Vernon Dursley growled as he stormed into the living room, they were suppose to go to a meeting in ten minutes and that freak was going to make them late. "Hurry up boy!" he shouted as he heard rushed footsteps, he smiled when he saw Dudley in his suit while Petunia fused over him.

"Oh you look so lovely Dudley, you are growing up so fast" she said almost crying as she smiled at their six year old son who looked annoyed and bored. She scowled when a young thin boy in baggy clothes ran into the room with a tie in his hand.

"About time boy, Dudley couldn't go without his tie and we will most likely be late now, that old woman with the nasty cats isn't available now so you will stay here on your own, if anything is out of place when we get back you will regret it" Vernon growled. He smiled as he gave his son, who was glaring at the boy, the tie and tied it around his neck for him.

"We will be back in a few hours" Petunia said coldly as they walked out of the front door, Harry heard the car pull out of the driveway and smiled. He was glad that they were gone for a while, they were hardly family to him. They hated him and wished that they didn't have to take care of them, if you could even call a small bedroom under the stairs taking care of him. He didn't care though, he didn't like them either for obvious reasons. He was ecstatic when when found out that they had to go to a meeting and wasn't surprised in the least about not being able to go. It was going to be boring anyway, he almost felt sorry for his cousin for having to go, almost. It was just a bunch of adults from different jobs to come together and explain what they do and they get a chance to get a grant for their work place. Harry rolled his eyes, all his Uncle did was work at a business that soled drills and things so they wont be getting it but his Boss still wanted him to go and represent them. Harry hoped that they were longer than a few hours as he turned on the television, he usually only got to watch it when no one was paying attention to him and Dudley was watching it which was a lot. He turned on cartoons and got comfortable, it wasn't very often that they left him on his own so he was going to enjoy it while he could.

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The Dursleys smiled politely as they shook hands with people from different businesses and profetions. Vernon sneered when he saw dentists in the corner, as if they were going to get it, he thought cruelly as he and Petunia laughed at the composition. They quickly smiled when the two of the dentists walked over to them. "Hello, I am Vernon Dursley, this is my wife Petunia and our son Dudley" he said warmly as he sized them up.

The man smiled "hello, I am Wendell Granger and this is my wife Monica Granger" the man said as he shook his hand.

Monica smiled as she saw Dudley "your son is so cute, we have a daughter but she couldn't come because she was ill" she said.

They looked up when they heard a man say "it is time for everyone to be seated", Vernon and Dudley walked to the table with their names on while Petunia smiled at the Grangers.

"Well we best sit down, I do hope your daughter feels better" she said pretending that she wasn't glad that the little girl was ill. A family man with children was most likely going to get the grant. She looked around the room, there must have been nearly a thousand people in the large room. Just as the man was about to start talking, all the doors to the room slammed shut, the lights flickered. When they turned back on, about twenty masked people were pointing things at them. Petunia's eyes grew wide, they were wands, she remembered them from her sister.

Screams were heard followed by shouts of "Avada Kedavra!" as the lights turned off completely, after a moment, everything was silent.

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Harry was confused, it had been nearly five hours since his relatives left, a meeting about a grant couldn't take that long. He rolled his eyes, they probably took Dudley to a fast food place or something. He heard footsteps outside the house and quickly rushed back to his room under the stairs, if they knew he was outside his room this late he would probably be hit by Vernon like last time. He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes as he pretended to be asleep, he was confused when the footsteps were much lighter than his Uncle's or cousin's. His door opened and he looked at a horrified woman "he is here" she said. A man with sandy blond hair looked into the small room and looked shocked and angry as he saw him in the poor excuse for a room.

"Who are you?" Harry asked worried, he didn't know whether to be scared or glad that these people weren't his relatives.

"Harry, I was a friend of your parents, we need to get you out of here" the man said, Harry's eyes widened, this had been his dream for years. He walked closer to the man and the woman who barely looked passed nineteen.

"Is there anything of yours that you want to bring Harry?" the woman asked unsure as she looked into room.

Harry shook his head "I don't have anything but clothes but they belong to my cousin Dudley" he said slightly frightened at the growl he heard from the man and the fast the woman's hair grew darker.

"Where are you taking me?" he asked as he wondered who these people were, it must have been true that they knew his parents because they knew his name, the Dursleys wouldn't even tell people he lived with them no matter his name.

"We are taking you somewhere safe" the man said, Harry closed his eyes tightly when he felt a weird feeling. He panicked when he realised that he was somewhere else but the man and woman seemed kind and comforting.

"We have him Albus" the man said as they walked into a room, inside, was a elderly man with long white hair and beard.

"Excellent Remus, shame we didn't get the information quicker, we could have saved all those lives" he said sadly.

"I am glad that the Dursleys were killed" Tonks muttered, ignoring the looks she got from Albus and Remus.

Remus coughed "what she meant sir was that those muggles weren't treating Harry properly, his bedroom was a small room below the stairs and he had nothing but his cousin's clothes" he explained.

