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Chapter 3

2 days later, since they crossed several time zones, Ryan, Daisy and Seth Cooper got off the plane. The weather here in Perth was very different to what they were used to at this time of year. 'Might take a little while to get used to' thought Ryan. He carried his son outside and was met with a beautiful twilit sky. Beside him, Daisy gasped.

"Oh James, it's absolutely wonderful!" she said with a slip of the tongue.

"Daisy, we should go change," said Ryan, putting some emphasis on Daisy and change.

"What…? Oh, oops, yes lets just get a cab and we'll get out of here."

"Look, there's one dear," Ryan said as he pointed to an old black car driving by.

"Honey, I don't think that is a cab. I would gather that all those people standing in a line with all the white cars would be where the cabs are." James stood there pondering for a moment before understanding dawned on his face.

"OH!" Daisy just laughed as she dragged him over to the line. 20 minutes later they finally reached the head of the que. As they climbed into the backseat of the cab, the driver asked where they wanted to go.

"Umm…just a nice hotel please, with vacancies," Daisy replied with her thick English accent.

"Anywhere in particular?" the driver asked in an unfamiliar Australian accent.

"No, no. Anywhere you recommend."

"What's your price range?"

"Is that any of your business?" asked a furious Ryan.

"No mate sorry. Its just so I know not to take you somewhere to expensive."

"Excuse my husband. Just an average hotel will do, near some shops that would be open."

"Of course! The Duxton Hotel it is." And with that, the Coopers were driven through Perth, passing all the stores with their lights on. It was lovely. Not long after, the cab pulled out the front of an exclusive hotel. After they payed, exited, and the cab drove away, they headed a few blocks away, intent on buying some new clothes first. Just before they reached the mall, they popped into an alleyway unnoticed and transfigured themselves back into James, Lily and Harry Potter.

As they entered the Hay Street Mall, the family of three stopped and stared at everything around them. Shops were built everywhere down the street. A street where cars could not go. It was completely unexpected.

"Well, lets get on with this, shall we? Then we can go to bed."

"Sure, dear, whatever you say." Despite the fact that James had nothing to wear except the clothes on his back, he was still a male, and therefore still hated shopping.

An hour later, they had brought a few pairs of clothes each and were heading back to the hotel to check in.

"I'm sorry," said the lady at the counter. "Check in was a few hours ago."

"Please! We need somewhere to stay. We just flew all the way from England to start a brand new life, and we need to sleep somewhere, even if it is for just one night." Lily Potter was staring to get desperate and annoyed.

"I'll see what I can do," replied the lady, her heart going out for the family in front of her. "Let me just go speak to the manager."

A few minutes later, the lady and an elderly looking man arrived in the foyer.

"How may I help you?" asked the man.

"My husband and I would like a room for the night please. We have just arrived here a few hours ago from England. We are quite tired. We lost all our items in a bad house fire, and we decided that it would be best to move here," Lily replied, starting to feel very lethargic.

"Hmm…yes…I believe room 86 is free."

"Yes sir, it is," answered the lady.

"Well, let us move a crib in there and I hope you enjoy your stay at the Duxton Hotel." With that the man walked away. The lady gave the Potters' their room key and said that they would bring a crib in shortly if they required it, and the parents agreed. Their stay at the hotel that night was very relaxing, but James and Lily were worried. What had happened those few nights before? What's going to happen now? Where will they live? Will Harry still go to Hogwarts? And what about the prophecies?

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The next morning, the Potters were up bright and early and went down for some breakfast. After a hearty meal of bacon and eggs, they ordered a bottle of fresh orange juice. It was the best juice they had ever had. When asked whether it was squeezed in the morning at the hotel, the waiter replied, "No, that juice is fresh from the south west. It's called Harvey Fresh."

"Is Harvey the name of an actual town?" asked James.

"You've never been here, have you?"

"No, we haven't. We're not sure we are goi-" James was cut off when Lily's foot came down hard on his foot under the table.

"What my husband meant to say was that we were told by some friends of ours that they visited a town called Harvey and, since they are constantly pranking everyone they meet, we didn't know whether we should believe them or if they were real," Lily lied through her teeth, while James tried not to look like he was in pain.

"Well, okay," the waiter said. "Yes, there is an actual town about two hours south from here called Harvey. You should probably visit there."

"Yes, we should. Thank you very much for your assistance."

"No problems. You should talk to Evelyn at the front desk and she can help you some more. I've got to get back to work." The waiter finished sheepishly.

At the front desk, Evelyn was every bit as helpful as the waiter. She showed them maps, car hire, attractions, even real estate available in the area, something that James and Lily were quite impressed about. 2 hours later, a small, silver BMW pulled into the town of Harvey.

"Oh James, it's so adorable!"

James was speechless for a moment, "What…oh yes it is. Well lets look around shall we?"

"Definitely!" Lily exclaimed.

They got out of the care and started wandering around town. After a quick look at the local primary school and shopping centres, they stopped by at Bella's Café and Restaurant for lunch.

"Wow, this food is delicious."

James could only nod in agreement.

"Mama!!!" cried a bubbly Harry.

"What's the matter dear?"

Harry just pointed a little finger a family walking past. A mother, a father and a little girl with short hair were just strolling into town on this beautiful spring day, past the alfresco area of Bella's. Harry's eyes were staring at the little girl, who was staring back into Harry's eyes. The two children had gone dead still and quiet, which was noticed by their parents. James had even stopped eating.

"Harry!" cried Lily at the same time as the mother of the little girl cried out "Hermione!"

Okay, so there may be one or two unanswered questions in there. Do not worry, all will be reavealed in the next few chapters, I can assure you. I will try to finish this story. When? I do not know. But I can assure you I will do my absolute hardest to finish it. Harvey is my home town, so it should be pretty accurate. I have been in the CBD of Perth so many times I can count it on one hand! Duxton Hotel is there and is near the Hay Street Mall, but I can't even recall being in the vicinity or not, let alone stay at the hotel. And with that said, please read & review.

PS. I do not plan to update unless I have more than two updates this time around. If I do get those numbers, I'll update sometime in the next week.