Harry Potter the Magical Worlds Hero

by EvaShinobiKaiserKnight

Xover between Harry Potter and Ratman Manga. A young abused Harry was made to clean the attic one day when Petunia wanted to make the boy suffer by throwing out his mothers belongings. His aunts plan seemed fool proof he discovered a strange watch. When he put it on his life changed from the cruel life he lived. Now living a new life Harry goes to Hogwarts as the Magic Hero Ratman.

2. Chapter 2 Ratman Origins Part 2

Harry Potter the Magical Worlds Hero

ESKK: Well new chapter let's begin.

(Start Hospital)

The Grangers had checked the boy into the hospital that same evening they met this mysterious savior in black. The boy was resting and Emma and Dan being the ones who brought him here got the prognostics on him. Several improperly healed bones, faded bruises with a few fresh ones, a cracked skull, a possible concussion, a few lacerations, and malnourishment. A classic case of child abuse and child neglect right here. Emma was of course allowed to say the night with the boy seeing as he had no other guardian to come for him.

Hermione was clearly worried for the boy and Dan had taken her home promising her Emma would be home soon. Emma couldn't possibly imagine what her little girl was going through after seeing the state the boy was in. He was seen with an odd watch but since it was one of his only possessions beyond his glasses and the cloths of his back they let him keep it.

Dan of course had taken the glasses to at least bring the boy a new pair as from what he saw they were prescription glasses. He had a friend who was an eye doctor and after explaining the situation could possibly give him a pair to give to the boy. The glasses were broken and thus Emma knew whoever took care of him didn't even bother to get him a new pair. She of course told the authorities of what happened leading up to this and in turn the man who saved them was being looked for as well as her two attackers.

They simply wanted to ask him questions as to who he found the boy as Emma remembered how he spoke of getting him to the hospital. As she saw this she sighed and turned on the tele in the room and began to look into the news.

(Scene Break Pivot Drive Morning)

"Captain."

The captain walked to the front door, or where it had once stood, and looked at the edge of the Cupboard door.

"Any idea what caused this?"

"None, sir." Carlton replied. "Even Killer is stumped." Carlton said as she was still trying to make sense of all of this.

The captain whistled as that was a major shock to him. Officer Kellan, known to many as Killer due to his pivotal role in a particularly nasty case in which only his unorthodox and borderline-illegal actions had saved the little girl, although the man who had taken her hostage had fallen to his death, was the expert on melee weapons, blades and modified tools, a legacy of his time in the army.

He was also the force's combat instructor and one of the nicest, gentlest men in the service, unless a child was in danger.

"Did he have any ideas?"

Carlton shrugged in response to this. "He said it looked like it had been done by something with some incredible strength. The first door was forced entry but the second one it looked like the guy literally pulled it off its hinges. Whoever he was he had to be strong Hercules strong at that." Carlton said as that was surprising enough.

"So you're saying Superman flew out of a comic book and saved the boy?" The captain asked as he looked to which Carlton saw what he said in shock. "What? This looks like straight out of a comic book. I fit was Super Man then the minute my son hears this he's going to be begging me to take him to see the next Super Man movie." He reasoned to which Carlton sighed.

Shaking his head slightly as he fought with the realization that his captain enjoyed comic book super heroes, Carlton let his professional reflexes take over. "The first door was broken into from the outside suggesting forced entry the second door was torn off its hinges from the outside since I doubt a boy could do both without help." Carlton said to which he then looked to the front door. "I don't know why they broke in and took the boy while leaving the doors like this but Sarge things the doors were left like this on purpose to lure us here to what the Durlsey's have done." Carlton said as he had more to add. "Personally I'm thinking it may have started out as a home robbery and a sense of honor among thieves showed up when our possible burglar turned child savior saw the state the kid was in. So he took the boy to Lord know where." Carlton said as he looked closely.

"We have partial handprints, from the size we think that the intruder was a male." An officer called out as they all heard this.

"The boy's father by chance?" The Captain asked as he looked but Carlton shook his head in response.

"No sir, he's dead as is his wife Mrs. Dursley's sister." Carlton began as he then went to what he found out thus far. "James Potter and Lily Potter, nee Evans, both died on Halloween eight-one and are buried in Godric's Hollow. One son registered, Harry James Potter, who was born of July thirtieth, nineteen eighty. Cause of death, unknown." Carlton listed off to which the Captain did not like what he heard.

The captain frowned in thought. "Get me full details on them, and I mean full! I want to know where they were born, to whom, where they went to school… something about this whole thing stinks, and I want to know what." He said as a child was abused and a thief may have rescued him from people who The Captain was starting to feel deserved to have their house broken into.

"Already checked, sir." Carlton said with a frown. "Not much on them, but they went to a private school in Scotland, we couldn't get the name or the location. For some reason, Petunia Dursley didn't, so it's possible that she felt left out and took it out on her nephew." Carlton theorized and childhood jealousy targeted at the child sounds like a motive for this sort of abuse and neglect.

The Captain nodded thoughtfully. "How is the house to house going?" He asked to which Carlton had the answer.

"Not much more in the way of details, sir. Only rumor and fragments of information, but we do know that Vernon has an older sister named Marjorie, Timmons has already gone to see if she knows anything." Carlton said before Timmons was heard as she was clearly ticked off.

"And that woman is a monster." Timmons growled as she walked up to them. "Half a dozen dangerous bloody dogs, and get this she blooming breeds them! Went on and on about how James Potter was a criminal who lived on benefits and how Lily Potter was a whore who sullied the reputation of her family and that their son was already a scumbag who needed a good thrashing. I called headquarters to check, and they have nothing on James and Lily Potter, no criminal records and no benefits records." Timmons said to which it seems this case got worse and worse.

The Captain nodded again as there was more questions the answers right now. "Damn." Carlton mused as it summarized what everyone was thinking. "What the hell is going on?" Carlton asked scratching his head a bit trying to think of an answer or a clue they may have missed.

Their attention was then caught by a van pulling up, a van that wasn't a police van but had a very distinct livery on the side. "Check your uniforms." The Captain nodded. "Looks like we're going on national television." He said hoping this may help them out somehow in the long run.

(Scene Break Unknown Pub)

Rita Skeeter, up-and-coming journalist, amazing beauty, insightful writer and (the last she admitted to herself in the quietest corner of her mind) unregistered Animagus, was sat in a pub enjoying a beer while half-listening to the television in the corner. Even after several years of exposure to the Muggle world, Rita was still awed by how much they managed to achieve without magic. The Wizarding World had the Wizarding Wireless, but it had nothing that could capture moving images and throw them across the country, let alone the world. The Muggles kept coming up with new things, new models of atomobles (or however they were pronounced), and new devices meant to help clean the house instead of relying on household spells and house elves… Rita had invested in several devices for herself and discovered in the process that the old belief about magic and electricity not mixing was wrong. Curiosity had led her to research where the belief had sprung from and the only places where technology consistently failed was at Hogwarts and the lesser schools. It was while sneaking around at one of them that she had found the answer in the back-files, specialized wards against electrical devices created during a brief window when all the schools were led by pure-blood proponents who looked down on the Muggles and Muggle-born. The wards had been tied into the protections, then simply forgotten about, giving rise to the mistaken belief that the Muggle world and the Magical world simply couldn't mix.

