AUTHOR'S NOTE: I do NOT own Harry Potter! If you recognize it, it's not mine. Some things may be graphic. This is my first published story. It's still a work in progress. I hope you enjoy and happy reading!

Ch. 1

"Albus, you called us here?" Remus Lupin asked his former headmaster as himself and Sirius Black went into the office.

"Yes, I have, please sit down," Albus Dumbledore greeted the men offering them seats. There was something that the headmaster needed to tell them. "The Order had previously been to Godric's Hollow to see if we can find information about that fateful night. Well, long story short, we found James' and Lily's will. I've looked over it, and due to their will, Harry will be coming to live with you," Dumbledore informed his former students.

Really?! Was Prongslet really going to be theirs?! Sirius could barely believe what he was hearing and Moony the same.

"That's awesome, when will we get to go get him?" Remus asked.

"Well, due to the fact that both of our laws are involved, we'll have to wait for tomorrow at eight in the morning. I have a place for you three to live, it's located in Wales. It's a two-story house with a basement and an attic. It's surrounded by a lovely forest. I have furnished it for you, but I think you may want to personalize it. I need you to have everything ready for Harry tomorrow, so I recommend you get a move on. I shall see you two tomorrow, we'll meet here before we head over to get Harry," Dumbledore told the two men.

Remus could barely believe it. Harry was going to be his and Padfoots! What about the full moon, though? Well, there's no time to wait, especially knowing Padfoot.

"Boy! Get up and get dressed! You must look decent!" Uncle Vernon yelled at him. How was he, Harry, supposed to look decent, whatever that was, in these clothes? He just guessed he could wear the clothes that were currently on him. Uncle Vernon hadn't exactly told him why he had to be up that early (The Dursley's usually woke up at ten on a summer's morning, and it was currently seven-thirty), but Harry didn't dare ask questions. He didn't want another beating.

The following morning, Remus and Sirius met up with Dumbledore, outside of the apparating wards at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Today was the day that Harry was going to become his and Moony's. "Good morning, now before we go. I have to warn you, whatever you do, do not, and I repeat do not lose your temper, now let's go," Dumbledore warned before apparating. What? What kind of conditions was Harry in? Well, better find out sooner than later.

Sirius and Remus breathed in and apparated.

Harry was sitting on the floor waiting with the Dursleys for someone by the name of Ms. Alex Carmen. There was a knock on the door and Harry moved his emerald eyes from his lap to his uncle then to his aunt then to his cousin, back to his uncle and then at the door. "Don't just sit there! Get it!" Uncle Vernon yelled at his nephew. Harry immediately stood up and walked to the front door. He opened it and saw six people standing there. There was a young woman with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She wore her hair in a bun. She was wearing a long, knee-length black dress and black heels. She had a bag and a clipboard in her hands. There was a young man with sleek black hair, and blue eyes. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a diagonally striped tie, the stripes being in white. The people behind them were very interesting. The two young men behind the front two people looked very familiar, but Harry had no idea who they were at all. The man behind them had a silver beard and half-moon glasses.

"Well, don't just stand there! Let them in, boy!" Uncle Vernon yelled.

"Sorry, come in," Harry apologized and stepped aside to let the six adults come into the sitting room, before closing the door.

"First of all I wanted to say thank you for welcoming us to your home Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. I'm Ms. Alex Carmen from the CPS, and this is Mr. Jamie Coolman," the woman, Ms. Alex, thanked Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. What's CPS? Why haven't I ever heard of it before?

"You're welcome, would you like some tea or something to drink?" Mrs. Dursley asked in a mean voice.

"No, thank you, I had a latte on the way over. May I please have you and your family leave us with Harry?" Ms. Alex asked. Why? I mean, I don't mind if the Dursleys leave, but why not me? The Dursleys agreed and left the room. "Alright, Harry, I have a few questions to ask you, okay?" Ms. Alex asked.

"Kay-kay, Ms. Alex," Harry responded, fear evident in his small voice.

When Dumbledore, Remus, and Sirius arrived, there were already two people waiting for the Dursleys. "Ah, Ms. Carmen, I would like to introduce you to the people on the will, Remus Lupin and Sirius Black," Dumbledore introduced Remus and Sirius to the lady, Ms. Carmen.
"Good morning, Professor Dumbledore. It's very nice to meet you Mr. Lupin and Mr. Black," Ms. Carmen greeted the three. "May I introduce you to Mr. Coolman, he's still in training and henceforth following me around today," Ms. Carmen introduced the man, Mr. Coolman to the three. "Well, we can't stand here all day, let's get this show on the road, shall we?" Ms. Carmen told the group before knocking on the door of number four Privet Drive.

The group didn't hear much at first until they heard a male voice yell "Don't just sit there! Let them in!" How dare they yell at Harry like that?! Why I ought to! Sirius thought to himself after hearing the yelling.

How can they? Poor Harry Remus thought to himself.

The door opened, jolting the group out of their thoughts. There he was, Harry standing there, super skinny and bruised and bleeding. James definitely would not approve at all. "Well, don't just stand there! Let them in, boy!" the man, Vernon Dursley, yelled once again. How dare he! Just wait 'til I get my hands on him!

Harry apologized at once, and let the group in. Why did he apologize, he had nothing to apologize for? What did they do to him?

They came into a sitting room. In this room there was a sofa, two recliners, a television, and a tea table. To the left were the stairs with a cupboard underneath.

