Red and Green
Author's note: Please read and review. If you have any suggestions for me, please include them in your review. This occurs the summer after Harry's 4th year and in Harry's 5th year.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters are copyright of J.K Rowling.
Author: HPFan
Title: Red and Green
Chapter 1: The Dursleys, The Burrow, and Someplace New
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Harry Potter was working hard in the garden. Not his own garden, of course, yet he was still forced to work in it. The Dursleys made him take care of their garden. Harry hated to succumb to their wishes, but Sirius sent him a letter telling him not to cause trouble. He didn't know why, but he always trusts Sirius, so he did as Sirius told him.
Harry was sweating under the hot sun. He looked up from the garden for a moment and saw an owl flying towards him. "Hedwig," he cried, "you will have the answer from Ron!"
Harry had received an owl earlier from Ron asking him to stay at the Burrow for the rest of the summer. Harry some how talked Uncle Vernon into letting him go. So, he owled Ron back and told him that he could go. He had been waiting for Ron's owl for several days.
"Hedwig, you came so fast! Thank you!"
Harry quickly took the letter off of Hedwig's leg and began to read:
"Dear Harry,
How are you? I'm fine. George tried to give me a wand that explodes in your hand the other day, but that is a whole other story. Mom and Dad say that we will come pick you up on Tuesday at noon! I can't wait to see you!
Ron"
Harry glanced at his watch. The hands were not moving, and he suddenly remembered that his watch had not been working since the Triwizard Tournament last year. Harry thanked Hedwig for the letter and ran into the house. He nearly ran Uncle Vernon over in his rush to find the nearest clock.
"What are you doing, boy? Get back in that garden where you belong!" yelled Uncle Vernon.
"What time is it?" Harry asked.
"11:15. Why?"
"Oh no! Ron will be here in 45 minutes!"
"What? How dare you invite one of…of, your kind, here! How many times do I have tell you, boy…"
"I didn't invite him! He is coming to pick me up. Remember? I told you I was going to his house this summer."
Uncle Vernon's eyes widened. "Is this the same one that blew up our fireplace last year?"
"Yes. I don't think they are coming that way this year, though."
Before Uncle Vernon could ask any more questions, Harry hurried up the stairs. He grabbed all his worldly possessions and threw them into his trunk. He had just started to drag his trunk down the stairs when he saw Hedwig fly through his window.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Hedwig, I almost forgot your cage!" Harry said.
Harry ran back into his room and grabbed the cage. Just when he started to walk out of the room he heard the doorbell ring.
"Get the door, boy," Uncle Vernon yelled up the stairs, "and be quick about it!"
Harry ran down the stairs. He flung open the door and saw a red haired boy and his father standing at the door.
"Hi, Ron! Hello, Mr. Weasley!" Harry exclaimed.
"Hello, Harry" Mr. Weasley said.
"Hey, Harry" said Ron.
"I'll just grab you trunk then, shall I, Harry?" asked Mr. Weasley.
"Sure, it's at the top of the stairs. Thanks, Mr. Weasley."
Harry looked outside and saw a Ministry car. He was about to ask Ron about it, but he became distracted by a squeal from behind him. He flung around and saw Dudley clutching his fat bottom.
"Not you again, " Dudley screamed, "please, just leave me alone!"
With that Dudley waddled as fast as he could from the room, still clutching his fat bottom. Harry and Ron burst into laughter.
"What is so funny, boys?" Mr. Weasley asked on his way down the stairs.
"Nothing, Dad, nothing…" Ron said in-between a laughing fit.
Mr. Weasley decided that he really didn't want to know what they were laughing about. He headed out the door and Harry and Ron followed him. They loaded all Harry's possessions into the trunk and climbed into the backseat of the car.
"Okay, we're all set" Mr. Weasley yelled up to the driver.
After a long drive, Harry, Ron, and Mr. Weasley stood blinking in the sun outside the Burrow. They went into the house and Harry got settled in.
Harry had a great time while he was at the Burrow. He had only been there about two weeks when Ron received a letter from Hermione. It read:
"Dear Ron,
How are you? I am well as ever. I am done with all my homework already, of course. ("How can she be?" yelled Ron.) Listen, I know that Harry is at your house. I was wondering if you and Harry would like to come to my house for the rest of the summer. Owl me soon.
Love,
Hermione
"Wow! Go over to Hermione's house? We have never been there! Can we go Mum?" Ron asked eagerly.
"Oh, I suppose, dear. Write her back and tell her we will bring you there on Friday."
"Okay, thanks, Mum!"
Ron wrote Hermione right away. Harry thought that Ron was a little too excited about going to Hermione's house. On Thursday, Harry decided to talk to him about it.
"Ron, do you like Hermione?"
"WHAT, NO! Well, maybe a little, but she doesn't like me…"
"You don't know that for sure. You should talk to her while we are there."
"No way! I can't talk to her about this!"
"You really should, Ron…"
"I can't, Harry, I just can't."
"Okay, Okay, Ron."
On Friday, Harry, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley took the subway to Hermione's house. They rang the doorbell and Hermione opened the door. She threw her arms around Harry and Ron and kissed them both on the cheeks.
"I missed you two so much! Oh, hello, Mrs. Weasley" Hermione exclaimed.
Just then, a tall figure appeared behind Hermione.
"Oh, boys, I forgot to tell you. Victor will be staying here, too."
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TO BE CONTINUED…
Author's note: Cliffhanger! I am so evil, aren't I? I will post part two soon. Please review and tell me any ideas you have. In the next part, you will find out how Ron feels about Krum staying there…