Albus Dumbledore stood before the two elder Dursleys, his expression full of anger and disappointment. "I...I thought you would be better than this..." He finally seethed. "And yet... not even Voldemort could be so cruel..." Minerva scowled at Albus, it was him who caused Harry to end up in this horrific place, and it was Albus that had thought this was a good idea. However, her anger at her employers' lacking judgement paled in the rage she felt towards Vernon and Petunia Dursley at this moment in time. "I will ask you again, then I will use force if needed. Where. Is. Harry?"

Vernon scowled. "Gone." He spat out. "Dumped the boy in some alley." The anger in the room seemed to cause the temperature to rise several degrees.

"You... what?"

"I got rid of him! We never wanted him, so he's gone now! Good riddance to the brat! Him and his freakish family... The world is be better off without them!" The anger no longer seemed to be floating in the air, it was now directed at Vernon Dursley and his family.

"You...vile...repulsive...DISGUSTING creatures... I knew all along you were the worst sort of people there was...You... You inhuman filth..." McGonagall seethed. "Death would be too merciful of you..." Upon hearing that, the Dursley's seemed to shrink back a bit.

"Minerva, this is not the time or place for that." Albus said calmingly, but the anger hidden below his voice was unmistakable. "They will pay for what they have done, and I will only ask this once more, where did you leave Harry?"

"In an alley near some trashy pub when we went on vacation to Japan." Vernon replied gruffly. Snape felt broken inside. He had promised Lilly he'd protect her son, that he'd be his guardian from the shadows... and yet here he had been living, mistreated, abused and now abandoned. Snape thought himself a fool for every questioning why Lilly had chosen James. Wordlessly, the hook nosed man approached Vernon Dursley, and did what many a person wanted to do after prolonged exposure to the man...Punched him in the face. Everyone was taken aback, Minerva and Albus started slack-jawed as Snape hit Vernon again, knocking the oversized man to the ground with a bloody nose.

"YOU ARE VERMIN! UTTER VERMIN! YOU ABANDONED YOUR FIVE YEAR OLD NEPHEW IN ANOTHER COUNTRY NEXT TO A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GET DRUNK?!"

"Should we do something?" Minerva asked quietly.

"I don't think so." Albus frowned. "The Dursley's have lost Harry, it will be hard to find him without alerting the world to our presence. The old man sighed deeply. "I will try and see if I can find him with a tracking charm... But I can't help but fear for the worst... For Harry and the wizarding world..." Minerva was quiet now, feeling numb, she looked form Albus to Snape, then out a window. What had they done?

Harry clapped his tiny hands together as his family finished their newest practice routine. Sakura turned and smiled. "Aww, what a good audience."

"Good going girls!" Kotaro declared. "With each practice, we come ever closer to PERFECTION!"

"I thought you said we were perfect two practices ago." Lily commented.

"I lied."

The girls rolled their eyes at their manager's bluntness. "Classic Shades." Saki muttered in annoyance. Kotaro chuckled in response to her statement. Harry patted Romero's head as the dog finished his food and walked over to Harry before plopping down. Sakura smiled sadly at her son. Last night had been so tough for him... she was so proud of how hard we was trying not to let it keep him down.

Turning back to Kotaro, she asked a very simple question. "Have you managed to find us any new gigs?"

"Well, as a matter of fact I have!" The manager declared. "It's not as big as the contest, but it pays well. You are going to perform onstage at the BEACH!" Kotaro cheered. "You know what that means?! BEACH DAY! Swim-free beach day, but STILL A BEACH DAY!" The girls were about to react when Harry spoke up.

"What's a beach?" He asked innocently.

The idols turned to look at him. "A beach is...well, it's basically a big body of water with lots of sand to play in." Ai explained.

"Oh. Is that good?" Harry asked, never having been to one before.

"Well, we're gonna have lots of fun if that's what you're asking!" The idol replied.

Harry smiled and nodded his head. "Okay...If you say it's fun, then I can't wait to go to the beach." He declared.

