Chapter 4
As they pulled up to the Wealey's house Harry felt a strange feeling of returning home. The car stopped and everybody scrambled out. Fred and George carried Harry's things into the house, and up to Ron's room whilst Mr .Wealsey set about getting everyone drinks. 'I suppose Ron told you about why we didn't come to collect you by Floo Powder,' he said as he poured glasses of lemonade. Harry nodded, suddenly his fears returning to him. 'It's terrible,' said Mr. Weasley sitting down at the table, 'everyone has gone back to being careful and not trusting anyone else.' Harry didn't know what to say. A familiar sick feeling was creeping into his stomach. Finally he spoke, 'were the Death Eaters stopped in time? I mean, before they got any Muggles?' Mr. Wealsey didn't speak. He just sighed and shook his head sadly. Ron seeing Harry's face, changed the subject, 'where's mum and Ginny?' he asked. 'Oh they've gone out - to - to get something,' said Mr. Weasley, smiling slightly. 'I think you boys will like it.' Harry and Ron exchanged confused looks, and Ron got up from the table. 'Dya wanna come and unpack, Harry,' he asked. 'Sure,' replied Harry and followed Ron up to his room. Ron sat down on his bed. His room was exactly how Harry had remembered it. 'So, what dya think to all this You-Know-Who business,' asked Ron. Harry shrugged; he didn't know what he thought. There was a silence. 'Is Hermione coming to stay,' Harry asked. 'Oh yeah, I think she's coming tomorrow. Her parents are taking a holiday so mum said she could stay with us for a few days before we go back to school.' 'Great,' said Harry. 'Who do you think will be out new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher this year?' asked Ron. 'I don't know,' said Harry, ' but I really hope that Snape leaves.' Ron chuckled, 'he's like an overgrown bat isn't he? Always-' But Ron's sentence was cut short by his mum calling him from downstairs. 'What now?' muttered Ron as he flung open his bedroom door. 'What?' he shouted back down. 'We've got a surprise for you and Harry,' called back Ginny. Ron turned to look at Harry and raised his eyebrows. 'What dya think it is?' he asked. 'Let's go see,' said Harry and he and Ron ran downstairs into the kitchen. 'Hermione!' exclaimed Ron 'Hi you two,' said Hermione. 'Hi, what are you doing here?' asked Ron. 'Charming!,' laughed Hermione, 'I've come to stay for a few days.' 'Oh,' said Ron, 'I knew that.' 'Why don't you two take Hermione's bags upstairs, and then we can have lunch.' said Mrs. Weasley, 'hello, Harry dear. How are you?' she added. 'I'm fine thanks,' said Harry picking up one of Hermione's bags. Ron picked up the other two and they took them upstairs. Ron pushed open his bedroom door and dropped the bags just inside. 'Ron, don't leave them there' said Hermione, ' someone's going to trip over them!' 'Hasn't changed has she?' muttered Ron to Harry as they moved the bags into a corner. Harry shook his head, grinning. It was good to be back with his friends again, all fears of Lord Voldemort were pushed to the back of his mind.
As they pulled up to the Wealey's house Harry felt a strange feeling of returning home. The car stopped and everybody scrambled out. Fred and George carried Harry's things into the house, and up to Ron's room whilst Mr .Wealsey set about getting everyone drinks. 'I suppose Ron told you about why we didn't come to collect you by Floo Powder,' he said as he poured glasses of lemonade. Harry nodded, suddenly his fears returning to him. 'It's terrible,' said Mr. Weasley sitting down at the table, 'everyone has gone back to being careful and not trusting anyone else.' Harry didn't know what to say. A familiar sick feeling was creeping into his stomach. Finally he spoke, 'were the Death Eaters stopped in time? I mean, before they got any Muggles?' Mr. Wealsey didn't speak. He just sighed and shook his head sadly. Ron seeing Harry's face, changed the subject, 'where's mum and Ginny?' he asked. 'Oh they've gone out - to - to get something,' said Mr. Weasley, smiling slightly. 'I think you boys will like it.' Harry and Ron exchanged confused looks, and Ron got up from the table. 'Dya wanna come and unpack, Harry,' he asked. 'Sure,' replied Harry and followed Ron up to his room. Ron sat down on his bed. His room was exactly how Harry had remembered it. 'So, what dya think to all this You-Know-Who business,' asked Ron. Harry shrugged; he didn't know what he thought. There was a silence. 'Is Hermione coming to stay,' Harry asked. 'Oh yeah, I think she's coming tomorrow. Her parents are taking a holiday so mum said she could stay with us for a few days before we go back to school.' 'Great,' said Harry. 'Who do you think will be out new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher this year?' asked Ron. 'I don't know,' said Harry, ' but I really hope that Snape leaves.' Ron chuckled, 'he's like an overgrown bat isn't he? Always-' But Ron's sentence was cut short by his mum calling him from downstairs. 'What now?' muttered Ron as he flung open his bedroom door. 'What?' he shouted back down. 'We've got a surprise for you and Harry,' called back Ginny. Ron turned to look at Harry and raised his eyebrows. 'What dya think it is?' he asked. 'Let's go see,' said Harry and he and Ron ran downstairs into the kitchen. 'Hermione!' exclaimed Ron 'Hi you two,' said Hermione. 'Hi, what are you doing here?' asked Ron. 'Charming!,' laughed Hermione, 'I've come to stay for a few days.' 'Oh,' said Ron, 'I knew that.' 'Why don't you two take Hermione's bags upstairs, and then we can have lunch.' said Mrs. Weasley, 'hello, Harry dear. How are you?' she added. 'I'm fine thanks,' said Harry picking up one of Hermione's bags. Ron picked up the other two and they took them upstairs. Ron pushed open his bedroom door and dropped the bags just inside. 'Ron, don't leave them there' said Hermione, ' someone's going to trip over them!' 'Hasn't changed has she?' muttered Ron to Harry as they moved the bags into a corner. Harry shook his head, grinning. It was good to be back with his friends again, all fears of Lord Voldemort were pushed to the back of his mind.