Chapter 2
Talking snakes….
Harry entered the reptile house a few hours later. Not that he was expecting anything life changing. Dudley was banging against the glass cage of an enormous python.
"MAKE IT MOVE YOU TART." He shouted at Aunt Petunia. She looked pleadingly at Uncle Vernon. To no avail. As the Furby's moved on, Harry looked at the python.
"Sorry about those. Honestly they have no re…."
Harry was stunned into silence a moment later as the snake blinked beadily up at him.
"C-can you hear me?"
The snake nodded.
"..really?"
Another nod.
"Really?"
Yet again, another nod.
"REALLY?"
"Yesssss you jerrrrkkkk."
"Umm, yeah. Sorry. So err, what's it like on Mars?"
The snake pointed to a large sign sadly.
BRED IN CAPTIVITY.
Harry spent a moment of connection with the snake as he relieved the sorrow and extreme boredom the animal must suffer day in day out as he shrugged;
"Ah well, shit happens."