Hello again, If you can remember from last time Harry and Luna had just been called by Aunt Petunia. What does she want this time? Next chapter you will meet Luna's parents.
*Last time*
"Ugly, Freak come here now!" I heard Petunia Shout. What now?
Harry
I opened the cupboard door to let Luna and myself through. We hurried into the kitchen and saw it was a mess! Never have I ever seen this kitchen to be messier!
Aunt Petunia gave me and Luna a list full of chores and said,"If you don't complete this list by the time Vernon comes home, you will deserve more surprises from Vernon, Dudders and I." And with a firm look on her face she said,"Come on chop, chop you haven't got all day so you better get on with it!"
I peered at the long list full of chores. Nobody and I mean nobody can ever complete that list full of chores in 4 and a half hours.
The list said:
Cut the grass with scissors,
Water the flowers,
Replant the old flowers with new ones,
Scrub the kitchen and bathroom floor 10 times,
Wash Vernon and my cars each twice,
Repaint the front of the house,
Repaint the back of the house,
Wash the dishes and dry them,
Make dinner before Vernon gets home,
Trim the bushes in the back,
Fix the kitchen and make it spotless,
Wash the clothes by hand then dry them,
Clean the windows
And go grocery shopping for:
2 bottles of Milk, 5 dozen eggs, 3 bottles of lemonade and orange juice each, half a dozen unsalted butters, all the chocolates, compost, ice cream, meat, potatoes, sweets, caramel, dishwasher soap and new toys for Dudders.
Don't miss a step...Do all these each.
Petunia
We got to work, I scrubbed the floors in the kitchen while Luna did the bathroom. It felt like my hand would fall off and I'm not even at the fifth scrub yet!
Sweat drenched my fore head as hot air came blowing in from outside. Today was really a beautiful day but not the best for scrubbing floors and doing lots of hard work.
My arms were stinging as I have multiple cuts covering my small frame and big nasty bruises from my uncles beefy hands and belts. Harry hunting didn't help as Dudley and his fat lads would go around chasing then slapping, jumping etc. (That's how I have learnt to run fast).
The floor looked spotless but I knew if finished them now Aunt Petunia would come hitting me with her bony fingers then let Uncle Vernon do the rest as she complains,'It hurts my hands, Vernon honey you Finnish it make it extra hard!'
Sixth scrub, I wanted to give up there and then, then fall on the floor and die.
Dudley came running in with one of his cars and some glass. I don't know why he brought the glass in but I'm not going to take any chances getting hurt by it so I tried to hide in a cupboard.
"Freakkk, come here!" Dudley squealed excitedly. I really wanted to run, run away as fast as I could but I knew that wasn't an option so instead I stayed in the cupboard breathing very quietly. I heard movement from out side and I heard it coming closer and closer towards me! Quiet trotting became, slow footsteps and then came to a loud running coming to me! The cupboard door flung open and I looked like a three year old, who thinks there's a monster under the bed. It was ridiculous.
Dudley stood there with a piece of sharp glass in his porky hands. Trembling, I stood up and got out of the cupboard getting back to work.
"Hey Freak," Snarled Dudley," you should be scrubbing the floors then mopping them not hiding in a stupid cupboard like a baby!"
I felt the urge to scream at the boy and tell him that he's the one who looks like an extremely fat baby but I knew if I would then I would get shot in the stomach (with a gun).
Instead I snarled at the boy," Me am but ya cam' in with glass and usually that means ya a' gunna hurt me Freak."
He looked at me with a suspicious look on his face,"Maybe That's what I came here to do." I felt the colour in my face drain and my hands shook violently.
I saw Dudley coming closer and closer to me so I closed my eyes not wanting to see the next part of his evil plan. I felt something touch my wrist then something warm trickle down my hand. I knew what it was but that didn't make move away or call for help, no. I stood there like I was stuck to the ground by the worlds strongest glue. All I could do now was wait for him to finish it prey that someone comes to help me.
With all my might I opened my eyelids and saw what my cousin had done. There was a hole in my wrist and it was leaking blood fast! I sprinted up to the bathroom and spell-o-taped some toilet paper to my numb arm. First Luna now me?
Forgetting what just happened, I kept on scrubbing the floor.
Two hours and fifty minutes later...
I had just finished my seventh job -cutting the hedges- and boy was I tired. I have an hour and forty minutes left to finish the rest of jobs. The next job was wash and dry the dishes.
I grabbed the same chair I used for cooking and pulled it up to the sink.
...
Two minutes left before uncle gets home and we still haven't painted the back of the house.
I knew there was no more time left but at least the front is painted (I didn't think that they need painting but anyway).
I heard the door open loudly in hall and a grunt from Uncle Vernon," Petunia, Dudley I'm home! Freak, Ugly get my coat!"
I ran next to Luna and we took Uncle's big coat- it nearly swallowed us.
Everyone
"Petunia did these brats, not you Dudders, do all their jobs?" Vernon asked.
Petunia looked really happy as she said,"No honey, the brats didn't finish the simple tasks I set them."
Harry and Luna looked at each other as Vernon started clicking his beefy fists. He grabbed Harry first making him jump slightly.
He collided his heavy fist into the trembling boy's head(leaving a big black bruise). He slapped the boy as hard as he could, making blood squirt everywhere.
Vernon grabbed a black belt with a hard metal buckle in the middle. He smashed it on Harry's legs making instant scars and slapped it on his eye. Harry felt a wave of pain come across him as him Uncle abused him. His eye stung from the heavy metal and didn't see his Uncle grab his old smelting stick.
Vernon hit the boy's: head, stomach, neck, arms, legs, ribs, buttocks and back. Harry yelped our in pain as his uncle hit him. He felt his uncle throw him against a wall... it went black.
Vernon threw Harry into the stair cupboard then repeated the same things he did to Harry on Luna.
...
Two and an a half hours later, Harry had just woken up from being unconscious. Pain struck over his body as he moved to get his shattered glasses. Luna moved next to him and screamed," I can't feel me ribs!"
"Shut u-" Uncle Vernon got cut of by the door bell.
Sorry it's short but the next one will hopefully be longer. Can you guess whose at the door? Bye :)
