Harry sat in his bed, in his small room in Privet Drive thinking. He had
returned from Hogwarts a couple weeks before, just when the Triwizard
Tournament had finished. He had done a lot of thinking since he got back,
not just about Voldemord rising again but about other things too.
He had kept in touch with Sirius over that summer and with his friends too. Harry had written to Ron almost everyday, telling him about how things were going in the muggle world. Ron was very impressed about the things Harry was telling him, specially Dudley's diet and how that affected the mood of all the Dursleys in the house. Harry had also written to Hermione but she only replied once because she was too busy in Bulgaria with Victor Krum. That news made Harry feel a little weird, like jealous, but he didn't cared about that.
In that moment, lost in his thoughts, a noise brought Harry back to the real world. A noise in the window took his attention, At first he was surprised but when he saw Hedwig outside he felt relieved. He opened hte window to let her in.
"It was bout time." He said to her as he was taking a letter from her leg.
"Dear Harry
Dad talked to Dumbledore and he said yes. He will pick you up next Saturday. I don't know why is he going there buy mum says it's for the best. Well, send a letter to confirm it.
See you soon
Ron
Harry felt very happy about that and started to look for a piece of parchment to send back to Dumbledore. He did had any idea how to write to him, and after sometime thinking he wrote
Professor Dumbledore
Mr. Weasley told me about you coming to pick me up from the Dursleys. I want to confirm it and thank you for this. I'll be waiting.
Harry
The last days at the Dursleys were terrible as ever, but Harry didn't seem to care. After that remain days he would leave them for the year. Next what it seemed to be the longest days Harry ever lived, finally he was leaving. Harry had woke very early that day and packed his things in his trunk before going down to breakfast. Harry tried to look natural but he ended smiling to Dudley's angry.
"what you're smiling at?" He asked
" You'll see" said Harry
The three Dursley's looked shoked at him as he had said the most horrible thing. At that moment, to Harry's relief 'cause Uncle Vernon was ready to shout at him, the bell rang.
"Wait here, Quiet!" said Uncle Vernon through gritted teeth.
Harry waited in the kitchen for a few moments. He could hear voices coming from the hall, and the, Uncle Vernon's head appear in the kitchen. His face was very red and his voice was sounding terrified.
"You boy, out here now!" he said
Harry got up and went to the hall. He felt both happy and nervous. Then he saw something he never thought he would see in his life, Professor Dumbledore wearing muggle clothes. He was wearing a pair of jeans and a bad looking shirt. It looked very funny to Harry, who had never seen professor Dumbledore in muggle clothes before. After a moment of surprise Dumbledore talked to Harry
"Harry, how are you? Having a good summer?" he asked
"Er... well, yes." Harry answered, still looking to Dumbledore's clothes.
"I've just informed your uncle that you will go with me to the burrow, and he told me that he didn't know what I was talking about. Did you forget to tell them that you were going?"
Harry had just realized now that he forgot to the his Uncle about his plans. He looked worried at Uncle Vernon and he was very angry. He, Harry, would be very scared if Dumbledore wasn't there but now he didn't care much.
"Yes, I did... sorry" he mumbled
Dumbledore looked very serious and apologized to Uncle Vernon about Harry. He told Harry to get his things and put it in the doorway. When he got back, he heard the last part of Dumbledore's conversation with his Uncle, although Uncle Vernon wasn't speaking at all.
"... so, I believe you will pick up Harry in the train station when next term ends. Don't worry, I will send you an owl explaining all" As he saw that Harry was ready he turned to Uncle Vernon "Well, he should be going now. It was nice talking to you. Goodbye" He said as he put his hand out to greet Uncle Vernon, who did not greet back.
As they left Harry followed Dumbledore with no word till they reached a purple car, with a lot of stickers in it. For a moment he looked surprised to see that car, and, seeing the expression in Harry's face, Dumbledore said
"Don't be so surprised, it's mine for a long time"
He still hadn't said anything, but he could not imagine Dumbledore with a car, a muggle car.
"Anyway, how did you think I was going to get you?" said Dumbledore putting Harry's trunk in the back seat.
"Is it a magic car? You know... does it have powers?" Asked Harry, remembering Mr. Weasley's Ford Anglia.
"Yes, I have done some magic to it, but don't comment about that, please" he answered
As they entered the car, Harry could see Uncle Vernon's face looking at them from the window.
"How long will it take us to get there?" Harry asked, realizing that he had no idea where in England the burrow was.
