Warning: mentions abuse. Normal speak "the man and the moon". telepathic messages. 'the man and the moon'
the doctor and joe entered the headmasters office with a look of determination. after what joe told everything about dumbledore to the doctor, the
doctor was determined he wouldn't be swayed by the grandfatherly yet manipulative headmaster. "joseph my boy, what can i do for you this fine
afternoon?" Dumbledore asked. "albus, i wanted to ask you about harry." joe stated. "i see." dumbledore said while he sat down. "what is it about
that you wanted to ask me about?" dumbledore asked inquisitively. "I was wondering if you would let me take harry in over the summer.
he'll be better protected and he'll be much more happier than at privet drive." joe said. albus took a deep sigh before speaking."alas my dear boy,
harry needs to be at his relatives house. he'll be much more safer than with you i believe. no offence." albus said seriously. "funny you should
mention that sir." the doctor began with anger in his eyes. "we found these scars on harry's back. these we're no scars that were caused by
voldemort. these are belt buckle lashes. I'm surprised the poor boy hasn't broke right now." the doctor said with a cold tone as he handed the
photographs of the marks. Albus was horrified when he looked at the photographs. Sure, he knew that the dursley family despised magic with all
their being. But this. This was barbaric. "so you see now Albus" joe stated with the oncoming storm threatening to explode out of him."you will allow the boy
to stay with me for the rest of the summer for his safety. Do I have your permission?" he finished with the anger of the universe about to bear down
onto the old man. "yes" a stunned Albus whispered. "you can take him" he finished in a defeated tone. leaving the room with the Doctor, joe felt a a strange sensation
in his mind. "Uh uh uh albus." Joe said teasingly. "no legillemancy" he finished angrily. He then departed the room with the Doctor.
When they told Harry the good news, joe felt his 2 hearts grow larger than they were. the happiness and excitement on harry's face reminded joe
and the Doctor to joys of growing up and the happiness that time has long forgot. "whoa." harry said. "it's bigger on the inside." he whispered excitingly. the doctor
and rose grinned. they never got old hearing that statement. "I mean wizards can do the same thing just not to this extent." he finished. "of course they cant." joe
said proudly. "because time lords started it first." the doctor finished in the same tone as joe's. "joe?" harry asked. "yeah ?". "when you said that you'll gladly throw
down your life for me, I thought i heard you biting back a "S". do time lords have more than one life?" he asked smartly. joe looked a bit sheepish and so did the
doctor. they were planning on telling eventually, but not this soon. "I swear to Rassilon, the universe needs more people like you." joe said causing Harry to blush.
"To answer your question, yes Time lords have more than 1 life. in fact, they have 12. It's called regeneration. whenever i'm mortally wounded, my body regenerates
or heals itself per se. The downside is that my face changes and so does my personality. But I retain every memory I have." he finished. "which body are you on by
the way harry asked the Doctor." "Tenth" he replied sadly. "how many do you have left Joe?" Harry turned to Joe. "24." he said. "WHAT?" the Doctor Yelled. "It
was a childhood accident." Joe said calmly. "When they took the graduating cadets from the academy to look into the Untempered Schism, they forgot about me after
they took a everyone else back. But by the time they remembered me it was too late." he finished grimly. "They found out that the extra regeneration's bonded with
me and that if they tried to remove them, it would kill me. so they let me be." Joe finished sadly. "Anyway Harry, i'll get your trunk from the hospital wing. Doc, show
him his room. i'll be back in a jiffy." Joe said in a rushed voiced. "Alright then Harry, if you'll follow me i'll show you where you room is." the doctor said in friendly
voice. The Doctor and Harry walked down until they got to room that's right next to Joe's room." when harry opened the door to his summer room, he gasped.
it was a king sized bed with with the Gryffindor banner hanging up in his room. "is everything bigger on the inside?" Harry asked."yep" the Doctor said happily
popping the P. "Time lord technology." Joe arrived shortly after with harry's trunk. He bid harry good night telling him he was going to bed. with this being said, harry
had to muffle a yawn. The Doctor heard this and immediately said "Bed". harry complied by getting his pajamas on and brushed his teeth. when his head hit the
pillow, he immediately was asleep.
