Chapter 7! Sorry for that time frame. The place that I was living at got flooded when the dishwasher broke and I had to move to a hotel for a short time. Sorry again for the lack of updates. Just to be clear. Harry won't be this overpowered guy who gets his way all the time. No. You will see his struggles and fears in later chapters. Preferably in mid may to end of the year.

I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER OR IT'S EXTENDED UNIVERSE BY ANY MEANS!

Chapter 7: Four Friends off to Hogwarts

"AHH!" Harry's aunt shrieked. The noise could be compared to either a drowning pigeon blowing an air horn or a chalkboard being scratched with sharp, metal claws.

"Agua! What are you doing here?!" Harry hissed.

"The fat one is here. I sensed him from outside. He's angry." Agua hissed while staying surprisingly calm.

"Dudley?" Harry asked. "Of course he's back. My aunt is back so he's back."

"No. The other one. You know. The purple-faced one."

Vernon. Vernon Dursley was back. Somehow Harry could sense him as well.

"Get in here!" He hissed as he shoved the giant serpent into his cupboard. There was barely enough space but he was able to make him fit. The three of them all shifted and stayed put. Scared that Harry's aunt wouldn't think she was hallucinating.

"BOY!" Petunia screamed at the top of her lungs. "Come out! NOW!" The pitch of the voice could break bullet-proof windows.

Harry motioned to the snakes to stay where they were. He slowly crawled out of the cupboard. Taking peaks to see whether Vernon was close. No sign. He must be far. But not too far that Harry couldn't sense him.

"Yes, ma'am?" Harry asked. He was using a baby voice. If he could scare his aunt with his mind-reading, then surely a simple voice could scare her as well.

Petunia flinched at the voice but remained stern. "I know you have one snake. Where's the other?" She asked.

"Oh. The snakes." Harry said in his baby voice. Looking like he knew nothing. "That snake was Dudley's. The other one was one of his toys."

Harry slowly turned on his legilimency. He implanted a fake memory in Petunia's mind. One of a giant black snake Dudley got for Halloween. He then also formed a memory of Dudley bringing snakes into the house. That one was partially true. He should actually thank Dudley. Without his stupid prank, he would've never met his first snake.

Petunia's face scrunched up. She was looking for a reason the take meals away from Harry. Just then, a car reeled into the driveway. It was definitely his uncle's car but it wasn't his uncle that walked out.

A man in a blue tuxedo walked out the driver's seat. He had clown shoes and tinted glasses that were placed just above his long nose. He also wore one of those purses that adventurers strap onto their shoulders. He had a baseball cap hiding his dark, oily hair and a plastic watch you would get at a kids toy shop. He walked up to the door, stared through the window and knocked on the door.

Petunia had a look of fear. She quickly glanced towards Harry as if asking for advice. Harry just shrugged and went to answer the door. For whatever reason, he sort of recognized the person. Kinda like some déjà vu. Harry opened the door to be greeted with an unpleasant smirk.

"You must be Mr. Potter." The man said in a drawling voice. "Pleasure. Pleasure meeting you." He walked right in without permission.

"Who are you?" Petunia asked getting over her shock.
"I thought you would recognize me." The man said as he pulled out a stick. He waved it around making cups and tea bags fly everywhere. Petunia seemed scared. Harry was intrigued. Another wizard. Two cups of tea appeared in front of the man. He handed one to Petunia who dropped it with rage.

"You... How dare you come here you-"

"Freak?" The man said. "Reparo." The cup flew back to its original form. He then stared into Harry's eyes.

"You know him?" Harry asked diverting his eyes from the man.

"Yes. Petunia whispered. He's the man that ruined my childhood. Severus Snape." The name flashed into Harry's mind. Somehow, he knew him as well. A blurry memory of Severus begging on his knees flashed through his train of thought.

"So. Introductions are done. Potter. I am here to escort you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." he gave Harry another Hogwarts letter and a train ticket. "I am to drop you off at exactly 8:00 AM in the morning tomorrow. The headmaster has already informed me that you have gone on a 'joy ride.' Evading your guardians and buying your own school supplies. You are to meet me tomorrow at 7:30 AM sharp. Goodbye." Severus gulped down the rest of his tea and headed off.

Harry looked down at his ticket. Platform 9 and three quarters...

"Oh yes," Severus said as he trumped back into the room. He was dragging Vernon with him. "Mr. Potter had planned all of this just to go shopping. I suggest punishment is in order. The muggle didn't allow me to bring him back home so I had to knock him out." Severus threw Vernon onto the floor and slammed the door on his way out. Petunia turned her head to face Harry. She was fuming with rage. For the first time since Harry learned about his powers, he wanted to listen to someone.

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Nicholas Flamel was sitting on his desk. Pondering life. Just five weeks ago, his friend Dumbledore said that he needed the philosipher's stone for a plan. A plan to cathc Voldemort red-handed. It was a good plan. Voldemort wouldn't be able to resist immortality. But Nicholas had had some worries. So many factors could go wrong. And Dumbledore seemed off. Strange. Anyway. Nicholas would be watching things unfold. And keeping an eye on ol' Albus.

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It was 6:00 in the morning and Harry was wide awake. He was reading and re-reading his Hogwarts letter. The excitement was powering him. He was ecstatic.

"Could you keep it down?" Agua asked. Both Agua and his mum were sleeping in his cupboard now. The two of them knew what Vernon could do and were scared of him.

Agua had taught Harry why he could eat raw food and could sense others. They were all abilities snakes possess. It was his parseltongue ability that absorbed the magic from his snakes.

Soon, Agua snoozed back off to sleep while Harry kept on dreaming. Dreaming of all the things that he would do at Hogwarts. Well, the dreams stopped when he read the pets list.

"Mum?" Harry whispered.

"Yes?" His snake asked.

"Well, the pets list says that 'Only rats, toads, magical plants, owls, eagles, other post birds, and or exotic creatures approved by an employee of Hogwarts are allowed. Creatures that are either too large or have a danger level above 3 are not allowed. This includes snakes and insects.'"

"Well, we aren't insects." His mum said.

"But you are snakes," Harry whispered. "What if they won't let you in?"

"We are yours. They can't take us away without killing us. Plus, I'm pretty sure me and Agua could handle a few goons. And if you still feel like a son to me, call me Lily." The snake said.

"Lily? Like my real mum?" The snake nodded. Lily. Lily. Lily. It felt natural to say. Harry pattHedwig'sigs feathery head. The bird tooted in response. Four friends they were. Even though Hedwig was more cautious because of the snakes, she was warming up to them. Harry made an oath to protect the three. Four friends off to Hogwarts... Life is great.

Sorry for such a short chapter after so long. I will try my best to make chapters longer. Again. Sorry about the wait. I hope you forgive me. I promise longer chapters in the future. 2,500 words or over. I'll try but I always feel like the perfect place to leave a chapter is early. I don't know. Cliffhangers are fun to leave at but they happen so early. I just wanted to get one out so you don't think I abandoned this story. No. I've abandoned none of my stories. I just hate it when a good story is abandoned! ;)

-Jello