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Harry looked nervous, he had been warned the day before of two auroras impending arrival but even with the chance to prepare for it, he wasn't ready. He didn't want to talk about the Dursleys, it was over. He was free of them. He didn't want to hear them judge whether the Tonks were good guardians for him. He never wanted to leave since this was the best month of his life. He loved every moment of it. It was the happiest he had ever been.

They were even all planning on going to his next competition in two days. Making another family day about it. A family day. One that involved him. Life could hardly get any better then it was right then.

He didn't want to go through this. But Andromeda promised to stay with him the entire time which made it a bit better. "Hello, you must be Harry," Amelia said gently. "I'm Amelia Bones."

Bones...he recognized the last name and wondered if she was related to Susan. He paled slightly at her name and shied back, something both auroras noticed. Harry couldn't help but think that if she was anything like her niece, she would take him from the Tonks just because he was happy here. "I'm Kingsley Shacklebolt, you know, Tonks has talked about nothing but her new kid brother."

Harry perked up slightly showing none of the same unease as he did with Amelia who remembered all too clearly what Flitwick had said about her nieces actions and wondered if that was the cause. They had thought he would be more at easy near a large male however he seemed to fear Amelia more. "Y-you know D-dora."

"Yes, she's in aurora training," Kingsley said trying to put him at ease with common ground and it was clearly working. "She is to be my partner when she finishes in two months' time so we've done some basic training. I heard you were quite the duelist."

He blushed slightly shrugging. "I l-like it."

"First and third, I believe she said," he said, Kingsley couldn't help but me impressed by his scores, especially looking at him now. He had no doubt that he did score as Tonks had said but it was surprising, he didn't look like much but looks could be deceiving. "Very well done for only being eleven. Most don't place till second or third year. So, you like Dueling?"

Harry nodded still looking at his feet though he smiled slightly. "It's the best feeling," he whispered barely able to be heard despite how quiet the room was.

"I agree," he said as they all had a seat. "We will try to keep this short, so you can get back to what you were doing. I believe you have another competition to prepare for. When is that?"

"Two days," he said quietly.

Kingsley nodded. "So how do you like living with the Tonks?"

Harry smiled hesitantly, "they are amazing."

"What sort of things do you like doing with them," Amelia asked and he once again stuttered nervously. She looked to Kingsley silently asking him to do the interview. They thought he'd be better with a woman present but clearly her nieces actions were harsher then she had known.

"I know Tonks is a but clumsy but she's descent on a broom, do you ever fly with them...or play games."

"Board games," he offered. "We have family game night every Friday night and its brilliant. They let me choose the first game since I'm the youngest and they don't even get mad when I win or if I don't know how to play."

"what's your favorite board game," he asked.

"I like them all," he admitted. "The...The Dursleys never let me play with them. I've always wanted to though and they got a whole bunch and we've not played them all yet, but Dora said she'd promise to try to play each one with me at least once before I go back to school."

"That's nice, so you never got to play with the Dursleys, did they not play board games?"

"Every two weeks," he said sadly. "They'd get really mad if I asked to play."

"I assume they got mad a lot," Kingsley said. Harry nodded, "What would you do while they played?"

"Sit in my cupboard and get them snacks and drinks whenever they wanted it," he admitted. The cruelty of the action, while not a beating was shocking. That in itself was pure cruelty, forcing a young boy to watch them enjoy themselves but not be allowed to join in was cruel.

"I see, and when they got mad what would they do?"

He paled and cringed back, "I...I..."

"It's okay Harry, they've already been arrested," Kingsley stated. "We are just here to get a more formal statement and see how things are working out for you living here okay. You can tell us everything you told Flitwick."

"They...they'd yell, a lot, I'd not always know what they were mad at but it was my fault and...I don't think it was really my fault all the time but...they'd yell, and hit me, lock me in the cupboard with no food or give me even more chores then they usually did."

"What sort of chores did you do on an average day?"

