Wow! I'm so happy! I got a pleasant surprise today and saw a few people add this story into their alerts, favorites, etc! Even 3 Reviews! So I thought, wow, I have to update soon. And as I promised, the winner of my little contest was…..Allen Pitt! Actually, you were extremely close to my version of the story. Well Done! Thank you to my other reviewers too. And Allen's later sentences were really close to the truth too. (Btw, I am saving the explanation on Holly's Arm toward the end…muhahaha. Happy Reading!)
Oh yeah…I forgot. DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter in any shape, way, or form. Or something like that.
Petunia Dursley was about to faint when she opened the door. A bundle lay on the doorstep, and Petunia might have thought it was a package delivered by the mail, when a tiny hand emerged around the cloth and gripped it tightly.
"Lord…" she breathed. Then—"Vernon!!!"
Holly woke up cranky. A strange woman towered over her, and she began to cry. Where were the gentle arms of her mom? Or the continually grinning face of her father, making her laugh with Peek-a-boo?
Petunia stared down at the baby with disbelief. No, it couldn't be. It wasn't possible. Lily's daughter, here on her front doorstep? She felt the world spin, until she saw the folds of a letter next to the baby. With trembling hands, she picked it up. Maybe it would offer some kind of explanation. It was crumpled from Holly's strong grip, and Petunia suddenly thought that Dudley would've eaten it a long time ago, and was relieved it was still in one piece. No, Petunia. She thought. Dudley is the most wonderful child in the world. Definitely better than something produced…by a freak! Even as she thought that, she opened the letter, looked at it, and fainted dead away.
Vernon Dursley waddled out the doorway as fast his legs would allow. "PETUNIA!" He shook her frantically, nearly stepping on Holly in the process. "What's wrong?"
Just then, Petunia came around. "Lily. Lily's dead." And she did the one thing she swore she wouldn't do. She began to cry. Later, she would make Mr. Dursley swear that he would never tell anyone. But now, she cried. She cried for all the times when she bullied her sister. It had been jealousy, hadn't it? But her vengeful mind had pushed that aside and now she would never forget the hurt look on Lily's face. Remorse welled up in her. Mr. Dursley looked quite at a loss on what to do. "A-are you alright, Petunia?" He stammered. He offered her a tissue. Petunia Dursley accepted it gratefully, and gave him a watery smile. Now she remembered why she had married him. She had always dreamed about knights in shining armor to swoop her off her feet when she was young. But, one day, when she was sitting quite alone by herself, he had come along, smiled at her, and taken her heart.
Then, suddenly, she stopped smiling. Alarmed, Mr. Dursley tried to figure out what was wrong. "The neighbors!" She hissed. "Get her out of the way." She said, pointing at Holly.
Mr. Dursley seemed to realize Holly was there just then. "What the ruddy—"
Mrs. Dursley gave him a withering stare. He gulped, quickly picked up the crying bundle, and bustled into the house. Dudley gave a loud wail from inside.
Petunia Dursley quickly tried to compose her features. "Coming, Diddykins!" She called, wiping the last of her tears away.
Short, eh? I still liked this chapter though…(at least I uploaded!) I tried to explain the Dursleys' past… So anyways, this chap was more of filler, but in the next chapter, Holly will have her first real appearance! Please review, I will upload sooner that way . Oh…btw, tell me who your favorite Harry Potter character was in your review! I'll be interested to know.
P.S Oh yeah, the truth about the claw marks on Holly's arm? This is what kind of happened. Lily was smarter in this case and tackled Voldy from killing Holly. She did love Holly a lot. Voldy, nevertheless, performed the AK curse and killed her. But then, as he reached out to grab Holly, a blinding pain filled him. He found himself blistering away…he could not touch Holly because of Lily's love, and therefore could not perform the AK curse on her. Holly was really angry at this guy, and for good measure, socked him in the face as he grabbed her arm.
