Disclaimer: I don't own anything expect the idea
Hello again thank for the reviews
Hope this chapters explains some things
Right this story is not going to be solely romance, the characters do what they want to do all I do is write it down
This piece takes place entirely in the Harry Potter world and says how he gets to Sunnydale, that's it.
On with the show
Once Harry had agreed to what Dumbledore had proposed, Dumbledore paid for their quick meal and he led Harry out of the small café and through the barrier onto platform 9 and 3/4.
Harry look around and was surprised to find that the Scarlet steam engine that was the Hogwarts Express had disappeared and in its place stood an almost black Navy Blue steam engine that had the words "The Midnight Express" in Gold on the front.
"Where's the Hogwarts Express?" Harry asked in puzzlement
"Where it usually is when it isn't ferrying students to and from Hogwarts" Dumbledore said kindly "Now if you would please follow me Harry" as he waved his wand over Harry luggage including Hedwig, who was in her cage fast asleep, perched on top of Harry's trunk. All of Harry luggage rose up and float a foot above the ground behind Harry.
Dumbledore then started walking to an entrance that Harry had never noticed before, it led to a small brightly lit alleyway that twisted out of sight to who knows where. Right at the front, however, was a small sign that proclaimed to the world "Diagon Alley Straight Ahead".
Harry stepped into the alley, with his luggage following close behind through the small, enclosed space. And small it was, he only had to stick his arms out to touch both walls either side of him at the same time, and Professor Dumbledore just managed to walk along without his hat touching the ceiling.
"What is this Alley called?" asked Harry unable to keep the question to himself.
Although Dumbledore was walking in front of Harry, Harry could sense the small kindly smile of Professor Dumbledore as he said
"This is Gatterus Alley, it connects Diagon Alley to Platform 9 and 3/4 However, due to its size, many Witches and Wizards prefer to brave muggle London then travel through here with all their Luggage"
Harry spent the next few minutes trying not to laugh as he pictured Hagrid travelling through Gatterus Alley.
Suddenly Harry was surprised to find himself in the very middle of Diagon Alley with a pet shop on one side and a Second-hand Robe shop on the other. He was surprised to find that they was hardly anybody about but realised it must be quite late and he looked at his still broken watch and then a clock above Gringotts to check the time. It was ten to eight, he had been talking to Dumbledore for quite a while. Harry's trunk stopped suddenly behind him with a jerk, causing Hedwig to wake up with a loud shriek, which woke Harry up from his trance to find that Professor Dumbledore had kept on walking in the direction of Gringotts, and he had to jog to catch back up.
"Why are we going to Gringotts?"
"Well Harry, if you are going to spend your summer with a muggle it would be best if you had some muggle money" said Dumbledore simply
Harry couldn't argue with the logic of this but felt slightly guilty when Dumbledore added, "Also I'm sure you would like to deposit some of your winnings"
Harry stopped in his tracks, causing Professor Dumbledore to turn round to face Harry.
"I…….haven't got it any more" Harry said not quite looking into Dumbledore's eyes thinking he had done something wrong.
"What happened?" Dumbledore asked quietly
"I……..er……invested it?" Harry said hopefully
"Invested it?" Dumbledore asked the puzzlement clearly in his voice
"Yeah……in a….…um……new business" said Harry finally looking in Dumbledore's eyes and seeing understanding.
"Ah yes….…I hope next year Mr. Fred and George Weasley will be able to concentrate more on their upcoming NEWTs" said professor Dumbledore.
"Well come along, I told my friend that you'll be there by 10 o'clock and we have much to do" stated Dumbledore as he set off again towards Gringotts
Harry just walked along beside Dumbledore, all too aware of the stares that they received.
They quickly walked up the steps of Gringotts and after a wild ride underneath London they were back in the main foyer of Gringotts with a hefty sum of Wizard money. Dumbledore, having talked to the Goblin who had 'drove' the cart, walked into a small antechamber that the Goblin indicated with Harry following close behind.
"Now Harry, I have a few errands to run, so why don't you wait in this chamber and write to Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger whilst I do them" Dumbledore said
Harry quickly nodded needing to get his thoughts in order.
"When I get back I will explain more to you about what will be happening to you during the summer Holidays" said Dumbledore "I will be back soon" he said in way of leaving.
Harry looked around the small room, it was scarcely furnished with only a small desk with a pair of large comfy chairs at either side. There was only one picture on the bare stonewalls that had the Gringotts emblem of a pile of gold behind bars on it, with the motto 'tutus, pone sera atque clavis'.
