( I don't own HP that right belongs to J.K. Rowling)

CHAPTER 1

I was in my room still sleeping. Whenever I'm in my room it gives me the sudden urge to just fall asleep. The walls were painted a lavender color with a painting of two blue birds on it. My bed faced the window that is right across from the door, and my dresser lay against the wall where the window is. My desk was against the other wall, right underneath a bulletin board.

I felt someone poke me, so I moaned. I was now half-awake, and I recognized my mum talking to me.

"Lu, wake up," I heard her say in a sweet tone.

I moaned into my pillow.

"Lucinda, Sally is going to be here at 12, and it's already 11:30."

I mumbled something into my pillow. I don't exactly remember what I tried to say.

"Don't make me get the water bucket."

I felt wide-awake now; I quickly turned onto my side to face her. Her brown hair was pulled back into a braid and her blue eyes told me she was serious.

"You wouldn't dare," I said terrifyingly. The last time I had the water bucket thrown on me was when I didn't want to get up on the first day of the fourth grade.

"Oh I dare do so," she said with a mischievous smile on her face.

As quickly as I could, I got out of bed to get ready. Mum left so I could change. I took a quick shower, and after drying myself I put on my favorite blue-checkered shirt and a pair of jeans. I decided to pull my long, waist length, hair up into a ponytail. I looked into the bathroom mirror and scrutinized myself. My parents told me I was their beautiful little princess; I had golden brown eyes and dark brown almost black hair.

After I finished up, I went downstairs to have something to eat. When I entered the kitchen, I saw my mum by the sink washing dishes and a plate of fish & chips on the table. I grabbed the plate and went across the hall to the sitting room. Nico and Sammy were in there watching TV as I sat on the couch. Nico has spiky blonde hair and brown eyes while Sammy has short brown hair and blue eyes like mums. I knew dad was at work; he's an accountant and deals in international affairs.

I finished my lunch when the doorbell rung. I opened the door to see my best friend Sally. Sally was a girl about my height with light brown hair and sparkling light green eyes.

"MUM," I yelled into the kitchen, "Sally is here."

"Ok honey," she replied, "have fun at the zoo."

"Love you. Bye Nico, bye Sammy." I closed the door as I walked out. I turned to my friend and said "ready."

"I am if you are," Sally said. We both walked across my lawn to her mom's car. I could see her mom and older sister Kenya, in the front seats. Kenya is death and her whole family had to learn sign language. Sally taught me a few phrases, but I was learning pretty quickly. We climbed into the back and we were off.

I always liked the zoo, I couldn't explain it but I just did. I told Sally of the dream I had last night. I went into detail of seeing a giant man holding me as we were flying in a motorbike. Sally stared at me in awe as I concluded my story.

"It seems a bit straight right out of the ordinary don't you think," Sally whispered to me. We always spoke to each other in hushed voices when we wanted to say something private. She also tried to stay close to logic as possible; she is the second smartest kid in class.

"I know, but it just seems so real, it's as if I actually lived it."

"I think it was just your head playing with you, you do have a very active imagination."

We talked until we parked at the zoo. After we entered we saw the lions, antelopes, zebras, ostriches, giraffes, elephants, Meerkats, wolves, bears, monkeys, hawks, and owls. For some strange reason I felt one of the owls looking at me. Also the animals stopped what they were doing and bowed to me, which was kind of strange. Sally's mom went to buy some ice cream. Sally and me ordered our favorite, cookies & cream. Afterwards we went to the reptile house. We all spread out to look at different reptiles. A little ahead of me I saw a boy with messy black hair and clothes that were too big for him talking to the python.

Curiosity getting the better of me, I went over to him. I heard him ask the snake, "You're from Brazil aren't you, was it nice there?" The snake pointed its snout to a plank that said BORN IN CAPTIVITY. The boy continued on, "I see, that's the same with me, I never knew my parents either." I couldn't keep it in anymore; he was so much like me. I moved a bit closer to talk to him.

"You didn't know your parents too," I said to the boy, who jumped when I spoke. He looked at me strangely before he nodded.

"Yeah," he blurted out, "I've been living with my aunt and uncle for almost ten years. You?"