"Why is he so adorable?!" Saki mentally squeaked, trying not to let down her 'tough' image. The group decided to break for ten minutes, then practice some more. Soon enough, the time to hit the beach came. The girls packed up the beach umbrella, some towels, a picnic lunch and a frisbee for them to play with. Harry seemed amazed by the beach, looking about at the sand and the cool blue water as Sakura carried him to a shaded spot. She set him down gently as the girls carried over the rest of their beach stuff. "Yep, this is a good spot." Saki said with a nod. She set up their blanket.

Harry watched as a flock of gulls flew by overhead, squawking audibly.

"Like the beach so far hon?" Junko asked.

Harry nodded his head with a smile. "Uh-huh! It's really pretty. I like looking at the water." He stared out at the sparkling blue water with a smile.

"That's great to hear! Maybe later you can go swimming!"

"I don't know how." Harry replied, embarrassed.

"Oh. Well, we're not too good at swimming either... so we can make sand castles!" Ai grinned.

Harry tilted his little head with a tiny frown. "Build a sand castle? How do we do that? Sand would fall apart super easily, you can't live in a castle made of sand." Ai and a few others laughed at his confusion. Sakura messed with his hair playfully.

"We'll show you later hon."

Harry blinked his eyes, then shrugged and sat next to his family on the blanket. He looked up at all the seagulls that were flying overhead. "I like the sounds the birdies make. It sounds like they're singing."

"Oh yeah?" Saki asked. "And who sings better?"

Harry blinked. "You guys do... The birdies make nice noises... But the nice noises don't really change very much...But your singing is different every time."

"That and their songs spread joy to all who hear it!" Kotaro added in his over-the-top manner. "Those birds just annoy people mostly."

Harry's lip formed into a pout. "The birdies aren't annoying. They make pretty music too." He insisted, arms crossed over his chest. Kota to decided not to argue as he began unloading some of the band's supplies. Yugiri sat down next to Harry and began fixing her makeup, giving Harry a warm smile.

"It truly is a breathtaking place to be. In my time, I never went to a beach like this. This is a wonderful opportunity for both of us." She said to the boy.

"Your time?" Harry asked confused.

"Well, you see dear, I'm a bit older than the others."

"Older?" Harry asked with a tilted head. "But...how much older?" Yugiri smiled at the boy.

"I am older by about one hundred and fifty years, if I were to estimate." Harry was amazed.

"Wow... You died a super long time ago..."

"Indeed. It was a very interesting time to grow up."

"Really?" Harry asked with interest. "Um... what was it like? If it's okay for me to ask..."

"Well...It was much less advanced. Rather than large cities like this, we had small villages. There were no cement roads. It was all dirt. We used horses and carriages to get around, and farming was far more prevalent." Harry seemed to have moved closer to Yugiri absentmindedly, the idol noticed and wrapped an arm around him, holding him.

"So you lived on a farm?" He asked.

Yugiri shook her head. "No, dear. I was a noblewoman. I worked as...well, I'm afraid you're very much too young for me to explain my line of work to you." Harry blinked but nodded nonetheless. The two sat on the blanket, enjoying the view of the beach and ocean. Harry remained tucked into Yuguri's arm, and didn't seem to mind.

Then, Sakura decided after about thirty minutes that she wanted her son back. She tapped Harry's shoulder. "Wanna go build a sandcastle, Harry?"

"How do we do that?" Harry asked as Sakura sat down in the sand.

"Well, we begin by gathering some sand in the bucket..." Harry followed Sakura's instructions, focusing hard as they built up the sand castle. Soon enough, they had a sizeable sand castle built up. "You did wonderful Harry!" Sakura praised, making Harry smile warmly. He looked over his sand castle with great pride, taking pride in their hard work. And then it was all swept away when a giant wave came to shore.

"Awwww..." he sighed saddened to see the castle get destroyed.

"Don't worry sweetie! We can make another!" Sakura said reassuringly. And so they did. It lasted about as long as the first before getting washed away again. Then they made another. It was washed up as well. Sakura noticed now that Harry seemed to be enjoying the water washing the castles away, and smiled as she helped him build another, being careful not to get wet. This time they made a huge sand castle. The biggest one Sakura had ever seen. Unfortunately, a giant sand castle needed a giant wave to wash it up... ...and make Harry fall over laughing, on top of that, his small body found itself being buried under some the mud. He squirmed for a moment, but found he couldn't get out.