Her self-congratulatory musing was cut short when a name sounded from the television and she leaned across the bar.

"Sorry, can you turn the news up a bit, please? And get me a pack of crisps?"

The bartender turned the volume up and Rita stared at the screen even as she absently placed a pound note on the bar.

"Keep the change." She muttered as her attention focused on the news story that would shake the wizarding world to its foundations.

"… taken from the house by an as-yet unknown person. Evidence left behind shows that Harry Potter went willingly and without hesitation. At this time, we are still searching for the Dursley family." The Newsreader spoke as Rita saw this.

(Main Studio)

The scene cut back to the main studio where the newsreader looked directly at the camera, a somber expression on his face. "The hidden secret of Privet Drive, a young boy, held prisoner in a small cupboard by a locally-known family and rescued by an unknown person. Noted child psychologist Frank Shields joins us in the studio with his opinion on this heartrending case. Mr. Shields?"

"Thank you. On the surface, this case is terrible, a young boy abused by his aunt and uncle, an aunt and uncle who refuse to acknowledge him as proven by the fact that there was not a single photo in the house of him, but dozens of the other boy. Whoever took him has, as shown by the scraps of cloth left behind, made new clothes for him. This shows that although the rescuer may not have expected to find what he did…"

"He?" the newsreader asked and Shields nodded.

"A partial handprint was found, as were several footprints. Judging from their size and shape, as well as the feats of strength on the scene, the mysterious intruder is almost certainly male." The psychiatrist said but he was far from done. "Finding the young Harry Potter may have triggered a memory of his own past being in a similar state or at the very least caused a sense of empathy and resonance to the boy and when he left, he took him with as well." He said to which the newsreader said.

"The Constables have been informed that a man who was seen leaving the area may have taken the boy. But it seems he wore a suit of sorts no doubt to hide his identity. A friend of mine created some sketches of what the man probably look like, I have a picture here." MR. Shields said as he began to show the pictures.

(Back with Rita)

The picture of the possible flashed up on the screen and Rita almost choked. Rita was of course left skeptical as it looked to be something very dark and if not dark then odd.

"As for young Harry Potter's mental state, evidence suggests that when he came to stay at the Dursleys at little over a year old after the death of his parents, the Dursleys chose to place him in the cupboard under the stairs. From that point, he would have grown starved of attention and judging from the rumors about him that they spread, with no sense of self-worth. Given that, it is no surprise that he would head off with the first person to take an interest in his well-being. I can only hope that wherever he is, he is happy and that his rescuer continues to look out for him." Mr. Shield said as the news story went on.

"Thank you, Mr. Shield." The Newsreader said to which Rita was in a state of shock.

Rita pocketed the crisps and quickly downed the rest of her beer before striding out of the pub. She needed to do some serious research and seeing what was in the Muggle newspapers was a good start. Unlike the Wizarding newspapers, the Muggle Newspapers did their best to report the facts and keep speculation down to an absolute minimum. If the story was in the papers, then she would be able to gather almost as many details as if she was on the scene herself.

Furthermore this mysterious savior could be some sort of Wizard or a half-breed of sorts judging how they described his feet's of strength.

(Back with Emma)

Emma was shocked at what she saw. This man the News showed was the same one who rescued her family. He must have found Harry and tried to get him as far away from that house as possible. This man was a thief yes but he basically saved young Harry's life. It was made even more of a small miracle when Dan and Hermione walked in and Dan saw enough to know what was happening.

"Dan." Emma began to which he nodded.

"I know. Hermione stay with your mother I'll be right back." Dan said and in turn ran to the doctors and get the local constable involved because the missing Harry Potter was no longer missing.

(Scene Break back with Rita)

Barnabus Cuffe leafed through the material that Rita had dumped on his desk, his alarm and excitement both growing by the second. After several moments, he sat back in his heavily-upholstered chair and stared at Rita.

"Alright, you're on the staff. Anyone who can bring me a story as shocking as a Crucio deserves to be on staff permanently. Now, how were you thinking of doing this? If we play up the Muggle angle, Millicent Bagnold's going to have our heads for trying to revive the Death Eaters." Barnabus Cuffe said as he looked to Rita.

Rita nodded. "I was thinking we should start with a quick reminder of the whole Boy-who-lived angle, then note that he vanished from the Wizarding World before revealing he was placed with his Muggles relatives. Throw in several Muggle quotes from… this paper, showing just how bad they were compared to normal Muggles and from there we can lead to questioning who put Harry there and why as well as anything about his possible savior." Rita said as this was her plan and needless to say she may have her faults but child abuse… well she plans to ruin the lives of any child abuser she comes across as a reporter.

"I checked with Gringotts and the Potter's will was sealed by Albus Dumbledore. We can start a campaign to find out why the will was sealed, maybe even get it unsealed and publicly read, for it to have been sealed it must have been explosive and it'll give us more to work with." Barnabus said to which Rita had to agree there.

"Then, we can start speculating about the man who rescued Harry. The cupboard was torn from its hinges, I think it must have been accidental magic of sorts, showing that Harry's really powerful. The doorway reeks of a well-controlled blasting curse, but the amount of control needed to blast through in such a small space without causing harm or a major scene? We're talking the reincarnation of Mordred Pendragon but on the side of good." Rita said to which the editor had a thought but Rita continued on. "As for the headline, I was thinking The Boy Who Was Abused." Rita said as she looked to her new editor. "A play on the boy who lived trope in which would bring in the eye catchers." Rita said to which Barnabus leaned forwards, a predatory grin on his face.

"I like it!" HE said but then had one other thought. "What of this fellow who saved him I think we should at least mention him and keep an eye on Muggle news in case this isn't the first time he shows up." He said to which Rita nodded.

"My thoughts exactly any man muggle or not who manages to save our world's savior from an abusive home should be respected for his noble deed." Rita said as they were in agreement on this.

(Scene Break the Dursley's)

The first clue that Vernon Dursley had that his perfectly normal life was collapsing was when he opened his morning newspaper and found himself looking straight at his own picture. For almost a minute, he stared in shock at the unexpected sight, then he carefully put down the paper and closed his eyes in thought.

Something had gone seriously wrong, and he was prepared to bet his pension that it was the Freak's fault.

Re-opening the paper and completely missing the sudden exit of the owner of the Bed & Breakfast they were staying at, Vernon read the story with a mounting sense of self-righteous anger. Someone had not just broken, but tore their way through his house to burglarize it and then run off, taking the damned freak of a nephew with… him? Now that this robber had taken the freak he couldn't even force the Freak to work off the cost of repairs!

