Happy Birthday

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After the letter fiasco, Uncle Vernon took all of us to a light house literally in the middle of nowhere. I sigh and lay on the ground next to Harry as we each draw cakes onto the floor. I look over at Dudley's watch as the final seconds of the day slowly count down.

"3...2...1," I whisper to Harry before wo both blow out the candles, which only sends dust flying.

"Happy birthday, (Y/n)," harry smiles and I smile back at my brother.

"Happy birthday, Harry."

After I say Happy birthday to my brother, there is a loud bang at the entrance of the light house. I gasp and sit up next to Dudley who is on the couch and wakes up.

Harry runs behind the fireplace while I hide sitting behind the couch. Dudley screams and runs as far away from the door he can. My aunt and uncle come down with a shotgun as the door falls to the ground. I peak around and see a giant man walk in with an umbrella in his hand. I cover my mouth and look at Dudley who is staring at the man. I look over at Harry who is looking at me already.

"Sorry, about that," the giant man says, and I uncover my mouth while peaking over again as the man picks up the door and puts it back.

"I demand you leave at once sir, you are breaking and entering," Uncle Vernon says while holding the gun up higher at the giant.

He marches over to my aunt and uncle while bending the gun upwards, "dry up Dursley you great prune," Uncle Vernon shoots the gun which goes through the roof.

"My, I haven't seen you since you were a baby harry, but you're a bit more along than I expected. particularly round in the middle."

I look up at Dudley as he stutters, "i-i'm not Harry."

I see Harry move out of the corner of my eye and move, "I am."

"Well of course you are! Where is (Y/n)?"

I stand up and walk over to my brother, "there you are! you are sneaky. I've got something for the both of you. Afraid I might've sat on it at some point but I'm sure it will taste fine the same."

He pulls out two boxes, one with a blue ribbon and one with a pink, "baked it myself, words and all."

We take the boxes and open it. There are both cakes that read 'Hapee Birthdae' one says my name and the other reads Harrys. I smile and look up at the man.

"Thank you," we both say and harry takes my box to put it on a table.

"It's not every day your ol' twins turn eleven now is it, eh?"

The man sits on the couch and takes out his umbrella. He points it to the fire pit which causes a spark to fly out then the fireplace to ignite. I look at Harry eyes wide while he is just staring at the fire pit.

Harry walks closer to the man, "excuse me, but who are you?"

"Rubeus Hagrid, keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts. Of course , you both know all about Hogwarts."

I shake my head, "I'm sorry, no."

"No? Blimey, (Y/n) where do you think you and your brothers' mum and dad learned it all?"

"Learned what?"

"You're a witch, (Y/n) and you're a wizard, Harry."

"We are what," Harry says and looks at me.

"A witch and a wizard. Thumping good ones, I'd wager. Once you two train up a little."

"No you have made a mistake, I am not a wizard."

"And I am not a witch, we are just (Y/n) and Harry."

"Well, just (Y/n) and Harry, did you ever make anything happen? Anything you couldn't explain when you were angry or scared."

I stay silent while Harry and I look at each other.

"Hmm," Hagrid smiles and gets up, handing up both the letter that we had been seeing for a couple of days. I open mine and i start to read it out loud.

"Dear Ms. Potter, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry."

Uncle Vernon comes over quickly, "they will not be going I tell you! We swore when we took them in, we'd put a stop to all this rubbish."

"You knew? You knew all along and you never told us," I start to get angry.

Aunt Petunia starts to walk down the stairs, "Of course we knew. How could you two not be? My perfect sister being who she was. Oh, my mother and father were so proud the day she got her letter. We have a witch in the family; isn't it wonderful? I was the only one to see her for who she really was. A freak. Then she met that Potter and she had the two of you and I knew you two would be the same, just as strange and abnormal. And then, if you please, she got herself blown up, and we landed with you."

"Blown up! You said our parents died in a car crash."

"A car crash," Hagrid speaks up after listening in on the conversation, "a car crash killed Lily and James Potter? It's an outrage! It's a scandal!"

"They will not be going," Uncle Vernon says and I look back to see Dudley had started to eat one of our cakes.

"Oh? And I suppose a great muggle like yourselves going to stop them, aren't you?"

"Muggle," Harry and I question and turn around to Hagrid.

"Non-magic folk. These twins have had their names down ever since they were born. They are going to the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world, and they'll be under the finest headmaster that Hogwarts has ever seen... Albus Dumbledore."

"I will not pay to have some crackpot old fool teach them magic tricks!"

I see Hagrid get visibly angry and life up his umbrella to Uncle Vernon, "never insult Albus Dumbledore, Infront of me."

Hagrid notices Dudley eating the cake then points the umbrella at him. Some sparks fly out and quickly a pigs tail grows in Dudley. My aunt and uncle scream while Harry and I laugh at all of them.

"Well, I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone at Hogwarts about that. Strictly speaking, I'm not allowed to do magic."

Harry and I nod and I look at Hagrid as he pulls out a clock.

"Oh, we're a bit behind schedule. Best be off," Hagrid starts to walk towards the door as Harry and I stay put, "unless you'd rather stay of course."

I look at Harry before pulling him along with me over to where Hagrid is. I am not staying with the Dursleys, I am going to Hogwarts.

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