Cat Night Evening
Chapter 1 Ron's Brilliant Idea
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot, and that is kind of borrowed from Dog Day Afternoon. All the characters belong to JK Rowling except the ones I invent.
It was July 31st, the day of Harry Potter's 16th birthday. Ron had invited him to the Burrow, tempting him with promises of presents and Mrs. Weasley's famous triple fudge cake. Hermione had sent him a letter as well, imploring him to go. Mr. Weasley had graciously re-hooked the Dursley's to the Floo network, so on his way out Harry decided to grab a little something for him. Dudley would never know what was missing.
He hugged his parcel tightly to his body and grabbed a pinch of Floo powder before shouting, "The Burrow!". A few seconds later he landed roughly on his feet and looked up to see the smiling faces of the Weasley's and Hermione. Mr. Weasley looked up at him questioningly.
"What's that you've got there, Harry?" Hermione smiled knowingly. Harry ran his hand through his already messy black hair and said,
"It's a VCR, and I've brought a movie to go with it. You have an outlet and a TV, don't you?"
Mr. Weasley nodded eagerly, reminding Harry a bit of a bobble-head doll. He grinned and asked Hermione to help him hook it up. In just a few minutes, the VCR was ready to go.
"So, what movie did you bring?" Hermione asked.
"Dog Day Afternoon, you know. With Al Pacino?"
"Mmm. Yeah. I've seen that one, I think."
Ron looked around, confused.
"What's a VCR?? And what does that black box have to do with anything??" Harry sighed.
"A VCR is something that shows you recorded images, and that black box has the images inside of it." This didn't help at all, and if anything, Ron looked more confused.
"So muggles have magic??"
Hermione sighed.
"Ron, just shut up and watch the bloody film."
Ron pouted and sat down on the plush couch, rolling his eyes at his friend's snippiness. All of a sudden, sound flowed from the largest box, and images began flooding the screen. Ron stared in wonder, quiet through the entire movie. When it was over, he looked toward his friends in absolute awe.
"That was amazing! How do they do that?? Wait, I don't want to know."
Harry and Hermione laughed. They sat on the couch doing nothing for a few minutes before Hermione said,
"I'm bored."
Ron grinned wickedly.
"I know what we could do." Harry raised an eyebrow.
"And what's that??"
"We could hold up Gringotts just like the people in the movie!!!"
Hermione scoffed.
"Ron, that is THE stupidest idea I have ever heard."
1 hour later
"I don't know how you morons talked me into this." Hermione groaned.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked down Diagon Alley decked out in long black cloaks, robes, dragon hide gloves and boots, and black balaclavas covering their faces under Harry's invisibility cloak.
"I mean, if we're under your bloody cloak, why do we have to wear these stupid things??? And come on! We're not to use magic during the summer holidays!!"
The boys stopped short and looked at each other.
"Ron! We're not allowed to use magic!" Harry yelled. He stuck his wand in his pocket and said, "Come on. Let's go to Florean Fortescue's. My treat."
Ron stopped short.
"Wait! I have another idea, except this time it's a good one!!"
The trio huddled together under Harry's invisibility cloak conversing in hushed tones.
Soooooooooooo how did you like it???????????? Come on tell us. Review! And to anyone who has read any of my other stories, sorry I haven't updated it. Btw my cousin helped me write this. Review review review.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot, and that is kind of borrowed from Dog Day Afternoon. All the characters belong to JK Rowling except the ones I invent.
It was July 31st, the day of Harry Potter's 16th birthday. Ron had invited him to the Burrow, tempting him with promises of presents and Mrs. Weasley's famous triple fudge cake. Hermione had sent him a letter as well, imploring him to go. Mr. Weasley had graciously re-hooked the Dursley's to the Floo network, so on his way out Harry decided to grab a little something for him. Dudley would never know what was missing.
He hugged his parcel tightly to his body and grabbed a pinch of Floo powder before shouting, "The Burrow!". A few seconds later he landed roughly on his feet and looked up to see the smiling faces of the Weasley's and Hermione. Mr. Weasley looked up at him questioningly.
"What's that you've got there, Harry?" Hermione smiled knowingly. Harry ran his hand through his already messy black hair and said,
"It's a VCR, and I've brought a movie to go with it. You have an outlet and a TV, don't you?"
Mr. Weasley nodded eagerly, reminding Harry a bit of a bobble-head doll. He grinned and asked Hermione to help him hook it up. In just a few minutes, the VCR was ready to go.
"So, what movie did you bring?" Hermione asked.
"Dog Day Afternoon, you know. With Al Pacino?"
"Mmm. Yeah. I've seen that one, I think."
Ron looked around, confused.
"What's a VCR?? And what does that black box have to do with anything??" Harry sighed.
"A VCR is something that shows you recorded images, and that black box has the images inside of it." This didn't help at all, and if anything, Ron looked more confused.
"So muggles have magic??"
Hermione sighed.
"Ron, just shut up and watch the bloody film."
Ron pouted and sat down on the plush couch, rolling his eyes at his friend's snippiness. All of a sudden, sound flowed from the largest box, and images began flooding the screen. Ron stared in wonder, quiet through the entire movie. When it was over, he looked toward his friends in absolute awe.
"That was amazing! How do they do that?? Wait, I don't want to know."
Harry and Hermione laughed. They sat on the couch doing nothing for a few minutes before Hermione said,
"I'm bored."
Ron grinned wickedly.
"I know what we could do." Harry raised an eyebrow.
"And what's that??"
"We could hold up Gringotts just like the people in the movie!!!"
Hermione scoffed.
"Ron, that is THE stupidest idea I have ever heard."
1 hour later
"I don't know how you morons talked me into this." Hermione groaned.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron walked down Diagon Alley decked out in long black cloaks, robes, dragon hide gloves and boots, and black balaclavas covering their faces under Harry's invisibility cloak.
"I mean, if we're under your bloody cloak, why do we have to wear these stupid things??? And come on! We're not to use magic during the summer holidays!!"
The boys stopped short and looked at each other.
"Ron! We're not allowed to use magic!" Harry yelled. He stuck his wand in his pocket and said, "Come on. Let's go to Florean Fortescue's. My treat."
Ron stopped short.
"Wait! I have another idea, except this time it's a good one!!"
The trio huddled together under Harry's invisibility cloak conversing in hushed tones.
Soooooooooooo how did you like it???????????? Come on tell us. Review! And to anyone who has read any of my other stories, sorry I haven't updated it. Btw my cousin helped me write this. Review review review.