Dudley completely forgot all about home on the train. He was so engrossed
in his conversation with Hermione, it wasn't until she mentioned home that
he remembered what he was going home to.
"Great, home," he moaned.
"Well, look at it this way, maybe you and Harry will get in some quality bonding time," she said smiling.
"I'm sure that'll happen. I've tried, he just hates me," Dudley said straigh out.
"Well, I'm sure things can't get any worse," She said as they pulled up to the train station. If only she knew how wrong she was, Dudley thought. As they were getting out of the train, he quickly said,
"Do you mind if I write you this summer," Dudley kicked his foot in the dirt.
"Sure, I'd like that. Maybe Harry will let you use Hedwig," she said.
"I better get your address just in case,"Dudley said and Hermione copied it down on a piece of paper. She saw her parents, said a quick good-bye, and then took off. Dudley looked around but he couldn't see his parents anywhere.
"I can't find your mum and dad," Harry said, not looking directly at Dudley.
"I really didn't expect them to be here after what happened the last time I saw them," Dudley said.
"What happened?" Harry asked, trying not to sound too curious. Dudley told him all about the mental hospital and how he had just ran out, and Harry burst out into laughter. "They really did that? I thought they would have done that to me a long time ago."
"I guess we better take a taxi home." Dudley said. They flagged down a taxi that took them to that house that neither one of them were exactly thrilled to see. They paid the driver, got their bags, and made their way up to the house. Tacked onto the front door was a sign that read: "Gone for the summer, some food in the house, fend for yourselves."
"Great, go figure they would just leave and not have to deal with me," Dudley said.
"Deal with us," Harry corrected, "Look on the good side, we're home alone for the whole summer." They ventured into the house and it was pitch black. Dudley threw a light switch, but the light didn't go on. He went to the sink abd turned on the faucet but no water came out.
"Lovely, the electricity and water are turned of. They sure weren't concerned about us," Harry said.
"Looks like we're going to have to get jobs," Dudley said.
"Well, we better start looking soon then. In the mean time we can pull the money we have together to get everything turned on." Harry said. He headed over to the fridge and opened the door. A rotten stench came out. "Things must have been turned off for a while, all the food in the fridge is rotten," he said as he pulled out a container of green and brown goo. The put their money togehter and had just enough to turn on the electricity, water, a week's worth of food, and a newspaper. They flipped through the pages as they ate their dinner that conisted of microwave noodles and chips.
"Look, here's a good one," Harry said as he read, "Summer jobs perfect for teens, new restaraunt needs waiters and cooks, no experience needed, call asap."
"Well, that one would be alright I guess." So they gave the manager a call and he said to come on down. Luckily the restaraunt wasn't too far away and there were two bikes in the garage. They headed on down and talked to the manager, who said they were hired and could start work the next day. They went home feeling good about the summer so far and went to sleep.
"Great, home," he moaned.
"Well, look at it this way, maybe you and Harry will get in some quality bonding time," she said smiling.
"I'm sure that'll happen. I've tried, he just hates me," Dudley said straigh out.
"Well, I'm sure things can't get any worse," She said as they pulled up to the train station. If only she knew how wrong she was, Dudley thought. As they were getting out of the train, he quickly said,
"Do you mind if I write you this summer," Dudley kicked his foot in the dirt.
"Sure, I'd like that. Maybe Harry will let you use Hedwig," she said.
"I better get your address just in case,"Dudley said and Hermione copied it down on a piece of paper. She saw her parents, said a quick good-bye, and then took off. Dudley looked around but he couldn't see his parents anywhere.
"I can't find your mum and dad," Harry said, not looking directly at Dudley.
"I really didn't expect them to be here after what happened the last time I saw them," Dudley said.
"What happened?" Harry asked, trying not to sound too curious. Dudley told him all about the mental hospital and how he had just ran out, and Harry burst out into laughter. "They really did that? I thought they would have done that to me a long time ago."
"I guess we better take a taxi home." Dudley said. They flagged down a taxi that took them to that house that neither one of them were exactly thrilled to see. They paid the driver, got their bags, and made their way up to the house. Tacked onto the front door was a sign that read: "Gone for the summer, some food in the house, fend for yourselves."
"Great, go figure they would just leave and not have to deal with me," Dudley said.
"Deal with us," Harry corrected, "Look on the good side, we're home alone for the whole summer." They ventured into the house and it was pitch black. Dudley threw a light switch, but the light didn't go on. He went to the sink abd turned on the faucet but no water came out.
"Lovely, the electricity and water are turned of. They sure weren't concerned about us," Harry said.
"Looks like we're going to have to get jobs," Dudley said.
"Well, we better start looking soon then. In the mean time we can pull the money we have together to get everything turned on." Harry said. He headed over to the fridge and opened the door. A rotten stench came out. "Things must have been turned off for a while, all the food in the fridge is rotten," he said as he pulled out a container of green and brown goo. The put their money togehter and had just enough to turn on the electricity, water, a week's worth of food, and a newspaper. They flipped through the pages as they ate their dinner that conisted of microwave noodles and chips.
"Look, here's a good one," Harry said as he read, "Summer jobs perfect for teens, new restaraunt needs waiters and cooks, no experience needed, call asap."
"Well, that one would be alright I guess." So they gave the manager a call and he said to come on down. Luckily the restaraunt wasn't too far away and there were two bikes in the garage. They headed on down and talked to the manager, who said they were hired and could start work the next day. They went home feeling good about the summer so far and went to sleep.