And the police had named him as a wanted man? How was he ever going to get his life back to normal after this? He'd thrash the Freak to within an inch of his… its life for this… this insult!

"Vernon Dursley?" A voice asked getting Vernon's attention. Vernon looked up, ready to snap at whoever had the temerity to interrupt him, only for his red-mottled face to go white as he saw no less than four constable had entered the room. "Your presence is requested at the station, Mr. Dursley. Yours as well, Mrs. Dursley." The Officers of the law said and in turn Vernon fought to get his thoughts under control. It was all the Freak's fault, and one day, revenge would be his!

(Scene Break Constables office)

"Charlus Winston, MI-thirteen." The nondescript man said, causing the officer behind the desk to look up in surprise. "Here about the Potter case, the parents were known persons of interest and valuable operatives before their untimely demise." Charlus said as he looked to the officer behind the desk.

The officer nodded and picked up his phone, dialing a number and talking quietly but firmly into it. A couple of moments passed, then the captain appeared.

"Captain Theophilus Black. How can I help you?" The Captain said as he was now given a proper name.

Winston looked at him curiously. "Black… Black… was your father…?" Winston began before Theophilus cut him off.

"Marius Black. May I ask why?" Theophilus asked as he looked to the MI-Thirteen operative.

"Of course, but privately." Winston said. Captain Black frowned but led him to an interrogation room, closing the door behind them.

"Alright, what's so important about my father? And does it link to the Potter case?" Theophilus asked as he looked to Winston.

"Marius' father was he named Cygnus Black?" Winston asked to which Theophilus nodded.

"He disowned him for some reason, but yes." Theophilus almost snarled and Winston held up a hand in a calming gesture.

"I needed to know. Do you recognize what this represents?" Winston asked as he looked to the officer of the law.

Theophilus stared at the stick in Winston's other hand. "That's… a wand?" He said more then asked as he saw it.

"So you know about magic, good. Your file will be updated to show you're now part of the Merlin Club, someone will visit later to explain the ramifications. Your grandfather was a powerful wizard, but your father Marius was born without magic and was cast out of the family. The Potters were also magical, which is why there are so few records of them, they were murdered in…" Winston began but was cut off.

"Eighty-one on Halloween." Black interrupted. "You said murdered, who was responsible?" Theophilus asked as he looked to Winston.

"The one known as the Dark Lord." Winston said, ignoring Black's snort at the pretentious title. "However, he himself was killed when he tried to use a killing curse on the young Harry Potter after killing James and Lily. Harry was placed in hiding to protect him from the Dark Lord's more… fanatical followers, something which has backfired enormously. The Wizengamot is… not happy that their greatest hero has vanished." Winston said to which Theophilus was confused.

"The what?" Theophilus asked to which Winston knew this may be a long investigation.

(Scene Break Grangers)

"So that is all you know of the situation ma'am?" A constable asked as it was almost like a miracle had occurred for this boy. A miracle that was damn well long overdue if one were to ask.

"Yes sir." Emma said as she looked to the officer.

"Alright the investigation is still ongoing but despite everything that guy may have been a thief but damn he made a bloody saint out of himself that night." The officer said as Dan then had to ask.

"What will happen to Harry now?" Dan asked as the officer stopped.

"In all likely hood with no other guardian to take him… I reckon he may be placed in the system kid has one hell of a Guardian Angel though let's hope it can pull off another miracle for him." The officer said before he took his leave for the time being.

When the officer was gone Hermione was in the corner reading a book as Dan and Emma looked to each other. "Dan." Emma began to which Dan knew that look.

"Wait Emma stop right there I mean we already have Hermione to look after looking after another boy like this." Dan began but Emma cut him off.

"Dan that man tried to get young Harry to the hospital and if he has no one else the least we can do is look after him." Emma said as she looked to Dan. "His ordeal was atrocious he deserves a loving home we have that spare room we can use for him." Emma defended while she looked to her husband. "Besides Hermione could use a friend and a playmate." Emma said to which Dan looked concerned right now.

"Alright I'll think about it but at the very least let's wait for him to wake up first." Dan said as Emma smiled at her oncoming victory. After all in arguments between herself and her husband she always wins those few arguments. "The police and hospital agreed to keep Harry's being here a secret for the time being at least until he's sorted out just don't get your hopes up." Dan said as he honestly wanted to look after the boy also but he knew how the system can at times screw children over.

(A day later)

Harry woke up to the smell of the nurse's office, and heard the sound of beeping going on. He looked and saw a heart rate monitor nearby as he noted it beeped with the same rhythm as his heart. He saw wires and tubes attached to him but to his side on a seat he saw a woman there reading a book.

Harry moaned a bit causing the woman to look to him. "Oh you're awake." Emma said as she looked to Harry.

"Um where am I ma'am?" Harry asked as he looked to Emma.

"You're in the hospital dear you were in quite a bit of bad shape." Emma said gesturing to the tubs feeding nutrients into Harry.

"Thank you ma'am." Harry said as he looked and saw his watch was missing.

"Oh before I forget." Emma said as she handed the missing watch to Harry. "I figured you may want this back it was the only thing you seemed to have that was in proper condition." Emma said to which Harry nodded.

"Thank you." Harry thanked again as he put he watch back on.

Just then the doctor walked in and saw Harry was awake and smiled to him. "Harry Potter." The doctor greeted as she looked to Harry. "You gave everyone quiet the scare." She said walking over to Harry. "A lot of things have happened in the past few days but let's worry about that later, for now we need you to get back to full health." The Doctor said to which Harry was nervous but agreed none the less.

"Um sorry sir… I can't see that well right now." Harry apologized to which Emma nodded.

"Here." Emma said giving Harry a new set of glasses and in turn he saw he was in a hospital room clearly now. "The pair you had were in atrocious condition so my husband who has a friend who owns a practice got you a new pair." Emma said as Harry nodded and took the glasses with much humility.

"Thank you." Harry said as he was nervous to which the Doctor noted right now.

"Well then let's get you all fixed up you may need it a long struggle is upon us." The Doctor said to which they got to work on the subject.

(Scene Break Wizengamot a month later)

Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, finally pulled out his wand and unleashed a Cannonblast charm, startling the Wizengamot into silence. Looking round, he noted almost absently how few of the members had been speaking (or shouting) in his defense.

"Very well. The motion for the unsealing and public reading of the wills of James and Lily Potter has been made and seconded." Albus said, his voice firm. "Before we continue, I must remind the Wizengamot that the reason the wills were sealed was to ensure that the young Harry Potter would be placed somewhere safe, where none of Voldemort's followers could find him." Albus tried to defend and though he held a strong front inside the weight of what young Harry had suffered through hang heavily on him.

