Part Two:
American Language
"So, how old are you?"he asked Alex.
"I'm 15."
"So you will be in your fith year, my year.Do you know what house you will be in?"
"No, but I hope I'm put in Gryffindor after what you told me about the houses.What house are you in?"
"I,"said Harry,"am in Gryffindor.And so are two of my friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley."
She stopped and looked at Harry."Did you say *Ron*Weasley?"
"Yeah I did.Why?"
"Red hair, lots of brothers?"
"Yeah."he was beggining to wonder what was going on.
"Man, that's so great!He's my cousin!I'm supposed to stay at his house on Saturday.This is so cool!"she screeched.
"Cousins-you and Ron?"he said, thinking that they were thinking of two totally different people.
"Yes.And Ginny and Fred and George and Bill and Charlie and then, you know, there's Percy."she said.
"How are you cousins?"
"Ya see, Molly was my Moms sister."she replied.
"Oh."
"This is so unbelievable!I am living next to *the*Harry Potter, I'm going to school with him and my cousin.Awesome!"
By now they were back in her backyard.Alex led him in through the backdoor.Her house was much like the Weasley's.They had a clock which had the names Reese, Alexandra, and Samantha on it.All of which were pointed at home.Then Harry noticed one of them had the name Kymberley written on it.This one was pointed to mortall peril.(A/N:I guess that means death, right?)He suddenly felt deep saddness.But it was interrupted by Alex.
"What do you want to drink?Do you want coke, Dr.Pepper,or sweet tea?"
"Sweet tea?"he questioned.
"Yeah." she said putting ice in a cup and pouring the tea into it then adding a spoonfull of sugar."Sweet tea."
"I'll just take a glass of water."and so she poured him a glass.They then went into the living room.Well, half of it was living room, the other half appeared to be a small lab.There was a huge table in the middle, and in the center of that was a huge black cauldron.The walls were covered in shelves with numerous spellbooks and bottles of potions and ingredients on them.Harry sat down beside Alex on the cushy white couch.A girl of about eleven came bolting down the stairs, brown curls flying, a dog and a tall man behind her.The girl collapsed in the middle of the floor, the dog jumping on top of her and the man, who he assumed to be their father tickling her.Harry and Alex burst into giggles.Their father then turned around, seeing Harry for the first time.He stood up and brushed himself off, the girl doing the same.
"Harry Potter I suppose."he said.His voice was cheerfull and his face looked kind.He resembled Alex.He had demples,baby blue eyes,dark hair, and very tall.
"Yes, thats me."Harry said.
"Nice to meet you."he said shaking his hand.
"My name's Reese.And this is Samantha."he said turning to the little girl.She looked kind of like Alex.She had blue eyes and dark hair, but she was short, didn't have demples,and her hair was curly while Alex's was straight.But they had the same peaches-n-cream complexion.
"Hullo, nice to meet you."he said, and held out his hand to shake hers, but she giggled and shrunk into a fairy, just like Alex.Though her light was yellow and white instead of blue and white.She flew out of sight.
"You'll have to excuse her,"said Reese,"she's shy.Alex I hate to rush you but we have to go to get your school things.Harry, would you like to come?"
"Yes, if you don't mind.I need to go get my supply list though."
"All right.We'll wait for you here."
"Ya want me to go with ya?"Alex asked.
"Sure, why not."
And so they made their way to the Dursleys house.They entered through the back door.
"Now we really don't want them to know what you are.They hate our kind.And don't tell them where we are going."he warned.
"Got it."she assured him.
They made their way to the staircase.They got halfway up, and just as Harry was thinking how lucky they were not to be seen yet-"And who is this?!"said Dudley, Aunt Petunia right beside him.
"Hi ya'll, how ya doing'?I'm Alex, and I live next door.We just moved here from the states."
Aunt Petunia wrinkled up her nose at Alex's language, but decided to be polite anyway.
"I am Petunia Dursley.And this,"she said shoving Dudley foward,"is my son Dudley."
Dudley stared at Alex like he had never seen a pretty girl before.And come to think of it, Harry thought,it's kind of like the way I stared at her.
"Hello there."said Dudley, sticking out a pudgy hand.
"Hi."Alex said taking his hand even though she didn't really want to.
"Would you like to come and see my new computer.It's top of the line.Dad just bought it for me."
"No thanks.My Dad was just going to take Harry with us to the local department store.He just needed to get his jacket first.Excuse us."Alex said, pushing Harry up the stairs.
"Lead the way!"
Harry and Alex went to his room, got his list and a jacket and headed downstairs.
