Hell Hath No Fury Like A Mother Scorned...

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"Okay, you've got everything right?" Harriette asked for the tenth time since leaving the Tonks residence, brushing imaginary dust off Harry's shoulders as she did another once over his frame from where they were all standing before the Hogwarts Express on Platform 9 3/4.

They had arrived early to make sure he got the best choice of seating on the train but even though she had tripled checked back home, Harriette couldn't help but fret over the young boy.

She didn't know why she was so nervous...okay scratch that, she did. If her years were anything to go by, she had every right to be nervous but even though she knew things would be different this time around, she couldn't help but worry.

She realistically didn't want to mess with the timeline that much. If she kept to the script to how things escalated in her universe, she'd know exactly what to do and how to do it but if she deviated too much she'd be flying blind.

And she couldn't afford any mistakes, not this time around, she had to be near perfect to ensure everyone made it out alive while the people responsible paid for their crimes.

The point she was trying to make was she knew Dumbledore wouldn't stay out of Harry's life, she knew he'd try to force him to became the Savior of the Light but Harriette was adamant that her ward never once fall into Dumbledore's misguided hands.

But now that he was going off to Scotland, he would be out of her reach for months, who knows what could happen in that time.

Luckily she had a Board of Governors meeting tonight so she could stop by to check on him when he arrived, but after that he'd be on his own.

"Yes Harriette, I promise I do." Harry replied back to her question, making the white haired witch shake her head and focus back on the task at hand.

Before she could open her mouth though, Dora rolled her eyes from her place beside the woman and lightly bumped their shoulders together, "Give it a rest Harriette, the kid's got everything he needs. Let him breath." She said jokingly, making the witch turn and narrow her gaze at the pink haired woman.

"I'm just making sure." She huffed, turning her nose up at the other woman as if dismissing her, "I'm allowed to worry about my Ward." She said, making Dora roll her eyes while Teddy, Andi and Ted all laughed at Harriette's dramatics.

Harry, smiling softly at the scene before him couldn't help the way his heart jumped against his rib cage at the amount of care they were all showing him, at the amount of care Harriette was showing him, "I appreciate the sentiment Harriette. But yes, I do have everything I'm positive. And if I did by chance forget anything I could always Owl you. I'm sure Hedwig would love to stretch her wings." He said brightly, making the white haired witch smile down at him.

"Okay, you're right." She sighed under her breath, "Maybe I'm being a bit—"

"Overprotective?" Andi smirked.

"Annoying?" Dora countered wryly.

"Anxious?" Ted said softly, but his eyes were alit with amusement.

"Fussy?" Teddy replied with an all too innocent expression across his face, making her narrow her eyes playfully at her son.

"Watch it young man, I may not be able to ground those three but I can you." She warned, making Teddy pout.

"What about Dora?! She called you annoying!"

"Oh and believe me I'll get my revenge on her, don't you worry." Harriette said, a small smirk spreading  across her face as her eyes roamed over Dora's frame, making the woman blush and take a step away from her, hands up in surrender, "I'll strike when she least expects it." She said, making the others around them laugh at Dora's expression mixed with both trepidation and mischief.