Chapter 20
Authors note: Most of this chapter takes place in a Muggle environment and no magic is or can be used at all. Harry is going to finally get to work through crap and emerge stronger. The name of the Asylum goes to my amazing wife! Please read, enjoy, and review!
Kingsley and Harry took the train to get to the Asylum. Once they were seated Kingsley took a deep breath and said,
"Harry I know you probably don't want to talk to me or have anything to do with me right now but let me say I am sorry. I know you are not crazy and so does Arthur. The council gets to vote and majority rules. Arthur is fighting to change that." Harry sniffed and said,
"It's okay. Thanks." Kingsley then said,
"Now you are going to the 'London Insane Asylum', which is run by muggles, however a close family friend of mine who is a squib is one of the counselors/nurses there and she will be taking care of you while you are there. The lady in charge is not magical but she knows about magic. So she will be keeping an eye on you too."
"Are my parents allowed to visit me?" Kingsley shook his head and said,
"Unfortunately not. You will be out before you know it." Kingsley smiled at Harry and Harry gave a small smile back and went back to looking out the window. Then he turned and asked,
"How will I get my clothes? All I have are the ones I am wearing."
"They will give you something to wear while you are there." Soon they arrived at the station and they exited the train. The walked about ten minutes until they arrived at a run down building that looked like it had been around forever. Kingsley went up and rang the bell. An elderly lady opened the door and asked,
"May I help you sir?"
"We are here to see Mrs. Johnson."
"Right this way gentlemen." She led them inside and over to what Harry assumed was an office. The inside was very pretty and looked nothing like the outside. The lady was about to knock on the door when they heard a female voice from behind them say,
"Uncle Kingsley is that you?" He turned around and saw a young women walking towards them.
"Alexis darling how are you?"
"Oh you know same old same old. This must be Harry." Harry nodded and a door behind them opened and a very stout woman stood in the doorway.
"Kingsley I thought I heard your voice. I've got them from here Beth. All three of you please come in." The three of them walked into the office. It reminded Harry of some of the muggle school offices he had seen. Kingsley and Harry sat down in the two chairs at the front of the desk while Mrs. Johnson went and sat down behind it. Alexis stood next to the desk. Mrs. Johnson then opened a file on her desk and said,
"So I understand that Harry is going to staying here with us until the end of July, in fact it looks like the release date says July 30th to be exact." Kingsley nodded and she continued, " He is here to work through some issues is that correct?" Again Kingsley nodded. Harry got a confused look on his face and than said,
"Wait a minute I thought I was going the London Insane Asylum, you know where they crazy people go and did she say I was going home on the 30th of July?" Kingsley smiled and said,
"This is the 'London Insane Asylum' or as we know it The Local London Academy for the Mentally Abused and Subcategories or LLAMAS for short. The council just thinks you are at the real Insane Asylum. The real one closed down years ago they just use the name and building so people stay away from it. It is also a cover so teens can get the help they need for free. You will finally be able to work through all the crap in your head and things you have been through." Harry still looked confused but said,
"Do my parents know this?"
"Yes Arthur told them last night and yes you will be out for your birthday."
"So my parents knew last night and they couldn't tell me?"
"No they were sworn to secrecy by Arthur." Harry relaxed a little and Mrs. Johnson said,
"Okay Harry Alexis will be your counselor while you are with us. She is also a trained nurse. Oh and one more thing you will not need your wand while you are here so if you would please hand it over to Kingsley he will make sure your parents get it. Alexis will show you to your room now." Harry handed over his wand and followed Alexis out of the office. She led him up two flights of stairs and down a small hallway. Kingsley left and went straight to the Auror School and gave Harry's wand to Tonks.
Meanwhile back at the Ministry in the courtroom, Arthur approached Tonks and Remus and said,
"May I please speak to the two of you in my office?" Tonks and Remus followed him and once they were inside Arthur closed the door and cast 'Silencio.' He then sat in his chair and said,
" Wow that was intense! I didn't think the council would fall for it but they did. I hate Dolores Umbridge with a fiery passion. She is the worst possible human being ever to walk the earth." Tonks blew her nose and said,
"Harry is safe and that is the important part. He is also going to finally get the help he needs to deal with everything. We gave him a loving family but now he can finally work through his problems. Now do we get to pick him up or does Kingsley have to get him?"
