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Harry Potter and the Legend of the Demon Bands
"I'm back!" Called out Harry as he walked into the sitting room. He saw his aunt's worried expression.
'Probably about how I look.' Harry thought with a smirk. Then with a bitter smile: 'Wouldn't want neighbors to think them to be abnormal.' He looked around the room and saw Dudley look at him in astonishment because Harry wasn't wearing Dudley's old sagging clothes.
He was wearing some light slacks and a dark dress shirt with the top button undone and the sleeves rolled up. And with Harry's new look, Harry was surprised his Uncle didn't bark at him about how he got the money for this. He gazed over more and saw a young couple sitting together. They both had dark brown hair and seemed to be in there late thirties.
Harry put on a winning smile and said
"Hello. You must be the neighbors my Aunt told me about this morning."
"Yes" said the man. " I'm Paul Patil and this is my wife, Persephone Patil."
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mr. and Mrs. Patil." He still had on a winning smile and saw the Patils flush slightly. Harry saw out of the corner of his eye, Dudley giving him a jealous stare because the Patils obviously liked Harry better than Dudley.
"Well" Harry said turning back to his Uncle. "I came to tell you that I am going to go out tonight.It was an honor Mr. and Mrs. Patil. But if you'll forgive me for leaving so soon." Harry smiled to himself as the Dursleys looked thunderstruck at Harry's extreme politeness.
Harry laughed lightly as he went down the street and with a spring in his step.
'So the Patils live near us. This aught to be a fun summer.'
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Harry walked into the Chow Cricket, a restaurant with a very strange name. He had been walking around and looking at stores for nearly three hours. He really needed to eat. He walked in and waited for a table. He was led to a table near the back corner and he looked at his menu.
"Have you chosen, sir?" Harry looked up at a guy who looked about seventeen or eighteen. His eyes widened when he saw Harry's face.
"Blimey! You Harry Potter aren't you? Wow! I didn't know you lived around here."
"Harry grinned and said
"I only just moved here. By the way, who are you?"
"Oh. Right! My name's Phil Patil. You go to school with my sisters."
"Another Patil, eh? Gosh! How many more Patils are there? I just met you parents a couple hours ago." Phil smiled and said
"Don't worry. I'm the last one you'll ever meet."
"Ohh.Hey. Where are you sisters" Harry asked with a sly grin. He thought it was about time to get well acquainted with the opposite sex.
"Partavi is probably out at the muggle mall and Padma is probably diving at the public pool." Phil replied with an equally sly grin. Harry nodded and ordered his food. He ate and left the restaurant, leaving a tip for Phil on his way out. He found the public pool and entered in to see if Padma was still there. She was.
Harry had arrived just in time to see her do her last dive for the night. He watched as she flew towards the water in a graceful arc as the water reflected off her smooth, creamy skin. She hit the water with barely even a splash.
She surfaced and swam to the edge of the pool, pulled herself out and took off her swimming cap thing. Her hair cascaded in beautiful brown waves down, just past her shoulders. As she dried off, Harry painfully realized he hadn't breathed for a minute of so. He couldn't help but watch as she walked in his direction.
"That.Was.Really.Good." Harry said, his eyes still wide from watching her. She blushed.
"Thanks" Her voice was barely above a whisper.
"But." She said with confusion. "Who are you?"
"Oh. Right. We've never formally met or anything but just for the record.Hello. How are you? My name's Harry Potter." She burst out laughing.
"Right. Like I'm going to believe that you're Harry Potter. What a laugh."
"Fine. Don't believe me. But at least let me escort you home."
"What a gentleman." She said with a snort. "But ok. You can walk me home." He smiled and started walking towards the door.
"By the way." Padma started. "How did you get in here? The door was locked."
"It was?" Harry said with his brow furrowed. "That's weird. The door opened when I tried to open it."
"You sure you didn't use a spell?" She teased as she locked the door to the swimming pool.
