Disclaimer/I own nothin

AN don't the legal system that well this might be a bit rushed. Oh and I just want to say if Maria went to hogwarts she would be a slytherin. She is a muggle though

The local authorities came in and questioned Harry about his living conditions. Harry was getting tired of this routine of questions but he answered anyways. He told about Dudley using him as a punching bag, Vernon's beating, backbreaking labor, Petunia mistreatment, and the icing on the cake the cupboard under the stairs. Even some more on the amount of food he receives and the clothes he wears. Oh and how his Aunt Petunia treats Dudley compared to him. The list can go on and on.

The authorities started to build a case of unfit guardian, child abuse, and child neglect. "Is there a place you can stay tonight I don't believe this family is fit to house you?"said an officer.

"Maybe I can stay at Maria's or Mrs.Figgs" said Harry.

"Is either of them aware of this treatment of yours?"

"Maria brought this to my attention" said the teacher. "She said it was a bullying incident though not something this big".

Harry's heart warmed at the thought of his new friend trying to help him. He got this big grin on his face. "Yeah yesterday she stopped Dudley from beating me up while he tried entertain our classmates".

"Your classmates knew of this mistreatment and did nothing to stop it" said a officer in horror.

Harry gave the man a look. "Yes and I don't blame them in the slightest, if he doesn't target me then he targets the other kids I would never wish his wrath on another live being" Harry said this all matter of fact tone. "If they act the way Maria did they would of been hunted like me by Dudley and his gang". The officers gave this young man a look of respect. To anyone else his age they would think of as a boy/child. Harry sadly thinks more maturely than other adults they know.

Harry eyes get wide and shuffles in his pocket on his three sizes too big pants looking for something. When he is done he pulls out a paper with Maria's address on it. "This is Maria's address can someone drive me there if her parents say no then we can go to Ms.Figgs" Harry asks. The officer that was horror stricken at hearing no one else standing up to Dudley volunteered to drive him.

Back To Maria

Maria cackled as she walked trying to calm herself before she hits her home. She knew she needed to look hurt and scared with a mixture of trauma in there. She will explain her plan to her parents knowing they will come along for the ride. Hopefully she looks like a hero instead of a nosy girl in her parents eyes. Her plan really matters on how her parents reacts.

Her face honestly stung after being slapped like that and she knew the next day at school it will still be nice and red. If anyone asked she will answer truthfully hopefully making people more aware of the Harry's situation. Her peers might tell their parents spreading how monstrous those people are hopefully ruining their reputation of respectable folk.

With that she straightens her back proud of the hand print but still going to get a ice pack once she gets home to dull the sting.

Her father was about to ask why she was late to get home when he saw the hand print. He pointed to it and says "How did you get that?"

"A woman slapped me when I told her her son is a bully" she said getting a ice pack from the freezer.

"A woman slapped you" he said with a pinch of disbelief and anger in his tone.

Maria walked over to her dad with the ice pack on her face "Yes and I have a picture of her face when she realized what she did".

Maria was picked up her camera and stared to click around to find the picture. "Why do you have your camera on you in the first place never mind hat is not imporatant why were you going to this ladies house is the real question?"asked her dad. She found the picture and showed her dad the horror stricken woman staring at her hand.

"Oh I went over to her house to tell her her son beats up his cousin to entertain his classmates there was four against one with about thirty kids watching I just thought she should know how her son behaves behind her back but with how she and her husband treats poor Harry it is no surprise how the bully does" she said.

"What do you mean?"

"Well turns out this kid named Harry is a orphan so he lives with his Aunt and Uncle and cousin the cousin beats up Harry pretty regularly using him as a punching bag that isn't really so bad compared to his home life of course with him living under the stairs with little food and doing nearly all the cooking and cleaning and just labor in general don't forget the abuse, neglect, and just mistreatment of a child I just kind of wanted he to know how her son is among his peers and how people perceive him in general when I told her this she slapped me offended how I insulted her son and parenting skills" she explained. This was all very serious but the effect was dampened with the ice pack.

All of this steamed in her fathers mind. Maria saw his face turn to a angry determined look "That family will pay for the mistreatment of my daughter and for that poor Harry".

Maria was thrilled to hear those words and the conviction in her fathers voice when he said that. She felt like jumping for joy but of course none of this showed on her face. On the outside she had a look that matched her fathers.

In that moment of course they heard a knock on the front door. Behind the door stood Harry and the officer.