A ten year old girl with silky red hair and the most gorges green eyes anyone will ever see sat up and yawned on the floor of the small cupboard she and her twin brother Harry shared. Rose winced as she got up, last night's beating had been one of the worst. She soon saw that Harry, in his nightmares had reopened his wounds and the cot was covered with blood. She slowly got up and found the oldest rattiest of Dudley's old shirts, ripped it into long strips of cloth and proceeded to bandage Harry up carefully as not to wake him. She then wrapped him up in both their blankets and went out to start on breakfast before 'Uncle' Vernon came out to continue what he let off last night.

She had just put the bacon on when Dudley came stomping downstairs as to wake Harry up. Aunt Petunia came in. "Good you've started breakfast, and don't you dare burn it I want everything perfect for Duder's special day," Rose mentally groaned, Dudley's Birthday, every year since she had turned seven (Dudley had turned ten) Uncle Vernon had taught him a new 'position'. NO Rose shook herself, she couldn't think about it, if she did Harry would find out (it's a twin thing) and that could NEVER happen. Just then Harry entered limping slightly 'are you ok?' Rose thought to Harry (twin thing) 'Yes just a bit sore' Harry thought back.

"BOY!" Uncle Vernon shouted "Do something useful and get the mail, NOW," He wacked Harry across the head when he didn't react quickly enough. Rose was just serving the family bacon and eggs when Harry came in. He handed Uncle Vernon the paper and a half dozen letters. He and Rose went to the kitchen as Dudley started opening his presents. They were only ever aloud to eat lunch and even then they only got two slices of bread, a slice of cheese, and a biscuit. Since Harry was a boy and got all of the garden chores He could sometimes slip off and scrounge for food. He would have brought Rose something, but Uncle Vernon always checked him for food every time he came back inside, He didn't know about those brief get-a ways but they had a clementine tree in the back and Uncle Vernon didn't need an 'ungrateful little freak stealing his hard earned food.' After Dudley had finished opening his presents the telephone rang, it was Mrs. Fig, she had tripped over one of her many cats and broken her leg she couldn't take the children. After much debate, and phoning whoever MIGHT take the children, the Dursleys were forced to take the twins to the zoo.

All went well until they reached the reptile house. Dudley had pushed Rose to the ground in his effort to find the biggest snake in the house, and so he did, but not before the glass in front of the exhibit disappeared. Dudley who did not notice this went to flatten himself on the glass that no longer existed and fell in. Rose who knew she would get punished for this tried to get up and run, But too late Uncle Vernon had grabbed her hair and pulled her to her feet. Aunt Petunia gathered up Dudley in a towel and Harry followed them all out to the car. As soon as they got home Uncle Vernon locked Harry in their cupboard and beckoned Dudley, Rose was trapped.

"Son, Let's not forget your annual birthday lesson. You have been practicing I hope?"

"Yes father, I try to at least once a week," Came Dudley's reply

"Good man, now for your fourth lesson. Come on," They each took one of Rose's arms and dragged her upstairs to Dudley's second 'bedroom'. Rose shivered as they tied her hands to the bed and stripped her of clothing. Hours later they let her up.

"Get dressed girl," Said Uncle Vernon, he turned to Dudley.

"I believe it's your turn this year Dudley," he said a manic glint in his eye.

"Yes it is father," Dudley then punched kicked and scratched every bit of Rose he could reach. After a half an hour of this Rose could be mistaken for a piece of raw meat.

"Go wash up Dudley,"

"Yes Father," Dudley walked out to the bathroom

"GIRL you have till we finish dinner to get out of here," with that Uncle Vernon left.

After Dudley had finished in the bathroom Rose took a shower and assessed her injuries. On a scale from one to ten on how bad it was, she gave it an eleven point five. When she stumbled down the stairs and entered the cupboard her brother was waiting with the only form of medication they knew, ratty old t-shirt bandages and a cup of water. She collapsed on the floor unconscious.

A/N: Please excuse any grammatical errors, Thank You. I do not own any of these characters except for Rose Potter. PLEASE REVIEW.