Author's Note – Here is the next chapter. It's mainly a filler chapter. I just need to get Harry off to Hogwarts Then the real story will begin but I need this stuff in it regardless to show you how Kori and Harry lived so I hope you will all stick with me through it. I have many things planned for this story and I hope you like it. By the way this story will mainly focus on Korrine but I do plan on making Harry have a huge part in it as well.

P.S. I got a fabulous beta reader =] Thank you so much Nellis Daughter of Athena for the help you've given me.

Warnings: Child Abuse, just hitting nothing else.

Chapter 3 – New Rooms and Hogwarts Letters

Vernon opened the door causing both Dudley and Kori to fall landing at his feet, while Harry quickly scrambled to his own feet, then leaned forward to help Kori up.

"Watch it girl!" Vernon snapped at her then looked at Harry who was glaring slightly at the man.

"Where's my letter I want to read it." Harry said with courage and in a tone he usually never dared to use with his uncle.

Vernon's eyes narrowed a bit a Harry before shaking it off.

"It wasn't for you after all it was a mistake." He said.

"You're lying! It has my name and my cupboard!" Harry said loudly. "I want my letter!"

"I already told you boy it wasn't for you. Now stop yelling this instant before I make you. Besides, we got rid of it even if it was for you. It's torn into pieces now." Vernon growled at Harry and gave him a quick smack in the back of his head. Harry grabbed his head rubbing it while glaring at Vernon silently seething about not getting his letter.

"Now boy that cupboard of yours you seem to be getting to big for it. Petunia and I think it would be best if you moved into Dudley's second bedroom." Vernon said in a civil tone though it was clearly visible that it was hard for the man to show Harry some kindness, even if it was to save his own hide.

All three children looked shocked and where stunned into silence for a moment before it was broken by a large wail from Dudley.

"What no! He can't have my room it's mine! I don't want that freak in my room… mummy!" Dudley wailed and ran to his mother. "Mummy don't let that freak into my room!" He cried loudly and allowed his mother to hug him and begin to try and console him.

"Dudley be quiet!" Vernon snapped at his son who stopped wailing for a moment in shock. Dudley was used to his father yelling at the freaks not him. After his shock wore off, he continued to wail to his mother. He figured if he cried enough he would get his way.

Harry ignored Dudley's wails and looked at his uncle in shock, not sure he had heard him right. "What? You're gonna let me move into Dudley's second bedroom?" He asked wanting clarification.

Vernon's eyes narrowed again but he stiffly nodded and bit out a "yes".

Harry nodded taking in the new information. "What about Kori? Where will she stay?" he asked curiously.

"In the cupboard of course." Vernon said as if the question was the dumbest one in the world.

"I want her to share Dudley's room with me!" Harry all but demanded knowing he was pushing his luck.

Vernon started to change different shades of red, "Fine fine FINE! She can share the room with you. Now get your bloody things and go to your room!" He yelled at them as Dudley's wail increased with a 'two freaks in my room!'

Harry and Kori didn't need to be told twice. They both scampered towards their cupboard and silently grabbed the small amount of belongings they owned. Finally, they headed up the stairs to their new room. They did not have to take a second trip.

"Well that was interesting." Harry said as he closed the door behind him and looked at his smiling sister. "What's with you?" He asked her and set their belongings on the small twin sized bed, one of the few clear surfaces of the room.

"Harry we have our own room! A room not a cupboard but a room with a bed and a window and a closet and dresser and it's…" She said happily with a grin on her face. "We have a room! And look at these bo-books they look brand new because the tub of lard has no interest in reading." Kori said making her way through the broken toys towards a book shelf covered in books and a thick layer of dust.

Harry smiled as his sister happily ranted, but looked around the room. It was filled with broken and unwanted toys. "Yes Kori we have a room. A room that is a complete pig sty. We need to clean it. Then I'll be happy." Harry said and Kori stuck her tongue out at him.

"I'm gonna go get some trash bags and we can clean up this place." He said and left the room.

"We have a room… maybe things will get better." Kori said to herself and sat down on the bed with a slight grin.

