Chapter Three

Raven gazed sadly down at her little brother as he slept; he looked so small to her eyes, not at all like the eight-year-old boy he was supposed to be. It broke her heart to think of what he had gone through at the hands of those who should have protected him. Instead, they had treated him like a freak because of what he could do. It had been two days since he had last awoken, and Raven had not left his side; in truth, she was worried that Harry had yet to awaken, but Cyborg assured her that Harry's body needed rest if it was to heal itself.

Her team had been overjoyed when Raven had returned and began pestering her with questions as to where she had gone and what had happened to her after the battle with Trigon; only when Robin noticed Harry in her arms had the questions changed to who the little boy was and why he was with her.

For the first time since it had happened, Raven spoke of the night that the Potters were killed; she told her teammates everything, and by the end, they all had looks of horror on their faces. Poor Starfire was crying at what she had heard; only Robin had remained stoic, though Raven could feel his shock with her powers.

"So this little guy defeated the most powerful evil wizard there's ever been?" Beastboy asked in shock as he gazed down at the sleeping boy in Raven's arms,

"That's the rumor," Raven replied, "I personally believe it was our mother, Lily, who did it,"

"So, where'd you find him?" Cyborg had asked, "How'd you find him?"

Raven had then told of her confrontation with Dumbledore and where she had found her little brother; her teammates looked appalled when she was finished,

"Those disgusting beasts!" Starfire spat angrily, her eyes glowing with rage,

"Seriously, dude," Beastboy added, "Who treats a little kid like that?!"

"Monster's," Cyborg said in a cold voice, "That's who,"

Robin said nothing, just narrowed his eyes in barely controlled anger as Starfire continued her tirade against Harry's relatives.

"Harry will be very scared when he awakens; he will not know where he is," Raven said softly as she gently began to rub the boy's head," Raven looked at her team with pleading eyes as she continued, "It will take time to repair the damage that the Dursleys inflicted on him, will you help me?"

"Of course we will, Raven!" Starfire answered immediately,

"Yeah, Rae," Beastboy added, "You're a titan, and that makes Harry one too!"

Robin and Cyborg offered additional words of comfort as Raven tried not to cry with happiness at how good it felt to be home with her friends,

"We should get him to the medical ward," Cyborg said, "He's obviously very sick,"

Raven nodded her agreement as the group made their way down the hallway, following Cyborg.

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"Rae?" A voice suddenly spoke, making her turn to face the one who had spoken,

"What is it?" Raven asked Beastboy,

"Rae, you can't keep doing this," Beastboy replied, a worried expression on his face, "You need to go get some rest,"

"I'll sleep when Harry wakes up," Raven said simply, turning back to her brother.

"You're no good to Harry if you're exhausted, Rae," Beastboy countered,

"He's right, Raven," Robin added as he entered the room and stood beside Beastboy, "You've been up for almost three days; you need to rest."

Raven bit her lip in indecision as she stared down at Harry; in truth, she was exhausted, but her need to protect Harry overrode any other feeling for her own well-being, even as she heard the truth in her teammate's words.

"Don't worry, Rae," Beastboy said warmly as he placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'll keep an eye on him for you. I'll come get you if he wakes up, I promise,"

Raven nodded her head in appreciation before she slowly rose to her feet and watched as Beastboy transformed into a small beagle and climbed onto the bed, laying down at Harry's feet; using her powers, Raven teleported herself into her room and collapsed onto her bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

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As Harry slowly awoke, he kept his eyes closed as he tried to remember the dream he had been having; he dreamt that he had awoken in a strange place and been attacked by freaks like him, one of which claimed to be his sister.

"It was a dream," Harry thought, "When I open my eyes, I'll still be in my cupboard;."

When Harry opened his eyes, at first, his vision was blurry, like usual, but after blinking a few times, it gradually faded, and Harry's mouth dropped open as he saw a green dog sleeping on the edge of his bed.

"I must still be dreaming," Harry thought quickly, pinching his arm hard and flinching at the pain. When he opened his eyes a second time and saw the dog still in front of him, Harry began to hyperventilate,

"It wasn't a dream," Harry thought in sudden panic, "I really am surrounded by freaks like me! Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia must have followed through on their threat to sell me to a lab!"

Tears began to slide down Harry's cheeks at the thought of what would happen to him now, and his breathing became more ragged.