"Unfortunately Kingsley has to get him but according to the file that was sent yesterday he will only be staying until July 30th." Tonks and Remus thanked Arthur and left. Tonks went back to the Auror School while Remus went to Molly's to get Teddy.
"Back at LLAMAS Alexis opened the door to a small room with a bed, a chair, sink and counter. The room also had a large window over looking the London Streets. On the bed was a red jumpsuit. Alexis closed the door behind then and said,
"How do you like your room?"
"It's nice." Harry replied. Then Alexis said,
When someone new arrives it is required for us to do a full medical exam including blood work. Now the only other person who will have access to my report will be our resident doctor." Harry began to panic. He climbed on the bed pulled his knees to his chest and began to rock back and forth. Alexis moved the chair over to the bed, sat down and said, "Hey its okay just breath for me, its okay. We don't have to do it now we can wait a little bit. Now I need you to take a couple of deep breaths for me. I am going to tell you about myself since you really don't know me. Is that okay?" Harry breathed and nodded. Alexis said, " I am 25 years old. I am a licensed counselor and a registered nurse. I have been here for 12 years. I first came here when I was 13 years old. My mother died when I was five and my father blamed me for her death, she had gotten really sick while pregnant with me and never recovered. He would beat me and rape me. It got so bad that my school counselor got involved; this only made things worse for me. My dad started drinking more and more. He would beat me so hard sometimes that I would miss school because I couldn't move I was in so much pain. Finally one day when I was 13 my school counselor showed up at my house with the police. My father was at work and the forced their way in and found me unconscious in the basement in a puddle of my own blood. I was immediately taken to the hospital and after being there for two weeks I was brought here. I was taken care of and shown love. I was truly impacted by the people here that I decided to stay so that I could help others like me." Alexis then took off her jacket and stood up. She then turned around and lifted up her shirt. Harry could see the scars on her back. It looked like his. She pulled her top back down and put her jacket back on. Harry came out of his ball and said,
"You won't judge me for the way I look or what I've been through?" Alexis placed her hand on Harry's leg and said,
"I promise. I have been where you are and I know you are scared, which is also why unless absolutely necessary I will be anything medically related to you." Harry nodded and said,
"Should I take off my clothes off and put on the jumpsuit?" Alexis smiled and said,
"If you are ready then yes but I need to do the medical exam before you put the jumpsuit on." Harry nodded and then took off his shirt and his pants. Alexis had him start by staying on the bed. She observed the scars and bruises on his stomach. She then had him stand up and turn around and face the bed with his back to her. She took a good look at the scars on his back. She then jotted down some notes and said, "Okay you can put the jumpsuit on and I would also like to take a look at your arm please." Harry got dressed and sat on the bed. He held out his right arm for Alexis to look at. She gently unwrapped the bandage and took a good look at it. It was red and swollen. She noted this and left the room. She returned a few minutes later a small bucket. She pulled out a brown bottle and a rag. She poured some of the liquid from the bottle onto the rag. She then turned back to Harry and said, "I am going to clean your arm. This will probably sting a little." She gently began to clean his arm. Harry winced in pain but the pain only lasted a few seconds. Once it was clean she got a good look at the cut. Then she said, "Would it be okay if I let Dr. Johnson take a look at this. I promise not to leave you alone with her. She it the director's twin sister." Harry nodded and Alexis left the room and returned with a lady who reminded Harry of Madame Pomfrey. Harry relaxed a little. Dr. Johnson introduced her self.
"Hello Harry I am Dr. Johnson." She shook hands with him and then said, "Now may I get a good look at your arm please?" Harry held out his arm. Dr. Johnson pulled a pair of glasses out of her pocket and put them on. "Can you please tell me what happened?"