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While Kori and Harry got a new room things didn't get any better. In fact, they seemed to get worse because the letters from Hogwarts continued to come. Harry had made a plan to get to the post before Vernon but had ended up stepping on his Uncle's face which had not ended well. The milk man had to give Petunia the milk through the window because Vernon had nailed the door and mail slot shut. Owls loitered around the house dropping letters at the front door. The letters even somehow managed to get into a dozen eggs.

With each letter Vernon became more agitated and even angrier. The smallest error by Kori or Harry seemed to set the man off and he hit them as an outlet for his anger. Even breathing to loudly had resulted in a swift hit by the man and it continued all week until Sunday when the final blow came.

Harry stood in the living holding a plate of cookies out for Vernon, Dudley and Petunia while Kori served them all tea. Vernon happily munched on his cookie with an almost insane glint in his eyes.

"Ah Sunday such a wonderful day I love Sundays…. And why is that Dudley?" he said his mustache twitching happily as he ate. Dudley just shrugged as he continued to stuff his face full of cookies.

"There's no post on Sunday's." Harry said somewhat sadly as he set the plate of cookies down on the coffee table.

"Ah right you are Harry, no post on Sunday's. Not one blasted letter to-." Vernon spluttered as something hit his mustache. He looked at the chimney where the object had come from.

"Harry it's a letter." Kori whispered to Harry as she set the tea cups down on the coffee table.

Suddenly a loud rumbling was heard and everyone looked around with wide eyes. An army of letters came flying through the chimney and started to fill the room. Letters were flying everywhere. Petunia shrieked loudly and Dudley waddled over to his mother as fast as he could. Harry and Kori's eyes lit up with excitement.

Harry jumped up on the coffee table to grab one of the letters that flew through the air. Veron grabbed him around the waist trying to pull the letter from his hands.

"Let go of me they're my letters!" he shouted.

Kori ducked her head as the letters flew everywhere. She kneeled down and picked one up putting it behind her back she folded it and put in her back jean pocket. Then she pulled her shirt down to make sure it was completely hidden.

Vernon continued to struggle with Harry when he suddenly yelled. "Pack your bags! Were leaving we are going far away where they can't find us!"

So they packed up their bags and drove off leaving Privet Drive behind them. The whole time driving Vernon would make random turns and go off course muttering about throwing them off.

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"I'm so hungry! And my shows are on I'm missing all of them!" Dudley complained loudly sitting on a musty old sofa in the middle of the shack. After staying a night in a hotel were the letters still found them, Vernon had taken them to an island with a small shack where they currently were. It was well into the evening, a cold one at that. Rain was banging up against the small shack as it stormed and thundered outside.

"There there sweetums, we will be home soon." Petunia said and attempted to cheer up her son while Vernon stood by the window looking outside at the sky as if he was waiting for another letter to appear. He held a long thin package that he'd gotten from the man that owned the shack.

Kori rolled her eyes at Dudley from her spot in the corner by the lit fireplace, they had to break a chair to use as firewood to get it started. She looked at her brother who seemed to be dazing off them back at her uncle who was heading up to rickety stairs to the second level of the shack. Kori bit her lip then turned reached behind her and pulled the letter out of her pocket seeing that Vernon no longer in the room.

"Harry… here I got one of the letters." She whispered and handed it to her brother who's eyes were as wide as saucers.

"What! Kori how did you… I can't believe…" Harry started reaching out for the letter unable to find words. "Thanks." He said and looked up just as his uncle came back down stairs. "Hide it!" He whispered hurriedly and was torn between grabbing the letter and having Kori keep it. He ended up shoving Kori's hands that had the letter towards her body so she could hide it. She looked over and saw her uncle as well and as quickly as she could she hid the letter behind her.

But luck did not seem to be on her side as Vernon's eyes narrowed as he looked at her.

"What have you got there girl?" He hissed out in a deadly voice and Kori started to shake slightly but tried to control it as Vernon started towards here.

"No-noth-nothing." Kori stuttered out knowing she'd been caught. She cursed herself for not waiting until later to take out the letter and because her stutter for always the worst when she was scared.

Vernon continued to glare at her. Faster than imagined for a man his size could move he had grabbed Kori by her deep auburn hair and reached for what she was holding behind her back. Vernon grabbed the letter, realized what it was and began to shake with rage.

