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Harry Potter awoke with a start. There was a loud banging noise on his door.
"Come on boy! Get up!" It was his Aunt Petunia.
Harry couldn't think of one reason that she would be waking him up this early, the clock read 5:14 am. He quickly put on his glasses and his clothes and simply walked down the stairs. He was in no rush.
"Hurry up!" His aunt barked at him.
"Coming…" Harry replied in the middle of a yawn.
"Moooom! WHY did you get us up so early?!" His…plump…cousin Dudley was now trudging down the stairs behind him creating a loud THUMP with every step.
He continued, "It's MY birthday and I want to sleep in!"
"Well…" His mother gave him a warm look "…your father and I have gotten you a big surprise!"
" You did?" Dudley's face looked considerably brighter at the mention of a surprise.
" Yes, as a matter of fact we did!" Uncle Vernon interrupted "We…are going on a vacation for the rest of the summer!"
"A vacation?" Dudley looked a bit skeptical "Where?"
"To the beach!"
Harry then snorted as he tried to imagine Dudley in a pair of swim trunks.
Dudley then folded his arms in disgust. Seeing this Aunt Petunia then added "But-but we can also go other places nearby as well!"
"Like an amusement park?" Dudley was sniffing now, trying to do a sort of fake cry.
"Yes! Yes of course" Aunt Petunia added in a hurry.
Uncle Vernon quickly added "And Harry, you will not be coming."
Harry was not at all surprised by this.
"Your…friends…the Weasels or something… " He sounded like he had a very hard time saying the word 'friends' "…have contacted us and have offered for you to stay at their house for the rest of the summer. They have said that they will be coming our normal way."
Harry nearly fainted with relief. He was not going to stay with Mrs. Figg!
Indeed he had received a letter from Ron a couple weeks ago saying that his parents were trying to contact his aunt and uncle.
"Now! Hurry up and eat breakfast! We have to catch the plane!"
Harry quickly gulped down his single egg and ran back up the stairs to get his things. This was great! He would be staying at Ron's for the rest of the summer! And so early in the summer to!
With not much to carry Harry was back downstairs in fifteen minutes. He settled himself down on his trunk and peered out the window. Shortly the peace was disturbed by a whine from the kitchen.
"WAIT A MINUTE! WHERE ARE MY OTHER PRESANTS?!"
"Well Dudley they're packed in one of our suitcases so you can open them at the hotel."
"BUT I WANT THEM NOW!!!!!"
Just then the honking of a horn coming from the road distracted Harry. He could see four red heads in side a green van.
"The Weaslys are here!" Harry yelled. The screaming in the kitchen immediately stopped, for Dudley had just run up the stairs to hide.
Mr. Weasly, Fred, George, and Ron got out of their car just as Harry, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia walked out of the house.
"Hello there!" Called Mr. Weasly's cheerful voice
"Good day." Uncle Vernon grunted.
"Hey Harry!" Ron walked up to him. "How's your summer been?"
"Fantastic, Ron." A grin spread over Harry's face and they laughed.
"Well Harry, better load up." Said Mr. Weasly, sensing the uncomfortableness in Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.
Fred and George helped Harry stuff his belongings into the trunk. Then Harry looked back up at the house. He could see Dudley's pudgy little face peeking out of the window. Fred had obviously noticed him too.
"Nice to see you again Dudley!" He called up to him.
Dudley immediately shut the window and closed the curtains as Fred and George started sniggering.
Seeing that Fred and George were starting to fool around Mr. Weasly said, "Well we better get a move on. Every body get in! Nice to see you again Mr. and Mrs. Dursley."
"Bye" Harry added.
"Bye." Uncle Vernon grunted so Harry could barely hear him.
Then they all got into the van and drove off. It felt good to be leaving number four Privet Drive Harry thought, very good.
Harry Potter awoke with a start. There was a loud banging noise on his door.
"Come on boy! Get up!" It was his Aunt Petunia.
Harry couldn't think of one reason that she would be waking him up this early, the clock read 5:14 am. He quickly put on his glasses and his clothes and simply walked down the stairs. He was in no rush.
"Hurry up!" His aunt barked at him.
"Coming…" Harry replied in the middle of a yawn.
"Moooom! WHY did you get us up so early?!" His…plump…cousin Dudley was now trudging down the stairs behind him creating a loud THUMP with every step.
He continued, "It's MY birthday and I want to sleep in!"
"Well…" His mother gave him a warm look "…your father and I have gotten you a big surprise!"
" You did?" Dudley's face looked considerably brighter at the mention of a surprise.
" Yes, as a matter of fact we did!" Uncle Vernon interrupted "We…are going on a vacation for the rest of the summer!"
"A vacation?" Dudley looked a bit skeptical "Where?"
"To the beach!"
Harry then snorted as he tried to imagine Dudley in a pair of swim trunks.
Dudley then folded his arms in disgust. Seeing this Aunt Petunia then added "But-but we can also go other places nearby as well!"
"Like an amusement park?" Dudley was sniffing now, trying to do a sort of fake cry.
"Yes! Yes of course" Aunt Petunia added in a hurry.
Uncle Vernon quickly added "And Harry, you will not be coming."
Harry was not at all surprised by this.
"Your…friends…the Weasels or something… " He sounded like he had a very hard time saying the word 'friends' "…have contacted us and have offered for you to stay at their house for the rest of the summer. They have said that they will be coming our normal way."
Harry nearly fainted with relief. He was not going to stay with Mrs. Figg!
Indeed he had received a letter from Ron a couple weeks ago saying that his parents were trying to contact his aunt and uncle.
"Now! Hurry up and eat breakfast! We have to catch the plane!"
Harry quickly gulped down his single egg and ran back up the stairs to get his things. This was great! He would be staying at Ron's for the rest of the summer! And so early in the summer to!
With not much to carry Harry was back downstairs in fifteen minutes. He settled himself down on his trunk and peered out the window. Shortly the peace was disturbed by a whine from the kitchen.
"WAIT A MINUTE! WHERE ARE MY OTHER PRESANTS?!"
"Well Dudley they're packed in one of our suitcases so you can open them at the hotel."
"BUT I WANT THEM NOW!!!!!"
Just then the honking of a horn coming from the road distracted Harry. He could see four red heads in side a green van.
"The Weaslys are here!" Harry yelled. The screaming in the kitchen immediately stopped, for Dudley had just run up the stairs to hide.
Mr. Weasly, Fred, George, and Ron got out of their car just as Harry, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia walked out of the house.
"Hello there!" Called Mr. Weasly's cheerful voice
"Good day." Uncle Vernon grunted.
"Hey Harry!" Ron walked up to him. "How's your summer been?"
"Fantastic, Ron." A grin spread over Harry's face and they laughed.
"Well Harry, better load up." Said Mr. Weasly, sensing the uncomfortableness in Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia.
Fred and George helped Harry stuff his belongings into the trunk. Then Harry looked back up at the house. He could see Dudley's pudgy little face peeking out of the window. Fred had obviously noticed him too.
"Nice to see you again Dudley!" He called up to him.
Dudley immediately shut the window and closed the curtains as Fred and George started sniggering.
Seeing that Fred and George were starting to fool around Mr. Weasly said, "Well we better get a move on. Every body get in! Nice to see you again Mr. and Mrs. Dursley."
"Bye" Harry added.
"Bye." Uncle Vernon grunted so Harry could barely hear him.
Then they all got into the van and drove off. It felt good to be leaving number four Privet Drive Harry thought, very good.