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Bad Author Notes: I guarantee one chapter per month. Whining about it won't make a difference. Now if you came and took care of Mayhem, I'll be able to write more.

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Sorry this chapter is unedited. My editor is MIA. When she returns I'll reload this chapter.

Tears

By Lady FoxFire

April 28, 2002

"Mr. Longbottom." Snape snarled as he stood over Neville's shoulder. "I specifically explained to the class that the mugwort needed to be ground into a fine powder and that the chamomile is to be shredded by hand." He explained with an experated sigh as he stared at Neville's work. "Go get more ingredients and start over again." With that the Potion Master continue to the next student.

"He has to be sick." Hermione whispered to Ron. "He didn't take points off or yell at Neville." As she watch their professor correct a Slytherin.

Ron nodded his head in agreement as he carefully watched their teacher out of the corner of his eyes. "Ether that or he's distracted by something." He whispered back to her. "Or someone."

Hermione's eyes widen as turned sharply to look at Ron. "Harry!" she gasps quietly to Ron. "Do you think…"

"No talking in class Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger." Snape stated in calm tone, his back towards them. "If you continue I will be forced to take points and give you detention. Is that clear?" He said turning his coal black eyes towards them.

"Yes professor." Hermione replied meekly as her eyes grew as wide as saucer.

"Mr. Weasley?" Snape said with a nod of his head toward the red head.

Ron gapped like a fish at the Potion Master as he patiently waited for a reply. Hermione nudged Ron in the ribs, bringing him out of his shock. "Understood sir." Ron's head bobbing ups and down.

The class sat in silence shock, never before has that greasy git ever past up an opportunity to take points from a Gryffindor, let along one of Potter's friends.

Noticing everyone staring at him, Snape pulled his shoulder back, stood up straighter and glared at his class. "I believe this class has to deal with creation and use of potions, not a gawk at your professor. Get to work." His snide comment broke the spell over the class as the students quickly returned to their work.

The students were deeply immersed in the slicing, pounding and stirring of their potions that they bearly registered a knock on the dungeon door.

"Severus?" a female voice came from the doorway. The class turned as one, their mouth hanging open as they realized that Professor McGonagall stood there. Never before had any of them heard anyone address the Potion master by his first name with the exception of Dumbledore.

"Minerva?" An explosion could have gone off in the classroom and none of the students would have noticed when the Potion Master used the first name of the transfiguration professor.

"They’re needed." McGonagall replied with a nod of her head towards the class.

With a wearily sigh Snape sank into his seat. "Anything?" he said cryptically. McGonagall shook her head sadly.

Snape closed his eyes as he ran hid hand through his hair in frustration. "Granger. Weasley. Leave your equipment and accompany Professor McGonagall. I’m sure one of your fellow students would be willing to clean up after you."

The class stared silently at each other and at Hermione and Ron as they stood up. "I'll take care of everything." Neville whispered to them. Ron nodded his head as he past Longbottom.

"Professor, does this have anything to do with Harry?" Hermione asked as she and Ron approached their teacher.

McGonagall and Snape shared a quick look. "Come along now." She replied as she turned and marched out of the room at a quick pace.

Hermione and Ron nervously followed their Head of House through the quiet hall until the stood in front of the gargoyle that guarded the Headmaster’s office. Leaning forward Professor McGonagall whispered something to the stone statue, which leaped quietly aside. In silence the trio made their way up towards Dumbledore office.

The soft murmur of voices could be heard coming through the thick wood door that lead to office of the most powerful of wizard in the world.

The murmurs stop as McGonagall slowly opened the door to present Hermione and Ron with a sea of red hair. "Mom! Dad!" Ron exclaimed as both him and Hermione was engulfed by his mother’s arms and kisses.

Hermione looked around in shock to see the whole Weasley’s family here at Hogwarts. "What’s going on?" She asked in confusion as Mr. Weasley gave her a quick kiss on the forehead.