"And look how that worked." Augusta Longbottom sneered. "Face it, Albus, you have lost the Boy-who-lived, your plan failed. Let us have the wills read so that we can decide if James and Lily's plans would have been better, and if they can be used when we finally locate our misplaced hero." Augusta said to which Albus agreed with her he failed James and Lily now it was time to see how badly he had failed them.

The rumble of approval that rose told Albus that his protests wouldn't count for anything, so he changed tactics. "From the unanimous approval shown, I believe we can dispense with the voting and move directly to the will reading. Auror Scrimgour, can you please fetch the wills from the Ministry of Magic's secure storage area?" Albus asked to which Scrimgour rose from his bench, saluted and almost ran out of the great hall. Albus looked round at the assembled members. "Since we will be waiting a while, is there any other business that we should take care of first?" He asked as it may be a while to retrieve the papers in question.

(Scene Break Later)

"…and so the motion to repeal the Muggleborn Protection Statutes is defeated." Albus said as Scrimgour re-entered with a pair of parchment rolls in his arms. Albus accepted the rolls, then placed them on the display lectern in front of him.

"Members of the Wizengamot, I, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore do hereby swear on my life and magic that until this day, I was unaware of the contents of the wills. So mote it be!" He said as he knew depending on what he reads will decide if he resigns from Hogwarts. A brief Lumos confirmed that Albus still had his magic, causing a susurration of comments amongst the members of the Wizengamot and Albus capitalized on the moment.

"My plan was to have the wills unsealed when Harry Potter came of age and was fully able to defend himself both magically and legally from the followers of Voldemort, but I now open the wills as per the stated wishes of the assembled Wizengamot." Albus said hoping for his conscience sake he hadn't failed Lily and James to horribly.

Albus turned to the scrolls and waved his wand over them, muttering under his breath as he undid the complex enchantments that held them closed. A moment later, both scrolls unrolled up the lectern, displaying their contents. Moving to the one on the left, Albus started to read aloud.

"The Last Will and Testament of Lily Potter, written on the Third of September, 1981.

"Declaring that I am sound in both mind and body, I hereby declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, with all previous Wills being invalidated.

"Should I predecease my husband, James Potter, all my worldly goods are to be given to him with the exception of the following bequests.

"To my sister Petunia Dursley, I leave a thousand Galleons to be converted into the Muggle currency of Pounds Sterling, as well as my best wishes for the future. Although we had our differences which caused us to part ways, we were still sisters and I wish her well.

"To my one-time best friend Severus Snape I give my forgiveness and a thousand Galleons. I know what your Patronus is, Severus, and I know how much you regret your mistakes and your moment of anger that all but destroyed our friendship. I am sorry that we never got a chance to rebuild it."

In the public galleries, a black-clad man with greasy-looking hair stared down, tears flowing down his cheeks.

"To my friend Sirius Black, the magical Godfather of my son Harry Potter, I leave five thousand Galleons. Padfoot, please help James to look after my son.

"To my friend Remus Lupin, I leave five thousand Galleons and the Potter holiday cottage in Cornwall. Moony, you always loved the seaside and despite what the others may have thought, I always knew that you were no traitor. I ask you to help Sirius and James look after my son, you always were the sane and sensible one of the group.

"To Peter Pettigrew, the secret keeper of the Fidelius charm that hides us, I leave either five thousand Galleons for your bravery, or thirty sickles if Voldemort found us."

Albus halted as the Wizengamot erupted. Releasing another cannonblast, he turned an ashen face to Amelia Bones, the newly-appointed head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. "Amelia…" Albus began as he looked to the newly appointed head of the DMLE "Get Black from Azkaban and bring him here so he can testify under veritaserum to the truth of what we just heard." He ordered as if what the will said is true… well Hogwarts may be in need of a new headmaster soon.

Amelia acknowledged, rising from her seat. "I'll do it personally." She said to which Albus nodded and turned back to the scroll that had just destroyed many of his beliefs about what had happened that fateful Halloween night.

"To my friends Alice and Frank Longbottom, I leave five thousand Galleons to be held in a trust fund for your son Neville's Hogwarts education and material. I know you two don't want any charity from me, but when you let me hold young Neville, I could feel his magic burning strongly. With a proper wand, he will be amazing, maybe rivalling Dumbledore one day.

"To Amelia Bones, my colleague and sparring partner, I leave ten thousand galleons. Get some body armor, 'mels! Next time, it may not be just your eye that is damaged.

"To Albus Dumbledore, I leave five thousand Galleons and a small envelope in this will containing the address of a very good confectioner. I think you'll really like the sweets there, possibly more so than those lemon drops you are so addicted to."

Albus had to pause as the Wizengamot laughed at the joke, then he continued with a sad smile on his face.

"To my former Head of House, Minerva McGonagall, I leave five thousand Galleons and a pot of catnip. Minerva, you know why.

"To my favorite professor, Filius Flitwick, I leave five thousand Galleons and my recently acquired book 'Dueling strategies of the Chinese Mages'. I know that you've never been able to get your hands on a copy, well, now you do.

"To my Potions instructor Horace Slughorn, I leave five thousand Galleons and my thanks. You were the best Potions teacher a muggleborn like me could have had. If only more people saw the importance in what someone could be, and not who their ancestors were.

"Should James and I die together, all my previous bequests will still stand, except that our son Harry will inherit everything on his eleventh birthday. The following people (in order) are asked to take Harry in.

"Sirius Black. And Padfoot, if you corrupt him, James and I'll haunt you! Well, James may not, but I will! If you have any problems, get Remus to help you. In fact, do that anyway, we all know how erratic you can be.

"Frank and Alice Longbottom. Alice, please raise your godson as your own, I think that Harry and Neville will grow up to become brothers in all but blood.

"Amelia Bones. Your courage and loyalty to the light mean that you would be well-placed to raise Harry to be a true wizard of the light.

"Filius Flitwick. Your outlook on life and energy would make every day a joyous adventure for Harry.

"Minerva McGonagall. You managed to rein in my husband for seven years, I think that Harry would do very well under your care

"If all of the above are unable to take Harry in, then Albus Dumbledore is to see that Harry is adopted by a wizarding family. Failing that, he is to be raised at Hogwarts.

"Whoever takes Harry in is to receive a monthly stipend of three hundred Galleons for his wellbeing, the amount to be increased by fifty galleons per month each birthday. On his eighth birthday, Harry is to be granted access to the Potter Vault and his trust vault, but is forbidden from taking any money from the Potter Vault until he claims his full inheritance.

"Under no circumstances is Harry to be sent to stay with my sister. Although she would probably accept him, the influence of her husband means that Harry would have a miserable life there.

"Written and signed by my own hand,

"Lily Potter, nee Evans."

Albus stopped reading, his shoulders slumped as the enormity of his mistake crashed home on him, and then he stepped across and began reading from the second scroll.

"The Last Will and Testament of James Potter, written on the Third of September, 1981.

"Declaring that I am sound in both mind and body, I hereby declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, with all previous Wills being invalidated.