"I lived with my surrogate parents for eight years now."

"Do they love you?"

I screwed my eyebrows up when he asked that question. "Yes, why do you ask that?"

He shook his head before he answered, "It's because my aunt & uncle treat me like dirt, while they spoil their beloved, and I quote, Dinky Duddydums."

I looked at him before I responded, and noticed he had almond shaped emerald eyes. I told him, "That doesn't seem fair, they're gonna ruin him and transform him into a bully."

"He already is," he said.

"Hmm, Where are my manners, my name is Lucinda, but you can call me Lu, everyone does."

I offered him my hand before he shook it and said, "My name is Harry, Harry Potter."

"Nice to meet you, what is this snake's name?"

He looked at me weirdly, like I was a loon. I told him that I saw him talk to the snake. He nodded and turned his attention back to the snake and asked. When he was about to tell me he was pushed by an extremely chubby kid with five chins and shouted, "Mum, dad look what this snake is doing," as he pushed his face into the glass.

I pushed him and told him, "That was completely rude of you, you could've acted more like a gentlemen and ask to see the snake."

He turned on me and shoved me to the ground and I realized that I pushed Dudley Dursley, the one who usually picks on me. I felt terrified when he gave me a murderous glare.

"Huh, so smarty Looney is going to defend Pot head over here," he said mockingly, "that's stupid of you."

He resumed looking at the snake with his face pushed up against the glass. When I blinked the glass disappeared and Dudley fell into the exhibit. I heard Harry giggle, but I saw the snake slither out of the exhibit and it faced us. I backed up quickly and heard Harry say, "anytime." The snake slithered past us towards the exit and people started to scream. I felt a hand grab my arm and saw Sally drag me with her mom and Kenya in front as we headed to the exit.

When we got in the car, Mrs. Perry started it and we left without another word. There was complete silence as Mrs. Perry took me home. So I was deep in my thoughts as the thing kept on repeating itself.

How the heck did that glass disappear, it's attached to the wall itself. Why didn't that snake attack us when it got out of the exhibit? It seems strange; it's just like magic. I shook my head when I mentioned magic. You're an idiot; there is no such thing as magic.

Before I knew we reached my house at 14 Magnolia Crescent. Mrs. Perry got out of the car with me and when I got inside I went straight to my room, while Mrs. Perry explained everything to mum. After all of today's events I didn't realize that my brothers were following me. Until I closed my door did I see the two boys.

After a moment of silence, Nico piped up, "Lu, what happened?" I looked at the both of them and saw that they wanted to know. Letting out a sigh I told them about the escaped snake.

Nico looked surprised while Sammy was shaken upped. "You didn't get hurt, right Lu?"

I shook my head and he sighed with relief. "Can you guys leave me alone for a bit?" To my shock they left without a complaint. I went over to my bed and crashed.

I had the same weird dream where I was in a flying motorbike. I awoke to a grumbling stomach. It's been a couple of hours and dad should be home. I went down the stairs to see Nico and Sammy having their ears pressed up against the door to the sitting room.

"What are you two doing," I hissed at them.

Nico pressed a finger against his lips and pointed at the door. Curiosity getting the better of me I pressed my ear against the door to hear what my parents were saying.

"Vincent, I'm getting scared," mum said, "strange things are happening around our daughter and they seem out of the ordinary. Something is not right."

"Eve, I don't think this is something we should worry about right now. Yes, I'm scared too but all I care about is that our kids are safe. Shouldn't that be our first priority?"

"Of course, Vin, but this always happens around Lu, maybe she is causing this somehow."

"Eve, I don't believe that and neither should you. We raised Lu to be a respectful young lady. So don't suggest that she is doing any of this." There was a moment of silence before mum spoke again.

"Your right, I'm sorry. My nerves have been acting up lately."

"It's alright. Now I believe it's time to make supper."

We heard mum and dad get off of the couch and we dashed up to the home theater room. My head was racing at what I heard and I couldn't believe mum would suggest such a thing. Is she starting to rethink about adopting me? Is she planning on sending me back to that orphanage?

I mentally shook my head. Stop thinking that mum and dad would never do that. Dad said so himself, so she shouldn't worry… right?