When Haley went downstairs after taking a shower the next morning she found that once again she was the second person to wake up. Molly was drinking a cup of tea at the kitchen table.

"Oh good morning, dear! I didn't expect you to be up yet. It was a late night."

"Yeah but Medusa was hungry and decided that I needed to feed her at that exact moment."

"How did that little snake wake you up?"

"I'm a parseltongue. She yelled in my ear."

Molly giggled and said, "What would you like for breakfast?"

"I told you before Mum. It really doesn't matter to me."

Molly smiled. She loved hearing Haley call her Mum. "What about French toast?"

"Sure. I know a good recipe. I also know how to make this delicious berry flavoured syrup."

Molly chuckled and let the girl have fun. She just did whatever Haley asked her to do. Haley chuckled as she heard people waking up. It did smell good.

They ate there breakfast happily but afterwards Molly, Arthur, Bill, and Charlie were talking in hushed tones and it began to worry Haley. She was reading on the couch between Ginny and Ron when Molly and Arthur came in looking nervous. "Haley, dear, could you please come with us?" Molly asked shakily.

Haley nodded and set her book down as she stood up to follow them out of the room. Molly led her into her bedroom and Arthur tailed them. 'What is going on?' Haley asked herself but was unable to come up with an answer.

Molly sat down on the edge of the recently made bed, "Please, sit down, sweetheart." Haley did as she was asked even though she was getting more and more nervous by the second. "We need to talk," Molly said gently as Arthur closed the door and sat on the other side of Haley.

"About what?" Haley asked silently.

"About the marks you showed me yesterday."

'Oh.'

"They aren't important," Haley whispered.

"Yes they are," Arthur said. He was firm but not angry.

"It was a long time ago," Haley insisted.

"Please Haley," Molly sniffled.

Haley sighed and stood up. She pulled up the back of her shirt to reveal an empty back. A moment later the skin seemed to melt away to reveal large gashes on her back. In the middle you could see some scars that were deeper than the others. There were marks that looked like burns that spelt FREAK across her back. Quickly Haley felt over exposed and put her shirt back down. She put her face in her hands and began to weep. She couldn't even look at her parents.

Arthur surprised her by pulling her into his lap and rocking her. He calmly pet her head and whispered calming nothingness that surprisingly made her feel safe. No one was supposed to know, especially her parents. It was against everything she wanted.

Molly and Arthur just held her. They were trying to be strong for Haley's sake but it was hard not to hunt the Dursleys down at that moment. They wanted nothing more than for them to pay for what they did to their baby. It took a little while for them to get Haley to relax.

"Haley, we want the Dursleys to go to jail," Molly told her softly. Haley just nodded. "But before we are able to do that we need to announce who you are. We were going to wait a month but if we want to press charges before school we will need to make the announcement sooner." Haley gave another nod.

"To get away from the press we were thinking about moving to one of the manors you own. They have house elves so packing and moving won't be a problem. If you would rather stay here though we could do that to," Arthur explained.

Haley said, "It's up to you. I will always be bothered by the press, no matter where I live or who I'm with."

"We'll take you to the manor. The press won't be able to get on the land," Molly told her. Haley nodded. "We will need to stay here for a few days after the announcement. Gringotts will be taking precautions before giving you your full inheritance so unfortunately we will need to live with the press spying on us until we can leave." Haley nodded her acceptance.

"We would like to do this as soon as possible but we understand if you still need time. When would you like to do this?" Arthur asked.

"Tomorrow, let's just get it over with," Haley said.

This answer shocked the pair but Arthur only said, "If you're sure." Haley nodded. "Okay, is there anything else you think we should know?"

Haley thought about it for a minute but shook her head negatively. "Okay then," Molly said, "I guess we're done for now." Molly and Arthur stood up to leave the room but Haley stayed seated.

"Could… Can I stay up here for a while?"

"Of course, dear," Molly said sadly before they left the room closing the door behind them. Haley fell against her pillows and cried herself into a blissful sleep.

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"Supper's ready!" Molly called. Seven of her children rushed to the table but Haley was nowhere to be found. "I'll go get Haley. She missed lunch." Molly went up to Haley's bedroom and gently tapped on the door. When no answer came Molly slowly opened the door and stuck her head in. She saw Haley asleep on her bed. Molly crossed over to her but didn't have the heart to wake her up. She grabbed a blanket from the end of the bed and covered her before retreating back downstairs.

