"Hey guys," Ron said, walking into his brothers' store.
"Afternoon Ronniekins," Fred said as George finished a sale of slug gummies, inspired by none other then Ron.
"How's business?" Ron asked.
"What do you want little brother?" George asked, walking over.
"Why is it that I come and visit and automatically I want something," Ron asked.
"Cause you do, so out with it," Fred said.
"Well fine, it's Harry. Hermione and I are worried, he hasn't answered any of our mail. I don't care what Harry's going threw, if he knew about what happened to Hermione he would of written back,"
"So what do you want us to do?" George asked with a smile.
"Well I was thinking that perhaps you two could leave the store and we could take the knight bus over to his muggle relatives, we know the address?" Ron said.
"Oy Lee," Fred yelled
"Yeah?"
"Close the shop up tonight will yah! We're going out for a bit, you mind?" George asked.
"No problem guys," Lee said off handedly as two giggling girls entered the store, Lee was in heaven.
"Alright lets go George, Ron." Fred finished.
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"I don't understand!" Harry said, highly confused.
"Boys, I swear what are in your skulls. As I said you are in Pyrexia, it is the home of the elves," Ona said.
"But how did I, the last I remember,"
"Yes you where dying if that is what you where saying. But your phoenix brought you to us just in time. We where able to fix most of the damage. You still have quite a number of scars on your body. We didn't want to over load your body with magic,"
"Wait a phoenix?" Harry said.
"Yes," Ona said pointing to the brilliant white phoenix that sat on the window's ledge. The room it's self was fairly large, the huge comfortable bed that Harry laid on with white sheets, the room adorn with blue and green.
"I've never seen that phoenix before," Harry said.
"I'm offended," Harry heard in his head, he looked at the phoenix with wide eyes.
"You don't recognize me? It's Hedwig, Harry."
"But how? How?"
"It's simple really," Ona said, "that phoenix is your owl Hedwig, I know this because she has told me. It's an old familiar magic, when there owners are in danger they do what they must to help. Hedwig became a phoenix."
"This, I should be dead. But why bring me here?"
"You're alive and that's what matters. And you where brought here for a purpose but we will get to that after you have recovered," Ona said, Harry still looking bewildered.
"I must be off to tend to my family. The healers say by tomorrow you can move from bed. One of my maids will bring you up some food. For tonight rest well, speak with your old friend and I will see you in the morning," Ona said, walking towards the door, her white gown flowing with her body.
"Wait!" Harry yelled out.
"Yes," Ona said.
"Thank...thank you,"
"It is my pleasure Harry Potter, my pleasure."
Harry looked at Hedwig, his old owl who now was a brilliant looking white phoenix, "And thank you as well," Harry said to her.
"You are most welcome Harry. I am sorry I was not earlier. You will heal and then when it is time I will bring you back, back to your friends."
"Thank you Hedwig," he said with a yawn falling asleep, "thank you."
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The knight bus had let them off about a block away from the Dursley's house, the three Weasley boys walked down Private drive counting down the numbers until they arrived at number four private drive.
"This is it," Fred said, the sun was setting and the block lights turning out. Looking into the window Ron saw that the lights where out but the muggles' car was still in their drive way.
"I don't like this," Ron said.
"Something is up," George replied, pulling out his wand and holding it toward the door lock he said, "Expelliarmus," the door unlocking.
"Wands out," George said, Fred pulling his out, "Not you Ron, your underage,"
The three Weasleys walked into the house, cautiously, well that was till Fred fell on his face.
"OW!"
"Oy Fred be quite," George said, helping his brother up.
"What did I fall over?" Fred said as George said, "Lumos" to make his wand light up the area.
"Bloody Hell!
"Merlin!"
"Godric!"
Where what the three young men said as they saw what it was that Fred fell over, Dudley Dursley or more to the point the body of Dudley Dursley.
"Is he?" Ron asked.
"Yes I think so," George said.
"Let's keep going," Fred said, all three brothers now knowing something was truly wrong.
The boys moved forward, George's wand shining a small light when they could here muffling and yelling bellow.
"The basement," Fred mouthed as George put out his wand.
"Ron stay behind us," Fred said as the made there way through the house to the kitchen where they found the basement door slightly ajar.
"Quite," Fred said as George pulled something out of his pocket, noticed Ron.
