The Girl Who Dared

The Letters

The escape of the snake had earned Harry and I our longest punishment ever. By the time we were aloud out of the cupboard again it was the summer holidays, and by that time Dudley had already broken the new video camera he had just gotten. He broke many other things by this point and even knocked down poor old Mrs. Figg. I was glad school was over which meant no more homework, although there was no escaping Dudley and his gang of idiots. Harry was the main source of their entertainment. I on the other hand had stayed as far away as possible. Dudley and his group of delinquents had started in their game in which they called Harry hunting. I felt horrible for my brother but I couldn't defend him from five people. Maybe Piers or Malcolm but not the other three. I watched as they chased him and was grateful for the near by tree for which I hid in from the idiots. They were the reason I loved being outside, same with Harry. But another reason was so I could feel the summer breeze in my hair.

All good things will come to an end though. The other day Harry and I were informed that Dudley would be attending Smeltings. It was a private secondary school for all boys. It was going to be a blessing to have Dudley gone for so long. Granite we would be attending the public school. I'm sure Harry and I would do just fine with out Dudley and his small gang. Luckily we only had to put up with Dudley till September. Although one day in July, Aunt Petunia took Dudley to London to buy his Smeltings uniform, Leaving Harry and I in the care of Mrs. Figg's. She wasn't as bad as usual though. She let us watch some tv and gave us a few sweets to tie us over until Aunt Petunia returned.

That evening though Dudley was showing off in the living room his brand new uniform. Smelting boys wore maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers, and flat straw hats called boaters. That wasn't the worst part though. He carried a cane that was used to beat the other boys with while the teacher wasn't looking. And I apparently was his new target instead of Harry. I knew I could only out hide him for long before he would start his stuff with me. Uncle Vernon looked so proud of Dudley as Aunt Petunia took a few pictures of Dudley in his uniform.

The next morning there was an awful stench coming from the kitchen. I was the first one up due to my sensitive sense of smell. I walked out of the cupboard towards the smell getting closer noticing a large metal tub in the sink. I walked over looking in seeing dirty rags in gray water.

" What is this?

I asked as Aunt Petunia glared at me her lips tightened as they always had when we asked a question.

" Your new school uniform

I looked inside the tub again before looking at her with a glare of my own

" Those won't match the dress code" I looked at her as she swatted the ladle at me and I scurried away glaring at her as Harry asked her the same thing I did. Before long Vernon and Dudley came in both of their face scrunching up at the smell of the dye. Vernon opened his paper while Dudley smacked me with his smeltings stick. I was half tempted to take it and beat him over the head with the thing. As we were beginning to eat breakfast we heard the male slot and the thud of letters. Vernon looked at Dudley.

Get the mail Dudley!"

" Make Jane or Harry get it" He retorted about to poke me with the stick again before I jumped up.

" Ill get it" I muttered getting up before Dudley could smack me with it again. I looked down seeing the mail picking it up. There was a post card from Vernon's sister Marge who was on vacation. A few bills, and that's when I saw them. Two letters. One addressed to Harry and the other to me. I frowned knowing Petunia and Vernon wouldn't let us keep the letters and I quickly tried to hide them but was to late when Vernon caught me trying to hide two of the letters making me hand them over.

" They are our letters, Hand them back "

I glared at him as he started to go pale calling Petunia over before shouting for all three of us to get out of the kitchen. I grumbled as Harry kicked the door of the cupboard angry that we couldn't have our letters. Who had sent them and how did they know we lived in the cupboard? After a few hours the door is unlocked and Petunia looks at us something in her eyes i'm not sure of showing us to the new empty room upstairs that belonged to Dudley. I could hear Dudley yelling and carrying on that his old toy room was now Harry and I's shared bedroom. Two beds sat on the opposite sides of the room and a dresser in the middle each side had a small desk and one closet for the both of us to share. I looked at Harry as he claimed his side and I claimed mine. You could hear Dudley down stairs sobbing and throwing a tantrum to Petunia claiming he still needed this room. I rolled my eyes at the fact Dudley was being a brat. The only thing is We would have given anything a few days ago to be in a bed room. But today we just wanted those letters.