"Should I predecease my wife, Lily Potter, all my worldly goods are to be given to her with the exception of the following bequests.

"To my best friend and brother in all but blood Sirius Black, the magical Godfather of my son Harry Potter, I leave ten thousand Galleons and the guest house on Potter Manor grounds, although I expect that Lily will be kind enough to let him use his old room in the mansion itself. Please protect my wife and kid, Padfoot, and raise him up to be a true Marauder!

"To my friend Remus Lupin, I leave ten thousand Galleons and the Potter holiday cottage in Cornwall. Moony, Albus finally explained why you were gone so often. I was wrong about you. I'm sorry I ever doubted you and hope that you can forgive me.

"To Peter Pettigrew, the secret keeper of the Fidelius charm that hides us, I leave either ten thousand Galleons for your bravery, or my dying curse if Voldemort found us."

"To my friends Alice and Frank Longbottom, I leave five thousand Galleons to be held in a trust fund for your son Neville's Hogwarts education and material. Hopefully, Harry and Neville will continue the alliance between our houses.

"To Albus Dumbledore, I leave five thousand Galleons.

"To my former Head of House, Minerva McGonagall, I leave five thousand Galleons. You always claimed I was the reason your hair went grey, so now you can buy some dye for it.

"To, Filius Flitwick, I leave five thousand Galleons and my heartfelt thanks for those dueling tips you gave me. They saved my life several times.

"Should Lily and I die together, all my previous bequests will still stand, except that our son Harry will inherit everything on his eleventh birthday. The following people (in order) are asked to take Harry in.

"Sirius Black. And Padfoot, raise him to be a true Marauder. You know what I'm talking about. Get Moony to help you, we both know how unstable you can be at times.

"Frank and Alice Longbottom. Frank, please raise your wife's godson as your own, I think that Harry and Neville will grow up to become brothers in all but blood like Sirius and I did.

"Amelia Bones. You have our trust.

"Filius Flitwick. I agree with my wife on this one.

"Minerva McGonagall. We all know that despite your strict outlook, you're a real pussycat at heart.

"If all of the above are unable to take Harry in, then Albus Dumbledore is to see that Harry is adopted by a wizarding family. Failing that, he is to be raised at Hogwarts.

"Whoever takes Harry in is to receive a monthly stipend of three hundred Galleons for his wellbeing, the amount to be increased by fifty galleons per month each birthday. On his eighth birthday, Harry is to be granted access to the Potter Vault and his trust vault, but is forbidden from taking any money from the Potter Vault until he claims his full inheritance.

"Under no circumstances is Harry to be sent to stay with Lily's sister. Vernon is an example of what most Muggles are not. Harry is not to be placed anywhere near him.

"Written and Signed by my hand,

"James Potter of the Ancient and Noble House of Potter."

The previous outcry of the Wizengamot seemed almost silent compared to the new uproar, then the noise quietened as Amelia re-entered with a quartet of Aurors escorting a disheveled Sirius Black. They directed him to sit in the prisoner's chair in the middle of the hall and the chains wound themselves around his limbs, holding him firmly.

"Sirius Orion Black," Albus began as he knew he owed this man an apology and much more. "You are here to testify to the Wizengamot about the events of Halloween, nineteen eighty-one." Albus said to which Sirius almost smiled to this.

"So I finally get a trial, huh?" Sirius croaked no doubt his long tenner in Azkaban did a number on him. "Okay, bring on the veritaserum." Sirius called to which Amelia stepped forwards and Sirius opened his mouth, allowing Amelia to place three drops into his tongue. Albus nodded and Amelia stepped back, ceding the questioning to Albus.

"What is your name?" Albus asked as he looked to Sirius.

"Sirius Orion Black." Sirius responded.

"What was your relationship with James and Lily Potter?" He asked to get all the facts straight.

"I was James' adoptive brother." Sirius said, his expression wistful. "He took me in after my family threw me out. James and Lily asked me to be Harry's Godfather, I agreed and took the full oath." He said to which several gasps were heard as the Wizengamot realized the enormity of the statement. A full oath meant that Sirius literally could not knowingly do anything that would negatively impact on his charge's health and welfare. He literally could not have betrayed the Potters to Voldemort even if he wanted to.

"Were you ever a Death Eater or loyal to Voldemort?" Albus asked as from this tragedy he hoped to make a major blow to the Pureblood Supporters and Voldemort's remaining followers.

"No, never." Sirius responded.

"Were you the Potter's Secret Keeper?" Albus asked wanting a clear answer.

"No, we decided that everyone should think I was, but that Peter Pettigrew should be the true Secret Keeper as no-one would suspect him when I was the obvious choice. We never expected the rat to betray us." Sirius said as the way he said it despite the potions effects showed the guild for being the one who suggested it.

"But you killed him." Albus added but Sirius had a counter.

"No, I didn't. I wanted to, but I didn't." Sirius responded, causing another flurry of gasps and whispers. "I confronted him, but he used a curse to blow up a gas main, then he turned into a rat and escaped down the sewer. It's all my fault, I should have been the secret keeper…" Sirius said as he was feeling the weight of his guilt here.

"Pettigrew was an unregistered Animagus?" Albus asked sharply and Sirius nodded.

"We all were. James was a stag, Lily a doe, Peter a rat." Sirius listed off before Albus had to ask.

"And you?" Albus asked and saw a mischievous glint in Sirius eyes.

"A mutt." Sirius giggled. "A black mutt, a mutt from a pureblood family, a pure-bred mongrel! An excellent joke." Sirius said with a bit of the Marauder still in him.

"Was Pettigrew the one who betrayed the Potters?" Albus asked as that was the main thing he needed to know for certain.

Sirius nodded jerkily. "He betrayed James and Lily, I wanted him dead, but I needed to catch him, make him pay, send him to Azkaban… why was I sent to Azkaban, was it because I couldn't protect James and Lily?" Sirius asked as the potions effects mixed with his exposure to the Dementors.

"Then why were you convicted of betraying the Potters?" He asked but Sirius chuckled a bit.

"I was? I didn't know that, didn't have a trial, you see." Sirius replied. "No trial, just straight to jail, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars, just like in Lily's favorite game, she usually won, you know, used to beat us all…" Sirius said reminiscing over old times with Lily and James when she was still around.

Albus then motioned for Amelia to administer the antidote and then he turned to face the Wizengamot. "As Chief Warlock, I move that based on what we have just heard, we formally clear Sirius Black of all charges and award him damages for wrongful imprisonment. Furthermore, I move that Peter Pettigrew be stripped of his Order of Merlin and his name placed on the most wanted list." Albus said and in turn there was no opposition to the move and the chains holding Sirius to the chair disengaged and dropped to hang loose.

"Where's Harry?" Sirius asked and the rising conversations in the Wizengamot cut off with a suddenness more commonly linked to an Avada Kedavara. Sirius looked round, horrified realization dawning. "What's happened to him? What's happened to my godson?!" Sirius demanded but alas no one was able to answer him.

