Chapter One- A New Home

On a cold November 1st morning Mr. Dursley was getting ready for work. He was a large beefy man. He looked more like a walrus than a man. Mrs. Dursley was very skinny. They considered themselves to be as normal as they come. Mrs. Dursley had a sister, but pretended that she didn't have one.

The day went by very fast. The tabby cat that has been watching them all day hadn't moved at all. Night finally fell on Privet Drive. Vernon Dursley had asked the one question he shouldn't have. At least he didn't mention what he heard as he went to get lunch that afternoon. Finally both Petunia and Vernon Dursley had gone to bed.

Outside an old man was walking down Privet Drive. The lights suddenly went out. The man's name was Albus Dumbledore. He had noticed the tabby cat sitting stiffly on a wall. "I've should have known that you would be here Professor McGonagall."

All of a sudden the cat wasn't there. In its place was a woman in an emerald robe. She fixed her glasses on her face. "How did you know that it was me, Albus?"

He chuckled. "My dear, I have never seen a cat sit so stiff and still."

"You would have been stiff to if you had been sitting on a brick wall all day."

"All day? You could have been celebrating."

"Are the rumors true, Albus? James and Lily Potter are…" She couldn't even say it.

"I'm afraid they are. Harry and Aria Potter were left all alone. James and Lily Potter are dead."

"What about the twins?"

"Hagrid is bringing them."

"Why couldn't they stay with their Godparents, Albus?" She knew that she wouldn't see them for a while. "You think it's wise to trust Hagrid with something as important as this. Harry and Aria Potter live here. This is the worst place for them."

"I would trust Hagrid with my life."

"If anything happens to them, I'm holding you accountable, Albus."

The sound of a low rumble suddenly could be heard from the sky. A large man could be seen landing a motorcycle on the pavement. Two small fifteen months old children could be seen in the harms of the large man. Somehow he was driving the motorcycle as well as holding the twins.

"Hagrid, where did that bike come from?"

"Young Sirius Black lent it to me."

"No problems I trust?"

"None, Headmaster. Harry and Aria Potter fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol. Professor McGonagall I know how you feel about…"

"Hagrid, not now."

Professor Dumbledore set Harry Potter on the doormat of number 4 Privet Drive. Professor McGonagall reluctantly set Aria down next to her brother. Professor Dumbledore put the letter that he had written in little Harry's hand. "Good luck Harry and Aria Potter."

Professor Dumbledore left after he gave the lamps back their light. Hagrid was the next to leave Privet Drive. Professor McGonagall was the last one to leave. She knows that people everywhere would be raising their glasses saying 'To Harry and Aria Potter the twins who lived.' She knew that it would be happing right as she left Privet Drive.

On the doormat the twins were sound asleep, but not for long. Soon they would be woken up by Petunia Dursley's scream when she put out the milk. Her scream was very high pitched that would wake up anyone on the block. Of course, her scream woke up the twins immediately. She brought them in, and set them in the cupboard under the stairs.

Five years went by and the twins were now six years old. They were still asleep in the cupboard under the stairs. Yes that is where they slept. The cupboard under the stairs stayed the same size while the twins grew. However, there were a few books that Aria has secretly. She loved to read very much.

Number 4 Privet Drive had been their home for five miserable years. They didn't know that it would get worst as time went on. How long will it take for them to find a place to call home? It could be years before they could leave this place. They didn't have anything of their own.

The twins were now ten years old soon to be eleven. Harry and Aria Potter were sound asleep in the cupboard under the stairs, but not for long. Aunt Petunia always makes the first noise of the day. Her shrilly voice could wake the neighbors even from inside the house.

"Wake up!" The twins jumped awake. "Make the breakfast, girl, and don't you dare let it burn. I want everything to be perfect for my Dudley's special day." Harry groaned under his breath. He had forgottened about Dudley's birthday. "What did you say?"

"Nothing."

"Well get a move on."

While the screaming went on beside Aria she read. "Aria, what are you doing?" Harry whispered.

"I'm reading a very good book."

Aunt Petunia was back outside the door. "Get up!"

"We're up!"

Finally the twins came out of the cupboard. They went into the kitchen and TV room. It was Aria's turn to cook breakfast. She cooked the bacon and eggs with ease. She knew that both Dudley and Uncle Vernon would want a lot.

She set each plate full of food on the kitchen table. Dudley and Uncle Vernon waddled up to the table. She glanced over to the living room where the floor was covered in presents for Dudley's birthday. Aunt Petunia was already sitting at the kitchen table with her coffee. She had a more modest sized portion of food on her plate. However, it was still more than Harry and Aria's combined.

"I can't believe there is only thirty-six! That's one less than last year!"

"You haven't counted the one underneath the one from mommy and daddy."

"Oh thirty-seven then."

"How about when we go out we buy you two more presents."

"So I'll have thirty, thirty…"

"Thirty-nine, Dudley."

