Chapter 3: alone no more
Harry ran down the sidewalk and around the corner and bumped into Avalon again. "Hi!" she smiled helping Harry off the ground. "Hey." Harry replied flattening his hair. "Your funny." Avalon explained laughing a bit. Harry had been cross-eyed trying to hide his scar. "Come on." Avalon said as she started to walk. Harry stopped fixing his hair and walked next to Avalon. "You have a nice room."
Harry said without thinking. "How would you know? You've never been in there." Avalon asked suspiciously. "Uh." Harry looked at Avalon's house then back at her. "You're blinds are open and I can see through." Harry pointed out. Avalon looked at her room window and smiled.
"How do you know that's my room?" she asked. "Guess." Harry replied. "You're right. It is my room. But now that you've seen my room, when can I see yours?" Avalon asked smiling. Harry panicked. "How about later?" Harry suggested. "Ok." Avalon replied. "But this time I get to walk you home." He explained. Harry nodded and smiled at her. They walked down the street and then they came across the market. "So why did you need to come here?" Harry asked looking at her. "no reason. felt like seeing you again. That's all. But now that we're here, let's get some candy." Avalon suggested as they walked into the market.
Finally after they got out, Avalon holding 2 bags filled with candy, they strolled off back home. It was about lunchtime, so they took another block to a fast food restaurant and sat down and began to eat. "This is so fun." Avalon explained biting into a hamburger. "Yeah. I haven't been in the real world for ever." Harry explained. "What do you mean?" Avalon asked. "Well, I've never been able to do things. The first time I've ever been to the zoo, and the only time, was when I was 10. right before I turned 11. they always forget my birthday, and when they got out, I always have to go next door. they REALLY hate me." Harry explained eating a fry. "That's terrible Harry. but don't worry, soon, we can both fly away and be free. I promise you. They have no legal or moral right to keep us locked up in a cage after we turn 18." Avalon explained.
Harry smiled and started to eat again. After they ate, Avalon paid, they took there journey back to there houses. They walked right pass Avalon's house, and turned the corner walking to Harry's. It took them an hour to get to Harry's, since they took an hour at the fast food restaurant, Harry watching Avalon play on the kid playground. So it was now 2 o'clock. When they got to Harry's house, no one was home and there was no way in. "figures. They'd leave me and go do something while I wait here wondering if they'll come back. But hoping they won't." Harry explained sitting on the step. "Here. I'll sit with you!" Avalon chimed sitting down next to Harry.
"So. do you believe in magic?" Avalon asked suddenly looking at the clouds. "Why do you ask that?" Harry asked startled. "I dunno. I just wondered. I do. Sometimes at night when I look outside I can see people on broomsticks, and when I was 12, I saw a flying car! I know it sounds stupid. but I did. I was on top of the roof looking through a telescope and then I saw it shoot away. I wished so much I could do that. don't you? There's no way any one could keep you locked up in a cage if you could just fly away. They could always catch you in a car by the license." Avalon explained looking at Harry.
"Well. yeah I do. But they can find you on a broomstick as well. they have code numbers on them." Harry blurted without thinking. "Really? How would you know?" Avalon asked kindly. "Uh. I read it somewhere. must have been someone's magic book or something." Harry lied. "Oh." Avalon replied. "You know... You're the first person who has treated me with respect." Avalon explained. Harry looked at her and smiled. He didn't say nothing but Avalon suddenly put her arms around Harry and hugged him. "I know I've only known you for two days. but it sounds like a decade. I wish I knew you ages ago." Avalon explained. Harry, dumbstruck, started to pat Avalon's back.
"Hey. it's ok Avalon." Harry comforted Avalon in any way he knew how. "I'm sorry." Avalon explained as she let go of Harry. "You're actually the only friend I've ever had." Avalon explained trying to smile. "Really? I don't see how. You're so kind and sweet, and you have a GREAT smile, and you're pretty. and---" Harry stopped. "You think?" Avalon asked. "Sure I do." Harry replied, blushing a bit. "You are really the greatest Harry. your friends are REALLY lucky to have a friend like you." Avalon explained. "I guess so. they're really great too. I wish you could meet them." Harry explained. "Do they go St. brunet's too?" Avalon asked suddenly. "Well. uh. yeah." Harry lied looking at the concrete. Avalon smiled.
