Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys Tonks read once everyone was in their seats in the reading room.

"That's Hagrid but why would he be there?" Charlie asked.

"Now, Now, Charles you need to let Dora read more than just the title of the chapter to get your question answered," Percy mockingly answered causing his elder siblings to look at him in surprise having not seen this side of Percy in years.

BOOM…. he said stupidly.

"We all know he is stupid so why did they need to reiterate it?" Draco asked with a sneer.

"I think it was just to describe just how stupid his question was," Bill responded, "Of course I could be wrong, and they just did not want us to forget how stupid the boy is."

There was a…. rifle in his hands…

"Is he CRAZY that is an extremely dangerous thing to have around children?" screeched Andromeda as she jumped to her feet and started pacing like a caged tiger.

"What is it Andy?" Narcissa asked in a panicked voice knowing her usually calm and collected sister would not react in such a way unless it was bad.

"A rifle is a lot like a blasting curse crossed with the killing and torturing curses it can cause a lot of damage to a person and leave them in extreme pain," Sirius answered after it became apparent that Andromeda was in no condition to answer.

"And that FOOL had one near children what if his oaf of a son and gotten ahold of it he could have hurt Harry," Narcissa said in horror.

"Exactly, now you know my horror," Andromeda said as she finally calmed enough to sit back down.

Now they knew…. I'm armed."

"Don't you two dare make that terrible pun you know exactly what Vermin meant," Bill told the twins.

"Aren't we all were armed though," a smirking Harry said while waving his hands above his head.

"Nice one Harry," Draco and Tonks said while everyone laughed at the look on Bill's face.

"I thought I said not to make that terrible pun," Bill mockingly scolded.

"Technically you told Fred and George not to you never said anything about anyone else," Percy said with a mirthful smile.

There was a…. under all the hair.

"Way to make him sound frightening," Charlie said with a laugh.

"I would be frightened too if Hagrid came busting into my house like that especially if I didn't know him," Tonks said.

The giant squeezed…. got yer mom's eyes.

"Again, very true you look a good deal like James, but you have Lily's cheek bones and nose not just her eyes," Sirius told Harry with a smile.

"You also have Sirius' delicate artist hands and I believe you got your build from him as well as he was always the skinniest and shortest of the three of them," Regulus said with a laugh.

"You seemed to have James and Sirius' love of making people laugh and Lily's unfailing kindness," Narcissa added.

Uncle Vernon made…. breaking and entering.

"Literally breaking and entering," chuckled Draco.

Ah shut up…. corner of the room.

"Oh, thank heavens Hagrid did not cause it to accidently go off he was much too close to Harry for comfort," Andromeda said with a hand over her heart.

Uncle Vernon made…. being trodden on

"We should make Vermin a literal vermin and trodden on him, so he makes that sound again," Percy said with a mad glint in his eyes.

"We like the way you think Perce," Fred and George said.

Anyway—Harry…. gives you Dudley.

"As if your son needs anymore fatting," snarled Bill causing Tonks and Harry to chuckle.

"What is so funny you two," George started.

"We want in on this joke," Fred finished. Instead of answering Tonks read on.

The giant chuckled…. Dursley, don' worry.

"So not only do you share a mind with McGonagall you also share one with Hagrid," Percy said laughing along with the rest of the room.

"Oh, ha-ha you guys just keep on laughing I will get my revenge," Bill said.

He passed the…. about Hogwarts o'course.

"Actually, Hagrid he doesn't as Horse-face and Vermin never told him anything about his past expect lies," Regulus sneered.

Er—no said…. abou'—about ANYTHING.

"You should not have worded like that Hagrid because to a young boy that sounds like you are calling them stupid," Narcissa said with a sigh.

Harry thought this…. marks weren't bad.

"I told you so," Narcissa said getting laughs from her sister and her cousins.

I know some…. famous, were they?

"Only you Harry would hear that you are famous and skip right over that to the fact that your parents are famous," chuckled Percy causing Harry to blush.

"It didn't really register that he said I was famous because all I could focus on was the fact there was someone right there who could tell me about my parents," Harry said.

Yeh don' know…. found his voice.

"Man, I was hoping he had lost it forever," Draco said with a fake put upon sigh.

Stop! He commanded…. Harry—yer a wizard.

"Typical Hagrid short and to the point," chuckled Charlie.

There was silence…. what? gasped Harry.

"Didn't you hear him the first time Harry?" asked Fred mockingly.

"Yea yer a lizard Harry," George said with a mischievous smile.

"It's why you can talk to snakes," laughed Draco.

A wizard, o'course…. read yer letter.

"Yes, it is," Sirius said with a sigh.

Harry stretched out…. await my owl?

"You just find out you're a wizard and there is school for wizards and that's your first question," Draco said with mock reprove.

"It was if you recall July 31st already and it seemed the strangest part of the whole thing," Harry responded.

Gallopin' Gorgons, that…. read upside down…

"You can read his handwriting upside down I can barely read it the right way around," Charlie said in amazement.

Dear Professor Dumbledore….out into the storm.

"That poor owl first being stuck in Hagrid's pocket then being tossed into a storm," Tonks said sadly.

Then he came…. this for years.

"She probably had from what Lily always said about Petunia she never was one to hold in how she felt about her sister having magic so I'm surprised Horse-face didn't say something like this years ago," Sirius said.

Then she met that…. landed with you.

"What a way to find out you had been lied to for all those years," Andromeda said with a frown.

Harry had gone…. Hogwarts not knowin'.

"No, you really can't that would have been a disaster," Bill said.

"Yea it would have I would have felt even more out of place and awkward if I hadn't known," Harry agreed.

He threw a dirty…. cold, cruel laugh.

"Good gracious you should not even remember that much," Narcissa said looking shaken.

Hagrid was watching…. ruined house myself…

"How did Hagrid find the house if it was under Fidelius?" Bill asked.

"That's a good question one we will have to ask Dumbledore and Pettigrew when we bring them before the Wizengamot," Regulus answered.

On Dumbledore's orders…. wouldn't have cured…

"Just try it Dursley I dare," snarled Sirius.

And as for all…. to a sticky end—

"What an awfully thing to say," Andromeda said with tears in her eyes.

But at that moment…. like a football?

"I'm afraid it don't quite work like that Harry," Percy said.

Hagrid, he said…. boa constrictor on him?

"It wasn't so much that you set it on him you merely freed the poor creature," said Charlie.

Harry looked back…. yelled Uncle Vernon.

"Oh, now he's done it if there's one thing Hagrid is its loyal to old crooked nose," Bill said gleefully.

But he had finally…. hole in his trousers.

"Awesome now he just needs the ears to match," Tonks said with a laugh.

"While I'm all for the child being punished the sins of the father should never be taken out on the son," Narcissa said.

"Very true dear cousin but I might still take a page out of Hagrid's book when dealing with Vermin, Horse-face, and their spawn," Sirius responded.

Uncle Vernon roared…. much left ter do.

"Don't worry Hagrid we will gladly finish it for you," Fred and George said getting a nod of agreement from Draco.

He cast a sideways…. were you expelled?

"He never answers that always changes the subject," said Charlie which earned him a smirk from Harry.

"No way did really you find out why he was expelled?" Bill asked shocked.

"You will just have to wait and see," was Harry's mischievous response.

It's getting' late…. one o' the pockets.

"At least you will be warm even if the pockets move around," Percy said.

"Well that was the end of that chapter and also should be the last we hear of the Dursley's for a while," Tonks said as she handed the book off to Percy.