Chapter 2: Run for the Boy-Who-Lived life
Harry was more than bored. The holidays didn't seem so long when he spent them in Hogwarts. But now, he was in his uncle and aunt's house the Dursleys. One more time this morning, Aunt Petunia had woken him up for helping her to prepare the breakfast.
This summer was a little better than the last for one thing: last year, his cousin Dudley had been on a diet and no one had hardly eaten anything during the meals. But this morning, everybody was sitting in front of eggs and bacon.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Aunt Petunia stood up and went out of the kitchen. Harry didn't look up, afraid that his cousin swallowed his bacon at once. But when she came back, he couldn't help but noticed that she was as white as chalk.
She murmured something to her husband. He stood up quickly, glancing at Harry, and went to the front door followed by his wife.
Harry knew only one thing, which could make his uncle so nervous: the magic. The boy stood up, oblivious of his breakfast, and risked a glance at the front door.
His uncle and his aunt were in front of the closed door, murmuring. Then, Mr Dursley opened the door. Outside was a woman, in her mid-twenties, with long blonde hair and wearing jeans and a leather coat.
"Mr Dursley? I'm really sorry to interrupt your breakfast and to come without a word before but it is really important. I am sent by Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Harry's school. I had to talk to your nephew as soon as possible."
Harry, who had come nearer when she had spoken the name of Dumbledore, slipped between his uncle and his aunt.
"I am Harry Potter."
The woman smiled at him before turning her eyes back to his uncle.
"I'm warning you! I'll not pay or sign anything for."
"I'm not here for something like that. I've been sent to protect him and teach him tricks. I know that you. had been very careful not to let anyone knows that Harry is a wizard. So I'll just stay here for helping him to prepare his luggage before taking him to another place, where I'll be able to teach him what he needs to know. Of course, if you have any objection, I an call Professor Dumbledore and explain him that he must change his plans."
Harry's heart sank at her last sentence. Of course they will have objections. They knew that Harry was happy when he was in his school and if there was something that they hated, it was knowing him happy.
But the woman continued speaking.
"The Ministry of Magic gave me £ 100 to compensate you for welcoming me. Oh and I have a message from your godfather, Harry. He hopes you're fine and you'll be allowed to come with me, so he will see you. The ministry declared him non-guilty last week and gave him a place as an Auror in the ministry. He is "on duty", that's why he didn't come before.
These last words seemed to petrify the Dursleys. Even if he couldn't see any proof of it on her face, Harry was sure she had known exactly what would be the reaction of his uncle and his aunt.
"You can stay here, but be careful not to let anyone see you."
The woman nodded before stepping in the house. She put her bag on the floor and took her coat off.
"Excuse me, but I don't know your name." Harry said.
"Oups! Sorry. I think I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Melody Lay."
Harry frowned, sure to have already heard about her surname. She gave him a smile before looking up at Vernon Dursley.
"I left my motorbike in front of your house. Shall I move it?"
Mr Dursley glanced at the completely normal motorbike, then at its rider. He shook his head and walked back to the kitchen without a word. Mrs Dursley grabbed the notes that Melody gave her and put them in her pocket.
"Do you want something to eat?"
"No thanks. I've already eaten this morning. Harry, I think you should finish your breakfast quickly."
"Already finish"
Harry couldn't believe in his good fortune. He would leave the Dursleys in a few days and he would have some private magic courses.
"So we should go to your room and begin to pack your things."
Harry merely ran upstairs, followed by Melody. He showed her the bathroom and then they went to his room. Harry threw himself under his bed and grabbed his books and his bag. A hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Don't be so impatient. We will leave only in 2 days because our room in the Leaky Cauldron is not yet ready."
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me. There is news. About Voldemort. That's why I'm here. Dumbledore asked me to protect you and to teach you enough to defend yourself if you must face Voldemort before your return to Hogwarts. I can't tell you what happened because I don't know it myself. I suppose Dumbledore will tell us that when we will go to the school in one month."
"You will come?"
"He asked me so."
"So, you will be our new teacher of Defence against the Dark Art?"
"I'm not good enough for that. My friends and I will be a help for the students who will need it for their homework."
"So, you're not alone."
"We will be 8 for this."
"Cool."
Harry and Melody spent the day to talk about Hogwarts. Harry learned that his new friend had studied there some years ago, in Ravenclaw. Now, she was studying the magic all around the world. They came down to lunch and went upstairs after for more talking.
