Star: whoo! 7th chapter! (Does happy dance)

Hermione: um, there is more to it

Star: (sighs) just do the disclaimer already

Hermione: fine, star dosen't own HP

Star: :)

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It was nearly a new year and a new school teacher.

Harry Potter was quite sad because his favorite teacher, Mr. Lupos, had left the school at the end of last year. Harry had written him a farewell card and had placed it on his desk.

Harry sighed.

There hadn't been anymore "freaky stuff", as his uncle called it, but Harry had a strange feeling that there would be more of it this school year.

His holidays hadn't been that great. He had mostly been stuck in his cupboard, but on the occasion he would be allowed out, he spent most of it running away from Dudley's gang.

Overall, Harry would be quite pleased to go back to school, even if nobody cared about him, except the teachers.

This year, his teacher would be Mrs. Sekway, the most relaxed teacher in the entire school. The students did nothing but play games and had no work.

Harry sighed from the inside of the cupboard.

He wished school was on tomorrow.

He heard his uncle's shoes clambering up the stairs. Thump! Thump! Thump!

Harry swore he could hear his uncle muttering "it's nearly midnight" but couldn't be sure if that's what he was saying.

When he heard his uncle's and aunt's bedroom door slam shut, it was then when Harry began to write to his parents.

Dear mum and dad,

Hi again. I finaly fond out how to spel again. Im sory for mistakeing it for agan because thats not rite. I hope you ar alrite. I stil mis you so dont wory about me forgeting you. It is ok. My teecher will be Mrs Sekway who I think will be very nice. But I dont think we will get to do much work. I've been practising my speling so peopl can see that it is geting beter but I dont think enyon will care. I just wont to tell you so you can see that its geting beter. So enywais its my birthday but yet again noone noticed. This is normall for me as you now. Its midnite now so I think ill go to bed now. Goodnite mum and dad I love you so much.

Harry

Harry yawned, stretched and curled up under his baby- blue blanket. Within a matter of seconds, the tiny boy was sound asleep; his head filled with thoughts of a red- haired woman, a tall, messy- black haired man hugging him. And, for the first time in his life, Harry Potter went to sleep smiling.

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Around one, Petunia got up to get a cup of tea. Of the things she could have thought about, she was thinking about Harry.

She felt guilty sometimes. Her son was pushing around his cousin when he should've been looking after him.

She felt bad for him.

Dudley should've been like an older brother to Harry, playing with him, not making him look behind his shoulder every time he walked through the door.

The only reason for this was because Vernon would beat him too, something she had told him when he had told her about what his father wanted him to do to the young.

Deep down, Petunia cared for her nephew very much, as did Dudley. At one point, she had actually broken down after Vernon had told her and Dudley where Harry was going to sleep (but after Vernon had went to bed, of course).

He was so much like her sister, she felt guilty for all the times she had called her younger sister a freak.

Petunia always had to look away from his eyes.

Lily's eyes.

She stared guiltily into her cup.

What would Lily think of her actions?

She would stare at you sadly, answered a small voice in her head.

Petunia sighed and drank the rest of her tea.

As she went past the cupboard under the stairs, she stared at it brokenly.

Oh Harry, she thought as she went back up the stairs and suppressed the tears, I'm so sorry.

A/N: sorry for the sadness, but it seemed to fit. I was originally going to do Dudley, but Petunia would think about Lily. I really think that, deep down, Petunia really did care for Harry, but if she showed any affection to Harry I think that Vernon would hit her as well. He seems quite abusive. Sorry for the rant. Next time, more accidental magic! (confetti pops out and audience starts clapping)

~ Star!