Harry's POV
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As I walked back from Lupin's office, sulking, I thought about the summer. The second summer back with him and I'm not going to lie, I was pretty scared.
Lupin wouldn't be back next year. No one wanted their kids to be taught by a werewolf. It's horrible, really, he was the best teacher we had yet.
I walked through a corridor, the air was hot and a little thick, the sun was just above the mountains close to school, and birds were chirping. It was a beautiful day.
I carried my trunk and Hedwigs cage, which was shrunken, in one hand, and a little picture Draco got for me for my room in the other. It was a picture of us laughing and hugging, and eventually went in for a kiss. I smiled and put it in my pocket. Of course I would have to hide it, incase if he would walk in.
"Harry! Love, over here!" I heard a voice say. I smiled even wider and turned around. And just as I guessed, there was Draco, jogging down the abandoned corridor after me.
Once he caught up he kissed my cheek.
"Found ya." He smiled and put and intertwined our hands together. We walked down the halls to outside, talking.
"Sirius wrote me, love. He gave me a permission slip for Hogsmeade and gave Ron and owl! Now we can go on dates without having to sneak me in and out." I told him, smiling.
"That's great, love." He said smiling and leaned over to kiss my cheek.
Eventually we rounded a corner and found the train. I gave Draco a quick kiss and we got on the train.
We found an empty compartment near the end, pulled all of the shades down so no one could see in, and locked the door for some peace and to be alone with each other. Whatever I tried thinking, it all just went back to Vernon. I gulped.
"Hey Draco," I said quietly and sheepishly from my seat across from him, breaking the five second silence.
"Yes, Angel?" I smiled a little.
"I need a hug." I said sadly as I lazily put my arms up. He furrows his eyebrows, but puts his hands out when he sees my face.
I instantly jumped into his arms, and wrapped my arms tightly around his neck as he put his arms around my waist. Tears flooded my eyes as I thought of Vernon. I still shudder at the thought of him. I sniffled, and Draco tightened his grip.
"Love, what's wrong?" I only sniffled and whimpered in response. "Harry? Baby?" He pleads.
"I-I don't want t-to go back. Draco, he's going to b-be there!" I chocked out through gasps and stuttering.
"What happens if you don't go back?" He asked me and kissed my head. He started rubbing circles in my back.
"I'm afraid of that too, if I don't even show up and he will get back at me one day." I started crying a little bit. "I'm scared, Draco. I don't know what to do," Draco hugged me tighter and rocked us back and forth.
"Harry, if anything happens or he starts threatening you, you need to come over. Right away. I'll be at the manor with my Mom and Dad if you need us. Okay?" He said, and I nodded.
"Okay, I love you." I told him shakily into his neck.
"I love you too." He said softly and kissed my head again.
Soon I found myself drifting off to sleep.
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SUMMER

I bolted awake from the dream I just had. My scar felt like hot wire was pressed to it.
I wrote to Sirius about it, and tried going back to sleep, but failed.
Summer has been a little rough so far, Vernon yells at me a lot and has me do a lot of chores, but when he's not in the room Dudley always helps me with whatever he can. He knows if he did it when he was in the room, he'd probably think I was making him. Dudley didn't want me in any more trouble.
Aunt Petunia also helped. When there was dusting or mopping she would always step in. Both of them would also try to sneak me some food, but I have to be careful and sometimes I refuse because Vernon would be coming.
"Harry, you have to eat," is what they would always say. But I'd tell them that I don't want them in trouble too, because of me.
Vernon has given me a smack upside the head or two when it was just us in a room, which Aunt Petunia tries desperately not to have happen. She knows Vernon used to beat me when we were alone, so she's trying to always be in either the same room as me or Vernon.
They're still married, Vernon never got the papers to be signed to make it happen. Him being in prison and all.
But she doesn't do anything with him anymore. No hugs or kisses or "hello sweetheart's" in the morning. She didn't sleep in the same bed as him, she just set up another bed on the other side of the room. She was civil to him, only called him Vernon.
He blamed me on it, of course, and would call me names. A piece of worthless shit, a freak (as always), stupid, a moron or idiot, sometimes a retard, when I've done something wrong, (I'm sorry. I personally think that's offensive to some people, and I don't want to offend anyone😔), and much more.
Whenever that happened, I would write to Draco. Like now.
Babe are you up?/ me
I waited about two minutes and then...
I am now, what do you need, Angel?/him
I felt bad that I woke him up at 5:00 in the morning.
I had a nightmare and now my scar is burning. I wrote Sirius, but now I'm wide awake/me
What was it about?/him
Voldemort killed this dude along with this guy wormtai- oh no Vernons coming I gotta go. I'm sorry, love you, bye/me
Love you too, baby/him
I smiled, and quickly shoved the notebook under my pillow. Vernon came stomping in.
"Breakfast! Make it! Now!" He barked the order and left the room, stomping downstairs.
I huffed a breath, and got up to go downstairs.

"Boy!" Bellowed Vernon. I shot out of my seat at the counter, and ran over to him. Aunt Petunia was on a business trip and Dudley had to go over to Aunt Marge's.
"Yes, uncle Vernon?" I gulped at his name.
"You got another letter from one of your freak friends." He shoved it in my hands and I quickly read it.
The Weasley's invited me to go to the Quiddtich World Cup! Awesome!
"They invited me somewhere, Uncle Vernon. They would pick me up tonight and we would just go to school afterwards." I said calmly. He grunted.
"Anything to get you out of the house! And what did I say about mentioning anything about your freak world!" He yelled.
"I'm sorry uncle Vernon..." I said and put my head down.
"Sorry don't cut it this time." He said roughly and grabbed me by my bony wrist. I didn't dare speak. Hopefully Dudley and Aunt Petunia would be back soon.
CHILD ABUSE! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!

He brought me to the kitchen and started punching me. He hit my head, and kicked my side. I whimpered from pain, and that was the wrong thing to do.
He grabbed my arms, and put them in the stove top. He left them there, despite my protests and screams. When he released they hand burns that were bruising and bleeding.
He grabbed a frying pan, and hit my head. I had to use everything in me to not pass out.
"I'd say that's enough for tonight. They're home now. Get out of my sight, freak. Tell anyone and I'll kill you." He snarled.
I got up shakily, my legs bruised up and wobbly, and ran up to my room. The sudden burst of magic helped as a pain killer, but not that much. I'd be out soon. The Weasley's are almost here.
I packed up all my stuff while I heard Him act as if nothing happened while he talked to aunt petunia.
I say on my bed waiting for all the cuts to scab over and scar.

Draco's POV (very brief)
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I sat at my desk drawing a picture of the landscape outside my window after Harry talked to me. After about 4 minutes I was almost done with the picture, and then the snake on my neck heated up.
My eyes widened and I screamed at how hot it was. Almost as hot as the night he go attacked by the dementors.
If this is Vernon's doing, I'm going to make sure he wishes he was never born. Is he hitting my Harry? He better fucking not be or I will SHANK his arse.
The pain died down and I wrote to him.
Harry/me
I waited, there was nothing.
Harry are you okay?/me
Nothing.
HARRY?!!?/me
The only thing I ever got in response was a line that went from the top of the page and slid down to the side and off the page.
Harry? Baby? Angel? Are you okay?!/me

No response.
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Oh no! Im sorry Harry!! Forgive me.

This chapter wasn't okay. I'm sorry y'all...

It was pretty long though

Next chapter will be better okay?

Okay.

~kittay 💋