"First of all I wanted to say thank you for welcoming us to your home Mr. and Mrs. Dursley. I'm Ms. Alex Carmen from the CPS, and this is Mr. Jamie Coolman," Ms. Carmen started off, when the CPS was mentioned Mr. and Mrs. Dursley shot nervous glances at each other and tensed up quite a bit. They must have been treating Harry miserably, because at once, Petunia Dursley changed the subject, but Ms. Carmen had none of it.

After introducing herself and Mr. Coolman, Ms. Carmen continued by having the Dursleys leave, which did after a quick stare down between Ms. Carmen and the Dursleys, except for Dudley Dursley, who was oblivious to the entire situation. When they were left alone, Ms. Carmen told Harry what was going to happen before continuing with her questions.

"Alright, Harry, have the Dursleys ever hit you?" Ms. Carmen asked.

"Yes," Harry responded.

"Have they ever not given you food?"

"Yes, ma'am"

"Have they ever punished you for being you?"

"Yes, a lot"

"Where do you sleep?"

Harry pointed over to the stairs. Did he sleep upstairs?

"Upstairs?" Ms. Carmen asked.

Harry shook his head "no" and continued to point over at the stairs. Did he sleep in the… the… the cupboard?! Dursleys! How dare they?! Sirius could feel his rage boiling up.

"Harry, do you sleep under the stairs?" Remus asked, being the first to figure it out, making sure he was eye level with Harry.

"Mmhmm, don't be mad with me," Harry shivered.

Ms. Carmen wrote down a note on her clipboard before continuing.

"Harry, do they hurt you?"

"Yes"

"Can we see?"

"No!"

"Alright, Harry, have the Dursleys ever hit you?" Ms. Alex asked.

"Yes" He got hit for anything and everything that Dudley did wrong and for anything "freakish".

"Have they ever not given you food?"
"Yes, ma'am" He usually didn't get to eat, only the Dursleys got to eat.

"Have they ever punished you for being you?"

"Yes, a lot" He usually got punished for being a "freak", when he was just trying to be himself.

"Where do you sleep?" Ms. Alex asked.

Harry pointed over to his cupboard. Everyone looked questioningly at the stairs. What was so difficult about seeing where he slept?

"Upstairs?" Ms. Alex asked.

He didn't get to sleep upstairs only Dudley, Uncle Vernon, and Aunt Petunia slept upstairs. Harry shook his head "no" and continued to point over at his cupboard.

"Harry, do you sleep under the stairs?" one of the men that seemed so familiar yet Harry didn't know who he was asked him looking him in the eyes. Now that they knew where he slept, were they going to be mad with him?

"Mmhmm, don't be mad with me," Harry responded once again bracing himself for another beating, but none came.

"Harry, do they hurt you?" Ms. Alex asked. Yeah, they punish him if he was being bad or making things happen that he didn't have any control over.

"Yes" Harry responded.

"Can we see?" Ms. Alex asked kindly. NO! No one ever, ever, ever can see his ouchies. They will get mad at him. Only he could see his ouchies. No one else can ever ever ever find out.

"No!" Harry yelled. The adults looked taken aback. Why did they have to see them? Harry thought to himself as tears started to swell up in his eyes.

Why couldn't they see? Were they really that bad? Dursleys! Remus thought to himself, he usually didn't lose his temper, but when it came to things like these, well that's a completely different story.

He had to find out. Bending down onto his knees so he would be eye-level with the boy, once again, Remus asked "Harry, why can't we see?"

Harry began to cry and wrapped his arms tightly around the man.

The familiar man bent down again so he would be eye-level with the boy, Harry, he asked "Harry, why can't we see?"

This was the breaking point for him, he didn't care that the man was a complete stranger, he felt comforted by the man so he threw his arms around the man, as he sobbed into his shirt. The man didn't seem to care that he was getting his shirt wet. He put his arms around Harry and drew comforting circles into his back. They hurt like crazy, but they were nice.

They were like this for a while before breaking apart. "Harry, can I see?" Remus asked the young boy.

"Yeah, but only you, no one else," Harry told the man, Remus. He was perfectly fine with this, so Harry led him to a small half bath that was down the hall from the sitting room.

Harry sat down on the lid of the toilet, as Remus shut the door.

"Okay, ready?" Remus comfortingly asked.

Harry nodded and took off his shirt. Holy Merlin's Beard! How could they?! Especially to an innocent child! Especially to a boy as young as Harry! Especially to your deceased sister's son! How dare they?! All these thoughts and more ran through Remus's head as he took in what he was looking at. Harry had really nasty bruises, cuts and scrapes all around his body! Though that wasn't the worst part, the worst part was a massive cut so bad you could see Harry's muscle. It was right in the center of his stomach.

"Is… is… is this all?" Remus asked, stumbling for words. He already knew what the answer was, but didn't want to see what else they had done to Harry. Remus's number one goal right now is to get Harry out forever!

Harry shook his head, and stood up from the toilet to show Remus his back. It had all the same bruises, cuts, and scrapes (including the massive one that was showing muscle), but it also had a cut on the muscle that was so bad that you could fit your hand in and touch the bone. How on earth did the Dursley's do this, Remus had no idea, but he despised them for it.

"Wow. Okay, Harry, put your shirt back on and we can go talk with everyone, okay?" Remus gasped. Harry nodded and did as Remus had told him to do. The young boy grabbed the older ones as they walked out of the bathroom and towards the rest of the group.