Lily's son
Chapter 3
0--Hogwart's Headmaster's office--0
"Harry Potter is coming to Hogwarts this fall Severus" said Dumbledore to everyone else it would have appeared causal. However, Severus knew better than that.
"I know" sneered Severus "Probably a spoiled brat just like his father".
"Indeed, you do realize how you have to treat the boy?" asked Dumbledore "After all your duties are far from over".
"I know Headmaster," snapped Severus, he hated being reminded of his so called duty. "And I shall have no problem treating the boy as he deserves to be treated".
"Good, good" said Dumbledore satisfaction filling his voice. Another pawn being manipulated he was happy with that. Everything was going his way, the Weasley's had been planted and are going to have Harry loathing Slytherin's before he entered the Hogwarts castle.
"Now have you heard anything from your good friend?" said Dumbledore smirking as he said it. "Lucius Malfoy?".
"Nothing Headmaster, you should know after all you monitor my comings and goings and also my floo" said Severus. He was surprised that his owls weren't getting read too but he wasn't going to complain.
"Now, now its simply for your safety my boy" said Dumbledore soothingly, as if he was speaking to an eleven year old. He truly thought everyone was blind to his manipulative ways.
"I know Headmaster" sighed Severus, giving in. Oh he knew it wasn't for his safety, but there was no point in arguing the point. Not with the Headmaster anyway.
"Well as long as you know your duties, you are free too go" said the Headmaster.
Severus felt like choking the old fool, the bloody fool of a man had just spoken to him as if he was a house elf. He had to dig his nails into his palms to stop himself doing anything. The pain took the anger away, sighing he nodded his head and left the old man's office.
0--Privet Drive 1st of September--0
"Hurry up!" said Petunia "Otherwise your going to be late!".
"Coming!" yelled Harry to his Aunt "Just a second".
Petunia shook her head, a few months ago that wouldn't have happened. It was amazing just how much things had changed around Privet Drive. Even the neighbours had realized this but of course they didn't say anything.
"How are you going to keep in touch with the …Harry" said Vernon, still unused to calling Harry anything other than the boy.
"Owls Vernon, don't worry no one will see them if they do then they will just be awed not thinking we are freaks" smiled Petunia, seeing Vernon relaxing. He just nodded and got his key's and passed them to Petunia, Vernon was getting the bus to work this morning. So Petunia could have the car, it was the first time in a decade he had ever walked anywhere.
"Thanks love" smiled Petunia kissing Vernon on the lips, even their relationship had changed for the better since they had changed towards Harry.
"You heard what the doctor said, I should loose weight!" said Vernon "What better way than just walking to work occasionally?".
"I know Vernon, I'm so proud of you" smiled Petunia hugging her husband.
"I couldn't do it without you" said Vernon honestly kissing his wife on the cheek getting his coat on he grabbed his wallet and he was off after making sure he had enough change for the bus.
"Remember fruit or something good for you," said Petunia.
"I've packed myself some lunch," said Vernon gesturing to his work suitcase.
"Ah, ok love have a good day, would you like me to pick you up?" asked Petunia.
"I don't know, phone me twenty minutes before I'm due to finish, just all depends how many customers I have," said Vernon thoughtfully.
"Bye Uncle Vernon" said Harry smiling as he rushed passed, he still feared his Uncle but not the way he had before.
"Bye" said Vernon, he didn't smile back. However, he couldn't help but think the young man was radiating so much happiness that it was infectious.
"Want a hand getting that trunk into the car?!" shouted Petunia.
"Yes please!" shouted Harry back, it was heavy he had been back to visit the Ally in the bus of course.
"Dudley! Come help Harry please!" yelled Petunia.
"Do I have to?!" whined Dudley "I'm almost finished the 10th level!" he was playing a game on his computer and this was the furthest he had ever gotten.
"Now!" shouted Petunia.
"Fine!" groaned Dudley, helping Harry to take his trunk down the stairs then into the trunk of the car.
"There," said Dudley.
"Thanks Dudley" said Harry smiling, who would have thought Dudley would have ever willingly helped him.
"It's ok you saved dad's life after all" said Dudley shrugging his shoulders. The weight both men had lost, Vernon and Dudley it was amazing. They had lost two stone in the couple of weeks. It was no surprise the food they had been eating, vegetables, fruit and just healthy foods. Even then clients came, Vernon and Dudley had a bit but it was tiny the others only had small portions too. Petunia didn't think it was fair that the others would get more. Harry was also sitting down the stairs with them eating dinner but Vernon still preferred him up the stairs when clients came just in cases.
"I'm going back up to play my computer game!" said Dudley heading back in.
"Don't you want to come with us?" asked Petunia.
"No thanks mum, I'll just stay in" said Dudley going up the stairs.
"Damn I forgot to ask Vernon for his card" sighed Petunia.
