Mother's Daughter
I should have known that Aunt Marge coming to visit right before Hogwarts was a sign of how the year was going to go.
With Ripper immediately lunging at Midnight in a barking fit and her just looking at me unfazed as I was standing by the couch.
"Oh you're still here" looking me up and down in a scrutinizing way that for some reason made me feel disgust before my attention turned to Harry and Uncle Vernon.
"Uncle Vernon, I need you to sign these forms" I was surprised when Harry offered to ask for me too for the permission forms even though he's been mad at me since the end of last year. I didn't know why until he finally blurted it out a couple of weeks ago.
"What happened with you and Draco Malfoy?" he asked me literally out of nowhere and it took me even more by surprise since me and Draco were so careful. I just looked at him confused and he repeated the question. But when I gave no answer, he went further he told me about him and Ron using Polyjuice potion to become Crabbe and Goyle. He told me before him and Ron ran into Percy Weasley they saw me and Draco walking down one of the hallways holding hands and sharing a kiss at the end of it. Well after Harry told me that I was mortified that he saw that but what did he want me to tell him? That me and Draco fancy each other. That after the Flint incident we got closer. That me and him have been sending letters back and forth all summer.
So I merely replied back "Do you really want to know Harry?" Because I wasn't going to lie to him. But he hasn't really talked to me since then, that's why I was surprised he offered to ask Uncle Vernon about his school form with mine but I think he was only asked out to be polite which made it hurtful in a way.
"What is it?" Uncle Vernon said with annoyed little interest. But I knew that Harry's efforts were going to be in vain.
"Nothing. School stuff." But I honestly didn't mind if the papers didn't get signed if we couldn't go to Hogsmeade that means we would have time to spend together at Hogwarts.
"Later, perhaps, if you behave" He'll probably forget or with me and Harry something always happens.
" I will if she does." I gave Harry a pointed look that he ignored.
" Oh, you're still here, are you?" Me and Harry shared a look which was me silently telling him to remain calm. He's been more irritable lately.
"Yes." I took a long breath in this was going to be a long night I can just tell.
"Don't say 'yes' in that ungrateful way." She hands the leash to Petunia as Ripper lunges at Midnight for a hundredth time.
"Damn good of my brother to keep you" keep is about all he did " He'd have been straight to an orphanage if he'd been dumped on my doorstep, Vernon."
"Is that my Dudders? Is that my little neffy-pooh?" I started to hold back a laugh as Marge started to be all over Dudley and him not even acknowledging her as his eyes were glued to the television.
I suppose Aunt Petunia saw the corners of my mouth peaking up and jerked her head with a sneer towards the kitchen which meant for me to get started on dinner.
"Okay.Finish that off for Mommy.Good boy, Rippy-pooh" me and Harry were both trying to hold back our giggles and the rolling of our eyes as we served Aunt Marge and the Dudleys dinner.
"Can I tempt you, Marge?- Just a small one.Excellent nosh, Petunia.A bit more.Usually just a fry-up for me,what with 12 dogs.Just a bit more. That's a boy.You wanna trya little drop of brandy?A little drop of brandy-brandy windy-wandy for Rippy-pippy-pooh?" That was the sounds of dinner as me and Harry were handling the dishes when Harry started to stare at the display of Aunt Marge's weird relationship with her dog. I started to nudge him to look away but it was too late.
"What are you smirking at?" Harry shrugged but it was too late he brought himself to her attention.
"Where did you send them, Vernon?" They were times where I was glad I was even more invisible than Harry when we were home with the Dudleys.
"St. Brutus'. It's a fine institution for hopeless cases" Harry and I sided eyed each other.
"Do they use a cane at St. Brutus, boy?" Harry looked between me and Uncle Vernon thinking on a response for a second.
"Oh, yeah. Yeah. I've been beaten loads of times." I nodded along as Harry turned around finally not able to hold in his laughter any longer.
"Excellent. I won't have this namby-pamby......wishy-washy nonsense about not beating people who deserve it. You mustn't blame yourself about how they turned out. It's all to do with blood. Bad blood will out. What is it the boy's father did,Petunia?" Then Harry's smile fell, I placed my hand over his on the counter and we made eye contact. Harry had a lower tolerance than me for things like this.