"You dare think you could sneak this behind me girl! You take me for a fool do you?! Well I will show you who the fool is!" He raged on and landed a swift punch to Kori's stomach. Dudley's wailing stopped as Vernon did so and Petunia hugged her son, turning his head away.

Kori doubled forward from the blow as Vernon sent another one to her face knocking her to the ground.

"Leave her alone!" Harry shouted and attempted to shove Vernon away from Kori.

Vernon let out a growl and punched at Harry landing one on Harry's stomach, causing him to double over like his sister had.

"You good for nothing worthless freaks!" He growled out and grabbed Harry by the hair and shoved him towards Kori, who was still on the ground, making him topple over his sister.

Vernon panted heavily then took a calming breath. "Now I want no more funny business from either of you and when we get home you're going to stay in your cupboa…" He started then gritted out the next part. "You're going to stay in your room and no meals for a week!" He said.

Vernon threw the letter into the fire getting a small satisfied smirk on his face as Harry scrambled for the letter and reached out for it but could only sadly watch it burn. Harry turned to Vernon and glared heatedly at him.

"Don't you dare look at me like that boy." Vernon snapped out. Harry glared for one more moment before moving over to Kori who was now leaning up one arm, tenderly touching her cheek.

"Come Petunia let's go to bed." Vernon said. "Night Dudley." He added and headed up the stairs towards the bed on the second floor of the shack.

Petunia stood up kissed, her son on the head, and tucked him in to the sofa. She gave him two blankets. As she moved to follow Vernon, she turned to look at Harry and Kori. Petunia stopped and looked at the small girl that looked like a spitting imagine of her sister. She felt a twinge in her heart but quickly buried it as she silently handed Harry a small, flimsy blanket before retreating to bed.

Harry waited until Petunia was upstairs before talking. He tucked a stray hair behind his sister's ear and turned her face to the side so he could inspect the damage there would be a bruise.

"You alright?" he asked her softly making sure not to disturb Dudley.

Kori nodded silently to Harry. "You know better than to get involved Harry." She said sternly.

Harry gave her a soft glared although worry showed in his eyes. "What am I just suppose to let him hit you." He whispered in an angry tone.

"Yes that is exactly what your supposed to do!" she whispered back in an equally angered voice, her eyes glassy but she refused to cry she closed her eyes tightly took a breath and opened them. "One of us getting hit is better than bo-both of us. It only makes him angrier when we get involved. If we just let hi-him smack us around a bit he will stop sooner than when you ju-jump in and play hero. I know you do it to pro-protect me but it just makes things worse!! Especially now with these letters!" She said with a sigh and bit her lip her eyes were still watery.

She would prefer for herself to get hit than to see her brother get beaten because of her but she knew he wouldn't stop trying to protect her no matter what she said to him. Kori sighed and leaned towards him hugging him tightly. Harry hugged her back just as tightly. "I will always try and protect you Kori no matter what the cost you are my sister and I love you and I will always protect you." Harry whispered to his sister and felt her nod against his chest and heard a muffled 'I know'. Harry ran his hand through her hair comfortingly her.

They sat like that for a few moments longer before Kori pulled back and looked at the blanket near them.

"Come on let's lay by the fire and wait until it's your birthday. It's not everyday you turn 11." She said with a smile although it didn't reach her eyes. Harry gave her a soft smile of his own but nodded and they both laid down in front of the couch with the blanket next to the fire. They talked quietly as the other members of the shack slumbered, a loud snore coming from Dudley and Vernon occasionally.

They talked about what their life would be like if their parents hadn't died and how they would have spent Harry's birthday and about the letters from Hogwarts and why they would possibly want to talk to Harry so badly. They both silently hoped that someone wanted them and would take them away from the Dursley's. They talked checking Dudley's wrist watch that was hanging over the sofa every so often until five minutes till midnight.

Kori leaned up on her elbows and drew a cake on the dirt ground with 11 candles in it.

"Happy birthday Harry. Make a wish." She said with a grin at her brother and he smiled back and blew at the dirt to please her. Just as a loud banging echoed throughout the shack coming from the door.

Author's Note – So what do you guys think? I hope you like it. Let me know what you think. In the next chapter, they meet Hagrid and both Kori and Harry have some fun in Diagon Alley.