Hagrid

Chapter four

Uncle Vernon picked out a beautiful, old house on an island. A tiny island that was covered by rocks. The beautiful house was not that great. Sorry to burst your bubbles. It especially wasn't beautiful when it was raining cats and dogs outside. The roof was leaking. Water dripped down the walls from the cracks and I could've sworn that the wind picked up the house a few times.

Petunia and Vernon shared the bed on the second floor snoring away. Dudley occupied the couch that faced the fireplace. Where did Harry and I land? On the floor, with nothing but a ruddy blanket. We always got the short end of the stick.

"Isn't there any medication one can take for snoring?" I asked quietly. "It's driving me crazy, let me tell you."

"I know what you mean," Harry drew on the dusty floor. "That's why I'm not sleeping right now."

"What are you doodling anyway?" I rolled onto my stomach so I could see what he was doing. On the ground in front of him was a birthday cake that read Happy Birthday Harry and Haylee. He was working on the eleven candles.

"Closest thing to a real birthday cake that we will get to," the watch on Dudley's wrist beeped flipping to 12 o' clock, midnight. Today was July 31st, Harry's and my birthday. "Make a wish!" At the same time we blew out the 'candles' on the floor. My wish? If I told you it wouldn't come true now would it?

BOOM! I flipped onto my side and stared at the door. Something wanted to come inside. BOOM! The sound came again only louder. Dudley sprung from the couch and hid behind the corner of the fireplace. Wimp. BOOM! Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon rushed down the stairs, turning the light on and he held a gun in his hand. Where did he get a gun? BOOM! The door fell from its hinges. A large, beastly man stepped inside. Never in my eleven years of life have I ever seen a man that tall or that hairy.

"Sorry about that," he apologized lifting the door back up into its position.

"I demand you leave a once, sir," Uncle Vernon exclaimed. "You are breaking and entering." The unknown man strode over to him, who was shaking in his slippers.

"Dry up, Dursley. You great prune," he bent the gun upward in a funny angle. It went off with a bang. He freaking bent the gun with his hands! That is not normal.

"Blimy," he came over to Harry and me. "I haven't seen you two since you were babies. Look at how much you 'ave grown. That reminds me, I 'ave somethin' for yeh. I might have sat on it a bit, but I think it'll taste the same," he handed us a white cardboard box with a green ribbon around it. "I baked it myself. Words and all." Flipping the top off, Harry and I stared at the birthday cake inside. It even had Happy Birthday Harry and Haylee on it!

"Thank you," we smiled up at the stranger.

"It's not everyday you turn 11 now is it?" he asked sitting down on the couch. He took out a pink umbrella, pointed it at the fire. The flame that was already present grew.

"Excuse me," Harry put the cake down on the table. "Who are you?"

"Oh my God, Harry, you can't just go around asking people who they are," I punched him in the shoulder.

"Ow! That hurt," Harry rubbed the sore spot.

"It's quite alright, Haylee," the man chuckled deeply. "I am Rubeus Hagrid. Keeper of Keys and grounds at Hogwarts, but you'll know all about Hogwarts."

"Sorry, no," we told him.

"No?" Hagrid asked in disbelief. "Haven't you wondered where your parents learned it all?"

"Learned what?" we asked.

"You're a wizard, Harry," Hagrid said. "And Haylee, you are a witch. Thunmpin' good ones I'd wager. Once you trained up a little bit."

"What?" I asked. "Are you serious?"

"As serious as can be," he nodded.

"You must be mistaken. I mean, we can't be…..there's no way," Harry babbled.

"Shut up, Harry," I told him. "I told you we had something up with us."

"Have you ever had anything happen?" Hagrid asked. "Anything you can't explain when you were angry or scared?"

"Only all the time," I said.

Hagrid got to his feet and reached into his coat pocket. He each handed us a letter. It was the one I was trying to get my hands on for the longest time.

"Dear Miss Potter," I read aloud while Harry read his. "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"They will not be going!" Uncle Vernon said. "We swore when we took them in we would put a stop to all of this nonsense."

"You knew?" I asked. "You knew all this time and you didn't tell us?"

"Of course we knew," Aunt Petunia walked over to the group. "How could you not be? My perfect sister being who she was. My parents were so happy the day she got her letter. We have a witch in the family, isn't that wonderful? I, however, was the only one to see her for what she was. A freak! And then she met that awful father of yours and they had you. I knew you two would be just the same, just as strange. Then she went and got herself blown up and we got landed with you!"

"Blown up?" Harry shouted. "You told us our parents died in a car accident."

"A car accident kill Lily and James Potter?" Hagrid exclaimed.

"We had to tell them something,"

"That's an outrage. A scandal!"

"They won't be going," Uncle Vernon said again.

"And a Muggle like yourself is going to stop them?"

"Muggle?" That's a funny word.

"Non magic folk," Hagrid explained. "These two have had their names down since the day they were born. They will be going to the finest magical school in the world and they'll be under the best headmaster Hogwarts has ever seen. Albus Dumbledore."

"I won't pay some old fool to teach them magic tricks!" Uncle Vernon's face turned red.

"Never insult Albus Dumbledore in front of me," Hagrid poked our uncle's chest with the umbrella.

A loud munching sound filled the room. I averted my eyes and saw Dudley chowing down on our cake. Hagrid pointed the umbrella at him and, I don't know how, but a curly pig's tail burst out of his pants. I laughed. The three Dursley's began screaming in terror. I looked at Harry, he was laughing too.

"Oh, we're a bit behind schedule," Hagrid checked his pocket watch. "I'd um, appreciate it if you wouldn't mention this to anyone at Hogwarts. I'm not exactly allowed to do magic."

"OK," we agreed.

"We best be off then," he pulled the door back down to the floor. "Unless you want to stay here of course."

I didn't hesitate I headed out into the rain after Hagrid. Harry soon followed. I got my wish after all. Being 11 was awesome!

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