Hopes Refuge

This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

A/N. Be advised from here on out, most of the time Harry will be called Tio or Horatio. Just to avoid any confusion.

a/n... Sorry about this... at the moment, this chapter is UNBETA'D... as soon as i get it back, i'll repost.... luvs ya.


Chapter Two

Three days.

Cal was starting to worry. With only the aid of a simple sleeping charm the first day, Horatio Black ~otherwise known as Harry Potter~ continued to sleep for three days. Almost four.

The most infuriating thing about the whole waiting game he was playing was the fact that Rosa didn't seem to be concerned, she just flicked her wand over him a few times, smiled and then walked away. And Cal was about ready to scream.

Added to the whole problem, was the fact that the boss was going to arriving within the next five days. 'And won't that just be fun.' he snorted to himself.

Glancing at the clock on the wall, he realized the Rosa would be back any minute to check over the young man once again, and to make sure the magical IV that continuously fed him a nutrient and saline solution, as well as a few other potions that Rosa determined he needed, was still working like it was suppose to.

Right on time Rosa walked through the door and without saying a word to Cal, starting running her diagnostic spells up and down Tio's body. Unlike all the other times she had down this though, Tio flinched at the wash of magic and his eyes started to flutter open.

Finishing her scan Rosa smiled down at the boy, "good afternoon Tio. Did you sleep well."

Tio tried to answer to answer her verbally, but only managed a dry croak, and instead just nodded his head. Reaching over Rosa poured a small glass of water and helped the boy sit up. "Small sips Tio, we don't want you getting sick." she admonished when he reached for the glass.

After finishing the glass of water and handing it back, Tio smiled. "Thank you."

"You're very welcome. Now do you remember how you got here?"

Clearing his throat slightly, Tio answered her, his voice soft. "I remember Cal coming to my aunt and uncle's and saying he felt my magic calling him, and then portkeying here. And then the translation spell, and my new name, but anything after that is blank."

Nodding her head, Rosa smiled once again, "you fell asleep after that so I don't expect you to remember what happened. You've been asleep for three days, while your body healed and your magic replenished itself."

"Three days?"

"That's right. During that time I've had you on a magical IV so that you didn't get sicker then you already were. I've fed you a few different potions during that time, and managed to correct a few problems you've been having." Rosa explained, after she poured him another glass of water, and watched as he drank that down as well.

"Like what?"

"Well, I've been giving you a combination nutrient and saline potion to keep you hydrated and to give you the calories that you needed. I've also feed you an extremely mild hormone potion to help kick start a growth spurt that will hopefully bring you up to a normal height for your age. The Potions Master that also lives here, managed to finally create a potion to correct eye sight, so I gave you that as well." she finished, holding her breath to see what his reaction would be.

Tio studied the woman standing over him for a few minutes, and wondered just where the anger was, that he should have been feeling, and would have felt if he would have been in school. "Did they work?"

Releasing her breath, Rosa nodded her head, "yes child they did. Otherwise you would have asked for your glasses before now. As for the hormone potion, we'll just have to wait and see. That one will need a little longer to work."

"Then once again, I say thank you. For every thing." Tio said, his glance towards Cal, letting it be know that he was also included in that thanks.

"Your very welcome child. Now as I've just completed your latest scan, I can hand you over to Cal and he can show you to your room. I'm going to need you to follow a calorie high diet for the next few weeks, and you're going to need to drink lots of fluids as well."

Tio hid his surprise at not being kept in the care of the healer longer, and only nodded his agreement. As he swung his legs over the edge of bed, Rosa reached over and took hold of his shoulder. "The one thing that you must remember above all else, no matter what anyone says, is that you are on medical rest for the next two weeks. I catch you doing any work, and I'll have you back in that bed so fast, you won't know what hit you. Do you understand me, Harry James Potter?"

The use of his full name had him staring at her wide eyed, and he tried to swallow around the lump in his throat. "Yes Ma'am." he whispered.

"Good. Now Cal you make sure that everyone knows that he's not allowed to do any work, and if they have a problem with that, they can take it up with me!"

Cal taking his cue from Tio, nodded his head with a "yes ma'am." and with another quick glance at Rosa grabbed hold of the teen. "What ever you do Tio, never piss that woman off. She's one of the best duelers on the Estate."

Glancing over his shoulder at Rosa, Tio gulped and nodded his head. "Thanks for the warning, I'll make sure I keep that in mind."

~~hp~~

Cal spent the rest of the afternoon, showing Tio around the Main House, and letting him slowly adjust to his new surroundings, as well as making sure that there was plenty of fruit juice and water around for him to drink. He knew that the other teens on the Estate had something planned to help Tio as much as possible as he finished recovering, but no one would tell him what it was.

