"Because we have to be sure there are no things stored you kept away from your nephew that are rightfully his." Thornston answered for his colleague.
"There are no things. We threw away the blanket he came in when it was too torn to be used anymore. Made a massive racket the boy." Vernon scoffed.
"We will decide that." Thornston said. Petunia gave in and led the policeman to the attic.
Meanwhile Vasparion informed Vernon about the limitations that were placed on him and his family.
"You are forbidden to leave the country. Any disobeying will be reason for added criminal charges. You are to fully cooperate with the police. You will be informed of a court date as soon as it is set. I would advise you to get a lawyer; you will need a good one. You have the right to keep silent, but everything you said and will say in the future will be used against you. Probably you will be asked to hand over other documents in the future; you will be informed when we need them for our investigation. You aren't to come closer than mile to your nephew's residence. Refusal will be met with repercussions." He told Vernon.
Vernon just nodded. He knew the game was over. He just hoped they wouldn't think he was a bad parent for Dudley and take his son away. Hopefully they didn't find out about the money that they had got on their account every month for the freak. With the things they found in the house and what Dudley had let slip, they would know he never used any of the money on the boy. It was all the freak's fault. Just how did he get to a doctor?
Thornston came down with a box with a few things in it in his hands.
"These obviously belonged to Harry Potter's mother when she was a child. I also collected some interesting bank statements." He informed his colleague.
"Okay, I think we are done here. Mr and Mrs Dursley. Remember the rules you have to follow. You will be contacted soon. Good day." Vasparion said and both policemen left the house.
Vernon hid his face in his hands. They had kept the statements on the attic to not risk the freak ever finding out about them. Until now they had managed to deflect all suspicions about the freak being abused, but now with a doctor having found proof there was nothing they could do.
Dudley meanwhile scampered into the living room. He turned on the TV and took a bag of chips from a cupboard. He didn't realize his comfortable life would soon change for the worse for him.
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Harry lay in his bed, now reading the book about classes that were offered at Hogwarts and what they entailed. He was most interested in Charms and Runes. Transfiguration also sounded interesting. From Hogwarts a History he had found out that Hogwarts was one of three leading magical schools in Europe. The other two were Beauxbatons in France and Durmstrang somewhere in northern Europe. He would have to read up on that in the book he had about European wizarding schools. He had already realized that having control over his abilities would be best for him. And he didn't want to waste such an incredible talent. He would still learn the muggle subjects. You never could have too much information and knowledge after all. The next book on his to read list was the one about professions in the wizarding world and what qualifications you needed. He hoped there would also be information how much you earned in the respective profession.
This morning he had been visited by a psychiatrist. While the man might have been called a mind healer that was what he did. He had asked Harry about his life with the Dursleys. Harry had only told him a few things. He didn't trust the man yet. Perhaps he wanted to help him, but he was not sure. Adults had too often not held their promises. Healer Nimes had told him he should take his time to get to know him. If he wanted to talk he would always listen. So for the first session Harry had mostly spoken about things he had liked in Little Whinging, meaning the libraries and playing football. So far Mr Miller and Mrs Jannison were the only adults he somewhat trusted. They had been the ones to help him against the Dursleys, especially Mr Miller.
He had been informed that Healer Reggam would come by around three to inspect his curse scar. Now it was half past one, which meant he still had one and a half hours to read.
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Healer Reggam sat in front of Harry, casting spells on his scar to find out just why there still was a dark magical residue after ten years. This was like nothing he had seen before. His spells clearly showed that it was from the killing curse, but then again not. It was like something was trapped in the scar, something evil.
"I will need to see what really is in that scar of yours, Mr Potter. I have never encountered something like this before. But before I do that, I will have to get a curse breaker to assist me. Due to their work they encounter more eccentric curses and enchantments than any other wizard or witch." Healer Reggam said.
"That's okay; I just want the dark residue gone." Harry said.
He couldn't imagine that whatever was in that scar did him any favours. He just wondered why nobody had thought to get him treated for it before. If they had known that he was hit with a killing curse and survived, why didn't they get him to St. Mungo's when he was a baby? That just didn't make any sense. But without knowing who left him at the Dursleys there wouldn't be any possibility to find out. Perhaps Healer Reggam could tell him. He would only need to ask the right way.
"Healer Reggam, I wondered why this examination hasn't been done before. I mean, Healer Ickings diagnosis spell noticed the residue at once and got you to check it. Shouldn't that have been done after I survived the killing curse? I mean who wouldn't have a baby that just survived a killing curse have examined to see if everything was okay?" Harry asked intentionally keeping his voice neutral.
"That's a very good question, Mr Potter, one I will definitely ask Albus Dumbledore." He said.
"The headmaster of Hogwarts? What does he have to do with this?" Harry wanted to know, slightly alarmed.
"In the chaos of the news spreading of your defeat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named many forgot to think about what would happen to you and where you would grow up. Many influential families petitioned for getting guardianship over you, it was a question of prestige for those families; they hoped to get advantages riding on your fame. But Professor Dumbledore was faster. He had one of his trusted people get you from your home before any authorities even appeared on site and hid you away. He informed the Wizengamot and the Ministry that he had taken precautions that would guarantee that no Death Eater would be able to harm you in the place you were living at. Nobody but him and said trusted person knew where you lived for the last ten years. So only he could have made sure your scar was examined properly." Healer Reggam explained.
Harry frowned. So the headmaster of the school that was offering him a place had been responsible for the ten years of hell he had gone through at the Dursleys. That wasn't a very encouraging thought. Would he want to be under the influence of a man who left him with those monsters, neglected him being checked for injuries resulting from the attempt to end his life and couldn't even be bothered to check up on him for ten years? He knew he needed to learn control of his magic, but was Hogwarts the best option for him? Even if there was no other magical school in England, he needed to check up on that with the book about European magical schools, perhaps he should also get a book on American schools when he thought about it, there were many more options and with his name and fame he could probably start everywhere.
"I will call Gringotts if they would borrow us a curse breaker, theirs are the best there are. As soon as I know the answer I will tell you, Mr Potter." Healer Reggam said.
"Alright, thanks, Healer Reggam."
"You're welcome, Mr Potter." He said and left the room.
Harry immediately took out the book about the different magical schools in Europe. Other schools would have to wait until he could get back to Diagon Alley.
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