Chapter Two- Getting to know Mr. Granger
Author's Note: Hermione's family is going on a cruise and Hermione's allowed to invite along some friends. She decides to invite Ron and his family and Harry for two weeks out on the ocean instead of going off to stay with Krum. How will this little vacation go?
Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*
Harry was dragging his trunk into the Durlsey's living room and in front of their fireplace. Ron had to sneak and used Percy's owl to send him some Floo powder, obviously not trusting Pig wit the job, so that he could arrive at the burrow. This made a lot of since to Harry since he knew the Dursleys wouldn't take him to the Burrow himself. He sent Hedwig along to fly there and shoved his trunk into the fireplace. Dudley came walking into the living room and screamed.
"MUMMY! Harry's messing wit our fireplace!" he announced. Knowing this was his cue, Harry quickly through some powder into the fireplace and jumped in as soon as Aunt Petunia came running in, frying pan in hand.
"THE BURROW!" he announced, and disappeared right before his aunt threw the frying pan. When he finally landed, he saw three red heads grinning at him.
""Bout time you got here. We were waiting for you all day." Said George cheerfully, the twins dusting him off. Ron came over and helped get Harry's trunk out their fireplace.
"So, what did the muggles say when you told them?" he asked and Harry grinned.
"I didn't tell them." He said and they laughed.
"Well, we've gotta go to Hermione's and get Crookshanks and Pig. That stupid little git is driving her parents mad. Plus, we have to give them directions on how to get here." Ron sighed. Harry groaned at the thought of having to go through that again, but agreed. Ron explained that she didn't want to leave Crookshanks alone when they were on the cruise and wanted to bring him along, so everyone was going to stay at the Burrow, but her parents were going to drive. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they arrived at Hermione's , they quickly dusted off, trying not to track any dirt through their clean living room. It was obvious everyone was still sleep. After all, it was still really early.
"Let's act like we arrived the muggle way and ring the doorbell." Harry whispered to Ron who quickly agreed. They quickly went outside and rang the doorbell. The greeting they got wasn't exactly the greatest. Mr. Granger had answered the door, and he looked very upset on being woken up. Harry noticed Ron go pale from the look Hermione's dad was giving them.
"Uh, we're friends of Hermione's. This is her house. right?" he asked nervously.
" Who are you?"
"Harry Potter."
"Ronald Weasley." Mr. Granger eyed them and finally let them in. As they followed him back in, they exchanged nervous looks. "He looks a lot nicer when he's surrounded by our kind." Ron whispered to Harry who nodded in agreement. There was a sudden crash.
"Pig, get back here! Ron's going to kill me if something happens to you! CROOKSHANKS, stop that! Leave him alone!" they heard Hermione scream. Mr. Granger went to the bottom of the stairs to call for her, but was soon knocked over by a flash of feathers and orange.
"PIG!" announced Ron as his owl flew into his arms quickly. The cat stopped and glared at Ron's shirt pocket, where Pig had flown for security. "Stupid git. You should know not to tick off something bigger than you." Suddenly, Hermione came jumping over her dad in a long t- shirt, and her looked straighter.
"Daddy, have you seen Pig? Ron is going to be here any minute to get him." Announced Hermione as he stood up, glaring in the direction of Ron and Harry, who were staring at her.
"Hey 'Mione!" said Ron cheerfully.
"Ron, Harry!" she cheered and ran over, hugging them.
"'Mione?" said Mr. Granger in confusion and Hermione blushed a little.
"It's a nick name daddy." She said, then turned to them. "I'm sorry about the whole Pig thing. He was kind of. annoying Crookshanks all night." She said.
"No prob. He gets the same thing at home. So, when are we leaving? Mum is setting up for your visit now." Said Ron.
"Oh yeah, you guys must have already met my dad. My mom is out right now, but she'll be back soon. Why don't you come up with me. I'll show you around." Said Hermione, unaware of the look on the boys' faces. "Oh, don't worry, I'm wearing shorts." She said, and dragged them up the stairs to her room. When they got in her room, Ron dropped on her bed.
"Hermione, is your dad mean to every guy that comes to visit?" Harry asked. Hermione seemed to be thinking about that.
"Well, when I was five, I use to always play with these boys in the sand box. but they're afraid to come over now that dad threatens them." She said and Ron's eyes widened.
"What exactly does he threaten to do to them?" he asked and Hermione smiled.
"You don't want to know." She said and pulled out some clothes, then pulled her trunk from under her bed. She had already packed her school things and was ready for the trip. Suddenly, Mr. Granger enter the room. He glared at the boys, Ron mostly, and turned to Hermione.
"Your mother is here. She wants to talk to dear." He said, and left. Harry dropped down next to Ron.
"This trip is going to be insane if we've got to avoid eye contact with him the whole time."
