One day two years later, both children had enough of all the abuse. No one at the schools would do anything about it, and for Harry it was worse because the neighbors would always believe his aunt's lies and turn a blind eye or outright ignore the poor boy. Two years of abuse and trying to make their caregivers proud of them made them quit wanting love and attention. They ran away, meeting up in a park that connected their neighborhoods, and then disappeared. Society didn't care for them, so why should they remain with their families who never loved them? Living on the streets was harsh. They had to steal food when no adult was looking, sleep in the alleys. And when they moved from London slept in abandoned barns or in forests.