"Dumbledore summoned the whole family to Hogwarts last night." Charlie's explained as he leaned against a window over looked the grounds of the school. "Bill and I arrived about a half hour ago." He said as he nodded over to the chair in which Bill slept his head thrown back and his mouth wide open.

"So what did you do, ickle Ronniekins" exclaimed one of the twin as he grabbed his brother by the head and began to rake his knuckled on top of his hair. "Come one confuse. What evil did you do."

"Boys!" Ginny sighed in disgust from her place on the couch as she watched the antics of her brothers.

"Fred Eric Weasley! Behave yourself!" Molly Weasley commanded.

"I'm Fred mom. That’s George." The other red hair twin said as he pointed to his brother who was torturing Ron.

"Can't you ever tell your own children apart woman?!?" The twins said simultaneous.

Mrs. Weasley looked from one twin to the other trying to tell them apart. She snorted in frustrations. "Either way stop tormenting you brother."

"Yes mother." They said in stereo with identical smirks on their faces. Arthur skillfully hid his snicker behind a cough when his wife turned to him for support.

"Well in that case I'll have to do something about it." Bill said as he woke up and grabbed Ron from behind and began to torture Ron the same way as the twin had.

"BILL!!!!" Ron squealed as he tried in vane to escape his brother.

"William Walter Weasley!" Molly bellowed.

Bill immediate let Ron go who dropped to all fours and scurry to safety by Hermione. "Sorry mom." He replied straight face but with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Why can the three of you behave more like your brother Percy." Molly exclaimed in frustration as she waved her hand toward where Percy sat quietly in his chair.

The Weasley's boys minus Percy all look at each other, then at Percy and they at their mother. "Nah!!!" They all said at the same time. Arthur quickly turned his laughter into a cough when his wife turns towards him.

"So Hermione." Charlie's said as he draped his arm over her shoulder. "When are you going to dye you hair and become an unofficial Weasley?"

"Or better yet when is ickle Ronniekins going to ask you to become an official Weasley?" Bill said as he threw his arm over Ron's shoulder the whole time grinning like a fool.

Ron turned as red as his hair from his brother's teasing. Clearing his throat nervously Ron turned to his father. "So why is everyone here? Does it have to do with Harry?"

Molly and Arthur looked at each other nervously. "Perhaps we all should sit down." Arthur said dispelling the teasing tone of the family. Looking down at his hands, Mr. Weasley nervously said, " officially Fudge has stated that Harry ran away from the Dursley at the beginning of the summer break."

"THAT’S A LIE!" Ron shouted at his father, his face turning red with angry. "Harry was there the whole time. He didn't run away! That two face cock…"

"RON!" his mother shouted in shock

"Now Ron, settle down son." Arthur said as he tried to keep the smirk off his face. "I know it's a lie. And I happen to agree with about Fudge. He is a…"

"Arthur!" Molly exclaimed as she glared at him. "Not in front of the children."

"But mom we all know that Fudge is a two face…" Fred or was it George started to say.

"Enough!" Molly bellowed. "I will not put up with any more of that language from my children is that understood. Is that clear!"

"Yes ma’am." Mr. Weasley, the Weasley children and Hermione all said in front of the wrath of the terror that is Molly Weasley.

"So what's the unofficial statement Dad?" Charlie asks as he sat sprawled in the chair. One leg throws over the arm of the chair as he slumps into the deep cushions.

"Charlie Weasley. Sit in that chair as it was intended to sat in. Don't you dare disgrace yourself in front of the Headmaster." Molly snapped at her son as he straightens up with a slight blush on his face.

"Too late mom." Bill mumbled to himself.

"Mr. Weasley?" Hermione ask her lip trembling as she tries not to cry. "What happened to Harry?"

Arthur Weasley ran a nervous hand through his thinning red hair. "It appears that Harry was kidnapped by at least two if not more wizards."

"Deatheaters?" Ginny voiced what everyone else thought as she wiped the tears from her face.

Arthur nodded his head sadly. "A friend in Improper Use of Magic Office contacted me about the use of magic on Privet Drive and the fact that Mafalda Hopkirk, the head of that department has order Harry's expulsion from Hogwarts for the use of magic by an underage wizard."

