Privet Drive
Little Whinging was lovely this time of day. The sun was high in the sky and several people were taking advantage of this by sitting in their gardens. One such person doing just this was Arabella Figg. She has one of her cats on her lap and was in the process of knitting herself a multicoloured scarf. She took a sip from a gin and tonic that she had prepared herself. Looking back down at her knitting, she let out a sigh.
"I was never very good at knitting was I Buttons? Oh well I'll add it to the pile for the blanket I am making" she said to the cat.
She finished her drink and rose to fetch another displacing the cat from her lap who let out a hiss at having to be moved. A series of unmistakable pops announced the arrival of six wizards or witches dressed in their tell-tale black cloaks.
Arabella gasped. She couldn't believe there were death eaters in Little Whinging. She observed them as they marched down the street and started to fire spells at the wards over 4 Privet Drive.
"I must alert Minerva" she cried aloud to no one in particular.
She rushed into the house and threw floo powder into the flames.
Vernon Dursley was sitting watching the football with Dudley who had just returned from the kitchen with his third bowl of popcorn. His three chins wobbling as he chewed. Petunia was sitting next to Vernon on the sofa reading one of her new romance novels.
The house shook making ornaments crash to the ground and causing parts of the ceiling to rain down over their heads.
"What the hell is that?" roared Vernon.
The front door was blasted off its hinges and the first death eater entered the house. Vernon sent the death eater crashing to the ground with a single punch and then stomped on their head. The sickening crunch under Vernon's boot was the tell-tale sign that the attacker wouldn't be moving ever again. Vernon picked up the closest thing to him which was solid brass lamp. He ripped the cord from the wall. Dudley had finally managed to get up from his seat and was standing by his father's side. All the years of boxing training meant that Dudley was in a starting stance without really thinking about it. Petunia was crying and screaming at Dudley to get away from his father. A second death eater came into the living room wand poised for attack and Vernon brought the lamp crashing down onto the top of the death eaters head in a hail of blood.
Dudley went to attack the death eater coming up the hall.
"Avada Kedavra" cried the approaching death eater.
Vernon managed to grab a hold of Dudley and with all of his strength, spun him round so that he absorbed the spell. He fell to the ground with his eyes open and his face still showing a state of shock.
Petunia screamed and Dudley went hurtling towards the death eater with such speed that they couldn't fire off another spell. Dudley took the death eaters head in his hands and gave them an almighty head butt. The death eater crashed to the ground. Dudley paled as he saw there were another three death eaters all getting ready to strike.
Petunia went running into the hall. She would protect Dudley no matter what. Even if it meant she would die like Vernon. She placed herself in front of Dudley and told him to run. She closed her eyes and prepared for death.
When she had waited for more than a few seconds, she opened her eyes again to see the three death eaters lying on the ground and unmoving.
She stepped over them with Dudley at her heels to see a wizard in bright green robes and a witch in magenta. Their wands still raised from their attack on the three death eaters. They let their wands fall to their sides.
"Any more?" asked the squeaky voice of the wizard.
"Three more inside sir" replied Dudley in an unusually polite manner.
The wizard entered the house at surprising speed for how old he looked.
"Thank you, both of you" said Petunia through sobs.
"You're welcome" replied the witch.
"Are you friends of Harry's?" asked Dudley.
"No, but we know all about him and will protect him with our last breaths" said the witch.
"Who are you both?" asked Petunia.
"I am Hestia Jones and that man there is Elphias Doge. We will protect you now. Pack some things and then we are going to Hogwarts"
Arabella Figg came rushing around the corner to Privet Drive with one of her cats in her arms.
"Ah Arabella, are you alright?" asked Hestia.
"Saw death eaters…tried to tell Minerva…no answer" replied Arabella breathlessly.
"I'm sure everything's fine Arabella. We will escort you to your home and then you are coming with us to Hogwarts as well. It is no longer safe for you here"
Arabella only nodded weakly.