There was a soft knock on the door and Petunia Dursley stuck her head into Haylee Potter's bedroom.
"Haylee, dear. Wake up, breakfast is ready. Come open your presents and get ready for tonight."
As the door shut, Haylee Potter smiled. It was her eleventh birthday and she was going to celebrate at the movies with her two best friends, Kaylie and Kassandra (who preferred to go by KC.) She rolled out of bed and pulled on some jeans and her favorite band shirt,Alesana. She walked over to her dresser and pulled her hair into a bun. Then she went downstairs to the kitchen.
Uncle Vernon was, as usual, reading the morning paper and sipping his coffee. Dudley was anxiously awaiting his breakfast. She smiled and sat at in the seat placed across from Uncle Vernon.
"Mornin Uncle Vernon. Morning Dudley."
Dudley smiled up at her before returning his gaze to his mother who was now piling eggs and biscuits and pancakes onto plates. Uncle Vernon folded his paper up and replied, "Well good morning Haylee. Happy Birthday!"
"Thanks Uncle Vernon. How's the news?"
"Not great. Some idiot came up with a thing called "Snuggie" Useless thing if you ask me. The ideas these days.."
She nodded and thanked Aunt Petunia, who had placed a plate and a glass of orange juice before her.
They ate in near silence before Uncle Vernon announced she got a letter in the mail. Haylee asked for it but Uncle Vernon said they needed to explain something first. Having finally finished breakfast, they all went and sat in the living room.
"Haylee,dear," Aunt Petunia began," you remember how we said you're parents got murdered? Well, there was more to it than some random lunatic walking in and shooting them. My sister was.. very unique. She had a...skill no one else in the family possessed." Haylee smiled, she was finally getting the whole story of her parents.
"So naturally," Aunt Petunia continued," she was sent to a private school to learn with other people with this.. skill. There she met your father and fell in love. They were very powerful at the..said skill and another evil person possessing this talent felt threatened when they had you. So this guy, he murdered your parents. And then..he tried to kill you. But something happened. And he hasn't been seen to this day."
Haylee's mind was racing. She had so many questions she didn't know where to start. "What was the skill?" she decided upon asking first.
Aunt Petunia shared a nervous glance with Uncle Vernon before replying," Well, you're mother.. This is going to sound crazy, so I'm just going to say it. Your mother was a witch. She came home in the summers, turning rats into tea cups. "
Haylee knew there was something strange about her. Like when Dudly went in her room and she caught him reading her diary, he went temporarily blind for a week. When girls at school made her mad their hair would fall out or they have mental breakdowns in front of everyone and look insane. This was her answer. It had to wasn't sure what to ask first,although she was excited a part of her felt rage of the secret being hidden from her for so long."Why didn't you tell me?"
"We were only trying to protect you until you were ready. In the wizarding world, you are famous. Everyone knows your name. You would want to go back, but you weren't ready for all the attention yet. But we will answer whatever you wish now."
"How does everyone know my name?"
" Dear, like we said, there was a very dark,powerful wizard who was undefeatable. And you were only a baby when you defeated him. He hasn't been seen since. They used to live a world of terror, and now they're free, all because of you. That scar on your head was placed there by a curse."
"What was the wizard's name?"
"Well you must never say it in front of other wizards. People are still afraid. But.. his name is.. Lord Voldemort."
She kept questioning about this new world, and the hour before her friends arrived she knew all about her story, why she was famous, about Hogwarts, and the world in general. They showed her the letter from Hogwarts and promised they would go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get her school supplies. For the time being, she was to have fun with her friends.
The whole movie they talked, Haylee filled her friends in on the whole wizarding world and gleamed at their excited faces and how they wish they were wizards. She promised she'd write them nonstop this year and they promised to tell no one.
At the end of the night, Haylee Potter fell asleep with a smile upon her face.
**Author's Note: Okay so I know this chapter was boring but I needed to get the main details in. I promise the next chapter will get better. Hopefully it'll come tomorrow.