AN: I promise this chapter will be longer. The disclaimer I wrote for the
first chapter will apply for all chpaters I write in this story.
The Visitor
Uncle Vernon followed Harry up to his room. "What do you mean you're leaving!? You've got no place to go!" He shouted.
"I'm going to live at my school, I guess," Harry replied, throwing his clothes and books into his trunk. "I don't know why, so don't bother asking me anymore questions."
"How dare you talk to me like that!" Vernon shouted. "You talk to me with respect!"
"Fine, I only have to deal with you for three more days," Harry muttered under his breath. Fortunately, his uncle didn't seem to hear. Uncle Vernon watched Harry pack his things for a moment and then left the room.
Harry sighed. He couldn't believe his luck! No more Dursleys! He had only been with them for a week. He wondered why he had to go to Hogwarts in the first place. He just decided to wait for Monday to come and find out then.
By Monday, Harry starting to worry. He wondered how Remus was going to get to Privet Drive. He hoped he wouldn't come by floo powder. Harry got out of bed that morning and went downstairs.
"When are they coming to pick you up?" Petunia asked when he showed up in the kitchen.
"I dunno," Harry shrugged. "Probably sometime this morning."
He went over to the stove to make breakfast. He was just puttting the food on the table when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Harry said quickly. He ran to the front hall and flung open the door. Remus Lupin stood on the porch. "Hi, Professor!" Harry greeted him.
Remus smiled. "Call me Remus, Harry. Until the term starts, at least."
"Sure," Harry grinned.
"Why don't you go and get your things so we can go."
Harry hurried up the stairs, grabbed his trunk and Hedwig in her cage, and took them down the stairs.
When he reached the foot of the steps, he looked up to see his uncle threatening his professor. "You take him and go. And keep him for all I care. We don't ever want to see you here again. Now go!"
Harry pulled his trunk to the front porch and left without saying good-bye. Remus followed him. Harry put his trunk down on the sidwalk and turned to Remus. "How are we going to get to Hogwarts?" he asked.
"We're taking a portkey," Remus replied and pulled a soup can out of his robes. When Harry grabbed ahold, he felt the familar pulling sensation at his naval. When his feet hit solid ground, he found himself in Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Hello, Harry," the old wizard said. "Nice to see you again."
"Hi," Harry said nervously. "Is Sirius here?"
He had barely gotten the words out of his mouth when there was a knocking at the door. "Come in!" Dumbldore called. The door opened and Sirius came striding into the room.
"Harry!" Sirius exclaimed. "You made here alright, then?"
Harry nodded and asked, "why did I have to come here, anyway?"
The adults exchanged looks and Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Harry, we have some exciting news for you. Please sit down." He motioned toward a chair in front of his desk. Harry took the seat and waited nervously for the news he was about to receive.
AN: Thanks for reviewing! I'll try to get more up later this week.
The Visitor
Uncle Vernon followed Harry up to his room. "What do you mean you're leaving!? You've got no place to go!" He shouted.
"I'm going to live at my school, I guess," Harry replied, throwing his clothes and books into his trunk. "I don't know why, so don't bother asking me anymore questions."
"How dare you talk to me like that!" Vernon shouted. "You talk to me with respect!"
"Fine, I only have to deal with you for three more days," Harry muttered under his breath. Fortunately, his uncle didn't seem to hear. Uncle Vernon watched Harry pack his things for a moment and then left the room.
Harry sighed. He couldn't believe his luck! No more Dursleys! He had only been with them for a week. He wondered why he had to go to Hogwarts in the first place. He just decided to wait for Monday to come and find out then.
By Monday, Harry starting to worry. He wondered how Remus was going to get to Privet Drive. He hoped he wouldn't come by floo powder. Harry got out of bed that morning and went downstairs.
"When are they coming to pick you up?" Petunia asked when he showed up in the kitchen.
"I dunno," Harry shrugged. "Probably sometime this morning."
He went over to the stove to make breakfast. He was just puttting the food on the table when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Harry said quickly. He ran to the front hall and flung open the door. Remus Lupin stood on the porch. "Hi, Professor!" Harry greeted him.
Remus smiled. "Call me Remus, Harry. Until the term starts, at least."
"Sure," Harry grinned.
"Why don't you go and get your things so we can go."
Harry hurried up the stairs, grabbed his trunk and Hedwig in her cage, and took them down the stairs.
When he reached the foot of the steps, he looked up to see his uncle threatening his professor. "You take him and go. And keep him for all I care. We don't ever want to see you here again. Now go!"
Harry pulled his trunk to the front porch and left without saying good-bye. Remus followed him. Harry put his trunk down on the sidwalk and turned to Remus. "How are we going to get to Hogwarts?" he asked.
"We're taking a portkey," Remus replied and pulled a soup can out of his robes. When Harry grabbed ahold, he felt the familar pulling sensation at his naval. When his feet hit solid ground, he found himself in Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Hello, Harry," the old wizard said. "Nice to see you again."
"Hi," Harry said nervously. "Is Sirius here?"
He had barely gotten the words out of his mouth when there was a knocking at the door. "Come in!" Dumbldore called. The door opened and Sirius came striding into the room.
"Harry!" Sirius exclaimed. "You made here alright, then?"
Harry nodded and asked, "why did I have to come here, anyway?"
The adults exchanged looks and Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Harry, we have some exciting news for you. Please sit down." He motioned toward a chair in front of his desk. Harry took the seat and waited nervously for the news he was about to receive.
AN: Thanks for reviewing! I'll try to get more up later this week.