"Where is she?" Bill asked as his mother entered the room alone.

"She's sleeping. I didn't want to disturb her."

"What happened earlier?" Percy asked concerned.

Arthur sighed, "We are announcing her return tomorrow so we will have enough time to move to the manor and arrest the Dursleys."

"I thought Haley wasn't sure if she wanted them arrested," Ginny said.

"She said she didn't know but new information has come to light and we can't let the Dursleys go without punishment," Arthur said.

The meal was forgotten by this time and George asked, "What new information?"

Arthur sighed, "She has scars from physical abuse. They are in different stages of healing so we can assume they have been doing it for a while."

"They beat her," Ron said quietly. It wasn't a question but Molly nodded.

No one ate very much that night.

888

When Haley walked downstairs the next morning she found that she was the last one up for once. Everyone had eaten but Molly saved her a large plate. She sat at the table with Molly and Arthur as she ate.

"It's good to see that you're awake," Bill commented from the doorway.

"Medusa started yelling at me and called me lazy. I figured it would be best to wake up. I don't think that's fair though. She sleeps much more than I do."

Bill chuckled, "That's the problem with having animals that talk back." He then left the three alone.

"We planned on calling Albus after breakfast to explain what's going on," Arthur told her.

Haley nodded.

"You're sure you're ready?" Molly asked.

"Mum, a year ago I thought I was a weird orphaned muggle that no one would ever like. Now I'm a famous witch that killed the most evil wizard of his time as a baby. I have a large biological family that cares about me. And my biggest problem is no longer avoiding getting beat up but is avoiding the press. I'm used to weird and sudden changes. I think I'll cope just fine."

Molly and Arthur smiled and Molly said, "Yes, your life has been quite bazar, hasn't it?"

"Yep!"

After she ate Arthur called Albus and invited him over. Albus came immediately.

"Hello, Haley. Still a red head, I see," Albus said happily.

"Yeah, I think I like it."

"Good, so do I. How are things going?"

"Um, good I guess. I like it here."

Molly and Arthur were happy by this answer.

"I'm glad to hear it," Albus informed her.

Arthur stepped in, "Actually Albus there are some things we need to tell you."

"Oh?" Albus questioned as he took a seat at the table.

"We have recently learned more about the extent of Haley's abuse from the Dursleys," Arthur said spitting the name.

"You spoke about it?" Albus asked shocked.

"Not in so many words," Haley said.

"She didn't say anything but she showed us her back," Molly educated him.

"What's wrong with your back?" Albus asked. In response Haley just stood up and lifted her shirt a bit to reveal her scars. "Oh Merlin, Haley."

Haley put her shirt back down and sat down. "She has decided that we should make the announcement today so we will have time to press charges before school. Which reminds me, Molly and I would like to accept your offer."

"I figured you would. I will have a living quarters set up. Will you be residing here until school or would you like to move to a manor?"

"We want Haley to have some privacy so we will move as soon as possible," Molly told him.

"Alright, you two take care of the legal actions. Go to Madam Bones and tell her your story. She will immediately put Haley or Rachel back into your care. Then go to Rita Skeeter. Tell you have the story of the century but will only give it to her if she makes an oath to tell only truth and doesn't use a quick quill. Tell her what you are comfortable with everyone knowing. It would be best if you went in Haley Potter form because everyone will know it's you. I will take care of everything with the Goblins tomorrow. Hopefully tomorrow afternoon you will be able to move to the manor before to many people bother you," Dumbledore told them. Molly and Arthur nodded their understanding. "Alright, I will be off then I will return tomorrow after my meeting with the Goblins."

"Bye Albus!"

An hour later Molly was telling Bill and Charlie to watch the others and that they would be a while. Then the three of them apparated just outside of the Ministry. Haley was in her famous form so after they stepped out of the entrance several people were staring. "Everyone's watching us," Haley whispered.

"No Haley, there watching you," Arthur told her.

"I don't think so. I'm gocked at often but this is different. I think there surprised I'm with you," Haley informed them.

