Chapter 23: Planning for Freedom
"Allow me to explain" Harry spoke in an ice cold voice "my aunt hated my sister because she was a witch even thought my aunt wasn't, therefore my aunt hates me because I'm her son and a wizard. Dudley hates me because that's what his parents taught him to do and because I was the weak little boy he'd beat up and get rewarded for doing so. Uncle Vernon hates me because I'm different; he hates anyone who's different. He thinks all magic users are freaks. He was hoping to 'beat' the freakishness out of me' and he spent the rest of his time complaining about spending money on me.
I found that particularly funny because it turned out that I owned the company he used to work at and he got five hundred pounds a month to look after me. Didn't spend any of it on me though, I just got whatever Dudley no longer wanted"
"I think the police should hear about his" Jonathon whipped out his phone
"No need" Harry smiled "expect the wizarding court to send a letter, they'll deal with them, they're not as nice as the muggle authorities from what I hear. Harry stood and shook Jonathon's hand "I believe my foods ready so I'm going to go now, I advise against any business you may want to do with them . Good bye"
"Haven't you done enough?" Petunia managed to find her voice "why can't you just go away?!" A small smile appeared on Harry's lips.
"Believe it or not, I thought those exact words every single day you shoved me into that cupboard, you all took seven years of my life, so you can't really complain can you?" Harry turned and walked away. He took his food and returned home, he ate before saying hello to all the elves and animals. He spent the rest of the day relaxing, planning what he'd do this summer, maybe he'd go see Ginny tomorrow, after that he'd probably do some work on freeing Sirius.
"Mom, Dad" Harry spoke out loud just before he fell asleep "tomorrow I'm going to go see Ginny, after that I'm going to work on freeing Padfoot. I'm taking my life back, I hope you're proud of me. I'm going to live life my way now, not voldys or Dumbledore's. My way. Good night!" Harry fell asleep whilst the Marauders began talking.
"Should I even bother saying I'm proud of him?" James smiled
"You're not the only one" Lilly smiled
"You're son is the child I never knew I wanted" Sirius leaned back into his chair, grinning as wide as possible "I still can't get over Dumbledore's reaction to socks"
"What about how he dedicated destroying the stone to the two of you?" Remus asked
"That was brilliant" Lilly was smiling wider than Sirius "I thought him giving those presents to everyone was adorable"
"I know" James agreed "he's changed everything, I don't even dislike Snape as much as I use to. I'd kill him if he tries to kiss you but my respect for the guy has shot up"
"Careful James, or 'his father will hear about this'" Sirius laughed loudly
"I rather enjoyed how he decided to deal with those three on the train" Remus chuckled "we need to remember a few of those spells"
"Yeah" Lilly agreed "the first two were prats but how dare that girl try to tell my son what to do?! I saw her batting her eyes at him, even though it's obvious he only cares about Ginny. If she's smart I don't want to see what's dumb, now let's not get started on the Dursley's again. We'd be here forever"
"Fair enough" Sirius replied whilst making no effort to stop laughing "I still can't believe what your son, my godson, did at the train. He actually found a way to make himself and his friends look good in front of their mother, simultaneously making things easier for them and making it worse for those prats. He is the true heir to the Marauders! Oh my god, I can't wait to see him meet me"
"Well let's watch on then" James gestured to the screen "my love for my son is growing every minute"
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