"WHERE IS HE MUGGLE!"
"I don't know! I don't know!"
"Leave her alone!"
"Shut your bloody mouth! Where is his body! We sent you to kill him?"
"I don't know! I don't!"
Fred looked down and could see three cloaked figures standing over the muggles who he knew to be Harry's relatives, the Dursleys.
"Get rid of the female,"
"Avada Kedavra," Petunia Dursley's body fell limp.
"MY WIFE!"
"TELL ME WHERE THE BOY IS!"
"I don't bloody know where the freak is! I don't know!"
"Do it,"
"Avada Kedavra," Vernon Dursley's body became still.
Ron gasped,
"Whose there!" one of the death eaters yelled.
"Shit!" Fred said as the three death eaters looked up the stairs, before one of the black figures had a chance George, with a twist of his hand threw something down the stairs.
"COVER!" George yelled, the three boys jumped back as a loud explosion went off in the Dursley's basement.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WAS THAT!" Ron yelled.
"A new invention," Fred said, walking towards the door carefully, poised, ready to attack.
"They're down," he said as George and Ron walked forward, they looked down, all three cloaked figures laid out on the floor. One bleeding, one knocked out and another in a leg jinx.
"How?" Ron asked as George sent stunning curses at the three of them just in case.
"It's like a muggle grenade except it's filled with spells. With a simple toss and a key phrase it goes off. It was just a prototype but it seems to work," George said.
"Look at this place, it's filthy," Ron said.
"I found something," Fred said holding up a piece of blood covered cardboard, but with a look closer it was writing.
To who ever finds this,
My name is Harry Potter and if your are reading this my uncle has finally done it and killed me. I apologize to Dumbledore, sir you where wrong, it isn't me, it can't be. I leave the Weasleys, Hermione and Remus anything I have. I apologize to every one for letting them down.
Harry Potter
"NO!" Ron said frantically, looking around the basement, for any sign of his friend.
"George apparent to the ministry, get Dad." Fred said, George nodding and with a pop was gone, which was even more troubling to Fred, the house was suppose to be protected.
"Ron," Fred said, his brother looking at his with round eyes.
"He isn't here, I know it. I can feel it, he's gone," Ron said looking over at Vernon Dursley.
"What did he do to him," Ron said.
"I think, I think Mr. Dursley was under a curse Ron, I think the death eaters where controlling him," Fred replied.
"We have to find him, oh Godric, Hermione, Fred I promised her everything was going to be okay, I promised her," and it was then that Fred knew the boy that use to be his brother was no longer a boy but a man.
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Harry was up the next day, showering in the bathroom in his room. In the mirror he for the first time saw his face. He had odd looking glasses on that the elves made for him, they where silver and round but not as big as his old ones. But it was the scarring that had him starring at himself. His face was puffy but his lighting bolt was the only flaw there but the rest of his body was not so lucky. Two scars ran down his neck with several burnt marks from matches, if he turned around his back was an a ray of scar marks, running in all different directions. His legs had cut marks and the inside of his thighs where burnt. His shoulders and arms where no better.
With an angry sigh Harry showered and dressed in a black cloak that had been left for him. When he exited the bathroom the elf he meant the day before, Ona stood waiting for him.
"Good morning," she said.
"Morning," replied Harry.
"My family and I thought you might like to come join us for breakfast,"
"I don't think that's a good idea,"
"And why not Harry?"
"I, I look like a monster Ma'am and I don't wish to frighten any one,"
Ona looked at him with sad eyes, "Well then it's good that I'm proficient in glamor charms," she said waving her hand. "Look,"
Harry did look, at his hands that where as smooth as they had been just months ago.
"The rest of your body is that way, now come along," Ona said leading the way.
Harry was led into a room that looked a lot like the Great Hall at Hogwarts but there only sat one long table, at the front sat an older pair, a man and a woman, holding hands and talking, a younger looking elf with black hair who was laughing at something the little girl next to him said.
"Harry this is my family. King Tristian and Queen Lana, my parents. That is my husband Hayden and my daughter Hali. Every one this is Harry Potter,"
"Hello," the table chorused.
"Welcome Mr. Potter. Take a seat and join us," the queen said pointing to an open spot on her right.
"Thank you," Harry croaked out.
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