George said Fred conceded the point
"We can be serious; it just doesn't happen a lot" Harry nodded
"Look thanks guys and ah no I haven't heard that before" he swallowed. "can you do me a favour?"
"Sure mate what is it?"
"Can you put a silencing spell on me?" The twins both looked stunned
"Err why?" Harry shifted uncomfortably on the bed
"I was having nightmares and ah I was waking the Dursley's up before…" Harry didn't finished the sentence he just hugged his legs
"My uncle he used to gag me" he laughed emptily "I don't want you guys to get any ideas. Look please only over night just please" the twins looked at each other, they sat down on either side of Harry, Harry jumped up but they put a hand on each of his shoulders and pulled him down between them.
"Ok where to begin" Fred said like he was having trouble "Oh yes, firstly Harry you did nothing, NOTHING to warrant what he did to you, any of it got it?" Harry didn't move, George put a hand on Harry's head and made him nod and mimed his answer
"Yes Fred, absolutely not my fault" Fred nodded, ignoring that it was George answering for Harry
"Secondly, we don't need to get ideas from a muggle and thirdly" Fred stopped and sighed "thirdly if you really want us to put a silencing spell on you we will but it's not a requirement, besides Ron will wake up the house screaming when he finds that gillyweed we put in his bed" Harry smirked, for the first time since the end of term he laughed. The twins grinned, mission accomplished. Harry shifted, the twins were still holding on to him
"I'm tired I should get ready for bed." They nodded and moved over to the side of the room and were discussing something in secret, Harry was not happy with the idea of getting changed with there but told himself to deal with it, he was going to be in a dormitory in a few weeks with four other guys his age, his shook his head and tried to shrug it off. He pulled his top off and dumped it on the bed, he then realised that he had forgotten to retrieve him pyjamas out of his trunk he reached down to get them, and became very aware that the chatter in the room had stopped he glanced over, Fred and George were looking pale shit I forgot my back! I hid that memory he smiled sheepishly.
"Something up guys?"
"You didn't mention that" Fred waved a hand in his direction Harry swallowed hard against the anger
"Actually I didn't tell you anything, I didn't tell Snape I didn't tell Dumbledore I TOLD NO ONE!" he screamed. He was shaking he slammed the trunk down as the he heard the pounding of feet on the stairs sparked Harry to grab his discarded shirt and put it back on. The door flew open and all the family piled in the room. Molly looked at Harry and then accusingly at the twins
"What happened?" she said glaring at her sons. Harry had opened his case again; he retrieved a small object sliding it into his sleeve.
"Nothing happened" Harry said through gritted teeth. Molly's eye softened when she looked at him
"Then why were you shouting Harry darling?" Harry couldn't take it, he didn't care that Ron and Ginny were there and innocent of this, he spun round and stared at all of them
"What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG, YOU STOOD AROUND AND WATCHED THAT MAN DO THAT TO ME!!!!" Harry's voice cracked.
"Who Harry who did what?" Molly elbowed Ron
"By quiet" she hissed
"Tell him." Harry was quieter but he knew what he was going to do, if they understood then he might be able to stay, but if she chose the wrong event then… well, she shifted uneasily
"You see Ron, Harry's relatives well they were treating him ever so badly and well.." she glanced at her husband for support, Arthur continued;
"The thing is Ron, Harry's Uncle has been…"
"Not that." Harry said simply, he thought he could cope with hearing it but he couldn't. He looked at them they were confused.
"That's not why I'm angry. They detest me, I can accept that" His gaze was now fixed upon them "but you, you lot said you liked me, you acted like you cared!" He was trembling with rage,
"Harry we do care mate" George was still sitting on the bed
"And yet you all sat around and watch as Dumbledore got that man to invade my head! YOU SAT THERE AND WATCHED AS HE MADE ME GO THROUGH IT OVER AND OVER AND YOU DID NOTHING!" his voice broke his tears blinded him as he fought for control "that was far worse then what any muggle could have done to me, what Vernon did to me physically you let him do to me mentally!" he grew cold with each statement, "Vernon hates me" he looked at them making eye contact with each in turn "at least he was honest about it" before anyone of them could recover he slid Draconis out of it's sheath Molly gasped, Harry stared straight at her
"You won't have to pretend anymore" he snarled "Death is a blessing" He plunged the blade into his neck and sliced it round, severing his arteries and veins.