As they were walking they heard a slick voice say, "Ah, Arthur back so soon?" They turned to see Lucius Malfoy behind them. "Couldn't afford to take a normal length vacation I suppose." Then he turned his head and spotted Haley. "Ah, Ms. Potter, it is a pleasure to see you again. May I inquire on what you are doing here?"

Haley cleared her throat and said, "Hello, Mr. Malfoy. I have come here with Molly and Arthur on personal business. Arthur was kind enough to take a day out of his holiday to bring me here. Considering I am an orphan and all I did not have anyone else to turn to. Plus Arthur has been very good to me. I am even living with them."

Lucius sent Arthur a scary look. Arthur wasn't fazed though. Instead he just put a hand on Haley's shoulder and smiled while saying, "It's our pleasure, Haley."

"Um, Ms. Potter, did you think about the invitation?" Lucius tried.

"Oh right! I forgot about that. Sorry Mr. Malfoy. I've been so busy lately. Bill and Charlie came home so I've been spending a lot of time getting to know them. Fred and George taught me to swim. And Minerva gave me some books from her personal library so Ron and I have been studying them. I will consider it," Haley told him.

Lucius was obviously full of rage towards the Weasleys but tried to keep his cool, "Of course. It was nice to see you again Ms. Potter." Then he walked away.

"Oh Merlin, I love when you do that!" Arthur said happily.

"Just wait until he reads the paper tomorrow. I think his head will explode!" Haley said happily. The three burst into laughter and got even more strange looks. They continued to DMLE office.

"Hello. We are here to speak to Madam Bones," Molly told the secretary.

"She has someone in there currently but if you would like to take a seat I will make sure you see her as soon as possible Molly," she said back smiling.

"Thank you, Alice," Molly said before leading Haley to a nearby chair.

"Wait! You're Haley Potter!" Alice nearly shouted.

"Um, yes," Haley said.

"It's an honor to meet you! I'm Alice Longbottom! You're friends with my son Neville!"

"Oh! It's nice to meet you Mrs. Longbottom," Haley said crossing to the lady and shaking her hand. "Neville's a great friend!"

"He talks about you and Ms. Granger constantly. We were planning on inviting the two of you over sometime. May I ask what you are doing here?"

Haley looked at Molly and asked, "Can I tell her? It will be in the newspaper tomorrow anyways."

"It's your secret to tell," Molly told her.

"I'd prefer if you wouldn't tell anyone until tomorrow, Mrs. Longbottom. I mean you can tell Neville and Mr. Longbottom and if Neville would like he could write Hermione but I'd prefer if that was it until tomorrow."

"Of course, Ms. Potter," Alice told her firmly.

"Thank you. Well it turns out I'm not actually a Potter. I was kidnapped by the Potters a little after I was born."

"What?" Alice gasped, "How do you know?"

"Well Dumbledore had his suspicions since I got to Hogwarts but we weren't positive until he and Minerva took me to get a linage test. Apparently I am Rachel Prewett Weasley."

"But… but you look just like Lily and James!"

Haley transformed into her Rachel body, "I'm a metamorphagus. They used the training spell on me before blocking the ability so I was unable to change back." She changed back to Haley. "They kidnapped me and pretended I was their own. After they died I was sent to live with Lily's sister and her family but they were muggles that despised everything to do with magic, including myself. They abused me and we are apparently going to press charges soon."

Alice looked at Molly and Arthur. When they both nodded Alice had tears running down her face.

Molly looked at Haley and said, "Alice is a good friend of ours. She and Frank are also your real god parents."

"Oh my god, can I hug you?" Alice asked sheepishly.

"Uh, I guess." As soon as Haley said it Alice had her arms around the girl.

"Oh Rachel, Haley, whatever your name is, I'm so glad you're back!"

When Alice let go Haley looked at Molly, "I like the name Rachel Prewett Weasley. Can I keep it? It may take a while to get used to but I think I like it more than Haley James Potter. It suits me better."

Molly and Arthur had huge smiles on their faces and Molly said, "Of course! After we leave here we will permanently call you Rachel. Nothing would make us happier than to call you a Weasley!" Secretly the two of them really wanted to call her Rachel but wouldn't push her to change the one thing that was constant in her life.

"Thanks!"

When Amelia Bones and Cornelius Fudge left Amelia's office they found a strange sight. There were two gingers with huge smiles and Amelia's secretary was in tears while she stared at The Haley Potter.

