Not All Muggles Are Muggles (and Salazar admits it)
Chapter VI
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Last time:
Harry comforts Mark, and Godric and Salazar make an appearance.
The atmosphere in the house was so thick with tension Harry was tempted to get one of the kitchen knives just to see whether it would cut through it.
Claudia, the girls, Mark and Harry all knew, but Claudia and the girls did not know that Harry knew, and Petunia, Vernon and Dudley were clueless.
Vernon had no clue, as he was happy about staying in a mansion, and satisfied because Petunia hadn't nagged him about anything for ages. When Petunia was happy, Vernon reasoned, he was, as she gave him no problems. The brat had kept out of his way, and kept the other lad out of everyone's hair too. He could not see anything wrong with, whatshisname, Mark, but he just followed Petunias lead on this, he was her nephew after all. Equally Vernon was as perceptive of magic as a bat was of E.M. light. This perhaps had the larger impact on his state of ignorance.
Dudley did not like the family much. They ignored him, and the girls didn't seem to fancy him… Why? He had no clue, since the boxing had made him as good-looking as he'd ever been. His mum said that he was stunning… As all the magical pranks were covered up by Hazel, who being of age and having finished school could do magic, Dudley also was utterly clueless as to the similarities between his new found relatives and Harry. But the gifts and size of the house gave him plenty to brag to his friends about, so he had no qualms about staying there.
Petunia was subconsciously ignoring the clues. This was the first time she had been truly happy since Lily had received her letter. And she wasn't going to loose that again. Even if it meant hiding from the facts.
Claudia liked Petunia. Being a muggle she avoided meeting her daughters mothers and had been very lonely. She regretted hiding her daughters', and apparently her son's abilities from her friend and sister-in-law but it was necessary. She was very worried that her son would let the information slip to, Harry?, yes that was his name, they seemed to be getting on very well and Mark just could not keep his mouth shut. She could not really see any reason to dislike Harry, he seemed quiet and polite, but he was Petunia's charge and Claudia was willing to accept her opinion.
Hazel was frustrated. She had finished school and was allowed to use magic, but because her mum had insisted that the muggle family stay she was forbidden to cast any spells. Well she cast them in private anyway; it wasn't like anyone could stop her. She was returning to Beauxbatons to become a student teacher and was thankful that she could return to the magical world, after all what was the point of having magic if you could not use it. Holly was behaving strangely, usually the two stuck together, ganging up on Mark. But she seemed to be attacking her. It couldn't be Rose, she was too kind and sweet. She and Holly had long ago pronounced her off limits until she joined them. She did join in, but half-heartedly, as if she didn't want to prank Mark. Mark. Their bratty brother, daddy's favourite. Maman didn't really like him, Hazel had often wondered if he really was their brother… Anyhow Mark couldn't be responsible since he had never been into a magical centre in order to buy the products used. Dudley was definitely a muggle. And that Harry who Mark had surgically attached himself to, Holly hadn't been able to read him- he never met her eyes. But that isn't proof; he is a muggle too, surely.
Holly was permanently on guard, lest her tongue slip in front of the muggles, but also because, for the first time, Hazel had begun pranking her. She denied it. Obviously. But it could not be any of the muggles, or their brother, as he had no access to joke merchandise. Mind you WWW was a brand she was unfamiliar with. It could not be Rose, firstly because she is too timid and secondly because Holly had checked. She didn't know when she had first done it, and the French ministry appeared not to consider it magic as she often used it during the holidays and had never been sent a warning, like her sister had that time… All she had to do was look the person directly in the eyes and focus on the word 'legilimens' she had heard on of the older students talk about doing a paper on "something impossible, that 'legilimens spell, how are we meant to write about something we have never felt?" and she had decided to try it out. It allowed her to find out about people as she saw their thoughts and memories, only the surface ones because it took to long to go further. Harry hadn't met her eyes yet, and she'd sat opposite him every meal since he had been there, it was almost as if he knew to avoid her gaze. But that was impossible, only Hazel knew her trick, hence she couldn't check the integrity of her statements of innocence.
Rose was somewhat scared of Dudley. He kept leering at her, and so she resolved to ignore him. Normally she would have told her sisters, but they seemed to be at war. Mind you that stopped them tormenting Mark. She couldn't see why they insisted on bullying him. But she had so few friends she dared not alienate them by questioning them. She also did not see why they tried to scare their guests, Petunia had nervously laughed off the plastic scorpion with Claudia, Dudley had run screaming from the electronic moth mobile in his bathroom, but Harry hadn't even mentioned the seven live spiders in his bath. But somehow the secret passage they had used to get them into his room was blocked, the door wouldn't open. She was glad that Hazel had talked maman into buying an old wizarding property rather than a muggle one.
Rowan was oblivious. He usually was, he dismissed Mark's claims of bullying, whether in-family or from outside, and paid very little attention to anything going on within his family. Hence Claudia did as she liked. Rowan loved his work, and it paid well enough for him to spoil his family in order to compensate for his regular absences. At least he thought they did. Mark his only son, he felt rather more uncomfortable about always abandoning, so he, as per usual, over compensated materially. Petunia was rather sharper than he remembered, almost lemon like towards Harry. He liked the boy, primarily because he had taken Mark under his wing and was providing the companionship that his son needed, but he was also Lily's son. His little Lily [heartfelt sigh], he had hated leaving her- she'd never of understood why he was leaving she was only six… At least her son was okay. Vernon was an enigma to him, how couldn't he be fascinated with the strange and mysterious, why was he so dull? And his son was the same. Still, Claudia would be able to handle things now, amazing how easily she an Petunia had clicked really, so he was free again, and interesting event had come up and he was eager to attend.
This chapter's a bit longer than the last two; hope it's better too… It is designed to give you more information on the characters and how they interact, and to explain the tension since I only seem to write from Harry or Mark's perspective.
Review replies:
athenakitty
Does Harry hear all the those people talking? Is it Godric and Salazar?
No, I tried to get a dividing line, but couldn't, so it was bit unclear answers the first question and to the second: yes.
Lady Phoenix Slytherin
Interesting. Update soon!Thanks.
Hermes09
I love the conversation between Salazar and Godric!!
I'm glad you followed the conversation… I was worried that it was too confusing. Thank you for reviewing!
Also a big thank you to Gandalf Lyonn, my beta.
Thanks again to all of my reviewers, hope you liked the new chapter and please review!
Fire Tempest