The Doctor left the boy to his privacy and closed the door. "joe?" the doctor asked while knocking on Joe's door. joe opened his door. "yeah, what is it?" he asked
timidly. "Harry's asleep, but considering what you told rose and i earlier about his potential PTSD, i think you should keep a ear out just in case he has nightmares or
something." 10 said in his matter-of-fact voice. "And we're going to talk about your extra regeneration's later." he added sternly. Joe nodded his head. "hey doc,I
need to tell you something." Exasperated, the Doctor asked "what now?". "Thank you. Thank you again for supporting Harry and I." Joe said in a gratuitous tone. "its
no problem and besides Joe, love doesn't discriminate" the Doctor said with his eyes full of mirth."Was that a bloody Hamilton reference?!" Joe asked exasperatedly.
the doctor sniggered. "Because if it was, that was a pretty good-" joe said before being cut off by a sound of Harry's scream. "NO! NOT JOE, NOT HIM. NOT MY
PARENTS ! PLEASE ! TAKE ME INSTEAD !" the boy cried. Both the doctors and joes eyes were filled with horror as they raced to harry's room. Barging in, they found
Harry wrapped up with sheets which were soaked and so were his pajamas. Joe and the Doctor tried to calm Harry down enough for him to wake up. Finally he
awoke, and immediately hugged Joe while crying at the same time. 'Tom's going to pay for this.'he said to the Doctor telepathically. 'Agreed'. the doctor thought. at
the same time, Joe was making soothing sounds to calm harry down enough and all the doctor could do and watch with amazement with what just happened. rose
had to come in see what was wrong. "Harry had a very trumatising nightmare, Rose." Joe said while scanning Harry with his sonic screwdriver. "it was about you"
Harry whispered. "I gathered that much" Joe mused sadly. "you were murdered by Vol- Voldemort. and I was forced to watch him kill you until you ran out of
regeneration's" Harry cried. "oh, Harry" Joe said with tears in his eyes. sitting down next to harry, he thought he would have to tell him his feelings for him now.
"guys can we have some privacy?" he asked. 'Please' he begged the doctor telepathically. thankfully the doctor and rose got the idea and left. turning his attention to
harry, he decided to reveal his love to Harry. but he needed to calm him down enough in the mean time so Harry could pay attention to his words. "i'm fine.
nothing's wrong with me. And if it makes you feel better," he paused."I don't regret kissing you in the hospital wing" he whispered soothingly. "You don't ?" Harry
asked hopefully. "I regret nothing" Joe answered back calmly with tears still in his eyes. Without warning, he gave Harry a peck on his right cheek. Harry returned the
favor with a passionate kiss which managed to beat the one in the hospital wing. And they remained like this for next few minutes with neither one wanting to break
up. The nightmare was all but forgotten until Harry's scar started to act up. "Ah!" he cried while breathing for air when they we'rent kissing. "whats wrong?" Joe
asked sharply. Harry shook his head trying to forget the pain. "It's nothing" he replied. "it was my scar acting up." Harry said. "only your scar?" Joe said with a
concerned expression. "Yeah, its been hurting a lot this year" Harry said. "Well, i think its supposed to be expected now that Voldemort's back." Joe muttered. "you
think so?" Harry asked. "Yep, in fact I wont be surprised if your scar started acting up when he's angry or feeling dangerous." Joe said in a smart voice. "There is a
way to prevent you from seeing into Voldemort's mind. your scar will still hurt like mad but you wont see glimpses into HIS mind." Joe said quitely. "really?" harry
asked hopefully. "Yes" Joe answered before he was cut off by a monstrous yawn. "I'm going to bed" Joe yawned. "i'll see you when you wake up" he added. "wait,
Joe?" Harry said. "yeah Harry?"."Umm, can you sleep in my bed with me?" Joe raised an eyebrow at that statement. "not sexually" Harry added. "i meant, sleep in
the same bed with me to help with my nightmares." Harry added quietly like a embarrassed child would. Joe walked over to the bed and flopped right down on it.
"of course luv" Joe said while he kissed harry's forehead. with this, Harry smiled. Joe went to turn the lights off and returned to the bed quietly as Harry had
immediately dozed off. Joe laid down right next to him closed his eyes. And for the first time in a while, he fell asleep with a smile on his face.
(how did you guys like that twist about the amount of regeneration's Smith has ? I promise i'll expand on that throughout the story)
as usual, don't forget to leave me a review or a comment. I promise I wont be hostile. ^^
PS. i'm going through the older chapters and making edits to them whenever i have the time. :D
PPS, next time Joe shows Harry his memories of his relationship with his mother, how he met her and the promise he made too her.