Amelia cleared her throat and gained everyone's attention. "Alice, are you alright?"

"Never better!" Alice said wiping away the tears.

"Ah, you must be Madam Bones," Haley said kindly, "I'm Haley Potter."

Amelia shook the young girls hand and said, "I can see that. It is a pleasure to finally meet you."

Fudge then said, "Hello, Ms. Potter. It is lovely to meet you. I am Cornelius Fudge the Minister of Magic. I hope we will eventually get to know each other better."

"Perhaps, Minister, but for now I am here with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley on business and was hoping for a few moments of Madam Bones valuable time," Haley told him politely.

"Of course, I hope to see you soon Ms. Potter," the Minister said before nodding towards Arthur and Molly and taking his exit.

"Are you sure you're alright, Alice?" Amelia asked.

"Yes, Amelia. Once you talk to Haley you will understand why I'm crying," Alice said wiping away the last of her tears.

"She already told you the purpose of the visit?"

"Yes, she is good friends with my Neville and thought we would like to know."

"Will you be joining us in this meeting?" Amelia questioned.

Alice looked at the Weasleys and Haley shrugged saying, "I am fine with you joining us. It may give you a better idea on what happened."

The four people followed Madam Bones into her office. "Please take a seat." There were only two chairs in front of the desk so Madam Bones conjured to more. They all sat down and Amelia asked, "What is it you would like to speak with me about?"

Haley cleared her throat and said, "The DMLE stands for Department of Magical Law Enforcement, correct?"

"Yes," Amelia said nodding.

"So if I need to report a crime I come to you?"

"Yes that would be correct, Ms. Potter."

"Well I have two crimes I need to inform you about."

"Two?" Madam Bones asked in surprise.

"Yes. The first one I didn't learn about until quite recently. When I got to Hogwarts the sorting hat was having problems sorting me because my mind was warded. The Professors found a way to take the wards down but then found that several of my magical abilities had been locked. One in particular was my metamorphagus abilities. Dumbledore found out that someone used the training spell to change my appearance before locking the ability so I wouldn't be able to change back."

Amelia just nodded her head as the story went on. She did not want to interrupt but she was very confused.

"Professor Snape gave me a potion to unblock it and that would change me back to my original state. I didn't look anything like the Potters."

"What does your original state look like?" Amelia asked. Haley changed into her Rachel form. "You're right. I was close to James and Lily. You look nothing like them," Amelia said it in almost a whisper. What did her friends do?

"Albus decided I needed to take a lineage test to see if I truly was the Potter's child. I brought the test results with me," Haley told her as she passed her the paper.

Amelia was stunned. Her biggest failure in her career was not finding this poor baby and now she was learning her friend and favorite Auror had her all along. Rachel Prewett Weasley. She had failed their family. She had done everything she could think of. She even sent her Aurors door to door. But they didn't search the Auror's homes. She knew Lily just had a baby but didn't think anything of it.

"The Potter's kidnapped me from my parents. They were friends and the night wards recognized them and let them into the house. Now that we know the truth I want to be Rachel Weasley again. I am planning on giving an interview so everyone knows who I truly am."

"Right, of course," Amelia said breathlessly. She cleared her throat before continuing, "You wouldn't believe how happy I am to know you're safe. Rachel, your case has been haunting me for years. I am so sorry I failed all of you."

"It's not your fault. Everyone was fooled by the Potters," Haley told her.

"Wait, you said two crimes. If your kidnapping was the first one what's the second?" Amelia asked dreading the answer.

"Well, although the Potters did treat me as if I was their real daughter after the Potters were murdered by Voldemort," Amelia and Alice flinched at the name, "I was sent to live with Lily's sister and her family."

"Yes, I remember. I had tried to find alternate opportunities for you to stay in the wizarding world but Albus and I had very few options. We couldn't give the saviour of the wizarding world to just anyone. There were a lot of possible death eaters applying for guardianship. The only choice we had was to give you to blood relatives. No one would be able to take you away from them legally. However James was the last in the Potter line so we had to look into your mothers relatives. Considering her parents were gone Petunia Dursley was our only choice."

"Well unfortunately it was kinda a bad choice," Haley informed her.

"What do you mean?"

"They um… they…," Haley was having a hard time finding the words so she turned to Molly and said, "Mum?"