"I got into a fight at school." Dr. Johnson looked at Alexis and said,
"Harry this cut looks like it was made with a wand and a powerful wand at that! Harry was this made by a wand?"
"Yes ma'am it was." Dr. Johnson then said,
"I am going to have to stitch this up and it will need to be checked daily for signs of infection. I am going to be right back." Harry swallowed and looked at Alexis. She put her pen down and sat on the bed next to him and placed her arm around him. He trusted her for some reason and he put his head on her shoulder. Doctor Johnson returned pushing a cart. She pushed it over to the side of the bed and said,
"Okay so you have one of two options here Harry. Option 1 is I numb your arm around the cut, stitch it up, than bandaged it. Option two is I put you to sleep and then stitch up your arm. The choice is yours." Harry thought for a minute then said,
"I scared of needles and I am allergic to silver tipped needles too." Dr. Johnson smiled and said,
"Okay that is good to know and that is a perfectly normal thing to be scared of. So what I am going to do then is I am have you lay down on the bed with your head facing the door." Alexis moved and Harry did as he was told. Dr. Johnson then continued, "I am going to place a mask over your face that is going to put you to sleep using something called laughing gas, then I am going to stitch up your arm, okay!"
"Okay!" Harry took a deep breath and Dr. Johnson placed the mask over his face and had Alexis turn on the machine. After about a minute Harry began to doze off, once he was out Dr. Johnson stitched up his arm. She then wrapped it and taped it. She then turned to Alexis and said,
"I am going to leave this sling with you. Harry is to wear it until the swelling goes down. Also here is some cream to put on it to help with the swelling. I am going to go ahead and get his blood work down while he is out to relieve some stress from him. Alexis and Dr. Johnson got Harry turned around and she drew some blood. Then she removed the mask and left the room. Harry woke up a few minutes later and opened his eyes. He looked around the room and saw Alexis sitting at the counter writing in a folder. She noticed he was awake and walked over to the bed. She helped him sit up then said,
"Hey how does your arm feel?"
"It still hurts but it does feel a little better than it did."
"That's good. Dr. Johnson wants you to wear this sling until the swelling goes down so your arm can have a chance to heal without you over using it." She then helped him get the sling on and get his arm positioned comfortably inside. After some strap adjustments Alexis said, "Why don't we head down to cafeteria for lunch?" Harry nodded and followed Alexis out of his room and down to the cafeteria. After lunch Alexis took Harry on a brief tour of the downstairs area showing him all the places he needed to know about. She then took him to the computer lab and put him in front of a computer.
"When someone new arrives in a similar situation to yours where abuse is involved we have them write out two lists. Since you can't write right now, I am going to let you type it out. The first list I want you to make is a list of people who have hurt you, whether that be physically, mentally, or knew about you getting hurt didn't do anything. All you have to put is first names." Harry closed his eyes took a deep breath and let it out. He then opened his eyes and began to type;
List of people who have hurt me
Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, Dudley, Percy, Ron, Voldemort, Professor Dumbledore
Harry sat back in the chair and looked at the screen. He then turned to Alexis and said,
"I am finished and I am pretty sure I got everyone." Alexis looked up from her folder and said,
"Okay we are going to skip down some and I want to you make a list of people who have shown you love and kindness. Harry smiled and began to type away
List of people who have shown kindness towards me
Tonks and Remus, Sirius, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Fred & George, Ginny, Hermione, Draco, Neville, Luna, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Hagrid
"Okay done!" Alexis printed the document and placed it in the folder. She then said,
"Now that the lists are done please I need you to come with me." She led him to a small room, which happened to be the infirmary. Dr. Johnson was waiting for them. She told Harry to have a seat on the bed. She pulled a tray around and asked him to place his left arm on the tray with his wrist up. She then said,
"Okay Harry while you are hear with us you are going to be monitored at all times." She held up a small microchip. Then she continued, " This will be placed just under the skin in your wrist. You will not be able to remove it so please don't try. It will monitor your heart rate and can be used to find you should you get lost. If your heart rate drops below a certain level or raises above a certain level an alert will be sent to my self and Alexis. We will then immediately come and access the situation. Any questions?" Harry shook his head no. Dr. Johnson then grabbed a cotton ball, put some alcohol on it and wiped Harry's wrist. She then said, "Okay I am going to place the microchip into this device and then inject it into your wrist. You will feel a pinch then some pressure but it will only last a few minutes." Harry turned and buried his head in Alexis' shoulder. Dr. Johnson counted to 3 and injected the needle into Harry's wrist. She then pressed the button, which released the chip under Harry's skin. This caused Harry wince in pain and tear up. Dr. Johnson removed the needle and placed a bandage over the spot to keep any infections out. Alexis left with Harry and she said,
"Okay from now until dinner is free time. You can pretty much do whatever you would like. Most kids play outside or on the computers. So what would you like to do?" Harry thought for a minute then said,
"Do you have any coloring books and crayons?" Alexis though for a minute then said,
"I think we do! Wait right here and I will see." Alexis returned a few minutes later and with some paper and markers. "We didn't have coloring books but we do paper and markers."
