'Mom! Dad! That freak has ruined my Super Nintendo!' shouted Dudley while rushing inside the kitchen where his mother was preparing the dinner whilst his father was reading the newspaper at the kitchen table. 'WHAT!' roared Vernon dangerously before dropping the newspaper 'that freak!' he spat before stomping towards the living room.

'freak, what have you done to my son's game console!' he shouted just when he entered the living room. 'Nothing, Uncle Vernon,' said the sixth year old boy called Harry innocently. The boy was wise enough to not tell his uncle that his nephew had forgotten to put the plug into the socket. 'You Liar!' roared Uncle Vernon, detaching the belt from his trousers. 'you should pay for that and once and for all know to keep your freakin' hands of the toys of my dear son.'

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Nearly half an hour later the boy fled sadly to the garden. He knew that he wasn't allowed to be there, and that he'd likely would be punnished for it later, but he could not stand staying any longer in the house for now. He had been badly injured by his uncle, and it'd became only more bad when he couldn't fight his tears and the pain anymore.

He sat down on a stone and allowed himself to cry softly hoping it would ease the pain. He didn't understand why he'd occasional ended beating up by his uncle, especially for things he hadn't done.

'I hate them' he sobbed defeatedly. 'Why don't you take revange then, youngster?' a soft voice asked. The young boy almost jumped, immediately on his guard. 'who are you?' he whispered, afraid of being heard by his uncle, his aunt, or worser, his nephew. 'I'm just a regular garden snake, not that it matters,' said the snake that was hidden behind the stone on which the boy was seated. 'Why is it then that I can hear you, not to mention speak to you?' Harry asked. 'I dunno,' the snake answered, 'but you can.' The young boy thought about this for a short moment. He considdered it to be quite weird. 'maybe uncle's right that I am a freak indeed.' he whispered thoughtfully. 'you're not!' the snake stated. 'although not many people can comunicate with us, some can. Anyway, how about plotting a revange?' 'But how?' Harry asked, 'I would deffinatly be punished for it afterwards, and i'm already badly injured.' 'If you help us sneak inside, we can help you.' The snake replied. 'Why would you bother helping me?' the young boy asked. 'We have to set something streight with your nephew' the snake replied' 'If he sees us, he tends to kick us'. 'why haven't you bit him then? Arn't you poisonous?' Harry asked, wondering. 'Yes I am, we are, although not deadly.' The snake replied. 'for why we havn't bit him, we have our reasons.' Harry nodded, understanding the snake won't tell him. 'How exactly can you help?' 'Well, you can ask something you really want, and if they do not give what you wish, we can scare them, and eventually bit them if they attempt to punish you.' The snake suggested.

Harry smirked, 'I could get everything what I want then, knowing them. They would be as scared as hell'. 'Indeed, now care to let us in?' asked the snake. 'Sure.' Said Harry. 'With how many are you?' 'With five.' chorussed multiple snakes that have been listening. 'Good, I let you in. Hide in the kitchen, we would have dinner by now I guess.'

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After Harry helped the snakes to sneak in, he softly hissed he would be there when dinner's ready. They didn't reply to not raise suspicion. He went to his cupboard to overthink what he would ask "Having all Dudleys toys would be great, but still, then they would be able to beat me once the snakes had left" he reasoned. No, he concluded, he could better ask them for letting him go. They would not miss the freak, he thought sarcastic. But where else could he go? Then he remembered something.

F L A S H B A C K

'Stay in your cupboard freak! We don't want you to touch anything while we're away" had uncle Vernon called before closing the front door. Harry was happy for once. The Dursleys would be shopping in London for the entire day. Dudly had been begging for the last few weeks to buy more toys since he had seen a certain commercial at the kids channal. Now Harry had the house for himself, and he didn't plan on spending the time in his cupboard. He rather prefered watching television.

Now, there was not much on television that he'd liked. On one channal was the news, on another a movie in foreign language, and on the other a program about a certain orphanage in London. Since the rest was boring, he decided he'd look at the program rather then going back to his cupboard. He'd seen how the kids in the orphanage were treated, wishing he would be treated like that by his uncle and aunt.