"No. Actually I didn't. But I did feel a slight tingle around my wrists when I touched it.I.I don't know. Maybe I just imagined it." He suddenly felt the tingling again but shrugged it off.
"So where do you live." He asked. "I've met you're parents and Phil, but I still don't know where you live."
"I don't know." She said in a mock thoughtful voice.
"Come on." He wined. Then Struck with another thought. "I could always go find Partavi at the mall and ask her. I'm sure she would tell me." Padma's face went to one of frustration mixed with the 'oh well' expression.
"You probably could. And then, like every other good looking guy that comes near me, she'll want to date you." She blushed at what that sentence had implied about Harry. Harry gave himself a smirk.
"You can drop me off here." She said when they were at the corner of their street.
"OK. If that's what you want." He gave her a smile and continued walking with her.
"Seriously." She said. "You don't have to follow me home."
"I'm not." He said. "I'm your next door neighbor." With that he walked up the porch of the Dursley's. All the while grinning.
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Padma awoke, walked downstairs and sat down for breakfast. She grabbed some eggs and bacon. She sat down and started to eat. Her dad walking down the stairs and ruffled her hair.
"Good morning, cookie."
"Morning dad." Her dad sat down and started to eat. The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." She said. She got to the door and opened it up. Standing on the porch was a severe looking woman with a neck so long; she could have been a giraffe.
"May I help you?"
"Yes." The woman said. "I'm your neighbor. Is your mother or father around?"
"Dad." She called. "Our new neighbor is at the door." Her father got up and walked to the door. She left to finish her breakfast. After having a few words at the door, her father closed the door and came into the dining room.
"Well." He began. "Our neighbors are going out of town for about a week. They've asked us to check on their nephew every so often."
"Isn't that kind of rude. To just thrust their nephew on us when they barely know us."
"Yes." He said with a sigh. "But their nephew is very polite. He's not lacking for looks either." Saying the last bit with a sly look at her. She blushed.
"Daad." She pleaded.
"All right. All right."
Harry Potter and the Legend of the Demon Bands
"I'm back!" Called out Harry as he walked into the sitting room. He saw his aunt's worried expression.
'Probably about how I look.' Harry thought with a smirk. Then with a bitter smile: 'Wouldn't want neighbors to think them to be abnormal.' He looked around the room and saw Dudley look at him in astonishment because Harry wasn't wearing Dudley's old sagging clothes.
He was wearing some light slacks and a dark dress shirt with the top button undone and the sleeves rolled up. And with Harry's new look, Harry was surprised his Uncle didn't bark at him about how he got the money for this. He gazed over more and saw a young couple sitting together. They both had dark brown hair and seemed to be in there late thirties.
Harry put on a winning smile and said
"Hello. You must be the neighbors my Aunt told me about this morning."
"Yes" said the man. " I'm Paul Patil and this is my wife, Persephone Patil."
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mr. and Mrs. Patil." He still had on a winning smile and saw the Patils flush slightly. Harry saw out of the corner of his eye, Dudley giving him a jealous stare because the Patils obviously liked Harry better than Dudley.
"Well" Harry said turning back to his Uncle. "I came to tell you that I am going to go out tonight.It was an honor Mr. and Mrs. Patil. But if you'll forgive me for leaving so soon." Harry smiled to himself as the Dursleys looked thunderstruck at Harry's extreme politeness.
Harry laughed lightly as he went down the street and with a spring in his step.
'So the Patils live near us. This aught to be a fun summer.'
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Harry walked into the Chow Cricket, a restaurant with a very strange name. He had been walking around and looking at stores for nearly three hours. He really needed to eat. He walked in and waited for a table. He was led to a table near the back corner and he looked at his menu.
"Have you chosen, sir?" Harry looked up at a guy who looked about seventeen or eighteen. His eyes widened when he saw Harry's face.
"Blimey! You Harry Potter aren't you? Wow! I didn't know you lived around here."
