Chapter 2: The Zoo
"Get up you lazy good for nothing it's time to cook our breakfast." Petunia said as she unlocked the closet door.
Harry slowly woke. He looked at Angela who was still sleeping and quietly made his way out of the closet. Petunia didn't say anything about it because they were all used to one of them being out of it every once in a while.
"Well? What are you waiting for? The food won't cook itself." She snapped as he stood at the kitchen door for a while.
"Sorry." Harry replied as he hurried into the kitchen and began cooking. Dudley looked up as his plate was set in front of him. He turned to his Dad
"How many presents do I have?"
"Forty…counted them meself." Vernon replied, smiling.
"Forty? FORTY?!? But last year…last year there were forty-two!"
"Yes well some of them are a lot bigger than last year." Vernon replied to Dudley, nervously.
"We're picking two more out when we get to town Didikins." Petunia said, coming to her husbands rescue.
"Is that true Dad?" Dudley asked turning back to him.
"Of course it is." Vernon replied quickly, to avoid another outburst from his porky son.
Harry rolled his eyes as his extremely spoiled cousin got his way AGAIN.
"We're going to the zoo today as well Dididums…what do you think?"
"ALRIGHT!" Dudley yelled punching his fist into the air. Even though they went to the zoo EVERY year.
"The only problem is we will have to take the two freaks with us." Vernon snarled.
"NO I DON'T WANT THEM TO GO!" Dudley yelled, causing Vernon to choke on the juice he was drinking.
"We have to son…we either take them with us or they stay here and we risk the possibility of something happening to the house…and your presents." He replied as he used a napkin to wipe the juice from his face.
"Ok…but then I want them to spend the rest of my birthday in the closet!"
"Alright Didlydumplin." Petunia said as she smiled at her son.
Harry looked at them a moment before Vernon turned to him.
"Go and wake her…we're leaving in 30 minutes whether you're ready or not."
"Yes uncle Vernon." Harry replied as her ran to the closet and carefully woke Angela.
"Keep up you two. If you fall behind we're leaving you." Vernon hissed as he glanced back at Harry and Angela.
"Yes sir." They chorused as Harry helped Angela along.
They soon came to a glass cage where a giant boa constrictor was lazing about on a branch. Dudley got close to the glass and began to beat on it, trying to get the snake to move, and ignoring the signs saying "DO NOT BEAT GLASS". When it continued to merely lay there Dudley lost interest and stormed off. Harry turned to the snake, and for no reason at all, apologized for Dudley's rudeness. Both Angela and Harry were shocked when the snake seemed to wink at him. Suddenly Dudley ran back, shoving both Angela and Harry to the ground.
"Mom Dad, come here…come look at what the snake is doin!" Dudley yelled as he leaned against the glass. Harry glared at him as he held Angela close to him. He jumped in surprise when the glass disappeared and Dudley fell through. The snake escaped through the now open space and slithered away hissing a thank you to Harry. Harrys' eyebrows shot up as he understood what the snake said. Angela looked at him questioningly as the snake slithered on by. Suddenly Petunia and Vernon rushed to the area where Dudley was climbing out of the water and making his way to the opening only to be stopped by the now present glass.
"MOM!" He yelled as Petunia felt the glass. Vernon glared at Harry and Angela.
"What have you done?" His face turned purple from rage.
"I didn't do anything…one minute he was leaning on the glass…then the next it was gone…it was almost like…magic." Harry rushed to explain. Vernon glared at him with a look of disgust on his face.
"Just you wait till we get home!" He growled, grabbing them by their upper arms, and stomped of to the car while Petunia and some zoo personnel helped Dudley out of the snakes holding tank.
