My friend
Harry woke up the next morning in a very comfortable bed. It toke him a second to remember why, but when he did he was extremely happy. He was in the process of jumping on the bed in pure joy, when Hermione entered the room. She looked at him sleepily and perplexed.
"What's gotten into you?" she asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" he said, "I'm not at my uncles house. It's great!"
"Yeah, well breakfast should be ready soon," she said, then walked out of the room still half-asleep.
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Harry was eating breakfast when he felt it, his extrasensory perception acting up again. He got up and ran to and out the front door. Across the street, and under and tree where he caught, or rather became a cushion for, a kid falling out of that tree. The boy got up quickly and turned to look at Harry, who was still lying on the ground.
"Thanks," said the boy. He helped Harry up, "are you all right?"
"Hmm, I think so" Harry said, "I'm Harry."
"Oh." the boy looked frightened for a second then said, "I'm Zach."
Hermione then came running across the street. "Harry, are you ok?"
"I'm fine, no worries" said Harry. "Hermione, have you meet your neighbor" he asked motioning toward the other boy, "Zach."
"I don't believe I have," said Hermione, "hello Zach."
"Hi," Zach replied meekly.
"So Harry, what were we going to do today?" Hermione asked.
"Well I think I'll finish my breakfast and then we can go from there," stated Harry.
"Well, umm, I haven't eaten breakfast yet so I'll see ya later," said Zach and then, waving, ran back into his house.
"Did he seem a little jittery to you or was it just me?" asked Hermione, "Maybe he is afraid of what your cousin will do to him."
"No, it's in his nature to be nervous," said Harry, "Let's go and finish breakfast." But Harry couldn't stop thinking about the weird feeling the kid gave him.
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After they had finished their meal, Harry and Hermione had decided to take a walk. Hermione's mom came with then to meet a friend. While Hermione's mom was talking to her friend, Harry and Hermione found their way up one of the trees. They were sitting their for a while silently staring at each other and thinking. Then Harry broke the silence.
"Hey, look down there" Harry was pointing at the kid named Zach and another boy, who looked as though he was a good couple of years older than Zach. His clothes were all worn out with dirt smudges and had a few holes in them. He wore a faded black leather trench coat, that was ripped at the right shoulder and had slashes every now and then. It looked like he'd been through a war.
Harry climbed down the tree, closely followed by Hermione and walked over to the two. "Hello again Zach," said Harry, "Who is your friend?"
"Umm, this is Anthony," said Zach nervously, "He just moved here from America."
"Where did you live?" Hermione asked Anthony, looking at his clothes.
"Well as you can see, I did live in a bad neighborhood in New York City," he said, "When my par." he stopped a second and cleared his throat. "My grandma had me brought here to attend a special school."
"Harry, Hermione!" sounded Mrs. Granger's voice, "time to go!"
"Well, see ya later." with that Harry and a very confused Hermione left.
"People around here are weird," said Anthony.
"What do you mean?" asked Zach.
"Never mind, I gotta go," he waved and vanished around a tree.
"Well, what do you know," said Zach to himself, "three young wizards. Xel'Acra was right, they should be easy to control." He turned around and chuckled to himself as he walked toward his 'home'.
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Later that day Harry and Hermione were sitting at a picnic table playing a very close game of monopoly.
"That'll be two hundred," said Hermione, "railroads do cost a lot, don't they?"
"Yeah" Harry grumbled as he regrettably handed over two one hundreds, "your turn."
Hermione's face changed into a sour expression, she had to make it threw the last side of the board. Harry owned every bit of it except the railroad, and all that he owned was covered in hotels. She grimaced when she saw that she had rolled double fives, which put her on park place.
"Well, well, well," said Harry with a grin, "looks like I get my two hundred back, plus another thirteen hundred."
"I can count Harry," Hermione said bitterly. All of her money pilled together equaled a grand total of one thousand two hundred eighty five, two hundred fifteen short.
"Feel like giving me some property instead?" inquired Harry, with the most innocent face he could manage at the time. Hermione glared at him, and instead mortgaged to get the money. Harry, looking slightly disappointed, took the money.
"Doubles, go again," said Harry.
All she needed was a three and she would be safe for a while. But to her great mortification, she ended up with snake eyes. Harry's face split into a wide grin. Hermione felt sick, she had never lost at this game, and here she was, not even sure if she could last through this. She had to sell everything except her railroads, witch were mortgaged, to pay off her debt. She watched sadly, as a Hotel was place on every place on the board. On her next roll she was out of the game.
"Well that was fun," said Harry, standing up to stretch.
"Sure," Hermione said in a very depressed tone.
"Come on, Herm, it's only a game," said Harry.
"It was not only a game, it was the first time I lost," she said calmly. She then stood up and walked into the house.
"Hmm, wonder what'll cheer her up?" he asked himself. Then he heard some rustling in the bushes behind him. Anthony stepped out; he was still dressed in his filthy clothes.
"Harry Potter, I need to have a few words with you." said Anthony.
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First of all, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took so long to write this. But I hopefully will be able to write more sorry since I finally have some ideas pouring into my head. I would like to thank Kiki, BoOkWoRm I'm sorry again, and alana. Also, I would like to thank my more frequent reviewers Promy, Saphire or I see it's now Dreamer the Mistwolf, coconut- ice agent h/h, and Lady Wolfsbane. Thank you all. Now time to get some much-needed sleep, 'til next time.