Beastboy suddenly awoke as his senses told him something was wrong; raising his head, he looked at Harry, who had drawn his knees to his chest and quietly sobbing with his face buried.

"Hey little, dude," Beastboy said softly as he transformed back into his human form and stood next to Harry's bed, "There's no need to cry. Everything's going to be okay,"

Harry looked up sharply at the words and quickly scooted back as he looked at the green teenager staring down at him with a small grin.

"St-stay away!" Harry cried in fear as black tentacles suddenly spread from his body and lashed out at Beastboy, who jumped back in alarm,

"Whoa! Easy there, kid!" Beastboy cried as he ducked under another tentacle, "I'm not gonna hurt you!"

But Harry was no longer listening; instead, the boy was sobbing as half a dozen black tendrils swirled around him, lashing out anytime that Beastboy came too close,

"I did the freaky stuff again," Harry sobbed, "I'm going to get punished again for it, just like always!"

Beastboy began to panic as he tried again to get close to Harry, only to be thrown hard against the wall by one of the black tentacles that seemed to be coming out of Harry's body

. As Beastboy slowly rose to his feet, he quickly grabbed the communicator attached to his belt and called into it,

"Titans, we have a situation in Harry's room!"

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Raven suddenly jumped awake as the alarm on her cloak rang out,

"Harry!" Raven thought in panic as she jumped to her feet and teleported to Harry's room. A moment later, her eyes grew wide in alarm at what she beheld; her teammates were currently fighting against half a dozen black tentacles that seemed to be coming out of Harry's body as they tried desperately to get to Harry, who had his arms wrapped around his legs and was sobbing hard.

"What happened?!" Raven demanded as she ducked under a slash from a tentacle before hitting it with a blast of her power which temporarily knocked it back,

"I don't know!" Beastboy replied, transforming from a wolf back into himself, "Harry woke up and freaked!"

"We can't get to him!" Cyborg added, blasting a tentacle away with his arm cannon, "These things won't let us anywhere near him!"

"Any ideas right now would be helpful!" Robin said as he batted away a tentacle with his bow staff,

"You're his sister, Raven," Starfire said as she floated down to Raven, "Perhaps he will listen to you."

"Harry!" Raven called desperately, "Harry can you hear me!"

If Harry did hear her voice, he gave no indication, only sobbed harder, and Raven's face fell as she wracked her brain for some way to reach the boy; suddenly, a memory came to her in the form of a lullaby that she would sing to Harry when he would get fussy and refuse to go to sleep, with no other options, Raven began to sing.

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Harry sobbed as he buried his face in his knees; he was going to be punished again; he was always punished when he did the 'freaky stuff,' as his Aunt and Uncle called it, and the thought of another beating terrified him.

Suddenly, music began reverberating in Harry's ears, and his head shot up in recognition at the lullaby that happily haunted his dreams; memories began to rush through him of a pale young girl singing to him in his crib.

Slowly, the tentacles ceased their barrage and instead began to dance to the music, to the bewilderment of the others, as Harry locked eyes with the girl who was singing to him,

"That song…." Harry said softly, "How do you know that song?"

The girl paused her song and looked at Harry with a sad smile as she slowly walked to him, shooting a cautious glance at the tentacles that tensed at her approach,

"Because I'm the one who sang it to you, Harry, don't you remember?"

Harry's eyes widened as the memory became clearer, and a name suddenly flashed in his mind,

"Raven….?" Harry whispered as tears flowed down his cheeks,

"Yes, Harry," Raven said with a smile as her eyes began to water, "It's me."

The tentacles suddenly disappeared as Harry launched into Raven's arms and began sobbing into her chest; Raven quickly wrapped her arms around the boy and began to gently stroke his hair as tears slid down her cheeks.

"I thought you were a dream," Harry cried in a broken voice,

"I'm real, Harry," Raven replied, "And I'm here, now,"

"Why did you leave me?" Harry sobbed,

"I was lied to, Harry," Raven responded in a cold voice that made Harry pull away and look up at her with a tear-stained face, "I was told you were dead. Had I known that you lived, I would have come for you sooner."

Harry sniffled for a moment before he asked in a soft voice,

"Are you going to stay this time?"

"I'm never going to leave you again, Harry, I promise," Raven replied in a serious voice, placing her hand under his chin and forcing him to look into her eyes as she spoke, "And you'll never have to go back to the Dursleys ever again."