"Nothing. He didn't work.He was unemployed.-" Harry and I don't break eye contact, I slowly shake my head as a warning not to do anything.
"And a drunk too, no doubt?- " Harry was about to explode, I tighten my grip on his hand.
"That's-"Looks like a cold plate, want me to heat it up Ms. Marge" I say giving Harry a begging look to not start anything.
"No you stupid girl my food is fine..are you sure she isn't stealing your brandy Vernon, I wouldn't be surprised drunkenness will run in a family" I can practically see the steam coming from Harry's ears.
"My dad wasn't a drunk." I try to put my hand on Harry's shoulder to calm him as I jump from glass breaking.
" Don't worry. Don't fuss, Petunia. I have a very firm grip." I start to rub Harry's shoulder and start to shush him to try and calm him.
"I think it's time you went to bed." Uncle Vernon said and I agreed as I tried to pull Harry out of the kitchen.
"Quiet, Vernon. You, clean it up." Marge snapped.
"Actually, it's nothing to do with the father. It's all to do with the mother. You see it all the time with dogs. If something's wrong with the bitch, then something's wrong with the pup." I quickly grabbed Harry's arms and held him in place as the towel with glass fell to the floor.
"Just ignore her" I whisper touching my forehead with his as I kneel to pick up the towel and glass.
"And I can just look at this girl and tell she's a mother's daughter, another bitch waiting to be mount-" Harry whipped around before Marge could finish and I was almost in tears next to him at the way she spoke about me.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Harry said with me having to hold him back.
"Right let me tell you..."she stopped speaking then we all witnessed her swell up to the point that she was a giant human balloon. Me and Harry eventually ran up to our room. He kicked around then started packing and I didn't agrue I just did the same.
"You bring her back!You bring her back now.- You put her right!" Uncle Vernon got into Harry's face as we were walking down the stairs from our room.
"No. She deserved what she got" Uncle Vernon I think saw red as he angrily wailed and then Harry pulled his wand out.
" Keep away from me" I moved towards the door as Harry pointed his wand at Uncle Vernon.
"You can't do magic outside school" He's right.
"Yeah? Try me" I gave Harry my usual pointed look.
" They won't let you back now. You've nowhere to go" I took a breath in, this whole situation was starting to make me anxious now.
"I don't care. Anywhere is better than here." I opened the door and we got the bloody hell out of that house but I had concerns.
"Harry where are we going?" I start to hear Aunt Marge in the sky.
"I don't know" Harry just kept walking in front of me.
"Do you think Uncle Vernon was right? That Hogwarts won't take us back now?" As I looked up at the sky I saw Aunt Marge floating like a lost balloon getting smaller with distance.
"I don't know" We're starting to get near the neighborhood park.
"Do you think they're going to send us to Azkaban?" Harry started to look around at the empty street we were in and realized what he'd done. I heard a meow from next to me and picked up Midnight who'd been following behind us.
"Well I hope I can take you to Azkaban Midnight" I started to give her cuddles as me and Harry started to sit down on the curb.
But then the lights started flickering around us and it got very windy. Then we heard a branch snap and a black dog coming out of the bushes. I put down Midnight then me and Harry stood up. We pulled out ours wand as the black dog started barking but Midnight ran over to it.
"Midnight no" I yelled but both me and Harry fell back as we saw a bus coming towards us.
"Welcome to the Knight Bus...emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. My name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor for this evening. What you doing down there?" Was the voice that came from out of the man that came out of the bus that pulled in front of us.
"We fell over." Harry answered looking at me.
"What you fell over for?" I started to get up quicker than Harry, looking around for Midnight.
"I didn't do it on purpose" Harry said with a tint of annoyance as he was getting up.
"Well, come on, then. Let's not wait for the grass to grow." Stan's eyes following me at I went to look over the side of the bus and Harry came to look as well.
"What you looking at?" Stan peered his head over the side with me and Harry.
"Nothing" Harry said pulling me with him as I was trying to protest but he hushed me with "Midnight will be fine."
Then Stan with"Well, come on, then. In. No, no, no. I'll get this. You get in. Come on. Come on. Move on, move on. Take her away, Ern." As we were in the bus.
" Yeah, take it away, Ernie. It's going to be a bumpy ride." Said a something that I don't even know what it was. And after the bus drove, I put my head into Harry shoulder and closed my eyes.