Harry sank with a small sigh into one of the chairs and tried to understand what was happening, which wasn't much really, he was going to an unknown location, to stay with a stranger where no one knew him or who he was. "Is that a bad thing?" he thought, his thought lingering on the stares he received as he walked along Diagon Alley today, or any other day for that matter.
His thought whether his situation of being unknown was a good or bad thing aside, the only definite down side he could see, was that he couldn't have any contact with anyone in the Wizarding World, more importantly Ron or Hermione.
"Speaking of which" Harry said aloud as he dug himself out of his chair and walked towards were his luggage was in the centre of the room, after digging around in his trunk for a few minutes he gave a triumphant cry as he pulled out some parchment, ink and quill which he took back to the desk, but not before tossing Hedwig some owl treats.
After about ten minutes Harry stopped to look at his handiwork, two, more or less the same, letters to Ron and Hermione.
"Dear Ron" Harry read from his letter to Ron
"Well this will be the last you hear from me for quite a while. Dumbledore has arranged for me to stay with an old friend of his, so I'm safe from Voldemort over the summer. So that means a summer away from the Dursley's.
Anyway don't ask me who I'm staying with or where I'm staying, cos I don't know myself. Dumbledore won't tell me, he keeping it a surprise. I'm hoping it's going to be Snuffles but he said it was a muggle.
Catch is though that I can't have any contact with the magical Community at all, so I won't be able to see, write to, or hear from either of you or Hermione until I get back. So the next time I'll see you will be 1st September on the Hogwarts Express in our usual compartment.
See you then
Harry Potter "
Harry leaned back in the chair after re-reading Ron's letter, Hermione's letter was more or less the same. Harry didn't know how much longer Dumbledore was going to be, but he thought it would be some time, so he placed the letters on the table and went over to his trunk. He pulled out his favourite book 'Quidditch through the Ages' and started reading.
When Professor Dumbledore entered the small Antechamber it was to find Harry Potter almost finished reading a book about Quidditch. Harry looked up from his reading when he heard the door to find Dumbledore was still dressed in his green suit but he had a small bag at his side that was full. Dumbledore walked across the room and sat opposite Harry, who quickly put down his book.
"Now Harry I want to talk to you about where you will be staying this summer" Dumbledore said "Are those your letters to Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger?"
Harry just nodded
"I'll make sure they get them" Dumbledore said kindly
"However I have another request before I'll tell you anymore details, as we have agreed you will have no contact with the magical community and as it is very easy for a Death Eater to trace an owl. Therefore I think it would be better if I look after your owl, Hedwig, and remove it the temptation of you sending letters to your friends" Dumbledore said
Harry didn't know what to say, he realised that if Hedwig was there he may just 'accidentally' forget about his essential isolation and send a letter that could be tracked.
"Okay" Harry considered slowly "On one condition"
Dumbledore nodded to show he was listening
"Hermione looks after Hedwig as she hasn't got an owl and will probably want to send some letter, and I don't want Hedwig getting lazy"
"Of course" Dumbledore said sympathetically
"Now Harry, down to business as it were, you'll be staying with an old friend of mine called Rupert Giles, who now resides in a small town called Sunnydale in the state of California, America. He will be in charge of you and I want you to treat him with the same amount of respect that you'll give to any of your Professors"
"Matters what sort of person he is" Harry thought but said nothing
"Here is your money, already changed into American currency" said Dumbledore as he handed Harry a thick envelope. "You should be able to understand the 'value of a dollar'" said Dumbledore smiling, but he quickly turned serious as he added "Remember Harry this has to last you all summer so I don't expect you to spend it all at once"
"Yes sir" said Harry just as serious
"Good" Dumbledore said satisfied "Now Harry I want you to give Mr. Giles this package" he said as he reached into the bag at his side and withdrew a long, about four foot, thin package and placed it on the table between them.
Harry just nodded to show he understood
"Now Harry, as you know it is prohibited for students to practise magic during the summer holidays…However I am going to make an exception in your case, you have my permission to use magic but only when you deem it necessary" said Dumbledore smiling as Harry just sat there gob-smacked. He started to continue "To make sure that the Ministry" he said with the smallest amount of venom in his voice, "does not decide to rectify this decision I am giving you this" Dumbledore said as he produced a wand that looked quite old and used out of his pocket.
"As you probably know the Ministry is can detect if an underage wizard, like yourself, use their wands during the summer. So I'm giving you this second-hand wand. Mahogany, Eleven inches" explained Dumbledore "Pliable with a single Unicorn hair core. The wizard who owned this wand died tragically fighting Voldemort to protect his family"
Harry nodded slowly, he felt a faint sensation of recognition as he reach across to take the wand from Dumbledore hand and he felt a slight warm feeling as he picked it up.
