Contracts and Suprises
Harry Woke up to the sound of voices, slowly he sat up and looked for who they belonged to. He saw Madame Pomphrey, an old looking man with a long white beard, and very colorful purple robes, next he saw a woman who looked very stern with close cropped greying hair and a monocle. Finally he saw an older woman with greying hair and a more laid back yet still stern demeanor. The group of people looked towards him realizing he was awake before walking over to him. The Older man spoke
“Mr.Potter let me introduce myself. I am the headmaster of Hogwarts Albus Dumbledore Poppy came to me earlier telling me to contact the DMLE and the WCS about your well being. Perhaps you could shed some light on this my boy?”
Harry tilted his head in confusion looking at the other two adults standing next to Dumbledore.
“Excuse me but who are you to and to answer your question Headmaster, what would I need to tell you to get out of the Dursley’s home?”
The stern looking witch spoke “Mr.Potter my name is Amelia Bones I am the head for the department of magical law enforcement, my Colleague is Madame Mckinnon she is the head of wizarding child services. Now the man who came to introduce you to the wizarding world who we spoke to earlier spoke of what he believes your treatment over your stay at your relatives home might have been like. We were hoping you could answer some questions we had about it so we can make sure that you never have to return.”
Harry nodded and sighed “What would you like to know madame Bones.”
Amelia looked at Harry before speaking “what we would like to know Mr.Potter is what you were treated like during your stay at the Dursley’s whatever you can think of that would not be ok please let us know.”
Harry eyed them distrustfully but sighed. “Fine, I’ll tell you though I expect something to actually be done instead of me telling someone and it just being forgotten again.”
He looked at them again before continuing, “My time at the dursleys house wasnt much better than a slave's life towards abusive masters. From the moment I could reach over the counter with a step stool I was made to cook every meal for them. When I tried to eat any of the food I had made I was hit. If I had burnt anything I was hit, the one time I dared to trip and drop their breakfast My Uncle held my hand over the stove's burner until my hand was blackened.”
The adults were shocked into silence looking at the Child infront of them who recounted his abuse with dead eyes before continuing.
“I was also given an insurmountable list of chores that no child should be given, I was to weed to garden, Mow the Law, do the laundry, dust the house, paint the fence, clean up after my cousin, and wash all dishes before my uncle came home at 4 o’clock every afternoon. The worst part about this was when what I now know is accidental magic occurd I was locked in my cupboard for days and given no food for weeks. Even then the food I was given was spoiled or just about spoiled.” Harry looked up with dead emerald eyes that haunted all who looked at them, particularly the man hidden just outside of the hospital wing, thinking about how he had failed his honorary sister's son. Harry continued
“As you can see Madame Bones my life has been truly horrible, I have told this to other teachers and adults in my school in the past but everytime they say they will do something they either forget I told them anything at all like the conversation never happened but most are always fired later even though nothing constituted it.”
Harry looked thoughtful for a minute before speaking. “Madame Bones, can you promise me that something will actually be done this time. I feel that after what has happened last night I fear what would happen to me if I return to the dursley’s.”
Amelia looked startled before a cold rage shone in her eye’s one mirrored by every adult there thouse Dumbldores and more grief and guilt hidden in his eye’s Harry observed.
“Harry” Said Amelia “I swear to you on my life that those .. those monsters will pay for all they have done.”
She took a calming breath before speaking again. “Now Harry we were told that you were to be put on a contract diet approved by your healer. Is this true?”
Harry nodded looking hopeful
Amelia let a soft look flow into her eyes while Pomphrey brought the two contracts and a quill “Well you have two options that are available for you. Due to your extreme malnourishment both of the contracts have a clause that makes the magic of the signer force to person to follow the instructions given, the first contract is not as extreme with the daily count of calories needed while the other is more extreme, you may choose which contract to sign and may ad one or two clauses that would make you feel more comfortable with them.”
Harry nodded shyly before looking down and speaking. “Can I get some time set aside during the weekends at school to go to Vertic Alley to shop for clothes that will fit me throughout the length of the contract. I know what changes the daily calorie intake will do to my body due to my magic making sure that every excess bit of nourishment from this diet is stored on my body.”
Amelia looked thoughtful before nodding “I don’t see why that is not possible though do pardon me for asking young one but why would this be necessary normally the excess energy in children is put into their pool of magic?”
Harry sighed before speaking “It’s due to how little I've been fed since arriving at the dursley’s ma’am. Instead of the energy from food going into my magic, what little I got was put directly into making sure my body could function. What I now know is my magic has been doing everything possible to keep me alive, even sending energy that would be used for the few bits of accidental magic to keep me running. With the amount of calories my body is going to have now, it will take my magic a least a year or more to understand that I won’t be going without food any longer, until then it will be storing as many calories into my body to ensure I won’t look like I currently do. So I was hoping to be able to get new clothes throughout the school year with a staff member to take me because 1. I know I will outgrow most if not all clothes I buy that are my current size. And for 2. The reason I would like a staff member to come with me is to supervise me to make sure nothing happens and the second part of it is that I have no parents to do that with me.”
Amelia and Pomphrey stared in shock while Madame Mckinnon was finishing writing her notes on Harry's home life.
Madame Pomphrey spoke “Mr.Potter if that is true than you would be making a huge decision on the status of your body, are you sure you would still like to go throug with this?”
Harry nodded resolutely “Yes Madam Pomphery I am. Honestly I am tired of being able to count my ribs everytime I look in a Mirror.”
Pomphrey nodded “Well your conditions are agreeable so I have added them to the contract, all that is left is for you to sign the one you wish to follow. The lower calorie one of the higher calorie one. Be aware that the school will be providing potions to help this process along such as an appetite enhancer, Digestion enhancer, and a stomach stretching solution for each meal to ensure you are able to follow the contract.”
Harry nodded and picked up the quill, signing the contract with the daily 5300 calorie intake “Ok Madame Pomphrey I will be signing the lower calorie one currently to see if I will be able to enjoy how I’ll look and feel if I decide to change something about it at a later time.”
Madame Pomphrey nodded as the contract glowed signaling that it was now valid. “Thank you Mr.Potter everything seems to be in order. Amelia here file this At the ministry when you return if you would it would be very helpful.”
Amelia nodded, taking the contract and sliding it into her robes. “I will Poppy now-”
Albus shot up from the chair he conjured while listening to the discussion startling the other four people.
“Albus what is the meaning of this you nearly scared-” Poppy was cut off by Albus speaking
“Poppy the wards just alerted me to something that should not be possible. Two adult magicals are heading to the castle as we speak but their magical signatures should be what they are. You can steal a signature but you can’t fake one, which means something miraculous has happened.” Ablus started speed walking out of the hospital wing but not before stopping and looking back directly at Harry
“Harry, my boy. If what I am able to sense is true your second statement about needing a staff member to acompany you to Vertic Alley may no longer be valid.” with that Albus rushed to meet to two strangers headed for the castle
Harry eyes widened in shock at what he heard, thinking back to what Sharpclaw told him about his parents' status hoping that what he is thinking is true and that lady magic has done what he thinks she’s done.