"Oh thanks, Aria."

After, Dudley opened his many presents the family was off to the Zoo. Of course, Dudley had one of his screaming fits because he didn't want his cousins to come. He never wanted them to have any fun what so ever. One of Dudley's best friends Piers Polkiss finally arrived. The fit stopped at once.

On the way to the Zoo, Harry began talking about his dream. He shouldn't have said anything about a flying motorcycle, but he did. Uncle Vernon slammed on the breaks and whipped his head around. "Motorcycles don't fly!"

"I know they don't! It was only a dream!"

Aria knew that the Zoo would be busy on a Saturday. Finally Uncle Vernon pulled into the Zoo's parking lot. At the entrance there was an ice cream stand. Dudley and Piers both got a chocolate sundae. Harry and Alice were able to get a lemon ice pop. It was only because the lady in the truck asked what they wanted to have.

Dudley quickly got board with the animals. He wanted to go to the reptile house after lunch. For lunch Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, Dudley, Piers, Harry, and Aria went to the Zoo's restaurant. Aunt Petunia didn't let Harry and Aria order much for lunch, but Dudley ordered as much as he wanted.

For dessert Dudley ordered a Knickerbocker glory. However, it didn't have enough hot fudge on it, so Harry and Aria were allowed to finish it. Dudley was brought another one, which had a pile of hot fudge on it. Luckily for Aria there were no nuts as she was highly allergic to nuts.

In the reptile house Dudley was watching a snake that was asleep. He ordered his father to make it move. Uncle Vernon banged on the glass and yelled, "Move!"

The snake didn't move. It stayed sound asleep. Dudley and Piers left to go to a different tank. Harry walked up to the tank and began to talk to the snake. "Sorry about him. He doesn't understand what it's like, lying there day after day." The snake blinked. "Can you hear me?" the snaked nodded his small head.

Aria was watching this interaction between her brother and the snake. She knew that he was saying something to the snake, but didn't know what. Suddenly Dudley came waddling up to them and he elbowed Harry out of the way. Somehow the glass vanished, and Dudley fell in as the snake slithered out. "Thanks," hissed the snake.

"Anytime," replied Harry.

The Zoo's manager handed Aunt Petunia a cup of tea. Dudley was wrapped in a towel. Uncle Vernon was glaring at not only Harry, but Aria as well. The Zoo's manager kept on apologizing for what happened. He kept on asking how did the glass disappear?

The party of six left the zoo. Aria and Harry were squished in the middle of the car. They knew that they were in for it when they got home. Aria had been at least surprised about what happened. She had somehow known what happened to the glass from the boa constrictor tank. She would never tell what she knew or how she knew it. She had known that this was going to happen before if even happened.

Once Piers was safely away, Uncle Vernon locked at both Harry and Aria in the cupboard under the stairs. They knew that they wouldn't be left out for a while. "What happened!" Uncle Vernon yelled.

"We don't know, one minute the glass was there, then it was gone. It was like magic," Harry yelled back.

"There's no such thing as magic!" Uncle Vernon slammed the small window on the cupboard shut. Darkness hit them until Harry turned on the light.

Aria knew that their life would change one day, but she just didn't know when it would. Even Harry didn't know what she could do. All of a sudden her face went blank as her green eyes glazed over. She knew what was happening. Within minutes she blinked. She knew exactly how long they would be in the cupboard. It would be at least a month before they would be let out of their cupboard.

She took a Bobbie pin out of her raven hair and began to pick the lock on the door. It only took a few minutes before the lock clicked open. Now she and Harry would be able to go into the kitchen and get some food. However, they could only get the food when their Aunt and Uncle were asleep. Before Harry and Aria opened the door she slipped her Bobbie pin back into her hair. Neither of them liked to sneak into the kitchen for food, but it had to be done.

Once in the kitchen they found some crackers to eat. As soon as they were finished with the crackers they hurried back into the cupboard under the stairs. Once again Aria locked the door, so no one would notice that the twins had be out of the cupboard. "You're good, Aria."

She smiled at her brother. "Thanks, Harry. Now let's get some sleep. Once we get out of here our lives will begin to change."

Harry stared at her in wonderment. "How do you know that our lives will change once we get out of here?"

"I just do, Harry. Please don't ask me how I know because I won't tell you."

The two laid down on the small mattress. Ignoring the spiders that were hanging out at the bottom of the bed they fell asleep. By they woke up it was morning again, and Aunt Petunia was making the first noise of the day like she always does. Aria just read one of her books for a while. The book that she was reading was Pride and Prejudice. It wasn't one of her favorite books though. It was the only book that she has that she hasn't read, yet. If she has time later she'll read one of her favorite books.

Please Review. What do you think? How do you think Aria knew that the snake would escape? Put your guesses in the box below. Don't worry Alice and Harry Potter: A Twin Story Year 4 will be up as soon as I able to.