"What for?" asked Harry as they buckled in for the journey to king cross station.
"Dudley needs new school uniform" said Petunia buckling up and adjusting the mirror.
"Oh, I would wait until he was at the school, he could loose even more, they aren't even out of the packet! Send them back" said Harry frowning.
"They were specially made for Dudley I cant give them back" said Petunia.
"Oh, well least he will fit into the uniform now" said Harry.
Petunia smiled, this was very true, she was amazed at how much things had changed. The men in her life were all changing, life was good was all she could think as she reversed the car.
"If magic did everything I'd make Dudley and Vernon healthy" smiled Harry.
"I know you would" said Petunia, she was no longer jealous or scared whenever the magic word was mentioned.
After the hours drive, they finally arrived, Petunia helped Harry get his trunk onto a trolley. His owl was already flying, he knew owls would be able to find him, and his Hedwig was amazingly smart. He didn't want to keep her all locked up, so it was an empty case which went onto the trolley. The cat was in his travel case also on the Trolley.
"What if they don't allow my two pets?" asked Harry worried as they walked the platform.
"Don't worry, they wouldn't even allow you to come home, remember your parents were important to that world" said Petunia.
"Blackmail? how by reminding them of my parents?" blinked Harry catching on to his Aunts meaning.
"If you have it Harry flaunt it" smirked Petunia, she defiantly would have been accepted into Slytherin if she had gone to Hogwarts.
"I suppose" said Harry smirking right back.
"Now here we go" said Petunia making a stop.
Just then Molly started making a racket about finding platform nine and three quarters. Petunia narrowed her eyes, watching the woman's eyes look around her like a hawk.
"Watch them Harry," said Petunia.
"Why Aunt Petunia?" asked Harry curiously.
"They are all Witches and Wizards, and she's yelling about finding the platform, as if she's wanting someone to overhear her" sighed Petunia "It's just suspicious that's all. Just be careful around them."
"Of course Aunt Petunia" taking his Aunts word for it.
"Good" smiled Petunia.
"But Aunt Petunia, there's no platform nine and three quarters!" said Harry getting worried.
"That's because its magically concealed, see they bricks? Run towards them and you will find yourself on another side of a barrier, its magic Harry" smiled Petunia.
Harry looked stumped as if he wanted to believe her but couldn't.
Just then one of the last red heads took a run and disappeared just like Petunia had said. Harry nodded hugging his Aunt he smiled and told her he would write to them as soon as he was settled in.
"Good, now if you want to know more about your mother, there is one person I know that will know everything about her. Her best friend who used to live near us Lily was always mentioning him. She said if everything had been different he would have been your godfather" said Petunia.
"Who?" asked Harry eagerly, he knew Petunia didn't know much about Lily apart from the fact she died. She told Harry she had never really seen her since she was eleven just during the summer and they had never gotten on.
"Severus Snape, I don't know what he does or anything he may not even be alive, send an owl once you get settled in. if you cant spell it I will write his name down for you." said Petunia.
"Thanks Aunt, I'll see you soon" said Harry kissing his Aunt, waving once more he took off at a run and found himself at the other side.
--0 At the otherside of Platform 9/3 quarters 0--
His breath was taken away, as he caught sight of the beautiful scarlet train that was making quite a racket. Horn hooting and hissing coming from the train's chimney. Cloaked figures were everywhere, students hugging parent's goodbye and people boarding the Hogwarts Express.
Harry smiled, finally he felt more at home than ever. He boarded the train himself, using the wheels he had screwed onto the trolley himself. It was more like a suitcase now a trunkish suitcase.
Sitting down in a compartment he dug into his trunk and brought out his lunch box and a couple of books. Took his cat out of his travel cage and gave him two slices of corned beef "Here you go Heath".
'Meow' was his only reply.
He had put on a healthy amount of weight since he had learned he was a wizard, and his Uncle had nearly died.
The engine soon started, the excitement made Harry's tummy feel like it was doing summersaults. He was on his way to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was finally going to the castle he had been dreaming about and finally going to learn to control his magic. If anything it would make his Uncle love him more having full control over his magic.
This was one of the main reasons he was going now.
Months ago he would have said he was going to get away from the Dursley's.
Now things had changed…and for the better for once in Harry Potter's eleven years on this planet.
There we go a new chapter for you to read and enjoy, which i hope you did enjoy by the way. Do you like his animals? sooo Petunia told Harry about Severus Snape. Will Harry go to him? or will he be held back by fear? and anger once he goes though the potions classes? where will Harry end up in? Slytherin or Gryffindor Ravenclaw or Huffelpuff? who will he sit beside on the train ride? please give me some names becuase im not sure who i'm going to have Harry hanging around with! im thinking about a mixture and stopping the prejudice against Slytherin in that!? well what do you think? R&R please take care byeeeee xx