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Tinkerbell and Claws
Professor Dumbledore sat in his office, finishing end of term paper work. When the small silver instrument that kept tabs on the Compulsion Charm that he had put on Harry began to sputter and died. The Headmaster looked up in shock.
He got up surprisingly quickly for a person of his advanced age. He quickly checked that the other internments were still working. He sighed; as he watched the others continue their movements.
Snape chose this time to make an appearance. He quickly came to the Headmaster's side.
"Professor, The Order has made sure that Potter has arrived safely. Mad-eye also threatened the family to make them treat Potter better. I think that may have been a bad idea."
"Oh?"
"The uncle is most vehement that everything be "normal" around him. This threat may get Potter punished severely."
"Oh I doubt that Severus."
"I do hope you are right Professor."
The following day the headmaster's office sat empty. The paintings of headmasters past were trying to occupy themselves. The table that held all of the spell detectors on it suddenly became quite, all the paintings gasped. Some of the occupants in the paintings tried to go to other paintings to get a message to the headmaster.
One headmaster was able to get through, former Headmaster Black. The Order was advised that Dumbledore was needed immediately in his office at the school.
An hour later the current headmaster and everyone's favorite grandfather type, arrived by floo network. When he stepped out of the fireplace, the headmasters of old began to all at once tell Dumbledore what had happened.
"Please, Ladies and Gentlemen, one at a time if you will."
The Head master with the best view spoke up first. "Well about ten am the monitoring devices stopped working all at once."
"Thank you" Dumbledore turned and faced the table with all of the silver instruments. All were quite even the one that monitored the protection wards on 4 Privet drive had stopped working. Harry no longer called his aunt and uncles house his home. How had he done it, how could he have slipped from Dumbledore? The boy would have to be found and the damage controlled. He quickly went to the fireplace and began calling the order in by floo.
Harry, Hermione, Logan and Hank sat in stunned silence, gaping at Harry's full body x-ray. They had indeed found out that the metal that covered Harry's claws went over his whole skeleton.
"I want to know if he can still grow, and how he got the metal in the first place." Logan looked at Hank.
"Well I do know something of the culture that Claws and Tinkerbell come from. It would seem that Claws' magic is responsible for the metal in his body. It made sure that the one of your most defining attributes made it down into the family."
"Can your magic do that?" Logan asked Harry with wide eyes.
"I don't know. I have not been in the magical world that long to tell you all the ins and outs." Harry said with regret.
"My cousin is a wizard as well, he did tell me that a well know trait in families can be in forced by the magic of the offspring."
"You think your cousin would come and train these two."
Harry and Hermione exchanged look of horror with each other, before looking at Hank with wide eyes. Hank started to fidget. Logan looked at Harry and frowned at both the doctor and his son.
"Ummmm...The children seem adamant that he not find out that they are here." Hank said nervously.
"Why? Who is your cousin?" Logan looked at all three with suspicion.
"Remus Lupin, I believe that he was a teacher at the school they went to."
"Oh. This could make things very sticky." Logan said rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"I could get information, by telling half truths. I don't like lying to him, but if the children feel that he may be a threat then I am willing to do what is necessary."
"How?" Logan and Harry asked with identical quizzical looks on their faces.
"I could, if asked tell him that two American wizards came to the school and one showed an interesting trait in common with a non-magical parent, and that it was not something that could not be passed on genetically."
"That could actually work Hank. Good thinking, but will he buy it?"
"Yes. I think he will."
"I have called you all here because, Harry Potter has gone missing. His tail is still fresh and he has only been gone a day. But, I think he may have runaway. Needless to say he is vulnerable to attack right now. We have to find him." Dumbledore was pacing as he addressed the assembled order members.
Remus shot up out of his chair. "What do you mean "he has gone missing". Who was on watch?"
Mundungus Fletcher looked in Remus' direction nervously. "I was, but I swear I didn't see the boy leave!"
Remus turned to Dumbledore "As detestable as those people are, has any one asked them yet when they saw Harry last?"
"Not yet. Arthur and you would be the best for this I think."
"We will go now, right Arthur?"
"Yes. Let's."
Both men quickly headed to the fireplace. "We should head to 's house first then to the Dursley's" Arthur said.
"Yes. Perfect."
Remus went first into the fireplace and disappeared in the emerald flames that appeared, followed shortly by Arthur.
The two men quickly made their way to the front door of the Dursley's. Remus made it to the door first and knocked.
"We don't want any." Said a horse faced woman. Just as she was about to slam the door, Remus used his werewolf strength to hold it open.
"Please we just want to know when the last time you saw Harry was."
"He is gone and good riddance to him. We awoke this morning and he was already gone. Now leave!"
"Well at least he has not been gone long." Arthur said with a sad shake of his head.
Just as they were turning to leave, the front door opened again and Dudley stepped out on the small porch.
"You're friends of my cousin Harry?"
"Yes we are. You must be Dudley?" Arthur nodded at Remus.
"Yes. What my mother said is true; he was gone before anyone was awake. Ummmm...I was wondering if you could tell him, when you find him, that I said thank you?"
"Thank you for what?" Remus asked.
"He saved my life, and I am getting a second chance to be a better person. So please tell him thank you for me."
"Alright I will." Remus said shaking Dudley's hand before leaving.
An: So does anyone think that Hermione should have another 'gift" or a surprise relative? Review and let me know. :) and cookies.