Chapter Text
"" Talking
** whispering
The family who live at Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging located in Surrey London were a perfectly normal family of 3. The mother Petunia the father Vernon and their son Dudley Dursly. They had a perfect house with a perfect garden the perfect family who were all well respected but they also had a dirty little secret that lived in the cupboard under the stairs. This secret was Harry Potter, Petunia's nefew and her sisters son.
"Monday 6am July 31st 1989"
"Boy get your lazy ass up and make breakfast Or else!" Harry quickly got up running out of his Cupboard and to the kitchen "Y-yes uncle Vernon" Vernon glared at him muttering something that sounded like beating him for being so lazy which just made Harry shake.
Harry quickly got to cooking when he heard his cousin Dudley start running downstairs the into the kitchen. Dudley looked right at Harry with a wide grin "guess what it's your birthday and you won't get anything loser" Harry looked scared because his uncle always beat him with his belt on his birthday. Dudley doesn't know this though.
Dudley pushed him and sat down banging the table after a minute. "Hurry up I'm hungry" Petunia who had just came from outside looked at harry look mad "Hurry up boy my baby Dudders is hungry" harry quickly platting the food and stumbling to place it down. "Yes Aunt Petunia I-I'm sorry" she glared at him before sitting down.
Petunia grabbing her tea took a single before looking at harry "your list of chores is on the fridge you better get them down before five" Vernon looked when she said this "if it's not done by five you'll be in for it boy' harry looked scared at that but nodded his head."Yes sir it'll be done by five"
Harry grabbed the list looking at realizing that he won't be able to finish by five he ran to get started, After almost nine hours and he still had 2 hours to do the garden after rushing through most chores.
Harry walked out to the back garden to take care of Petunias roses even though it was blazing hot outside.
"Harry's pov”
Aunt Petunia likes the roses perfect so she can show then off to the neighbors, she gets really angry when there’s ruined. I sigh just wanting the day to be over.
While I was moving around I heard a voice mumble something about nasty humans being in there space. "W-who's there" a little snake head popped out of the grass startling me.
"Speaker! I found a speaker, I haven't seen a speaker in a long time" the snake exclaimed,
I was shocked staring at the snake.
"I didn't know snakes could speak" The snake looked at me like I was crazy which is weird cause I didn't think snakes could have different facial expressions
“Of course we can speak hatchling" the snake said while looking pleased.
I blink then nod "r-right well um how exactly are you speaking English" wow I didn't know a snake could look so offended
“English!!" the snake exclaimed "we are not speaking English little Hatchling we and speaking Parseltoung the language of snakes"
I was completely shocked and you could probably read it on my face "Parseltoung? How am I speaking your language?" The snake 'who's name I definitely need' looked thoughtful before it started talking 'hissing I guess' this is weird.
“Well Hatchling you are most likely a wizard as you must have magic to be able to speak it"
Which shocked me cause aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon say it's not real "you think I have magic?"
The snake nodded "yes hatchling think have you ever done anything you can’t explain?"
I had to think hard but yea I have "y-yea I have I turned my teachers hair blue and somehow teleported onto my school roof when running from Dudley and his gang of friends, Also uhm what's your name".
The snake looked pleased for a moment then shook it's head "see you have magic, and I have no name you may choose on for me though hatchling".
I was slightly shocked at him letting me choose his name but nodded "hmm oh what about Regis"
The snake nodded "yes my name is now Regis, what is your name hatchling?”
I smile looking all to pleased that Regis like the name "I am glade you like your name Regis and my name is Harry Potter”
Regis was about to say something when Petunia opened the door and yelled "Boy!what are you doing lazing around you haven't finished the roses and it's already past 5 you should be cooking dinner!"
I looked scared when she said this "I-I’m sorry a-aunt petunia” hiding Regis when she started walking towards him.
“Narrative pov”
Petunia grabbed Harry’s arm dragging him inside and tossing him at Vernon whose face was all purple which meant he was pissed.
Petunia looked at Dudley smiling “oh my Diddykins can you go to your room I’ll call you down when dinners ready” Dudley got up and headed towards the stairs nodding at petunia “course mama”
Once Dudley was upstairs Vernon dragged harry in front of cupboard tossing him down making harry wince then back away when he saw him start taking his belt off “I-I’m sorry please no” he looked over at his aunt who just looked at him then walking away to start dinner.
Vernon looked at harry folding his belt “take your shirt off boy I don’t want to have to wast more clothes on you” harry took his shirt off not wanting to make his uncle madder then he already was.
