The Red Eyed Rocker.

Alone at the window of the smallest room in 4 Privet Drive is where we come to find Harry Potter. Harry Potter, Harry Potter is not normal. He is about as abnormal as you can get. Harry Potter is a wizard, and a sad one at that. After the last year at Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where a friend and classmate of his died at a friendly competition. Harry is thinking about what happened at that last task of the Tri Wizard Tournament. 'Both of us we'll take the cup, we'll tie for it, its still a Hogwarts Victory' With that Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter were transported to the Graveyard near the Riddle Mansion.

"Why oh why once in my whole life did I have to be so noble?!" Harry raved silently.

Life at the Dursleys had reached an oppressive low. Harry had never felt so bad. Between the looming threat of the evil wizard Voldemort and the fact that Harry was still blaming himself for Cedric Diggory's death. At that moment several owls began tapping on the window sill. Harry jumped up and let the owls in. One was his beloved Hedwig. The beautiful snowy owl swept into the room alit on his shoulder, where she nipped his ear affectionately and held out her leg with a letter attached to it. Harry removed the letter and giving Hedwig a stroke over her feathers as a way of saying 'thankyou'

Reading the letter Harry gave a gasp of surprise at the contents:

Dear Harry Happy Birthday! I hope those Dursleys aren't giving you too much grief and if they do you can always mention the infamous Snuffles (Harry gave a laugh at this. His Godfather a falsely accused murderer, convicted of killing a street full of muggles was really innocent and for security went by the name Snuffles) Anyway. My parents and I decided to show you to a treat! We will be coming next week to pick you up and take you to a concert in London! Michael Jackson will be playing there and I managed to get some tickets. I was going to take Ron as well but decided better of it because after last year when I got back he sent a letter to me DEMANDING that I not go to Bulgaria to see Viktor! Oh the nerve of him! Anyway I told him I was going to see Viktor, I'm just going to let him suffer for a little while. Anyway, my parents and I will be around to pick you up about 3Pm next Monday. Make sure all your stuff is packed because afterwards we'll be staying at Ron's I want to give him a little surprise! Oh well see you Monday! Hermione

Harry nearly leapt with excitement. He was going to a concert with Hermione! He'd never heard or even seen Michael Jackson but from what the muggles in his old school would say he thought Michael Jackson would be a pretty good artist.

Monday couldn't come fast enough for Harry. With the thought of finally catching up to his friend at last and the thought of seeing a rock concert which was supposed to be really cool.

On Monday Harry got out of bed feeling refreshed and excited. For the first time since the end of the third task Harry had gotten a full night sleep. With peaceful dreams of seeing his friends again and some reason some extra joy at seeing Hermione.

Going downstairs, Harry went into the kitchen to begin cooking breakfast for the Dursleys. Dudley had lost weight and was now eating real food instead salad twenty four hours, seven days a week. After coming home from the school year considerable thinner he had started to eat as much if not more as he did before and two weeks back into the summer holidays he a tripled his previous weight. Now he used three chairs to support his massive bulk. 'He could be used to fee all of the Third World nations for a year!' Harry thought amusingly.

After cooking and serving breakfast Harry approached his Uncle Vernon. "Excuse me Uncle Vernon?" Vernon gave a grunt as a response. "I was wondering, could I please go to my friends place for the rest of the summer?" at this Vernon turned a red colour resembling a large fat, stop sign. "HOW ARE THEY GETTING HERE BOY?! I DON'T WANT THOSE FREAKS IN MY HOUSE AGAIN!" Vernon yelled. "Oh don't worry the Weasleys aren't coming to pick me up. Hermione's parents are Mug- er normal folk like yourself, they'll be coming to pick me up in the car." "Ah I see, when will they be getting here boy?" said Vernon "3PM Uncle Vernon" replied Harry. "Right" was the gruff reply.

At 3 PM that day a Jaguar XJR pulled into the driveway. Harry Gawked at the car. As two people got out, one was a man with a large beard and muscular build and the other was a pretty looking woman with long black hair that reached down to her waist. Harry assumed these were Hermione's parents.

The Dursleys came up behind Harry and with a backhanded swipe from Uncle Vernon Harry went sprawling onto the ground. Mr and Mrs Granger came up to the house with Hermione tailing behind. "Hello Harry! Hows the summer going!" said Hermione throwing her arms around Harry. Harry flushed as red as a tomato hugging her back. "Hello Hermione! I'm so glad you came!" whispering in her ear he added, "the Dursleys are driving me mad!" Hermione laughed and replied, "Thought you might need some rescue!"

Going upstairs to collect Harry's trunk and Hedwig's cage. When they came down they walked out the front door and went about putting Harry's belongings in the car. As they packed into the car they heard the tail end of the conversation Hermione's parents were having with the Dursleys.

"We sympathise with you having to put up with such abnormality as that." Uncle Vernon said nodding toward the car at Hermione and Harry. At this Mrs Granger gave a gasp and looked shocked while Mr Granger looked like he was about to explode. Mr Granger reared up and threw a punch into Vernon's nose and the resounding crunch could be heard from the car. With a snarl Mr Granger replied, "Don't you EVER insult my daughter or her friends! How dare you, you piece of filth!" with that the Grangers turned around and piled into the car. "I'm sorry you had to witness that dear. But after all the things you told me about what they did to Harry, well that final insult was the last straw!" Mr Granger said to Hermione. "Oh don't worry dad! I've been wanting someone to give those Dursleys a good beating after all I heard they did." Hermione replied. "Yeah, I've been dreaming someone would do that to the Dursleys my whole life!" Harry said.

And with that the Grangers drove out of the driveway. Hitting the engine the Jaguar took off. Harry left Privet Drive for the next 12 months.

Chapter End.