Author's Note: Hermione's family is going on a cruise and Hermione's allowed to invite along some friends. She decides to invite Ron and his family and Harry for two weeks out on the ocean instead of going off to stay with Krum. How will this little vacation go?
Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*
Harry was dragging his trunk into the Durlsey's living room and in front of their fireplace. Ron had to sneak and used Percy's owl to send him some Floo powder, obviously not trusting Pig wit the job, so that he could arrive at the burrow. This made a lot of since to Harry since he knew the Dursleys wouldn't take him to the Burrow himself. He sent Hedwig along to fly there and shoved his trunk into the fireplace. Dudley came walking into the living room and screamed.
"MUMMY! Harry's messing wit our fireplace!" he announced. Knowing this was his cue, Harry quickly through some powder into the fireplace and jumped in as soon as Aunt Petunia came running in, frying pan in hand.
"THE BURROW!" he announced, and disappeared right before his aunt threw the frying pan. When he finally landed, he saw three red heads grinning at him.
""Bout time you got here. We were waiting for you all day." Said George cheerfully, the twins dusting him off. Ron came over and helped get Harry's trunk out their fireplace.
"So, what did the muggles say when you told them?" he asked and Harry grinned.
"I didn't tell them." He said and they laughed.
"Well, we've gotta go to Hermione's and get Crookshanks and Pig. That stupid little git is driving her parents mad. Plus, we have to give them directions on how to get here." Ron sighed. Harry groaned at the thought of having to go through that again, but agreed. Ron explained that she didn't want to leave Crookshanks alone when they were on the cruise and wanted to bring him along, so everyone was going to stay at the Burrow, but her parents were going to drive. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they arrived at Hermione's , they quickly dusted off, trying not to track any dirt through their clean living room. It was obvious everyone was still sleep. After all, it was still really early.
"Let's act like we arrived the muggle way and ring the doorbell." Harry whispered to Ron who quickly agreed. They quickly went outside and rang the doorbell. The greeting they got wasn't exactly the greatest. Mr. Granger had answered the door, and he looked very upset on being woken up. Harry noticed Ron go pale from the look Hermione's dad was giving them.
"Uh, we're friends of Hermione's. This is her house. right?" he asked nervously.
" Who are you?"
"Harry Potter."
"Ronald Weasley." Mr. Granger eyed them and finally let them in. As they followed him back in, they exchanged nervous looks. "He looks a lot nicer when he's surrounded by our kind." Ron whispered to Harry who nodded in agreement. There was a sudden crash.
"Pig, get back here! Ron's going to kill me if something happens to you! CROOKSHANKS, stop that! Leave him alone!" they heard Hermione scream. Mr. Granger went to the bottom of the stairs to call for her, but was soon knocked over by a flash of feathers and orange.
"PIG!" announced Ron as his owl flew into his arms quickly. The cat stopped and glared at Ron's shirt pocket, where Pig had flown for security. "Stupid git. You should know not to tick off something bigger than you." Suddenly, Hermione came jumping over her dad in a long t- shirt, and her looked straighter.
"Daddy, have you seen Pig? Ron is going to be here any minute to get him." Announced Hermione as he stood up, glaring in the direction of Ron and Harry, who were staring at her.
"Hey 'Mione!" said Ron cheerfully.
"Ron, Harry!" she cheered and ran over, hugging them.
"'Mione?" said Mr. Granger in confusion and Hermione blushed a little.
"It's a nick name daddy." She said, then turned to them. "I'm sorry about the whole Pig thing. He was kind of. annoying Crookshanks all night." She said.
"No prob. He gets the same thing at home. So, when are we leaving? Mum is setting up for your visit now." Said Ron.
"Oh yeah, you guys must have already met my dad. My mom is out right now, but she'll be back soon. Why don't you come up with me. I'll show you around." Said Hermione, unaware of the look on the boys' faces. "Oh, don't worry, I'm wearing shorts." She said, and dragged them up the stairs to her room. When they got in her room, Ron dropped on her bed.
"Hermione, is your dad mean to every guy that comes to visit?" Harry asked. Hermione seemed to be thinking about that.
"Well, when I was five, I use to always play with these boys in the sand box. but they're afraid to come over now that dad threatens them." She said and Ron's eyes widened.
"What exactly does he threaten to do to them?" he asked and Hermione smiled.
"You don't want to know." She said and pulled out some clothes, then pulled her trunk from under her bed. She had already packed her school things and was ready for the trip. Suddenly, Mr. Granger enter the room. He glared at the boys, Ron mostly, and turned to Hermione.
"Your mother is here. She wants to talk to dear." He said, and left. Harry dropped down next to Ron.
"This trip is going to be insane if we've got to avoid eye contact with him the whole time."