A/N - Quick Chapter, my MSWord trial ran out like two weeks ago so I have been writing on cite taking up more time. My mum and I went to the flea market down here this weekend and found a MSOffice family pack thing and bought it for 1 dollar, 1 dollar. Like litterly a dollar, it usually is 120 something, We were sure it wasn't going to work seeing as it was so cheep, BUT IT DID. And you all reap the benefits of my happy typing mood and recent obsession with sad songs that help me get ready to write. :)
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Chapter 10:
St Mungos, Early Afternoon November 21 1983, DD
James Potter laughed happily as he flooed from the Ministry with a prank planned to scare his friend for lunch. After all a good practical joke was sure to bring Sirius out of his funk, or at least James hoped it was. Making sure his invisibility cloak was in his pocket he walked up the welcome which.
"Auror Potter," she said looking up at him with a slightly dazed expression.
"Hello Miriam." He said with a smile and a wink. The younger woman bit her bottom lip hiding her blush and James held back his laughter. Despite what many believed about the Marauders it was James who was the most swave of the group and as such got them out of the most detentions. Sirius was brooding, which made him mysterious during school, and Remus was awkward. Both weaseled their way out of detentions, Remus though intelligently reasoning his way out. Sirius though is unmatched puppy-dog eyes that Minerva McGonagall fell for every time. James was the master at ego, the physiological place between id and super ego. He was unmatched in how many times he walked out of McGonagall or Dumbledore's office for that exact reason.
"Who are you here to see?" She asked after a few moments.
"Why Sirius, of course Miriam," James said leaning forward against the counter.
"Do you need me to get his room number for you?"
"Not necessary, thank you Miriam." He said with another wink as he walked away.
"You are welcome," Her voice carried from behind them. Slipping into the nearest restroom he pulled out the cloak and wrapped it around himself with a slight chuckle. Pranking, at any level, had been absent from James's life almost as long as his son had been. Maybe twice a year would one of the Marauders pull a barely noteworthy prank on each other or someone close to them but it was a rare occurrence since the war. Slipping back in the hall careful not to touch anyone he moved quickly toward the room he knew Sirius was in, after all being an Auror had its perks. He moved toward the door and reached his hand out to open it puling it back slightly to insure it didn't make a noise.
"He dimension traveled Remmy," He heard Sirius's voice from inside the room, behind a thin curtain, at his words he slowly he moved back. Dimension travelers were seen as dangerous, if Sirius happened upon a case of one and felt a connection to the kid it could explain everything that was going on. James decided to hold of the prank, after all figuring out why Sirius was acting the way he was would help more than making his old friend laugh. Moving closer to hear the conversation again he caught his own name in their conversation.
"You are right, because that would only result in more pain for the Potter's." The voice was Sirius' now, James bit his tongue what did Lily and he have to do with Sirius' case. It did not make any sense.
"He is their son." Unless that was the case, he stood there shocked as the rest of the words washed over him like a tide. Moving him farther along until the shore seemed miles away. A yell pulled him back to reality.
"THAT IS NOT MY GODSON REMUS, THAT TERRIFIED BOY IS NOT THE LITTLE GREEN EYED THING I HELD WHEN HE WAS ONLY MINUTES OLD. THAT BOY WHO CALLS HIM SELF FREAK IS NOT...He is not nor will he ever be our Harry." Sirius said. James moved back tears falling from his eyes as he ran into the form of a passer-by whipping off his cloak and apologizing. Harry, the thought the word was so foreign. He kept walking until he got to the floo where he then flooed home.
"He isn't going to be here today Harry. Sirius got hurt he will be back tomorrow probably." Mary said as she perched on the edge of the three year olds bed to help him take the necessary potions holding the vials to his lips and waiting till he finished them before starting on the next giving him some water in between. The boy had been staring at his door all day waiting for Sirius to come see him. He could not help but wonder if he had done something wrong. Had he made the man mad and was that why he was not going to come back. He tried to figure out how he made the man mad but could not come across anything other than when he wet himself. The man said he was not mad about that though, the man probably lied. The realization that of the man's lie hurt more than it probably should have. The boy shook his head with the want to bang it against a wall or another hard surface. Of course the man lied. All adults do.
"Last potion Harry," The woman said lifting the last vial to his lips he gulped it down without making eye contact. The word Harry began one of the most common words in the doctor lady's vocabulary as of late. Freak did not know what a Harry was but he figured she must have just learned the word. Dudley called him a runt for months after his aunt used the word to describe a puppy she had to kill. Freak didn't know if he liked the word runt. He liked the word Harry more but he didn't actually understand what it meant. He was going to ask the man but he guessed he couldn't now. The man was mad. There was a soft knock on the door and the man's lady entered. She smiled at him walking to perch at the edge of his cot.
