Only Child

by luvtheheaven

Dudley - who should've been a sibling to him - was not a sibling. (This was written for the 100 Words Community on Imzy. The rules were that it had to be exactly 100 words, no more, no less. The prompt I followed was "Comedy".)

"Do you have any siblings?" his new co-worker asked. Harry burst out laughing.

A completely inappropriate response, sure, but Dudley - who should've been a sibling to him - was not a sibling. His aunt and uncle made sure he knew that.

He'd spent so many years wishing he had siblings the way Ron did.

Among magical folks, fame always preceded him. The tragedy of his parents having been murdered, leaving behind a single son... was simply common knowledge!

Some wizards didn't already know the answer to that question?

"No," Harry finally answered, regaining his composure. "I'm an only child."