Chapter 4: Return to The Rabbit Hole

Harry: Alright, my trunk's packed, Hedwig knows to meet me at The Burrow, and I'm getting out of this shithole for the rest of summer. Unfortunately, it means I have to be with Ron for a few weeks, but better that than being here.

Dudley: You better send me candy while you're gone.

Harry: Now why the fuck would I do that?

Dudley: MUM! Harry won't send me candy.

Petunia: Harry, send your cousin candy while you're gone.

Harry: And break the diet that we've all definitely been following?

Petunia: Don't make it sound like I was contradicting myself. I'll tell your uncle.

Harry: I'm not sure that will do anything *points to Vernon, still frozen in place, thinking*

Petunia: And as soon as he snaps out of it, you'll be in deep sh… *loud bang from the fireplace* …Harry, what the fuck was that?

Harry: If I had to guess, I'd say that the Weasleys are here using the Floo Network, but since our fireplace is blocked up…

Arthur: What the hell? There should be a fireplace here *another loud bang*

Ron: What if they don't have a fireplace, and now we're stuck in purgatory? *another loud bang*

Fred: Not likely, Floo Powder works using the same magic Santa used to use.

Ron: What do you mean "used to"?

Arthur: Yeah, what he said *another loud bang*

George: Fred, we agreed not to tell them yet.

Ron: Tell us what?

Fred: Nothing…actually, should I tell them about the pipe bomb we planted in here for the purposes of escaping a sealed off fireplace?

George: We should.

Arthur: When did you…

George: We're us, what did you… *explosion, blowing the fireplace covering off the wall and destroying half the living room*

Petunia: WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY LIVING ROOM?!

Harry: Hey guys, what's up?

Petunia: Harry, don't act like this is a casual act of vandalism.

Harry: The house is still standing. For Fred and George, that IS casual.

Fred: Hey Harry, where's your stuff?

Harry: Upstairs in my room.

George: The one you were imprisoned in? I remember where that is from when we rescued…

Petunia: Kidnapped.

George: …you a couple of years back *leaves to get Harry's stuff*

Fred: So Harry, who's the fat kid pretending he can hide behind his mother? Is that your cousin?

Harry: It is. And before you ask, I don't officially condone whatever you're planning to do, but I sure as hell am not going to stop it.

Fred: What makes you think I'm planning anything? *sees Harry just staring at him* …good point.

Petunia: I swear to God if you hurt my little Dudders…

Fred: Hmm… *sees George enter the room with Harry's stuff* Okay, I won't hurt your precious child.

George: *accidentally dropping some toffees* Oops, how clumsy of me. Well, they've been on the floor now, I guess they're no good.

Dudley: GIMME! *sucks up the toffees on the floor like a vacuum cleaner*

Arthur: Well, we've got Harry, guess we better be going…

Petunia: Wait a damn minute, my husband still hasn't said yes to this *points to Vernon, still frozen and thinking*

Arthur: Sorry, but I'm afraid we must be off. You see, my wife doesn't know we're doing this…

Ron: Dad, she's the one who suggested it.

Arthur: She already knows? Shit, everyone, back in the fireplace, quick.

Ron: Off I go *gets into fireplace, vanishes in puff of green smoke*

George: See you at The Burrow, Harry *carries Harry's stuff into the fireplace*

Harry: Guess I better be… *sees Dudley choking on the floor* Ah, there's what you did.

Petunia: YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T HURT MY BABY!

Fred: Indeed I did. George, on the other hand, made no such promise *gets into fireplace*

Harry: I love their loopholes.

Arthur: This looks bad. Well, gotta go *apparates out of there*

Harry: Like he said, later bitches *gets into fireplace and disappears*

Vernon: *suddenly waking up from his extended thinking period* Okay, I've come to the decision that… *sees destroyed room and Dudley choking* WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?!