END F L A S H B A C K

"Now, what was the name of that orphanage again?' Harry wondered, but he'd no time left to wonder. 'DINNER' growled uncle Vernon into the hallway. Harry sighted and left his cupboard. Upon entering the kitchen, he remembered the name.

The dinner went rather peaceful. There was no shouting, but he'd instead being ignored. He was aware of the pressence of the five snakes waiting for him to get in action. When dessert came at the table Harry scraped his throat. "Wouldn't you all rather get rid of this freak instead of ignoring him?' he snarled with a quite arrogant undertone. 'Silence freak!' uncle Vernon grunted. 'Silence? Oh, I don't think so'. Was Harry's dry reply. 'AND WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO TALK LIKE THAT TO US! YOU'D RATHER BE THANKFUL THAT WE ACTUALLY LET YOU IN OUR HOUSE!' uncle Vernon roared. 'thankful? For what?' Harry sneered 'for locking me up in a cupboard? For beating me? For acusing me of things I haven't done? I dont think you deserve thankfulness.'

At that very moment uncle Vernons hand went towards his trousers to detach his belt. 'now.' hissed Harry softly to the snakes. They quickly came in action and slithered fast pace towards the dinner table, and bounded uncle vernon's arms. Aunt Petunia began to scream when she saw the snakes, but one snake bounded her Dudley begin to kick one of the snake but his arms and legs were bounded in no time. 'they do as I command' stated Harry matter of factly in a clear and relaxed tone.' 'RELEASE US THIS INSTANT FREAK!' roared uncle Vernon. Aunt petunia and Dudly were to scared to utter anything, and clearly one could see the angst in the agry staring eyes of Vernon. 'I don't think so, unless you can grant me one small favor' was Harry's calm answer. 'FORGET IT BOY!' roared uncle Vernon. 'Forget it? thought not so' replied Harry. Then he asked the snake on his uncle to tighten his binding.

'Just one small favor' begged the young boy. Bindings had to tighten some more before uncle vernon gave in. 'Ok, Ok, we'll do anything.' Harry smirked. Mission nearly accomplished. 'I want Dudly to not kick the gardensnakes again, and I want uncle and aunt to bring me to the Saint Nicholas Orphanage in Londen and check me in there, and I want Uncle to not beat me again' . 'Ok, Ok, we'll prommise we do that. Now release us'. Uncle Vernon said. 'Only if you agree that if you're breaking the prommise, the snakes may bite you.' Replied Harry calm. 'Good, we do, now reliade us' snarled uncle Vernon. 'Release them, but stay on guard until I have left to the orphanage' hissed Harry softly. After said that the five snakes released the three scared Dursleys.

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Following the motto 'the sooner the better', they went off to Saint Nicholas the next morning. When Harry attempted to step into the car, one snake slythered up unto him and hid under his sleeve. 'want to go with mee?' Harry hissed softly 'Yesss, I want to guard you, and I want to stay with you'. the snake hissed back. 'I don't know If i'm allowed to have a pet, not to mention a snake.' Harry hissed. 'Don't worry, I'll hide if needed' said the snake. 'We can't talk in the car, they would hear us' Harry said. 'I''l be silent.'

When they drove off Harry stared out of the window he felt released and decided he'd never would come to this place again, unless his nake wanted to visit his friends of course' Then he heard the voice of the snake, but for some reason he was sure no one else could hear. 'If you can hear me right now, you must be a wizard. If you hear me, say something back, just direct it to my voice.'

'I can hear you. Do wizards really exist?'

'You may call me Sliphis, yes wizards do really exist.'

'How can you be sure about that?'

'A snake told me he know another snake that told that another snake had met one.'

'If i'm a wizard I could have taken revange by myself already years ago.'

'true, but you are young and you have to feel the magic first befor being able to use it'.

The rest of the traveling they spent speculating and fantasizing about wizards, magic and changeing Dudley into a toad. That was until uncle Vernon parked his car and said 'Boy, get out, were at your orphanage.