"Okay that will work. Do you want to go sit in the cafeteria?" Harry nodded and followed Alexis. Harry sat down and got to drawing. Alexis stepped out for a moment to use the bathroom.
One of the older boys 17 to be exact decided to come over and mess with Harry. You see Tyson was one step away from ending up in prison. They only reason he was here was because he was not mentally okay and they were trying to help him so he didn't end in prison but with him it seemed like a lost cause. He needed one more incident according to the local prison before they would take him. Tyson walked over to Harry, stood behind him, and then said,
"Awe is that your mommy little boy?" Without looking up Harry said,
"I don't remember my mom she died when I was a baby. This is someone who appears in my dreams and sings to me. I am not sure who she is." Tyson thought that was the dumbest answer he had heard this week. He snatched the paper out from under Harry and said,
"Come and get it." Harry placed the cap on the marker and placed it back in the box. He then stood up from the table and faced Tyson. He looked him in the face and said,
"Please give me back my drawing!" Tyson laughed and said,
"He said please. Nope not going to happen." He then ripped up the drawing and dropped the pieces on the floor. This made some of the adults get up to come over and see what was going on. Tyson then shoved Harry backwards causing him to hit his head on the table. Tyson began to kick Harry and his vision slowly went black. This caused his heart rate to rise quickly and then drop just as fast. The adults ran over and grabbed Tyson and pulled him away just as Alexis, Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson ran into the room. Mrs. Johnson went over to the group of adults holding Tyson, while Dr. Johnson and Alexis ran to Harry. One of the older kids had gone and gotten Mrs. Johnson. Dr. Johnson checked his pulse and turned to Alexis and said,
"We need to get him to his room and on oxygen immediately. You go to the infirmary, here is the key, and grab an oxygen tank, mask, heart monitor, IV, pole, and a bag of fluids and meet me back at his room." Alexis took the keys and walked quickly to the infirmary. Dr. Johnson gently picked Harry up and carried him back to his room. She laid him on the bed and soon after Alexis arrived with the cart. Dr. Johnson grabbed the Oxygen tank and mask. She placed the mask over Harry's face and turned on the machine. She then moved the pole over by the bed. She grabbed the heart monitor pads, unzipped Harry's jumpsuit down to his stomach and placed the pads on his chest. She then turned on the machine. She then gently removed the sling and laid his arm down. She then wiped it with an alcohol pad and inserted the IV. She taped it on so that it wouldn't come out then she gently secured Harry's arm to the bed so he couldn't move it. It was loose enough that if wouldn't hurt him. She then turned to Alexis and said,
"Please stay with him and monitor him. I will be back in an hour to check on him. If he wakes up before I get back, remove the mask, and make sure he doesn't move his right arm." Alexis nodded and Dr. Johnson left the room. Alexis sat down on the stool and just looked at Harry for a few minutes. He remained her so much of herself it was weird. In the three years she had been working here had helped a lot of people but never anyone so similar to herself. Most of the kids here were here as a last possible result before being shipped off to juvie. Just then there was a knock at the door that dragged Alexis out of her head. She said,
"You can come in." She heard the door unlock and in walked Mrs. Johnson. She handed Alexis a piece of paper and said,
"I need this injury report filled out for the injuries that Harry received to today."
