Chapter two

"..How awful" Morticia looked disdainfully upon Privet Drive "this is no place for an Addams child"

"I agree Cara Mia" Gomez looked scandalised as Lurch pulled the car to a stop outside number four. Wednesday and Pugsley were staring out of the windows at the scenery, confusion on their young faces. They had never seen such a place and were confused and yet curious to find out what was going on.

Morticia surveyed the garden as they reached the door

"Not even a wisp of Aconite" She said sadly "Petunia was always the bad seed"
"Come Cara Mia" Gomez pulled her flush to him, placing a kiss on her neck, nipping it slightly "We shall get the boy and go" He added.

Petunia watched out of the lounge window as the hearse pulled up and Morticia and Gomez got out, they had brought their children with them, she noted. Vernon walked up to her
"This is them?"

"Yes Vernon..." She replied coldly "They will take him off our hands"
"Freaky-looking people" he shuddered, turning to sit down as the doorbell rang. Petunia went to answer it.

"Petunia...We meet again" Morticia looked at her coolly through lidded eyes
"Not before time" Petunia replied stiffly "Gomez" She nodded, "Come on in" She directed them to the lounge

The Addamses sat themselves on the couch, settling the twins on the floor in front of them.

"So your the Addams Family?" Vernon eyed them
"That is correct" Morticia's tone was cold, it made Vernon flinch

"Then you can take the boy and leave" He replied "We don't want the freak" he snarled

Morticia stared at Vernon for a few minutes, when she spoke, her voice was cold and cutting, the room had cooled considerably by this point.

"Vernon Dursley, you are lucky that I cannot extract revenge on you at this moment, for you have slighted my family, We Addamses do not take that lightly, However, I will leave the final judgement for Harry to deal with once he is of age"

"You cant threaten me!" Vernon jumped up, his face purple

A jet of black flame suddenly erupted in front of Morticia, separating the Addamses from Vernon, who staggered back at the blatant use of Magick in his home
"Do not threaten my family again Dursley" Morticia warned, the flames disappeared.

There was a long silence

"I see your son is well-cared for" Gomez couldn't keep the sneer out of his voice as he surveyed Dudley on the floor, playing with some building blocks. Harry on the other hand was sat far from him

"Gomez" Morticia's voice held a subtle warning as she surveyed the small black haired boy, who was sat in the shadowed corner of the room, a worn-out toy in one hand
"Why is he sat there?" She looked to Petunia
"he cries otherwise" Petunia replied with a defiant look "He wont play with Dudley either"
"I should hope not" Morticia said sharply "HE is not of Addams blood..." she sniffed at the beach-ball with hair "he is like his father..."

"Who is a fine man" Petunia snapped back before Vernon could interrupt "Look just take the brat and go!"
"All in good time" Morticia replied coolly

***

Morticia studied Wednesday as she approached Harry cautiously, her dark eyes were full of interest for the boy in the corner. She stood up on shaky legs and wobbled towards him. Harry looked up at the intruder who had invaded his darkness. Wednesday grabbed his arm, pulling him onto all fours.

"Wednesday" Morticia chastised lightly, her daughter tugged on Harry's romper suit, dragging him away from the shadowed corner, Pugsley watched silently, as did Dudley

Gomez stared at the young boy as he stumbled to his feet, he was shorter than Wednesday by a few inches and his face sported a bruise. He felt Morticia's hand squeeze his brutally, knowing she'd drawn blood with her nails, he felt the rage building inside her and hoped to Hades that he wasn't on the receiving end of it until they were in the privacy of their bedroom. Harry's hand reached out for Wednesday as he stumbled and the one year old complied. Grabbing him by the hand as he tried to take a few steps. Pugsley crawled over, standing up by grabbing Morticia's dress as he hoisted himself to his own pudgy feet

"Tish... they like him!" Gomez said cheerfully, watching as the twins coaxed Harry towards their parents in their own way, Wednesday dragging him a little and Pugsley pushing him from behind.

Harry blinked, looking up at Morticia with interested eyes, She looked down at him fondly
"Hello Harry" she lifted a hand to his cheek, Harry shrank away from her, as if expecting a slap, Morticia turned to Vernon
"I see" She said slowly "Remember one thing Dursley....For every time you have abused Harry, you will feel pain" her hand twitched and a red light hit Vernon in the chest "Every time you think badly about Him or my family, you will feel pain..." She scooped up a startled Harry and Wednesday, Gomez picked up Pugsley and grabbed the basket Harry had been sat by, giving the Dursley's one last look of contempt as he followed his wife out of the house.