Chapter 1

Upon boarding the Hogwarts Express, Harry immediately sought out an empty compartment in which to seal himself in. Upon locating one at the end of the train, Harry slammed the door shut before using every spell he could think of to lock it. He set his trunk on the floor and the empty birdcage that once held Hedwig on the seat. Harry pulled out the first aid kit his aunt had packed and yanked off his shirt to tend to the injuries his uncle and cousin had given him.

Just as Harry sat down to begin cleaning the wounds on his arm, the door he knew had spelled shut, flew open as a silver-haired girl loomed intimidatingly in the doorway. Harry shrank into the seat as he was flashed-back to his uncle and the cupboard. The girl sighed before yelling "Reqy! Sheara! Pull out the kit that Shane gave us and quick!" She turned to Harry, speaking gentler than before, "Calm down, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just going to patch you, 'kay?"

"Scylla, if you've cut yourself already, I'll kill you! Sheara, get your ass in motion before I transfigure you into a monkey!" an angry voice threatened as it neared the compartment doorway.

This time, a black-haired girl stalked into sight as a third blackish-brown haired girl stopped behind her, "I swear I'll–" the threat died on her lips as 'Reqy' noticed Harry curled in a ball and shaking in the compartment, "So that's why you went running; you smelled the blood…" Reqy set a silver case next to the quaking Boy-Who-Lived.

"We're not going to hurt you; you're safe now." Without looking away from the abused teen in front of her, she began ordering the other two girls into action, "Reqy, cast the best damn diagnostic spell you know. Sheara, guard the door and let NO ONE enter – not even a teacher. When the snack cart comes, order our favorites, something to drink, if she has any, and five – no ten Chocolate Frogs. Make sure you buy out the Blood-pops." 'Reqy' had already cast the spell and was going over the list of injuries when 'Scylla' finished giving 'Sheara' orders. "What's the prognosis on skeletal injuries, Reqy?"

"Six fractured and three broken ribs, left arm broken in two places, right shoulder dislocated, right wrist shattered, left knee shattered, right tibia broken, right ankle broken, and the pelvic bone is cracked."

"Internal injuries?" 'Scylla' asked as she was helping Harry swallow potions for pain and sleep.

"Punctured lung, lacerated liver, bruised spleen, his lower intestine has ruptured in SIX places, and he has a bleeding ulcer the size of Texas in his stomach."

"Areas of infection, areas of concern, deepest lacerations, and burns?" More potions poured down Harry's throat as he lay unconscious. 'Scylla' was already pulling out various jars of balms, creams, and poultices.

"Dozens of whip lacerations on his back, burns on chest, legs, and arms, various words carved on back and chest, a gunshot wound to his right thigh," her voice, when she spoke again, "a torn rectum, everything listed prior is infected, and he has SEVERE cases of malnutrition, dehydration, and pneumonia. Scylla, he's tried to commit suicide approximately four times. Please, promise me you'll kill whoever did this to him." Scylla nodded silently once she finished caring for Harry.

A few hours later Harry felt himself being pulled into consciousness. He woke up to find himself with his head on some strange girl's lap, "W-who are y-you?" the girl hazard a glance at him before turning back to her conversation with a black-haired girl sitting across from her. "Hey, I asked you a question," Harry grumbled.

"I know, but you interrupted me while I was speaking to my sister." Suddenly a pair of familiar voices sounded.

"This is the last compartment on the train Hermione… if he's not in this one then he must have missed the train." Ron's worried voice filtered through the door.

"Yes, Ron, I know that but I don't think that girl is going to let us check." Hermione snapped angrily.

"Oi, you, move." A savage growl sounded and the sounds of a fight started.

"Reqy," Harry's caretaker sighed, "could you go make sure that Sheara doesn't kill anyone this early in the year, please?" Reqy nodded and left silently.

"Sheara," Reqy called as she slid the door open, "you're not allowed to kill anyone this early in the year; regardless as to whether they bug you or not." Sheara immediately released a badly mangled Ron. Reqy turned her attention to the unscathed Hermione and wounded Ron, "What do you two want? This compartment only holds my sister, myself, and Sheara here," she gestured to the girl that was grinning evilly at Ron, "so why do you want to search this compartment?"

Hermione was the one to answer, being the one least likely to start a fight, "We're looking for our friend Harry; we've looked in all the other compartments and couldn't find him. We can't find him and are starting to worry; but since – according to you – he isn't in this compartment, we'll have to keep searching."

Reqy nodded, "Sheara, once the snack cart comes you can sit down," she stated before returning to the compartment and closing the door.

Harry watched silently as Reqy returned to her seat. A large yawn forced its way out of his mouth and he felt his eyelids begin to slip closed. The last thing he heard was the snack lady calling out, "Anything from the trolly?" before sweet unconsciousness claimed him.

Sho-dono:Well that didn't take long, now, did it?

Shiinmaru-dono: Surprisingly, no. #looks at reviewers/readers# Some of you were wrote that you didn't understand how some things came to be (ex. Petunia gaining powers or Harry being a Dark Veela); those aren't explained until LATER in the story. Be patient and we authoress shall explain all (you don't learn the why behind Petunia gaining powers until – oooooo, chappy 10, give or take. Harry doesn't know why he became a Dark Veela, either and only finds out after about chapter 6). The reason why we imported three girls from America is explained in the NEXT chapter (which we are still writing). One reviewer mentioned about this possibly becoming another one of those crappy LVxHPs before the first chapter; I think the reason was too little info. I was told previously by another reviewer (pre-revamp) that the info should be drawn out over the chapters – which is EXACTLY what I and Sho-dono intend to do.

I'm sooooooooooo happy that all you precious readers out there reviewed and that some of you put this on you Story Alert list. THANK YOU!!!! Shiinmaru-dono out!