Friendship At First Sight (The Philosopher's Stone)

Chapter 3

Hours later, the Dursleys along with the Potter twins, were on an old two story house in the middle of the sea that only had one bed and a couch along with a smile fireplace. Vernon and Petunia took the bed and Dudley slept on the couch, leaving Harry and Lea to sleep on the hard, cold ground with only a dirty, old blanket.

Outside in the rain, lightning streaked against the clouds in the night sky, Harry and Lea were laying on their stomachs while leaning on their elbows as they drew a cake on the ground, Harry drew the candles as Lea was finishing writing their names on the bottom. When they finished, they glanced at Dudley's watch as his arm was falling on the side of the couch, it beeped as it turned midnight and they turned towards their cake.

"Make a wish, Harry" "Make a wish, Lea"

They said with a smile as they looked at each other before turning towards their cake once more, with a deep breath, they blew on their candles, looking as the dirt flew farther away from them. A second later, a loud thud was heard as someone from outside hit the door with great force, their heads looked at the door as Dudley sat up immediately at the noise, turning towards the door also. Another thud as the hinges were started to come off, Dudley jumped out of the couch and towards the wall away from the door, trying to put as much distance from him and the stranger outside. At the third thud, Harry and Lea got unto their feet and looked at the door with fear, hiding beside the chimney and Harry standing in front of his sister protectively.

Vernon came down the stairs with Petunia behind him, holding a riffle with his hands trembling as Petunia turned on the light, her hair in curlers, "Who's that?" Vernon squeaked as Petunia held unto him with fear, her eyes wide in fear, staring at the door.

With one final thud, the hinges were blasted off, the door came crashing down as a large man with big hair and a beard was stepping into the room. Petunia screamed  in horror at the stranger entering the room, Dudley jumped back and sat on top of a window ledge. The stranger crouched down in order to get past the doorframe and stood up once inside. Everyone stared at him in silence as he steps into the light, placing a pink umbrella inside his large coat. He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild - long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of dustbin lids and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins.

"Sorry abou' that" He said as he crouched down, with one hand, he lifted up the door and with his other, he pushed it back into place. 

"I demand that you leave at once, sir!" Vernon growled at the stranger, the rifle no longer shaking and pointed at him, "You are breaking and entering!"

With two steps, the stranger stepped in front of Vernon with Petunia cowering behind him while letting out a whimper, the rifle shaking again as Vernon pointed it upwards at the man's face, "Dry up Dursley, you great prune" He said as he got a hold of the end of the riffle and turning it upwards as it was just plastic, the end now pointing towards the ceiling. A bang echoed loudly as a bullet went through the wooden planks above them, Petunia letting out another whimper of fear, Dudley jumping in fright at the sound. 

Then he approached Dudley, who shrank in fear against the wall, "Mind, I haven't seen you since you were a baby, 'arry, but..." The man paused as he looked at Dudley, who was starting to tremble in fear, Vernon and Petunia slowly stepping down the stairs, "You're a bit more long than I would 'ave expected, particularly in the middle. Where's Amelia?" He chuckled as he finished. 

Dudley took a shaky breath, glancing to the floor to the man, "I-I'm-I'm not Harry" He said shakily at the man, cowering more up the wall as the man stopped chuckling.