Disclaimer: See chapter 1 if you need it that badly. I'm feeling to lazy to write it right now. Its currently 8:23 on a Monday morning and schools been cancelled due to an impending snowstorm. And that leaves me in a bad mood today because I wont be able to talk to the person I want to. Damn. Anyway, here is chapter 2.
Summer Visits and Muggles at Hogwarts
Mrs. Weasley looked up form her cooking. "Harry? Hermione? Professor McGonagall? What are you doing here? And with Mr. Dursley and Snuffles at that?"
"Hi. Mrs. Weasley. We're here to see Ron and Ginny. I was hoping they would like to spend the last two week of vacation with Hermione and I at my aunt and uncles." Replied Harry.
"I don't see a problem with it. Go ahead and ask them I'm sure they would love to. Personally I'm surprised your aunt and uncle are letting you have friends over. Ron and Ginny are in the back yard helping Fred and George de-gnome the garden."
"Thanks Mrs. Weasley. Actually Professor McGonagall threatened Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon wasn't home." Said Harry while he, Hermione, and Dudley headed for the back door leaving the adults to converse.
"Oh, and Dudley, I'd stay away form Fred and George. They have been working on more jokes." Warned Mrs. Weasley.
"O-Ok. T-Thank you M- Mrs. Weasley." Stuttered Dudley as he saw the food Mrs. Weasley was preparing continue to prepare itself without the help of a physical entity.
Walking out into the very familiar scene, it was only a surprise for Dudley to see gnomes running around and flying through the air, thus causing him to run and hide behind the petite form of the youngest Weasley.
"Ack!" yelped Ginny and jumped away from him.
"What's wrong Ginny? There only gnomes." Said Ron, turning around to see what the commotion was about when he spotted Harry, Hermione and Snuffles, with a very frightened Dudley trying to hide behind his sister. "Harry! Hermione! And Snuffles too! What are you doing here?"
"Professor McGonagall brought us. She showed up this afternoon with Snuffles to talk to my aunt and uncle, but Uncle Vernon wasn't home at the time so she brought us here after she convinced Aunt Petunia to let me have friends over for the remainder of vacation." Said Harry.
"Sí Ron. Ella visitaba me también. ¿Cómo estas? Estoy muy bien. Lo siento no escribir a tú y su familia. Hola Fred, Gerorge, Ginny." Finished Hermione as she saw them walk up.
"What's gotten into her Forge?" asked Fred
"I don't know Gred. But I do spot out favorite guinea pig (sp???) hiding behind our favorite little sister." Replied George.
"I'm your only sister you idiots. And If I were you, which I'm not thank Merlin, I'd leave the Dursley alone unless you want another unfortunate accident to happed like the last time mum found out." Warned Ginny to the twins. "Hey Harry, Hermione, Snuffles." She greeted them without stuttering or blushing like usual around Harry. "But really, what is wrong with Hermione? Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't she speaking in Spanish?"
Seeming to snap out of it Hermione replied, "Was I speaking Spanish again? Sorry my mum, dad, and I just returned from vacation in Mexico the other week. I guess its hasn't quite left me yet. But like Harry said earlier do you want to spend the rest of summer break with Harry and I at the Dursleys Ron? And you too Gin?"
"You be I would! Anything to get rid of these two prats." Declared Ron referring to Fred and George.
"We resent that! What about us? Aren't we invited too?" Protested George.
"Maybe you can come visit later guys. Besides after last time I don't think even Snape or Voldemort (Ron visibly shuttered at the name and mumbled "DON'T say his name!) could make Aunt Petunia let you stay." replied Harry, thoroughly amused.
"Thanks a lot Harry. What about you Gin? Are you gonna abandon your favorite brothers too?" asked Fred.
"Your most definitely not my favorite brothers. But I'm not sure. I don't want to intrude. Nor do I wish to be stared at like a piece of meet for the next two weeks either." Declared Ginny glaring at Dudley.
Seeing Ron, Fred, and George turn red in the face and begin heading toward Dudley, Harry warned Dudley "Unglue you eyes unless you want to end up worse off that last time Dudley." Thus causing him to immediately look away, mutter a sorry, and cautiously walk toward the burrow, watching for anymore flying gnomes to come running across the yard.