"Why do I have the impression that I know your name?" Harry finally asked.
"Probably because you know it."
Melody was pointing his collection of cards from Chocolate Frog. He stood up to take them.
"Look at Morgana's surname."
Harry did what he was asked. And gasped in shock.
"You are a descendant from her."
"She was something like my grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grandmother. I don't remember exactly. But I certainly inherited her powers, or that's my mother told me when I was a child."
"Woah!"
"I think you can be proud of yours. After all, you have inherited part of them from Voldemort."
"Why aren't you afraid of speaking his name?"
"I was Dumbledore's student. I taught me that the fear of the name leads to the fear of what it is. I don't say that I'm not afraid of this. man. He terrifies me. But I was trained to fight him and I will not let my chance pass because I fear his name. And after all, I am the heir of Morgana!"
They laughed together before coming gown for diner.
As for the lunch, the Dursleys didn't talk to one of them. Harry was used to it and Melody didn't seem to take offence. For the whole diner, Dudley was quiet, which was really unusual. He didn't ask for a third plate (more than unusual) and quitted the table before anyone else. Melody wished him a good night but he didn't notice and hurried up to his room. When she finished her plate and after checking Harry had finished as well, Melody stood up.
"Thank you for this delicious meal. As I don't want to disturb you more than I've already done, I will sleep with Harry. Good night."
She went out of the kitchen and up the stairs before the Dursleys could say anything. Harry followed her two seconds later. In his room, he looked at his new friend reached out for her bag and grabbed a mobile phone. She dialled a number and waited. Putting a hand on the phone, she turned to Harry.
"Put your things in a bag, We will leave tomorrow morning."
Harry grabbed his books and put them in his bag. Then he opened his cupboard to take some clothes and three cases. Hedwig, Harry's owl, was already in her cage. After that, he sat down and listened to Melody.
"We will be in front of your house at 10 p.m. Thanks a lot. Bye."
Melody hung up and looked at Harry.
"Tomorrow, we will spend the day and the night in the house of one of my friends. She will be waiting for us. Now, is it all what you need?"
Melody glanced critically to the three cases.
"I think we will need to stop at a shop before going back to school."
"No, I do really need nothing else."
"If you're sure." Melody said, shrugging.
She took her wand out and studied at the room a few moments. Muttering, she waved it and the room suddenly seemed bigger. She made appear a bed out from nowhere and sat down on it.
"I can't understand why you haven't run away yet."
"I tried once, two years ago. But they sent me back here after the school year."
"I don't understand your uncle. I came and offered him to take you back. He should be happy. I didn't think it would be so difficult to persuade them to let you go."
Harry sighed and lay down. Melody did the same and then, both of them were fast asleep.
~~~~~
Harry woke up with a start when he felt a hand on her mouth. He opened his eyes to see Melody next to him, gazing at the window. When she saw he was awoken, she removed her hand to pull her wand out. She slowly stood up and walked nearer to the window.
"Take your bags, we leave now. No question and no sound. If we are lucky, we won't have to fight them."
Quickly, Harry did what he was asked. Then, he had an idea.
"I have an Invisibility Cloak." he murmured to the woman.
"Not big enough. But I know how to use an Invisibility spell."
With a wave of her wand, the room was as it was before Melody came. She put a Shrinking spell on Harry's things and put them in her bag. They went down as fast and as quietly as they could. Melody murmured the Invisibility spell for Harry, then for her.
"My motorbike is just in front of the house. You go directly to it and you don't turn back. Then you count to 20. If you don't hear the motor before, you push the red button next to your right foot. It will go straight to the Leaky Cauldron."
They opened the back door and went out of the house. They ran to the front of the house, slaloming between the Death Eaters. Harry jumped on the motorbike and felt Melody doing the same 10 seconds later. The motor roared in the night. Melody made a screeching about turn and drove them away from the house, dodging the Death Eaters' spells.
But one Death Eater began immediately the chase, driving his broomstick just behind the motorbike. The only thing preventing him from throwing spells at them was the incredible speed of Melody's motorbike. Soon, they left Little Winhing and drove onto the motorway to London. Happily, they were alone on the road.
A minute later, the Death Eater found some courage inside him to put one of his hands off his broomstick. Melody began to dodge the spells, never looking behind and increasing her speed. Harry grabbed her waist more tightly.
Suddenly, the woman put a hand on Harry's and made understood to him to cling to her. It was time to counter-strike. She reduce a little her speed and, when the Death Eater went next to them, she throw the motorbike on him. The Death Eater crashed into the security rail.
