Chapter Four

It was two days before the day to return to Hogwarts. He hadn't been so happy. With the Dursleys fighting over celery and cheeseburger. He had planned to put on the invisibility cloak and get the Knight Bus. At least well after their bedtime.

It was 11:00p.m. Harry put on his invisibility cloak and got his trunk and Hedwig's cage on top. Hedwig was out delivering a letter to Sirius at the moment. Harry was worried that something had happened to him. Not even a word from him since last term on the Hogwarts Express.

He was out the door. He took off his invisibility cloak and stuck out his wand hand.

BOOM!!

" Hullo! Welcome to the Knight Bus. Neville!! Great to see you again! I mean Harry." The Knight Bus driver, Stan. He remembered when Harry had lied about his name as Neville when he was running away.

"T..t..thank you. To Diagon Alley please." Harry said. " Sure thing Neville."

He entered the bus.

He can see the beds and everything. And. and. a girl?

" Oh hi! I didn't see you there." Said the girl.

" Oh. Hi. What's your name?" said Harry.

" Catherine. What's yours?"

" Harry. Harry Potter."

"Oh! Your Harry Potter! Wow. I heard so much about you."

" Err. Thanks" said Harry. Even in the dark, he noticed how pretty she was.

" What school do you go to Catherine?" asked Harry. Perhaps Bauxbaton. " I'm transferring to Hogwarts. I'm going to be in the fifth year." Answered the pretty girl.

" Transferring? I never heard anyone transferring into school like that before." Harry said.

" Well I know. But Dumbledore allowed me to do so. I can't wait. How's the school like?"

Just as Harry wanted to explain how the school runs, he noticed that she was breathing rapidly now.

"What's wrong?"

She didn't even answer. She took out a bottle and drank deeply from it. It took her a while to regain her normal breathing state.

" Are you ok?" asked Harry deeply concerned.

" Oh yea. I'm fine. I have a. Asthma. Yea. That's it. Asthma. Yea." said Catherine.

" Well ok."

Then they were in deep discussion of the wonderful and the bad things of Hogwarts. When it they were tired of talking, they realized that the bus was already in Diagon Alley.

" Well you can stay with me if you'd like. We can get rooms at the Leaky Cauldron. I mean different rooms, not the same, but different rooms at Leaky Cauldron, different rooms. Yea." said Harry turning rather red like Ron does. Catherine chuckled. 'That is so cute. He is so nervous.' For the first time in a long time, he didn't think of Cho. The only thing he can think and look at was her.

They each got rooms at the Leaky Cauldron. Then started to go outside so they can each get their new school supplies.

" That's the Magical Menagerie, and oh yea that's the." said Harry.

" Wow. Look at the Quidditch shop. I wish I can play Quidditch." Said Catherine.

" Oh really. Well I play Quidditch for Gryfindor. I am a seeker." Harry said proudly.

" Are you? That's so cool. Seeker and everything. You must fly very well." Said Catherine admiringly.

Harry blushed.

Harry really liked her. Since they met on the Knight Bus. He should really try the hair potion that Hermione gave him.

They shopped for their school supplies and they were heading to the Leaky Cauldron until they met Ron, Fred and George and Hermione.

" Hey, Harry!! Whoa ! Who's your beautifu. I mean who's your friend?" said Ron.

" Oh yes. Catherine, this is Ron and Hermione and Ron, Hermione this is Catherine." said Harry.

" Hi!" said all three. Hermione said it in a bit reluctant way.

"Well, where are you going to stay?" asked Ron.

" Well I'm staying at the Leaky Cauldron," answered Catherine. " and I was hoping to get a tour of Diagon Alley. Harry had just started to show me around."

" Oh! So he just started. Well Harry must have a lot of things to do so uh why don't I." Ron started to say.

" Oh no Ron, I have nothing much to do. But I'm sure you do so I'll just continue.." said Harry. He was a bit protective of her now.

" Oh for heaven's sake!" exclaimed Hermione. Ron and Harry just forgot about her for a minute.

" Well you know what? Both of you can give me the tour and Hermione your welcome to come with us if you'd like." Said Catherine.

" Sure why not." " Brilliant idea." said Harry. " Magnificent." said Ron.