"Ignore him Ginny. He won't do anything come on, what do you say? Come keep me for drowning in quidditch conversation." Remarked Hermione.
"Ok Hermione. Come on, lets go make sure mums ok with it."
When they came in the strangest thing was seen. Anybody who looked could see Dudley hiding behind Mrs. Weasley begging her to make sure no "gray wrinkly things" came into the house. It took all of Harry, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny's will power not to crack into laughter. "Mum is it aright if Ginny and I stay with Harry for the rest of the summer?" Questioned Ron.
"Of course it is dear. Go pack your things an I'll get you a key for the Gringots vault so you can get money for school supplies when you go get them. I'll leave a bag of coins in there for each of you." Seeing them not moving she declared, "Well don't just stand there. Look lively GO get your things or you wont be going anywhere." Immediately Ron pulled Harry up the stairs with Dudley waddling behind and Ginny following with Hermione.
Ginny's Room:
"Merlin I hope he doesn't stare at me like that the rest of the summer." Muttered Ginny to nobody in particular.
"Your not the only one Gin. So I take it you've finally gotten over your crush on Harry?"
"Yeah, besides he'll never like me. He has eyes for somebody else, I know who it is and its not Cho any longer."
"Who is it?" Hermione questioned nervously.
"You."
"I don't believe you!" she gasped.
"Believe what you like but I now the way he was looking at you. It's the same way I used to look at him. But now I look at somebody else like that…" Ginny trailed off.
"So who do you like now?"
"I'm not telling you. You'll just have to guess. All I'll say is he's in your year."
"If I guess right you'll tell me right?"
"Sure. I think I have everything lets go. Can you help me with my trunk?" said Ginny off handedly. Together they dragged the turn downstairs where Professor McGonagall was waiting for them along with Ron Harry, and Dudley. She proceeded to shrink both of their trunks and place them in her pocket.
"Can we eat now?" begged Dudley. "I'm starving and you still haven't let us have lunch yet!"
"You haven't eaten yet? Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have made something for you before you were ready to go. You poor dears must be famished. Here let me get you something." Mrs. Weasley said bustling around the kitchen.
"That's ok Molly. Don't worry about it. I promised Mr. Dursley I would take them out to eat. It was really the only way to get Mr. Dursley to get up and actually move." Stated McGonagall. "We still have 45 minutes before your Uncle should be home Harry. Any suggestions where we should go? I don't want to be late getting back to Privet Drive."
"But where are we going to go? There are many I can think of but my first question is if we will be apparating or walking back to Privet Drive?" questioned Hermione.
"Walking." Replied McGonagall shortly.
"Again!" exclaimed Dudley. "Can't we just take a bus?"
"Dudley they wouldn't let Snuffles ride with us you idiot." Replied Harry with an ill temper.
"Let the damn thing walk then for all I care."
"Yeah if we can tie a rope around you and make you run behind it. Come on Dudley use you brain!" retorted Ginny.
"Nevermind. But you're a feisty one aren't you?" leered Dudley.
"Back off bud. Unless you want to be castrated that is. But then you'd still have my brothers to deal with."
"GINNY! I don't EVER want to hear you say that again. I thought I raised you better than that." Molly responded, shocked at hearing her only daughters choice of words.
Ginny quickly muttered a "Sorry mum." And then turned back to everybody else. "So are we ready to go?" after making that statement a rumbling sound could be heard. "Opps. I guess I'm kinda hungry. And now that I think about it I actually haven't eaten anything today and it's already 3:15. So where are we eating? I've always wanted to try what muggles call 'fast food' if that's fine with everybody else. Any ideas Harry?"
"Well there's always KFC, Burger king, McDonalds…" said Harry randomly naming off possible places.
"McDonalds! I haven't been there since last week!" declared Dudley.
"Pathetic!" declared Fred and George in unison.
"Well in that case lets get going. Again we apparate, most likely into an alley and then finish our walk there. Come on, grab each other's hand again. Miss Weasley grab Snuffles and Miss Granger. Mr. Weasley and Mr. Dursley if you don't mind." Said McGonagall, who shook her head at seeing Dudley's reaction to the word apparate. "Lets go."
