CHAPTER 7
Next day I woke at 6 got ready and went downstairs to have my breakfast. My grandmother was already there.
"Good morning." I said. " anything new?" I asked her
"Oh yeah, there's a surprise for you." Ned said from behind me.
"And what's that?" I asked him.
"It is this hot news Daniel Redcliff is coming here today and will stay with us for the whole week." He said "isn't that simply awesome?"
"What you mean harry is coming here? At our home? For what?" I asked him. I was completely shocked at the news. "Ned will you please tell me the whole story?" I asked him.
"Chill Anna I'll tell you the whole story. First you calm down and sit down." He told me. I did as he asked and then he began his tale...
"Actually he is coming here today and he chooses to stay at our house. He called grandmother yesterday and then they had a talk and then she told me that he is coming here. Now why is he coming here what does he wants all that o don't know because she is not telling me. You can try if she tells you that." He said as he looked at my mom and then he went off to his room.
After he was gone I turned towards my mom and looked at her. She smiled and then instead of answering my question asked me another one.
"Did you meet Daniel at Andy's birthday party?" she asked me.
I was taken aback for a movement. How in the world did she get to know this? Then it clicked me that maybe Daniel had told her that. And if he had told her that then did he also tell her everything that he said to me? I did not know what to say so I decided on the truth.
"Well yeah I did meet him at Andy's party." I replied back. Then before she could enquire more I asked her "how do you know that? Did he tell you?"
"Well yeah he said that he had met you Andy's party and you had become friends. He said that you invited him to stay at our house the next time he came to Ottawa. So now that he is here he wanted to know if it would be ok if he comes to stay with us." She said.
Relief spread over me as I was happy that he hadn't told mom everything. For a split second I had the thought that he might have told her everything. "He is so stupid. He could have told me that instead of calling you directly." I said.
"It's alright at least I got to know about you two otherwise god knows when you would have told me that." She said.
"Sorry mom. I just forgot to tell you. Anyway when is he coming?" I asked her. I hope he comes after I go to school because then I won't have to face him in front of mom.
"He said he'll be here by 7:45. So he must be here in about 15 min." She replied. "Now Anna, he is going to stay in the guest room opposite your room so you better go and check the room."
Oh no. I thought. He's going to stay in the room that is opposite to mine.
My house is a one story house. The ground floor has a hall, living room, kitchen and two rooms which are occupied by mom and Ned. My room is on the first floor and just opposite my room is the guest room in which harry will stay. My grandfather had built a hostel for students who came here for studies. My house was situated in the hostel campus only. We have building each with 50 rooms and one room has the capacity of 4 people. So it's big place. One building for boys and another for girls. Both are situated perpendicular to each other and between them is my house. It sort of forms in L-shape.
My house
Boy's hostel
Girl's hostel
Garden
"Mom, I am not going to wait for him. I have school at 8, so I'll go by 7:45" I told her.
"Oh common Anna! You have to stay here till he comes after all he is your friend and is here on your request." She replied back. I started to protest but she cut me "no I don't want to listen anything. You will stay here till he comes and that's final."
I nodded and went upstairs to check the room. It was in good condition. Then I went in my room and looked at myself in the mirror. I was dressed for school not for receiving someone. I thought about changing my clothes but then just let it go. I went down again to wait for him.
Then he came. He came in a shiny black limo. I greeted him inside and then I introduced him to mom and Ned. Then I took him upstairs to show him his room.
"This is your room." I said as I opened the door of his room and he went inside.
"Ok. Where is your room?" he asked me.
"This one" I said as I showed him my room. My room was opposite his so I just showed him the door of my room form the door of his room.
"Won't you show your room to me?" he asked me.
"I would but not now as I am getting late for school. And...Uhm....will you do a favour for me?" I asked him. He nodded. "Please don't tell mom anything about us."
"Ok. I understand you don't want to tell her now. But sooner or later you'll have to tell her." He said.
"Yeah I'll tell her one day. When I get back I want to ask you many things. And this time first you'll answer my questions." I told him. He smiled and nodded. I waved him goodbye and to school.
I reached school and met all my friends again. I particularly wanted to talk to Anne. Anne is my best friend and understands me very much. She is very tall with very long hair, even longer than mine. She has got a round face and wears square spectacles. Then I told her everything about me and harry. Well I told her all that Andy knew and nothing more than that. Then I asked her to keep this s secret and not to tell anyone.
Till inch everything was fine. Then the word spread that me and harry are friends. Then came another surprise. After lunch was over a black limo came to school. I was shocked. I am trying to keep my and Harry's relationship a secret and he is coming to my school. What is he thinking?
But to my relief he had not come to meet me. Instead he had some work with the principal, . At first I was relieved that he hasn't come to meet me but then another thought came to my mind. What is he doing here?
Later that day an announcement was made that my school is going to hold a competition which was "the biggest harry potter fan." As soon as I heard the announcement I got excited. Now I'll prove him that I am his biggest fan.
