A/N - Really long break and really short chapter, sorry. This is even more filler than the last one. I didn't want to get into a Remus and Sirius confrontation until next chapter which is also when James first meets Harry (hopefully), Lily wont meet Harry until chapter ten. Anways this chapter ends before Remus figure it all out. So, I hope you enjoy!

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EDIT! DATE CHANGE IN CHAPTERS 6 & 7 Moved forward one week. Be aware if you read earlier than 3/20. Content did not change just date. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Chapter 8

St Mungo's, Afternoon November 19th, DD

"I didn't do anything Franklin, I asked if he was okay then he freaked." Petunia Evans, like her sister, was a force to be reckoned with when angry. It was a general consensus agreed on by most that questioning an Evans sister in such a state would only end with you either vomiting up slugs, Petunia's favorite, or in a full body-bind hid in a closet or room somewhere no one would find you until they felt you suffered long enough, Lily's favorite. Sirius Black, along with James Potter spent many days on the receiving end of both of aforementioned hexes before fifth year. Lily's more often than Petunia's due to proximity and the fact Petunia only acted if she felt Lily's method was not efficient enough. Healer Franklin was never one to fear women however, and he would continue to press with a pigheadedness that he, and his family, were legendary for.

"He was fine thirty minutes ago." The man protested.

"Franklin, what happened?" Sirius said as he flew though the door alone.

"Evans," The man said pointing at Petunia.

"Pet,"

"The kid was in the hall I offered help he freaked and ran in there, none of us can manage to get him out, not even with magic."

"Please tell me you were not daft enough to use any unapproved magic on Ha.. him," Mary said as she rounded the corner Marlene behind her. When Sirius burst through the floo he took off down the hall with little attention to that around him. Marlene was hopeless to find him, or keep up once she stepped out. Thankfully Mary was out next. She was also running but Marlene was more able to keep with the younger woman's strides than that of her six foot two husband.

"No, just on the door."

"Not to sound stupid here, but why?" Marlene asked.

"His core is exceedingly unstable at the moment due to constraints of..." Franklin said turning to Marlene and explaining the medical terms for binding ones core. Mary huffed after a secound and turned to Marlene.

"He bound his core," She explained before turning back.

"I can't take off the warding," Sirius said with a sigh his wand dropping to his side.

"You put it up." Franklin huffed.

"And I can take those down. There is new wards around the door put up by the boy. Pretty sound wards exactly. He is not coming out of there until he is good and ready too." Sirius said.

"Franklin please, just leave it." Mary said before the man got a chance to protest. He left in a huff.

"I am sorry Mary, I was trying to help him."

"He spooks easy, we will get him out. Sorry to take up your time Petunia." She said, Petunia looked slightly put off but left the room nonetheless with little comment. Mary looked at Marlene questionably then toward Sirius.

"Reggie," He said with a huff.

"Point,"

"So, how are we actually going to get him out." Marlene asked.

"We try to talk him out," Sirius said dragging his usual chair over to the side and sitting in front of the door. His hand ghosting over the wood. Mary took the other seat and Marlene moved to perch on the bed. She watched the murmured conversation between Sirius and the unresponsive child on the other side of the door. She had watched similar conversations first with Sirius and Harry, 'their' Harry, when he was an infant. She watched him have similar conversations with Astrarea now. She figured most of it was just nonsense but it usually calmed both 'their' Harry and Astrarea down. It was a weird thought, the fact there was their Harry and this Harry. Odd but good, or at least good if it ended up the way Marlene hoped it would with Harry home where he belonged. Where he had always belonged.

"Mary,"

"Yeah,"

"How... Sirius said, he said how bad?"

"Bad, very bad. He is, I heard stories from Healer Grant about bad cases. Saw transcripts of cases that you convince yourself are exaggerated to unbelievable extremes,"

"That bad,"

"Those were able to be healed with magic and potions. We are counting on a specific regime of low doses potions due to his size and malnutrition. Minimum amounts of magic and a few muggle techniques in nutrition. "

"His core is that unstable,"

"We don't actually know, he has never released any part of his core long enough for us to get a good measure on it." Mary explained and Marlene nodded. Mary and Marlene sat in relative silence. Watching. The better part of an hour passed before the two ventured to the upstairs waiting area. Marlene to grab something to eat and Mary with the hopes the boy would emerge if not watched. As the two made there way back to the room, Marlene eating an apple, they saw the closet door open and heard murmurs of voice though the connected bathroom. Marlene knocked on the door once to let Sirius know they were back.