It had been about 4 hours till the dursley's got home. It was now 6:00. Harry and Avalon started to play paper rock scissors. "Who are you?" Dudley asked as he walked up to Harry and Avalon. "I'm Avalon. you?" Avalon asked. "Dudley. you better scat before I pop your nose!" Dudley blurted. "Dudley! Don't talk to Harry's guest like that." aunt petunia hissed. "What did she say?" Harry thought. "Hi. I'm petunia, and this is my son Dudley, and my husband Vernon. and you are?" aunt petunia asked. "Avalon." Avalon replied as she and Harry stood up. "Hello Avalon. great to meet you. I see you have kept our Harry company while we made an errand." petunia thought. "Yeah. that's right." Avalon replied. "What is wrong with her?" Harry asked looking at aunt petunia. "Well. I must be off. Night." Avalon smiled as she started to leave. "Call me tomorrow k?" Avalon asked looking at Harry.
Harry nodded and saw Avalon run away and pass the corner. "cute kid. You should go out with her dud." Vernon grunted as he unlocked the house. Harry didn't hear what uncle Vernon had said. he was too dreary to know it. Night." Harry said as he walked into the house and up the steps. "What about diner boy? Want any?" uncle Vernon asked. "No." Harry replied. After he got into his room, he started to do his homework, a 2 page essay on different kinds of potions for snape's class. How could he tell Avalon that he was a wizard and didn't go to St. Brunet's? He couldn't. she would hate him for sure for lying. Harry was thunder struck. He really likes Avalon. Maybe he could bring with him.. Doubt it, but maybe. maybe he can let her fly on his fire bolt broomstick. teach how to be a witch and have power. doubt it. Harry thought stiffly. he put his homework up and looked at the seek ball. For some reason, he commanded to see Avalon. He couldn't get his mind off of her. And in less than a week he would never be able to see her. Cause he was going back to hogwarts, miles away from her.
The ball clouded up then showed Avalon looking into her mirror smiling. She was brushing her hair. "She is so pretty." Harry thought putting the ball on a stand on his bedside table. He fell asleep looking into the ball. He started to dream he took Avalon to hogwarts. He showed her to Ron and Hermionie, and everyone. She learned how to make spells and charms. Snape even liked her. but they started to go wrong, and she started getting sick and having seizures and couldn't talk or walk, then professor dumbledore came into the picture. "Harry. she can't stay here. Even if she wants to become a witch. it wasn't meant to be." He stated before he shimmered away. Then suddenly Avalon smiled at him. "Thanks Harry. for everything." She said still smiling at him. Then suddenly voldermort came and blasted Avalon. She died right there, her smiled faded. Then suddenly Harry darted up yelling. He was sweating and panting.
He looked at his indiglow clock. It was 1:00 in the morning. He looked into the ball. Avalon wasn't in her bed at all. Harry grabbed the ball and commanded to show where Avalon was. It clouded again and showed her in front of Harry's house. Harry got out of bed and went to the window and looked down. "Avalon. what are you doing here?" Harry whispered. "Harry. i.i. they kicked me out! I have no where to go!" Avalon explained. Tears were falling down her face. "I didn't do anything! I was sleeping, and then my aunt came in and pushed me off my bed! She started to scream at me then she through me out! I think she drank too much, but even if she did, this always happens, but I've never been kicked out. You were the only person I could turn too. I didn't know anyone else. I'm so sorry Harry." she cried putting her hands to her face and falling to the grass.
Harry hesitated then ran down the stairs quietly and walked out of the house and stood above Avalon. "It's ok Avalon." Harry assured her. He got to his knees and held Avalon in his arms. She started to cry on his shoulder. "I'm all alone." she explained. "No you aren't. I'm here. We'll be together forever." Harry said trying to cheer her up. Avalon stopped crying and looked at Harry. "Oh Harry." she started to cry again, but not as hard as before. After about a minute, Harry took Avalon into his room and explained that before his aunt and uncle got up, she would sneak out. Then 15 minutes later, she could knock on the door, and he would answer it and let her in. Avalon nodded and fell asleep in Harry's arms.
The next morning, Avalon was on Harry's bed, and Harry was lying on the floor by hedwig. At 6:45, Harry woke Avalon up and took her to the door. She walked out and laid on the side of the house. 15 minutes later, unlce Vernon went outside and collected the newspaper. Harry walked downstairs, and has he hit the bottom floor, the doorbell rang. Harry ran to the door and Avalon was their smiling at him. "morning sunshine!" she chimed. "Hey Avalon." Harry smiled. "Don't keep the door opened! Invite her in for Christ sakes!" aunt petunia hissed. Harry opened the door wider and Avalon walked in. "Thanks." She said. "Would you like some bacon dear?" aunt petunia asked. "Why thank you." Avalon replied. "Why are they so nice to me when she's here?" Harry asked himself. They both walked into the dining room and sat down next to each other at the table.