"Um... I'm stuck Mama..." He said, looking up at Sakura. Unfortunately, Sakura was in an even worse predicament than he was, as she had her entire upper body lodged in the sand, legs sticking up in the air. Harry noticed her flailing about and laughed at the sight. He began trying to dig himself out, but to no avail.

"Hey Harry." Saki said mischievously, taking a seat nearby. "How's the day been?"

Harry tilted his head to the side. "Um...It's been okay, but um...Can you get me out of here...?" Saki smirked and pulled him out, then looked over at Sakura and burst into laughter.

"Well, she seems stuck, doesn't she?" Saki teased.

"Yeah. Should we get her out?" harry asked, looking up at Saki.

"Meh, she can wait a minute." Saki shrugged, holding Harry close to her chest and resting her head on his head. Sakura let out a muffled scream of protest and pressed her feet against the sand, pushing against it with all her might. Eventually the others came over and helped dig the trapped idol out. Sakura spent the next few minutes spitting sand out.

"Ugh...Why me?! That's the second time I ended up with my head stuck in the ground..." Sakura grumbled. Yugiri patted her back in comfort.

"Well, at least you're no longer trapped in the sand." The idol said calmingly. "And it did seem to make young Harry smile quite a bit."

Sakura's shoulders slumped in misery and a dark cloud formed over her head. "Ooooh... Even my cuddly little Harry thought it was funny..."

"I'm sorry Mama..." Harry said, feeling guilty for laughing.

"Oh c'mon Sakura! It was pretty funny." Ai defended their actions.

Sakura grabbed Harry away from Saki and poutex, hugging him close. "Maybe to YOU it was..." She grumbled. "To me it was totally embarrassing!" Sakura still felt bitter about how the others were treating her, but she did feel a bit better when Harry tried to hug her waist. She smiled at the boy and kissed his forehead. "C'mon, Harry. Let's go for a walk on the beach." Carrying the boy in her arms, she walked off. Harry seemed enthralled with everything around him, looking left and right at everything they passed by, pointing out things that interested him, Sakura smiled all the while.

He seemed particularly enthused by the small fish he saw swimming around in the water. "Wow, they're really fast!" The boy exclaimed with a smile. One of the fish suddenly seemed tp jump out of the water, flailing about as it fell back into the water. Harry laughed at the sight, it was a sound Sakura was loving more and more every time she heard it.

"Y'know your Auntie Junko is super into fishing." Sakura said to the boy. "She caught, like, twenty fish last time we went camping together."

"Really?" Harry replied with great interest.

"Oh yeah, she loves it!" Sakura continued. "She caught this MASSIVE fish that was almost two feet long! She loves talking about it, you should ask her!"

Harry perked up. "Is that the big fishy that's on the picture on the wall back home? The one where Auntie Junko's holding it and looking all happy?"

"Yup!" Sakura nodded. "She had to fight it for a good long while to keep it from getting away. I thought it was going to drag her off with it!"

"But Auntie Junko caught it?"

"Exactly."

"Did you eat it?"

"Everyone had seconds, and there was still leftovers for a week."

"Wow..." Harry breathed, trying to imagine how big the fish was. "Was it bigger than me?" Sakura passed and held Harry out in front of her, eyeing him up and down.

"No, you're bigger, but not by much." She answered, hugging him once again.

Harry smiled happily. "Does that mean that I'm a big boy?" He asked hopefully, prompting a giggle out of Sakura.

"It sure does." Harry rested his head on Sakura's shoulder as the two continued their walk, Harry watched as some birds flew above, smiling at the group of them that reminded him of his mama and his aunties, he kept an eye on the water, occasionally seeing some fish dart by, all still wondering what Junko's story would be. Sooner than they had expected, the time for the show was upon them and Sakura smiled down at Harry. "Well, it's getting close to performance time...Let's head back now, okay?"

"M'kay." Harry replied still comfortably resting in his mother's arms. Smiling, the redhead made her way back to their beach area. It seemed there were other acts tonight as well, as someone had set up a large stage.

"Hey. Who else is performing tonight?" Sakura asked, getting a shrug from Ai.

"Doesn't matter. We'll be better." Lily said matter-of-factly.

"I think you will." Harry said in agreement.

The girls all turned to give the boy a smile."Heh... Thanks a heap, sport. But hey... You might have just a tiiiiny bit of bias towards us." Saki said.