The old man seemed to think for a moment before he looked at the young boy "is this true, were you not treated properly?" he asked taking in the fact that the boy looked too skinny.

Harry shrugged "I don't think so, when my cousin or Uncle hit me it is suppose to be my fault, because I shouldn't do better than Dudley in anything and because I'm a freak" he said weakly as all the adult's seemed to narrow their eyes.

"Remus in the secomstances, I am sure you and young Nymphadora can take care of the boy?" he asked, Remus nodded and the woman who must have been Nymphadora looked giddy.

"Was there any more Albus?" Remus asked sadly, Albus nodded as he walked over to the other room with Remus and Tonks.

"There were a few, most have new homes now with order of the phoenix members but there is still a girl" he explained.

Tonks squealed when she saw the girl, she had bushy brown hair and looked at hthem shly.

"She is so cute, Remus we have to help her" she said looking at the older man pleadingly.

"Nymphadora we don't have that much room" Remus said quietly so the little girl couldn't hear.

Nyphadora's eyes grew wider as she pouted, Remus sighed "we will take care of her Albus" he said.

The young girl was taken from the room with a suitcase and they walked over to Harry "we will explain everything to you when we get to our cottage" Nymphadora said. She took the little girl's hand while Remus took Harry's, with a 'pop' they apparated to a cottage in the countryside, far away from anywhere.

"What is your name dear?" Remus asked as he lead the children to the living room.

"Hermione Granger" she said weakly as she looked down at her hands, she looked as scared as Harry felt.

"I will put your trunk in one of the spare rooms, Nymphadora try not to scare them" he said, she stuck her tongue out at him as he left the room.

She looked sadly at Harry and Hermione, they must be so scared and felt so alone, their families had died.

"What's going on?" he asked quietly, he had heard her say that the 'muggles' were dead, he didn't know what muggles were but the way they had talked it seemed like they were his relatives.

"I don't know how to say this but here it goes, I am Nymphadora Tonks, please call me Tonks no matter what Remus says, we belong to the order of the phoenix which helps Wizards and Witches, your families were killed in a anti- muggle hate crime, you two along with a few others were taken because you are either muggleborn which means you are magical with muggle parents or you were with muggle relatives" she explained.

"What's a muggle?" Hermione said tearfully,she wanted her Mummy and Daddy back.

"A muggle is someone who isn't muggle, you Hermione are a muggleborn Witch and we need to make sure you are protected and have the right teachings" she told her.

"But how can I be a Witch, is that how we got here and to that other place, by magic?" she asked.

"Yes and you are a Witch because although your family are muggles, it isn't uncommon for a Witch or Wizard to be born in a family like yours" Tonks said.

"What about me, am I a muggleborn?" Harry asked wondering why Tonks suddenly became nervous.

"Don't worry Nymphadora, I will explain it to him" said Remus as he walked into the room, Tonks looked relieved as she nodded.

"Harry, your Mother and Father were a Witch and Wizard and so are you but they were killed when you were very young, that is why you were with muggle relatives, your Mother, Lily was a muggleborn and Petunia was her sister" he explained, Harry could tell that he was hiding something but decided not to say anything.

"So I am not going to see my parents again?" Hermione asked, tears at her eyes as she thought of how much she missed them.

"Sorry but no, we will be taking care of you both, I am Remus Lupin and this is Nymphadora Tonks" Remus said sadly.

"That is enough questions for now, we will talk more after you two get some sleep, it is already three in the morning" Tonks said before she led them to a room above them.

"This room should be fine for you both now, goodnight" Tonks said as she tucked them in, Harry still didn't understand who this woman was but he felt comforted by her as she made sure the blankets were wrapped tightly around him and brushed her hand against his head lightly.

The door closed and he remembered the girl in the bed opposite him "goodnight Hermione" he whispered, she must have been a lot more upset then him by this.

"Goodnight Harry" he heard her say quietly, within minutes they were both asleep.

Outside the room, Tonks felt heartbroken, those poor children. She walked back down the stairs and saw Remus sitting at the dinning table, his head in his hands.

"They are safe Remus, Harry is back and Hermione is safe" she said to comfort him, she had known Remus since she graduated at the age of seventeen, she was now nineteen and because of Dumbledore, living with him. She had joined the order a year before she had graduated and apparently it was too dangerous for her to stay with her muggle family or on her own so Remus and Dumbledore decided that she should stay with him. They had become friends within the first week, he was really nice. By the end of the year they were like best friends. She put her hands on his shoulder and felt him relax, things were going to change, they will make sure those children were safe and loved.

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A/N: soooo, I hope people like this chapter, I had an idea about Hermione and Harry being siblings and thought that it was so cute I just had to do it, I love the idea of Harry the protective older brother, once again, I think it would be cute. So although this is Harry and Hermione it is only a sibling pairing, all my stories will be Harry/Ginny. Please tell me what you all think, Tes the 'Fred aholic'.