(Scene Break a week later)

Molly Weasley accepted the paper from the owl in the window and placed it on the table before returning to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. A moment later, a shuffling noise announced the arrival of her beloved husband Arthur and she handed over a mug of coffee for him to drink.

With a fond smile for his wife, Arthur took a sip of coffee, glanced at the headline of the Daily Prophet and promptly exhaled in shock, spraying coffee over the (fortunately empty) table.

"Arthur, what's wrong?" Molly asked, pulling her wand out to clean up the mess. Arthur, still choking and spluttering, turned the paper slightly so that she could see the headline.

The Boy Who Was Abused!

In shocked silence, they read the long article, leaving Bill to run past them into the kitchen and salvage breakfast before it burned. "Oh, that poor boy." Molly finally said, her voice showing her distress. "What did Albus think he was doing?" Molly nearly shrieked as she was a mother herself and would gladly hex them if she could.

Molly was at the window even before the owl had touched down. Taking the paper, she handed it to Arthur who placed it on the table while Molly dropped five Knuts into the owl's leg-pouch. As the owl flew off, Molly moved to join Arthur, Bill and Charlie at the table, where they saw the newest headline.

Search for Boy-who-vanished Ends with Glory

Search for the Boy-Who-Lives Hero

The four Weasleys read the paper avidly, Molly shedding tears as more details of how the greatest living hero of the wizarding world had been treated. "How could those Muggles do that to him? How could they mistreat a child like that?" Molly sobbed as Arthur hugged her.

I know, Molly-wobbles." He half-whispered reassuringly. "But he's been found thanks to that no named man and many seek him out to thank him now have you seen how the other Muggles have responded? They've already launched a national campaign to find him, using their terrylisson and their radio, not to mention all their newspapers." Arthur said as Bill then realized something.

"Hey, mom," Bill said slowly as he got ready to duck and cover. "Does this mean that the author of those books you brought for Ginny was lying?" He asked to which Molly froze for a moment, then her expression hardened.

"He must have been! How could he! Ginny loves that series!" Molly shrieked and in turn got off her chair.

"Uh-oh," Charlie whispered. "I think she's going to send a Howler!" As he realized what this meant for those books about Harry Potter. Arthur stared in near-shock at the headline of the paper. Percy had joined the group in their newest daily ritual, reading about the search for the missing Harry Potter.

Wills Read in Wizengamot – Warlock in Wrong!

Black Falsely Imprisoned – Real Traitor on Run

In a shocking turn of events, the wills of James and Lily Potter, two of the greatest heroes of the war against You-Know-Who, were unsealed and publically read before the Wizengamot. The results proved that much of what we know about the night You-Know-Who was defeated by The-Boy-Who-Lived is wrong!

As everyone knew, on that fateful night, Sirius Black betrayed the Potters to You-Know-Who, who travelled to Godric's Hollow to kill them. Lily Potter sacrificed herself in an attempt to save her son, leading to You-Know-Who's killing curse bouncing off the young infant, destroying You-Know-Who utterly. Soon after, Sirius Black was confronted by Peter Pettigrew. In the confrontation, Sirius fired an explosive curse that killed Peter, leaving only a finger intact, and a dozen Muggles, a crime for which he was imprisoned in Azkaban for life.

But the story is wrong!

The real secret keeper, as stated in the Wills and confirmed by Sirius Black under Veritaserum, was none other than Peter Pettigrew! A former member of the group known as the Marauders, Peter Pettigrew was, like James Potter, Lily Potter and Sirius Black, an unregistered Animagus, having the form of a brown rat. It was none other than Pettigrew who betrayed the Potters to You-Know-Who and when Sirius confronted him, Pettigrew used a blasting curse to cause a large explosion before fleeing into the sewers in his rat form, leaving a single finger behind. The aurors that responded to the confrontation, in the mistaken belief that Black was the traitor, arrested him and he was sent to Azkaban without a trial, there held until the reading of the Wills cleared him of the horrendous crime he had been accused of.

The true story of the night You-Know-Who was defeated – Page 2

Animagi, how to spot them in their animal forms – Page 3

Bounty on Pettigrew – 500,000 Galleons for his capture – Page 4

Search for the Boys Savior Continues – Page 5

The Wills of James and Lily Potter – Page 6

Bill frowned slightly as he realized something. "Dad, if an animagi is injured as a human, would the animal have the same injury?" Bill asked as he looked to his father.

"I think so." Arthur said, not seeing where Bill was going.

Percy, however, inhaled sharply. "Scabbers is missing a toe on his front paw!" Percy nearly yelped but quickly lowered his voice. "Which finger did Pettigrew lose?" Percy asked with great concern now.

Arthur and Molly stared at each other, then they almost exploded from their seats and sprinted up the stairs to Percy's room, the three oldest following them. Flinging open the door, they stared at the open cage.

"Percy, please tell me that you closed the cage last time you cleaned it out." Arthur said quietly as they began to connect the dots.

"I always close and lock it." Percy said, sounding as if Arthur had insulted his dignity, then he caught sight of the open cage. "How did Scabbers do that?" Percy asked as he saw the open cage.

"With this." Arthur said heavily, picking up a small loop of thread lying just outside the cage. "Looks like he had practice… Molly, grab the others and get them to the Lovegoods, fast, but quietly. I'll call the Aurors." Arthur said with great care knowing if they did this right Peter Pettigrew would be off to Azkaban.

Molly nodded and shooed the kids back down the stairs. "Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, we're going out!" She called out knowing things were about to get dangerous here.

Looking round, Arthur cast a quick detection spell and breathed a small sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, he probably didn't overhear." Arthur said knowing he had to be fast but quiet about this.

(Scene Break that Afternoon)

The flames in the fireplace turned green and people started to pour out. The first one out turned into a black dog even as he landed, then turned back, his expression fierce. "The rat's here. His scent is unmistakable." Sirius said as he knew Peter was here. It was payback time and Sirius was going to collect.

"I assume you set the wards to lockdown?" Amelia Bones asked and Arthur nodded in response.

"No-one in, no-one out. Only the floo connection remains open." Arthur said as he was ready to lock that down as well.

"I'm looking forwards to meeting little Peter again." Another man growled and Sirius placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Easy, Moony. He's trapped here with us, and between you and I, we can find him, no matter where he is." Sirius said calming his best friend here.

Remus nodded slowly, his eyes intent. "Do you think he had anything to do with Harry vanishing?" Remus asked as clearly hoping some of Peter's old self from their school years was in there.

"I don't think so." Sirius said as yet another person entered through the fireplace. "But once we get the rat caged, we can then concentrate on finding which family took in Prongslet." Sirius said as this masked man who saved Harry was owed a great deal of thanks.

Remus nodded and fingered his wand almost impatiently as the floo finally stopped disgorging people.