"Does that change anything?" Kotaro asked aloud.

"A lot, actually." Saki replied flatly.

"They're the best band in the world." Harry said with the utmost sincerity, smiling from ear to ear. Kotaro smirked and patted the boy's head.

"Aw, you're too sweet honey." Sakura cooed, setting Harry down on the blanket again. "You and Mr. Kotaro are gonna hang out again tonight okay?"

"Okay." Harry nodded, still a bit timid around Kotaro.

Kotaro grinned widely. "All right, ladies, get on out there and show the world that Franchouchou is the best! Go go go go go go GO!" Sakura kissed Harry one last time before grinning widely at him and leaving with the others, Harry giving them a tiny wave as they left. The beachgoers sat in silence as they looked at the stage. Harry twiddled his thumbs. Kotaro smirked. "The girls are on earlier than last time. I believe they're the third act."

"Okay..." Harry mumbled in response. Kotaro looked over at the small boy and lifted up his glasses.

"Hey Kid... you okay?" He asked.

Harry mumbled something softly. Kotaro tilted his head. "Um...I feel...A little bit scared around you...But I don't know why... You didn't do anything wrong..."

Kotaro frowned, thinking it over. Harry was so happy around the girls, he even called Sakura 'Mommy' and the others 'Aunties'. Why would HE be such an- "Oh..." Kotaro realized, his eyes widening slightly. He looked at Harry with a look of understanding. "After what your dirty, no good rotten uncle did, you've developed a fear of older men."

"I...I did?" Harry squeaked. "I..,I...I...I didn't wanna... your really nice! I just..." Kotaro our his hand in Harry's back as the young boy seemed to be moments away from breaking down into uncontrollable sobbing.

"Hey now. No tears, kid, it's all right. You can't help these things. Your uncle's the one that gave you that fear. You never asked to be hurt like that."

"It's just... I... I'm sorry..." Harry mumbled. "I know you're not like him... at least. I don't think you are... I just don't wanna be hurt anymore..."

Kotaro nodded his head. "Yes, I know you don't. And you won't be. I know it's easy for me to say, but hey...It's also true. You're in good hands, kid." Harry sniffed but seemed to calm down a little before looking to Kotaro.

"I'm sorry if I upset you..." he mumbled.

"Hey. Kid." Kotaro said reasuringly. "All's good. I understand why you're upset, and you didn't offend me, no need to apologize. And you don't need to apologize for making me tell you not to apologize." Harry looked sheepish at that last part, and Kotaro chuckled. "Oh, look, they're on! Let's kick back and watch, shall we?" Harry smiled and turned his attnention to the stage, where smoke was shooting upwards and the crowd began cheering.

Harry's mouth formed into a wide grin when he saw his adopted family hit the stage. Auntie Saki grabbed the microphone. "WE'RE FRANCHOUCHOU! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?!"

"Yay!" Harry cheered, despite it being drowned out by the much louder crowd. The girls took their positions, and the show was on. Harry quickly found himself forgetting all about his previous fears, lost in the amazing performance. Kotaro smirked over at him. It never failed to amaze him how the girls' music could make people do a complete 180. On top of that, it was kinda cute to see Harry with such wonder in his eyes.

Soon enough, yet another performance came to an end, and the girls rejoined with their two boys, Sakura pulling Harry into her arms with a smile. "You were great mama!" Harry exclaimed.

"Aw, thanks sweetie. We saw you from the stage." Sakura cooed.

Harry beamed at that. "Was I happy?" Sakura booped his nose with a large grin.

"You were the happiest little boy I'd ever seen."

"Well. Your music makes me happy!" Harry replied, hugging Sakura's neck.

Sakura smiled warmly and returned the hug. "Aww...That's all I could ever ask for, Harry." She cooed, nuzzling his face. Then his stomach growled.

"Well, it was a great performance and all, but I'm really hungry." Lily said aloud. "Let's eat!" The others all agreed and sat down on the blankets they had brought. Food was distributed amongst them and soon everyone was enjoying the food in the warm summer breeze. They had packed sandwiches, sushi, rice balls, dried squid, pork buns, and more. Harry had never been allowed to eat so much food in his life. Sakura giggled as he saw his amazed expression looking at all the food.