When it finally came time for the evening meal, he escorted Tio to the dining hall, or in this case the small clearing where the meal was served in good weather. "Alright Tio, this is where we all gather for our meals. Not everyone who works here eats with us, as we all do rotations in the outer areas, but whoever is close by does join us. At the moment there are only a few of us, so you won't have to remember everyone at the same time. We do have people from all over the world working here, so you will meet some interesting people."

Tio simply nodded his head as tried to take in everything around him, wondering just how he was going to remember where everything was. He knew that he had only seen a small portion of the estate, and was worried over just what was going to happen later when he was showed the rest. "Cal, I'm not sure I'll ever get around this place on my own." he said tentatively. "I mean, I can't follow you around all the time, I know you have your own things to do."

Cal reached over and ruffled Tio's hair, "don't worry about it. For the first few weeks you'll have a buddy who will show you how things are done. I have someone in mind for a partner for you later, but he's not here at the moment, so I'll have have the others take turns until he does get here. And before you ask it's no trouble, we'll have whoever in here in the main complex guide you, until they need to get back to work. Gives everyone a little holiday." he finished with a wink.

Tio sighed in relief, and followed behind Cal as he walked through a vine covered archway, into a small clearing. Breathing in the heady aroma of multiple flowering plants, Tio looked around in wonder, not really believing what he was seeing. Flowering plants filled the air, and created a cool glade, a glade that seemed to infuse the soul with peace. With a delighted smile, Tio followed Cal further in, ready to meet those he would be working with.

Cal looked at Tio with dancing eyes. He loved the reaction that everyone had when they first entered this glade, and had a feeling that this particular young man would be spending a lot of his healing time within it's charmed environment. Glancing over at the table, he almost groaned in dismay. The handful of teens sitting around the tables where the exact opposite of Tio. Load, boisterous and unruly. Unfortunately three of the five would understand Tio the best, and were, to be perfectly honest, the ones who could be the answer to all their problems.

"Alright you lazy lot, settle down! There's someone I want you to meet." Cal called out gathering every ones attention.

"Lazy!? Just who are you calling lazy old man?" A tall oriental teen shot back, "for your information, 'we' have been busting our balls, with the exception of Sofia as she has none, for the past four days clearing all that storm damage."

"Whatever you say Yeo. Personally I don't believe a word you say!" Cal laughed. Motioning Tio closer he pointed to each teen as he introduced them. "This loudmouth is Yeo. Going from him to the right are Sofia, Stephen, Mikal, and Fernandez but he prefers Dez. Over the rest of the summer I expect you will get to know them well. For now, just relax and enjoy the food." He told Tio. "As for the rest of you, this is Horatio Black. Don't over work him, as Rosa has him on Medical rest."

Dez looked Tio over carefully, "How much MR?" he asked thoughtfully.

"Full Medical Rest Dez. Rosa has stated that Tio is to rest and relax for as long as she says. At the moment that would be for the next two weeks" Cal informed them.

"Damn. Someone did you over good, in order for her to order full MR. No worries though, I'm sure we'll be able to find something 'fun' 'restful' and 'relaxing', to do during that time." Dez said with a slow grin the reminded Tio of the Weasley twins.

Groaning in dismay Tio shook his head as he walked closer to the table. "What in Merlin's name did I ever do, to be surrounded by pranksters and trouble makers?"

"Well Mr. Black, I would say that you where just loved." Dez returned, before reaching over and pulling Tio down beside him at the table.

"Ewwww." Tio moaned, before looking up at Cal with a mournful look. "Help me." he whined.

"Not a chance kid. Besides from what I've heard you know how to hold your own." Cal told him, and then slanted a sly grin at the others. "Like I told you all before, I was at Hogwarts learning all I could while a gang called the Marauder's ran loose." With a wink at the others he turned to Tio, "I also know exactly who they are to you Tio."

The five other youths stilled completely before looking over at Tio. "Cal has been telling us stories about those four. How do you know them?" Sofia asked, Dark blue eyes sparkling with excitement.

Tio grabbed a small slice of Pizza that shimmered into existence on the table, and ate it slowly, savoring the food along with dragging out the silence as the others waited for an answer. When he dished himself a small helping of fruit salad, his own grinned spread across his face. "How much did you know about them?" he asked softly.

Mikal watched the grin spread, and a glance at Cal, showed relief in those eyes. "Not much, Cal's told us a few stories, and their names, along with how they all seemed to have disappeared about 15 years ago. Other then that..." He trailed off, and watched a flash a pain flair to life in those enchanting green eyes. "Tio?" he questioned softly, while the others remained silent.

Taking a deep breath Tio waved away the question, "I'm fine." Taking another deep breath, he motioned Cal away from the others to ask a few questions. "Cal you're sure I can use magic?"

"Yes Harry. I'm sure."

