Okay, so before I even start this, I just wanted to say that I am a piece of shit for not updating my other stories, but I've been dealing with writer's block, and well, due to binge watching all the Harry Potter movies over that past week, I've decided to start this story. No promises that it won't be complete shit, but whatever.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but Anna, and any original plot lines I may come up with in the sadistic place that is my imagination.

It was October 31, 1981, when Anna Potter's life officially went to shit. She was merely a babe; only 1 year old, a small thing bundled in blankets as her mother, Lily, put herself and her brother Harry to bed. Unlike Harry, Anna was a quiet thing, rarely crying, always content to lay in her father's arms as her twin ran around the room with the energy of a horse.

She could not remember much from that terrible night, but what she did, would keep her up many nights in the years to come, for she had no idea where these strange memories came from. Her mother's scream, a dark figure, a bright green light, a searing pain in her cheek, and her brother's screams. It was these things that had her waking up in a cold sweat on this morning.

Sighing, Anna combed her messy, bright red hair back with her fingers before crawling out of the small, twin size mattress she shared with harry. "Ow!" she gave a quiet squeal as she hit her head on the ceiling of their "room". Quickly throwing on a shirt three sizes too big for her and an old pair of sweatpants held up by an ratty string she would tie around her waist, Anna made sure to wake up Harry before Aunt Petunia could throw a hissy fit.

"Wake up!" came a shrewd voice from above. "Get up, NOW!" 'Speak of the devil and thou shall appear.' Anna thought with a roll of her eyes. Harry's eyes shot open as dust showered down on them as a continuous thumping came from the stairs. "Wake up Potter! We're going to the zoo!" shouted the cringe-worthy voice of their cousin Dudley. Anna closed her eyes as her brother got dressed. Feeling the dust still falling down on them, she imagined the dust to be snow, light, fluffy snow falling down on her as she spun around outdoors. 'Oh, what a wonderful thing it would be' Anna thought wistfully. Finally opening her eyes, she turned to her brother, whose only resemblance to her was their bright, emerald eyes that shone like the gem itself.

"Come on little brother," she teased with a smirk on her lips. "lets us return to our lives of slavery for our sweet, sweet family." Anna dramatically bowed to the entrance of their cupboard as Harry chuckled at her theatrics. But begrudgingly, they made their way to the kitchen to cook breakfast, as Petunia no doubt would force them to. Anna sighed. 'Just another day in the life of the Potters.'

"If you burn that bacon, you won't have any supper for a month." Aunt Petunia chided Anna as she and Harry slaved away for their Aunt. It was Dudley's birthday, so, in Aunt Petunia's words, "Everything had to be perfect for little Dudleykins." Anna held back a groan as she overheard Dudley whining about how he didn't have as many presents as the year before. She and Harry were lucky if they got a single pair of socks for their birthday, let alone a pair for each of them. Anna doubted she and her twin would ever receive even half the amount of presents that Dudley got in one day, in their entire lives as long as they lived with the Dursleys.

"You'd think they would have learned how to lie to him about the number of presents they bought him by now, considering how he complains every, single, year." she whisper to Harry as he finished cooking the eggs. He quickly smothered a laugh with a cough, grabbing the attention of Uncle Vernon. "Hurry up boy! Dudley's getting peckish. And where is that blasted bacon?" whether or not he meant for Anna to hear the next part remained unknown to her. "I'll be damned if I ever know why we keep that bloody girl around. She's absolutely good for nothing." Turning once more in her direction, he shouted "And cover up that blasted scar of yours!"

Unwilling to let her uncle's words affect her, Anna straightened her shoulders, and went to give her "family" their breakfast. She refused to cover up the scar that painted her cheek as he had wished, for she was not ashamed of something that was as much a part of her as firey hair, unlike her brother, who chose to cover his own with his severely overgrown bangs.

Once she and Harry had given them their food, they were permitted to share a piece of toast. "Now," Aunt Petunia shouted from the other room. "Go fix yourselves up, the both of you. You look absolutely awful. I will not have you disgracing this family by looking like you just crawled out of the sewers!"

Holding in a laugh, the oldest Potter playfully shoved her brother in the direction of their cupboard, pleased to have a break from the Dursleys. Once they had successfully shut the door that was almost half the height of themselves, Anna broke out into a quiet fit of laughter. "I will not have you disgracing this family," she mocked in Petunia's pitchy voice. "Bloody hell, if we disgrace their family, I can't imagine what Dudley does." Anna paused to inhale a deep breathe, before she resumed her laughter, doubled over as Harry soon joined her.

While their lives undoubtedly sucked, it was moments like these that the Potter twins cherished. Although their aunt, uncle, and cousin made their lives a living hell, they had each other, and that was the greatest gift they could ever imagine. Finally ending their well needed laughter, Harry playfully bumped his sister's shoulder. "Come on, we best get ready" he spoke poshly. "Since when do they ever let us leave the house?" Anna shrugged in agreement as she began to wipe off the dust that was still on her clothes from earlier that morning. Suddenly, her lips broke out into a devious smirk. "Hey, do ya think we could feed Dudley to the snakes?"

Okay, so that was chapter one. I know it is a bit short, but hey, I thought that was a good point to leave off on. I tried my best to give a little bit of insight into Anna's character, and her relationship with her brother. The next chapter's will more than likely be a bit longer, but I'm not gonna make any promises. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to finish watching Half Blood Prince. I wasn't kidding when I said I was binge watching the HP movies.

~TheNewBrokenEEB