Author's notes: This work will include things that people will not be comfortable with. This includes mentions of rape and child abuse. I will put warnings in the specific areas where the child abuse will be detailed (I will mention but not detail the rape) so that people can skip over these areas. Eventually this will probably go up to an M rating, but that will be mainly for when Harry is older and in a relationship. This will be slash ~ yaoi ~ m/m and eventually creature. I am reworking this from the start. I needed to start over to keep the flow going, and to fix any mistakes.

A small boy rushed through the deserted street; his rapid breath visible in the cold December air. A tiny hand holding his too thin arm that felt like it was in pieces. Bruises cover his small body as blood ran down several small cuts and gashes beneath his clothes.

A warm glow shown out onto the mostly dark street from a shop with a large sign reading 'The Leaky Cauldron". Large emerald green eyes peeked into the window. The boy's empty stomach made itself known at the abundant amounts of leftover food that decorated many plates. The next thing that attracted his attention was the blazing fire in the fireplace. As quietly as he could, he opened the door and was flooded with the noise from inside.

He moved like a shadow along the wall until he got to the fire. His frozen hands immediately attracted to the blaze and the warmth it provided. Keen green eyes glanced around and spotted some odd people heading to a back room. The curiosity that he thought was long since beaten out of him came roaring to the front of his being.

The boy moved silently again as he followed the cloaked people. He stifled an astonished gasp as they drew out a stick and caused the wall to open. He decided that since he already didn't know where he was, he might as well follow. As he stepped through the wall he was surprised that the street was still fairly busy for being so late at night.

Small feet carried him along the street as bright eyes gazed in marvel at the surrounding area. He was so focused on what was around him that he didn't see the larger boy in front of him until he bumped into him. This jostled his arm and he jumped back with a hiss as he began apologizing profusely. His hand started holding his arm again as if just remembering how much it hurt.

The silver eyes of Draco Malfoy regarded the smaller boy in front of him. He seemed to be only five or six years old as compared to Draco's eight years. His mind wandered back to when he asked his parents if he could have a younger sibling. This led to him finding out that his mother had been cursed while she was pregnant and lost the child but also made it so that she would never be able to have any more children.

The boy in front of him brought out a new protective feeling in Draco. "Are your parents around here?" Draco asked the smaller child. He got a small shake of the dark hair covered head. "Where are they?"

"They're dead," a raspy voice choked out. It sounded like the boy hadn't talked in a while. A sudden grumble sounded between them and the dark haired boy ducked his head.

"Come with me," Draco said, leaving no room for argument as he grabbed one of the boy's hands. A hiss sounded from pale pink lips. Draco looked back at the boy and saw him grimacing in pain. Gently, Draco let go of his hand and just put an arm around shoulders that were too thin.

They walked towards where Draco had last seen his parents and uncle. As they walked along the street, Draco could feel the smaller boy limping slightly.

"What's your name? I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm eight years old."

"My name's Freak. I'm eight years old too. At least, I think I am. I'm the same age as Dudley," the smaller boy said.

Draco frowned at that name but said nothing. He would mention it to his father though. He would know what to do. Suddenly, up ahead, Draco saw two familiar flashes of platinum blonde hair and the shine off of greasy black hair.

"There they are, my father, mother, and uncle. They will be able to get you some food."

A look of horror entered the small boy's eyes, "No, please, I don't need to eat. I ate two days again. I got two WHOLE pieces of good bread AND an apple!"

Draco was horrified. No words could come out his mouth. He turned his eyes to his father who had by now caught sight of the two boys.

Lucius Malfoy was very curious about the small child next to his son. The boy was wearing clothes much too large for both his frame and far too thin for the weather. He unclasped his cloak and strode forward to both boys. Going down to one knee in front of the dark haired boy, he wrapped the cloak around the child's body. Emerald eyes widened at the action and made a move to protest but he was cut off when Lucius turned toward his son.

"Draco, who is your friend here, and why is he not wearing proper clothing?"

Surprisingly, Draco looked uncomfortable. He leaned forward to whisper into his father's ear, "He said his name is Freak and I just found him walking around the street."

Lucius' famous mask almost broke when he heard the boy's name. Grey eyes traveled back to the other child. Lucius brought his hand up to the boy's face and ignored the slight flinch that he made.

His eyes traveled from the bright green eyes shining with fear to the dark hair atop the boy's head. The wind ruffled his hair a little bit and Lucius caught sight of something.

"Dear Merlin, please don't let it be so," the words were said quietly, but the greasy haired man heard them and strode forward to find out what cause his friend to react so.

Just as he got closer to see the green eyes, he saw Lucius' hand move to the boy's forehead and brush the hair away. There on pale flesh, was a jagged lightning bolt.

All three adults present had only six words on their mind, "What happened to you, Harry Potter?"

Author's notes:

Hello everyone! This is my first Harry Potter fanfiction. I've been reading a crap ton lately and thought it would be fun if I put my own spin on it. Tell me who you think Harry should end up with. It will be a male and possibly Harem. Also let me know who you would like bashed. Dumbledore for sure is going to be bashed, but I'm not sure who else.

PLEASE REVIEW!

Love ya lots,

CassieJo