Hello all :) I had this idea one night and decided to write it out. I really hope you guys enjoy and let me know what you HONESTLY think.
Regarding when the chapters, I don't know how often they'll be posted. I have some awesome motivation from my friends though so it should be updated often enough.
Now, onward with the story.
Anna Potter awoke to the sound of her cousin screaming through the house, "WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO!" Dudley Dursley yelled as he ran down the hall towards the wooden stairs.
"Get up!" Anna heard her aunt, Petunia Dursley, say as she knocked on the door to the cupboard under the stairs. Otherwise known as her twin brother, Harry's bedroom. Anna had no idea as to why her aunt and uncle treated Harry poorly and her so well.
Harry always had the duty of making breakfast, cleaning the dishes, cleaning the home, and every other chore Petunia saw fit for Harry to do. Meanwhile, Anna had almost nothing to do, except for the occasional bedroom cleaning. Anna always tried to help Harry with his chores, but every time she got started, Vernon or Petunia would tell her to do something else and leave Harry be.
It was baffling.
Anna got out of her bed, got dressed in a simple sweater and jeans, and strolled into the kitchen. Vernon Dursley was already seated at the table, with Dudley and Petunia on either side of him. Harry was in the kitchen cooking Dudley's birthday breakfast.
"Good morning, Anna," Her uncle Vernon greeted her as she entered the kitchen.
"Good morning uncle Vernon. Aunt Petunia. Dudley," They all nodded in response.
They all ate their breakfast in silence. When they were done, Harry picked up everybody's dishes and began to wash them. Anna, Petunia, Vernon and Dudley moved into the living room to see Dudley open his presents. The pink coloured room was full of rectangles and squares wrapped in wrapping paper and topped off with bows of all colours.
Dudley inspected the room before asking, "How many are there?"
"Thirty-six. Counted them myself," Vernon replied proudly.
"Thirty-six?" Dudley scream, enraged. "But last year I had thirty seven!"
"Well, yes but these ones are much bigger, darling," Petunia said, trying to comfort her fuming son.
Anna sat on the sofa, observing the situation in front of her. Anna had always thought Dudley was selfish and spoiled. Dudley always got what he wanted, mostly because he would always throw tantrums- much like the one going on now- if he didn't get exactly what he wanted.
Anna always rolled her eyes at Dudley.
Petunia and Vernon had managed to calm Dudley down by saying they'd buy him more gifts when they went into town. They told Anna to go and get ready for their venture into London.
The zoo was full of people, even though it was a school day. There were a few schools there; obviously a field trip.
The Dursleys, Anna and Harry were in the amphibian section. They arrived at a Brazilian Boa Constrictor who was tangled up in himself. He appeared to be sleeping. Dudley started tapping on the glass, trying to make him move.
When the snake did nothing, he resorted to shouting, "Move!" He yelled. The snake remained immobile.
"Make him move," He whined to Vernon.
Vernon began tapping on the glass loudly and rapidly. When the Boa Constrictor remained asleep, they decided to move on to another reptile.
Except for Harry, Anna noticed. He stayed behind and continued to look at the snake. Anna thought she saw Harry's lips moving, but ignored the motion.
A few moments later, Anna heard Dudley shout, "Look what Harry's making the snake do!" He said as he rushed towards the Boa Constrictor and pushed Harry aside, who fell. The snake's neck was fully erect and his tongue was out in a hissing motion. When Dudley pressed up against the glass, he fell into the pool of water below.
Anna couldn't help but snicker from her spot at the lizard section. She saw Harry as he watched his cousin fall into the water. He was sitting on the floor as he cracked a smile.
The snake slithered out of its captivity and onto the floor, towards Harry. He stopped in front of him for a brief of moment before continuing to exit the zoo. Screams and shouts started as people started to realize the amphibian slithering its way out of the building.
The noise caused Vernon and Petunia to look towards where the snake had come from. Petunia let out a scream as she saw Dudley standing in the enclosement. The glass had now reappeared, which made Dudley trapped. Petunia and Vernon ran towards him and started banging on the glass. Vernon started calling for an attendant to come and get his son out from behind the glass.
Harry had gotten up off the floor and walked over to join his sister by the bull frogs. They watched in amusement as the Dursleys tried to remove their son from the glass enclosement.
After an employee of the zoo arrived, unscrewed the glass, and removed Dudley, they all left.
Once they arrived back at 4 Privet Drive, Uncle Vernon dragged Harry into the house and shoved him in the cupboard under the stairs.
"What did you do?" Vernon shouted at Harry.
"I don't know! The glass was there then it wasn't. It was like magic!" Harry had shouted in return.
At this, Uncle Vernon had slammed the door to the cupboard shut and locked it, leaving Harry alone in the darkness. Uncle Vernon removed his jacket and strolled into the living room.
Anna stood at the entryway, feeling incredibly bad for her twin brother. Anna never knew what to do in these situations. She wanted to let Harry out of his confinement, but she was afraid of the consequences. She settled for going up to her room and reading.
That night when Anna was lying in her bed, she started to ponder more intently why her aunt and uncle treated Harry so poorly. Of course she always wondered why she was treated better than Harry was. Why didn't they accuse Anna of breaking the glass, for she dislike Dudley just as much as Harry did.
These were questions Anna would have to wait to have answered.
So, what did you all think? Leave reviews to let me know on what I should improve on and what you enjoyed/are looking forward to :)
-Deejay