PREVIOUSLY: Hermione and Ron were walking into the kitchen to find Harry, while Sirius, Remus, and Dumbledore sat and talked with Master Showans about the Draconious kid's schedules.
"Ron wait. Before we go in there, you should know. I saw Hary holding the girl, I think her name was Emily Turner, hand. So I'm guessing they are dating. Also he has new powers and new hobbies. Don't knock them down. Let him continue. He is happy and carefree. Let him be this way for a while before he has to come back to the reality of his destiny again." Hermione pleaded as she stopped Ron just outside the Kitchen door but far enough way from the adults so they couldn't hear them. Looking closely at Sirius she saw that once and a while his gaze directed towards the kitchen door. His eyes silently pleading for Harry to walk through the door.
Nodding in consent Ron took a deep breath and pushed the surprisingly heavy door open. What he saw was not what he had expected.
5 Minutes Earlier in Kitchen
"We were freakin awsome! Did you see their eyes when they saw Harry's face! It was priceless! Emily you were great! It was like your voice demanded their attention!" Jeremy yelled excidedly. They had all arrived in the kitchen quickly after being dismissed from the Great Hall. They all knew that the adults were just outside the door, but even Harry could forget that. They had just had their first live performance and they did great!
"Freak out Jeremy. God. We did do great I guess." Emily said sarcasticly leaning against Harry, who was sitting on the kitchen counter, whose arms wrapped around her waist by habit.
"You guess? Em...We blew them away! God I wish I could have a picture of Sirius's face!" Harry jeered bending down slightly to Emily's neck as she turned her head towards his face and there lips caught each other in a soft kiss. Unfortunatley the moment was broken by Alexanders sigh.
"Do you two alway have to suck face whenever we are around. Gessh..It's like you love each other. I mean really." Alex joked put was paid back with a roll of bread aimed for his head. He didn't have time to duck so was hit by it. "HEY! No fair Potter! I'll get you!" Alex yelled in a mock threatining voice as he ran towards Harry.
Harry, pushing Emily away from him gently, jumped of the counter and began running away from Alex. This was a chase game they played often but never in such a small place as the kitchen. This made it hard for them to escape each others powers.
"Hey! No powers in the kitchen! Master S. will kill us. Do you remember what happened last time you had a fight in the Elven kitchens?" Evelyn asked, always the mother of the group. Of course the boys remembered that. They still had kitchen cleaning dutie for the next four months and were banded from the kitchens except for the dreaded cleaning.
Unfortunatley the boys didn't hear. Harry had already began to build Ice/snow balls to throw at Alex. Alex was already making the wind pick up and gathering all the roots from the ground he could to tie Harry up. Laughing evily(not really, you know that evil snicker you do before doing something stupid yet entirely funnny?...yeah that one.) Harry threw four balls at Alex the same time Alex threw the vines at him. By now the wind was roaring and Evelyn, Emily, and Jeremy were running to get their master to stop the boys. They knew this was just a game but couldn't risk either boy losing their control with unshielded people just on the other side of teh door. This was the time Hermione and Ron walked in, just in time to have three students for the Draconious school yell at them to go back and be rather rudely pushed into the dinning room. Away from the howling wind. Away from the fight. Which was now set as Harry tied with vines and shivering from the deflected snow/ice balls, and Alex really cold from the ice/snow balls thrown at him that he wasn't able to deflecte. He also had a few vines tied around his middle.
By this time the Dinning room was staring at the kids who were wind-swept and breathless. Standing up quickly Showan just simply asked.
"Their doing it again?" When the students nodded wordlessly for fear of Showans anger. His eyes narrowed as he briskly and stiffley walked to the Kitchen door and closed it behind him without a word. But Evelyn, Emily, and Jeremy knew that he was mad. No, not just mad. He was pissed.
"Excuse me could somebody tell what just happened?" Remus asked before Sirius could.
"Oh. Harry and Alex are just having a power fight. Don't worry they always do. They make sure to use the elements they have the most power over. But still Master hates it when they do this. I mean hates it. Hey Jer how many laps do you figure they will be doing tonight?" Evelyn answered. Then asked her boyfriend with a hint of laugh in the question.
"I don't know. I think at least 250. What about you Emily?" Jeremy asked his twin, lauging slightly.
"I think not only will they have to do laps but he will make them do extra trainging and morphing." Emily answered just now looking at the adults in the room.
"Oh. Don't worry they can't be hurt by each others powers. At least not much anyway. They know they aren't supposed to battle, but them being boys" At this point Jeremy protested loudly." Oh. Shut-up Jeremy. You know I'm right." Emily interupted. Taking a tone only a sister could to her brother.
"What the heck is morphing and I will not allowe Harry to do 250 laps! Even I can't do that many. Even Remus can't do that many!" Sirius protested. Appaled by his godson running that many laps. In the pitch dark.
"Relax. We have done more than that. Our usuall warm up is 350. And we each have three animals we can morph into. Showans will probably make them do morphing laps to. Only becuase he knows they hate doing those kinds of laps." Evelyn answered just as Showan apeared from the kitchen. Which was earily calm now. His face calm but his eyes flaming with anger.
"Outside NOW! Both of you!" He pratically screamed at the boys who were seen following him. There heads bent in embarrasment.
"But sir! It's pitch black outside and bloody cold! We'll freeze before we can take two steps!" Alex protested practically whinning.
"Well then you will have to run faster now won't you. NOW GO!" He roared. As the boys walked through the crowd of people. Harry tried to walk past Sirius and Remus unnoticed, but they wouldn't let him.
"Harry?" Sirius asked his voice practically whispered, cracking with emotion. His godson was here. He was safe and finally back.