"G'afternoon Harry, how are you?" She asked the small boy allowed his eyes to fall upon the brown ones of the man's lady. He made no noise.
"Great, aren't we Harry. Just finished a round of potions, took them all like a champ." The doctor lady spoke for him.
"Wow, that's a good boy Harry. A big boy," The man's lady said. In response he kept staring ahead blankly offering only a blink in response.
"Then and again you are almost three and a half, that's a very big boy. Now that I think about it, I am sure your dad James still probably couldn't stomach all those potions." Freak wanted to ask what a dad was, and why everyone was now talking about a James and a Lily as if he knew what they were. He didn't voice his question though.
"Sirius still being stubborn," the doctor lady asked. Harry's ears perked. He knew that was what the ladies called his man.
"Yes," The man's lady sighed.
"I just don't understand how he can't see the good in this?" The doctor lady said as she pulled out lunch for the boy. It was a soup, like usual but this time it had a longer piece of the warm bread with it. Freak liked the warm bread. He had never had it before and he knew that Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon never ate warm bread either. Unless they cooked it, but this bread wasn't brown like cooked bread, it was light and fluffy.
He dipped the bread in the soup like the man the man showed him and took a small bite. Warm bread dipped in soup was even better than just warm bread.
"He is stubborn," The man's lady sighed before turning back to him making him pull his lunch closer slowly. The first few days he yanked back quickly and spilt the soup on himself. The doctor lady always gave him more but spilling his soup usually meant he had to take a bath. He didn't want to, he didn't like baths.
"Is your food good Harry," The man's lady asked. The boy just continued to stare blankly. The woman seemed to wait for an answer. The boy looked over to the doctor lady who was smiling at him trying to coax words from his mouth. They stayed like that for a while in a three way stare before the man's lady let out a sigh and turned back to the doctor lady.
"Is he getting better?"
"Physically yes there is progress, slow but there. Mentally, I have only ever heard him talk to Sirius and even then it's never much."
"Well progress is progress right," The man's lady said tears now in her eyes.
"Right, he has gotten better since he got here. That is what is important to remember." The doctor lady said her eyes wet as well.
"Only can get better" The man's lady said.
"Of course," The doctor lady echoed.
"We are fooling ourselves aren't we?"
"Of course,"
"I have to go to Lily and James' pick up Astraea,"
"Of course," The doctor lady continued to echo. The man's lady soon left and the doctor lady followed saying something about walking her out. The boy waited until both left the room before he moved to follow them down the hall dodging though the legs of adults. Knowing exactly how to keep himself invisible when necessary, he moved quickly and agility not stopping for a second. Until he heard the man's voice that is. He could not hear the words but he knew the voice well, and the door to the room was opened enough for him to slip though. There was a curtain separating them, the man's back was to him and the other man he was talking to was looking away from the door. The boy crawled over to the curtain and sat next to the wall careful not to make a noise.
"He is their son." The other man said and the boy huffed at the word silently. Why did everyone like it so much.
"THAT IS NOT MY GODSON REMUS, THAT TERRIFIED BOY IS NOT THE LITTLE GREEN EYED THING I HELD WHEN HE WAS ONLY MINUTES OLD. THAT BOY WHO CALLS HIM SELF FREAK IS NOT...He is not nor will he ever be our Harry." The man said. The screaming made the boy jump back and whimper, it was not a silent whimper but it was not loud enough for either man to hear.
He then, moved to his feet and quickly darted from the room though the door that was now closing. Not caring it he was seen now he took the treck back to his room in a quick run. Jumping onto his cot he curled himself up under his blankets and pulled his body into a tight ball resting his head against his knees.
The man hated him. Banging his head against his hands he felt so stupid. After all he was only a freak, who would want him anyways. He looked at the bread and soup he had sat on his bedside table and resisted the urge to kick it over. Instead he curled up against his cot facing the door. He would not cry, he already had cried too much. He was stupid to think the man felt any different for him than Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon did.
No one likes freaks.
It was a life lesson he learned long ago while holed in his cupboard where he wished he was now, he wished he never had left. After all he knew the rules in his cupboard, he knew the adults and how they were. He would give up his few weeks of feeling like a Dudley if he could just stop the hurt that he felt now. He closed his eyes with that wish hoping that it would take him home. A wish that would not be granted.
