It all happened so suddenly, and it had started out as any other day. Harry woke-up and headed downstairs before anyone else so that he could fix-up breakfast. He started on the bacon and eggs with half grapefruit for his three…family members. He snorted to himself 'more like captors' he thought ruefully. Said…people came down for breakfast soon enough. For some strange reason he had been sent home a week early and the Dursleys were enjoying making his first week horrible. He scrubbed the plates while uncle Vernon got the mail. Aunt Petunia was busy with her usual and slightly odd pre-post-breakfast-scrub-down-of-the-kitchen. Dudley was trying to stuff every edible thing in the fridge down his piggy little throat. Vernon came charging back into the kitchen and stared at Harry fearfully for a few moments before barking
"Family Meeting, Not you boy". Harry of course had no qualms about not being included because it meant a lot less screaming at him. However he wanted to know why an emergency family meeting had been called without consultation as to how it would look to the neighbors.
The family meeting ended two hours later with three very scared looking Dursleys. Well two scared looking Dursleys. Uncle Vernon looked Furious.
"What?" Harry asked appalled at the fact that they were mad at him over something in the mail.
"You-you signed us up for this-this-this monstrosity!!!!" Uncle Vernon Screamed at Harry whilst shoving a letter under his nose. The letter read:
Dear Mister Potter,
We congratulate you on the winning of the Hogwarts raffle. This raffle as you know consist of you and a classmate living together for the summer. We are pleased to inform you that said classmate will be at your house first for the month followed by your immediate Portkey to their house for the remainder of the summer and depart from their house to the Hogwarts Express. You have been given a week to prepare for their arrival and for your departure. As per since you live with muggles that are undoubtedly pleased and know of your talents magic is allowed inside the house of the muggles only for the first month. The second wizard lives in a wizarding community and so magic is allowed in his community consisting of Wizards. This means that from the moment you two are together you will be able to do underage magic. Your guest will be arriving shortly. We do hope you and your house guest have a truly Magical time.
Sincerely signed
Those in charge at Hogwarts sweepstakes service.
Harry read the letter once, then twice, and once more to make sure he wasn't dreaming. Than he gave a whoop. He never imagined that he would win the sweepstakes. He only entered 'cause Ron said it would be fun. Ron-maybe he was the other winner.
"Mail them back and tell them you can't join!!!" Vernon yelled at the small boy. His face was red and that vein of his was threatening to burst again. Harry grinned.
"I can't" He said simply still grinning impishly. Vernon's face looked as if it were about to implode. He grabbed Harry by the scruff of his collar and literally threw him into his room, along with the letter. Petunia looked the room from the inside and Dudley managed to give him a spare bruise and a bloody nose. They went back downstairs to discuss the predicament. As they did a knock was heard. Petunia opened the door to see a man in a handsome suit
"Yes?" She asked uncertainly. Vernon hadn't mentioned a business associate coming over. The man looked own at her as if she were a fleck of dust. "W-who are you?" She tried again
"Malfoy." He answered "Lucius Malfoy." He allowed. Petunia looked as if she would have rather keeled over than hear this name.
"C-c-come in Mister Malfoy" Petunia stuttered. Lucius however ignored her attempts.
"That's quite all right; I'm merely dropping off my son." As he ended the sentence he side-stepped to show a boy of about 16. He had-like his father white-blonde hair. He was carrying a Trunk and a cage with-of course an owl.
Petunia looked as if she'd drooped dead when he entered her house. "B-b-b-but the letter said a week!!!" She protested.
Lucius smoothly told her "That was why they were sent home a week early." He motioned to the boy "Goodbye Draco" He said moving to leave
"Goodbye Father" Draco said calmly. Petunia looked like she seriously wanted Draco to leave as quickly as his father had. His father whom had disappeared soon after 'goodbye'. Petunia shakily took Draco with her and slipped the key under Harry's door. Draco heard the look click and wondered why Harry was looked up when he heard Harry's voice.
"I thought you said I was locked up for the week until my classmate got here" He said opening the door.
Here Petunia took a chance to give a nasty glare to the boy behind her. "That was last week" she said unhappily. Then in one swift move she turned around and threw Draco against Harry. "Harry meet Draco, Draco Harry. Now you two are forbidden to use your freaky powers you get from that school of and for freaks. Got it!! I won't allow freaky things happening-this is a non freak zone!!!" And with that she stormed out, leaving the two boys together.