Once his shirt was off he turned around and faced the wall to most of the blows would be on his back. As soon as he was facing the wall Vernon struck him.
Harry cried out in pain before Vernon yelled after striking him again “be quiet boy” harry but his lip to keep his voice in.
After half an hour Vernon stopped after noticing the blood on the floor “boy! clean this mess up and get into your room” harry nodded before slowly cleaning up the blood and crawling in to his cupboard.
“Harry’s pov”
When I was safely in my cupboard I cleaned up my back with an old shirt even though it hurt really badly. When i noticed it was no longer bleeding I put my shirt back on and curled up.
I sigh when aunt petunia yells for Dudley to come down for dinner *I guess no food again*
I’ll probably be told to finish the garden when there done eating *maybe Regis will still be there* I mumbled to myself
… I hear uncle Vernon and Dudley go upstairs and aunt petunia walking towards my cupboard so I sit up wincing from the pain.
Aunt petunia opens my cupboard sneers at me “get up and go fishing the garden and don’t come back in until your done understand”
I immediately nod “y-yes aunt” I sigh when she walks away before getting up and walking out back.
I sat down in front of the garden again before looking around “Regis? Are you still here”
I smile when I see him slither up to me.
“Hatchling Your back! …” Regis looks worried for some reason.
I look at him questionably “is something wrong?”
He looks really concerned “of course something’s wrong you smell of blood and prey!!”
I bite my lip “o-oh you can smell that” looking down ashamed
Regis looked at me with a serious expression ‘which it’s still weird to see a snake do’ “yes I can smell that! Snakes have a very good sense of smell, now who made you smell like prey hatchling!?”
Regis looks like a mix of mad and concerned which is confusing no one is ever concerned about me. “oh… it was my uncle”
Regis looked at me before signing “hatchling before you left earlier you said your name was Harry Potter yes?”
I looked confused and nodding “yes that’s right why?” I couldn’t help but wonder where this would go
He nodded “well hatchling you are a wizard and in the Wizarding world you are famous”
“Famous!! What for??” I exclaimed cause why in the world would I a freak be famous for?? It just didn’t make sense.
He sighed “yes famous, your tale is told all over the England wizarding world”
I nodded still quite shocked by this and waved my hand for him to continue.
“This’ll be a long explanation do not interrupt ask questions after” I just nod at Regis.
“Right well I’ll start with the wizarding war that was brought by the dark lord Voldemort went from 1970 to 1981, you ended this war at 15 months old. I looked absolutely stunned by this.”
He waits a moment before starting again. “No one is exactly sure how you stopped him but there are many who believe you rebounded the killing curse with accidental magic killing him or your mom sacrificed her self for you, nobody knows sense the only people who were there are dead now and well you were just a baby.”
He stopped probably so I could take this all in then my eyes widened at something I was about to ask but stopped my self sense he said to wait till the end to ask questions. So I nodded at him to continue.
He sniffs “right, cause you are a famous wizard who destroyed a dark wizard who was haunting everyone you should have gone to a wizarding family, as anyone would have taken the chance to take you in. It does not make sense that you would end up here in a muggle home.”
I nodded “hatchling if you wish to leave I can show you how to get to the wizarding world there would be people who could take you in, you may ask your questions now hatchling.”
I let out a big sigh then nodding “right uh questions so my parents didn’t die in a car crash but were murdered by a crazy dark lord?”
Regis blinked “yes that is right”
“Ok uhm what’s a killing curse I mean it sounds pretty obvious?” From the way Regis was looking at me I could tell I was right and it is self explanatory
He nodded “your right it is kinda obvious but in all technicality it’s a one shot kill it’s a forbidden curse that could get you sent straight to Azkaban”
“What is Azkaban?” I ask feeling way to confused
Regis blinks “hmm it’s the worst wizarding prison in the world it’s worse than death”
I shiver at that “wow uhm that’s intriguing and scary”
He nods ‘which is honestly so cute’
“Alright so if you were to show me to the wizarding world where would I got to get help?” I asked
He hummed which sounded kinda like a long low hiss “well hatchling I suppose the best place to go would be Gringotts the wizarding bank”
I raised my eyebrow and that “a bank huh interesting well then Regis when can we leave”
He looked up “it is getting late so we should leave soon we don’t want to many humans out watching you walk around by yourself”
I sigh but nod “alrighty then we should go now, do you uh want to climb onto my arm?
Regis nods “Sure hatching” he slithers up my arm
Once he was on my arm and comfortable I climbed over the fence and made my way out of the neighborhood and to the wizarding world by following Regis’s directions.