Sirius Black's ears perked at the sound of the knock where he sat perched on the edge of the bathtub where a stotic Harry sat in very shallow water. He had already gotten the boy whipped down in less than five minutes and was at the moment running his wet hand though the boys hair to water it down a bit but not dump water on it. The small boy was staring ahead as always muscles shaking the slightest bit.

"I would ask if you want to play for a bit before you get out but I have a feeling the answer would be no." He said and the boys green eyes connected with Sirius's gray ones. He made no move to accept or deny the statement and Sirius just nodded.

"You are a man of few words you know that kid." He said summoning a towel and motioning for the boy to stand. The child did as asked and Sirius lifted him from the tub and sat him on his lap as he softly dried the boy of the water. The green eyes did not leave his face as he stared ahead.

"We gotta have a talk buddy," He said and the boy looked down finally breaking contact. Sirius took the boys small chin in his hand and twisted it back to face him.

"Look kid, I have no problem with the fact you had an accident, it happens. I have no problem that you got scared, I can understand that. I don't truly even have a big problem the fact you hid in the cupboard where you know you aren't supposed to be. My problem is with the fact you locked everyone else out. Buddy, we are here to help you. You know that right?" He said lifting his eyes searching the green ones before him.

"Right," He asked again. It was a few more moments before Sirius sighed. "We'll work on that one, now lets get you changed alright." He said lifting the boy effortlessly and changing him into a pair of underwear before tugging a hospital robe he transfigured into a red shirt over his head and a pair of blue jeans over his bum before hanging the towel back up.

"There is someone else here to see you bud. Think your up to it?" The question was not answered.

"She is nice I promise, and I will be there the whole time. Nothing to worry about okay." He said as he moved to open the door. Harry reached up his hands and grabbed at the air silently a sight that took Sirius back a little bit.

"What do you want bud," He said opening the door a bit to allow Mary and Marlene to see into the room and he could see Mary. Mary tapped her lips and Sirius mimicked the action.

"Use your words."

"Freak Up, Pwese" He said softly and Sirius bent down to pull the boy into his arms. Mary seemed shell shocked at the fact the boy before her spoke. Marlene seemed to be trying to figure out why the boy addressed himself as 'freak'. Harry sat in Sirius's arms holding himself slightly back and away from the man as he carried him. When Sirius went to lay Harry on the vacated bed the child pushed himself closer but even then was void from the position most three year olds would take when not wanting to be sat down.

"Want to sit with me bud?" He asked looking into his green eyes. The boy made no move to answer but there was something his his gaze that Sirius took as a yes and he sat down with the boy.

"He scratched himself?" Mary asked, looking at the boys arms. She then slowly pulled her wand out and ran the tip over the boys arms whispering the healing spell. The boy watched amazed as his skin knitted together, he had been asleep when Mary worked on his back to insure he was as comfortable as they could manage to make him.

Godric's Hallow, November 19, Early Evening, DD

Saturday night dinners had become commonplace for the small mix matched family that emerged from the Wizarding War. Each member from the eldest to the smallest broken in there own way. Some more than others as one may guess. The dinners began as a way to check on the most broken of them, the Potters. Once a week the couple was pulled from there house and made to socialize, healthily, or at least those who forced them out hoped it was healthy. It was all a bit foreign those first few months. Soon as normalcy was reintroduced into their lives everyone expected for things to change at some level. After all the ever moving Saturday night dinners would not last for ever.

Yet, now a little more than two years later the tradition, because that is what it had changed to at some point, was solidified in their minds. Every Saturday night, those who were available crowded around multiple and mixed matched tables and ate food. On the best nights there were eleven voices mixing around in a large mesh of sound others would be hard pressed to separate. Remus, Nymphadora, James, Lily, Marlene, Sirius, Mary, Regulus, Petunia, Neville, and Astraea always had much to discuss about their weeks. Not that the last two had much to contribute most times.

This is where the group found themselves now. All eleven were there that night, even Remus was present despite the full moon the next night and his pre-moon moodiness, or 'Moony'ness if you asked James and Sirius, however the room was void of its usual chatter. In fact it was quite silent as a little less than half the table tried to stop the words that threatened to spill from their mouths.

Sirius would not meet Lily's eyes and wouldn't even glance in James' direction. Marlene and Mary also averted there gazes knowing that they would not be able to hold their tongues. Regulus only had one topic on his mind, Harry, and according to his brother it was a topic that was not allowed to be discussed with the Potter's. Petunia had attempted to breach the topic only to be silenced quickly by death stares from Mary, Sirius, Marlene, and Regulus. Remus was the one who did not trust himself the most however. He was practically ready to jump all four of the five prior mentioned adults.

