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Chapter 4

Uncle Vernon looked around the top room of the Burrow with a sort of fearful curiousity.His face was a pale purple mixed with red from his anger as the truth started to sink into his large, thick head.

He jumped as an explosion went off in a room below the one he was in.He slowly looked around the room from the Chudley Cannons bedsheets to the bird cage with a tiny brown owl hooting excitedly in it.He scowled and moved toward the door, his footsteps making a horrible racket for those below.

Ginny, who had been strudying in the family room, looked up at the cieling curiously.

"Ron?Harry?" she yeled up and moved to the bottom of the stairs.By then, Uncle Vernon had made his way to the top of them. Ginny gasped and Uncle Vernon eyed her clothes(which were witch's robes) suspiciously.

"Mum....er, we have company...." she started to say.She looked him up and down once more then ran off. Uncle Vernon huffed impatiently and started down the steps when suddenly there was a loud pop and Vernon was rapidly changing colors.He went from hot pink to neon green to a bright orange.Gales of laughter came from the top of the steps as Vernon looked down at his deep purple hands.His jaw dropped,surprised, and he turned around nearly losing balance.Ginny and Mrs. Weasley then appeared at the foot of the stairs.

For a moment, neither said anything.Ginny burst out laughing and Mrs. Weasley scowled."Fred!George!What have you done to him?!" she yelled angrily

The pair continued to laugh and Mrs.Weasley's face reddened as she walked up the stairs toward Vernon who backed up.

"Oh dear, here, let me help you..." Mrs.Weasley said but the man just shook his head and continued backing up the stairs.

"I don't trust your kind, I don't." he said defiantly. The twins burst out laughing again and Ginny smiled with silent giggles.

Mrs.Weasley looked past Mr.Dursley angrilly,"This isn't funny you two!Just wait till your father finds out about this." she shook her head muttering disapprovingly, "Attacking Muggles...."

Meanwhile...

Alexis sat on the floor of her room with her supplies spread out around her.She checked them off her list one by one.

Her father was away on some buisness he had told her about yesterday afternoon. Alexis seized this opportunity after she had finished looking over her list. She silently crept down into the basement which served as a dungeon and looked around.It was a lot like Snape's classroom with jars of the most bizzarre objects and a steaming cauldron near the left corner of the room.A tall bookcase lined the far wall in front of Alexis.

She made her way slowly to the large surplus of volumes and nocels. Most were guides.Guides to dark things which were mainly read and written by skilled, trained wizards.

Alexis ran her right hand down the spines of the books as she walked along the bokcase reading the titles carefully. She grabbed the sliding ladder and stepped onto the first rung looking at the vast assortment of books that sat in front of her.She pushed the ladder to the left a few yards and stepped onto the second rung.Alexis found the book she wanted, a thick book covered in a dark tough leather.

All of a sudden, there was a loud bang from an explosion that came from the front door.Alexis stuffed the book under her robes and ran upstairs.She chanced a glance at the front door where a few whisps of smoke were clearing.She ran to her room gatherin her things.She heard loud voices from outside as she grabbed her owl's cage, her trunk, and her cloak and headed toward the fireplace.She disappeared into it(using Floo Powder) just as the men in dark robes came running in.

Back at the Burrow...

Mr.Weasley walked in muttering somthing incoherent, stopping dead in his tracks as he saw Vernon Dursley, now a brilliant green, standing against a wall.Mrs.Weasley had told him to sit in the family room while she fixed up a pot of tea.

He had not wanted to sit and share anything, even tea, with these wackos, yet he hadn't tried to leave, for fear of what they might do.

Mr.Weasley stood there startled and Vernon looked at him, true fury in his eyes for at their last meeting, Fred and George had given Dudley a Ton Toungue Toffee which resilted in him having an over large toungue sprouting from his mouth.

At the Dursley's...

Petunia was in a great state of distress.She had turned pale and had grabbed Dudley to protect him from the two teenage boys(A.N.:teenagers are so dangerous these days...:-) )standing by the steps.

Ron was the first to come to his senses.

"Well, we better be on our way, then Harry," he said nudging his friend along.

"Oh right," Harry said snapping out of his surprise."But...how?We lost the Portkey."

"That, we can figure out on the way." The two moved through the family room towards the door, fully aware of the stares they were recieving from Petunia and Dudley.

