Lizzy had gone to bed really early so she could wake up at 5:30 to talk to her Dad before leaving. As promised she was waiting for him in the lounge room when he walked in.
�Hi, how did you sleep?� he asked as he sat down carefully, he had had a particularly violent customer that night and he didn�t want to aggravate the wounds he had received any more then they already were.
�Ok, I was a bit restless, I�m I want to leave now, who�s going to look after you?� Lizzy replied from a chair across the room where she was sitting stroking her new cat, JJ.
�Look after me? I got on just fine before you were born thank you very much.�
�Oh really, what about all those things that happened to you at school, after I was born nothing like that ever happened.� She said smugly.
�Hay, it�s not like I go looking for trouble�it just�sort of finds me.�
They both had a good laugh at that, then were silent for a few moments after.
�Come here.� Harry said, holding out his arms to her.
Lizzy moved over and climbed into Harry�s lap, not missing the wince that he gave as she did so.
�That guy was there again tonight, wasn�t he?� Lizzy knew that there was a man who came to the brothel and took delight in beating her father.
�No,� Harry said, not wanting to worry her, but when she gave him a look he relented, �Yes, but don�t you worry about that, it�s my problem.� He pulled her closer, ignoring the pain it caused him.
�Did you organise that appointment at the STD clinic?� Lizzy asked.
�Yeah I�ve got an appointment next month and the results should be back Halloween.�
�And you let me know the results?�
�Hey, stop worrying, I�m fine, you have no reason to worry.�
�But I do worry, I don�t know what I�d do if I lost you.� She said burying her head in his shoulder.
�O Lizzy sweetie, you�re not going to lose me. Look,� he gently took hold of her face and pulled her up to look at him, �you�re going to go to Hogwarts and you�ll have a wonderful year, you�ll be back for Christmas and you�ll be able to tell me all about your classes and friends, and remember you�ll have Alex with you. You�ll be fine, and so will I.� he pulled her close again and held for the rest of the time they had till the others got up.
They talked quietly about what Lizzy would do in her first few months and Harry encouraged her in anyway he could think of.
3 hours after Harry got home, the other two woke up and it was a mad rush to get make sure they remembered everything, although Harry had to admit that it wasn�t as mad as it was at the Weasley�s at the start of term. He absent-mindedly wondered if it was a rush at the Weasley�s now. Did the Weasley children, have children? Did Ron and Hermione get married? Were Fred and George still involved in Weasley Wizard Wheezes? He may never know and deep down that hurt him more then he thought it would.
Silent tears ran down his face, he quickly wiped them away before anyone could notice and he continued to make lunches for both the children to eat on the train. They had a long journey ahead. He had warned them both to take a book or a pack of cards to pass the time.
Harry had had a laugh a few days before when Alex had produced a pack of exploding snap cards, but sadly he hadn�t taken the name seriously and had been very shocked when his card tower had exploded in his face, but luckily for him he still had his eyebrows intact. Still it had taken awhile for Harry to regain his composure and Alex had vowed always to take the labels seriously in the wizarding world.
They left the house with 40 minutes to get to the station before the train left. It only took 20 minutes to get to the station but Harry had explained about the barrier and he knew that something was bound to go wrong, so it was better to be safe then sorry.
As fate would have it Harry had been right, the underground was packed and they couldn�t get onto the train to they had to wait for the next one. They arrived at Kings cross with 5 minutes to get the kids onto the train and they still needed to get onto the platform.
But they made it and the kids had found a compartment and were leaning out the window to talk to their parents.
�Well you made it. We�ll see you in December for Christmas. Have a great time and Lizzy don�t worry about me ok?�
�Ok Dad, just remember to tell me the test results.�
�Yes ma�am. Lizzy, don�t trust Dumbledore, he may seem all bright and friendly but he�s manipulative, don�t let him push you around, and he will try when he finds out that you�re my daughter.�
�Yeah Dad, Thanks. Love you.� She said as the train started to move.
�I love you too. See you at Christmas.� He yelled after the train ten watched it disappear into around the corner on its way to Hogwarts.