A Confusing Start
I raised my head expecting the usual boring beige ceiling I wake up to every other morning. Instead as I look around I saw two people looking down at me. One was a disheveled albeit beautiful woman with blonde hair and bright green eyes while the other was a soft looking worried man with red hair and pale blue eyes holding a bundle in his arms. I stared trying to understand my situation. They both smiled looking to be amused by how I was intensely staring at them.
‘Her eyes, they’re the color of the clear skies’
‘My girl, eager to see the world already’
Huh?
What did they just said?
Their mouths didn’t even move.
Where am I?
Wait am I being held by this woman?
As I try to frantically look around I noticed how heavy my head seem to be. I couldn’t move properly, it seems I could barely control my body. Crap, I can’t move.
As I try to process what’s happening I couldn’t help but be confused.
Am I dead?
I looked around once more as tears began welling up in my eyes.
What the fuck is going on? Loud cries reverberated out of my mouth waking up the bundle in the man’s arms as it also let out loud cries.
-
A year had passed and I’ve slowly come to terms with what’s going on. I might've died and reincarnated into this world or maybe I’m in a coma and this is just a dream. Yeah no definitely not a dream everything is way too realistic. The pain when I hit my hand in this crib, the constant need for other people help just for those tasks that I should be doing, the embarrassment for it. It’s way too real.
As I looked around I could see a crib next to mine, a baby was sound asleep slightly moving around from time to time. It seems like I have a twin in this life, I had many sibling in my last three of them actually. I hated my siblings but I would do anything to protect them. I should probably stop thinking about them before I start crying again. I’m never going to see them again. My family, I miss them.
While I was thinking of unattainable things a woman had entered the room. She looked at me then reached out to hold me “What’s wrong? Did you have a bad dream?” she asked in that gentle tone of hers as I realized that tears were falling on my face.
I didn’t pay much attention to her when I just awoken but she was beautiful, she had bright green upturned eyes that gave a bit of a haughty expression. Her blonde curly hair were just above her waist but she would always keep it in a braid to her right shoulder. She was always attentive and would always come running to our room when she heard any noise.
‘She’d been waking up crying most of the time, even when she doesn’t need any feeding or cleaning. Is there something wrong with her?’ She had thought to herself worriedly.
This woman was my mother, although she is my mother in this life I have no idea how I should feel about her. She wasn’t my mom, I’m sorry I can’t just accept it that easily. Maybe I’ll come to like her later but I can’t help but feel sorry for this because she’s this body’s mom she’s my, this life’s mom.
She had started singing a lullaby to calm me down. As I sleepily close my eyes “My Petunia, mommy’s here to protect you” she says as she lulls me to sleep her sweet tone made me feel as if nothing could hurt me.
Petunia, what an odd name. Petunia, I feel like I’ve heard that before. That was my last thought as I fell asleep.
-
Five years had passed since I’ve heard my name.
Petunia.
Petunia Evans.
Yes, that was my name.
I just want to ask god, WHY?
That’s right I’m in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, full of magic and adventures. And I’m the evil aunt who abused him, that bitter old aunt of his. WHY? I could’ve been some other character at least. Oh so I wished that I had been reborn in a time after all those wars and headaches. I don’t want to live a world where I have to constantly fear for my life. And I don’t like the idea of sending a child to fight a dark lord or something. And I definitely will not let Lily die.
I miss my family, my home, my phone, my internet, my quality entertainment. I feel like screaming. Well at least I know what might happen in the future, but a lot of it is already different.
First of all, Lily is my twin sister not younger sister. Lily, she looks really adorable, like a puppy with big doe eyes, wide bright smile and cute round cheeks. Compared to me I look kind of intimidating even as a child, maybe its because I rarely act like a child. But even so from time to time I’d act like a child when I’m dazed as if my brain was trying to correct my actions. And the most important thing probably is-.
“Tuney! Come and have a look at this!” shouted a girl with flaming red hair and bright green eyes in a white dress with flower patterns. ‘Weird! Hehehe.’
It was Lily, smiling from ear to ear as she waves both of her hands excessively. I walked off to her side as she points at a mound of wriggling little creatures. I felt a cold shiver down my spine.
“There’s so many of them!” She brightly proclaims. ‘I wonder what they are’
“Worms and centipedes, there’s quite a lot of them.” I said with utter disgust in my voice.
I was never great with these kind of bugs I really hope they’d go away. And then they did, and in quite unnatural way at that. They had formed a straight line that goes out of our backyard.
“Wow! How did you make them do that?” Lily asked excitedly. “They just marched away!”
“Well, I just thought of it” I said as I reached out and grab her hand.
That’s right, in this world I’m magical. At first I had thought that it was Lily doing all those weird things but as I continued to encounter these odd happenings I had realized that it was my doing. And the fact that I could hear other people’s thoughts basically proves I’m magic. What was it called again? Legilimens?