Once both of them were out on the street, Harry toting his trunk and Hedwig's cage, Ron burst out laughing.

"What perfect timing!" he exclaimed between fits of laughter.Harry soon joined in.

Suddenly, Hedwig came swooping down to land on Harry's shoulder. She stretched out her leg, which had a letter tied to it. Harry opened it up and he and Ron read it.

Harry,

I hope you're feeling well.How's your scar?Hasn't been hurting I hope. There's been word of sightings of Voldemort(at this, Ron flinched) so you need to lie low and be careful. That means no going aywhere you're not supposed to be. Send me an owl if you are going to be staying anywhere besides the Dursley's.

Sirius

Harry folded it up and put it in his pocket when they were through reading it.

"You're scar HASN'T been hurting, has it, Harry?" Ron asked in a bit of a worried tone.

"Not recently,"Harry answered casually.

Good, because we don't need any more bad luck," Ron eplied with a grin.

"So, how ARE we going to get to the Burrow?" asked Harry.

"Simple.The Knight Bus." Ron replied sticking out his wand arm as they came to an intersection. There was a loud bang and the Knight Bus stood waiting in front of them.

"Hey Ern!Look 'oo it is!It's Neville-I mean 'arry!" Stan exclaimed.At this Ron raised an eyebrow at Harry and snickered.

"Well, what're you 'doin out 'ere?" Ernie asked cheerfully. "And who's yer friend?"

"I'm Ron Weasley," said Ron extending a hand as they climbed aboard.

"Nice to meet you, Ron, I'm Ernie." he said shaking Ron's hand.

The journey to the Burrow was not a pleasant one.As always, the Bus jumped and banged as witches and wizards got off at various locations.Once the Bus reached the Burrow, Stan exclaimed, "Your stop boys!"

The two climbed out, Harry dragging his trunk behind him.What they saw inside stopped them dead in their tracks.

Mr.Weasley was trying to get Vernon to touch an old top hat. He was backing up and muttering something under his breath.It didn't help the matter that Fred and George were laughing silently in the doorway to the kitchen.Nr. Weasley looked at Harry and Ron as they walked in.Vernon shot them a look of pure poison and Ron waved smiling innocently.Fred and George laughed.Mr.Weasley took the opportunity and shoved the hat into Vernon's hand who disappeared with a pop.

Meanwhile....

Alexis made her way to the Leaky Cauldron dragging her trunk along behind her. She checked her money to make sure she had enough to stay at the inn for the remainder of the summer.She stopped at the small almost unnoticable pub/inn and walked in.Tom, the innkeeper, smiled politely as he gave her a key to her room for a few Sickles.

Alexis looked around her cozy little room and set her stuff in the corner.After changing into her slightly large robes, she walked into Diagon Alley.The first place she stopped was the Quidditch supplies shop.Alexis walked up to the display of the Firebolt broomstick and immediatly reached into her moneybag.Her face fell as she realized that First years weren't allowed to own broomsticks.

Harry and Ron walked in talking and laughing.Alexis took no notice and continued to stare at the superb broomstick.Harry and Ron walked up behind her looking at the Firebolt also.

"Oh, what I'd give to have one of those.Harry, your so lucky," Ron whined grinning.Alexis turned arund and Ron stared at her, his jaw threatening to drop.She glared at him with her bright emerald green eyes.

"What's wrong with you?Never seen a girl before?" she asked and he scowled.

"As a matter of fact, he's been living in a Muggle bomb shelter with his dad and brothers all his life and your the first girl he's ever seen," Harry said smirking.

"Oh, real genius, that one.I can come up with better," Alexis didn't seem to notice, or maybe just didn't care, who Harry was.

Ron shook his head getting over the initial shock."Come on Harry," he said nudging Harry toward the door.

"What was your problem?" Harry asked as they stepped outside.

"Hey Harry!Ron!Hi!" Hermione was running up to them toting a large bag of books.The boys turned around smiling.

"Hey Hermione," they said at the same time.

She smiled then glanced at Alexis who was now leaving the shop.She shook her head then looked at Harry.

"Did you realize how much she looks like you?" she asked.

"Yeah, mate, she looks like she could be your sister or something," Ron said.

(A/N:I'm stopping it here because my poor fingers are worn out.I'll be working on the next chapter soon enough.)