Molly understood and held onto her hand as she said, "The Dursley family were very abusive."

Amelia looked at Haley in horror. Not only had she not been able to take her to her family but she also inexplicitly sent her to an abusive home. She had defiantly failed this girl and would do whatever it took to fix her mistakes.

"I'm going to need a few more details. Something I can use to make charges stick so we can toss the bastards in with the dementors," she said heatedly.

Molly said, "Well, they would lock her in a cupboard that they made her use as a bedroom for long periods of time. They only let her out twice a day for quick bathroom trips. They withheld food and water for long periods of time. And…" Molly along with everyone else in the room had tears running down her face. She took a deep breath and said, "And she has scars."

"Scars?" Amelia and Alice choked.

"She was afraid to swimming the other day because her tank top showed her shoulders had some bad scars. She showed them to me before covering them metamorphagusly. Yesterday Arthur and I confronted her about them so she showed us her entire back." Molly squeezed Haley's hand tightly and wiped away a few tears. "It was covered in scars. Some were small and shallow while others were very deep."

Arthur then growled, "The bastard branded her!"

"Branded?" Amelia parroted softly.

"That animal burned 'freak' into my daughters back."

Amelia turned to Haley and said, "I want this man in Azkaban as soon as possible. Would you allow me to take a few photos of your back as evidence so I can get a warrant and hopefully arrest the both of them as soon as possible?"

Haley nodded. Amelia pulled a camera out of her desk and asked, "Would you like to do this alone or would you like the others to stay?"

"They can say. Mum and Dad already saw it and apparently Mrs. Longbottom is my godmother," Haley said as she stood up and walked behind the chairs.

"Okay I just need you to lift the back of your shirt when you're ready. And please don't hide any of the marks."

Haley nodded and turned to face the door then she took a deep breath and lifted her shirt to reveal her back. There were a couple gasps and Haley heard the clicking of the camera. "Rachel er… Haley, could you maybe turn into your Potter self? It may be easier to show that to the Dursleys in court." Haley did as she was asked silently. There were a few more clicks and Amelia said, "Alright, sweetheart, we're done." Haley put her shirt down and wiped a few stray tears before turning towards them. Alice had her head in her hands. Molly was in Arthur's arms. Amelia was trying to act professional but Haley could tell she was kicking herself mentally. Haley walked to her seat but was quickly hugged by Alice before she sat down.

"Thank you, Rach… uh what do I call you?" Amelia asked sheepishly.

Haley giggled, "It doesn't matter. I'll try to answer to either but after everyone knows I think I would like to officially be Rachel Weasley again."

"Alright Rachel, you may need to testify in court and if not you will however be required to be there. Even if they are muggles their crimes were against a witch so they will be trialed the wizard way. They will be given Veritaserum and will be held in Azkaban prison for their crimes."

"What about Dudley?"

"He will be sent to live with a relative or in foster care. Does Vernon have any relatives?"

"He has a horrid sister."

"Did she ever do anything to you?" Amelia asked suspiciously.

"Nothing serious," Haley said shaking her head.

"Would you like to explain?"

"Well she would hit me occasionally and have her dog attack and chase me up a tree once but nothing too bad."

"Did anything she ever do injure you?" Molly asked.

Haley thought back to her horrible visits and said, "Well, when I was six she pushed me down the stairs. I was knocked out for a while. Oh and once the Dursleys left me at her cabin with her when they went on vacation. It was for two days. She gave me a few minor bruises that didn't matter but one day I was reading on the dock because it was peaceful. When she found me she threw me in the lake even though she knew I couldn't swim. I almost drowned."

Molly looked horrified, "That's why you wanted swimming lessons! And why you were so nervous at first!"

"I told you that it might come in handy. Near death experiences will do that to you. It's fine though. I was able to use one of the docks legs to pull myself up. I was only under for about a minute."

Amelia looked at her in shock, "You say this as if it's no big deal!"

"I didn't think it was," Haley shrugged.

"What's her name?"

"Marge Dursley."

"I will get a warrant for her arrest also."

Haley was confused, "For what?"

"Child abuse, child neglect, and attempted murder."

"Oh."

"Is there anything else I should know?"

Haley thought for a moment, "I don't think so."

"Alright, I will keep you informed on the investigation and trial dates."