Melody let out a revenge shout before stopping the motorbike. She ran to the man who was laying down on the road. She put two fingers on his throat, then sighed and came back to Harry.
They drove silently to London. Melody stopped in front of a manor and rang the bell three times. The doors opened immediately and they went in.
"What happened?" a woman asked them when they entered the house.
"Death Eaters." Melody replied.
The other said a rude word and glanced at Harry, looking for wounds.
"We have nothing. But I killed one of them."
The woman nodded.
"Good evening, Harry. My name is Diane McKinnon."
"Nice to meet you."
Diane smiled at him before turning her beautiful grey-purple eyes to Melody.
"Welcome back, sister. You know where is your room. Harry's is just next. I cancelled your room in the Leaky Cauldron."
Melody smiled and took Harry's hand to guide him through the manor.
~~~~~
Diagon Alley was full. Diane, Melody and Harry sat at a table in the Leaky Cauldron. They have spent the whole day buying school things for all of them. Now, they were more than tired.
"Harry?"
The boy turned round to see Hermione standing next to their table.
"Hi. How are you?"
"I think it's me who have to ask you this. Everybody knows what happened two weeks ago."
"It's all right. I have two very good bodyguards."
Diane and Melody laughed aloud.
"Girls, this is Hermione Granger. I think I told you about her. Hermione, I introduce you to Melody Lay and Diane McKinnon."
The girls smiled to each other before Hermione repeat the names aloud, dumbfounded.
"You are.?"
"Yes they are. And they will come to Hogwarts to helps us for our homework. Do you know where is Ron?"
"He and his family spent the holidays in Romania, with Charly. They will come back tomorrow, just for taking the Hogwarts Express."
"So see you tomorrow on platform nine three quarter." Melody said. "We need a good sleep if we want to be fine tomorrow morning. If we missed each other, we are used to take the last compartment in the last wagon. You'll be able to find us there, won't you?"
Hermione nodded and looked Harry and his "bodyguards" went out. She had the feeling that this year in Hogwarts would be particularly rich in events.
Author's note: My beginnings are always a bit boring but I can promise you that the next chapter will be far more interesting. Please read and review.
Harry was more than bored. The holidays didn't seem so long when he spent them in Hogwarts. But now, he was in his uncle and aunt's house the Dursleys. One more time this morning, Aunt Petunia had woken him up for helping her to prepare the breakfast.
This summer was a little better than the last for one thing: last year, his cousin Dudley had been on a diet and no one had hardly eaten anything during the meals. But this morning, everybody was sitting in front of eggs and bacon.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Aunt Petunia stood up and went out of the kitchen. Harry didn't look up, afraid that his cousin swallowed his bacon at once. But when she came back, he couldn't help but noticed that she was as white as chalk.
She murmured something to her husband. He stood up quickly, glancing at Harry, and went to the front door followed by his wife.
Harry knew only one thing, which could make his uncle so nervous: the magic. The boy stood up, oblivious of his breakfast, and risked a glance at the front door.
His uncle and his aunt were in front of the closed door, murmuring. Then, Mr Dursley opened the door. Outside was a woman, in her mid-twenties, with long blonde hair and wearing jeans and a leather coat.
"Mr Dursley? I'm really sorry to interrupt your breakfast and to come without a word before but it is really important. I am sent by Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Harry's school. I had to talk to your nephew as soon as possible."
Harry, who had come nearer when she had spoken the name of Dumbledore, slipped between his uncle and his aunt.
"I am Harry Potter."
The woman smiled at him before turning her eyes back to his uncle.
"I'm warning you! I'll not pay or sign anything for."
"I'm not here for something like that. I've been sent to protect him and teach him tricks. I know that you. had been very careful not to let anyone knows that Harry is a wizard. So I'll just stay here for helping him to prepare his luggage before taking him to another place, where I'll be able to teach him what he needs to know. Of course, if you have any objection, I an call Professor Dumbledore and explain him that he must change his plans."
Harry's heart sank at her last sentence. Of course they will have objections. They knew that Harry was happy when he was in his school and if there was something that they hated, it was knowing him happy.
But the woman continued speaking.
"The Ministry of Magic gave me £ 100 to compensate you for welcoming me. Oh and I have a message from your godfather, Harry. He hopes you're fine and you'll be allowed to come with me, so he will see you. The ministry declared him non-guilty last week and gave him a place as an Auror in the ministry. He is "on duty", that's why he didn't come before.