Harry's eyes widened at the words, and he seemed to be rendered speechless, allowing Raven to continue,

"You'll live here now, with my friends and I,"

Harry slowly looked past her, and his eyes seemed to bug out of his skull as he saw the others for the first time; there was a tall man who appeared to be part robot, and next to him was floating a girl with orange skin and fiery red hair, wearing a purple outfit; Beastboy was laying against the wall in apparent exhaustion, and as Harry's eyes slid to the person next to Beastboy, Harry let out a small gasp.

"You're…you're Robin!" Harry said in awe as he looked at the teenager; Dudley was a huge fan of superheroes and would constantly demand that Aunt Petunia buy him the latest toy or comic about them sometimes, Harry would listen from his cupboard as Dudley watched the news with awe as Batman or some other superhero would save some city in America from some supervillain.

"Indeed, I am," Robin said, flashing Harry a small grin and wink that made Harry slowly smile back before he turned back to Raven,

"Are you a superhero?" Harry asked in awe,

"Yes, I am, little brother," Raven replied with a grin, "And these are my teammates. We call ourselves the Titans."

Harry once again looked around at the others, who were all smiling warmly at him,

"Am I going to be punished?" Harry asked in a small voice as his gaze went to his lap,

"Why would you be punished, Harry?" Raven asked in a confused voice,

"Because I did the freaky stuff again," Harry replied, "I'm not supposed to do it, or I get punished."

Raven's eyebrows rose in shock at the words, and the rest of the Titans followed suit,

"It's not freaky stuff, Harry," Raven said softly, "It's magic,"

Harry gasped suddenly and began to look around fretfully, making Raven confused,

"That's a forbidden word!" Harry gasped, "You're not allowed to say it!"

Raven felt her temper rising as she imaged what she'd like to do to Harry's relatives if she ever saw them again,

"There's nothing wrong with magic, Harry," Raven said quickly, "You're a wizard just like mom and dad were, and I will teach you how to control it so you don't attack anyone accidentally like you did; just now."

Harry's eyes widened at the revelation, and he stared at Raven for a moment before finding his voice,

"Mum and dad were wizards? But Aunt Petunia told me they died in a car crash because my dad got drunk behind the wheel. That's how I got my scar,"

"That's a lie!" Raven spat angrily, "Dad would never have done something like that!"

"Rae!" Beastboy said quickly, "Easy, you're scaring the kid."

As Raven looked down, she saw that Harry was indeed trembling, and she quickly leaned forward and took him into a hug until he stopped shaking,

"I'm sorry, Harry," Raven said softly, "I didn't mean to scare you, but you should know that everything your Aunt and Uncle told you was a lie, and you will never have to see them again."

"You really want a freak like me?" Harry asked in a soft voice as he stared at his feet,

"Now you listen to me, Harry Potter!" Raven said in a stern voice, lifting the boy's face until he was looking directly into her eyes, "You are NOT a freak, you are a good kid, and I will be taking care of you from now on,"

"We all will," Beastboy added with a smile,

"Just because you have powers does not mean you are a freak. It means you're special," Raven continued, "And I will teach you how to control them, but I never want to hear you refer to yourself as a freak again, understand?"

Slowly, Harry nodded, and Raven smiled warmly at him,

"Now, would you like to meet the rest of the team?" Raven asked, smiling as the boy shyly nodded; a moment later, Harry was enveloped in a hug as Starfire descended on the boy with the intention of cuddling the poor kid to death as the rest of the team laughed.

"Hello, Harry!" Starfire cried happily, "I look forward to playing many games with you! Oh, you are so cute!"

"Cute?" Harry asked, confused,

"Oh yes!" Starfire said happily, "You are the cutest little boy ever!"

Raven smiled as the others began to introduce themselves to the shy boy; as Harry started to giggle at Beastboy, who had just turned into a tiny squirrel, Raven found herself suddenly sad at how much time she had lost with her little brother due to the meddling of other's

"I'll take care of him," Raven thought silently, "I promise, mom, dad, I'll keep him safe and loved."

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Author's Note:

To anyone wondering what the Lullaby was that Raven was singing to Harry, it was Inuyasha's Lullaby. It's one of my favorites and seemed like the best choice for the story, given Harry's mental state at the time.