"What do you want first hon?" She asked, adjusting him on her lap.

"I...i... I don't know." Harry finally admitted. Tae picked up a piece of fried squid and moved it towards him, groaning with her mouth wide open. She was trying to feed him like she'd seen Sakura do. Harry was a bit confused by what she was doing, then smelt the squid and opened wide, hungry to eat. Tae put the food into his mouth and Harry happily ate.

Tae felt the coners of her mouth turn up, and she picked up another piece of squid, moving it to the boy's mouth. "Aaaaahhh..." She groaned out. Harry now understood and obediently opened his mouth again, letting the zombie continue feeding him. Tae patted his head as he enjoyed the squid, with Tae giving a happy moan. Tae fed Harry the various foods on the table, and Sakura watched with a fond smile. Tae could be very adorable sometimes. Almost as much so as Harry. Eventually Harry shook his head when Tae tried to feed him again.

"No thank you Auntie Tae. I'm full." He said, seeming very content. Tae let out a saddened moan, but turned to her own food now. Junko smiled down at Harry, seeing the happy boy nuzzling into Sakura's embrace.

"He really is happy, isn't he?" She said softly, watching the content smile on Harry's face as he cozied up to his adopted mother. "After the condition you found him in, I wasn't sure if he'd ever be... well, happy. Let alone be calling you mom. You've done a great job Sakura."

"Aw... Thanks Junko!"

Harry looked at Junko with a tilted head. "Um...I never thought I'd be happy either,.. But I am, and it's thanks to all of you...Not just miss Sakura..."

Junko (and most of the girls) heard him and let out an a collective "Awww!" making him blush and try and cover his face with his tiny hands.

After lunch, the girls decided to play with the beach ball they brought along for the beach day. They opted for a simple game of catch so Harry could play. The girls all tossed the beach ball about, the inflatable ball making the rounds. It took Harry a few tries to be able to catch it, but he tried none the less. When he finally did catch it, he was met with cheers from all of the girls, and that had him feeling very good about himself. He tossed the ball to Tae, who bounced it off her head like a seal to Lily. The smaller zombie caught it and tossed it to Ai, who tossed it to Saki. Suddenly, Sakura picked up Harry and held him up above her head. Saki grinned and tossed the ball towards Harry who caught it. Then tried to toss it to Sakura, not realizing she was holding him, and bounced it off her head. Sakura blinked as the ball bounced into Yugiri's clutches, then burst into a fit of laughter. Harry couldn't help himself. He laughed alongside her.

"I'm sorry mama..." He giggled out. "I forgot that..." He trailed off as his laughter took over, Sakura lowering him and pressing a kiss onto his forehead.

"Everything you do is so adorable..." Sakura laughed.

Harry tilted his head with a frown. "Really? Oh...Um...I'll try to do more things then! ...I'm just...not really sure what kind of things..." He finished sheepishly.

"You just proved her point kiddo." Saki smirked, rubbing his head. "Just be yourself. That's all we can ask for."

Harry perked up at that and smiled. "Okay, I'll try!" The girls all grinned. Then they played with their beach ball until it was time to go home. Surprisingly, Harry hand't fallen asleep like they were expecting, but was comfortably held by Ai, who baby-talked to him, making him giggle a little, as the other packed up.

"Did you have a good day at the beach sweetie?" Harry nodded his head with a smile. He liked the beach. It was really fun. Ai smiled. "Hmm...Maybe we could get a pool someday so we can all swim."

"That'd be fun." Harry said with a smile, as Lily came over and suddenly took him from Ai.

Ai frowned in annoyance at the smaller zombie, who stuck out her tongue in response. "I haven't gotten a chance to hold him all day, it's my turn now." Harry didn't seem to mind the change in who was holding him, and let Lily hug him like a stuffed bear, giving a girlish squeal all the while. Sakura smiled over at Lily and Harry. It was very cute to see the youngest band member interacting with the tiny child. However, it also made it that much more apparent how tiny he was... She mentally sighed, knowing they may have begun the path to healing Harry, but there was still a ways to go. Despite all they had fed him, he hadn't changed too much... Although at the very least his ribcage was far less noticeable... They were at least finally beginning to get some meat on his tiny little bones. Lily was currently humming a gentle tune to Harry, who seemed to be snugging right up to his big sister, enjoying the melody. As they all piled into the van, Harry stirred himself from falling asleep and looked around.

