AN: Sorry this has taken so long, I'd like to point a big problem in the last chapter, in Halle's letter she said
You're the only one from R.A.D.D. that's in the magic world and then later she told Harry
"I'm not kidding, and it gets better, Li-Li, Dan, and Rob are going too."
So to clear the confused minds the other 3 are magical I just screwed up. I can't catch everything. Yet another reason I need a beta
Disclaimer: I, Rettz, Do Not Own Harry Potter. (Smiles as the mean men in white coats nod and walk away)
Anyway thanks for all the reviews, they really make my day as everytime I see a review alert in my mailbox I jump and do my happy dance
On with the story……
It was now 10 o'clock at night and Harry was thinking over the day. He'd seen his best friend from childhood for the first time since he went to Hogwarts. Also he now had to figure out how to either convince the order to let him go to Halle's ranch where she lived with her Grandmother, or just go without them knowing. He couldn't wait to see the others at the ranch; though he made a mental note to wear a hat, as he was sure Li-Li hadn't changed her desire to be a hair stylist.
On the other hand he was almost afraid to know how Hermione and Ron would react to his fellow RADD members. He had led them to assume that he didn't have any friends as a child, but he never really said it. Just as long as they didn't leave him he would be fine though.
'Ah well' he thought to himself. 'I'll deal with this in the morning.' And with that he fell asleep.
Flashback- Harry's Dream
"Harry… Rie-Rie wake up…" whispered a seven-year-old Halle. "C'mon please…"
"What do you want?" answered a very sleepy seven-year-old Harry.
"You fell asleep on the park bench"
"I'm well aware of that, I didn't want to go back tonight"
"But you could catch a cold, and don't you think you're aunt's worried about you?"
At this Harry just yawned and said, "You know she doesn't care about me as long as the headmistress isn't calling about me"
"Do you plan to go back at all?"
"I have to, the school would notice if I showed up every day in the same clothes and stinking, don't you think?"
"So when…"Halle started."I don't know"
"Why this time?"
"He pulled the belt again out tonight""Did he hit you?"
"I ran before he could do anything, so what are you doing out here, it's still dark out."
" Mum and Dad are fighting again, Dad pushed me into the screen door. Look at this" she showed him her already bruised arm, pointing at the newest one.
"You'll be okay right?" Harry asked as he pulled her into a hug.
"I'll always be okay as long as I have you." She answered as she returned the hug.
CRASH!
"What in the name of Merlin…" Harry thought. And then he heard his uncle swearing. Fully aware that he probably didn't want to know what was going on he let curiosity get the better of him and went down to see what happened.
What he saw was something he never thought he'd see, nor ever wanted to see. He found his uncle, butt-naked, on top of what seemed to be a hooker. There was a broken lamp on the floor from their antics. He decided to go back upstairs before they noticed his presence.
"I think I just witnessed my newest nightmare," he thought with a shudder.
AN: Well this looks like a nice mental image to leave the readers with… (Dodges tomato and butcher knife) All right, I'll continue! Jeez!
Flashback 2
"Finally decide to join us I see Mr. Potter"
"What happened Nurse Leeland?" asked a dazed nine-year-old Harry Potter rubbing his head.
"Dudley happened," answered Dan, "his jaw got tired of inhaling his lunch so he started beating up on us."
"Now that's not what Mr. Dursley said happened Mr. Watts."
"And is 'Mr. Dursley' waking up several hours later in the nurse's office?" Rob spoke up for the first time.
"That's not the point young man," she lectured, "if you were accused of such an incident would it be fair to punish you based on an assumption?"
"And in English that means?" injected Harry
"Oh never mind I can never get through to you youngsters," she sighed, "So how are you three feeling? Drowsy? Achy? Headaches?"
"Say we did could you even legally give us anything?"
"Again Mr. Johnson, not the point, answers?"
"My head hurts real bad"
"Where does it hurt Mr. Potter?"
"His head always hurts."
"Shush Mr. Watts, now, where does it hurt Mr. Potter?"
"Back here, almost to my neck."
"May I see?"
"Yeah"
"You mean 'yes'," she corrected him as she hovered over his head.
"Now could you show me with your hands where the pain begins and ends?" Harry did as he was told and put one hand at the top of his head and the other at the base.
"Hmmm… do you know what you did to get this bruise here, it's quite large"
Harry froze, should he tell her? He thought. No never, his Uncle would flip and then it would only get worse.
"N-No I don't, no idea."
"Are you sure of that, that's a mighty big mark there" She said looking at him curiously.
"I-I'm s-s-sure"
"What are you scared of honey?"
"Nothing"
"Do you hurt anywhere else?
"Right here" he said pointing to his scar.
"Oh dear how did that happen?"
"In the car accident when I was a baby"
"When his mummy and daddy died" Dan spoke up, taking silence as well most children do.
"Mr. Watts…" she said warningly then changed her tone as she addressed Harry, "I don't know what to do for you honey, other than tell you to lay down. I do however suggest that you tell your aunt to try aspirin when you get these headaches at home."
"Yes Nurse Leeland"
"Now anything wrong with the rest of you youngsters?"
"Nuthin' wrong with me!" said Dan as the nurse cringed at his language.
"And you Mr. Johnson?" she turned, now determinedly ignoring Dan.
"Not at all"
"Well then back to class with you two"
"Nurse I think I can make through class as well" said Harry.
"Oh no you don't, I'm calling your aunt to pick you up"
"Oh please don't Nurse"
"Lay down I am"
AN: Sorry it took me so long to get this up and that it's so short, but life, you know? Anyway hope you like and I'm going to try and be a better writer and get maybe a chapter a month up, maybe not making any promises. But the likeliness of my updating is your reviewing, and that button down sure looks lonely, you really should give it a little push…… (Flames will be used to make cookies to give to the good reviewers)