Our Perilous School Years
Disclaimer – I don't own Harry Potter or related characters. The only things I own are Adrienne Dursley, and any other characters you don't recognize. So please don't sue.
Chapter One
"Harry, Harry, wake up! Wake up!" Adrienne Dursley, or Adi for short, said in a harsh whisper while quietly pounding on the cupboard door, behind which Harry Potter tried to sleep.
"Adi… it's four in the morning. Why are you up, and why are you getting me up two hours before I need to?" came a muffled reply from the other side of the door.
Adi sighed and replied "Harry, it's called being two steps ahead of the enemy. If you get up and do your morning chores now, you can have a few extra minutes to… talk together, or take a walk, or watch a movie or something." There were a few minutes of silence, then the rustling of clothes being put on. Adi unlocked the cupboard and Harry came out, fully dressed.
"Well, what are we waiting for?"
An hour and thirty minutes later, Adi said "See Harry, done before you know it. Garden weeded, house cleaned, breakfast starting to cook, now we can relax." Adi plopped down on the sofa and motioned for Harry to sit next to her.
Harry looked at Adi with a cautious look and said "Adi, won't Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon be mad if I sit on the couch?'
"Harry, if I want you to sit on the couch with me, Mom and Dad have no choice but to let you. They're big softies. You know that. They bend so easily to Dudley and mine's will. So, come and sit down. Relax. I'll fix breakfast."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Like I said, relax."
Twenty minutes later, Adrienne thought as she cooked breakfast, /Crap, only 10 minutes left before everyone wakes up./ Adi rushed to set the table and while she ran past the living room, she saw Harry sound asleep on the couch with Edward Scissorhands playing on the TV. /Aww. I would hate to wake him up, but Dad and Mom will be up soon and I need help./
"Harry wake up. I need your help to set the table." Adi shook Harry as she said this and Harry shot up, almost hitting Adi in the face with his.
"How soon will they be up?"
"About ten minutes. We gotta hurry and set the table, serve breakfast, and get you back in the cupboard."
"So what are we waiting for? Let's get going!"
"Quick Harry, into the cupboard. I just heard a door open. I'll finish putting breakfast on the table." Harry made his way to the cupboard, trying not to knock into Adi as she scurried around, cleaning the kitchen.
When she was done, she locked the cupboard door, ran up the stairs, opened her door, and dove into her bed. After two or three minutes she heard her mother peak into the room next to hers and then hers. Obviously Petunia saw nothing wrong, and went downstairs to get Harry up.
Everyone, Adi's name is pronounced Ah-de. I'm sure many of you would be confused with that name, but I just had to use it. I wanted my character to have a non-traditional name. So, please, I need to know if I should continue this story or not. Mythfreak
