Chapter II
Escape from Privet Drive
After Harry recovered from the first sight of the guest, he realized that
Myk wasn't as bad as Harry had assumed he would be. The Dursleys made it hard to see, because Myk went out of his way to be
polite to them, but Harry kept noticing that Myk would sometimes roll his eyes
at Harry when only he could see. To
make things better, Myk refused to deprive Harry of a bed.
"I'm
actually more comfortable on the floor, Mr. Dursley," He said. "Besides,
I've even got my own sleeping bag."
This disappointed Mr. Dursley a bit, because he had
been looking forward to making Harry sleep on the floor.
Myk also made a point of complimenting Aunt Petunia's cooking after
every meal, as well as frequently commenting to no one in particular that Dudley
looked much skinnier than he did (which was not true).
Myk was also an extremely interesting person. Harry was dying to know why Myk never opened his trunk in front of anyone
else. Myk never let them see what
was inside it, and it was so heavy (only Myk and Mr. Dursley could lift it at
all) that it couldn't be just clothes.
On the third day after Myk's arrival, Uncle Vernon explained to Harry
and Myk that Dudley was going to be going to school early, so as to make up a
class he had failed the year before. Harry
and Myk were to be alone in the house, and Mr. Dursley made it quite clear to
both of them (especially Harry) that they were not to engage in any "rough or
questionable activity" while he was gone. Harry agreed immediately, because Hedwig had returned with a letter
saying that Ron would come and pick him up that night. All Harry had to do was get to the corner of Privet Drive with all his
things by nine o'clock that night. Harry
decided to use the Invisibility cloak to get past Myk. If that didn't work, Harry decided he would simply lock Myk in the
bathroom and leave a note of apology.
There was a thick tension in the air as Harry passed the time in the
house, taking advantage of Myk's fascination with British television
(especially old Monty Python reruns) to transfer his books from the loose
floorboard under his bed to the trunk waiting downstairs. He waited for a particularly loud moment on the television before picking
the lock on the hall closet, retrieving the rest of his school supplies. He covered the trunk with the Invisibility cloak and balanced
it carefully on top of his broomstick, hovering about a foot off the ground. He pulled out a note written hastily and left it on the kitchen table. He had the door open and was almost gone when a loud noise behind him
startled him. It sounded as
if a very heavy object had just fallen down the stairs. Nothing, however, was there, and Myk stayed silent in front of the
television.
I'm just being paranoid, he thought. He
walked out the door, his chest floating invisible beside him.
The escape flowed smoothly from then on. Waiting near a pay phone on the corner of Privet Drive, he checked his
watch until it said 9:00 on the display. Suddenly,
he heard a loud BANG. Without
warning, the Knight Bus trundled to a halt in front of him. The door opened, and Harry and Hermione stood there waiting for him. He smiled at them and uncovered his chest. After handing it to Ron, he handed Hermione his broomstick and started to
climb aboard the bus. Without warning, he heard a voice behind him that made him
leap involuntarily.
"Not
planning to leave me behind, are you? Fine
way to treat a guest!" Harry
turned slowly, expecting to see Myk standing there confused.
He was partly right. Myk's head was floating in midair behind him, smiling devilishly.