These last words seemed to petrify the Dursleys. Even if he couldn't see any proof of it on her face, Harry was sure she had known exactly what would be the reaction of his uncle and his aunt.
"You can stay here, but be careful not to let anyone see you."
The woman nodded before stepping in the house. She put her bag on the floor and took her coat off.
"Excuse me, but I don't know your name." Harry said.
"Oups! Sorry. I think I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Melody Lay."
Harry frowned, sure to have already heard about her surname. She gave him a smile before looking up at Vernon Dursley.
"I left my motorbike in front of your house. Shall I move it?"
Mr Dursley glanced at the completely normal motorbike, then at its rider. He shook his head and walked back to the kitchen without a word. Mrs Dursley grabbed the notes that Melody gave her and put them in her pocket.
"Do you want something to eat?"
"No thanks. I've already eaten this morning. Harry, I think you should finish your breakfast quickly."
"Already finish"
Harry couldn't believe in his good fortune. He would leave the Dursleys in a few days and he would have some private magic courses.
"So we should go to your room and begin to pack your things."
Harry merely ran upstairs, followed by Melody. He showed her the bathroom and then they went to his room. Harry threw himself under his bed and grabbed his books and his bag. A hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Don't be so impatient. We will leave only in 2 days because our room in the Leaky Cauldron is not yet ready."
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me. There is news. About Voldemort. That's why I'm here. Dumbledore asked me to protect you and to teach you enough to defend yourself if you must face Voldemort before your return to Hogwarts. I can't tell you what happened because I don't know it myself. I suppose Dumbledore will tell us that when we will go to the school in one month."
"You will come?"
"He asked me so."
"So, you will be our new teacher of Defence against the Dark Art?"
"I'm not good enough for that. My friends and I will be a help for the students who will need it for their homework."
"So, you're not alone."
"We will be 8 for this."
"Cool."
Harry and Melody spent the day to talk about Hogwarts. Harry learned that his new friend had studied there some years ago, in Ravenclaw. Now, she was studying the magic all around the world. They came down to lunch and went upstairs after for more talking.
"Why do I have the impression that I know your name?" Harry finally asked.
"Probably because you know it."
Melody was pointing his collection of cards from Chocolate Frog. He stood up to take them.
"Look at Morgana's surname."
Harry did what he was asked. And gasped in shock.
"You are a descendant from her."
"She was something like my grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-grandmother. I don't remember exactly. But I certainly inherited her powers, or that's my mother told me when I was a child."
"Woah!"
"I think you can be proud of yours. After all, you have inherited part of them from Voldemort."
"Why aren't you afraid of speaking his name?"
"I was Dumbledore's student. I taught me that the fear of the name leads to the fear of what it is. I don't say that I'm not afraid of this. man. He terrifies me. But I was trained to fight him and I will not let my chance pass because I fear his name. And after all, I am the heir of Morgana!"
They laughed together before coming gown for diner.
As for the lunch, the Dursleys didn't talk to one of them. Harry was used to it and Melody didn't seem to take offence. For the whole diner, Dudley was quiet, which was really unusual. He didn't ask for a third plate (more than unusual) and quitted the table before anyone else. Melody wished him a good night but he didn't notice and hurried up to his room. When she finished her plate and after checking Harry had finished as well, Melody stood up.
"Thank you for this delicious meal. As I don't want to disturb you more than I've already done, I will sleep with Harry. Good night."
She went out of the kitchen and up the stairs before the Dursleys could say anything. Harry followed her two seconds later. In his room, he looked at his new friend reached out for her bag and grabbed a mobile phone. She dialled a number and waited. Putting a hand on the phone, she turned to Harry.
"Put your things in a bag, We will leave tomorrow morning."
Harry grabbed his books and put them in his bag. Then he opened his cupboard to take some clothes and three cases. Hedwig, Harry's owl, was already in her cage. After that, he sat down and listened to Melody.
"We will be in front of your house at 10 p.m. Thanks a lot. Bye."
Melody hung up and looked at Harry.
"Tomorrow, we will spend the day and the night in the house of one of my friends. She will be waiting for us. Now, is it all what you need?"
Melody glanced critically to the three cases.
"I think we will need to stop at a shop before going back to school."
"No, I do really need nothing else."
"If you're sure." Melody said, shrugging.