"WHAT!!!!!" Roared everyone in the office.

"That doesn't make any sense!" Hermione blurted out in shock

"What are those fools thinking. Especially with student being at Hogwarts!" Percy snapped.

"What do expect? After all this is the Ministry we're talking about. No offence intended dad." Bill grumbled evilly

"None taken Bill." Mr. Weasley replied as Percy ignored the comment.

Mr. Weasley continued on wit his tale. "After some persuasion I was finally able to learn what had happened at the Dursley's household and the fact that the Ministry had allowed the protections on the Dursley's household to drop"

"But… But I thought that Dumbledore…" Percy stuttered.

Arthur slowly shocked his head. "Dumbledore only maintances the wards while Harry is at residence there. The Ministry maintenance at the resident and over Smelting for the rest of the year."

"Why Smelting?" Charlie as Ginny clung to him her body shaking from her silent crying.

"Dudley Dursley, Harry's cousin. He goes there." Ron explained in a flat tone as the realization that his friend was gone and mostly likely dead began to sink in. "Why were they down."

Everyone looked at Ron in confusion. "Why were the wards down?" he repeated his question.

"Fudge." Arthur said as if that explained everything. "He figure thought it was a waste of money to maintain wards on a family of Muggles when as he claim there is no threat. He just can't accept that Voldemort is back."

"That two face cock sucker." Molly Weasley snarled. "I always knew he was a fool but I didn't realized his stupidity went so far." Everyone stared at Molly in surprise as she glare at them, daring them to say a word.

Just then the door opens and Remus and Dumbledore enters, the room instantly explodes into questions.

"Headmaster is there any word on Harry?"

"Is he dead?"

"Does Voldemort have him?

The barrage of questions ended when Dumbledore motioned for silences. The usual sparkle in his eyes and the skip in his step were missing as the headmaster walked towards his desk.

"Albus is there any news on Harry at all?" Mrs. Weasley said, her voice cracking a little.

A sad little smile came upon Dumbledore as he looked at the Weasley family, Remus and Hermione. "I think the best thing would before Arthur to update Remus and I about what the Ministry is planning."

As Mr. Weasley's recounted the Ministry stance on Harry's disappearance and on Fudge's money saving idea, Dumbledore's eyes became colder and colder. A chill actual filled the room from his angry. Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix buried his head under his wing to escape the chill. "I assumed that Auror have been sent to the house?" The Headmaster said a few minutes after Arthur finished his report

"No sir." Percy said from his set next to the twin. "Two junior member of the Accidental Magic Reversal Department were sent to the house. The reported that the family had been turned into animals and that Mr. Dursley quickly shoved them out of the house before they could investigate farther. Fudge has order no farther investigation."

"WHAT!!!" Remus shouted as he shot out of his seat. "Harry's disappeared, his guardian turned into animals and he doesn't care!!!" Everyone watched as the former DADA professor stormed up and down the room. "When Sirius hears about this…. It will kill him if anything has happened to Harry." He said silently.

"He already knows." Dumbledore stated in a soft sad voice. All eyes turned to the Headmaster. "Sirius… Sirius was the one to remove Harry from that hell."

"Albus. What happened?" Remus asked, as he looked the Headmaster in the eyes.

Dumbledore sighed wearily as he leaned back in his chair. "When I was informed that Harry wasn't on the train I immediately check the wards of the Dursley's home and found them down. But I was able to sense that Harry was still in the house. I was able to contact Sirius and he was able to find Harry." His voice trailed off at that point.

"They hurt him. Didn't they?" Ginny said in a small voice. "That’s why we were all sent to our house. So you could bring him into Hogwarts."

Dumbledore nodded his head, a sad expression on his face. "Yes child they did."

"Albus?" Remus said, all this questions and concern behind the Headmaster's name.

Pulling a draw open, Dumbledore extract a bundle of papers, which he places on his desk. "I think these can explain what happened better than I ever could." He explained as he pushed the papers towards Remus.

