LETTERS FROM HOGWARTS
Chapter Three: The Letters from No One.
"My son is finally getting his Hogwarts letter!", Lily exclaimed.
"How can you be so sure, Lily?", Severus asked."
"What else can it be, Sev? I don't think he get's letters from anyone.", Lily said.
"Maybe, that is the case.", Severus said hopefully.
(The escape of the Brazilian ...holidays had started)
Lily's face turned red. "T-that's a very long time!", she shouted.
"That man should be arrested immediately.",Severus said.
"I am going to hex that man to the next century, the moment i see him!", Lily said.
Even Severus vowed to do the same thing, if he sees the man.
(and Dudley had...house every single day.)
"Disgusting," Severus shuddered.
"Oh no! My boy in trouble again!", Lily cried.
"I am sure that Harry can handle them Lily. He is fast and intelligent.", Severus said.
"I know he is, Sev. But a mother always worries about their child.",Lily said.
Severus nodded in agreement ,remembering his mother who always cared for him.
(Piers, Dennis, Malcolm,...Harry Hunting.)
"Really mature isn't it? Just like the Marauders.", Severus said disgusted.
"Oh Harry, I wish we were there for you.", Lily said shaking her head.
(This was why Harry...he wouldn't be with Dudley.)
"Yeah, because you are going to Hogwarts ,but he is not!", Lily said.
"You cannot be so sure Lily.", Severus told.
"Of course my son is going sev! He is a wizard! And a powerful one that too.", Lily shouted angrily.
"No! I meant that we cannot be sure that , your nephew is not one.", Severus said.
"I am sure that he will not Sev, i just know. Harry also never mentioned any accidental magic from his cousin. Petunia will go mad if he was one.", Lily said.
(Dudley had been...going there too.)
"I thought Smeltings was a very selective school!", Lily said.
"Apparently not! Or the school selects only bullies as students. Perfect place for the Marauders.", Severus laughed.
(Harry, on the other hand... what he'd said.)
They both burst out laughing. "He really has good sense of humor like you,Lily.", Severus said.
"He is my son after all.", Lily laughed.
"Thank god, he did not get, Potter Sr's sick sense of humor.", Severus said.
"Yeah, thank god.", Lily said.
(One day in July, ... it for several years.)
"I really want to kiss that woman!", Lily cried happily.
"I never thought she would be a nice woman.", Severus said.
"We cannot predict when people will change.", Lily said.
"The strange thing is that,I have heard the name Figg somewhere.", Severus said thoughtfully.
"Can she be witch? Maybe Dumbledore placed her there, to keep an eye on Harry.", Lily said excitedly.
"That is a possibility.", Severus said.
(That evening, Dudley... handsome and grown-up.)
"Yep, Smeltings is definitely for bullies.", Severus said disgusted.
"A stick for beating people up? Seriously, is that something to be given to kids?", Lily said angrily.
"Your sister is calling her son mature, I wonder what she considers as childish", Severus thought.
"They don't even know that their son is a bully.", Lily said.
"I am sure they know, they are just ignoring all that.", Severus asked that.
(Harry didn't trust himself to...else's when I've finished.")
"How dare you give my son such clothes!?", Lily shouted.
"They really want him to suffer.", Severus said.
"It will look like everyone else's after she is finished? What logic is that?", Lily asked.
"I think it is Petunia's Law of Washing.", Severus said laughing.
"Well, that is a nice name to the twisted logic.", Lily said laughing too.
(Harry seriously doubted... elephant skin, probably.)
"Even my eleven year old son has better logic than her.", Lily said laughing.
(Dudley and Uncle Vernon ...letters on the doormat.)
"Go get it Harry! One of them is for you!", Lily shouted.
"Lily! Your son certainly cannot hear you!", Severus laughed.
"That is certainly his Hogwarts letter, Sev.", Lily said.
"Mostly yes, It should be.", Severus said.
"I can't wait for him to read it!", Lily said.
("Get the mail,...your Smelting stick, Dudley.")
