Trigger warning - Mentions of abuse. Don't read if you uncomfortable.

Minerva and Remus apparated to Privet Drive right after the funeral ended. It's was best not to delay any more than necessary. After all, their flight to the United States leaves in a few hours and, they still need to organize a few things.

As they moved towards number 4 both, of them were lost in their thoughts. Minerva was worried about what they would find there. It has been four days since they had left Harry here with his aunt. All she could think was "Had Petunia properly taken care of Harry?"

While Remus was anxious to see his cub. It had been more than a week since he last saw him. He had been waiting to see him for four days now. Now that the wait was over, he was feeling uneasiness regarding it. It was as if he should have been here earlier. That thought scared him. "What would they find here?" he wondered.

They ran the bell to number four. It was late in the day, so both Petunia and Vernon should be home. Petunia opened the door with a smile which turns into a scowl as soon as she saw her guests.

"Hello Petunia, we are here to take Harry with us" Remus greeted her.

Petunia's face turns white as she took in his words. She kept nervously glancing towards them and something in the hallway. Her behaviour was making her company suspicious. Before they could act on it, they heard someone bellowing "Who's at the door pet?"

Hearing the voice snapped Petunia out of the trance. "Vernon, they are here for Harry" she shrieked.

They heard some shuffling around before a purple-faced Vernon stood in front of them. "What are you doing here? You lot are not welcome at our home. Leave before I call the police" he shouted at them.

Minerva and Remus exchanged glances. It was going to be a difficult task getting Harry out of here they concluded. Vernon started to close the door on them when Remus intercepted the door midway.

"We are here to take Harry with us and, then we will leave you alone" Remus politely told them.

"Harry isn't there with us we left him at the orphanage in London" Petunia squeaked.

Minerva frowned and took out her wand to scan the house.

Petunia and Vernon jumped, seeing the wand. She scanned the house using Homenum Revelio spell. Satisfied with the result, she lowers her wand.

"Harry is still here in the house" she informs Remus.

"I don't know why you are lying but, the sooner you will cooperate with us and give us Harry the better it would be for you" she informed the Dursleys.

Sensing that the Dursleys had no intention of letting them inside their home, Remus forced his way into the house. Veron started to protest before squeaking like a mouse. Minerva had turned her wand on them while Remus searched the house for Harry.

He looked everywhere but, he couldn't find him anywhere. He was not in the living room with his cousin Dudley. Thinking that he must be asleep, Remus searched upstairs for him. All four bedrooms were empty. He even checked the bathroom and the kitchen. Harry was not anywhere in the house.

"Minerva, I can't find Harry anywhere in the house" a panicked Remus informed her.

"Where is he? Where is Harry?" angered Minerva demanded.

Petunia and Vernon refused to answer her. They were shaking in fear from the wands pointed at their faces. Petunia was even trying to get away from the hallway.

Frustrated with them Remus cast the Homenum Revelio spell. The spell showed a life form in the cupboard under the stairs. Remus immediately ran towards it and jerked it open. He found Harry there peacefully sleeping, unaware of the surrounding.

"I found him but, he looks in bad shape," he told the professor as she joined him.

Minerva uses several diagnostic spells on Harry. They were not happy with the results shown. Minerva was angry about how she had been proven right. Oh, how she wished to have a few words with Albus right now. It disgusted her how someone could do this to their own family.

The wolf inside Remus is fighting to let out seeing his cub in this condition. He couldn't imagine how Lily could have a monster as a sister. As much as he wished to have a go at the oaf of a man who must be responsible for Harry's state, now was not the time.

He began helping Minerva cast healing charms. Luckily there was nothing that would require them to visit a healer immediately. It can wait until they were abroad and safe from prying eyes. It would require a few glamour charms while dealing with the muggles but there was nothing that would hurt in the long run. Thankfully Harry was with him only for four days.

Once content that Harry would be fine. Remus rounded up on Petunia. "How could you do that to him. How could you treat your nephew like that?" he demanded from her.

"You have no rights to question me like that. I will treat that boy like he is a freak" Petunia was offended that a man like him dared to question her.

Remus just shook his head at her attitude. "You know Lily would be so disappointed at you. She always loved you even when you treated her like dirt. She always hoped you would someday let go of all the bitterness that you have for her." he told her.

Petunia just stared at him unfazed by his words. She didn't care for what Lily had to think about her. She was just as abnormal as him. "I don't care about what she thought. She was dead to me a long time back" she scoffed.

"But, you do care about what the social workers would have to say. don't you?" Minerva finally stepped in.

Vernon and Petunia paled even more after hearing that. Somehow Vernon even managed to get his voice back. "Now look here, you can't just come into our house and threaten us like that" he tried to gain control of the situation.

He just got two wands directed at his face as a reply. "Why not? after all, if you are going to abuse a child, you should be prepared to face the consequences as well." Minerva countered.

"Not only will the two of you face prison, but Dudley would also be taken away from you. He would be placed in foster care or even better an orphanage. At least the child would be away from monsters like you" Remus informed them.

"You can't do that" Petunia shrieked at them.

"Watch us do it. We may not have the time to do so, but we have connections who would happily help us out. Connections that don't just work in our ministry but has a say in your government too. It would be an open and shut case" Minerva was ready to go all out.

"What do you want from us?" Petunia whimpered.

"Sign these papers. It states that we are Harry's legal guardians from now onwards. You have willingly handed over the rights to us. You will have nothing to do with Harry now or in the future. You won't have any claims left on him" Remus handed her the papers.

Petunia quickly signed the papers. She never wanted the brat they can take him away. She had only taken him because he was going to protect from their kind of people the same people who killed her parents and her sister.

"What about the protections we were getting in exchange for keeping Harry?" she questions them.

"You won't be getting anything. The death eaters can have a go at you for all I care" Remus spatted at her. He was so furious at her audacity.

"The money" Vernon starts before he is punched by Remus. "You aren't getting that either."

"You disgusts me. I have never seen such low shallow creatures in my life. You don't even deserve to be called humans" Minerva coldly stated.

Remus had calmed down by then he gently picked Harry up and snatched the papers away from Petunia. "We are ready to go, professor," he told his companion.

Minerva nodded in agreement. Just before they were about to leave Remus turned and addressed Petunia "You know if it had been Lily in your place and Dudley in Harry's place, she would have loved him like her own. She won't have differentiated between the two of them and not abuse him. Forget Lily, even Mr and Mrs Evans would be disappointed with you Petunia."

Minerva and Remus took a sigh of breath once outside the house. It doesn't matter what they did with Harry anymore. He was safe with them now. It was time to get out of the country.