For they smelt of wounded cub, and not just any wounded cub, the lost cub. Moony's voice in Remus' brain only screamed for the cub to be found. Remus fought back with the knowledge that the cub Moony searched for was dead. This was a hard argument to make with the smell of the cub so potent in the room. Moony would not listen to logic and seeing as it was so close to the full moon Remus was helpless to defend against him anyway. As the practically silent dinner ended everyone began to dissipate.

Instead of staying back like they normally did Sirius and Marlene made excuses about needing to lay Astraea down before moving to leave, Remus close behind him in hopes to corner Sirius before he left. Mary and Regulus left soon after Remus and Petunia after that saying that she was sorry but she had an early day tomorrow. That left only James, Lily, and Neville would was spending the night with his Godparents in the spare room they had made up for him.

"I told you they were acting odd." James said as he began to bring the plates to the kitchen where the cleaning charm was running. Neville had already been sent upstairs to wash his hands and find his pajamas so bath time would run smoother.

"You don't think its anything bad do you," Lily asked.

"I don't really know. Sirius hasn't been able to meet my gaze since," James' voice dropped the next word know to both and unneeded to be said. Halloween. "well about two weeks now." He offered and Lily just nodded.

"Maybe its just..." Lily tried to defend.

"Lily, its a side case, we both know it." James said setting the next few plates down a little harder than expected.

"He is just trying to help James,"

"I know, but that doesn't mean he is. From the way he is acting its a bad side case. Kid is probably pretty roughed up. Mary seems off too, he must have taken him to Mungo's." James said working out the case in his head probably trying to figure out a way to help Sirius on his case.

"It's happened before James and Marlene will right him in no time," Lily assured as she twisted to kiss her husband on the cheek.

"Yeah," He said as a soft echo.

"There's something else isn't there," question Lily as she turned to get a better view of her Husband's face.

"I think the kids dying now." He said his voice soft still to insure that the little ears upstairs would not hear him.

"JAMES!" Lily said her voice loud clearly not on the same thought wave as her husband.

"Lily listen, It is the only thing that makes sense. He always gets off when he realizes we are to late to save them." James began his voice stronger but still not loud.

"So," Lily pressed.

"So before tonight he was able to pretend things were normal. Now he's all off and the rest of the Black's are as well." James said Lily sighed in defeat at the logical argument her husband set forth.

"Mary's not a Black," She offered as the only defense she could.

"She will be before long," He huffed.

"Is Reggie going to propose." Lily asked now trying to change the topic from children dying.

"Lil, not the point right now. Something is wrong."

"You don't know that, you are just mad because Sirius is keeping secrets."

"Sirius's secrets never end well." He said with a huff hoping for once one of his best friends secrets would end with out disaster and firewiskey.

Rathford Apartments, November 19 1983, Late Evening, DD.

Regulus sat down against the bed and sighed running his hand though his slightly curled black hair before flopping backward. Mary was at the moment changing for bed, when she exited the restroom to see Regulus flopped in a very un-Regulus manner she joined him and curled into his side.

"There are two possible solutions," He said with out opening his eyes.

"Hum," Mary asked.

"For baby Potter. I found two possible loop holes both are speculative though."

speculative

speculativethough." He clarified.

"His name is Harry, not baby Potter."

"I am aware,"

"He can talk,"

"Was there ever a question of that."

"He hasn't, I couldn't find any problem with his vocal cords yet he never even made any significant noise. I thought he was never taught to speak, He spoke today."

"Good for him,"

"It was better than I expected, his speech seems to be about a year behind rather to speak in babble for now." She said, the conversation then fell into silence until she spoke again.

"Is one crap-shoot better than the other?" She asked

"Medical Asylum, or something close is our best bet. The origin for the law is apparition across country lines witch is highly illegal with out the correct paperwork. Unless the caster is a minor who jumped for definable medical reason or we can prove sending him back would be detrimental to his health. It would only work if the wording is vague enough and at the moment I cant recall the exact law. I am going to find it tomorrow." He said sitting up and moving to stand.

"Chance it will work," She asked sliding to her side of the bed.

"About twenty five percent. I doubt the law was written vague enough for the loop hole to be that large." He said as he began to get ready for bed as well, leaving the door open so he could still be heard.

"The other," Mary asked.

"Even worse odds. James would have to be told as well." He said and Mary sighed, knowing that any plan that involved the Potter's involvement would probably not work until they convinced Sirius, who was the unnamed authority on the couple, that it was full proof.

"The loop hole will work then," She said after a few moments as Regulus climbed into bed correctly.

"Ever the optimist,"

"Well someone has to be."

A/N -Sorry once again for the week long break, hopefully I will get the next one up before a week has passed. Hope you all enjoyed. Please Review! (more shameless plugging).