"And they know who I am, but won't say anything?"

"You have my word."

Pulling the one thing he had been allowed to take out of his trunk, Tio cast through his mind for a happy memory. Settling on a memory of winning the Quidditch cup, Tio pointed his wand and with a smile spoke the spell. "Expecto Patronum." and watched with a twinge of pain, as Prongs danced his way through the clearing. Glancing over the others, Tio had to laugh at the looks of awe and disbelief on everyones face. "Let me introduce to you Prongs, A.K.A James Potter, my father."

Stephen was the first to recover. "Your father was Prongs?"

Tio's smile was down right cunning. "Oh yes, you are looking at the Son, Godson and Honorary Nephew, of three of the Marauders."

"Tio, do you know know of a store called Weasley's Wizard Wheezes?" Dez asked, as he started plotting.

At his questions the others all developed the same look, and Cal took a step back, wondering if he should start running to warn the others.

Tio looked up as a wicked grin spread across his face, "you mean Fred and George's new shop? Who do you think gave them the start up costs to open it?"

Cal started to retreat as the others started to sport the same grin. He now knew that young Harry Potter would be in the best of hands. He also knew that everyone would have to step carefully around this group in the weeks (and if Rosa had her way years) to come. His own grin turned slightly wicked as he walked amongst the many pathways. There wasn't a chance in hell that he was going to tell anyone about this new development.

~~hp~~

~~four days later~~

Tio tossed himself off his bed in an effort to wake himself up from his latest nightmare. Breathing deeply in an effort to calm his racing heart, and slightly panicked breathing, he let his mind go back to the dream. As he calmed, he pulled out the notebook Cal had given him, in order to write down everything so that he could work his way through the nightmares instead of pushing them to the back of his mind and suffering through them every night. He wrote down everything; what he saw, felt, heard, and over all his reaction to them.

Half hour and many tears later, Tio glanced out the window and watched the brilliant sunrise. As the colors faded finally to a pale blue, Tio noticed a dark shadow moving across the grounds. Moments later, the shadow lightened to the form of a person. Yeo to be exact.

Getting himself dressed he slipped silently out the bedroom door. Thankful for the lessons in moving silently he learned from the Dursleys if nothing else, Tio left the house, and followed the same path Yeo took into a small glade and sat down to watch the fluid movements of the other teen.

Yeo knew he was being watched, and even knew who was watching, but continued with his morning exercises. 'Maybe, I can get him to open up a little.' he thought to himself, allowing his body to come back to his first starting position.

"Good morning Tio. You're up early." He called softly.

Tio started slightly at the quiet inquiry. Recovering quickly, Tio returned the greeting. "Good morning. I hope that you don't mind that I followed you here?"

Smiling softly Yeo joined Tio sitting on the grass. "Not at all. I was just surprised that you managed to leave the house without Rosa or Cal following you."

Tio dropped his head slightly and considered how to answer. He knew in his heart that nothing he said would be spread further, he just wasn't sure if his mind would allow him to say anything. Taking a deep breath, and letting it out slowly, Tio turned his gaze on the teen next to him. "One of the first lessons I learned at my relatives was that I was to be silent at all times. No matter what. The next one I learned was never to ask questions."

"The first thing I was taught was to take my punishments like a Man. Never mind that I was only three at the time." Yeo returned in kind, letting Tio know that he wasn't alone.

Green eyes met chocolate brown, and the first barrier was breached, and understanding flowed between the two of them. Wiping the start of tears out of his eyes, Tio nodded towards the clearing. "What was that you were doing?" he asked, going back to neutral ground.

Nodding his head in understanding, Yeo allowed the shift in subjects. "It's called Tai Chi. I found that it extremely relaxing. It's also great to keep my body in shape and for flexibility and movement."

"I feel the same way about flying. There's no greater feeling in the world then when I'm on my broom." Tio said sadly.

Yeo looked at him in concern. "Why so sad?"

"My Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor took over the school, and then with the support of the Ministry she banned me from playing Quidditch again. I'm not sure if that order was rescinded or not."

"She banned you from playing, not flying!"

Tio snorted softly, "Kinda hard to fly when she took my broom away. I'm not sure if I'm going to get it back, and it was the first ever present I remember getting from my Godfather."

Yeo stared at the sky in thought for a moment, before looking back at Tio. "Well there's nothing I can do about your broom, but I know that Dez has one, and that there are a few extra laying around somewhere." He's eyes turned wistful for a moment. "I always wanted to fly."

Tio looked at him in confusion, but Yeo answered the question before he could ask. "I'm a muggle Tio, and there's no one here magically strong enough to take me up, that actually flies on a regular basis."

It was Tio's turn to be thoughtful for a few minutes, before he looked at Yeo with a gleam in his eye. "I'll tell you what. If you're willing to teach my Tai Chi, I'll see what I can do about getting you into the air. Deal."