~CFX~
Harry woke up the next morning in a very comfortable bed. It toke him a second to remember why, but when he did he was extremely happy. He was in the process of jumping on the bed in pure joy, when Hermione entered the room. She looked at him sleepily and perplexed.
"What's gotten into you?" she asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" he said, "I'm not at my uncles house. It's great!"
"Yeah, well breakfast should be ready soon," she said, then walked out of the room still half-asleep.
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Harry was eating breakfast when he felt it, his extrasensory perception acting up again. He got up and ran to and out the front door. Across the street, and under and tree where he caught, or rather became a cushion for, a kid falling out of that tree. The boy got up quickly and turned to look at Harry, who was still lying on the ground.
"Thanks," said the boy. He helped Harry up, "are you all right?"
"Hmm, I think so" Harry said, "I'm Harry."
"Oh." the boy looked frightened for a second then said, "I'm Zach."
Hermione then came running across the street. "Harry, are you ok?"
"I'm fine, no worries" said Harry. "Hermione, have you meet your neighbor" he asked motioning toward the other boy, "Zach."
"I don't believe I have," said Hermione, "hello Zach."
"Hi," Zach replied meekly.
"So Harry, what were we going to do today?" Hermione asked.
"Well I think I'll finish my breakfast and then we can go from there," stated Harry.
"Well, umm, I haven't eaten breakfast yet so I'll see ya later," said Zach and then, waving, ran back into his house.
"Did he seem a little jittery to you or was it just me?" asked Hermione, "Maybe he is afraid of what your cousin will do to him."
"No, it's in his nature to be nervous," said Harry, "Let's go and finish breakfast." But Harry couldn't stop thinking about the weird feeling the kid gave him.
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After they had finished their meal, Harry and Hermione had decided to take a walk. Hermione's mom came with then to meet a friend. While Hermione's mom was talking to her friend, Harry and Hermione found their way up one of the trees. They were sitting their for a while silently staring at each other and thinking. Then Harry broke the silence.
"Hey, look down there" Harry was pointing at the kid named Zach and another boy, who looked as though he was a good couple of years older than Zach. His clothes were all worn out with dirt smudges and had a few holes in them. He wore a faded black leather trench coat, that was ripped at the right shoulder and had slashes every now and then. It looked like he'd been through a war.
Harry climbed down the tree, closely followed by Hermione and walked over to the two. "Hello again Zach," said Harry, "Who is your friend?"
"Umm, this is Anthony," said Zach nervously, "He just moved here from America."
"Where did you live?" Hermione asked Anthony, looking at his clothes.
"Well as you can see, I did live in a bad neighborhood in New York City," he said, "When my par." he stopped a second and cleared his throat. "My grandma had me brought here to attend a special school."
"Harry, Hermione!" sounded Mrs. Granger's voice, "time to go!"
"Well, see ya later." with that Harry and a very confused Hermione left.
"People around here are weird," said Anthony.
"What do you mean?" asked Zach.
"Never mind, I gotta go," he waved and vanished around a tree.
"Well, what do you know," said Zach to himself, "three young wizards. Xel'Acra was right, they should be easy to control." He turned around and chuckled to himself as he walked toward his 'home'.
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Later that day Harry and Hermione were sitting at a picnic table playing a very close game of monopoly.
"That'll be two hundred," said Hermione, "railroads do cost a lot, don't they?"
"Yeah" Harry grumbled as he regrettably handed over two one hundreds, "your turn."
Hermione's face changed into a sour expression, she had to make it threw the last side of the board. Harry owned every bit of it except the railroad, and all that he owned was covered in hotels. She grimaced when she saw that she had rolled double fives, which put her on park place.
"Well, well, well," said Harry with a grin, "looks like I get my two hundred back, plus another thirteen hundred."
"I can count Harry," Hermione said bitterly. All of her money pilled together equaled a grand total of one thousand two hundred eighty five, two hundred fifteen short.
"Feel like giving me some property instead?" inquired Harry, with the most innocent face he could manage at the time. Hermione glared at him, and instead mortgaged to get the money. Harry, looking slightly disappointed, took the money.
"Doubles, go again," said Harry.
All she needed was a three and she would be safe for a while. But to her great mortification, she ended up with snake eyes. Harry's face split into a wide grin. Hermione felt sick, she had never lost at this game, and here she was, not even sure if she could last through this. She had to sell everything except her railroads, witch were mortgaged, to pay off her debt. She watched sadly, as a Hotel was place on every place on the board. On her next roll she was out of the game.
"Well that was fun," said Harry, standing up to stretch.
"Sure," Hermione said in a very depressed tone.
"Come on, Herm, it's only a game," said Harry.
"It was not only a game, it was the first time I lost," she said calmly. She then stood up and walked into the house.
"Hmm, wonder what'll cheer her up?" he asked himself. Then he heard some rustling in the bushes behind him. Anthony stepped out; he was still dressed in his filthy clothes.
"Harry Potter, I need to have a few words with you." said Anthony.
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First of all, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry it took so long to write this. But I hopefully will be able to write more sorry since I finally have some ideas pouring into my head. I would like to thank Kiki, BoOkWoRm I'm sorry again, and alana. Also, I would like to thank my more frequent reviewers Promy, Saphire or I see it's now Dreamer the Mistwolf, coconut- ice agent h/h, and Lady Wolfsbane. Thank you all. Now time to get some much-needed sleep, 'til next time.
~CFX~