Harry Potter doesn't belong to me , but to JK Rowling. Harry Potter characters, settings, ect. are not my property. I'm only borrowing them!
Rated for mild language and child abuse. I don't condone the abuse of children (or anyone) but this is how I see the Dursleys.
Ginny Weasley was sitting in her room using one of the extendable ears to spy on her parents' conversation about their 'secret mission'. What she was hearing gave her a very bad picture.
"He was handcuffed to the bed!"
"He was beaten black and blue but you couldn't even see under all the blood…"
"His uncle and cousin were planning on killing him! They would have succeeded if not for us!"
"They called him a freak, that was his name there! He now has two scars where his uncle's knife dug into his skin spelling out the disgraceful word!"
Ginny wanted to cry. She had heard the twins' and Ron's stories of what goes on in Harry's house but she never thought it could be that bad.
She found out from her father that the three monsters were in jail and Harry was physically okay when she cornered him but she was kind of disappointed. She wanted to kill them herself.
Her mother had a copy of Harry's goodbye letter that she made a copy of when her mom wasn't looking and she felt so terrible just reading it.
She also felt anger; anger at Dumbledore, who made Harry go back there. Anger at the three despicable muggles who hurt him. She also felt angry at Harry himself. She knew it wasn't his fault (Despite what he claimed) but she felt upset that he didn't tell anyone.
But mostly she felt angry for him. He had been targeted unfairly for almost 14 years and now he has been almost killed by those who were supposed to be his family.
She knew Harry wouldn't want the pity, and she wouldn't give him any because she wouldn't want it either, but anger was another matter. Their combined anger at the Dursleys was likely enough to kill them with just a bat-bogey hex.
Despite her father's instructions, she had written down her parents' conversation and made another copy of Harry's note to send to Hermione as long as she promised not to tell Ron. Based on her brother not mentioning anything and his constant whining about how unfair his life is, Hermione was true to her word and kept the information to herself.
But she could tell Hermione was pissed. She sent back a long reply full of all the anger she felt.
Ginny,
I don't feel bad for Harry because he wouldn't like that, but I do have to admit I feel angry at Professor Dumbledore. There are other people on this list too, like Harry's 'relatives', but that's obvious.
Who gave Professor Dumbledore the authority to send Harry with his relatives? I owled Professor McGonagall (She was angry you found out and told me but I think she is more upset over what happened) and she told me that she, Hagrid, and Professor Dumbledore left Harry at his relatives house with a note. A note. On a cold November night, Harry Potter, the savior of the wizarding world, was left on his unsuspecting relatives' doorstep with only a note explaining what happened. Who gave him the authority to do that?
In the Potters' will it is stated that not only is Harry going to Sirius, but he 'is under no circumstances to go to Petunia Dursley and her husband'. Professor McGonagall said she knows as she was at the reading of the will. She said she regrets not taking any legal action at the time, but she didn't because she thought Dumbledore knew what he was doing.
Anyway, at the time of Harry's parents' death Sirius was not convicted of any crime. That means Harry should have immediately gone to him. After he was arrested, had it been done legally, Harry should have gone to Neville's parents, Alice and Frank Longbottom, as named in the will. Professor McGonagall told me they were well respected aurors but were tortured into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange, her husband, and Barty Crouch junior. They were sent to Azkaban for their crimes but the attack didn't happen until several days after Harry was placed in the Dursleys' care. So he should have gone there. The final person named to take care of Harry was Professor Minerva McGongall. That is where Harry is likely to go now. Professor McGonagall said she wished to take custody of him right then and there but Professor Dumbledore told her not to.
Had things gone to plan, Harry would have been placed in Sirius' care. Then after he was arrested, the Longbottoms. After they were tortured (Poor Neville), he should have been placed in Professor Mcgonagall's care.
Professor Dumbledore ignored all of this so he could be placed with his blood relatives so the blood wards stayed intact.
Back to the problem at hand; I assume I'm not the only one asking myself how we didn't notice this? I don't know how we missed it. There were so many signs; he had baggy hand-me-downs, he never asks questions, flinches at everything, has a high pain tolerance, always assumes the chores are all his, and is always surprised when someone cares about him.
I can't believe he blames himself! Ron has talked of Harry's relatives since he and his brothers picked Harry up for the Quidditch World Cup. They sound dreadful, there's nothing Harry could have done to change their behavior!
I'm aware that abuse is nowhere close to as common or severe in the wizarding world as it is in the muggle world, so I need you to think of Sirius' childhood and how much he hated it and multiply it by about 5 000.
The only other person I know in the wizarding world with an abusive background is Professor Snape, whose father was a muggle. He doesn't know that I know and I only found out by accident when I overheard a conversation between him and Dumbledore a year ago. From what I know, it wasn't too severe, but it is still abuse nonetheless.
Looking through old library records I found more out about the case: His witch mother, Eileen Prince, was also abused by Tobias Snape, Professor Snape's father, and cared deeply for her son. She died about ten years ago and Professor Snape likely doesn't know whether his father is dead or alive.
I understand everyone thinks of him to be a 'slimy dungeon bat', but maybe we could ask him for tips on how to help Harry?
On a related note, we have to pay close attention to him, if he doesn't believe his life matters then he will be reckless. He may even try to commit suicide or harm himself.
Professor McGonagall said that as long as it's just me and you we can see Harry on Friday.
Your Friend,
Hermione Granger'
Ginny agreed with everything in Hermione's note. She didn't want to believe Harry would try to commit suicide, but she didn't think Hermione was wrong.
Abuse wasn't common in the wizarding world at all. If you were found to be abusing a child, even if it was mild, you were sentenced to life in Azkaban. If it were severe (Hit enough to bruise in the wizarding world), one would receive the dementor's kiss.
She knew in the wizarding world Sirius' childhood was considered abusive, and even knew they never hit him, his parents would have been sentenced to life in Azkaban had someone found out.
Ginny didn't know anybody else who was abused so she didn't know how to handle it, so Hermione, with her muggle background, likely knew more about what was considered so illegal in the wizarding world.
Ginny knew that had this case gone public, even if Harry's name was not mentioned, the wizarding public would all be calling for the dementor's kiss. The only reasons they had not was because they were muggles and it was illegal for a muggle to be issued the kiss.
Pleased with the thought she would be allowed to see Harry on Friday, despite what state he may be in, Ginny went to sleep.
