A/N: Thank you all for the reviews. Harry Potter is not mine this is a story from a fan.

A helping hand.

C30 The next step starts here.

As Harry looked around himself. Andrea and Minerva were talking about anything while they kept their eyes on Harry who was overjoyed with everything he saw.

"Harry" Minerva called him and waited as he pulled his eyes away from the racing broom that was in the window.

"Do they really fly on those things, can I fly on them, can you take me flying" Harry fired off.

Andrea was about to tell him to behave when Minerva spoke up. "Sure Harry if I get a chance I will take you up and fly around for a little while. But for now, we are getting you some clothes for a restaurant we are going to".

"New clothes that really fit" He spoke up in awe.

Andrea saw the smile on his little face and stepped closer to her aunty. "I know I'm not allowed to get to attach to him but I do think that that will also mean the same for you if you keep on going like this".

Minerva looked at her niece as she gave her a little sigh. "Damn it he is just too lovely to let go. I do have to get Augusta on board of this or we will lose him and I won't have that. He has to have a grandmother".

It was now that Andrea gave her own sigh. "I'm going to need a lot of ice-cream if I don't get him. And you are going to join me".

"Make it chocolate and I will," Minerva said as she hooked her arm into the arm of her niece.

It was an hour later that Minerva and Andrea walked into the little room they got in the leaky caldron with a sharply dressed Harry behind them. In was there that they saw Amelia Susan and two other people standing there.

Harry saw them and also the stern look from Augusta and immediately hid himself behind the legs of Andrea. Andrea who didn't think twice about it just laid a hand on his shoulder in a protective way.

The behavior of Harry pulled a little at the heartstring of Amelia. Here was a boy of eight years old acting like a shy child of only four. "Harry," she said softly to make him look from around the leg of Andrea.

It was then that she slowly saw a little head looking around the leg with one green eye. "Harry this is Augusta Longbottom and this is her grandson Neville Longbottom".

Harry gave the boy a shy smile and hid back behind the leg.

Susan who had been there came around the other side of Andrea took the hand of Harry in hers while she said. "Harry, Neville is my friend and he will be your friend too, but you have to come with me".

Harry nodded and followed her to the other side of the room where she sat him down and started to play with a magical game she had brought with her.

Neville walked over almost just as shy as Harry was and sat down without a word as he started to play along with Susan inviting Harry to come and play with them.

*#*

At the other side of the room, Amelia threw up a privacy wall and turned back to Augusta. "That Little boy is Harry Potter," she told her.

Augusta put a hand on her mouth and just looked at the small boy. "That's Harry Potter, I thought he was supposed to live in a palace or castle with all of the potter servants".

Minerva huffed. "When was the last time you have been to the Potters," she asked but didn't wait for an answer. "The only servants they had were two house elves and as far as I know they were sold at an auction".

"WHAT" Augusta screamed? "House elves can only be sold when their owners die and then they could only be sold by a family member or one that received them in their will and the last time I asked about it, I heard that their will was sealed and that Harry was living with his servants".

"Who told you that," Amelia asked her.

"Albus".

"Sure, I was wondering when he would be in this part of the story," Andrea said as she again threw her hands in the air. "Finally we got him out of that hellhole he was in and he is right back into another".

"What do you mean hell hole," Augusta said as she started to get worked up.

"Augusta please sit down and let us tell you about the real Harry Potter who is sitting over there".

It was almost an hour later that Minerva, Amelia, and Andrea told her everything about little Harry Potter. "And that is the story of Harry" Andrea finished it.

Augusta stood and started to walk to the door. "Let get something to eat from Tom while I think about it. If I do this then I have to play it hard" and she left the room.

*#*

Harry didn't really join the game and just looked at how Susan and Neville were playing it. His eyes shined with joy as he realized that he was actually sitting with two other kids that were playing with him. He had friends and these were the first real friends he ever had".

*#*

After another hour they all had their fill and the kids started to play again with Harry actually joining into the game this time.

Amelia saw them go and immediately threw up another privacy charm. "Alright Augusta, tell me, what do you think it will take to get Harry to a good home".

Augusta took on her thinking face and glanced out of the corner of her eye. It was there that she saw the look in the eyes of Andrea. "Oh no, you want him to be yours, don't you? You went ahead and bonded with him".

Andrea looked up and stood on her feet. "Hell Yes, I have. You would too if you took a beaten down kid like Harry and gave him the first hug he ever had. I know I can lose him but I don't want that. I want to take care of him like Lily and Alice did for me whenever I got to Hogwarts".

"You knew Alice" Augusta said in disbelieve.

"What Alice, yes I knew her but we are talking about Harry".

"Alice is my daughter in law and she is in St Mungo's. She had been attacked three days after the Potters were killed. I still, thank magic every day that I had little Neville with me the day it happened".

"Oh, I.. I.. I'm sorry. Can't they do anything for them"?

"No, the healers have done everything they could, they are only talking gibberish and there is no end to it".

"You ever thought about a Muggle doctor. I know some people that could help them. Someone like my mum she is a psychiatrist you know. She is also a squib like me so she knows about the magical world".

Augusta got a small sad smile. "I won't get my hopes up but I'm willing to try anything. Now to get back to Harry, you do know that there is almost zero chance that you will get Harry as your son. I know you want him, but with Lucius and the other bigots you will not get him".

Slowly the tears started to build up in the eyes of Andrea. "I Know" as she started to sniff. "I have been through a lot with that little guy and he has grown on me, so if I can I want to keep him".

Augusta laid an arm around her shoulder as she told her. "Well, like I said a moment ago. It is almost zero chance that you will have him. But we will turn every rock around just to find every advantage we can find for you. For now take the little lad home and come back in three days. I will think about it and then we can all form a plan of attack".

A/N: This was it again for this time see you all in the next chapter.

Gr. Winmau.