Chapter 20 - Age 37

Dudley opened his door and was surprised to see Marie there. "Marie? Is everything alright? Is Elliot okay?" he asked as he let her in. His son just started his first year at Hogwarts about a month ago.

"Yes, he and James are settling well, but that's not why I came here." She handed him a newspaper. "Read the article on the front page."

He noticed that it had those moving pictures. The newspaper was called The Daily Prophet. He then started to read the article.

Marie Potter: Humble Beginnings By Rita Skeeter

We all know Marie Potter as the 'Girl who Lived Twice' and Savior of the Wizarding World. But who was she before all her adventures at Hogwarts? Where and what was she doing before her reappearance in the wizarding community?

It seems that Dumbledore abandoned her at her muggle relative's doorstep. "That old fool left that freak at our doorstep and threatened us to take her in!" revealed Vernon Dursley, Marie's uncle. It seems that the muggles stuffed her into a cupboard and locked her in there. (Pictured above).

Arabella Figg, a squib, who was assigned to watch over Marie by Dumbledore. "They would starve her, I tried to feed her whenever she came over. I've told Dumbledore countless of times that Marie was being mistreated, but he insisted it was for her own safety.

Dudley Dursley, her cousin, shared more, "She was always doing freaky stuff. She turned our teacher hair blue and ended up on the roof one day. Mummy made her do all the chores because she was living with us for free."

The rest of the article continued to spew hate towards Dumbledore and muggles. Dudley paled, "Marie I swear, I never told anyone this."

"No no, Dudley. I know you didn't. I have a friend who works at the newspaper. They informed me right away once they saw the article. We were able to stop the paper from being printed in bulk and distributed. It seems that the witch who wrote the paper used a curse to control Uncle Vernon and your mind. The use of the curse is forbidden and she has been punished. "

"Why now, after all these years?" he was baffled.

She sighed, "To be honest, only few people knew of my muggle relatives. It's not something I talk about it. However, since Elliot and James revealed that their parents were cousins at Hogwarts, word spread quickly."

"Oh. I see." To be honest, he was glad the paper wasn't published. His son might be affected negatively by his family past actions, since Marie was a huge figure in their world.

"It's my fault. I forgot to place protections around your house. I will place them now. This won't happen again." She promised.

"Thank you." He paused before asking, "Could you go to Privet Dr. and do the same for Mum and Dad?" he was afraid she might say no.

"Of course," she smiled, "I still want them to be safe."

Later that night, she silently went to her childhood home and placed protective wards.

AN: I am including the ages of the kids. Some of the names aren't revealed because I am a jerk who still won't announce who Marie got married to. Let me know what you guys think.

(37) Marie's kids

(11) James – Gryffindor

(10) Second Son

(7) Lily

(5) Second Daughter

(37) Dudley's kids

(12) Daisy Dursley – Muggle

(11) Elliot Dursley - Ravenclaw

(5) Ivy Dursley – Muggle