The Unexpected.
By Em.
Disclaimer: I am not the owner of any of the characters or of any of the places. As many fanfic authors say, I am just taking them all for a spin. The characters and their personalities as well as many other things I've mentioned were made up by the renowned JKR. Whom I'm sure you're all familiar with.
Authors note: I must admit that the inspiration came from another fanfic I'm reading…but only the part where the Dursley's come to Hogwarts. I can't remember the title or Author of the fanfic, but it's late and I'm tired. I hope you like this. I know there is a lot of dialogue, but I promise it'll be better next time and a lot less depressing. I don't mind constructive criticism or flames for that matter I just want to know exactly what you think. I'd also like to say that I don't have a Beta reader and I have only run a spell check on this and only read it through once, so it might be a bit confusing. Tell me if it is. Now for my thanks:
Vmr: Thankyou again. Perhaps you should write a small story, I'd love to read it.
Jona: You're welcome and thankyou. I'm glad that you think so, especially seeing as you're one of my favourite Authors.
Tanya: Well here's more for you to judge and yes the hint worked. Andy does come into the story later, but this morning I got an idea and I changed the plot around a lot. I hope you still like it, if no one does I will convert back to my original story line. Thankyou.
Sharte: I'm glad you think that it was and thankyou. Snape will still be bad, but in more of a humorous way. I had this idea and in a few chapters I'm going to focus a bit of a chapter on Snape and I'm just going to say that I hope you laugh.
Berkeley Halperin: Thankyou and I am happy you reviewed. I'm well aware that Ron knows what sarcasm is, but remember Harry has changed a lot and Ron misinterpreted. He didn't tell Andy what happened…he lied. Thankyou for your comments though I'll keep what you wrote in mind.
Ravenclaw Filly: Did I? So your Nickname is Em. I'm confused on the transfer comment…I don't do transfer students. Thankyou, especially about the grammar comment, but I think I've lapsed on this chapter and I'm going to incorporate some more description.
Dumbledore: I think that your fanfic is amazing and I'm glad you reviewed…you should read my newest fanfic (you're mentioned). I hope you find your notes soon as I don't want to wait any longer and that you enjoy this. Thankyou.
It was the next day and everyone was in the great hall eating their breakfast. The year's timetables had been given out and each student was chatting loudly to one another. Suddenly the noise stopped as three figures fell from the great halls ceiling and all the teachers as well as a few students (including Harry) cast spells at them to slow their fall. The three figures lay on the ground completely stunned at what had happened to them and by the look of their clothes they were muggles. Not even wizards dressing as muggles looked that good. Suddenly Harry realised who they were and gasped.
It was the Dursley's. He immediately went over to them as they got up.
"Vernon?" He asked the man whose face went purple and stared around the hall. Through gritted teeth he said.
"Why did you bring us here boy? We don't want anything to do with…with your abnormality." At this there was an angry roar from the students and teachers alike but it died down when Petunia shrieked. She'd realised where she was and looked quite pale. Dudley hid by standing behind her, trying to hide, but definitely not succeeding.
"Dudders, don't worry," She fussed "We're going to make that nasty Harry take us back." Harry frowned slightly at this, they never changed.
"I didn't do anything. Your arrival here has nothing to do with me." He replied. A bit of venom in his voice because he still hadn't forgotten the punch Vernon had given him.
"Listen to me boy. You will send us back right now or I'll give you the beating of your life." Vernon shouted and when there was no reply he advanced at Harry with his fists clenched. Of course doing this in a hall full of witches and wizards isn't a very good idea, but before anyone else could react Harry muttered 'stupefy' and his uncle fell to the floor. Out of the corner of his eye he could se Dumbledore approaching, followed closely by McGonnagall and turned towards them.
"Sorry about that." Harry apologised.
"That's quite all right, I was just about to do the same." Dumbledore paused for a minute. "Do you know why they're here. Harry shook his head and then the headmaster cast a spell on Vernon so that he came round. "Mr Dursley." He said, a twinkle in his eyes. "I have to ask you not to attack my students." With that he motioned towards Harry. "If you will please follow me to my office where we can get this matter cleared up." But before he lead them away he turned towards professor McGonnagall and asked her to calm down the students and tell them that the intruders were Harry's Muggle family.