Godric's Hallow, Early Afternoon November 21 1983, DD
At Godric's Hallow Marlene was sitting with Lily in the living room Astraea curled on the couch between them as they chatted pointlessly. James was unable to stop himself as he walked over to the blonde and pulled her to her feet.
"James," Lily shrieked slightly keeping her voice low to not wake Astraea.
"You knew!" He growled.
"James what is going on," Lily said her voice slightly stressed as she tried to make since of the situation before her. It was rare she saw her husband so distraught.
"How long!" He growled his magic flaring as things flew across the room and glasses shattered. Lily pulled Astraea into her arms seeing as Marlene was otherwise occupied.
"James please stop," Lily cried.
"How long have you LIED to me," He asked his voice waking Astraea who cried at the scene.
"Saturday, everyone only figured out Saturday. Sirius was worried." Marlene said as she tried to reach for her wand to stun the man before her.
"James please, please stop. What's wrong?" Lily questioned.
"You kept him from me," James said.
"James there is more to it,"
"More like what the fact he was abused, the fact he addresses himself as freak. Was Sirius ever going to tell us? Tell us he was here." James hissed.
"Not until he was sure that he would stay. We didn't want to jeopardize your healing."
"THAT'S NOT YOUR DECISION TO MAKE!" He screamed, Marlene closed her eyes and bid away tears but did not back down.
"He just wanted to protect you Jamie."
"I never asked for protection." He said before he pushed Marlene to the floor with a huff and rounded on a teary eyed Lily. He opened his mouth then closed it again before he took a deep sigh and shouldered his way past her making his way outside he ran for a bit as a human, then as a stag before he collapsed on to the ground staring blankly at the gravestone before him wondering how exactly he ended up here.
'Here Lies
Harry James Potter
July 31, 1980 – October 31, 1981
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death'
It wasn't real. It… it couldn't be real. His son was dead and buried. He had to go back, see the boy they said was his son. See him for himself.
Lily Potter nee Evans had an infamous glare. It was a mother's glare, the kind that made you want to confess to things that she could have no idea you did if you were not to confess. Right now, after calming down a bit by drinking some tea and washing her face, Marlene's suggestions so she could calm Astraea back down from her hysterics; the blonde woman was leveled with one such glare.
"Look Lily, this is a long story and I only know the bare bones of what has been happening and other than word of mouth I have little proof to offer you short of sending you to Mary to get such proof. Not only is it long, it's not easy to tell so please try not to speak until I am finished. Alright?" Lily just nodded at the woman before her and Marlene took a deep breath before closing her eyes tightly bidding away the tears.
"You know that Sirius takes on side cases that he thinks are too close to home for Jamie right," she clarified and Lily just nodded again, the red heads stern glare and silence reminding Marlene all too much of the three year old in St. Mungos.
"Well he got a case Halloween. Little boy thought to have accidentally apperated into muggle home. He oversaw the transfer from the muggle hospital that the muggle authorities took the boy to into St. Mugno's having Mary head the case. From what he told me it was not pretty. The little boy was heavily abused and exceedingly malnourished with stunned growth. Mary thought he was two but it turns out he is Dirt Monkey's age. No bigger than Astraea though." Marlene said with a sigh pulling the one year old closer to her chest. The tale only got worse from here.
"From what I understand there were severe complications including the fact the boy bound his magic making the use of magic dangerous and a scar that is dripping with dark magic yet has unknown origins. He was also whipped from what Mary said looks like a belt or something, Last time I asked the boys physical signs of abuse were improving." She said hopefully before gulping and looking back down.
"Mentally though, he is still right terrified." She said with a shake of her head raising her tea to her lips averting her eyes from Lily's gaze.
"Seeing as he had no parents coming forward looking for him they decided to use the paternity and maternity tests on him, it was speculated that his parents were the abusers."
"Speculated," Lily spoke her first word.
"Well new information came up making that speculation null and void. You see, umm, well, it so happens that… um…" Marlene began to add non-fluencies' to try and lengthen the story a bit more than need be.
"Marlene,"
"He dimension traveled,"
"But isn't that,"
"Highly illegal, by traditional means yes considering the only known way to travel dimensions is by extremely dark magic."
"But,"
"It is almost certain the boy did not travel by those means. Dimension travel, or at least the knowledge we have recorded, is very dark magic, exceedingly dark. However, no one has ever researched it so we have no idea if there is more than one way to travel across dimensions."
"What does this have to do with James and me?"
"I was getting there, you see even though he was from another dimention the potion worked and um…"
"Marlene, that isn't….. it…"
"Sounds impossible I know, but the potion…"
"Has a ninety six percent success rate and its failure is only seen with in family lines. I know the potion well."
