Chapter 2 the Letters

i don't own harry potter and i did not come up with all the stuff in this chapter

The next day Harry overheard Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon talking in the living room in hushed voices.

"Are you sure? Could it be true?" Aunt Petunia whispered. Her voice sounded worried.

"I hope not. But I saw it with my eyes. The ice cream fell and then appeared right back on Dudley's cone. I just hope nobody noticed."

"I just never knew this might happen one day. Oh Vernon, I just thought Lily was an oddball in the family. Now what do we do if Dudley's one of them."

"Well maybe it was something else we never know," Uncle Vernon said trying to calm Petunia down.

"I just don't know," she answered even more nervously.

Vernon could tell she was quit worried and nothing he could do would calm her. He wanted to tell her that they could force it out of him. "Well he hasn't gotten his letter yet though. That's good," reassured Vernon.

"Yes I suppose," Petunia said and hugged Vernon's scruffy neck, "I need to start dinner." With that she left and found Harry at the doorway.

"What did you hear?" she immediately asked Harry.

"Nothing I was just going to watch the news," replied Harry quickly. Aunt Petunia eyed him suspiciously, but let him pass.

Harry sat down on an old wooden rocking chair and pretended to be watching the news for ten minutes and was soon called for dinner.

The next day as Harry was sifting threw the mail he noticed two letters addressed to both Dudley and him in emerald ink. Oddly, they had no stamps on them. He separated the letters from the rest of the mail.

"Hey Fatso!" he cried to Dudley, "You got a letter in the mail!"

Dudley came waddling down the stairs looking as if he were about to smash Harry into the wall. His eyes however crept from Harry's eyes to his hand. He reached out and grabbed both envelopes from him before Harry could say that one was his.

Dudley ripped open Harry's first.

"Dear Mr. H. Potter,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of…" he started to read out loud but could not finish the sentence. Giving Harry an astonished look he tore open the second one and Glanced down the page. It said the same exact thing on his only the name was different.

Harry grabbed his own letter out of Dudley's hand and read. For a total of five minutes both Dudley and Harry stood staring at their letters in their hands with wide mouths.

By this time Aunt Petunia came out of the kitchen and was about to call them for breakfast when she saw them staring at the letters. "Give me those now," she said as she grabbed both letters from their hands, looked down, and gave a small squeal. "Vernon! Get down here now!"

There was a loud noise that sounded as though Uncle Vernon had just rolled of the bed. One minute later he came down the stairs in nothing but a pair of boxers.

"What the bloody blazes is going on -," Uncle Vernon started to say but stopped as he saw the two identical envelops in Petunia's hand with the Hogwarts Coats of Arms.

"Did they read them?" asked Uncle Vernon in a strange voice.

Petunia nodded then said quickly to Harry and Dudley, "Do you know what these are?"

Harry was still in shock. Him a wizard! Dudley however looked quite happy at the idea of him making rabbits coming out of hats.

Harry and Dudley looked at Petunia and Vernon as if waiting for them to tell them it was all a joke, but they never did.

"Harry Dudley, wait right here," Uncle Vernon roared and he stormed into the kitchen with Aunt Petunia following.

Dudley and Harry scrambled to the door and fought over who got to listen at the key hole. As soon as they started talking they quickly hushed down and listened.

"What do we do Vernon? They already have read their letters and know that somewhere out there is a place called Hogwarts that teaches witches and wizards magic. We can't just make them forget they ever heard it now that they've got letters telling them about it!"

"I know I thought we ridded them of it when they were younger! I don't want my Dudley going to some crackpot school. As for Harry I don't care if he jumps off a building!" Vernon looked murderous as he spoke, spit flying from his mouth.

"Don't be silly Vernon. You know what we agreed on when we took Harry in."

"We agreed that we would knock this crap out of him!"

"No. We agreed to do what was best for him like Dumbledore said, even if he's a dirty good for nothing piece of crap. The point is Dudley got one too. I can't stand to see my Dudders so sad."

"I guess we could let Dudley go, but I'm not paying for Harry and I don't like the sound of this place."

"Lily did have quite the money in her crazy world. We could use that for Harry."

"Okay, but I still don't want Dudley learning how to levitate objects," said Uncle Vernon reluctantly, "but if it will be good for Dudley."

"Okay so we'll take them shopping tomorrow for their school supplies."

hey hey hey more is a coming but school takes up soooo much time the 3rd chapter is started though so rejoice and be glad!