"I made breakfast, did the dishes, made Dudley's lunch and snacks for school, clean his room, go to school but when I was home I'd have to shovel snow or mow the lawn, do the gardening, tidy the house, sweep and scrub the floors, do the laundry, make dinner, clean up after dinner, once a week I'd have to wash the car, clean the windows, shine the silver every two days, clean Dudley's room probably twice cause he was always messing it up."

That was a lot for an adult let alone a young boy. "That's a lot," Kingsley said as Harry shrugged. "What do you have to do here?"

Harry smiled slightly, "Clean my room but I have a real room and they even helped me decorate it and I have to help set the table for supper and clean up the board games with Dora."

"That's a much more reasonable list of chores for an 11-year-old," Kingsley agreed. "What would happen if you didn't finish?"

"They'd get mad," Harry admitted cringing again. Not liking to remember. "If I didn't do everything perfectly I wasn't allowed to eat, or Uncle Vernon w-would whip me w-with the belt for not earning my k-keep and being a burden."

"What would your aunt do?"

"She'd watch, or she'd make a list of things I do wrong to tell Vernon, so he could punish me when he got home. Sometimes she'd hit me with the frying pan if I messed up the food...if I really messed up like burning Dudley's bacon she'd...she'd sometimes splash me with the grease or put my arm on the stove burner."

Andromeda let in a sharp gasp at that fact. "I didn't mean to make it wrong, but the stove was too high and... there were so many things going on, on it and I couldn't reach properly and..." he said quickly. He had not meant to be bad.

"It is not your fault, Harry your too young even now to use a stove," Andromeda stated. "I barely let Dora use the stove though that's more because she's clumsy. No, it is too dangerous for a child to use the stove, it wasn't your fault."

Harry looked at her not entirely believing it. "Okay, if you get in trouble here, what happens," Kingsley asked.

Harry looked uneasy, "I...I don't know," he admitted. "I've not done anything bad. They've not punished me for anything even when I fell and broke the glass and spilled milk everywhere. They just cleaned it up and said accidents happened. They didn't even yell." That fact had surprised him. They were so nice about it even when he had broken a dish and made a mess.

"Well, that's no surprise with Tonks as their daughter," Kingsley teased. "The girl trips over thin air. I'm sure they are fairly use to accidents. So, you like living here. Anything you don't like?"

He shook his head, "it is the best place I've ever been," he admitted.

"Well then, I believe we've got enough here to make sure you stay here for a very long time," Kingsley said.

Harry lit up, "I can really stay."

"Of course, besides, I think Tonks would kill us if we tried to take away her kid brother," Kingsley returned lightly. "You seem happy here. You deserve some happy. As long as you like living here, then you will."

"Thank you," he said gratefully.

"They'd have to go through all of us to take you away," Andromeda whispered in his ear hugging him tightly. "Your ours now."

"You know, there are a lot of very cool wizard things you can do that you've probably not ever tried," Kingsley stated.

Harry looked to him confused. "What do you mean?"

"There's quidditch matches, and broom races, there's dueling but there is also theatres and even dances and things, I bet Dora can't wait to show you them all," Kingsley said. "Is there anything you want to see or do now that you have a real family?"

"I don't know," Harry admitted having never considered the fact that he would even have this option. "I do get to see all sorts of new things here, living in a magic household is brilliant."

"I bet it is," Kingsley said trying to build a bit of a rapport for future visits. "Do you miss anything about the muggle world?"

Harry shook his head, "Not really. Ted plays footy with me which is neat, and they got muggle board games and things too so...it is like the best of both worlds."

"I'm glad you're happy here lad," Kingsley said. "I think we are done for today. Thanks for talking to me Harry. Nice seeing you again Mrs Tonks."

"You too Kingsley," She said talking to them for a moment before they left. "Are you okay Harry?"

"I get to stay," he whispered amazed. "I really get to stay?"

"You get to stay," Andromeda agreed pulling him into a hug. "I'd like to see anyone try to take you from us Harry James Potter, you are our family, you are my son and they'd have to go through me if they ever tried. This is your home for as long as you want it to be."