Less than five seconds later they found themselves in any alley and then walking out into the crowded streets of Little Whinging, Surrey, past the zoo, school and other shops until they found themselves out side of the resident McDonalds.
"Hey Snuffles you can't come in with us. Go out to the tables outside and we'll be back in about five minutes. Don't worry we'll bring you back something, you must be starving too." Said Harry, smiling at the dogs pleading eyes.
Five minutes latter they returned with their orders and sat down at a round table in the far corner where Sirius had lied down on the cement, not forgetting to feed him his food as well. After a few minutes of quiet eating Ron spoke up. "So why did you need to talk to Harry's aunt and uncle professor? Harry said it was important but you wouldn't tell him. You can trust us. Can't you just tell us now?"
"I'm sorry Mr. Weasley but I can't divulge any further information except that due to You-Know-Whos return to power Harry and his family are in danger." Seeing Dudley about to comment she interrupted before he could say anything. "I'm sorry Mr. Dursley but I can't say anything more until I have privately spoken to you parents. Now lets drop the subject."
Immediately afterwards Harry and Ron struck up a conversation about the quidditch season ahead of them this year and how they were going to beat Slytherin into the ground again. Upon hearing this Hermione and Ginny stated their own conversation about Hermione's trip and a few small Spanish lessons. This thus left Dudley to himself, striking up a conversation with Snuffles. "Well I guess that leaves me to talk to you." Stated Dudley offhandedly to Snuffles while feeding him, seeing as how Harry and Ron had forgot. "I guess your not that bad after all. Sorry I was going to kick you earlier."
About 20 minutes later they were all ready to go and began to walk back to Privet Drive, still carrying on their own conversations. Upon arriving back at the house they found that no only were they only five minutes short of being late but Vernon had not yet returned from the train station with Aunt Marge. "Oh! There you are!" exclaimed Petunia. "You said an hour and a half. You're late! I thought something had happened to you. And I remembered just after you left that I hadn't given you anything to eat Dudley. Let me get something for you." She exclaimed after hugging Dudley tightly.
"That's ok mum. The professor was kind enough to take us out to eat before we came back." Replied Dudley looking at the group.
"Ok then. But would you mind introducing yourselves? I'm afraid I don't' know any of you."
"Pardon me Mrs. Dursley. I don't know where my manners are today. Or my brain for that matter," replied Hermione. "My name is Hermione Granger. Pleased to meet you." She added, extending her hand for Petunia to shake which surprisingly she did.
"I'm Ron Weasley Mrs. Dursley. The one that called Harry the other year. Sorry about yelling on the feletone you your husband that day. I hadn't quite known to use it then."
"And I'm Virginia Weasley. The idiots' younger sister. You can call me Ginny though if you wish. Everybody else does."
"So when is Uncle Vernon going to be here with Aunt Marge? Questioned Harry.
" He should be returning any moment. When Vernon gets here I don't want him to think anything is amiss. That means you still need to get her bags Harry. And Dudley, you still need to great her as well. However I need you three children, the dog and Professor McGonagall to stay in the living room so I have the chance to tell Vernon about the predicament here."
"Ok. Mrs. Dursley." said Hermione. "Do you need any help with anything before she gets here?"
"No dear I think I have everything done. But thanks for asking." It seemed that Petunia had taken a liking for the young girl. In the distance a car could be hard pulling into the driveway. "Ok. Virginia, Ron, Hermione, Professor McGonagall, please say in here with the dog. Dudley, Harry out to the entryway to greet Aunt Marge and get her bags. DON'T forget to take them to the spare room Harry. And we still stick to the story that she knows. If she asks about your friends I suppose I'll just have to make something up. Please don't protest to anything I tell her." She said nervously.
"Don't worry Aunt Petunia. Everything will be fine." Harry told her comfortingly while patting her back on his way to the entryway. "Lets go. I hear voices."
"I hope your right." Petunia muttered, now standing with Dudley and Harry. "Now is the moment of truth." She said as the door handle began to turn…
There's chapter 2 for those of you who are reading it. Started typing it on Monday, didn't finish it till Tuesday at 10:21 pm. Very sad. Until next time.
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