Harry sighed as he sat down in the back seat of the Dursley's car. They were taking him to Mrs Figg's house while they went to the Circuis that was in town. Dudley was making rude remarks about Harry when they reached Mrs Figg's house and he jumped out with his suitcase and headed for the door. For a momement outside the door waiting for it to open Harry could have sworn he saw a small poof of silver and then heard russeling in the foyer.
" Hello Harry!" Said the old woman. She was about sixty years old and had graying brown hair. Something about the look in her eyes made Harry recieve the notion that she had hurried herself to much this morning. Her eyes were a soft blue and her skin was light brown and freckled.
" Nice to see you again! Come in why don't you!" She then threw open the door and Harry stepped inside and for a momement stared. He sniffed the thin air and noticed that the overwhemling smell of rotten cabbages was now replaced by a warm welcoming scent of pine. Her house looked the same but somthing was missing. Her twelve cats. Mr Snuffles and Tibs, all gone.
" Why_" Harry asked but she cut him off. She looked up and said startled as if she hadn't expect him to say anything like he usually did.
" I was allergic to all my cats and I think it was best to give them away. Anyway, the TV is in the foyer as it always is and I will fix you up some sweets or something like that." Then she hurried out the main hall and into the kitchen. Harry sat down cautionly and then turned on the Telle. But then he noticed something strange on the desk beside the door. A letter, but not any ordinary letter. It was glowing and the words were in gleaming emerald letters.
Mrs Arabella Figg
And it said nothing more on the surface. He turned to see if she was looking and then saw, when the coast was clear, to opening the strange letter. The sides of it had already been torn and the letter ws halfway out. He began to read.
Ara,
We need your assistance in locating the " old crowd" as Albus calls it. Please write back ASAP.
Remus Lupin and Sirius Black
Harry gasped. Proffessor Lupin and Sirius. Why would they be writing Mrs Figg. Just then he heard footsteps in the halls and then he saw Mrs Figg coming down the stairs with a plate full of sweets. When she saw the letter she dropped the sweets and then sat down on the couch.
" I guess it's time I told you something important, Harry." She used a nicer more motherly tone and snapped. Harry's jaw dropped as he saw a strange yet firmiliar figure rush into the foyer. It was a wand. She picked the wand up from the table where it had landed and muttered something to it, holding it to herself. Harry instantly saw a complete transformation of Mrs Arabella Figg. Now her graying brown hair was a light brown with golden streaks in it and her eyes were a brighter blue. She was taller and held herslef in a different way.
" Mrs Figg, How?" Harry asked and then she sat down and smiled.
" I have a feeling I have a lot of explaining to do."
" Hello Harry!" Said the old woman. She was about sixty years old and had graying brown hair. Something about the look in her eyes made Harry recieve the notion that she had hurried herself to much this morning. Her eyes were a soft blue and her skin was light brown and freckled.
" Nice to see you again! Come in why don't you!" She then threw open the door and Harry stepped inside and for a momement stared. He sniffed the thin air and noticed that the overwhemling smell of rotten cabbages was now replaced by a warm welcoming scent of pine. Her house looked the same but somthing was missing. Her twelve cats. Mr Snuffles and Tibs, all gone.
" Why_" Harry asked but she cut him off. She looked up and said startled as if she hadn't expect him to say anything like he usually did.
" I was allergic to all my cats and I think it was best to give them away. Anyway, the TV is in the foyer as it always is and I will fix you up some sweets or something like that." Then she hurried out the main hall and into the kitchen. Harry sat down cautionly and then turned on the Telle. But then he noticed something strange on the desk beside the door. A letter, but not any ordinary letter. It was glowing and the words were in gleaming emerald letters.
Mrs Arabella Figg
And it said nothing more on the surface. He turned to see if she was looking and then saw, when the coast was clear, to opening the strange letter. The sides of it had already been torn and the letter ws halfway out. He began to read.
Ara,
We need your assistance in locating the " old crowd" as Albus calls it. Please write back ASAP.
Remus Lupin and Sirius Black
Harry gasped. Proffessor Lupin and Sirius. Why would they be writing Mrs Figg. Just then he heard footsteps in the halls and then he saw Mrs Figg coming down the stairs with a plate full of sweets. When she saw the letter she dropped the sweets and then sat down on the couch.
" I guess it's time I told you something important, Harry." She used a nicer more motherly tone and snapped. Harry's jaw dropped as he saw a strange yet firmiliar figure rush into the foyer. It was a wand. She picked the wand up from the table where it had landed and muttered something to it, holding it to herself. Harry instantly saw a complete transformation of Mrs Arabella Figg. Now her graying brown hair was a light brown with golden streaks in it and her eyes were a brighter blue. She was taller and held herslef in a different way.
" Mrs Figg, How?" Harry asked and then she sat down and smiled.
" I have a feeling I have a lot of explaining to do."