Sorry for where I ended the last chapter, but it was over 3 and a half thousand words, and it was really late by the time I finished it. In this chapter we'll look in depth at Harry's medical exam and were meeting a character that it completely my own creation but will play a major part in Harry's story.


Harry's throat feels like its closing a little bit more with each step he takes closer to the hospital wing. He hadn't yet had his tour with the 7th year prefect, so he was trying to focus on remembering where he was going as he was walking there for the first time. He wasn't sure if it was going to be just Madame Pomphrey, but he doesn't know what to expect, the last time he saw a doctor was just as he started primary school and that was to get his vaccines as the school was concerned, he hadn't had any, but Dudley had. Apparently from what he heard from other kids in his last year if Dudley hadn't had any they wouldn't have bothered asking for his but as his aunt and uncle had shown they weren't against vaccinations the school decided that it was in Harry's best interest to request he has them too. He's never had a doctor look at any injuries he's had or even had any medication that wasn't over the counter stuff, even his glasses were from the charity shop that Aunt Petunia only got because the school again were really concerned that he couldn't even see the book in front of his face. Hell, even when he ended up on the roof after being chased, he didn't get checked out to make sure he was ok. They come to a stop and Madame Pomphrey explains that this is the hospital tower and that the wing is situated on the first floor but that today they would be going to one of the private rooms just in case anyone tries to come to the wing. She assured him that Professor McGonagall will know where they are, she explained that she would be floo calling his named healer from St Mungos so that they can assist her whilst also updating their file on him.

When the professor entered the exam room, she saw a familiar face had joined the two she expected to see, Healer Justin McAdams who actually helped Lily during her pregnancy and subsequent delivery on Harry. Now knowing that Harry hadn't had a physical with a healer from the magical world Madam Pomphrey and Healer McAdams were explaining what they would be doing, what they were going to use and where it would be recorded., they explained that he can tell them things about his home life and what he has experienced growing up in a non-magical household and that it would be kept a secret unless they were concerned regarding abuse of any sort, Justin then explained that he would be updating his St Mungos file which was created whenever he sees a healer from St Mungos however unlike his school record this one could be used in court as evidence, the difference between his school file and this one was it was a more thorough examination of which they would be doing today instead of the usual school entrance exam due to him being wizard born and not being seen regularly like most wizard-born students. McGonagall could tell that Harry was feeling nervous about this and reassured him that they would only be doing the thorough examination instead of the school one too, she could see this helped ease Harry's nerves and he settled into the exam room bed that he had been sat on. They assured him that should he need to be seen in the hospital wing later on in the year for any illness or injury he wouldn't have to go through this again. Madame Pomphrey then let Justin take the reigns of the exam of which she is qualified to do but thought it be best to take a step back as she knew Justin was personally attached to the potter family and in finding that he hadn't seen the young boy since he was 13 months old, he was feeling very responsible for failing the young boy.

Harry found that Healer McAdams preferred to be called Justin, he was his mum's healer when she enter the magical world and instead of going with James' healer when they got married she actually made him the new Potter healer as in her words 'he took such good care of her and she didn't know the Potter healer', it turns out that the old healer that had cared for his dad and previous generations was actually thinking of retiring but didn't want just anyone to care for young James and his new wife so thanked Justin and took his retirement. Justin showed Harry what paperwork they currently had on him which was:


His birth record – he had no idea he was technically premature being born at 36 weeks and 1 day.

His weight chart – it starts at 5lbs and 2oz and ends with him at 13 months being 22 lbs and 3oz.

His description – boy with complete genitalia, birth mark on prone right hip – looks like a heart, scar on left elbow from falling off toy broom, raven hair, emerald eyes – keep an eye on vision as paternal history of vision loss.

Family history – maternal grandparents deceased due to a car accident in 1978, paternal grandparents deceased due to dragon pox in 1980, paternal history of vision loss around the age of 8 years old.

Family tree –

Father – James Fleamont Potter – deceased 31st October 1981,

Mother – Lily Anne Potter nee Evans – deceased 31st October 1981,

Paternal Grandfather – Fleamont Henry Potter – deceased 31st January 1980,

Paternal Grandmother – Euphemia Alexia Potter Nee Lestrange – deceased 1st February 1980,

Maternal Grandfather – William Henry Evans – deceased 30th January 1978,

Maternal Grandmother – Victoria Anne Evans nee Smith – deceased 30th January 1978,

Maternal Aunt – Petunia Victoria Dursley Nee Evans – Living,

Maternal Uncle through Marriage – Vernon Fredrick Dursley – Living,

Maternal Cousin – Dudley Vernon Dursley – Living,

Godfather – through ritual – Sirius Orion Black the 3rd – Living - imprisoned,

Godmother – through ritual – Alice Lita Longbottom nee Fortescue – Mentally Incapacitated,

Godbrother – Son of Godmother – Neville Francis Longbottom – Living.