"I will get right on it and bring it to you once I am finished." Mrs. Johnson left the room. Alexis began to fill out the report. He had a major concussion, several bruised ribs, and a large bump on the back of his head. She then signed the form and took it to Mrs. Johnson. She then returned to the room. After an hour had passed just before Dr. Johnson arrived Harry began to wake up. Alexis removed the mask and turned off the machine. She then said to Harry, "Hey first off don't move your right arm and second how do you feel?"
"My head hurts and my sides hurts." Just then Dr. Johnson walked in.
"Ah Harry you are awake. I am going to remove the IV and untie your arm." Harry nodded. Dr. Johnson then helped Harry into a sitting position. She had Alexis prop the pillows up so Harry could lean against them. She then helped him get his sling back on. Then she asked him, "How are you feeling?"
"I have a headache and my sides hurt." Dr. Johnson the said,
"I am going to very gently push in on your ribs just to make sure that none are broken." Harry nodded. Alexis helped hold him up and Dr. Johnson moved her hands gently up and down Harry's sides. Nothing was broken and Dr. Johnson handed him two Advil and a cup of water. "Take the Advil it will help with the pain." Harry did as he was told.
* Time jump 1 week later*
After breakfast Alexis took Harry back to his room and the two of them sat down. Alexis pulled out Harry's list of people and said,
"I noticed that you didn't list your mom and dad."
"My parents are dead. They died when I was only one so I don't remember them."
"Have you live with your Aunt & Uncle since then?" Harry shook his head.
"I lived with them until last summer when Tonks and Remus adopted me." Alexis made a note next to Tonks and Remus as adopted parents. She then said,
"Okay let's talk about your Aunt and Uncle's house. Can you tell me about living there?" Harry swallowed and closed his eyes and took a deep breath and let it out. He then opened his eyes and without looking up said,
" I hated living there. As long as I can remember I did all the cooking, cleaning, and all of the household chores. If I didn't do something right or get the chores done by the time my uncle got home from work he would beat me with his belt. Sometimes my uncle would beat me just cause he could and other times he would tie my hands to a chair and then beat me."
"What did you aunt do? Did she even know that your uncle was doing to you?"
"Yes she knew. She didn't do anything about it. She just let it happen. I think she was scared of him."
"Who is Dudley?"
"That's my cousin; my aunt and uncle's perfect son."
"Did he do anything to you?"
" No Dudley ignored me when his parents were around or watching. After his dad would beat me he would clean up my back and stop the bleeding."
"So Dudley just ignored you when his parents were around." Harry nodded. Alexis made a note of that and then said, "Okay so enough for today. Let's go get some lunch."
After lunch, while on the way to the computer lab Dr. Johnson came up to them and asked them to follow here to the infirmary. Once they arrived Dr. Johnson had Harry sit on the bed. She then helped him remove the sling. She unwrapped his arm and took a look at it. The swelling and redness had gone down and it looked much better than it had a week ago. She then looked at Harry and said,
" Your arm looks much better. I am going to re-wrap it just so it doesn't get infected but you don't have to wear the sling anymore. You can also start using your hand again just don't over do it." Harry nodded then Dr. Johnson asked, "How is your head feeling?"
"Fine." Alexis then led Harry to the computer lab. He thought for a few minutes about what he wanted to play. He thought back to the sites he had seen Dudley play. He remembered a math site called Cool Math and typed it into the search bar. He happily played that until dinner. The next morning after breakfast Alexis and Harry went and sat in one of the gardens. They sat on a bench and Alexis said,
"Today I want to hear about Tonks and Remus." Harry smiled and said,
"They are amazing and I don't know what I would do without them. Remus and my dad were best friends growing up along with my godfather Sirius; they helped me when they could. Remus teaches at my school and Tonks works as an Auror with your with your uncle. They have a 3-year-old son named Teddy but they love me just as much as they love him. Tonks also figured out that I have Dyslexia and all of my professors are working with me. She also figured out that I have a werewolf sense of smell and hearing. Oh and Remus is my real dad because my other dad, who was married to my mom, got into a fight at school and got is balls accidently chopped off so Remus donated his sperm to help my mom and dad have me." Alexis nodded and continued writing then said,
"You said that Remus and your Godfather were best friends with your father right?" Harry nodded. "So why does Sirius not have custody of you?"