"Alright, we all know why we are here." Amelia barked as she began to take command here. "Somewhere here is the traitor Peter Pettigrew, rat animagus. He could be hiding anywhere, so keep casting your detection spells and stay in groups of three. As soon as he realizes that we're after him, he'll get desperate."

"Sirius and I will search as a pair." Remus said with a feral grin. "We knew him, not as well as we thought we did, but well enough for this. He'll probably head out the back as soon as he realizes that you're searching for him, Padfoot and I can cover ground the fastest and have the best chance of catching him." Remus said as Sirius began to mirror his feral grin.

Amelia nodded. "I agree. Alright, spread out, but stay with your partners. Stun on sight." Amelia ordered to which they all got to work.

Remus loped to the door and opened it, allowing the canine form of Padfoot to run past.

"What did they mean that between them they'd have the best chance?" one of the Aurors asked and Amelia looked round.

"Remus is a werewolf and it was full moon last night, so his senses are still enhanced. Factor in werewolf speed and tenacity plus Sirius' Animagi senses, Pettigrew will be captured in short order if he runs. Arthur, Shacklebolt, secure the Floo and hide the powder. Moody, you're with me. Get scanning! "

The aged, heavily scarred auror with the false leg and the artificial eye that was swiveling in all directions nodded. "Already looking, but the background magic's making it hard. Arthur, when you get the reward, I'd recommend tearing the house down and rebuilding. Must cost you a lot of magic to keep it up as it is." Moody said to which Arthur nodded as the auror clomped off, wand in hand ready for action.

(Later)

Peter emerged from where he had dragged another Knut that had fallen down the back of the settee. He was starting to accumulate quite a stash, thus making it easier should he be forced to flee. His musings were suddenly found to be prophetic when on his way back to his cage, he found himself looking at a bowel-loosening familiar false-leg-and-boot.

Mad-eye Moody, the Auror from hell!

Peter jolted backwards in shock, just as a stupefy hit the spot that he had been standing. Turning tail, Peter dashed as fast as he could away from the devil-auror and the person with him, running in panic to avoid the red-flash rain of spells and he reached a small hole in the wall between rooms and squeezed through it.

"He's heading for the living room! Use locator spells!" Amelia called out as they had to move fast.

Peter would have sworn had he been in human mode, that was the voice of Amelia Bones, head of the DMLE and she obviously knew what he was! That meant that there were more of them, he had to get out of there!

The wall just behind him shattered as a spell punched through and Peter fled, heading for a gap in the floor. Squirming through it, he almost voided his bowels as another spell gouged the wood so close to his tail that he felt the tingling of the spell-energy, then he was through the hole and squeezing down between two walls.

Even then, he wasn't safe as portions of the wall were ripped out and hands tried to grab him, occasionally coming close enough that they pulled out small but painful clumps of fur. Finally he made it to the crack he was aiming for and squeezed through. Now that he was outside, he could escape and…

His thoughts vanished into a panicked squeal as a set of slobbering, sharp-toothed jaws that were somehow familiar scooped him up off the ground. Petrified by fear and unwilling to transform in case whatever had caught him chose to hurt him, he twitched slightly, catching a glimpse of a shape covered in black fur…

Oh no. It was Padfoot.

"Hello, Wormtail." Another voice from his past almost purred and Peter looked up to see the familiar form of Remus Lupin brandishing a wand. "Padfoot, pull!" Remus called out and in turn Padfoot's head whipped down, then up and Peter squealed as he found himself arcing into the air, then a red light engulfed him and he knew no more.

(Later outside)

"We got him." Remus said as he strode into the Burrow, his prize grasped firmly in hand, then he stopped and looked round at the wrecked room and the holes in the walls.

"Merlin's grey beard!" Sirius gasped from behind him. "What happened? It looks like the aftermath of James' bachelor party, except Moony isn't dressed as a ballerina, Moody isn't singing the teapot song and I haven't lost my trousers." Sirius boasted a bit to which Remus face palmed himself as the Aurors who had overheard his statement stared at him, the faces of several of them working as they desperately tried not to laugh, except for one who was scowling furiously. "Thank you, Padfoot." Remus growled after a moment. "Can we get back to business now? Madam Bones, may I hand the wanted fugitive Peter Pettigrew, also known as Wormtail, over to you?" Remus asked to which Amelia motioned and Shacklebolt picked up a small cage. Holding it out, he closed it firmly after Remus deposited the stunned rat into it. Waving her wand above the still form, Amelia nodded as the rat was briefly surrounded by a red glow.

"Animagus confirmed, and since we have no rats on the list, he isn't registered. Take him back to HQ. Mr. Black…" Amelia began before Sirius cut him off.

"Sirius, please." Sirius said with a cheeky smile.

"Mr. Black," Amelia repeated in a firm tone. "In light of your wrongful imprisonment, the DMLE will retroactively place you on the Animagus register without any penalties. In addition, you both have the official thanks of the DMLE for your aid in apprehending this… traitor." Amelia said to which Sirius cheeky smiled turned into a grin.

"Excellent." Sirius said. "Now, if you'll excuse us, Remus and I need to get to Gringotts. Remus has pointed out that with Harry's location being hidden by the muggles, the next person in line to inherit the Black fortune is Draco Malfoy. Against my better judgement," Sirius paused to glare at Remus. "I'm going to claim my Lordship and deal with a few family issues, such as a cousin or two to be thrown out and one to be brought back in." Sirius said and in turn Amelia had a question.

"And your Wizengamot duties, Heir Black?" Amelia enquired, causing Sirius to grin and Remus to look worriedly at him.

"Well, with my godson missing, I won't have much time to spend with that collection of old farts. Not that they'd appreciate my sheer awesomeness, anyway." Sirius said causing Remus to roll his eyes all before Sirius clapped him on his shoulder.

"That's why I'm going to ask my good friend Moony to deal with most of the boring things like Wizengamot meetings and looking after the Black estate. He loves that stuff, he was always the scholar of the group." Remus said to which Amelia was surprised by this.

"A werewolf on the Wizengamot?" Amelia gasped, then her eyes narrowed.

"Yep!" Sirius chortled. "No laws against a werewolf acting as a proxy!" Sirius said to which Amelia held back a grin at how the Pureblood are going to have an aneurism over this.

Remus stood stock-still, opening and closing his mouth as Sirius continued, his voice suddenly serious. "With Remus backing me up, my chances of finding Harry go way up. Remus was always the planner of the group, James and I were the idea and action men. With the full Black fortune at Remus' disposal and all the links of the Black family, we'll be able to find Prongslet." Sirius said to which it seems all was well for the time being.

"Wait." Amelia said, her mind having finally managed to catch the part of a previous sentence that had been niggling at her. "Moody sang the teapot song? I have a Pensieve at home, who has the memory?" Amelia offered to which Moody was not pleased.

"Don't make me Obliviate you." A familiar voice growled as Alastor Moody did not need a reminder of that incident.