"That is all that I have to say to you, so if you're ready we'll be on our way"
Harry quickly rose from his chair and collected together all his stuff, putting the package in his trunk and throwing some owl treats to Hedwig as he said goodbye.
Harry followed Dumbledore as he walked outside into the main foyer of Gringotts and walked straight up to a Goblin behind a small desk and whispered something Harry couldn't hear to it. The Goblin raised an eyebrow in surprise, the most expression Harry had ever seen on a Goblin, and rang a bell. Harry and Dumbledore were led into the familiar side room and got into a cart on the track.
They sped along the track making sharp turns as usual, until they went over a ravine. Harry looked over the edge of the cart, trying to see the bottom when he heard a rumbling sound. He glanced up to see something that made him cry aloud in alarm. The end of the small bridge they were hurtling across had broken off from the edge of the ravine and was sliding across the wall of the ravine. It came to a stop as it reached a small cave, which their cart raced into. Harry looked behind them to see that the bridge started to return to its original position.
A few more twists and turns later and they arrived at a solid stonewall that the Goblin stroked with his finger and it melted away. The goblin stepped back and allowed Harry and Professor Dumbledore entrance, Dumbledore was the first person to enter with Harry close to his heels to find a large mirror in a silver frame.
"The Mirror of Phalluses" Dumbledore said as if he was teaching a subject "Can give us a view through any reflective surface in the world". He then proceeded to mutter an incantation, which made the surface of the mirror ripple as if it was a pond until it showed a small quadrangle as if from someone's window, which Harry soon realised was what it was.
"Do you see that door there, Harry?" Dumbledore asked pointing
"Y…….yes" Harry stammered
"That is front door of Rupert Giles apartment" Dumbledore said, "All you have to do is stay through the mirror and you'll be there"
"Oh"
"Hurry up Harry the mirror won't hold the image for long"
"Okay" said Harry with a determined look in his eyes as he picked up his Luggage and walked through the Mirror…
Right no more Harry Potter world for a lonnnggg while
It's going to take place in Sunnydale from now on
Next part will explain why the Scooby are all muggles
Gringotts motto is supposed to mean 'Safe, Behind Lock and key' don't know if it actually does, I don't do Latin, but a friend of mine does.
Now remember review in the little box below
Hello again thank for the reviews
Hope this chapters explains some things
Right this story is not going to be solely romance, the characters do what they want to do all I do is write it down
This piece takes place entirely in the Harry Potter world and says how he gets to Sunnydale, that's it.
On with the show
Once Harry had agreed to what Dumbledore had proposed, Dumbledore paid for their quick meal and he led Harry out of the small café and through the barrier onto platform 9 and 3/4.
Harry look around and was surprised to find that the Scarlet steam engine that was the Hogwarts Express had disappeared and in its place stood an almost black Navy Blue steam engine that had the words "The Midnight Express" in Gold on the front.
"Where's the Hogwarts Express?" Harry asked in puzzlement
"Where it usually is when it isn't ferrying students to and from Hogwarts" Dumbledore said kindly "Now if you would please follow me Harry" as he waved his wand over Harry luggage including Hedwig, who was in her cage fast asleep, perched on top of Harry's trunk. All of Harry luggage rose up and float a foot above the ground behind Harry.
Dumbledore then started walking to an entrance that Harry had never noticed before, it led to a small brightly lit alleyway that twisted out of sight to who knows where. Right at the front, however, was a small sign that proclaimed to the world "Diagon Alley Straight Ahead".
Harry stepped into the alley, with his luggage following close behind through the small, enclosed space. And small it was, he only had to stick his arms out to touch both walls either side of him at the same time, and Professor Dumbledore just managed to walk along without his hat touching the ceiling.
"What is this Alley called?" asked Harry unable to keep the question to himself.
Although Dumbledore was walking in front of Harry, Harry could sense the small kindly smile of Professor Dumbledore as he said
"This is Gatterus Alley, it connects Diagon Alley to Platform 9 and 3/4 However, due to its size, many Witches and Wizards prefer to brave muggle London then travel through here with all their Luggage"
Harry spent the next few minutes trying not to laugh as he pictured Hagrid travelling through Gatterus Alley.
Suddenly Harry was surprised to find himself in the very middle of Diagon Alley with a pet shop on one side and a Second-hand Robe shop on the other. He was surprised to find that they was hardly anybody about but realised it must be quite late and he looked at his still broken watch and then a clock above Gringotts to check the time. It was ten to eight, he had been talking to Dumbledore for quite a while. Harry's trunk stopped suddenly behind him with a jerk, causing Hedwig to wake up with a loud shriek, which woke Harry up from his trance to find that Professor Dumbledore had kept on walking in the direction of Gringotts, and he had to jog to catch back up.