"Well Sirius is currently in hiding right now because he is being framed for something he didn't do. So since he can't take care of me Remus and Tonks are."
"Oh okay so if your parents died when you were a baby why did you end up with your aunt and uncle and not Remus and Tonks?"
"When my parents died the werewolf laws at the time didn't allow Remus to adopt me but Mr. Weasley who is the Minister of Magic got them changed so that Remus could adopt me. There is also now blood work on file proving that Remus is my father so no one can take me away from them now."
"I see. How did your parents die?"
"My uncle told me that they died in a car crash and I believed him until I was eleven and went to Hogwarts. I was told that they died while trying to protect me from an evil wizard named Voldemort."
"Is he the one that is trying to take over the wizarding world?" Harry nodded and then said,
"Yeah but he doesn't scare me. I have faced him three times, four if you count when I was a baby."
"Wow you have faced him four times?"
"Yes he is the reason I have this scar," Harry moved his hair from his forehead and showed Alexis his lightning scar, "He is also the reason I have the cut on my arm. I faced him the fourth time just before coming here. I also got one of my classmates Cedric killed." Harry looked at the wall. Alexis put her pen down and she put her hand on Harry's leg and said,
"Hey I am sure it wasn't your fault Cedric died." Harry turned to look at Alexis and with tears coming down his face he said,
"If I hadn't befriended him and we decided to grab the triwizard cup together then we both wouldn't have ended up in the graveyard filled with Voldemort and his followers. Voldemort tired to force Cedric to kill me. Cedric told me to kill him first, but I couldn't do it. Then Cedric fell over and was dead. I didn't kill him but it's my fault." Harry hung his head. Alexis smiled and said,
"Harry Cedric's death wasn't your fault. I am sure that he doesn't blame you for his death. He probably wanted you to kill him so he didn't have to kill you. It's okay it's not your fault." Harry lifted his head and said,
"You don't think Cedric's father blames me for his death?" Alexis shook her head no and then hugged him. Then she said,
"Going back to you facing Voldemort as a baby, you defeated him?"
"Yes I don't know how but I did. When he cast the killing curse at me it somehow backfired and hit him. He vanished until he came back last week."
"So he's back trying to take over the wizarding world again?" Harry nodded. Alexis wrote some more notes then said, "Okay good job today. You are doing very well with all of this. Let's go get some lunch. Then we can go back to the computer lab." Harry wiped away his tears and smiled.
The next day after lunch Harry spent almost an hour just talking about Hermione. Alexis just listened and smiled. When Harry took a breath Alexis said,
"Wow you must really like her." Harry blushed and said,
"Yeah she is the best girlfriend a guy could ask for." Alexis looked at her watch and said,
"Well it's time for lunch so we will talk more tomorrow." The rest of the month was good except that every time Alexis mentioned Percy or Ron Harry would immediately change the subject. Then one night Harry fell asleep fairly quickly dreaming about Hermione but the lovely dream quickly turned into a nightmare involving Percy. Harry began thrashing, yelling and screaming causing his heart rate to rise. Dr. Johnson and Alexis both reached his room at the same time. Alexis unlocked the door and they ran into the room. Alexis tried to wake him up with no avail. Dr. Johnson then pulled a small vial and a syringe out of her pocket. She grabbed an alcohol pad from her other pocket and told Alexis to hold his arm the best she could. Dr. Johnson wiped Harry's arm, filled the syringe, and injected the potion into Harry's arm. Alexis let his arm go when she was finished. Dr. Johnson then put a band-aid on his arm. After a few minutes, Harry's pulse and heart rate dropped back to a normal level and the screaming stopped. Alexis looked at Dr. Johnson and said,
"What on earth did you give him?"