Any medical procedures – Surfactant Replacement Therapy due to not breathing at birth – muggle application due to mother's request, Muggle Vaccinations administered at Muggle GP 12months old and below – see attached sheet, Infant Magical Vaccinations given at birth, hearing and sight test – both magical and muggle at 6 months old.


Harry was gobsmacked that they had so much information, does Neville know that they are Godbrothers? Why is Sirius imprisoned? Why didn't his file update when he got his school vaccinations? He has all these questions running around his head that he just knows he made the right decisions to stay seated. He was also feeling very grateful that Justin actually showed him everything because Dudley says that whenever he goes to see a doctor, they don't let him see the notes they write. He sits back on the bed and relaxes, he can hear Justin explaining how he's going to start by asking Harry some questions to see if he can fill in the gaps of the last 9 years since he saw him, Harry tries his hardest to answer them and with madame Pomphrey and Professor McGonagall letting Justin take the lead he starts to relax more and opens up about any bouts of accidental magic he remembers and any illnesses he got growing up, he doesn't however mention that his accidental magic lead to him being locked in his cupboard or that he even slept in a cupboard until the letters came. He mentions how he hasn't seen a doctor for his glasses and so can't be sure they are the right ones for him but that they help him a little bit. He mentions how he doesn't like to be sat still for a while but doesn't mention that from being locked in a room that he barely fit into. Justin then tells him he has linked his quill to his wand and that when he uses his wand with a certain spell it automatically records what the wand picks up which is how they will be recording everything from then on.

Justin asks Harry to undress down to his underwear and lie on the bed completely flat so that he can cast the spell properly, he can tell Harry is unsure so asks whether he would prefer the woman in the room or out of it to which Harry asks it to be just the males whilst he is undressed, the women understand that Harry needs to be completely relaxed for the spell to work properly and they say they will stand outside and make sure no one enters. Harry then undressed which shows his back with a litany of scars which Justin knows will be picked up on the scan, he then gets on the bed and looks up at the ceiling not wanting to see the disappointment on Justin's face. He knows he's not very tall, or very strong, he knows he's got lots and lots of scars all over his body not just the one on his forehead, and because Justin knew his parents, he couldn't bear to see him comparing him to them. Justin asks if he is ready to which he replies yes, he explains that once he says the words he needs to stay very still and that it won't hurt him, in fact it should just feel a tiny bit cold under his skin. And that's all he does feel, its like a tiny trickle of cold water under his skin starting at his scalp and slowly moves down the whole of his body front and back to his toes where it stops. Harry can feel himself becoming emotional because he knows what's going to be shown on the results, the burn scars from the hot oil, the broken ribs where Dudley punched him so hard whilst his friends held him back, the scars on both ankles from where ripper bit him when he tried to run away. Thank God it won't be able to show all the times he wet himself whilst locked in, or all the times he was hungry beyond belief. Justin tells Harry to put his clothes back on and then let the ladies know they can come back in as he wants to start reading the results. It's a very tense 10 minutes whilst Justin is reading the results. The boy is covered in scars, he's got bone regrowth on pretty much every bone in his body, he's got some dark magic that isn't showing on the readings coming from the scar on his forehead, he's barley even 4 foot which is outside the range for a 11 year old boy let alone one who's father was 6 foot 4 when he reached maturity, he's chronically underweight to thee point you can see every single rib, his eye sight is failing him worse than James' ever did. Honestly Justin would prefer to put him in a magically induced coma to right all the wrongs in this little boy's body, but he can't chance him right now with how underweight he is. Just one look at the other healer in the room and Madame Pomphrey knows its not a pretty read. Harry can't even look at the adults in the room and not see the hurt there. He thinks their going to send him away maybe back to the Dursleys or maybe to a mental hospital, but their faces say that are angry and well there's another three people he's disappointed. He mumbles that he'll go pack his stuff then shall he and their head snaps up so fast you might consider whiplash.

Minerva McGonagall's heart is broken, shattered in fact. This young boy who is the third generation of potter that she's had the pleasure of knowing is an abuse victim. Yet his attitude is of someone who is deathly afraid of disappointment, its almost like any mention of his parents gets his hopes up that he can be like them but when he looks at adults it all comes crashing down. This poor boy is on his third day at magical school, and he thinks because he's been hurt, they will send him away. Minerva would rather die than let another thing happen to her charge. She wants to wrap him up in cotton wool and take him to her quarters because she's so afraid of what could happen to him if she lets him out of her sight. Then it comes crashing down on her, SHE allowed him to be placed with the people that hurt him, SHE is responsible for his pain, SHE has failed James and Lily Potter. She honestly thinks about going to the Aurors and handing herself in for child neglect, but the look on Harry's face sticks her to the ground like he's used a wandless sticking charm. He honestly believes he will be sent away, like he doesn't belong here in the school and if she knows abused children, he probably doesn't even believe he belongs in the magical world. She wants to throw up, scream, cry, hug him and never let him go all at once but knows he probably doesn't know a loving touch and she couldn't bear it if he cowered away from her.