(Later with the Weasley's)

The entire Weasley family gathered round the table in the Rookery, looking at the newest edition of the Daily Prophet and the picture of them on the front cover. For the benefit of the younger children who couldn't yet read properly, Arthur read the headline and story for them.

Family Unearths Traitor

Pettigrew Placed On Trial

In a stunning turn of events, the man who betrayed the Potter family, Peter Pettigrew, was captured due to the observant nature of the Weasley family. The rat animagus chose to hide as the pet of the third son, Percy, since Arthur Weasley is a trusted department head at the Ministry of Magic and as such, Peter believed that he could use that to keep track of what was going on in the belief that You-Know-Who would one day return, and when he did Pettigrew would rejoin his master.

Placed on trial in front of the entire Wizengamot and forced to take Veritaserum, Pettigrew admitted his treason and was sentenced to life in Azkaban. At Lord Black's request, Pettigrew was condemned to be placed in the very cell that had once housed Sirius Black once anti-animagus wards had been emplaced to prevent him from escaping.

In a notable expression of gratitude, Amelia Bones, head of the DMLE, had this to say. "We are grateful for the actions of the Weasley family, who will be getting the reward for alerting us the whereabouts of this wanted fugitive. Since the home of the Weasleys suffered severe damage due to Pettigrew's actions during his apprehension, the DMLE will provide financial restitution to allow the Burrow to be rebuilt."

Lord Black added, "Arthur Weasley is a brave man who acted with courage and honour. The House of Black is honored to announce its alliance with the House of Weasley, and in addition to the reward given to them by the DMLE, the House of Black will pay the Hogwarts tuition fees for all seven children. Their bravery and quick-thinking has brought one of the most dangerous criminals in the Wizarding World to justice."

We at the Daily Prophet can only agree with both Madam Bones and Lord Black, and extend our own congratulations to the Weasley family.

Pettigrew's trial – Page 2

The new heroes, the Weasley family – Pages 3 and 4

Lord Black appoints school friend as his Seneschal – Page 5

Search for Boy-Who-Vanished continues – Pages 6 to 9

Lyrics to the Teapot Song – Page 10

A piercing blue eye and a magical eye glared at the paper's final line, then the figure reading the article pulled himself out of his chair and stalked out of the living room and into the kitchen, his every other step being the hunk of wood against the floor. Halting in the kitchen, he threw the paper into the fireplace, then swung the kettle to above the flames.

After a moment, he began so sing softly.

"I'm a little teapot, short and stout…"

(Scene Break a Month Later)

Harry had managed to make a full recovery within the month at the hospital. Of course when he was able to talk Lawyers and the like came by to ask Harry questions. Emma stayed nearby and if not her then her husband Dan instead. As the month of June made way for July the Lawyers and case workers knew that from his treatment by the Dursley's Harry should not be near the court case on this.

The boy's abuse was horrible and may take time to recover. Luckily they had other ways to make sure the Dursleys were properly sent to prison but they would approach those when the trial was set. It would be a touch and go event but Emma and Dan knew Harry needed faces he could trust right now. A hospital wasn't a good place to try and relax and in turn the social Worker had been approached by Dan and Emma to see if they could become Harry's guardians until he was legal age.

It helped their case when they saw that Harry and their Hermione was smitten by each other. The two were almost inseparable while Hermione helped Harry break out of his shell. They would send someone over to check in on Harry regularly but from what the Case Worker saw it was a home run here.

So we now find Harry and Hermione at the living room of the Granger home with Dan nearby and Emma in the kitchen. Hermione rolled her eyes when she saw Harry reading her father's old comic book collection. It seems Harry has a fondness for super heroes much like most boys his age. Hermione wasn't so interested but she read with him since it helped with reading. Dan saw how they acted it wasn't a sibling bond from what he could see but time can easily change that.

Emma on the other hand had treated Harry as if he was her own to which Harry more than enjoyed it. Of course Dan made sure to keep Harry away from some of the darker or risqué comics at least until, Harry was older assuming their home will become his permanent home.

"Harry, Hermione." Emma was heard as they looked to Emma in the kitchen. "Why don't you two come over and help me decorate the cake." Emma offered to which the tow got up.

"Coming Mummy." Hermione called to which Harry followed.

"Be right there Mrs. Granger." Harry said leaving Dan alone in the room.

"Dan then turned on the news and began to look over the news to see what was going on.

"Now several weeks ago the nation was shocked by a horrifying child abuse case in Pivet Dr. Many neighbors found themselves in shock that they never truly realized what had happened." The newsreader said as Dan hoped it was good news now.

(At the News Station)

"Many of you remember the horrifying tale of a little boy who was abused by his aunt and uncle and forced to live in such horrifying conditions only to be rescued by a man who later went to save a couple and their own daughter from a mugging." The Reader said as he looked and showed images of the man in question which was, Harry's other form when transformed. "No one knows who he is but some have gone to call him a saint for what he has done." The Reader said but went on with the story. "Now the little boy has been placed in foster care with the same couple this man had rescued who had taken him to the hospital to get treated." He spoke as the story continued.

"Now for the sake of both the boys and his new foster's family's privacy we had opted not to give their names but in a brief interview they shared this with us." The newsreader said as he went on for details. "We thought that night would be normal but nothing could prepare us for what we saw and experience what had begun to look to be a tragedy turned into hope for tomorrow, a brave man hiding behind a mask brought a boy whom he had no part or obligation to help to safety away from an abusive home. Life has a funny way of moving sometime we think it's directed torts a goal but other times it seems paths cross as it did that night, we will try to the best of our abilities to provide young Harry a home and safety and I hope God is merciful to those who did this to him because we would not." The newsreader quoted as he saw this event.

"The Dursleys' were of course found and will in turn be made to stand trial for this crime. The family who took Harry in will be there as well if for no other reason than moral support heaven knows this boy has been through enough." The newsreader said to which many in the studio was in agreement.

(Back at the Grangers)

All was right in the world for the time being. Harry was happy, Hermione had a friend, and in Dan's case this was a pretty well wrapped story. Once the Dursley's are sentenced Dan will be sure to welcome Harry into their home if he choose to stay for the foreseeable future. But with how closely he is bonding with his daughter Dan can wager Harry will be here to stay.

Unaware to the Grangers Family save for Hermione who had an odd suspicion that fateful night and the comics Harry has read has truly inspired him to become something new.

(Scene Break that Night)

Harry was in his room as he was drawing and writing on a piece of paper. As he did this he tried to think of a name to call himself. As much as he hated to say it a name seems to keep popping up in his head. It wasn't cool but it did open the path for a cool catchphrase. He pictured the scenario it would be use when they ask who he was. In turn he began to draw write the name in big stylized bold letters. The name of a new hero… the world's smallest hero Ratman.

(TBC)

ESKK: Well second chapter is done so let's move on too chapter 3 folks. But until then leave a review and like always ja-ne.