Harry ran down the sidewalk and around the corner and bumped into Avalon again. "Hi!" she smiled helping Harry off the ground. "Hey." Harry replied flattening his hair. "Your funny." Avalon explained laughing a bit. Harry had been cross-eyed trying to hide his scar. "Come on." Avalon said as she started to walk. Harry stopped fixing his hair and walked next to Avalon. "You have a nice room."
Harry said without thinking. "How would you know? You've never been in there." Avalon asked suspiciously. "Uh." Harry looked at Avalon's house then back at her. "You're blinds are open and I can see through." Harry pointed out. Avalon looked at her room window and smiled.
"How do you know that's my room?" she asked. "Guess." Harry replied. "You're right. It is my room. But now that you've seen my room, when can I see yours?" Avalon asked smiling. Harry panicked. "How about later?" Harry suggested. "Ok." Avalon replied. "But this time I get to walk you home." He explained. Harry nodded and smiled at her. They walked down the street and then they came across the market. "So why did you need to come here?" Harry asked looking at her. "no reason. felt like seeing you again. That's all. But now that we're here, let's get some candy." Avalon suggested as they walked into the market.
Finally after they got out, Avalon holding 2 bags filled with candy, they strolled off back home. It was about lunchtime, so they took another block to a fast food restaurant and sat down and began to eat. "This is so fun." Avalon explained biting into a hamburger. "Yeah. I haven't been in the real world for ever." Harry explained. "What do you mean?" Avalon asked. "Well, I've never been able to do things. The first time I've ever been to the zoo, and the only time, was when I was 10. right before I turned 11. they always forget my birthday, and when they got out, I always have to go next door. they REALLY hate me." Harry explained eating a fry. "That's terrible Harry. but don't worry, soon, we can both fly away and be free. I promise you. They have no legal or moral right to keep us locked up in a cage after we turn 18." Avalon explained.
Harry smiled and started to eat again. After they ate, Avalon paid, they took there journey back to there houses. They walked right pass Avalon's house, and turned the corner walking to Harry's. It took them an hour to get to Harry's, since they took an hour at the fast food restaurant, Harry watching Avalon play on the kid playground. So it was now 2 o'clock. When they got to Harry's house, no one was home and there was no way in. "figures. They'd leave me and go do something while I wait here wondering if they'll come back. But hoping they won't." Harry explained sitting on the step. "Here. I'll sit with you!" Avalon chimed sitting down next to Harry.
"So. do you believe in magic?" Avalon asked suddenly looking at the clouds. "Why do you ask that?" Harry asked startled. "I dunno. I just wondered. I do. Sometimes at night when I look outside I can see people on broomsticks, and when I was 12, I saw a flying car! I know it sounds stupid. but I did. I was on top of the roof looking through a telescope and then I saw it shoot away. I wished so much I could do that. don't you? There's no way any one could keep you locked up in a cage if you could just fly away. They could always catch you in a car by the license." Avalon explained looking at Harry.
"Well. yeah I do. But they can find you on a broomstick as well. they have code numbers on them." Harry blurted without thinking. "Really? How would you know?" Avalon asked kindly. "Uh. I read it somewhere. must have been someone's magic book or something." Harry lied. "Oh." Avalon replied. "You know... You're the first person who has treated me with respect." Avalon explained. Harry looked at her and smiled. He didn't say nothing but Avalon suddenly put her arms around Harry and hugged him. "I know I've only known you for two days. but it sounds like a decade. I wish I knew you ages ago." Avalon explained. Harry, dumbstruck, started to pat Avalon's back.
"Hey. it's ok Avalon." Harry comforted Avalon in any way he knew how. "I'm sorry." Avalon explained as she let go of Harry. "You're actually the only friend I've ever had." Avalon explained trying to smile. "Really? I don't see how. You're so kind and sweet, and you have a GREAT smile, and you're pretty. and---" Harry stopped. "You think?" Avalon asked. "Sure I do." Harry replied, blushing a bit. "You are really the greatest Harry. your friends are REALLY lucky to have a friend like you." Avalon explained. "I guess so. they're really great too. I wish you could meet them." Harry explained. "Do they go St. brunet's too?" Avalon asked suddenly. "Well. uh. yeah." Harry lied looking at the concrete. Avalon smiled.