As they entered the office (Harry was there also) Dumbledore sat behind his desk and motioned everyone to sit. Harry sat a bit further away from the Dursley's who sat quite close together.
"I was wondering if you could tell me how you got here?" The headmaster asked.
"Instead of asking us how we got there just get us back!" Harry's Uncle shouted.
"Now Mr Dursley please calm down." His voice was calm yet commanding. "Before I do anything I need to know how you got here." So the Dursley's began to tell him. Hesitantly, but none the less they told him. Apparently they'd just been there one moment and falling the next, so their story wasn't very exciting. Harry however noticed that throughout the whole time he was there Dudley had been holding his backside. "Mr Potter." Dumbledore addressed him. "Would you kindly go get professor McGonnagall for me.
"No need." Came a voice from the door as it was swung open. "I'm already here. She looked over at Dumbledore and then Harry, smiling and then over to the Dursley's whom she scowled.
"Ah Minerva. I was wondering if you would sort out accommodation for the Dursley's so that they have some where to stay."
"Stay?" Asked everyone in the room. No one liking what he just said.
"I do believe that the Dursley's were brought here for some reason." Vernon's face was turning even purpler. Infact it was getting on the blue side.
"Stay. Stay with you people and your abnormalities." He spat out at the top of his voice. Everyone in the room stood up. "I wasn't brought here for some reason. I was brought here by him." He pointed at Harry. "You boy are more trouble than you're worth. Thinking that you're abnormality is something to be proud of." The all too common spit was yet again emerging. "Send me back. NOW!" the last word that left his mouth was so load it became a high pitched scream.
"I did not bring you here. Why would I want to see you? I can't stand you and the way you treat me. I would give almost anything to never see you again and yet you still think that I'd bring you to the one place that I thought you'd never go." Harry said his voice load but so controlled that it never reached anything near a yell. Forgetting exactly where he was Harry's uncle lunged towards him, punching him twice before anyone managed to stun him with a spell.
"I think that that's quite enough." Dumbledore said quietly, not bothering to revive the man at his feet. "Harry are you alright?" He asked almost visibly as shocked as he felt, turning to look at the barely surprised boy in front of him.
"I've had worse, remember?" And he had, but still the whole outburst was quite shocking. Dumbledore looked up at Minerva. The expression on her face mirrored exactly how he felt.
"He's barely hit you before." Petunia squawked. "How can you possibly have had worse? You lying little piece of filth. I don't know why I took you in." She was about to continue again but Dumbledore cut her off.
"Minerva will you please go tell Madame Pomfery to come here. Then can you sort out the Dursley's accommodation, fetch Snape and then return here with them." She left immediately. He now looked at Petunia. "Mrs Dursley." He began. "Are you aware about anything that Harry has done since he came here to Hogwarts?" His voice was kind, but when harry looked at Dumbledore's eyes he saw the twinkle in them become slightly dimmer.
"Why would I want to know about his abnormality?" she glared in Harry's direction.
"I'm assuming you mean his magical ability. I think that it would be wise if you stopped referring to it as abnormal, not everyone here is as lenient as me." She paled a little but he continued. "Do you realise exactly how important Harry is stopping the world from being ruled by evil and you being most likely murdered?" He asked. His gaze piercing her.
"I don't know what you mean." Her eyes had widened and Harry could see she was almost on the verge of becoming hysterical. At that moment Madame Pomfery came in. She Gasped when she saw Harry's bleeding nose and then said.
"The first day and you're already injured." Petunia began to look even more confused at this point. Next, in came McGonnagall followed closely behind by Snape. Dumbledore cast a spell on Vernon Dursley so that he awoke and immediately he lunged towards Harry.
"Do not touch one hair on that boys head." Dumbledore boomed. Then in a much quieter tone of voice he asked him to sit down in a chair quietly.
"What do we have here?" Snape snarled and Dudley whimpered even louder.
"Ah Snape." The headmaster said "I was wondering if you could lead the Dursley's down to the accommodation Minerva set up." Snape didn't look too happy about this, but lead the trio out of the room. Dumbledore then turned to Harry. "I do believe that you have Defence Against The Dark Arts. I think its best if you go to your lessons; you don't want to get behind on your first day. I don't think Ms Granger would be too happy about that." He said a half smile displaying itself on his face.
Harry left the office and went to his first Defence Against The Dark Arts lesson of the year, with Professor Moody.