"Nice to meet you Mrs.Dursley,Dudley!"Alex called before heading out the door.
"What snobs,"she said,"and that kid!Ew! He gave me the hibbie-jibbies!"
Harry was liking Alex more and more by the minute
.They headed back to Alex's, where they traveled by Floo powder to Diagon Alley.When they went to Gringotts,he found that Alex's vault was even larger than his.Harry and Alex were headed to Madam Malkin's,where Alex got a brand new pair of robes.She and Harry then bought their school supplies and Harry went with Alex to by an owl.She and Harry were marveling at all the animals when-
"HARRY!"Ron and Hermione came speeding over toward Harry.
"Harry I am SO sorry I haven't written!I have missed you and Ron so much.I am so glad to be back!Viktor's was great, but it's nothing like being here!"she said, giving him a hug.
"Hey Harry!"said Ron.
"Hey!Ron I have something to talk to you about."said Harry.
"And I have something to talk to you about.My cousins and my uncle will be staying at my house along with you and Hermione."said Ron.
"I know.Did you know that Alex moved in next to me?"
"What?!"
Harry was about to explain when Alex came over.
"Hey, Harry!I found the perfect owl! It's-"but she stopped when she noticed Ron and Hermione.
"RON!"
"ALEX!"
Alex went flying toward Ron.She wrapped her arms around his neck and her leggs around his waist, and he put his hands on her back.
"Wassup!"said Alex.
"What?"said Ron.
"How's it goin'?"
"It's going great!How are you?Are you excited about coming over to my house?"
"Oh yeah! I can't wait!"
She slid off of him and gave him a hug.
"And who is this?"she said reffering to Hermione, who didn't seem pleased at having some strange girl jumping all over Ron.
"Alex, this is mine and Harry's best friend Hermione.Hermione, this Alex."said Ron.
"Hello."said Hermione, who seemed very pleased that Alex was Ron's cousin.
"So!Lets get my owl and go get some ice cream!"Alex said.
And so they bought her owl, which ended up being a really pretty, but unusual peach color.She named it Georgia.They then bought ice cream and sat down at one of the tables.
"So, where are you from?"Hermione asked.
"She's a redneck from Alabama."said Ron.
"Yeah!And proud of it!"said Alex.
"She's a fairy too."said Ron.
"Really!"said Hermione.
"Yup!I can even fly without wings."she began to float off her chair and back down.
"Extrordinary!"said Hermione.All of a sudden Alex's ice cream scoop fell off of her cone.
"DADGUMIT!It fell!"
Everyone went into laughing hysterics.
"What?Oh."Alex said, realizing she had used one of her Alabamian words.
"Sorry."
She twirled her finger around her cone and another scoop appeared.
"Hey, how'd you do that?"said Ron, recovering from his giggles.
"Oh,it's a fairy thing."
Harry went back to Alex's after saying good-bye to everyone.They had eventually met up with all of the Weasleys, who had the same reaction to Alex as Ron did.Harry learned that Fred and George had gotten Ron a new pair of dress robes and their plan to start a joke shop was going good.After Harry, the Weasleys, Hermione, and Alex's family( The Hawkins ) met up together they ate dinner and parted.It was late by the time Harry and the Hawkins's arrived home.
"Well, thank you for taking me to get my things today, Mr.Hawkins."said Harry.
"No problem.Since it's so late, you wanna just stay here tonight?"said Mr.Hawkins.
"Yes, if it's not a problem."
"No, not at all."
"Well, Harry I'm going to my room.If you want to watch T.V.with me you can, just come on up."said Alex.
"I'll be up in a minute.I need to go to the bathroom first."said Harry.
After being shown where the bathroom was, Harry went upstairs.At the top was one big room with a couch, a chair, a table, and a T.V..And alongside the walls were doors.He went to the door that had a sign with the name Alex written on it.He knocked on the door, but nobody answered.So he opened the door.
"IT'S MY LIFE!IT'S NOW OR NEVER!I AINT GONNA LIVE FOREVER!"was blaring from the radio.Alex was dancing on a table.There were black lights on and a disco ball was shining colored dots on the wall.She hopped of the table and turned the radio off.
"Sorry, I got a little carried away."she said.
"Don't worry about it."he said.
"You wanna watch T.V.?"
"O.K."he said.
She led him to the couch.He sat down beside her.
"Now you get a chance to see American television.'Cause my Dad got it hooked up here."
"Cool."said Harry.
Harry saw for the first time a very funny show called The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.And before he and Alex fell asleep there, he couldn't help but think about how pretty she was and how wonderful she smelled.