Life was "normal" for Margaret Evens Burns. Well has normal has it could get when you were a wizard in the Muggle world. She was waiting in her office at her home for her husband Vincent Burns to come home from work at the Ministry of magic. He was an auror and he had been called a way to a police auror meeting. These kinds of meetings were called only when a case involved muggle and non-muggle components. Ever since the discovery of wizards by muggles at the end of the first wizarding war the two worlds had changed dramatically.
For example, muggle could now use magic but only if they went through a ritual. Wizards could die if their magic was suppressed for to long among many other things. "Mother? May I come in please? Father needs me to deliver a message to you form the Auror department."
"Alright sweetheart come in." Margaret replied with a smile. Though this was unusual the department never sent her a letter like this unless she had a new patient to take care of. Although it was possible that it was a request for her to act has an Auror she had told the department that she was six mouths pregnant with her 4th and 5th child. Her oldest was a young man named Jesse who had just graduated form Hogwarts last year and was currently working has a messenger for the ministry until he got into college, so he could get his listens to act has an auror.
"Mother would you like me to read the message for you? It's a pretty long one." Her son asked being the gentleman he was raised to be. Margaret nodded and her son stated reading.
Dear Miss Burns
We here at the ministry of magic department of Magical Law Enforcement are sorry to inform you that your maternity leave is being suspended due to the flowing circumstance outlined in this letter. Do not worry you are not being called has and auror. It is your service has a wizarding consular that is needed.
It has come to the department's attention that the police department with jurisdiction over Privet Drive has encountered evidences that a wizard child by the name of Harry Potter has not only undergone multiple instances of child abuse both mugglely and non-mugglely has well has neglect. Both emotionally and physically. This is believed to have gone on both at home and at school.
After looking though his records his only living family member besides his alleged abusers are all deceased apart from yourself. Therefore, not only are we are entrusting him into your care until the date of the trail for your sister Petunia Evens Dursleys and her husband Vernon Dursleys along her sister in law Marge. There charges are as follows:
Dursleys:
Child abuse
Child neglect
Emotional neglect
Illegal buying and use of potions
Scamming
Staling
Marge Dursleys:
Child endangerment
Child abuse
Child neglect
Emotional neglect
Scamming
We asked that you assess young Harry to determine if the charges are correct. You are to testify about your findings to the court in one month's time. We thank you for your time and service. He and his cousin are going to be living with you in that time. They should be in your custody by 6:00 tonight.
Amelia Bones
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
British Ministry of Magic
Margaret looked over the contents one more time. "This must be a serious trial. Jesse James Burns gather your siblings and bring them to me. We have chores to do." Margaret commanded. Jesse ran out of the room to find his sibling. He knew better then to disobey his mother when she used his full name like that. In under a minuet he and his siblings where back in the office. "Children! Roll call! Jesse!"
"Here mother!" James said with a smile.
"Maria!"
"Here"
"Even!" Margaret called.
"Here Mother."
"Emily" Margaret called but was met with silence. "Alright children, where's Emily?" Just then Emily walked in
"Here mother…"
"Emily Lily Burns where in the worlds where you? You know that when a family meeting call you get your but over here."
"I apologize mother. I was reading a book and I thought I could finish it and get here before rollcall." Emily said. Her mother looked at her for a moment.
"Alright, next there's a family meeting you come straight here got it? And don't think this time will go unpunished. No dessert tonight understood?" Margaret asked.
"Yes mother…" Emily said.
"Good! Now, everyone I have announcement to make. We are getting two new residents in this house. There names are Harry James Potter and Dudley Dursleys. They are your cousins form my side of the family. Harry's Parents where killed 8 years ago and he has been living with the Dursleys ever since. They have been allegedly abusing him. Now, I want all of you to treat them equally understood?" Margaret asked.
"Yes mother." They all course.
"Excellent children! Now in order to get ready for there arrival in a few hours we need to get the house ready so here are your chores for tonight:
Emily your cleaning the front and back yard
Even your cleaning the house top to bottom
Maria your gathering the things they will need while they're here.
And you Jesse are in charge of getting their rooms ready. We have three hours until they're supposed to be heard. I expect the house to be perfect and ready for our guest you hear me? Anyone who does not finish their task won't be getting dessert at dinner! If you finish beforehand, then you are to help one of your siblings understood?"
"Yes Mother." The children course aging before scrambling to their assigned task. Two and half hours later the children where all done with their chores and ready to greet their cousins.