Hey everyone!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Harry Potter, though I wish I did, and any ideas that might have come from other peoples fanfictions.

Chapter 2

On the night of Harry's birthday, Uncle Vernon burst into Harry's room.

"I've go a gift for you, boy, seeing as it is your birthday and all." Uncle Vernon grunted.

With that he pulled out a whip. He had an evil glint in his eyes, which caused Harry to back up away from him.

"Oh, no you don't boy! Come here!"

Harry slowly came toward Uncle Vernon, against his better judgment.

Uncle Vernon grabbed him, stuffed and old, stinky sock in Harry's mouth, and ripped Harry's shirt off.

He issued the first of many attacks with the whip.
On August 31, Harry decided that the Dursley's would not let him go back to Hogwarts, so he carefully packed all of his belongings, and snuck out of the house.

He caught a ride on the Knight Bus, but Stan, the driver, seemed unusually quiet during the drive. When they reached the Leaky Cauldron, Harry left after paying Stan. Stan seemed to not want to touch the money, but took it anyway.

Inside of the Leaky Cauldron, Harry found Tom and asked him for a room for the night.

"No." Tom said.

"Excuse me?" Harry replied, confused.

"I have the right to refuse service to anyone, and I'm refusing to give you a room." Tom said, looking at Harry as if he were Voldemort himself.

"I don't understand."

"Get out, just get out. NOW!"

Harry retreated from the Leaky Cauldron, scared and confused. Where was he supposed to sleep, and why was Tom so angry at him.

Harry took out some muggle money that he had found,(actually, he had stolen it from Uncle Vernon's wallet, but that was beside the point) and rented a room in a muggle motel a few blocks away from the Leaky Cauldron.

The next morning, Harry woke early and decided that it would be better if he got a head start.

The only problem was that he had no way to get to London. Harry suddenly wished that he was in London, so everything would be a lot easier, and a golden glow surrounded him and his things. The next thing, Harry was in front of Platform 9 ¾.
Please review!

Thanks!