Yeo blinked at him in surprise before a huge grin split his face. "I'll go you one better. If you manage to get me in the air, and promise to take me flying whenever you get the chance, I'll teach you all the martial arts that I know."

"Deal."

"Well then lets get started. Run back to the house, and change into something comfortable, and we'll start your lessons."

Tio laughed as he pulled out his wand. "Why would I go all the way back there, when I can just transfigure what I'm already wearing?" before proceeding to do just that.

"Huh, forgot about that." Yeo grinned, before getting up and pulling Tio to his feet and to the center of the clearing. "Let's go, we still have an hour before breakfast is served."

~~hp~~

As soon as the others found out what Tio and Yeo would be doing after breakfast, they rushed off to gather enough brooms for everyone. Dez came strolling out of one of the smaller villa's that they each shared with a room mate carrying two racing broom cases, and brought them over to Tio.

Carefully setting both down on the ground, he knelled in order to open first one and then the other. The first broom he pulled out almost brought tears to Tio's eyes when he saw the Firebolt. The second made him gasp in awe. The newest broom to hit the market, the Lightening bolt. Made by the same company who made the Firebolt.

"The Firebolt is mine, but I figured you would need a little more power, and Antonio said that if it was ever needed we could use his." he explained as he pulled the Lightening bolt out of it's case and handing it to Tio.

Excepting the broom with shaking hands, Tio could feel the power and the urge to race leap from the broom to his very being. Carefully examining it, before attempting to hand it back, Tio stuttered, "I can't use this."

"And why not?" A new voice asked from behind Tio.

Tio spun around on his heel. One hand holding the broom protectively, while the other unsheathed his wand and pointed it at whoever had startled him. And then nearly dropped both the wand and the broom as he stared at the man in front of him.

Standing a good foot taller then Tio, with short wavy black hair, and ocean green eyes, set in a classically handsome sun kissed face. As the full lips turned up into a smile, Tio had a hard time fighting down a blush, even as a fluttering feeling started low in his stomach. A slight niggle had him thinking that there was something familiar with the nose, and sharp cut cheek bones, but he couldn't place what it was, and pushed it away to figure out later.

Raising his hands to show he meant no harm, the young man gave Tio another slow smile. "My name is Antonio Cardova, but everyone calls me Tony around here unless I'm in trouble. And you most be Horatio Black." At Tio's nod, he continued. "Now would you like to tell me why you can not use that broom."

Tio swallowed around his suddenly dry throat as he tried to piece together a response. "I couldn't use a broom like this without the express permission of the owner." sheathing his wand, he ran loving hands over the handle of the broom. "Something like this is special. I would be afraid something would happen to it."

"Tio look at me." when Tony had his full attention once again he gave another small smile, and was delighted to see that blush reappear. "You have permission to use my broom. I know you will take excellent care of it. Now go and take it for a test run."

Tio didn't need to be told twice, and quickly let go of the broom so that it hovered at his side for a second before he mounted it and shot up into the air. The sensation of having the wind in his face was wonderful, and for the first time in weeks he felt his cares blown away with the wind.

The Lightening Bolt was awe inspiring and moved at his command with barely any direction. 'I could get use to this.' he thought in utter joy. It didn't take long before he felt the brush of the wards, and knew that he would have to return. Dropping down a little lower, he tested some of his simpler moves, before laying himself flat against the broom handle and with a whoop of delight, dropped down into an almost vertical dive, gaining speed as he went.

Those on the ground watched with huge smiles as Tio speed off, and could swear that they could see the troubles blow away. Dez looked over at Tony with a huge grin and patted him on the shoulder, whispering in his ear, "this is the first time since he got here that he's been this happy."

Tony grinned back, before frowning. "Harry Potter? I almost dropped with shock when I saw who it was."

"You, me and everyone else." Dez replied softly. "Is the Boss Man here as well."

"Yes, and he's not going to like this. Not one bit."

There quiet conversation was interrupted by Sofia's panicked scream. "He's falling!"

Tony looked up in alarm, and laughed in relief a moment later, "No he's not Sofy. He's diving." But that thought came to worry the closer Tio came. Dez echoed his worry by the grip he felt on his arm.

"He's coming in too fast! He's not going to be able to pull up in time!"

As they all watched in horror as Tio came closer, Tio let his senses guide him. About five feet from the ground, he pulled back on the handle and felt it lift, as he toes skimmed the earth after completing a perfect Wronski Feint. With another laugh of pure delight, he brought the broom around so that he hovered in front of the group, his grin not fading in the least. "That was totally awesome!" he exclaimed happily.

That happiness faded when he heard his full name screeched from the medical building.

"HARRY JAMES POTTER!!!"