Cries of Pain Chapter 1

Harry stared out the window in his room. He was exhausted, but he couldn't sleep, too afraid of the nightmares he would have. He knew all too well in the morning he would regret staying up, but Uncle Vernon could be avoided. The nightmares could not.

In the morning, Vernon called Harry to work. ''Get down here now boy! I will not deal with your laziness today!''. Harry got some old, worn out clothes on and went downstairs. Vernon handed him a long list, filled with his chores for the day. Harry knew if he did not finish them by dinner, he would be punished. Shivering at the thought of punishments, Harry got to work on his chores.

The first chore on his list was to mow the lawn. Harry knew for a fact he did this chore two days ago, but Vernon would make him do anything just to keep him busy. After mowing the lawn, Harry still had about eight chores to do. Harry didn't have much energy from not eating much, but that wasn't his fault. His Uncle would not want to hear about it anyways.

An hour before dinner time, Harry had only one more chore left-make dinner. Harry decided to make a meatloaf, with mashed potatoes and peas. Getting the food ready seemed easy enough of a job, but Harry was extremely tired from the night before. Before he disappeared, he set the table and made the kitchen look neat again.

Proceeding to his room, Harry was caught by Vernon, who said," You finish everything?" Receiving only a nod from Harry, he grunted and went to check on Harry's work. In his room, Harry started to write back to everyone who had written to him-Ron, Sirius, Remus, and Hermoine. He wrote back to everyone except Sirius. What would he say to him? He knew Sirius had been saved from the veil, but he still felt uncomfortable around him. He decided on this-

Dear Sirius,

I know I haven't talked to you lately, but I'm just unsure of how to say this. I am sorry for what happened, and I am sorry for causing you so much pain. I will not bother you anymore, so don't worry about me. I will be okay for now. Hopefully you are not still mad at me and we can see each other soon.

Sincerely, Harry

Harry awoke to the sound of his Uncle's heavy footsteps. Knowing he was drunk, Harry prepared himself for the worst. His Uncle barged in the door and grabbed Harry's leg, dragging his onto the floor. "It's your entire fault I got fired today! You freak! I am going to put you where you belong!" Dragging Harry by a leg, Vernon brought Harry into the hallway. After banging his head on every step going down, Harry passed out.

In the morning, Harry was cold, and he felt blood dripping down the side of his face. Sitting up, Harry realized he was in the shed. What he saw next scared him-it was padlocked. How long would his Uncle keep him in here? Harry tried to wipe the blood off using an old rag. The only other things in the shed were some shovels, a lawnmower, and some old Christmas decorations. Feeling nauseous, he lied down, holding his head. He prayed someone would come for him soon, before it was too late.

Sirius felt like something was wrong. Sitting in his bed, he called for Remus. Remus came upstairs, into their room. "Yes?" Sirius said," Did you hear from Harry lately? I just received my letter, and I don't like the way it sounds. I feel like something is wrong. Does he still blame himself for what happened in the Department?" Remus sighed. "Yes Sirius, he does. Maybe we should check on him? Make sure he is doing okay?" Agreeing, Sirius and Remus got ready to go. They couldn't be long, there was an Order meeting later, and they needed to be there.

Arriving at the Dursley residence, Sirius had a bad feeling. There were bars on Harry's windows! Remus knew they couldn't knock at the door this late at night, so they creepily entered by apparition. Checking the whole house, they came to the realization that Harry was not there. "Remus, you don't think something bad happened to him, do you?" Remus didn't want to panic yet. "Let's check outside the house first. Maybe he went outside for some reason.

Outside, they found no sign of Harry. Out of the corner of his eye, Sirius saw locks on the shed. Walking towards it, he smelt something like blood. Since his Animungi was a dog, Sirius could smell better than most humans. Using his wand to unlock it, Sirius stepped inside, and saw a body curled up on the ground. Bending over, he saw it was Harry. "Remus! Help! I think he's dead!" Remus ran over and checked his neck for a pulse. Picking his godson up, Sirius went back to his house. Laying Harry on the couch, Sirius patted Harry's arm. He prayed his godson would make it.

Hope you like it, i worked hard on this! Beta Reader: calypsopotter18