Harry Potter was five years old when an odd American young couple moved down the street from the Dursley's.
Elaina and Roman Jennings looked drastically different than what he imagined. He thought all Americans were like the ones on the telly, of course, this was all from the small glances he was able to get. The Jennings were very mysterious. No one on Privet Drive could figure out where they came from - their accents being the only dead giveaways.
It was nearly two months later that he had officially met the couple. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon wanted to take out his cousin, Dudley, without Harry 'bothering' them. And of course, they were all going out of the country. Ms. Figg was unavailable, which meant that the Dursley's had one last resort: the Jennings.
Harry could remember clearly as Aunt Petunia knocked carefully on the door of the Jennings household. Not even three knocks in and Elaina Jennings had opened the door.
"Oh hello, Petunia," Elaina smiled pleasantly at the pinched face of Petunia Dursley. The smile seemed genuine but Harry had noticed that it was nothing but.
"Thank you for agreeing to take care of the boy for us, Elaina. I hope it's not much trouble." Aunt Petunia said, faking a worried tone that could have fooled anyone. But not Elaina Jennings.
"Nonsense, Petunia! It would be a pleasure to have Harry around!" Aunt Petunia only hummed and handed a bag full of Harry's necessities.
"This is everything the boy will need for his stay." Elaina nodded and grabbed the bag. Nodding she confirmed it.
"See you in two weeks, Petunia." Elaina bid her goodbye's and hurried Harry inside.
Just as the Dursley's drove out of the Jennings driveway, Elaina turned around and grinned at him. "We are going to have so much fun, Harry! But let us meet Roman first!"
Elaina ruffled Harry's hair, leading him deeper into the house while doing so. Harry watched in amazement his surroundings. The house was well decorated and had a cozy feeling that made Harry warm inside.
"Is that Harry?" Upon hearing his name, Harry froze. A lanky man walked out to the dining room. "I'm Roman, you must be Harry. Correct little man?"
Harry nodded, cheeks redding at the attention he was getting. He took his time to look at the way. Elaina was already at Roman's side patting his arm. Roman lips quirked downwards, "You're not much of a talker, are you?"
Elaina laughed. A cheery sound that made Harry want to laugh along. "But we will certainly fix that, won't we Roman?" The man chuckled. Harry watched in amazement at seeing the couple so close up.
Elaina was very pretty. She was tall, almost tall as Roman himself who towered over both of them. She had chestnut colored hair that was cut short, framing her face perfectly. Her eyes were a beautiful hazel, that went along perfectly with her forever lasting bronze glow.
Roman was the opposite, however. He had hair that was dark with a blue undertone and was growing around his ears. Roman had fair skin and looked like he had just run a mile with the constant of pink tinge under his cheeks. His eyes were a warn dark color, reminding Harry of coffee.
Harry had to admit they made a dashing couple.
Elaina must have noticed his staring and gripped his small hand and lead to some stairs. Roman followed, his bare feet slapping against the hardwood flooring.
Elaina giddily pushed Harry gently towards a door. "This is the guest bedroom, we fixed it up just for you." Roman opened the door.
"Wow," Harry whispered. He turned around looking the Jennings. "Thank you."
Elaina and Roman smiled. "Go ahead and get settled, we'll call you down for dinner. Later we can play Monopoly."
And with that, Harry was left alone with a room all by himself.
Author's Note: I may as well just die now before I get any new ideas. Nonetheless, welcome to Set Me Free! I have so many things planned for this plotline, nothing like the original Harry Potter we all know and love! (Most of those are the way magical America work.) This story is going to have a lot of its dark moments, but that will come with their fair share of fluffy family bonding! I am really excited for this, and I hope you are too!