"Harry grinned and said
"I only just moved here. By the way, who are you?"
"Oh. Right! My name's Phil Patil. You go to school with my sisters."
"Another Patil, eh? Gosh! How many more Patils are there? I just met you parents a couple hours ago." Phil smiled and said
"Don't worry. I'm the last one you'll ever meet."
"Ohh.Hey. Where are you sisters" Harry asked with a sly grin. He thought it was about time to get well acquainted with the opposite sex.
"Partavi is probably out at the muggle mall and Padma is probably diving at the public pool." Phil replied with an equally sly grin. Harry nodded and ordered his food. He ate and left the restaurant, leaving a tip for Phil on his way out. He found the public pool and entered in to see if Padma was still there. She was.
Harry had arrived just in time to see her do her last dive for the night. He watched as she flew towards the water in a graceful arc as the water reflected off her smooth, creamy skin. She hit the water with barely even a splash.
She surfaced and swam to the edge of the pool, pulled herself out and took off her swimming cap thing. Her hair cascaded in beautiful brown waves down, just past her shoulders. As she dried off, Harry painfully realized he hadn't breathed for a minute of so. He couldn't help but watch as she walked in his direction.
"That.Was.Really.Good." Harry said, his eyes still wide from watching her. She blushed.
"Thanks" Her voice was barely above a whisper.
"But." She said with confusion. "Who are you?"
"Oh. Right. We've never formally met or anything but just for the record.Hello. How are you? My name's Harry Potter." She burst out laughing.
"Right. Like I'm going to believe that you're Harry Potter. What a laugh."
"Fine. Don't believe me. But at least let me escort you home."
"What a gentleman." She said with a snort. "But ok. You can walk me home." He smiled and started walking towards the door.
"By the way." Padma started. "How did you get in here? The door was locked."
"It was?" Harry said with his brow furrowed. "That's weird. The door opened when I tried to open it."
"You sure you didn't use a spell?" She teased as she locked the door to the swimming pool.
"No. Actually I didn't. But I did feel a slight tingle around my wrists when I touched it.I.I don't know. Maybe I just imagined it." He suddenly felt the tingling again but shrugged it off.
"So where do you live." He asked. "I've met you're parents and Phil, but I still don't know where you live."
"I don't know." She said in a mock thoughtful voice.
"Come on." He wined. Then Struck with another thought. "I could always go find Partavi at the mall and ask her. I'm sure she would tell me." Padma's face went to one of frustration mixed with the 'oh well' expression.
"You probably could. And then, like every other good looking guy that comes near me, she'll want to date you." She blushed at what that sentence had implied about Harry. Harry gave himself a smirk.
"You can drop me off here." She said when they were at the corner of their street.
"OK. If that's what you want." He gave her a smile and continued walking with her.
"Seriously." She said. "You don't have to follow me home."
"I'm not." He said. "I'm your next door neighbor." With that he walked up the porch of the Dursley's. All the while grinning.
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Padma awoke, walked downstairs and sat down for breakfast. She grabbed some eggs and bacon. She sat down and started to eat. Her dad walking down the stairs and ruffled her hair.
"Good morning, cookie."
"Morning dad." Her dad sat down and started to eat. The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." She said. She got to the door and opened it up. Standing on the porch was a severe looking woman with a neck so long; she could have been a giraffe.
"May I help you?"
"Yes." The woman said. "I'm your neighbor. Is your mother or father around?"
"Dad." She called. "Our new neighbor is at the door." Her father got up and walked to the door. She left to finish her breakfast. After having a few words at the door, her father closed the door and came into the dining room.
"Well." He began. "Our neighbors are going out of town for about a week. They've asked us to check on their nephew every so often."
"Isn't that kind of rude. To just thrust their nephew on us when they barely know us."
"Yes." He said with a sigh. "But their nephew is very polite. He's not lacking for looks either." Saying the last bit with a sly look at her. She blushed.
"Daad." She pleaded.
"All right. All right."