torture

Andrew and Hannah took some rest and Andrew greeted all the shop owners of diagon alley. He then returned to the inn and did some work. After closing it he cooked for Hannah and tom. the three of them ate together while Tom asked them about Hogwarts.

Hannah skipped the parts of Andrew's hospitalization and told him other things as she don't want Andrew to remember it again. The next day Andrew is taking care of his duties in leaky couldron. He is greeting and serving customers in the leaky couldron with a smile.

Hannah and Tom handed the cooking duties to a hired chef. The business is doing well. Andrew is also doing well with serving while Tom and Hannah also are dong their best to serve the customers. Just then two figures entered the leaky couldron.

That is Lily and James, they're here for Andrew. Seeing him serving foods to customers here their hearts ached at this sight. Lily and James wanted to know why Andrew is like that everytime he saw them.

Just then Tom toon orders of them while they ordered some butterbeer. They're looking at Andrew and waiting for him to be bear them. But Hannah who saw them send Andrew to another table and she came to them with butterbeer.

Her eyes looked icy cold as she gazed at them and gave them the drinks then said," here is your order", Lily and James looked at her wanted to scold her why she is distancing them and their son. But in Hannah's eyes there is coldness and blame on them.

They drank the butterbeer and stayed in the inn until it is closed for a short time break for lunch. Lily and James stood up and approcahed Andrew who is taking all the plates and going back to the kitchen.

Andrew who saw them started shivering again while Lily and James are confused as to what they did to him. Hannah immediately stopped them and took upstairs into a room. She had enough and wanted to know why Andrew is like this everytime they appear here.

Andrew is in daze again while trembling in fear. Hannah shook him while Lily asked," why are you doing this? What did we do to you to make you tremble in fright even at the sight of us? Tell us, please Andrew I'm your mother I can't bear to be like this anymore. Come back to us. I'm sorry for all the things I have done to you. I swear on my life that I'll look after with love and care as your mother from now. Please come to me".

But Andrew looked at her muttered a few words with trembling lips and visible horror on his face and a shivering body," red light, unbearable pain, torture, begging to stop", he said while James froze in his place. Lily looked confused not remembering anything.

James on the other hand remembered it and lowered his head in self-blame and guilt. Hannah who saw Andrew like this and James Potter looking guilty guessed something and asked," Mr Potter, it looks like you know something. Please say it out to remove your wives confusion and to solve this problem".

Lily who saw James like this wanted to ask but James first cast a sleeping spell on Andrew. Hannah wanted to scream for help but he reassured her it's just a sleep spell. He lowered his head and wanted yo take away Lily from there and then explain everything.

He apologized to Hannah and without saying a word he took Lily with him back to the mansion. After returning there he stayed in a daze while Lily is yelling at him. After a few moments he started," do you remember the day Dumbledore did the ritual and transferred Andrew's vitality to Harry".

Lily nodded and asked what is this have anything to do with his fear. James looked guilty and has tears in his eyes. He turned to her and said," then did you remember the party that night. We both are heavily drunk and cursed voldemort along with Sirius".

Lily nodded not remembering anything again. James then said," that night we're very drunk and you wanted to take revenge on the dark lord for killing one of our sons. You and I promised one other to give the dark lord Cruciatus curse if he is with us".

Lily gradually started remembering what happened and collapsed there. She started saying from there," that day we both are very angry at the dark lord and thought Andrew as him as we're influenced by Dumbledore's words at that time and in that drunk state we dragged Andrew's body from the basement and while sirius is cheering we used Cruciatus on Andrew for an hour and he is keep begging us to stop while we laughed hysterically and after an hour he fainted from the curse and we threw his body outside the manor in the heavy rain".

She said and tears started fall down from her eyes. She understood why Andrew is very scared even at their sight. Both of them didn't notice harry eavesdropping on them. Now harry understood why Andrew didn't even want to come back here and choose to rather die outside or even live while begging.

His parents used a Cruciatus on him who is already very weak from the drained vitality and threw him out in the heavy rain. It's a miracle he is even alive and didn't become crazy. Harry then started to think about the past and he still couldn't understand why his parents started treating his brother like the dark lord.