Chapter 3

"When Dumbledore dumped me on the doorstep of my Aunt and Uncle's place,' I continued after a brief pause. "I was treated as if I didn't belong there and also like I was Vermin that they determined to get rid of."

"From the moment that I could walk they had me cleaning every bit of the house under constant watch by my Aunt, that was when I was two. When I was tall enough to reach the stove they got me to cook for them. That was when I turned four, which was when they stopped giving me proper meal."

"After I had started cooking their meal my Aunt started to give me less food, some of the food she gave me wasn't even apart of the meal I had cooked. On nights that I didn't cook I had moldy bread for every meal and a glass of foul tasting water."

"By the time I turned six I was told to do the gardening and if I didn't do it properly or I didn't wait till my Aunt came outside to tell me it was alright to go inside, I either got hit by a pan or a book, by my Aunt, who was always in the kitchen, then after my Uncle came home I would get the betting of my life. That also happened when I didn't do or finish a chore that they had ordered me to do." I looked down at my feet and continued.

"That continued as the years went on I was neglected and abused physically, emotionally and mentally and then I found out I was a wizard and came here but when I went back after my first year the abuse got worse. As I walked through the front door I was thrown back out through the window by Vernon and then Dudley came out and grabbed me by my shirt collar and throw me back through the window, causing pieces of glass to ebb themselves into my sides arms and legs,' I took a deep breath looked up and saw looks of shock on all of my friends faces, but that wasn't the only emotion that I saw, I also saw anger, sadness and fear. I didn't want to continue but I knew that I had to, so I took another deep breath and looked out the window and continued.

"Then Vernon told me that I would be punished and then he... he..." my breathing had gone very irregular as I started to sob while bringing my hands up to cover my face, so my friends wouldn't see my tears. The tears were falling while sobs raked my body.

I didn't want to tell my friends that my own 'Uncle' rapped me and continued doing so after he did it the first time, which was when I returned from my first year, and that I have bruises covering my hips from where Vernon had grabbed my hips to hard while said rap was being done. I just couldn't do it, but as I lifted my head to tell them that it was nothing to worry about I remembered that I had tears running down my face but by that time it was too late they had already seen my tears and knew that something really really awful happened to me.

"We can guess what he did by your reaction to telling us," Fred said.

"He is going to pay dearly for doing that to you," George promised, as Nev, Hermione, Fred and Lee nodded.

After that promise from George the rest of the ride on the train was spent laughing and joking anything and everything, and just about ten minutes before the train arrived they got changed into their school robes and got themselves ready to depart the train.

When the train came to a stop everyone got off and headed to the hundred of coaches waiting to take them to the school. Hermione, Nev, Fred, George, Lee and I headed towards one of them but just before anyone could get in I stopped because for the first time since I had started riding in the coaches I saw horse like creatures in front of the coaches and actually pulling some away.

While everyone else got into the carriage I stood outside, taking a closer look at the horse like creatures.

I don't know how long I stood there but I was startled when I heard a voice.

"Your not going crazy, I see them too. Your just as sane as I am." A dreamy voice said from behind me.

I spun around and came face to face with a dirty blond girl with clear blue eyes, dressed in a Ravenclaw robes.

"You can," I asked.

"Yep. Like I said your just as sane as I am," She answered. "I'm Luna Lovegood by the way."

"I'm Harry Potter."

"Nice to finally meet you," Luna said.

"Of course you know who I am," I muttered.

"Everyone in the magical community does, but you don't like that do you?"

"No."

"Harry you coming in or what," Hermione said as she stuck her head out the door. "Luna," Hermione asked, surprised.

"Hello Hermione."

"You know each other?" I asked.

"We meet during the Yale Ball last year after you and Ron went to bed-"

"More like you sent us to bed," I muttered.

"We got talking and lets just say the rest is history," Hermione continued as if I didn't say anything as Luna stepped towards the coach and Hermione, with a small smirk playing across her lips.

When Luna had reached the coaches' door where Hermione was now standing she held out hand towards her which Hermione took immediately pulling Luna up and into the coach. I watched all this happen before I got in the coach myself.

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