It was a week after Severus and Remus came up with their plan to rescue Harry. They had watched for about an hour, making sure that no-one would be going in or out of the house.
"Okay, Severus, I think that I can go to the door now. How do I look?" Remus said, turning around in her new dress so that Severus could examine her. She wore a simple powder-blue sundress with a honey-colored ribbon tied around her slim waist to set off the color of her eyes. She wore white strappy sandals that made her two inches taller on her feet.
Severus smirked and then pecked the woman on the cheek, "You have really warmed up to women's clothing quickly. It was a lot harder to convince Potter to wear women's clothing."
"Well, I think it has to do with the fact that dresses are actually a lot like robes. So I automatically feel comfortable in them." Remus said. She then placed a hand on Severus' cheek. "Thank you for coming with me. I know you don't really like Harry all that much, but I really do think-"
A scream interrupted her words, making the woman jerk away from the man and stare wide-eyed at the house. She then turned to Severus, her face in complete panic, "That was Harry's voice! That was Harry's voice! Why would she be screaming like that? Do you think that something-"
"Shut up." Severus said, pulling the woman into an embrace. He then pulled her back into the bushes, "I know that it is hard for you, but we will wait for about another ten minutes, then you can go in, all right? You need to calm down. I can't have you going all mother-wolf on them, got it? If you freak out, you will mess up the entire plan."
Remus nodded slightly, but still stared at the house. She waited for the agonizing ten minutes and then walked up to the door. She knocked tentatively and waited for an answer. A large whale of a boy answered. 'Must be Dudley…' Remus thought to herself.
"Um, excuse me, dear, but, oh dear, I feel so silly for asking this, but could I use your bathroom?" she asked.
"Mum! There's a woman at the door saying that she's gotta use the loo! Should I let her in?" the boy yelled over his shoulder.
Remus could feel her face flush as the boy walked away from the door and a horse-faced woman took his place, staring the tan-haired woman up and down.
"Could I please use your bathroom? I just… I really need to use it. Female problems, you know?" Remus tried weakly, trying to smile but failing miserably.
The horse-faced woman nodded, "Yes, you may use the restroom. It is up the stairs and the first door on the right."
Remus nodded and then bolted into the house, going into the bathroom and shutting the door loudly behind her. She then took out her wand and then pointed it at herself. She muttered a spell. 'All those years of pranking finally paid off.' She thought with a smile. Remus had used a 'Notice-me-not" spell that she had often used with James, Sirius and Peter on their ventures out to the Forbidden Forest when they all began to outgrow James' invisibility cloak.
She opened the door, then looked both ways. She tip-toed out of the bathroom and went to the room next to it. The smell of blood engulfed her nostrils. Her hand went to the knob and she entered the room.
The sight that greeted her almost made her vomit.
Harry Potter sat on the floor, leaning over, tears streaming down her face. Her bare back was covered in fresh cuts that were still bleeding, staining the floor a deep red.
"Oh, Merlin, Uncle Vernon, please, please don't… not anymore. I promise I'll clean it up. Just five minutes…" she pleaded, her soprano voice wretched from screaming and crying.
Remus took the spell off of herself and then made her way to Harry.
"Harry, Harry, it isn't your Uncle. It is me, Remus." She said, tilting Harry's chin up.
Harry looked at her for a moment, taking in Remus' new look.
"You too, huh?" the ebony-haired young woman said, a wry smile tugging at her lips. She then wrapped her arms around Remus, holding her close. "You came for me, right? You came to save me, right Remus?"
"Yes, Harry, I've come to take you somewhere safe. Now, there isn't much that I can do here. Do you think that you are healthy enough to Apparate with myself and Professor Snape? We will take you to Hogwarts, where Madame Pomfrey will take care of you."
"Why can't you just get me out of here now?" Harry asked, her voice cracking and threatening a second wave of sobs.
"There are certain wards on the house that keep people from Apparating in." Remus explained, "Come on. Let us get your things. And find you a black shirt to put over you, okay?"
Harry nodded. She tried to stand up, but found that she couldn't. Remus looked at her pup with sad eyes. She went over to Harry's trunk and fished out a black shirt. Then she closed the trunk and shrunk it, placing it in a pocket in her dress. The older woman then helped the younger one put on the shirt.
Once everything was situated, Remus dropped to her knees, "You still weigh, like, ninety-five pounds, don't you?"
"Hundred and three now, but there isn't much of a difference. But why?" Harry asked.
"We are going to piggy back you out of here." Remus answered.
Harry climbed onto the other woman's back, wincing slightly as the shirt was pressed tightly against the cuts in her back.
Remus whispered the 'Notice-Me-Not' spell and then they made their way out of the house.
No one noticed.
Remus and Harry were in and out the door as fast as you could say "Quidditch". Remus took off the spell as soon as they were with Severus.
"She can't move. Her 'uncle' decided to beat her. She is still bleeding. We need to get her to the infirmary as soon as possible."
Severus nodded and lightly touched Harry's head while he held Remus around the waist.
And then they were gone.
Conditions Met:
1. More than one character must have their gender switched.
2. They are switched involuntarily.
3. Snape gets somebody to love.