"Stop hitting my son, you pig!", Lily said angrily.
"He did not hit him Lily, at least not yet", Severus said.
"He is certainly going to.", Lily said.
"I told you his parents know that, he is a bully.", Severus said.
" I hate her, i hate my sister!", Lily said.
(Harry dodged the... asking for books back.)
"I get that all the time.", Severus asked.
"What do you get, Sev? Beatings with smelting stick?", Lily asked blinking.
"No i meant letters from Library, Madam Pince hates me!",Severus said. "I do get beatings but not with a Smeltings stick."
Lily looked at Severus with a horrified face. She had tears in her face."I am so s-sorry, S-Sev. I d-didn't k-know that!",Lily said.
"It's OK Lily. Let's continue", Severus said. Lily wiped her tears and continued.
(Yet here it was, ...large letter H.)
"HOGWARTS!" they both yelled, and then looked at each other, before grinning.
"I am so proud of you my son.", Lily said wiping tears of joy.
"I am sure he will be brilliant student like you, Lily.", Severus said.
"I know, Sev. He is a brilliant boy.", Lily said.
"I can't wait to read Petunia's reaction to this.", Severus laughed.
"Me too.", Lily said.
(Harry went back to the kitchen, still staring at his letter.)
"Oh no! I think he just made a mistake!", Severus cried.
"What do you mean, Sev?", Lily asked.
"Read, and you will find out.", he said.
(He handed Uncle Vernon...Harry's got something!")
"Oh No! I see what you mean ,Sev.", Lily said.
"They are going to snatch the letter before he reads it.",Severus said nodding.
"I wish they tell him the truth, whatever it be now!",Lily cried.
"I wish the same too.", Severus said.
(Harry was on the... snatch it back.)
"Yeah tell him to give it back Harry!", Lily said.
"I doubt that he will give it back, even if he shouts at them.",Severus said.
"They better give it back!", Lily said angrily.
" I am sure that the school will not stop with just one letter.", Severus said.
"Yeah i know", Lily said agreeing.
("Who'd be writing to ...though she might faint.)
"There it goes! The reaction of the century!", Severus said laughing.
"I want to go inside and see it ,for myself.", Lily said also laughing.
"Even the hippo was shocked! Do you think he knows about you now? I mean now literally.", Severus asked.
"I don't think so, Sev. Tuney won't dare to tell him, until they get serious.", Lily said.
(She clutched her...demanded Dudley.)
"That is not your letter, Dudley! You should not read others letters!", Lily said angrily.
"How dare they not give their letter to harry!", Severus said.
"They have absolutely no right!", Lily said.
("OUT!" roared Uncle Vernon...between door and floor.)
"What a prat! He always wants the best place even if what is happening is not related to him", Severus said shaking his head.
"Harry is a resourceful boy.",Lily said.
"Yeah go Harry!", Severus said.
("Vernon," Aunt Petunia...Tell them we don't want -")
"As if that is going to work!",Severus said.
"There is no way, to stop my son from going!", Lily said.
"They will send someone to the house if you do that anyway.",Severus said.
"Yeah, that is what is going to happen.", Lily said.
(Harry could see Uncle... dangerous nonsense?")
"This is not a nonsense! Though it can be dangerous sometimes.", Lily said.
"That is true, it can be dangerous sometimes.",Severus said.
"But Harry has to go there.", Lily said.
"He will, Lily. He will.", Severus said.
(That evening when..."I have burned it.")
"THAT'S A LIE,", Lily and Severus shouted.
"Hogwarts letters are not sent by mistake!",Severus said loudly.
"What an idiot!", Lily said. "Thinking that he can stop Harry from going."
"It is as impossible as Dumbledore being evil!",Severus said.
("It was not a mistake...Dudley's second bedroom.")
They both exchanged surprised looks. "That's actually a n-nice thing to do.", Severus said.
"I don't get it, how come he decided to be good?", Lily asked.
"Oh My God! I get it now. He thinks that he can stop the letters by changing the address!", Severus said.