Tilting his head up towards Sirius, Harry managed a small smile. That was all he could do. He was afraid if he talked he would break down with the emotions flooding him. They weren't just his emotions though. He felt Dumbledore's, Remus's, Hermione's, and Ron's emotions to. No matter how hard he tried to block them they were clouding his brain.
Sirius looked at his godson's face for the first time in at least a year. He had grown up a little. And no longer had that little boy cheeks(you know what I'm talking about). His glasses were gone, and his hair seemed slightly longer and less unruly. His face was also grazed with a few little cuts and a leaf was stuck in his hair. Before anybody knew what was happening Sirius had pulled Harry into a bone crushing hug. Which Harry gladly returned. Holding tightly to his Godfather. Trying to stop the tears flooding his vision. Regretfully though Harry had to let him go. It was already dark and Harry had to start training soon or it would take until midnight.
Mumbling something incoherent about running Harry closed his eyes tightly and walked quietly towards t door. Not before he had to go through a hug from Dumbledore, Remus, Ron, and Hermione who was crying by now and who refused to let him go.
"Mione. Let me go I can't breath!" Harry protested. Talking for the first time since this interaction.
"Sorry. I just missed you. How come you didn't send an owl! We were searching for you day and night!" Hermione yelled her anger returning fast. "HARRY JAMES POTTER! You had me worried half to death! Not to mention how many of the order members stayed up all night for SEVERAL nights looking for you! And where were you! Lounging around with your girlfriend and you new friends while we sat back and worried! Mrs. Weasley thought you were dead! We weren't far behind her! You were probably sitting around the whole summer! Away from your uncles! He has treated you badly. But at least you could tell him were you went!" Hermione finished slapping him hard against his cheek. So hard Alex, Emily, Jeremy, Evelyn, and the rest winced as a red hand mark showed on his face. But instead of a scowl or frown Harry laughed. An evil meniac laugh that Emily cringed at. Harry was about to blow. And they may not like the outcome of this.
Sirius and Remus were shocked at his laugh while Hermione backed away slowly.
"So you did ask my dear Uncle were I was? Oh and what did he tell you Mrs. Granger? Did he make up a story about how I ran away stealing his money? Or was it the one he told the neighbors about how I was killed in a car accident while riding with my friends cause we were drunk! What did he tell you HERMIONE!" Harry roared with venom in his voice.
"He said you ran a..away after t...taking his money." She mumbled. Her face white as everyone stared at Harry's change in mood.
"Well here is the real story. I didn't start at the Draconious school in the beginning of summer. I started in the middle. Do you guys want to know were I spent most of my wonderful summer?" Harry asked sarcasticness dripping from his voice.
Only Emily spoke up. "Harry please. Just drop it babe. Please. Just leave it." She pleaded. Trying to walk closer to him but Jeremy stopped her. Giving her a look that said. 'He could be dangerous right know.' Emily nodded her head. Jeremy was right. Harry was out of control.
"No? You don't want to know were my uncle sent me? I'll tell you anyway." Harry went on after no answer from the frightened Hogwarts kids and teachers. Ignoring Emily's pleas. "I was in Prison." He said as Emily squeazed her eyes tight and Sirius and Remus eyes widended as Hermione and Ron gasped. Dumbledore just simply sat down heavily.
"I was in a teenage Detention facility. In muggle land it's called Juevnile Detention. Also known as Juevie. Have you heard of it Hermione?" When Hermione didn't answer he answered for her. "Oh. We'll I'll tell you what it was like. Every morning you are awoken by a warden who clubs you in the stomach with a tazer. Then you are forced to take a ice cold shower, with other boys around you who some are gay and bullies. So not only are the showers cold but you have the possibility of being raped. If you aren't that lucky your pounded to the ground by the other boys. After that you get slop for breakfast then sent outside to work on building some random thing. After you have been working in the hot sun or cold rain for the WHOLE day you are sent into the showers again. Then forced into your cell were you go to sleep to the sound of people being raped or beaten to unconciousness." Harry informed them in a cold voice. His face was still with no emotion but Emily knew he was hurting inside. By this time Hermione was close to tears and Ron was trying his hardest to not look Harry in the eyes. While Sirius and Remus just stood there like idiots. Inwardly punching themselves for actually believing his Uncle's story.
"Harry...We didn't know..were sorry. God. You were only fifteen. You are fifteen. We didn't know." Sirius said. Trying to give his godson a hug.
"No...I guess you didn't know did you? Well you know now so back off." Harry replied rejecting his Godfathers hugs and walking out into the cold rain to start running.
Sirius started to follow him but he was stopped by Alex. "No. Let him go. I think it's best if you leave now. We will be in class tomorrow but you need to go. I think you've done enough damage today. Enough damage to last a lifetime." He said. His voice adapting a cold threatening edge to it. When Sirius looked at the other kids he saw the same cold experession. Then it hit him. Harry was a brother to these guys. Even closer to Emily. They had just walked in here and hurt their family.
Nodding their heads they left in silence. Thoughts of what Harry had just said running through their heads. This would plague them with nightmares for a while.
"I shall see you in class tomorrow then? Good." Dumbledore said. Not waiting for a reply as he escorted himself out.
After they had left the kids and their master sat down heavily. Releasing a sigh. "Nobody go after him. He will come in when he is ready. You know that. I suggest you all go to bed now. I will wake you up tomorrow early to do laps. You will go to breakfast with the Hogwarts kids and go to classes. At lunch you will come out here for a little trainging them back to classes. After dinner come out here again for full training. Okay?" When Showans had told them their schedules and got the nods of response he sent them of to bed. Then making sure a cup of cocoa was ready for Harry next to the fire he himself went to bed. Thinking of ways to repaire the damage his so called 'family' had induced on him tonight.
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