Picking up the papers, Remus settles into his seat and begins to read them aloud. "It’s my hope that what I write here will end up in the hands of a witch or wizard…."

The only sounds in the room was the crackling of the fire, the rustling of the papers, Remus voice as he read aloud Harry's fateful summer and the soft sobbing of those present.

Remus' voice trailed off as brow furrowed in confusion. "This can't be right." He mumbled as he flipped back to the beginning.

"What is it?" Hermione asked as she walked over to where he sat.

"Harry said that he hide his wand under the loose board but later the Dursley removed it from his trunk and destroyed it." Confusion laced his voice as he explained it to those in the room.

Dumbledore pulled out Harry's wand and placed it on his desk. "This was found with the letters and his cloak."

One of the twins suddenly snapped his fingers. "I know what happened."

"One of our trick wands." The other twin finishes his brother's explanation.

"We gave him one at Christmas." explained together. "They most have found the trick wand in his trunk and assumed it was his real one."

"Where did Harry get the funny ink?" Hermione said unexpectedly as she studied Harry's writing over Remus' shoulder.

"Huh?" Almost everyone looked at her in confusion.

Hermione pointed at the papers. "See he goes from a thin watery black ink to this reddish brown one."

Dumbledore clears his throat nervously. "That’s not ink."

The blood ran out of everyone's face as they realized what Harry was forced to use when he ran out of ink. "Fuck." Ron whispers in shock.

Suddenly Remus stood up and began to pace the room reading the letter silently. With each passing moment he's angry became more and more apparent as he read what Harry's family had done to him. "I would have took him in. I could have protected him." He mumbled to himself as the look of great sadness appeared on his face.

"Albus? Did you know this was happening?" Remus asked as he turned on the Headmaster, the paper waving in his hands.

Fawkes flew down and settled on the old man's knee. "No. My duty was to maintenance the wards on the house. It was the Ministry's responsibility to protect Harry from non-magically threats."

"YOU TRUSTED HARRY WITH FUDGE?!?" Remus screamed in shock at the older man.

"To my eternal shame." Dumbledore said as he stroked the phoenix's feather. "Yes I trusted Fudge."

"Could.. Could they have been under the Imperius Curse." Ginny asked nervously as she plucked at her robes.

Dumbledore shocked his head negatively. "It was on of the first thing Severus and Minerva check. What they did was of their own free will."

"Snape and McGonagall?" Mr. Weasley's eyes brighten as he put two and two together. "The two wizards at the house. They were the ones to turn the Dursley into animals."

"I sent them to return Harry's possessions as well as his owl and to discover what exactly happened in that house. Sirius was a bit out of sorts when he arrived with Harry." Dumbledore said with the start of a smile on his face. "I believe it was Severus who turned Vernon into his true self and Minerva finished with the other two."

"What do you mean, Professor?" Charlie asked voicing almost everyone's confusion as he looked back and forwards between his father's grinning face and the sparkle in the Headmaster's eyes.

Arthur chuckled softly "It seems that your former professors became upset with Harry's family and turned them into animals." He explained to his son.

"To be exact Professor Snape turned Mr. Dursley in to a giant cockroach and McGonagall turn Harry's aunt and cousin into pink and purple spotted hyena and a giant slug. I'm not exactly sure which one is which but they do take a wonderful photo."

"No." Remus suddenly moaned. All eyes turned to where he leaned against the wall, slowly sinking to the floor, the papers clutched in his hands. "No. No. No."

"Remus?" Molly said as she kneeled over next to Remus and took his hand. "What is it?"

"They raped him." Hermione said, her face completely white as she looked down at the letters she retrieved from Remus. "Oh god! They raped him." She said before dropping the papers and dashing out of the room.

"Ginny go with her." He mother ordered her while she dealt with the former DADA professor

"Headmaster." Ron said drawing the Headmaster's attention to him. "Where is Harry?"

"Harry's body is safe. He's currently in a hidden room in the hospital wing with Sirius. His mind is trapped inside. And that why I've summon all of you here."