"That's a stupid plan.",Lily said laughing.
("Why?... bent because Dudley had sat on it.)
"IT BROKE BECAUSE HE SAT ON IT?", Severus asked.
"He must be as fat as an elephant!",Lily laughed.
"They should start a diet for him. Otherwise he will be more than just obese.", Severus said.
" True Sev!",Lily exclaimed.
(Other shelves were full...have his room back)
"Yeah! Now he is learning that you cannot get everything. Petunia must have finally got some sense.". Lily said.
"I hope the boy will be less spoilt from now on.", Severus said.
"I seriously doubt it. Bullies like this never change!", Lily said.
(Harry was thinking about ...Dudley go and get it.)
"They call that nice?", Severus asked.
"They are denying my son the right to read his own letter! How is that remotely nice!", Lily asked.
"At least they are making their son do something.",Severus asked.
"It's like an exercise for him.", Lily laughed.
(They heard him banging... The Smallest Bedroom, 4 Privet Drive )
"The Smallest Bedroom?",Severus asked angrily.
"Well, they wouldn't give him the bloody largest," Lily said bitterly.
"Still it is better than the one under the stairs.", Severus remarked.
"He deserves more than that.", Lily said with anger.
(With a strangled cry,... letter clutched in his hand.)
"That was a disappointment. I nearly thought he was going to get the letter for a moment there.", Severus said.
"I know, but Vernon had that bloody stick!", Lily said.
"I seriously want to go to that school and shout at them for giving its students sticks.",Severus said angrily.
"Me too ,Sev.",Lily agreed.
(Go to your cupboard ... He had a plan.)
"Harry acting like his father now. James always was the planning guy of their group.", Lily said.
"At least he is up to something that will not hurt others.",Severus said.
"Yeah, he has some sense to use his brain properly unlike James.",Lily said.
"I don't mind planning small pranks that will not make others look like idiots", Severus said.
"But i am afraid that Harry's plan might not work. They would have taken every precaution .", Lily said.
(The repaired alarm... make a cup of tea.)
"Darn! That was actually a good plan! Sad that it did not work.", Severus said.
"Vernon saw through his plan.", Lily said sadly.
"I hope he will have a better plan next time.",Severus said. "maybe next time he should go outside and wait even more early."
"That will not work, dursleys will make sure that, that also will mot happen.", Lily said.
(Harry shuffled miserably...before his eyes.)
"That is so cruel!", Lily shouted.
"He should have done that away from him.", Severus said.
"Both of them don't have a heart!", Lily said.
(Uncle Vernon didn't ...that'll work, Vernon. )
"He has the logic of a six month old child.", Severus said.
"I don't know how he is living with this!", Lily said.
"Honestly, how daft does he think us we are?",Severus asked. "At least your sister has got some better sense."
(Oh, these people's ...arrived for Harry.)
"What!?, That is too much even for me!", Lily said.
"They desperately want him to come.", Severus remarked.
"But sending no less than twelve letters? Dumbledore must be seriously out of his mind!", Lily exclaimed.
"I always have thought that, he is a bit mad.", Severus said, laughing.
"Even me.", Lily said.
(As they couldn't go... jumped at small noises.)
"They just locked themselves inside the house!", Severus laughed.
"That man is getting really paranoid ,and scared.", Lily said.
"I wonder how your nephew is coping up with this?", Severus asked.
"I am sure he is just crying and hitting his parents ,the whole time,", Lily said and laughed.
(On Saturday, things ...living room window.)
"TWENTY-FOUR? Dumbledore must be going insane!.",Severus yelled.
"I have to have a talk with him , about sending too many letters to people.", Lily said.
(While Uncle Vernon ..."No post on Sundays,)
"Unfortunately that does not apply for us.", Lily said.
"Owls are going to come in huge numbers , if the insanity is continued.", Severus said laughing.
"I want to read about how they react that time, if that happens.", Lily laughed.
"Harry will not miss his letter then.",Severus said happily.
(he reminded them cheerfully...fireplace like bullets.)
