Harry was sitting on his bed absent-mindedly stroking his owl, Hedwig,
wishing he could take her to Mrs Figg's with him. "Sorry Hedwig but you'll
have to go to Ron's for a couple of day" he said as he got up and walked to
his desk looking for a quill and inkbottle. He then wrote a quick note to
Ron explaining that he was staying at Mrs Figg's.
Harry tied the note to Hedwig's leg and watched as she set off. He then turned to pack his trunk. Harry was halfway across his room, heading towards the wardrobe, when he caught sight of his broomstick (it was a Firebolt, the fastest model ever made and had been a present to him from Sirius), he didn't want to leave it but taking it to Mrs Figg's would be out of the question.
Half an hour later Harry had packed and was in the car on the way to Mrs Figg's. " Now I don't want any funny business while you're away." Uncle Vernon growled , referring to magic " and you had better have told you're friends now to send any mail."
They stopped in the driveway and Harry heaved his trunk out of the boot and his uncle drove off before Harry could even say goodbye. Harry stood rooted to the spot for a minute just staring at the house before realising he was being watched. He glanced at the window just in time to see a girls face disappear behind the curtains. * Maybe I'm just seeing things * he thought to himself.
"Harry, how are you?" Mrs Figg greeted him and he noticed the girl he had seen in the window staring at him hanging around the bottom of the stairs. * So I wasn't seeing things. If she's staying here too then the next few days may not be so bad * The girl was around Harry's height and age, she had livid blue eyes, shoulder length blonde hair and was nicely slim without being skinny.
"Good thanks Mrs Figg" Harry replied taking his eyes off the girl as she quietly slipped out of sight. "Thanks again for letting me stay."
"It's always a pleasure Harry" she replied happily "I haven't seen you since you were 10 and you've grown heaps since then." She led Harry into the kitchen where they sat down at the table. The girl came in and sat down at the table with them.
"Harry this is Kate, she'll be staying here for the holidays as well. Kate was staying in an orphanage but unfortunately there was a fire so there was nowhere for the girls to go and I volunteered to take Kate in." Harry and Kate said a quick hello before Mrs Figg hurried around preparing something for them to eat and drink.
Harry and Kate spent the next couple of hours talking in the backyard. It turned out that Kate was also turning 15 that year and that she had been living in orphanages all her life. Kate had been found abandoned on the streets when she was only about 1 year old but they had never found out who her parents were or what her last name was.
Harry tied the note to Hedwig's leg and watched as she set off. He then turned to pack his trunk. Harry was halfway across his room, heading towards the wardrobe, when he caught sight of his broomstick (it was a Firebolt, the fastest model ever made and had been a present to him from Sirius), he didn't want to leave it but taking it to Mrs Figg's would be out of the question.
Half an hour later Harry had packed and was in the car on the way to Mrs Figg's. " Now I don't want any funny business while you're away." Uncle Vernon growled , referring to magic " and you had better have told you're friends now to send any mail."
They stopped in the driveway and Harry heaved his trunk out of the boot and his uncle drove off before Harry could even say goodbye. Harry stood rooted to the spot for a minute just staring at the house before realising he was being watched. He glanced at the window just in time to see a girls face disappear behind the curtains. * Maybe I'm just seeing things * he thought to himself.
"Harry, how are you?" Mrs Figg greeted him and he noticed the girl he had seen in the window staring at him hanging around the bottom of the stairs. * So I wasn't seeing things. If she's staying here too then the next few days may not be so bad * The girl was around Harry's height and age, she had livid blue eyes, shoulder length blonde hair and was nicely slim without being skinny.
"Good thanks Mrs Figg" Harry replied taking his eyes off the girl as she quietly slipped out of sight. "Thanks again for letting me stay."
"It's always a pleasure Harry" she replied happily "I haven't seen you since you were 10 and you've grown heaps since then." She led Harry into the kitchen where they sat down at the table. The girl came in and sat down at the table with them.
"Harry this is Kate, she'll be staying here for the holidays as well. Kate was staying in an orphanage but unfortunately there was a fire so there was nowhere for the girls to go and I volunteered to take Kate in." Harry and Kate said a quick hello before Mrs Figg hurried around preparing something for them to eat and drink.
Harry and Kate spent the next couple of hours talking in the backyard. It turned out that Kate was also turning 15 that year and that she had been living in orphanages all her life. Kate had been found abandoned on the streets when she was only about 1 year old but they had never found out who her parents were or what her last name was.