It had been about 4 hours till the dursley's got home. It was now 6:00. Harry and Avalon started to play paper rock scissors. "Who are you?" Dudley asked as he walked up to Harry and Avalon. "I'm Avalon. you?" Avalon asked. "Dudley. you better scat before I pop your nose!" Dudley blurted. "Dudley! Don't talk to Harry's guest like that." aunt petunia hissed. "What did she say?" Harry thought. "Hi. I'm petunia, and this is my son Dudley, and my husband Vernon. and you are?" aunt petunia asked. "Avalon." Avalon replied as she and Harry stood up. "Hello Avalon. great to meet you. I see you have kept our Harry company while we made an errand." petunia thought. "Yeah. that's right." Avalon replied. "What is wrong with her?" Harry asked looking at aunt petunia. "Well. I must be off. Night." Avalon smiled as she started to leave. "Call me tomorrow k?" Avalon asked looking at Harry.
Harry nodded and saw Avalon run away and pass the corner. "cute kid. You should go out with her dud." Vernon grunted as he unlocked the house. Harry didn't hear what uncle Vernon had said. he was too dreary to know it. Night." Harry said as he walked into the house and up the steps. "What about diner boy? Want any?" uncle Vernon asked. "No." Harry replied. After he got into his room, he started to do his homework, a 2 page essay on different kinds of potions for snape's class. How could he tell Avalon that he was a wizard and didn't go to St. Brunet's? He couldn't. she would hate him for sure for lying. Harry was thunder struck. He really likes Avalon. Maybe he could bring with him.. Doubt it, but maybe. maybe he can let her fly on his fire bolt broomstick. teach how to be a witch and have power. doubt it. Harry thought stiffly. he put his homework up and looked at the seek ball. For some reason, he commanded to see Avalon. He couldn't get his mind off of her. And in less than a week he would never be able to see her. Cause he was going back to hogwarts, miles away from her.
The ball clouded up then showed Avalon looking into her mirror smiling. She was brushing her hair. "She is so pretty." Harry thought putting the ball on a stand on his bedside table. He fell asleep looking into the ball. He started to dream he took Avalon to hogwarts. He showed her to Ron and Hermionie, and everyone. She learned how to make spells and charms. Snape even liked her. but they started to go wrong, and she started getting sick and having seizures and couldn't talk or walk, then professor dumbledore came into the picture. "Harry. she can't stay here. Even if she wants to become a witch. it wasn't meant to be." He stated before he shimmered away. Then suddenly Avalon smiled at him. "Thanks Harry. for everything." She said still smiling at him. Then suddenly voldermort came and blasted Avalon. She died right there, her smiled faded. Then suddenly Harry darted up yelling. He was sweating and panting.
He looked at his indiglow clock. It was 1:00 in the morning. He looked into the ball. Avalon wasn't in her bed at all. Harry grabbed the ball and commanded to show where Avalon was. It clouded again and showed her in front of Harry's house. Harry got out of bed and went to the window and looked down. "Avalon. what are you doing here?" Harry whispered. "Harry. i.i. they kicked me out! I have no where to go!" Avalon explained. Tears were falling down her face. "I didn't do anything! I was sleeping, and then my aunt came in and pushed me off my bed! She started to scream at me then she through me out! I think she drank too much, but even if she did, this always happens, but I've never been kicked out. You were the only person I could turn too. I didn't know anyone else. I'm so sorry Harry." she cried putting her hands to her face and falling to the grass.
Harry hesitated then ran down the stairs quietly and walked out of the house and stood above Avalon. "It's ok Avalon." Harry assured her. He got to his knees and held Avalon in his arms. She started to cry on his shoulder. "I'm all alone." she explained. "No you aren't. I'm here. We'll be together forever." Harry said trying to cheer her up. Avalon stopped crying and looked at Harry. "Oh Harry." she started to cry again, but not as hard as before. After about a minute, Harry took Avalon into his room and explained that before his aunt and uncle got up, she would sneak out. Then 15 minutes later, she could knock on the door, and he would answer it and let her in. Avalon nodded and fell asleep in Harry's arms.
The next morning, Avalon was on Harry's bed, and Harry was lying on the floor by hedwig. At 6:45, Harry woke Avalon up and took her to the door. She walked out and laid on the side of the house. 15 minutes later, unlce Vernon went outside and collected the newspaper. Harry walked downstairs, and has he hit the bottom floor, the doorbell rang. Harry ran to the door and Avalon was their smiling at him. "morning sunshine!" she chimed. "Hey Avalon." Harry smiled. "Don't keep the door opened! Invite her in for Christ sakes!" aunt petunia hissed. Harry opened the door wider and Avalon walked in. "Thanks." She said. "Would you like some bacon dear?" aunt petunia asked. "Why thank you." Avalon replied. "Why are they so nice to me when she's here?" Harry asked himself. They both walked into the dining room and sat down next to each other at the table.