The Twins Who Lived

Snakes

"Lily are you okay?" James asked, seeing Lily's face focused on the paused scream "that voice... That's my sister's voice" she said softly, feeling horrible, everyone turned back to the screen as it resumed, trying to find a resemblance between the obvious disdainful woman and Lily Evans.

Dahlia and Harry walked into the kitchen, the camera panned out to show Vernon, Petunia and Dudley. "Try not to burn the food this time girl" Petunia hissed, glaring at her niece "Yes Aunt Petunia" Dahlia whispered, keeping her head bowed. She had long since learned how to navigate her family's moods, what increased or decreased the chances of them being fed or injured that night, her brother not so lucky.

"She isn't a house elf you fucking bitch!" James, Sirius, Evan, Barty, Bellatrix, Marlene and even Regulus Yelled, pissed at the treatment to their child/Niece and Nephew. James looked at the Slytherins surprised while Regulus looked grateful "What Potter, Regulus is our best friend not to mention one of their parents. We're going to be their uncles regardless" Evan shrugged, Severus, Rabastin and Rodoluphs nodded in agreement. "Plus it means we finally get to put an end to regulus's ramblings about oh so hot Potter" Barty added teasingly, Regulus blushed, using the excuse of checking on his sleeping children to hide his face. "Would we be their cousins or Aunts?" Narcissa asked curiously, seeing if the future knew "Aunts" Draco said softly, he wouldn't mention that they only called Andromeda that, however he knew they would have been just the same with Narcissa and Bellatrix if things had been different. "Though, We act like siblings more than not, the only cousin we have is Dora, Dray's more like a brother than not" Blaise explained "well except for Little moon here, She's more like Dahlia and Blaise's child than sibling" Hermione smiled

"How many are there" Dudley demanded, looking at the pile, 'you'd think he'd be able to do simple math' Harry muttered through the twin bond. "36, counted them myself" Vernon said proudly, 'Spoiled Brat' Dahlia thought, paying attention to the cooking. "36?! 36?! BUT LAST YEAR I HAD 37" Dudley yelled, tossing a Present.

The Purebloods in the room froze, staring at the screen wide eyed, Even James paled, his mother would have Swatted him then grounded him until his death day.

"Yes but some of them are quite bigger than last years" Vernon chuckled, enabling his behavior "I DON'T CARE HOW BIG THEY ARE!" Dudley yelled, his face getting purple. Dahlia moved slightly behind Harry, holding the pan down, Harry stiffened slightly both sensing the impending tantrum. Petunia also seemed to sense the shift "how about while we're at the zoo, we'll buy you two more presents, how's that sound Duddikins" Petunia cooed, Placating her son. "That would be...." Dudley trailer off, struggling to do the math "38, pumpkin" Petunia said, Vernon laughed "little tykes getting his money's worth, just like his father" Vernon said proudly.

"That is no way to handle a spoiled child" The Women in the hall fumed, silently cursing out the mother on screen for allowing such obnoxious behavior, Their husband's nodding in agreement. Half out of actual agreement and half because they had no wish to be the subject of their wives ire. Regulus looked down at the two sleeping Adults in his arms, his children cuddled up against them, sleeping peacefully surrounded by their parents warmth and Love. "Their beautiful" Lily whispered, leaning on Regulus's shoulder "they Truly are, and their ours" James agreed, looking down at them.

(The scene changed showing everyone heading to the car)

Dudley and Petunia got into the car, Dahlia and Harry were about to follow when Vernon slammed the door shut, smashing it on their fingers. Dahlia bit her lip hard, to stop any noise from coming out, Harry let out a faint help that was thankfully too low for them to hear, they had learned early on, any noise, any indication that they felt pain meant that pain would only double.