"They are really insane. Though i expected a hundred letters.",Severus said.
"HUNDRED? No one is that insane to send so many!", Lily yelled.
"Who knows? Harry must be really famous by now, in our world. Hogwarts must be really desperate to get him there!", Severus said.
"Famous for something he does not even remember.", Lily said sadly.
(The Dursleys ducked,...computer in his sports bag.)
"Stupid kid," Lily muttered, "It wouldn't have worked anyway," she said, and Severus chuckled.
"That's probably why Chubby is mad," he said, and Lily laughed.
"I wonder where they are going. But no matter where they go, the owls will find them.",Lily said.
"Yeah, the owls are smarter than them.", Severus laughed.
(They drove. And they drove. ... outskirts of a big city.)
"That is an incredibly safe location, isn't it?", Lily laughed.
"Yeah , no one can guess where they are, not even Albus Dumbledore.", Severus said laughing madly.
"Poor Dudley, he is not getting what he wants.", Lily said with fake tears.
"Oh, how is he going to live?", Severus joined.
(Dudley and Harry...Railview Hotel,Cokeworth.)
"Hey i know that hotel, its just few blocks away, in the scary part of the city.", Severus said.
"I sometimes had thought that it was run by wizards, even Leaky Cauldron looks scary from outside!", Lily said.
"Well now you know that it is not.", Severus said.
" I wonder why Petunia agreed to go there, she was always scared to go there.", Lily thought.
"They are just so desperate.", Severus said.
(Harry made a grab ... late that afternoon.)
"Yeah Dudley, he has gone completely mad.", Severus laughed.
"The idiot still thinks he can hide.", Lily said. " Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down."
"What is that?", Severus asked.
"That's Obadiah 1:4 , have you never read the Bible?", Lily asked.
"Well both my parents are not religious.", Severus said.
(Uncle Vernon had parked ...somewhere with a television.")
"Honestly! They are practically in the middle of nowhere, and this is what he thinks?", Lily asked.
"The brainless idiot thinks, he will die if he does not watch the show!", Severus said.
"Unbelievable, Petunia is really stupid to bring him up like this.",Lily said shaking her head. "By the way, do you have a TV set at home?".
"Yeah, but i rarely watch the shows. My father uses it to watch soccer matches.", Severus said.
(Monday. This reminded Harry...Uncle Vernon's old socks.)
"Oh no! My son is going to spend his most important birthday, in the middle of nowhere!", Lily cried.
"Terrible fact that he got only a pair old socks for his birthday. Though even i never got anything till i met your family.", Severus said.
"That is really terrible sev. Birthdays are supposed to be filled with fun,and presents.", Lily said sadly.
(Still, you weren't ...shack you could imagine.)
"That's terrible!", Severus said.
"But they still can't hide.", Lily said.
"Harry's right in thinking that you weren't eleven everyday. Eleven is the most important age for us.", Severus remarked.
(One thing was certain...clapping his hands together.)
"Oh, that sounds bloody fantastic," said Lily, a worried expression on her face.
"I hope the shack doesn't collapse," ,Severus said worriedly.
"Yeah, me too,", Lily said.
(And this gentleman's kindly agreed... bags just smoked and shriveled up.)
"How stupid of him!", Severus said.
"His son is definitely going to be mad at him now.", Lily laughed.
"That is for sure.", Severus said smiling.
("Could do with some ... three... two... one... BOOM.)
"Happy birthday Harry!", they both shouted.
"But what is that booming noice?", Severus asked.
"Maybe someone burst a cracker!", Lily said.
"In the middle of nowhere?", Severus asked.
(The whole shack ...knocking to come in)
"Who can it be?", Lily asked. "This is the end of the chapter."
"Check the title of next one, there might be a clue.", Severus said.
"It may be you, Sev. You may be coming to rescue my son!", Lily said and read the title.
Chapter Four: The Keeper of the Keys
"That's Hagrid!", they said smiling.
"Oh thank god! They sent a really nice person for the job.", Severus said.
"You read the next one.", Lily said.