Though it might’ve been for the better if neither of us were magical, that way there’s almost no chances of Lily dying at the hands of that voldy.
“Let’s go back inside, it’s almost supper.”
The sky had been dyed red when we’ve decided to go in, though we’re only at our backyard.
“Girls come and wash up your hands, suppers’ almost ready and dad will be home soon.” ‘The chicken’s almost done! I swear if he calls and says he’s not coming home again!’
“Daddy’s coming home today?” I asked “He’s been gone for so long.”
“Mummy I miss dad!” Lily said pouting as she grabs the hem of mums dress “Will he really come home this time?” ‘I want to see him’
“Of course, sorry girls there seemed to be a problem at dads work but everything sorted out now” she says as she lowers herself to our height and held both of our cheeks. “Mummy will march of to his work if he still didn’t stay true to his promise.” ‘If he keeps making promises he can’t keep to my little girls I’ll-’
Then right on cue the front door opened, a man entered and left the door opened. He was a tall man, he had dark red hair that was usually kept tidy was messy. He had pale blue doe eyes that gave off a soft expression and his pink lips was smiling from ear to ear while his freckled nose twitched when he had entered.
“Daddy!” shouts Lily as she runs across the hallway and throws herself at him “I missed you!”
As for myself I calmly walk down the hallway and gave dad a hug and a peck on the cheek “We missed you very much...”
After taking a quick look at the two of us he then proceeded to scoop up the both of us then into a tight hug. ‘Ah I missed you! My sweet little flowers! I’m happy to know you’ve missed me this much!’
“I miss you too, my little flowers” His gentle eyes and caring tone always had the effect of making you feel safe. “I’m sorry daddy had too much work to do” ‘If I can I would’ve come home quicker’
“Are you going to have too much work again in the future?” Lily asked with tears in her eyes “Daddy please don’t go” I added. I know I’m being a bit clingy and childish but after six years of spending time with them I can’t help but be attached. It’s rare not seeing dad around, so not seeing him for long makes me feel gloomy. Well it’s been a while since I can be childishly cute, might as well be happy here.
“Aw, don’t be sad I’ll make it up to you. Sorry I hadn’t come home for a week, daddy had a lot of work to do” Dad said apologetically. ‘I needed to help my friend after all, I couldn’t just abandon him’
“Really?! Then let’s go to the zoo!! Remember that you promised that we’d go last week!” Lily said excitedly.
“Of course we’ll go! That was already planned after all! But to make it up to you for being delayed we’ll go get ice cream tomorrow!”
““Really!”” we both said excitedly.
“Yes of course!” Dad said brightly as he patted both of us, ruffling our hair “I love you two!”
“Girls, go wash your hands supper is ready.” Mum said patting both of our backs. “Come on, quickly.”
And off we went to the kitchen to wash our hands for supper. As I was rinsing my hands with cold water I could vaguely hear their conversation.
“Honey are you forgetting something?” mum said while staring down her husband. ‘Seriously he’s in his own world when he’s around the girls’
“Dear, I haven’t forgotten anything. Once the girls are asleep, I had brought some wine and flowers for you-” Dad whispers to her quietly before he was cut off. ‘Maybe we can have another kid-’
“I’m talking about the guests you have brought” Mum says covering his mouth. ‘The kids are around you idiot!’
How do I turn off this legilimens thing again? Thankfully I’m mentally old for this or am I? But I’d rather not hear. Someone help me turn this off.
“Right!” dad says awkwardly and introduces the person outside the door. ‘My wife’s so cute!’
“This is my colleague Tom and his son, this man’s the one I’ve been talking about lately! He’s a good kid!” dad says as he patted the man’s back. ‘Although he looks expressionless most of the time’
I hear guests coming over inside. I went off to take a look quickly followed by Lily
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Evans. My name is Tom Riddle Sr. and this is my son Tom Jr. Your husband had been taking care of me ever since I’ve joined the company” The man with black hair and a very handsome face said in a refined manner while carrying a toddler in his arms. ‘I hope I’m not too much of a nuisance’
What?
Tom Riddle?
Did I hear that right?
No. It can’t be.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Riddle, please do come inside. It is cold after all let’s talk over dinner” Mom says as she leads them inside. ‘My how adorable!’
“Girls come and say hi to our guests” Mom says as she glances at us. ‘What’s wrong with Petunia? She looks scared?’
A young man with a handsome face carrying a toddler in his hands was walking inside. His hair was black and so was the toddler in his arms.
What?
That’s.
I could feel cold sweat at my back. I looked at them and felt as if I was doused with cold freezing water... he’s here... that... that You-know-who. F*cking Voldemort.