"It's called a Calming drought mixed with Dreamless Sleep. Kingsley dropped it off the day after he brought Harry. He said that it is the only thing that works when Harry has a nightmare as trying to wake him up doesn't work."
"Wow he wasn't kidding. That stuff really works. I just wish we could use it on some of the other kids." Dr. Johnson laughed and said,
"Yeah well this is a special potion that only wizards and witches can make."
"Oh well that's good to know. What made you grab the potion?"
"Well I knew that Harry was in a deep sleep because of his low steady heart rate then when his heart rate all of a sudden skyrocketed I figured it was a nightmare and I remembered what Kingsley said and so I grabbed it. The calming potion calms him down and the dreamless sleep allows him to sleep peacefully without dreaming."
"Wow that sounds amazing." Dr. Johnson left the room followed by Alexis. The next morning Harry woke up about an hour after breakfast. Harry opened his eyes and rolled over to get his glasses only to discover that his arm hurt. He grabbed his glasses sat up and saw Alexis looking at him. He sat up and rubbed his arm saying,
"Morning Alexis why does my arm hurt and have a band aid on it?" Alexis put her pen down and said.
"You had a nightmare last night and Dr. Johnson had to give you an injection containing a Calming potion mixed with Dreamless Sleep." Harry got a confused look on his face and said,
"How did you guys get a hold of that? It's a potion that can only be made by wizards and witches."
"Kingsley dropped it off they day after he dropped you off. Now here is some breakfast and let's talk about that nightmare." Alexis pushed the tray towards the Harry. As she did this, Harry sat back against the wall and said,
"I'd rather not." Alexis wheeled over to the bed and said,
"I know that talking about nightmares is no fun but I have an inkling that you had a nightmare about Percy."
"How did you know that?"
"When Dr. Johnson and I came into the room last night you were screaming, 'Percy please stop! I am sorry I won't do it again!'" Harry swallowed and said without looking up,
"I really don't like Percy. He locked my Hermione in a train car and left her bound and gagged. He then raped me while Ron watched and laughed. He has beaten me up on a number of occasions. One of those times they left me unconscious for a month. He got arrested but somehow he escaped from the ministry only to come back and impersonate a teacher. He used a potion called Polyjuice to pretend to be this teacher who is a nice guy who works with Tonks and your uncle. While Percy was impersonating this teacher he taught Muggle Defense and I always paired with his youngest brother Ron. Ron used this in the beginning as an excuse to beat me up." Harry began to breath hard. Alexis put down her pen and scooted over to Harry took his hands and said,
"Harry I need you to take a deep breathe for me and let it out." Harry did just this then said,
"Percy was a real jerk. He hated me and I have no idea why. He was worse than my uncle was. My uncle never raped me. He was going to but Tonks and Kingsley stopped him. There was no one there to stop Percy."
"When did Percy rape you?" Harry sniffed and said,
"It was on the train going to school for my third year. Percy tied my hands together and told me to lie on stomach on the floor of the train. When my hands get tied I go into survival mode and do what I am told. He then removed my pants and my underwear with a spell then he removed his pants and underwear." By this point Harry was crying and shaking. Alexis rubbed his hand and said,
"Just take a few deep breathes before you finish telling me what happened." Harry took a few deep breaths then said,
"He then cast a spell that made his private parts bigger then he… um… raped me…" Harry buried his face in his hands and began to sob. After a few minutes he lifted his head looked at Alexis and said,
" It hurts so bad! I didn't know what to do. All I remember is my skin down there ripping and tearing and wanting it to stop. I have never been in so much pain before and I never want to feel that pain every again."
"I know how bad that can hurt and I know that is something that you will never forget." Alexis sat on the bed and Harry wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her. Alexis rubbed his head and said, "I am so proud of your for telling me that. I know it was hard but do you feel better having talked to someone about it." Harry nodded then Alexis said, "It's time for lunch. Then after lunch we are having a kickball game out back. It's a lot of fun." Harry let go of Alexis and wiped his face and nodded. The next day Harry told Alexis more about Ron.