"Why are we going to Gringotts?"
"Well Harry, if you are going to spend your summer with a muggle it would be best if you had some muggle money" said Dumbledore simply
Harry couldn't argue with the logic of this but felt slightly guilty when Dumbledore added, "Also I'm sure you would like to deposit some of your winnings"
Harry stopped in his tracks, causing Professor Dumbledore to turn round to face Harry.
"I…….haven't got it any more" Harry said not quite looking into Dumbledore's eyes thinking he had done something wrong.
"What happened?" Dumbledore asked quietly
"I……..er……invested it?" Harry said hopefully
"Invested it?" Dumbledore asked the puzzlement clearly in his voice
"Yeah……in a….…um……new business" said Harry finally looking in Dumbledore's eyes and seeing understanding.
"Ah yes….…I hope next year Mr. Fred and George Weasley will be able to concentrate more on their upcoming NEWTs" said professor Dumbledore.
"Well come along, I told my friend that you'll be there by 10 o'clock and we have much to do" stated Dumbledore as he set off again towards Gringotts
Harry just walked along beside Dumbledore, all too aware of the stares that they received.
They quickly walked up the steps of Gringotts and after a wild ride underneath London they were back in the main foyer of Gringotts with a hefty sum of Wizard money. Dumbledore, having talked to the Goblin who had 'drove' the cart, walked into a small antechamber that the Goblin indicated with Harry following close behind.
"Now Harry, I have a few errands to run, so why don't you wait in this chamber and write to Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger whilst I do them" Dumbledore said
Harry quickly nodded needing to get his thoughts in order.
"When I get back I will explain more to you about what will be happening to you during the summer Holidays" said Dumbledore "I will be back soon" he said in way of leaving.
Harry looked around the small room, it was scarcely furnished with only a small desk with a pair of large comfy chairs at either side. There was only one picture on the bare stonewalls that had the Gringotts emblem of a pile of gold behind bars on it, with the motto 'tutus, pone sera atque clavis'.
Harry sank with a small sigh into one of the chairs and tried to understand what was happening, which wasn't much really, he was going to an unknown location, to stay with a stranger where no one knew him or who he was. "Is that a bad thing?" he thought, his thought lingering on the stares he received as he walked along Diagon Alley today, or any other day for that matter.
His thought whether his situation of being unknown was a good or bad thing aside, the only definite down side he could see, was that he couldn't have any contact with anyone in the Wizarding World, more importantly Ron or Hermione.
"Speaking of which" Harry said aloud as he dug himself out of his chair and walked towards were his luggage was in the centre of the room, after digging around in his trunk for a few minutes he gave a triumphant cry as he pulled out some parchment, ink and quill which he took back to the desk, but not before tossing Hedwig some owl treats.
After about ten minutes Harry stopped to look at his handiwork, two, more or less the same, letters to Ron and Hermione.
"Dear Ron" Harry read from his letter to Ron
"Well this will be the last you hear from me for quite a while. Dumbledore has arranged for me to stay with an old friend of his, so I'm safe from Voldemort over the summer. So that means a summer away from the Dursley's.
Anyway don't ask me who I'm staying with or where I'm staying, cos I don't know myself. Dumbledore won't tell me, he keeping it a surprise. I'm hoping it's going to be Snuffles but he said it was a muggle.
Catch is though that I can't have any contact with the magical Community at all, so I won't be able to see, write to, or hear from either of you or Hermione until I get back. So the next time I'll see you will be 1st September on the Hogwarts Express in our usual compartment.
See you then
Harry Potter "
Harry leaned back in the chair after re-reading Ron's letter, Hermione's letter was more or less the same. Harry didn't know how much longer Dumbledore was going to be, but he thought it would be some time, so he placed the letters on the table and went over to his trunk. He pulled out his favourite book 'Quidditch through the Ages' and started reading.
When Professor Dumbledore entered the small Antechamber it was to find Harry Potter almost finished reading a book about Quidditch. Harry looked up from his reading when he heard the door to find Dumbledore was still dressed in his green suit but he had a small bag at his side that was full. Dumbledore walked across the room and sat opposite Harry, who quickly put down his book.
"Now Harry I want to talk to you about where you will be staying this summer" Dumbledore said "Are those your letters to Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger?"
