Chapter Two
There's a Snake in my Trunk
Harry walked over to his trunk, removed a pair of dirty socks, closed the trunk, and sat down on his bed. Half way through putting his socks on he froze. Harry then stood up, walked back over to his trunk, and opened it again.
"Excuse me," said Harry to the Snake that had taken residence in his trunk. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm running away from Voldemort," said Nagini.
"Good. Better be off then," said Harry.
"I'm staying here."
"Oh no you're not! Aunt Petunia would have a fit if she saw you."
"Please can I stay? I'll stay in this trunk the whole time and only come out at night. And I promise not to eat anybody... on purpose."
"No! I can't keep a giant snake in my room! How do I know that you weren't sent by Voldemort to kill me?"
"First off, Voldemort would never be able to think of a plan that good. Second, there's that enchantment on your house that doesn't allow enemies in. So if I were trying to kill you, I wouldn't be able to get in."
"Oh yeah. Fine, you can stay."
"YES!"
"Harry! Quit making noises!" shouted Uncle Vernon.
Harry continued. "But you have to be quiet, and the moment you get discovered, you're out of here. Got it?"
"Yes yes!" said Nagini impatiently. "And don't worry about feeding me, I can just eat the neighbor's cats."
Harry sighed. "I have a bad feeling about this."
"This is going to be so much fun! We can play games, swap chocolate frog cards, stay up late reading ghost stories, play hide and seek, jump on the beds-"
"Could you be quiet for a second? I'm trying to write a letter to Hermione."
"Gosh! Be a party pooper why don't you!"
"Why don't you go write a list of all the fun things that you want to do?"
"But I don't have any fingers to hold the quill."
"Then you had better start practicing," said Harry.
Nagini crawled into the trunk to find a piece of parchment. Harry sat down at his desk and started writing.
Dear Hermione
Things are going the same as usual here at number four. Duddly is improving his aim at punching me, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia are making me work just as hard as usual, and Voldemort's pet Snake has come to stay in my trunk. Reply soon.
Harry