"A couple of seconds I believe" Dumbledore said "Don't worry about that"
As the car turned the corner, Dumbledore pushed a small button in front, and when Harry looked again he was at the Burrow.
He had kept in touch with Sirius over that summer and with his friends too. Harry had written to Ron almost everyday, telling him about how things were going in the muggle world. Ron was very impressed about the things Harry was telling him, specially Dudley's diet and how that affected the mood of all the Dursleys in the house. Harry had also written to Hermione but she only replied once because she was too busy in Bulgaria with Victor Krum. That news made Harry feel a little weird, like jealous, but he didn't cared about that.
In that moment, lost in his thoughts, a noise brought Harry back to the real world. A noise in the window took his attention, At first he was surprised but when he saw Hedwig outside he felt relieved. He opened hte window to let her in.
"It was bout time." He said to her as he was taking a letter from her leg.
"Dear Harry
Dad talked to Dumbledore and he said yes. He will pick you up next Saturday. I don't know why is he going there buy mum says it's for the best. Well, send a letter to confirm it.
See you soon
Ron
Harry felt very happy about that and started to look for a piece of parchment to send back to Dumbledore. He did had any idea how to write to him, and after sometime thinking he wrote
Professor Dumbledore
Mr. Weasley told me about you coming to pick me up from the Dursleys. I want to confirm it and thank you for this. I'll be waiting.
Harry
The last days at the Dursleys were terrible as ever, but Harry didn't seem to care. After that remain days he would leave them for the year. Next what it seemed to be the longest days Harry ever lived, finally he was leaving. Harry had woke very early that day and packed his things in his trunk before going down to breakfast. Harry tried to look natural but he ended smiling to Dudley's angry.
"what you're smiling at?" He asked
" You'll see" said Harry
The three Dursley's looked shoked at him as he had said the most horrible thing. At that moment, to Harry's relief 'cause Uncle Vernon was ready to shout at him, the bell rang.
"Wait here, Quiet!" said Uncle Vernon through gritted teeth.
Harry waited in the kitchen for a few moments. He could hear voices coming from the hall, and the, Uncle Vernon's head appear in the kitchen. His face was very red and his voice was sounding terrified.
"You boy, out here now!" he said
Harry got up and went to the hall. He felt both happy and nervous. Then he saw something he never thought he would see in his life, Professor Dumbledore wearing muggle clothes. He was wearing a pair of jeans and a bad looking shirt. It looked very funny to Harry, who had never seen professor Dumbledore in muggle clothes before. After a moment of surprise Dumbledore talked to Harry
"Harry, how are you? Having a good summer?" he asked
"Er... well, yes." Harry answered, still looking to Dumbledore's clothes.
"I've just informed your uncle that you will go with me to the burrow, and he told me that he didn't know what I was talking about. Did you forget to tell them that you were going?"
Harry had just realized now that he forgot to the his Uncle about his plans. He looked worried at Uncle Vernon and he was very angry. He, Harry, would be very scared if Dumbledore wasn't there but now he didn't care much.
"Yes, I did... sorry" he mumbled
Dumbledore looked very serious and apologized to Uncle Vernon about Harry. He told Harry to get his things and put it in the doorway. When he got back, he heard the last part of Dumbledore's conversation with his Uncle, although Uncle Vernon wasn't speaking at all.
"... so, I believe you will pick up Harry in the train station when next term ends. Don't worry, I will send you an owl explaining all" As he saw that Harry was ready he turned to Uncle Vernon "Well, he should be going now. It was nice talking to you. Goodbye" He said as he put his hand out to greet Uncle Vernon, who did not greet back.
As they left Harry followed Dumbledore with no word till they reached a purple car, with a lot of stickers in it. For a moment he looked surprised to see that car, and, seeing the expression in Harry's face, Dumbledore said
"Don't be so surprised, it's mine for a long time"
He still hadn't said anything, but he could not imagine Dumbledore with a car, a muggle car.
"Anyway, how did you think I was going to get you?" said Dumbledore putting Harry's trunk in the back seat.
"Is it a magic car? You know... does it have powers?" Asked Harry, remembering Mr. Weasley's Ford Anglia.
"Yes, I have done some magic to it, but don't comment about that, please" he answered
As they entered the car, Harry could see Uncle Vernon's face looking at them from the window.
"How long will it take us to get there?" Harry asked, realizing that he had no idea where in England the burrow was.
"A couple of seconds I believe" Dumbledore said "Don't worry about that"
As the car turned the corner, Dumbledore pushed a small button in front, and when Harry looked again he was at the Burrow.