"Look, they have a sheet thing that says all of this. I am working on very little knowledge here." Marlene said leaning to place her hand on Lily's lap.
"Have, have you, have you met," Lily gulped after each try trying to hold back her tears.
"Have I met him," Marlene supplied. "Yes, and god Lily he looks so much like James, it's almost scary." Marlene said with a teary eyed grin.
"Why?" Lily asked next. "Why wouldn't you… why wouldn't you tell us?"
"He, Lily he may not be able to stay." Marlene said softly.
"WHY," Lily said Marlene hissed at the tone hoping that it did not wake Astraea, "why wouldn't my… my baby get to stay," Lily said pulling her bottom lip into her mouth as silent tears streaked down her face.
"Dimension travel Lily, They want to send him back." Marlene said unable to meet Lily's eyes.
"NO! No they, they can't have him. I already gave up one baby, I won't give up another." Lily now had tears streaming down her face as she heaved out breaths, her cheeks reddening, she looked about seconds away from breaking down.
"Lily few disagree with you." Marlene assured.
"Then, then why?"
"Dumbledore, he has decided all dimension travel as threatening and is sending Harry back."
"Then we just have to explain,"
"They have tried. Sirius and Mary talked in circles with the man trying to explain when he first told them."
"Then we have to try again, and keep trying until he gives in, there has to be a way," Lily was now sobbing.
"We are looking for one Lily." Marlene assured reaching up to pull Lily into a hug. It was a few minutes before Lily whipped her eyes and realized just how close her son actually was.
"Where is he?" She asked pushing away still feverously whipping at her eyes.
"Lily," Marlene said softly.
"St. Mungos right," Lily said moving to run up the stairs. She came back seconds later with a coat that she was throwing over her shoulders.
"Lily wait,"
"Harry," The red head whispered. "Mummy's coming, don't worry. Mummy will be right there." She said as she stepped though the floo to St. Mungos. Marlene cursed herself as she stepped though the floo at Mary's office hoping Astraea was asleep enough to not wake up during the travel.
St Mungos, Early Afternoon November 21 1983, DD
Marlene stepped out of the floo and into Mary's office scaring the younger woman who sat behind the desk filling out paperwork. She apologized as she began to walk quickly down the hall. Despite Astraea's protest of the fact she was still unable to sleep.
"Marlene," Mary called as she ran after her.
"No time, James figured it out; Lily now knows and is going to meet Harry." Marlene said as she quickened her pace. "I am going to yell at my husband."
"That's great," Mary said with a smile. Marlene raised an eyebrow at the younger woman. "Well not the you yelling at Sirius part, but the Lily meeting Harry part." Mary clarified Marlene just shook her head and stopped walking turning and grabbing Mary with one hand.
"No it's not; Lily is going to hug your patient, who has yet to respond to his given name, to death." Marlene clarified for the younger woman who seemed to finally understand the bad part of the situation at hand.
"Not as great. You get Sirius; I will… I will, I got it I will help calm down Ria and try and stop Lily." She said turning around and walking away before stopping and turning back remembering the child who had yet to stop fussing grabbing the sixteen month old from her mothers arms and running back toward the front desk. Marlene just quickened her pace slipping into her Husband's hospital room and throwing back the curtains.
"Where is the fire Marley." He asked with a smile.
"Lily is here," Marlene said her tone serious.
"Good for Lily,"
"To meet Harry," Marlene added.
"Shit," Sirius said sitting up quickly and jumping out of the hospital bed. His bandaged wounds protested but he straightened up and pressed forward. Remus who had yet to leave the hospital steps behind him Marlene bringing up the rear.
Thankfully Mary was able to hold off Lily and explain the delicacy that Harry needed to be treated with. Sirius, Remus, Marlene and a sleeping Astraea got to the room before Lily did. However they did not get there before James who was now sitting on the edge of the cot running his hands though the three year olds hair shaking as tears streaked his face.
Sirius stopped in the door way Marlene and Remus ending up behind him as they all looked on from the hallway.
Lily and Mary joined them the former pressing though the group before moving to grab her husband's hand that was curled against Harry's head before reaching to give James a kiss on the forehead. The three Potter's looked content.
"Admit it," Marlene whispered in to Sirius' ear as she grinned cheekily.
"Small victory, he still isn't safe."
"Baby steps Sirius, Baby steps." she said tapping his nose with a smile.
A/N - More of the meeting will be in the next chapter. :) Please review, I have 95 and would love to break 100 before next chapter. Please :).