She took her wand out and studied at the room a few moments. Muttering, she waved it and the room suddenly seemed bigger. She made appear a bed out from nowhere and sat down on it.
"I can't understand why you haven't run away yet."
"I tried once, two years ago. But they sent me back here after the school year."
"I don't understand your uncle. I came and offered him to take you back. He should be happy. I didn't think it would be so difficult to persuade them to let you go."
Harry sighed and lay down. Melody did the same and then, both of them were fast asleep.
~~~~~
Harry woke up with a start when he felt a hand on her mouth. He opened his eyes to see Melody next to him, gazing at the window. When she saw he was awoken, she removed her hand to pull her wand out. She slowly stood up and walked nearer to the window.
"Take your bags, we leave now. No question and no sound. If we are lucky, we won't have to fight them."
Quickly, Harry did what he was asked. Then, he had an idea.
"I have an Invisibility Cloak." he murmured to the woman.
"Not big enough. But I know how to use an Invisibility spell."
With a wave of her wand, the room was as it was before Melody came. She put a Shrinking spell on Harry's things and put them in her bag. They went down as fast and as quietly as they could. Melody murmured the Invisibility spell for Harry, then for her.
"My motorbike is just in front of the house. You go directly to it and you don't turn back. Then you count to 20. If you don't hear the motor before, you push the red button next to your right foot. It will go straight to the Leaky Cauldron."
They opened the back door and went out of the house. They ran to the front of the house, slaloming between the Death Eaters. Harry jumped on the motorbike and felt Melody doing the same 10 seconds later. The motor roared in the night. Melody made a screeching about turn and drove them away from the house, dodging the Death Eaters' spells.
But one Death Eater began immediately the chase, driving his broomstick just behind the motorbike. The only thing preventing him from throwing spells at them was the incredible speed of Melody's motorbike. Soon, they left Little Winhing and drove onto the motorway to London. Happily, they were alone on the road.
A minute later, the Death Eater found some courage inside him to put one of his hands off his broomstick. Melody began to dodge the spells, never looking behind and increasing her speed. Harry grabbed her waist more tightly.
Suddenly, the woman put a hand on Harry's and made understood to him to cling to her. It was time to counter-strike. She reduce a little her speed and, when the Death Eater went next to them, she throw the motorbike on him. The Death Eater crashed into the security rail.
Melody let out a revenge shout before stopping the motorbike. She ran to the man who was laying down on the road. She put two fingers on his throat, then sighed and came back to Harry.
They drove silently to London. Melody stopped in front of a manor and rang the bell three times. The doors opened immediately and they went in.
"What happened?" a woman asked them when they entered the house.
"Death Eaters." Melody replied.
The other said a rude word and glanced at Harry, looking for wounds.
"We have nothing. But I killed one of them."
The woman nodded.
"Good evening, Harry. My name is Diane McKinnon."
"Nice to meet you."
Diane smiled at him before turning her beautiful grey-purple eyes to Melody.
"Welcome back, sister. You know where is your room. Harry's is just next. I cancelled your room in the Leaky Cauldron."
Melody smiled and took Harry's hand to guide him through the manor.
~~~~~
Diagon Alley was full. Diane, Melody and Harry sat at a table in the Leaky Cauldron. They have spent the whole day buying school things for all of them. Now, they were more than tired.
"Harry?"
The boy turned round to see Hermione standing next to their table.
"Hi. How are you?"
"I think it's me who have to ask you this. Everybody knows what happened two weeks ago."
"It's all right. I have two very good bodyguards."
Diane and Melody laughed aloud.
"Girls, this is Hermione Granger. I think I told you about her. Hermione, I introduce you to Melody Lay and Diane McKinnon."
The girls smiled to each other before Hermione repeat the names aloud, dumbfounded.
"You are.?"
"Yes they are. And they will come to Hogwarts to helps us for our homework. Do you know where is Ron?"
"He and his family spent the holidays in Romania, with Charly. They will come back tomorrow, just for taking the Hogwarts Express."
"So see you tomorrow on platform nine three quarter." Melody said. "We need a good sleep if we want to be fine tomorrow morning. If we missed each other, we are used to take the last compartment in the last wagon. You'll be able to find us there, won't you?"
Hermione nodded and looked Harry and his "bodyguards" went out. She had the feeling that this year in Hogwarts would be particularly rich in events.
Author's note: My beginnings are always a bit boring but I can promise you that the next chapter will be far more interesting. Please read and review.