Alyssa: This idea came about as a result of extreme boredom during class times. As Ari and Alana aren't here with me right now to add in their own comments you'll have to put up with me.
Disclaimer: Ari, Alana and Alyssa do not own Harry Potter or any related content. If they did, Ari would have gone to Hogwarts, Ron Weasley would have never existed (Alana has issues with him) and Draco Malfoy would belong to me! MUAHAHAHA!
Enjoy
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Before the Beginning
Chapter 1
Privet Drive was like any other respectable suburban community in London – quiet with pristine green lawns in front of large houses with glistening windows. However, today there was a disturbance and an unusual noise that was rarely heard in all of Privet Drive – Laughter.
Sitting at the window she often used for spying was Petunia Dursley who was wearing a displeased expression.
"Who in their right minds would allow their children to act in such an unruly manner?" she exclaimed. "It's completely undignified." And spying on them through a window isn't? Nice.
With a huff of disapproval,, she turned her attention back to her own business and hurried to prepare a snack for her son, Dudley, when he came home.
Meanwhile, just next door, the three 'undignified children' were having what could only be described as a jolly good romp.
Halfway through an invigorating game of tag, a short dark skinned girl stopped and peered throught he hedge.
"Finally! That annoying durrgingful woman is gone!" she yelled back.
"Did you see those teeth?" the second girl asked. "A few times I thought she was going to start whinnying."
"You're talking about her teeth? Did you see those bones?" said the third girl. "Wait, of course you did. And I'm the skinny one? And her neck! I would've thought she was a giraffe, not a horse."
"you guys are so mean! I mean, so what if she's a hideous troll with no life and her husband and son are the most abhorringful persons in the world, but she's still a human being…. I think," the first girl said.
"Are you defending or insulting them?" the second girl asked.
"Yeah, I mean, listen to yourself Alana!" the third girl put in.
"I was being sarcastic Arianne dearest," Alana said. "Sometimes I wonder how the hell it is that we're related. I mean, where did you even come from?"
"She hatched from a hippogriff egg," the other girl deadpanned, pulling out some leaves from her curly hair.
Arianne stuck her tongue out at them. "Be quiet kiddo! And Aly, you've got a twig sticking out of your glasses."
"Aw man, I'm hungry," Alyssa complained, removing the offending piece of wood.
"What's new?" scoffed Ari. "Let's go take Oberon for a walk," she suggested. "Maybe you can take your mind off of food with that."
"My mind is never off of food," Aly replied stoutly.
"you're gonna get fat," Alana said.
"Puh-leeze, I've been eating like there's no tomorrow for eleven years now, I think if I was supposed to get fat I would have by now," Aly said, walking off and grabbing a leash that was hanging near that back door.
Alana went to untie the black dog, and quickly bent to tie his leash, then they set off down the road following the dog at a quick trot.
Then, Oberon must have smelled something he liked, because with one quick jerk of his head he broke free of his leash and went sprinting up the drive until he disappeared around the corner.
"Oops," Alan said, shrugging her shoulders and staring at the leash in her hands. "I guess I didn't tie it properly."
Completely flabbergasted, Aly and Ari stared at her with identical looks of shock on their faces.
"Dude! Your dog breaks off of his leash and all you say is 'Oops'?" Ari half yelled. "Call him back! He could bloody well hurt someone! Or get hurt himself!"
"You guys are freaking out way too much," Alana said. "He just wants to have a quick gallop. He'll be back when he's ready, and even if he's not, I'll know where he is."
Suddenly, they heard a surprised scream followed by a 'woof'.
"Oh no!" they said at the same time and ran to see what had happened.
Alyssa, being the most athletic of the trio(and the one least likely to trip over her own feet), sprinted ahead of them.
"Oh Merlin!" she gasped. During his 'romp', Oberon had managed to tackle a small, skinny boy about their age with a wild mop of jet black hair and was currently licking his face excitedly.
"Oh father Christmas! Are you alright?" Alyssa gasped, dropping to her knees beside them. "Are you alright? Do you feel okay? Is anything hurt? Broken? Are you dead? Dying? Hungry?" She hugged the dog's head close. "My poor sweet Oberon."
The boy stared at her flabbergasted. Alyssa spared him a cursory glance. "It's nice to see you're fine too kid," and she turned back to the dog.
Ari rolled her eyes and stepped forward. "Are you okay?" she asked, helping the skinny boy up. "We're so sorry! Alana's the only one who can really control Oberon but she didn't tie his leash properly. I hope you aren't hurt…er… what's your name?"
"I'm Harry... Harry Potter," he replied. "I live at number 4 with my aunt and uncle."
"Dude that's awesome!" exclaimed Ari. "We live at number 6, right next door. Wait, now that I think about it, you do look familiar. Wait! Now I remember. I was in the yard with Oberon and I saw you running away from this pig- er, boy and his really skinny friend. Were you playing tag?"
"Er… no," he responded awkwardly.
"Well, I'm Ari, this lunatic is Aly," Ari said, gesturing towards Alyssa who waved at him. "And this is Alana," and she pointed to Alana who just stood there looking petrified.
"Alana?" Ari asked, waving her hands in front of her face. Alana snapped out of it.
"Uh, hey Harry," she greeted brightly. "Sorry about Obe, he's only like this when he meets a mag-" she suddenly gasped and didn't complete her sentence.
Harry raised her eyebrows. "A what?"
"A much new person!" Alyssa said, popping up beside them.
Harry looked unconvinced.
"Yeah, a much new person," Ari said, pulling her innocent face that had gotten the trio out of a lot of trouble. Alana and Ari looked shocked that Ari had managed to catch on so quickly as the girl was notoriously slow.
Harry shrugged. "Well, it was nice meeting you but I should be getting home, maybe we could hang out sometime?" he asked. He looked so hopeful. Alyssa felt her heart melt a little while looking at him.
"Yes!" Alana exclaimed. "I mean sure. That would be cool," she said cooly, seeing the strange looks she was receiving from Aly and Ari and began blushing furiously.
"Okay then," Aly said. "We'd love to hang out with you again, but how about next time we edit out the part where Oberon almost kills you."
"That would be much appreciated," he said, wiping his hands on his loose, old jeans. "Later then," and with that, smiling the whole time, he waved and ran off.
As soon as he rounded the corner Ari blurted out, "He's a wizard! Whoa! Wait a minute… Harry Potter? It can't be. Could it?"
"Naw, it's probably just a coincidence. I mean, what are the odds?" Alana said, still blushing slightly.
"Hey, what the hell happened to you back there anyway Alana?" Ari questioned.
Aly, the quicker of the two, smirked. "Lana's got a crush! Lana's got a crush!" she sang she sang. "And on Harry Potter of all people."
"But, d'you… you know, think it really is him?" Ari asked as the girls started walking home, Oberon in tow.
"Hm...the one Alana has a crush on?" Aly asked slowly.
"I meant, is that really the harry Potter? Do you really think it's him?" Ari clarified.
"It could be," Alana said. "Did anyone notice the scar?"
"I think I saw something when he was getting up," Aly confessed. "But I wasn't paying that much attention. And he got up so quickly."
"Well, let's keep a lookout," Ari suggested. "I think your room looks into his," and she took off down the road with a wicked gleam in her eyes, killing herself with laughter.
Alana chased after Ari, yelling profanities as she went with Oberon barking happily as he ran alongside his master. Alyssa glanced back at the corner that Harry had disappeared around and let out a concerned sigh.
"All in due time, huh?" she said, before walking off to join her cousins.