Chapter Nine
The Investigation
"Harry what is it?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing"
"What does the letter say?"
Tessa took the letter from Dumbledore, "you don't think.."
"Yeah, I do"
"Harry, you have to trust us, we would never do anything like that. I've only been taught what you know, and Jaclyn, all she knows is how to avoid the ghetto people, and some Spanish, but that has nothing to do with it."
"All right, I've been a little unreasonable, but I do have some reason to feel a little bit paranoid."
"You better start writing back to everyone assuring them you are all right.
"Good idea." Harry took out a couple pieces of parchment and a quill, and he started his letter to Hermione. At that moment, Jaclyn, came back into the room.
"Jaclyn, where have you been? I thought you were over there the whole time" said Tessa, pointing to a wax figurine of Jaclyn.
"No, I went to the bathroom, and then the kitchen to argue with the food more, then, Mrs. Dursely kicked me out saying something about crazy people."
"Oh, okay." Tessa read out Harry's letter to Hermione." Dear Hermione, I am fine. Jaclyn is just a friend, and she was a little shocked last night so, she forgot we aren't dating. Someone came into the house last night, and abducted me. I woke up later in a Hospital in Bath. Don't worry, I have a connection with Dumbledore, so I am completely safe. You be careful too.- Harry."
"Here's the letter to Ron."
"Dear Ron-
How was the movie? Is it that one where Reese chooses the hick over the rich hot guy? How stupid is that? Whatever. Don't worry, I'm fine. Some guy came to the house and attacked me. No, Tessa's not my girlfriend. Yet. Anyway, you have to be careful Ron. -Harry." Tessa read." Yet? What do you mean by yet Harry?"
"Oh, nothing." said Harry, and hastily changing the subject, "what time is it Jaclyn?"
"4:50"
'Man, time flies when you are assuring your dear friends that your violent death isn't happening today."
"Yeah, I have to do that almost everyday." spurted out Jaclyn.
"Really?"
"Yeah, they all think I'm going to commit suicide, because right now, all I have is Fanfiction.net, my cat books, and Hamtaro."
"Oh"
"Well, be better go out and wait for the investigator. I don't know what the Durselys will do."
Harry, Tessa, and Jaclyn headed downstairs. By the time they got down there, it was 4:59, and exactly 5:00, there was a knock at the door. Harry opened the door, and found a couple. They both had normal clothes, except for the fact that the woman's clothes didn't match, and the man's pants we inside-out and backwards. Obviously, they had tried to pull off the muggle look, and failed. They introduced themselves as Floyd, and Winifred Smoogledung. Thank god they wanted to be called by their first names.
"Mr. Potter, we understand that an attacker intruded this household last night. Where was his first sign of magic? Or how about you just reenact the that night, if it isn't a problem."
"Of course not, it's so problem. We were all in the lounge" Harry informed them, pointing to the lounge to the left, They walked in the lounge, and Harry continued, "I walked outside, with my uncle Vernon, near the door. We talked and I went upstairs to my room." Harry decided not to tell them about the letter about his godfather.
"The guy came in, and the door had to of been magicked, there is no other way to of knocked the door that hard." described Jaclyn. With this information, Floyd whispered something to Winifred, scribbled something in his pad of paper, and opened the door.
"Ah, yes, this door is quite crooked."Floyd knelt on the doormat, checked if there was anyone outside, and pulled out his wand. He muttered "duro veneficium", and a small white orb spouted out of his wand. It morphed into some bluish brownish triangle. "A hah! Just what I thought, inrumpo foris. Very powerful charm. Not very nice to anyone on the other side of the door." Let me see, maybe I can see the spell caster, just a second, Absisto scipio confector", another white orb was produced out of the wand. This time, the orb turned into a shape almost like a Barbie doll. It was very blurry, and you could barely determine if it was male or female. "Damn, I thought that would work, I guess the spell caster used a shape shifter spell, knowing that we wouldn't be able to identify them. Harry, Tessa, and Jaclyn illustrated the rest of the happenings, every time, Floyd tried to identify the stranger.
"I'm sorry, but we couldn't get any real evidence, but in the mean time, if you are in trouble, or you have an idea who did it, just press this button, and we'll be right over." Saying this, Winifred, handed Harry a small panic button. "Don't worry, do you have a close by connection with any witch or wizard?"
"Tessa, she's a fourth year in the United States." Harry said (this made Tessa smile).
"Any experienced witches or wizards?" (this made Tessa want to close the door on them).
"I have a connection with Professor Dumbledore."
"Oh, good. I know he has taken a liking to you. Well, good luck.", and Winifred and Floyd disapperated.
From the kitchen, Harry heard a sound, "are your people gone?" asked Uncle Vernon.
"Yeah"
"Good, I have to pee" and Dudley ran upstairs to the lavatory.
All of a sudden, there was a scream and a big thump, something was wrong with Dudley, besides his weight problem, his aggression, and his obesity.