The Vanishing Glass

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[The scar's glow immediately dies down, and the camera pans to see Iris who is now 10 years old, still sleeping. Then, the light turns on outside his bedroom cupboard under the stairs]

Petunia: Up. Get up. [She knocks on her closet door repeatedly] Now! [Smacks door of closet and walks into the living room]

[Iris wakes up, turns on her bedroom light. A large, tubby boy, Dudley Dursley, suddenly comes running down the stairs above the closet. He stops half-way down and goes back, jumping on the staircase.]

"YOU SLEPT IN THE CUPBOARD UNDER THE STAIRS!" Molly shouted.

Iris shrank in her seat, wishing to disappear.

Umbridge was pleased that the Potter brat got what she deserved because of killing her Dark Lord.

Seeing Umbridge's pleased face, the future children glared at her.

Dudley: Wake up, cousin! We're going to the zoo!

[Iris looks up to the join works of the stairs with small amounts of dusts rising. Dudley laughs, comes down the stairs and runs for the kitchen. Iris tries to come out of the closet, but is pushed back in by Dudley. Petunia is in the kitchen, where Dudley has gone.]

Aries pulls Iris closer to him.

Petunia: Oh, here he comes, the birthday boy!

Vernon: Happy birthday, son.
[Petunia and Dudley giggle together. Iris comes into the kitchen, dressed in outgrown clothes.]

Petunia: [to Iris, unpleasantly] Why don't you just cook the breakfast, and try not to burn anything.

Iris: Yes, Aunt Petunia.

"Since when did they made you cook?", Hermione asks silently causing everybody around her to scoot away.

"Since I was...um...five?"

Hermione slowly nods and turns away, making people even more scared.

[Iris then gets to work on cooking the bacon]

Petunia: I want everything to be perfect for my Dudley's special day.

Vernon: [to Iris, who is taking her time placing the bacon on the plates] Hurry up! Bring my coffee, girl!

"She has a name! And such a beautiful one at that.", Aries argues with the screen.

Iris just sighs exparatedly at his flirting attempts with her.

The future generation sniggers at Iris' 'I'm so done with this shit' expression.

Iris: Yes, Uncle Vernon.

[Petunia leads Dudley over to the family room, where there are a vast amount of presents. Dudley stares.]

Petunia: Aren't they wonderful, darling?

Dudley: How many are there?

Vernon: Thirty-six. Counted 'em myself.

Dudley: Thirty-six?! But last year last year I had thirty-seven!!

Vernon: Err yes, well, some of them are quite a bit bigger than last year.

Dudley: I don't care how big they are!

Petunia: [calming him down] Oh, now, now, now. This is what we're going to do, is that when we go out, we're going to buy you two new presents! How's that, pumpkin?

Molly and the mothers scoffs at the poor parenting.

[Outside the house morning. The happy family is heading to the car.]

Petunia: This will be a lovely day at the zoo. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Iris then goes to go in the car, but Vernon stops her, pointing his keys at her.]

Vernon: I'm warning you now, girl. Any funny business, any at all, and you won't have any meals for a week. Get in.

"That's abuse!"

[At the London Zoo. The family is in the reptile house, looking at a large Boa constructor.]

Dudley: Make it move.

[Vernon taps the glass of the cage.]

Vernon: Move!

[Dudley taps the glass much harder, and Vernon nervously winces.]

Dudley: MOVE!

Iris: He's asleep!

Dudley: He's boring.

"You're boring"

[Dudley and his parents head over to another enclosure. Iris is left with the snake.]

Iris: Sorry about him. He doesn't understand what it's like, lying there day after day, having people press their ugly faces in on you. [The snake looks up and blinks.] Can you...hear me? [The snake nods] It's just...I've never talked to a snake before. Do you...I mean...do you talk to people often? [The snake shakes its head] You're from Burma, aren't you? Was it nice there, do you miss your family? [The snake turns its head in the direction of a sign which says, Bred in Captivity] I see. That's me as well. I never knew my parents, either.

"Are you siriusly comparing yourself to a snake?"

Iris just shrugs.

[The now awake snake has attracted Dudley's attention. He comes over to the glass, knocking Iris to the floor.]

Aries growls.

Dudley: Mommy, dad, come here! You won't believe what this snake is doing!

[Dudley puts his hands on the glass wall. With his back turned, Iris glares at him. Suddenly, the glass disappears, causing Dudley to wretch forward, losing his balance.]

Dudley: Whoa! Ahh! Ahh!!

The hall roars with laughter.

[Dudley falls into the snake enclosure, sputtering in a pool of water. Iris snickers at what she saw. The snake gets out of the exhibit, stopping in front of Iris.]

Snake: Thanks.

Iris: Anytime.

[The snake slivers off to the exit.]

Man: SNAKE!

[There is a lot of screaming as the snake heads for freedom. Dudley gets up to get out, but the glass is now back over the enclosure. Seeing that he is now trapped, he pounds the glass in panic.]

Dudley: Mom, mommy!

Petunia: [notices him in the exhibit] AHH!

Dudley: Mom, help! Help me!

Petunia: My darling boy! How did you get in there?! How did you get in there? Dudley, oh, Dudley!

[Iris grins and snickers, Vernon notices this and glares down at her. Iris's grin disappears, knowing that she is in trouble with Vernon.]

The laughter stops.

Aries growl loudly causing everybody around him to jump and the Potter-Black children to grin proudly at the protective hold he had on their mother, "He better not hurt you."

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