Chapter 3
Harry put the finishing touches on the essay he was writing that evening before it was dinnertime. He grabbed the form and went downstairs and found his uncle in the living room, reading the evening paper. Harry took a deep and waded into his request.
"Umm, Uncle Vernon, can I speak with you, sir?" Harry asked.
"What is it?" He snapped back.
"At my school, I was chosen to become involved in an exchange program and I need a permission form signed. I was wondering if I could go and if you could sign the paper," Harry said as nice as he could.
"Where are you going? Transylvania?" Uncle Vernon said snidely.
"Well, to America," he answered. "It would be the same length of time I would spend at school in England."
"Give me that paper. See if you could stay somewhere else for the summer, as we're going away and we don't want you there," Uncle Vernon said, signing the form.
"Can I stay with my friend Ron?" Harry asked excitedly.
His uncle gave a grunt that Harry took as a yes.
He went upstairs and found Hedwig in his room on her perch. She had an answer from Ron. Harry took the roll of parchment from her leg and tied the permission form to Hedwig's leg and sent her off to Hogwarts with the slip. He then sat down to read Ron's reply.
Dear Harry,
Yes, but I was chosen as an alternate. Mum and Dad said I could go if there is an opening. Since, Fred and George has their own school things, I could go. I hope the three of us can go together. Do you know who else got chosen?
Can you come over for any part of the summer before we leave for school? I hope so, send an answer as soon as you can.
See you soon,
Ron
Harry wrote a reply and set it aside until Hedwig returned. He hoped that Ron could go. He couldn't think of what it would be like without Ron with him. He packed his trunk then sat at his desk and wrote a letter to his godfather. He told him about the program and that he would be out of the country for the school year.