"He used to tease me shove me, and just be plain mean. Then after Percy got arrested the first time Ron apologized and asked to be friends. I told him he had to gain my trust as well as my core group of friends. He has since then done that and one night in the middle of October last school year. I was changing for bed and I pulled my shirt off and my friend Neville commented on the number of scars and asked if they hurt. I said yes and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Then Ron asked me how I had gotten so many. I told him my uncle beat me for getting in trouble at school. Professor Dumbledore, his imposter that is, sent letters home saying that I beat up Ron for no reason. You see Ron is Mr. Wesley's youngest son. He then said that he was sorry that my uncle beat me up because of him. At that point I could see the first true sign of remorse in his eyes. I then called him my friend and he has been just that since then. I think I am beginning to trust him more every day." Alexis smiled and said,
"I think he is really sorry and that you should give him your trust. Now you mentioned Professor Dumbledore had an imposter and that this person sent letters home to your uncle, can you tell me more about this please?"
"Someone we don't know who yet but someone was using Polyjuice to impersonate Professor Dumbledore. He is the headmaster of my school. I would only hurt Ron after he hit me first and didn't stop so it was out of self-defense. The imposter said that I did it just cause I could. I have spoken with the real Professor Dumbledore since and he is being more careful now." Alexis nodded. The next few weeks flew by. Alexis taught Harry some techniques to handle things if they get rough with Ron or anyone else. Then before Harry knew it the day had been waiting for had arrived. It was July 30th and he was going home. Harry was sitting up and wide-awake when Alexis arrived.
"Good morning Harry. How are you doing today?"
Good Morning Alexis! I am great!"
"You are in a good mood today."
"Yes today I get to go home right?"
"You mean you don't want to stay here with us?" Harry smiled and said,
"I have really enjoyed my time here and I am grateful for all of your help and everything you have done for me over the last two months, but I was told I was going home today."
"You get to go home after breakfast and a visit to Dr. Johnson." Alexis and Harry went to breakfast then they went to the Infirmary. Dr. Johnson greeted them by saying,
"Good morning Harry! How are you today?"
"Good Morning Dr. Johnson I am great I get to go home today." Dr. Johnson smiled and said,
"Yes you do but first I need to remove the stitches from your arm." She removed the bandage and said, "It looks so much better. Now I am going to take a small pair of scissors and cut along the stitches and then I am going to gently pull then out. It shouldn't hurt." Harry nodded and Dr. Johnson even gave Harry a glove to help pull some out. After they were done Harry handed Dr. Johnson the glove and said,
"You have to take the microchip out right?" Dr. Johnson nodded and said,
"Yes here is how I am going to do that. I am going to rub some cream just above the chip. Once it is numb I am going to make a small incision, remove the chip using tweezers, then close it up using a butterfly bandage which will help with infections." Harry nodded. Dr. Johnson put on some gloves and rubbed some cream on Harry's wrist. After about 10 minutes, she poked harry with a pin and he didn't feel it. She got his attention and said, "Okay Harry I am going to make the incision now. You will feel a little bit of pressure when I make the cut and when I remove the chip. Then I will put the bandage on." Harry swallowed and buried his head on Alexis' shoulder. Dr. Johnson made the incision and Harry tensed up but remained calm. She grabbed some gauze to help with the bleeding and then she removed the chip. She then gently pushed the sides together and placed the butterfly bandage on top. She then placed some gauze on top and taped it down. Harry lifted his head. Dr. Johnson threw things away and then unlocked a cabinet and pulled out Harry's clothes. He got changed and then Alexis took him out to the main entryway to wait for Kingsley. She handed him a piece of paper and said,
"This is the my address. If you need to talk just send me a letter and we can meet up somewhere in London and talk." Harry looked at her and said,
"Really you mean that!" Alexis smiled and said,
"Of course I do!" Just then Kingsley arrived and Alexis handed him a big envelope and said, " This needs to go to Harry's parents." Kingsley nodded and left with a very excited Harry.