"We're in the van already?" He mumbled tiredly before resting his tiny head against Lily's chest again. "That was...[Yawn]...really fast..."

"Aww, you getting tired sweetie?" Lily cooed playfully. "You can take a nap if you want. I'll take care of you."

"No... I'm [Yawn] not tired..." Harry mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

Sakura giggled and reached over to pat Harry's head. "It's okay, Harry. Just go to sleep, okay?" Harry let out a soft mumble before he began snoring.

"He's so cute when he sleeps!" Lily squealed happily, resting her cheek on the top of his head with a massive grin on her face.

"Lily. Not so loud." Sakura chided. "Do you want to wake him up?"

"Ooh. Sorry." Tae saw how Lily was resting her cheek on Harry's head and decided she wanted to do it too, so she rested her cheek on Junko's head, causing the white haired zombie to sweat nervously.

"Uh... Tae?" Junko mumbled, trying to get the zombie off of her. Tae however, just leaned in a little bit more, giving an appreciative moan. Junko let out a whimper of fear and tensed up. She doubted her fear of the feral zombie would ever fully fade away. Sakura giggled at the sight.

"You two look comfortable." Saki remarked with a grin.

"Please... help..." Junko muttered. Lily giggled softly and adjusted Harry in her arms so he could rest against his head against her shoulder. Tae, in response, rested her head on Junko's shoulder, which resulted in the girl crying. "Why me?" She moaned in misery. Tae responded by biting her head. Junko felt her eye twitching amongst the tears, like she was going to pass out or freeze. She tried once again to get Tae to move, but to no avail.

Saki came to the girl's rescue, thankfully. "Hey, Tae! I got some tasty dried squid here for ya!" Tae immediately turned her affection to Saki. Her mouth watering she lunged for the food, grabbing the bag and tearing into it.

"Thank you..." Junko sighed in relief.

"I don't get what you're so afraid of, Junko. She's so cute." Sakura said as she reached over to pat Tae's head, causing the zombie to let out a content grumble.

"It's just... I just..." Junko tried to reply, but her voice hitched and she shook her head. Not saying anything. Noticing the silent tears Lily wordlessly walked over and put Harry into her arms. Junko blinked and accepted the child, looking down at him in surprise. Her tears faded away and she smiled softly at the little boy, already feeling better. Harry didn't seem to notice the change in who was now holding him, and let out a tiny yawn in his sleep, nuzzling closer to who he thought was Lily, snoring quietly. Junko gave a closed-eyed smile and looked forward, now feeling far more content and at ease. She quietly ran her fingers through Harry's hair as the car drove. "His hair is so soft..." she whispered. "How'd he get it to be so soft?" Harry mumbled something in his sleep. Junko wasn't sure what he said, but she chose to believe he said "L'oreal. Because I'm worth it." With a giggle, she adjusted Harry in her arms and looked out the window. "You very much are." She smiled. As the white haired zombie held Harry, the drive was spent in comfortable silence, with most of the zombies looking out the window at the passing scenery. The sun was beginning to set, casting an orangeish-reddish glow over the ocean. The calm sky slowly darkened and the stars began to shine. Soon enough, they made it home and piled out of the car one by one. Junko approached Sakura and handed Harry over. "Here. It's time to take him back now..." Sakura smiled and took her son back. Rocking Harry in her arms, she got out of the van and walked towards the home. Entering the house, she made her way to her room and tucked the boy into her bed, running her fingers through his hair gently. She really did love her boy...

Harry reached up in his sleep, mumbling "Mama..." Sakura smiled and quickly got changed, climbing into bed next to Harry.

"G'night, sweetie... G'night..."

Meanwhile, Dumbledore sighed in relief. "Thank goodness...I found him..." The old man looked at the map, with a marker on Japan. "It seems he's found shelter... That much is a relief...I can only hope he is safe..." Shaking his head, the old man rose to his feet. "I must get to Japan...Quickly..." Fawkes let out a confused squawk and looked to his friend. "Harry Potter is alive Fawkes. I only hope he is safe... I must correct my mistake before it's too late..."