Chapter 3

Harry rolled over and tried to get back to sleep. He squeezed his eyes shut and pulled the covers around him tightly. He wanted to get back to that dream where he felt so contented.

In it, he was watching children playing in a play park. He felt happiness as he watched them chase after each other. He felt someone touch his hand and looked round. A woman was sitting next to him, smiling gently as she took his hand in hers. He smiled back feeling a big wave of love wash over him.

"Daddy, Daddy," two small boys ran up to him and grabbed his free hand, "come and play!" They tugged him up and ran off again, laughing. He turned to the woman and kissed her hand. She giggled and blushed. He jogged over to where the boys were playing.

And then he woke up.

He wanted that happiness back. He wanted to get back to his dream family that loved him and that he could love in return.

His bedroom door slammed open. He sat up quickly to see Dudley in the doorway. His cousin stood in the doorway for a minute, staring at him suspiciously.

"What, Dudley," said Harry, annoyed.

"You need to get up," Dudley said, once again slamming the door as he left.

"Thanks," Harry muttered. He stretched and looked around. Hedwig was asleep with one head under her wing. He went over and stroked her. She stirred and looked at him. He stroked her beak and she nipped his finger.

He went over to his window and drew back the curtains. He looked out onto the street, eyes roaming over the pruned bushes. A flicker of movement caught his eye from the tree opposite his window. He snapped his gaze to the branches, nothing.

"Come on Harry, you're paranoid," he muttered to himself. He closed the curtains again.

After getting dressed he went downstairs only to find Aunt Petunia glaring at him.

"What did I do now?" he asked her, wearily. In answer, she shoved a hoe at him and pointed to the door. He heaved it onto his shoulder and plodded out.

After 10 minutes of gardening Harry gave up and leaned on his hoe. He thought about his friends, what were they doing while he was working? He resented them for being together whilst he was forced to work.

"AARGH!" he stabbed the hoe into the ground.

"Problem Harry?" a familiar voice enquired. Harry spun around to find the ice-blue eyes of Albus Dumbledore staring back at him.

"What are you doing here?" said Harry, too surprised to be polite. Dumbledore pushed his half-moon glasses up his nose before he spoke.

"I have come of get you out of here for the summer Harry, why else?" he smiled gently.

"Remus told me in his letter that they were still discussing different possibilities," said Harry slowly. His hand inched towards his wand, could this be an imposter?

"Relax Harry, I have merely come to take you to your friends as is what happens every summer. Now, let's go and pack up your things." Dumbledore led the way towards the house, Harry following behind, extremely confused.

"Professor, why have you come at such short notice?" Harry asked.

"Because Harry, I have reason to believe that someone may be watching this house and we need to get you safe. This was a spur-of-the-moment decision and therefore, no one knows about it," Dumbledore answered, entering the kitchen.

"But…"

"Who the bloody hell are you!" shrieked Aunt Petunia, grabbing a frying pan. Dumbledore looked at her calmly.

"I have come to take Harry away for this summer," he explained, "he will, of course, return again next year."

"You can keep him if you like," grumbled Aunt Petunia. Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.

"Shall we go and pack," he turned to Harry who nodded wordlessly and led the way up the stairs. They walked silently into his room. Dumbledore looked around interestedly while Harry grabbed some socks and threw them into his trunk.

"Oh, let me do that, Harry," said Dumbledore, with a flick of his wand. All of Harry's clothes picked themselves up off the floor and flew over to his trunk where they folded themselves up and piled themselves neatly. His books followed and when the trunk was full, the lid slammed down. Hedwig hooted indignantly as her cage, with her inside, soared through the air to land beside Harry. He picked it up and stroked her beak.

"Off we go then," beamed Dumbledore. He tapped Harry's trunk with his wand and it disappeared. He put a hand on Harry's shoulder, "Hold tight!" and Harry felt an unpleasant sensation that was not so different from being squeezed through a tube of toothpaste. He shut his eyes and concentrated on not being sick. Suddenly, his feet hit something solid and he stumbled before opening his eyes. They were in a dark corridor. At the end was a wooden door which opened quickly, spilling out three wizards with their wands raised. They stopped when they saw who it was but still looked suspicious.

"What were the last words Evelyn Jones said to the two of us before she died in Serbia?" called one, advancing slowly.

"When I come back, I expect to have a box of sugar quills on my doorstep," recited Dumbledore calmly. The three men sighed in relief and lowered their wands.

"You scared us there, Albus," said the wizard who had questioned Dumbledore, "thought we were being invaded for a moment."

"Harry!" exclaimed a familiar voice. Harry looked up into the amber eyes of his former Defence against the Dark Arts professor, Remus Lupin.

"Professor! What are you doing here?"

"We could ask you the same thing," said Mr Weasley, wiping his brow.

"Well…"

"Kingsley Shacklebolt," interrupted the other man, "might I suggest we relocate for this particular conversation?" he raised his eyebrows at Dumbledore, who looked a little guilty but it passed so quickly, Kingsley wasn't sure he'd seen it or not. The 4 men and Harry walked towards the door.

"Um, professor? What exactly is this place?" Harry asked hesitantly. Mr Weasley pushed open the door and they trooped through. Harry saw Ron and Hermione making their way towards him through a big crowd of people.

"This, Harry, is the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix."

Okay, so, I don't really like this chapter, starts off slow but yeah. Dumbledore's in trou-ble! Lol fun.

So yeah, really got nothing to say this time…um…Review! :D