Harry just nodded
"I'll make sure they get them" Dumbledore said kindly
"However I have another request before I'll tell you anymore details, as we have agreed you will have no contact with the magical community and as it is very easy for a Death Eater to trace an owl. Therefore I think it would be better if I look after your owl, Hedwig, and remove it the temptation of you sending letters to your friends" Dumbledore said
Harry didn't know what to say, he realised that if Hedwig was there he may just 'accidentally' forget about his essential isolation and send a letter that could be tracked.
"Okay" Harry considered slowly "On one condition"
Dumbledore nodded to show he was listening
"Hermione looks after Hedwig as she hasn't got an owl and will probably want to send some letter, and I don't want Hedwig getting lazy"
"Of course" Dumbledore said sympathetically
"Now Harry, down to business as it were, you'll be staying with an old friend of mine called Rupert Giles, who now resides in a small town called Sunnydale in the state of California, America. He will be in charge of you and I want you to treat him with the same amount of respect that you'll give to any of your Professors"
"Matters what sort of person he is" Harry thought but said nothing
"Here is your money, already changed into American currency" said Dumbledore as he handed Harry a thick envelope. "You should be able to understand the 'value of a dollar'" said Dumbledore smiling, but he quickly turned serious as he added "Remember Harry this has to last you all summer so I don't expect you to spend it all at once"
"Yes sir" said Harry just as serious
"Good" Dumbledore said satisfied "Now Harry I want you to give Mr. Giles this package" he said as he reached into the bag at his side and withdrew a long, about four foot, thin package and placed it on the table between them.
Harry just nodded to show he understood
"Now Harry, as you know it is prohibited for students to practise magic during the summer holidays…However I am going to make an exception in your case, you have my permission to use magic but only when you deem it necessary" said Dumbledore smiling as Harry just sat there gob-smacked. He started to continue "To make sure that the Ministry" he said with the smallest amount of venom in his voice, "does not decide to rectify this decision I am giving you this" Dumbledore said as he produced a wand that looked quite old and used out of his pocket.
"As you probably know the Ministry is can detect if an underage wizard, like yourself, use their wands during the summer. So I'm giving you this second-hand wand. Mahogany, Eleven inches" explained Dumbledore "Pliable with a single Unicorn hair core. The wizard who owned this wand died tragically fighting Voldemort to protect his family"
Harry nodded slowly, he felt a faint sensation of recognition as he reach across to take the wand from Dumbledore hand and he felt a slight warm feeling as he picked it up.
"That is all that I have to say to you, so if you're ready we'll be on our way"
Harry quickly rose from his chair and collected together all his stuff, putting the package in his trunk and throwing some owl treats to Hedwig as he said goodbye.
Harry followed Dumbledore as he walked outside into the main foyer of Gringotts and walked straight up to a Goblin behind a small desk and whispered something Harry couldn't hear to it. The Goblin raised an eyebrow in surprise, the most expression Harry had ever seen on a Goblin, and rang a bell. Harry and Dumbledore were led into the familiar side room and got into a cart on the track.
They sped along the track making sharp turns as usual, until they went over a ravine. Harry looked over the edge of the cart, trying to see the bottom when he heard a rumbling sound. He glanced up to see something that made him cry aloud in alarm. The end of the small bridge they were hurtling across had broken off from the edge of the ravine and was sliding across the wall of the ravine. It came to a stop as it reached a small cave, which their cart raced into. Harry looked behind them to see that the bridge started to return to its original position.
A few more twists and turns later and they arrived at a solid stonewall that the Goblin stroked with his finger and it melted away. The goblin stepped back and allowed Harry and Professor Dumbledore entrance, Dumbledore was the first person to enter with Harry close to his heels to find a large mirror in a silver frame.
"The Mirror of Phalluses" Dumbledore said as if he was teaching a subject "Can give us a view through any reflective surface in the world". He then proceeded to mutter an incantation, which made the surface of the mirror ripple as if it was a pond until it showed a small quadrangle as if from someone's window, which Harry soon realised was what it was.
"Do you see that door there, Harry?" Dumbledore asked pointing
"Y…….yes" Harry stammered
"That is front door of Rupert Giles apartment" Dumbledore said, "All you have to do is stay through the mirror and you'll be there"
"Oh"
"Hurry up Harry the mirror won't hold the image for long"
"Okay" said Harry with a determined look in his eyes as he picked up his Luggage and walked through the Mirror…
Right no more Harry Potter world for a lonnnggg while
It's going to take place in Sunnydale from now on
Next part will explain why the Scooby are all muggles
Gringotts motto is supposed to mean 'Safe, Behind Lock and key' don't know if it actually does, I don't do Latin, but a friend of mine does.
Now remember review in the little box below