~5~
The wind was harsh and stung them with cold breaths. The rain felt like ice daggers upon their uncovered hands and necks. Hedwig was obviously frightened. She squawked loudly every time thunder struck.
"Maybe you better let her out. I think she'd find herself more comfortable," Harry barely could hear Mrs. Figg as the wind whipped her words away as soon as they prevailed from her thin lips. Reluctantly, Harry unlatched her cage, and she flew off, showing brightly against the swirls of gray clouds. "She'll know where to go!" Mrs. Figg shouted to Harry. Harry realized that he didn't even know where they were going, or why they were going there.
Mrs. Figg pulled her wand out of her damp robe and was just about to utter a spell, but the ivory wand slipped out of her slick hands and fell with a crack to the sidewalk. Harry noticed her urgency and intentions, well somewhat. He grabbed his wand, pointed it upwards and uttered "Lumos!" A large purple double Decker bus screeched to a halt in front of them. Mrs. Figg grabbed the remains of her wand from the pavement as the doors opened.
Harry heard the words of cheery fellow he had met before, "Ern! ERN! Guess 'oo it is!"
The wind was harsh and stung them with cold breaths. The rain felt like ice daggers upon their uncovered hands and necks. Hedwig was obviously frightened. She squawked loudly every time thunder struck.
"Maybe you better let her out. I think she'd find herself more comfortable," Harry barely could hear Mrs. Figg as the wind whipped her words away as soon as they prevailed from her thin lips. Reluctantly, Harry unlatched her cage, and she flew off, showing brightly against the swirls of gray clouds. "She'll know where to go!" Mrs. Figg shouted to Harry. Harry realized that he didn't even know where they were going, or why they were going there.
Mrs. Figg pulled her wand out of her damp robe and was just about to utter a spell, but the ivory wand slipped out of her slick hands and fell with a crack to the sidewalk. Harry noticed her urgency and intentions, well somewhat. He grabbed his wand, pointed it upwards and uttered "Lumos!" A large purple double Decker bus screeched to a halt in front of them. Mrs. Figg grabbed the remains of her wand from the pavement as the doors opened.
Harry heard the words of cheery fellow he had met before, "Ern! ERN! Guess 'oo it is!"