A/N: First of all, thanks for the reviews guys. It really has encouraged me a lot.
Sorry for not updating for a long time, I have my school finals this year and I'm really tryin' hard to get a good grade……
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Chapter II
A limp body was what caused Petunia Dursley to fall down, slipping on the same body as she came out of her house that sunny morning. It was the body of one Harry James Potter, the Boy-Who-Lived, left there to be raised by his blood relations, the Dursleys, by one Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
"Aaargh!!!" screamed Petunia Dursley. "VERNON!! VERNON!! Wake up, Vernon! Come down at once".
Her scream might have been enough to wake up the entire neighborhood but realizing this; she quickly took the body, or rather the bundle containing the child, and rushed into the house, hoping none of her neighbors had seen that spectacle.
Vernon came down the creaking stairs, most likely straining under the weight of , who was a very fat man, unlike his better half, who was as thin and pale as a horse. Mr. Dursley was the exact opposite, fat and medium height man, who looked like a pig.
He came down the stairs, hustling and bustling, and rather out of breath. He was also rubbing his eyes, probably due to inadequate sleep.
"What's up, Petunia?" asked Vernon. "Did you really have to wake me up at this time in the morning? It is not even seven yet. And here-".
"What doing Mommy? Daddy?" asked the two year old son of Vernon and Petunia Dursley, Dudley Dursley. It seemed like Dudley had inherited almost all of Vernon's genes. Just plump and overweight like Vernon, he started crying.
"Look what you have done! You have woken up our precious Duddy Dummykins," said an unpleasant Vernon. "What could you possibly want in this ungodly hour today?"
"Vernon! Do you remember when I said my sister was a witch and magic really exists?" questioned Petunia. She was as white as a sheet and her face was really pale, paler than usual.
"Oh! That stick-waving crap! What does that got to do with our waking up at this hour today?" asked Vernon inquisitively.
"Well, you first need to know what has happened in the Wizarding World till now to understand this, Vernon", replied Petunia. "You see, one of my friends belongs to a certain organization called the Order of the Phoenix. It was created to battle an evil wizard…….."
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Petunia informed Vernon of everything that had happened in the Wizarding World since her youth. You see, the Evans family had a tradition of not hiding anything, no matter how large, from another member of the family. Their family motto was "Trust and Help". When the news of the rise of the Dark Lord Voldemort was brought to their attention by young Lily Evans, their parents had decided to reveal the family secret that the Evans actually weren't muggles. They were very, very distantly related to another magical family, the Prince family. The link was created due to a marriage between a witch from the Evans family to a certain gentleman called Katendramon Prince. Lily was also given a shocker when she was informed she was only the second witch in the family of nine generations.
Due to such a low number of magical children, the Evans did not attain the status of a magical family, but the secret was carried throughout their lives, passing it on to their heirs and so on.
To prevent any kind of rift in the family, they each bonded themselves to one another with an Unbreakable Vow. Even, Petunia was convinced after this revelation and agreed to the bond. The bonder was none other than a close childhood friend of theirs, who had also sworn to always protect the Evans and their descendants as long as possible.
This close friend was now, Petunia's informant from the Order of the Phoenix, after Lily and James had died.
After telling all this, Petunia pleaded with Vernon to allow Harry Potter, son of James and Lily, to stay with them.
"No, Petunia! I won't stand for some abnormal crackpots – ", started Vernon.
"You dare to insult my family, Vernon? Then, am I also "abnormal" to you?" questioned an irate Petunia. "Please, Vernon. Consider this. You don't need to play any part in his life. I will take care of everything."
After a long convincing, Vernon agreed reluctantly on the condition that he would have nothing to do with the "boy", no "Harry", as he corrected after enduring a glare from Petunia.
She showed the boy to Vernon, who dismissed it quickly and started to work. She introduced him to Dudley as his small cousin, and told him that he would be his little brother and it was up to him to take care of his little brother.
Young Dudley bonded well over the years with Harry, who was also given Dudley's second bedroom. They enjoyed everything as a family, although Vernon never played any part in Harry's life. Even when Harry needed anything, he approached Petunia, who would act as the middleman, or in this case middle-woman between Harry and Vernon.
Young Harry was also tutored about the working of the Wizarding World, politics and basic magical theory by whatever books Petunia could get her hands on through her close friend, who shall remain unnamed.
Harry was not exactly a clone of James. He was of medium height, of an average build, not as pale as vampires, but as pale as Petunia and Dudley. He had the messy black hair and had also dyed a few streaks of red in his hair after being told about his mother, a redhead.
His most striking feature was his eyes, which were emerald green. It was as if electricity was swirling in it. The first thing Petunia had done was, obtaining a potion from her close friend and curing his poor eyesight.
Harry and Dudley were treated equally although Vernon only acknowledged Dudley and had never spared Harry, a second glance.
They both were spoiled rotten by Petunia. But unknown to Petunia, both Harry and Dudley were part of the school gang. They often bullied small children along with Piers Polkiss and a few of his cronies. They even smoked cigarettes and were planning to try marijuana. Of course, this was when Dudley was twelve and Harry almost eleven.
Although you might think they were too young, they had seen Vernon do these things and as the saying goes, "Like father, like son" and it ultimately lead to "Like son, like his cousin".
Fortunately, it didn't affect Harry too much because his magic resisted such meager attacks on his health by cigarette smoke internally but Dudley choked the first time and had since sworn not to try it till he was fourteen.
On his eleventh birthday, he was excited. He enthusiastically bounced down. He had been informed from a very young age about the Dark Lord Voldemort and his status as the Boy-Who-Lived. Petunia had also cautioned him about the Light Lord, Albus Dumbledore and how he would try to manipulate him.
Petunia told Harry that Dumbledore must have placed Harry in their care, in the hope that they might not care for him and wouldn't nourish him properly and when Dumbledore rescued Harry, he would see the Headmaster of Hogwarts as his savior.
So, she had requested Harry not to reply to his letter until someone personally came to fetch him. Harry had followed her instructions and promised the same. She had also requested her close unnamed friend to temporarily Obliviate them of how Harry was treated good and those memories would be replaced by memories of how Harry wasn't cared for when anyone attacked their minds, like a trigger.
They had done this as a precaution if Dumbledore himself came to fetch him and peeked into their minds. Harry would not have such a problem in school as he would never be alone with the Headmaster and knew his rights as a person from an outstanding pureblood family, the Potters.
True to their expectations, Dumbledore had come personally and had attacked their minds and had spurred the pre-mentioned incidents. Of course, he had left in shock, not of Harry being treated badly, but of his similarity to the Dark Lord.
After Dumbledore's departure, Petunia's friend had removed their memory block and had returned them to normal. One might think that Harry was so…. Abnormal in his encounter with Dumbledore, but no, his dark tendencies still existed individually, too.
A/N: Well, how was that? About 1500 words, too. All written in a single day. I hope it is up to your expectations 'cause it will be a long time before I can update again. Don't forget to review.
Also check out my other story, "Harry Potter and the Betrayed Savior" and review that too if you love it.
This is h3ll signing off from you and I will see you in hopefully, a couple of months or less.