It Starts
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On one dark and stormy night a baby's cry was heard from a quiet city of Surrey. The door to number four privet drive opened up and an abnormally long neck woman screamed as soon as she saw the baby on her doorsteps. That night marked the end of Harry Potter and the start of Freak.
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One year old Freak was confused. Ever since he could remember his parents, Padfoot and Moony, have always been there to take care of him. Mama would feed him, change him and make things fly with her stick. Papa and Padfoot plays with him and laughs with him. But…where are they now? All freak could remember was an evil man and bright green lights before everything was taken away from him. Then he woke up to Aunt Petunia or Uncle Vernon yelling for him to shut up.
Aunt Petunia, Vernon and even Dudley calls him freak. He had to stay out of sight and remain silent in his cupboard. Once a day he would be given some bread and water. At night when Vernon and Dudley were asleep Aunt Petunia would let him out to use the potty. Yes you heard me correctly, the potty. Diapers which Dudley can use were to useful to waste on Freak. Freak had learned early on to repress nature's calling. It's not very hard when you're only fed once a day. If he failed then Aunt Petunia would beat his bum black and blue, make him clean his mess and starve for the day.
With nothing to do Freak sat quietly inside his Cupboard playing with the spiders there. He could see perfectly well in the darkness now. At night (and Freak knows this because he can hear Uncle Vernon's snores) Freak had to sleep with part of his dirty faded baby blanket shoved in his mouth so screams from his nightmares don't wake up his relative. Freak sits in his cupboard and just cries for the loss of warm human contact he knew he once had.
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When Freak had finally mastered the art of walking his Aunt slapped Dudley's old clothing on to his bare skeletal frame and forced him out into the bright scorching sun to learn weeding. Freak learned quickly. Pain or negative reinforcements does that to you. One day Freak found he could talk to a thin, long, green, slick thing in his Aunt's garden. It taught him about different insects and their weapons. A black and yellow round bee can sting things with the needle on it's butt and die after the poison it needs to survive transfer to the poor victim. Red ants can bite and leave scorching pimples. Some ants can even eat flesh.
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One day everything changed. It was Dudley's second birthday. Freak had been locked away inside his cupboard while the Dursleys celebrated Dudley's birth with fat cakes and greasy food when suddenly the phone rang. Vernon picked up the phone. His expression brighten with glee the longer he stayed on the phone. Finally he hanged up.
" Petunia we're going to Egypt!! I won the luck draw at work for a family tour of Egypt!!" Petunia immediately went upstairs to pack, Vernon was fantasizing about the trip and Dudley…well Dudley just continued to open presents, completely oblivious to the world.
A week later in Cairo Airport
The Dursley family looked like any other traveling family except for the fact that their tiny nephew was carrying most of the luggage. Little Freak was amazed by everything. It's the first time he got out of the house. The sir was humid and sweaty, and there was so much noise. Freak struggled with the many heavy bags his uncle dumped on him. It was hard to keep his family in sight with so many people although Dudley's bulk made him stand out and no Egyptian in their right minds would wonder near the stuck up horrid looking Dursleys.
An old Arab man came to gather the tourist group and took them to the Sand Hotel. Freak of course was locked up in the closet of the Dursley's hotel room while them fatten themselves up in the hotel restaurant. The next morning everyone was given camping supplies and the tour group proceeded to travel to a pyramid. At night they set up camp and relaxed while Freak studied the grounds.
"Ssstupid giant food sssource, alwaysssss making so much noissse." came from behind a rock.
"Hello?" Freak whispered into the dark night. Freak heard some movement before a deadly black cobra flared it's hood in his face.
" A giant who can understand me? A small giant nestling?" The cobra was shocked.
" I could always talk to snakes" replied Freak. " Don't really know why"
"The desert is a dangerous place cousin who can speck. I will travel with you and protect you dear amusing nestling. Perhaps you will keep me entertained." The snake wrap itself around Freak's wrist and under his travel robes ( provided by the tour guide).Freak then took his place outside the dursley's tent. Dudley was so big he need to put Freak's tent and his together to shelter him from the cold night.
Freak was extremely happy when night turn to day and the freezing cold with the hot sun . It was a miracle he didn't freeze to death as the desert can go below zero at night. That's when Freak felt a change in the air. The camels all suddenly stop where they were to lay down.
" Sand Storm! A sand storm is coming! Duck under your camels and cover yourselves!" The guide yelled. Everyone scramble to cover themselves . Unfortunately for Freak, Vernon thought this would be the perfect opportunity to rid himself of Freak. Vernon tied freaks ankles and wrists together with their tent rope and cover him with a blanket so no one would see. The wind blew hard and sand flown free, covering everyone and everything for hours. When the sand storm stop people and camels pop out of the sand like bean spouts and they moved on. Little freak was left behind in the sand, unseen.
" Get up nestling! Get up!" The Cobra poke it's nose into freak's side causing him to wiggle. Up Freak wiggle himself out of the sand, only to find himself all alone in the middle of the desert. Bright yellow sand dunes ran endlessly in all directions. Freak kept calm. Freak does not know how to panic anymore. The only thing he feared was Vernon and he was gone. Freak was freed! But his hands and feet were bound. Freak wish really hard he was freed of ropes.
And the ropes just fell off. Of course Freak was not surprise. He had always been able to do these things when his family wasn't looking. A child knows no law of science after all. Freak looked around. Where should he go? He closed his eyes. Freak could hear the whistling wind around him, it carried with it a distinct voice. He wished he could understand the language of the winds, maybe it would lead him to safety.
" Go straight chosen one, thou who could hear us. Go deep into the desert to where Madjai hides. Go forward to meet your destiny and perfect you growing arts. There you would be free and loved. They await you great seer." And image of a grand ancient city with tall white alabaster towers and inscriptions of gold appeared before him. And Freak knew right away this would soon be his new home. Yes the wind whispered in his ears as it swirled lovingly around him. Freak's vision blurred and image of a blue eyed Egyptian came into view. The man picked at some thing in the sand before standing up with a young boy cradled in his arms. A familiar looking black hair boy. You, the wind whispered. Your future protector. Go deep into the desert. No danger will come upon you.
Freak smiled. He trust the wind. So forward he walked into the desert. He walked for hours, glad he didn't need much food to survive. The travel kit was useful. Sun set and sun rise, days past and Freak's strength depleted. He collapsed into the sand, His breathing slowed and the his world turned black
