Disclaimer: Harry Potter doesn't belong to me. Duh!
A/N: Okay for everyone who is wondering why Harry is going to Australia it's because I can't write about somewhere I haven't been to good okay? So Harry is going to Aus because I am familiar with it. THANKS.
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The first thing that hit Harry when he got of the night's bus was that it was right in the middle of the day. When he had left it had been evening. (A/N: England is about 6 hours behind I think)
"Okay. What am I going to do now?"
Harry wandered around for a while looking at shops and looking for a place he could sleep the night. It had soon hit him that he only had wizard money and in is hurry to leave, he'd forgot to exchange it.
"I guess I'm sleeping on the street tonight"
After looking for a few hours. He finally came across a park. It was about five o'clock now so he just sat on the bench for a little while. It was peaceful. There was a large tree shading him and a cool breeze washing over him. Leaning his head back, he closed his eyes and began to relax. He didn't even notice someone was sitting beside him until a voice said
"Hi"
Harry's eyes snapped open and he looked straight in the face of a girl. Her hair was a reddish brown colour and looked like it had been hacked at. It fell around her shoulders and her eyes were a hazel colour.
"I'm sorry I scared you" she went on "I'm Alex Carson by the way" She grinned at him.
"I'm Harry Potter" He waited for her eyes to widen and go "really?" but she didn't she just nodded and asked
"Did you runaway too?"
Harry nodded.
"Where from?" She prompted.
"London"
"Really. You must have had a lot of money"
"Yes but I spent it all on the plane ticket"
"Well I ran way from a small town down in new south whales. I hid in a trailer for most of the way then I was found and they tossed me out," She said.
"Where exactly am I?"
"Brisbane. You obviously just jumped on any plane away from that place"
"Yeah that's basically it"
"What you run away for?" She asked.
"My friend died and my family hate me" Harry decided that it was true to an extent.
"My mum's got a drinking problem and my father takes out his problem's on me so I just left"
Harry looked at her. She was wearing ripped jeans and a dirty white shirt. She looked as if she'd been running for a while.
"Are you hungry?" She asked.
"Yeah starving"
"Me too. Come on I'll get us some food" She stood up and Harry followed her.
"She looks like she knows her way around"
Harry followed her until they came to a pizza shop.
"What pizza do you like?"
"Um.whatever you want," Harry said.
She walked in and Harry waited outside. Eventually she came out with a large pizza box.
"How much to I owe you?" he asked
"Nothing. I didn't pay for it either"
Harry looked at her for a second.
"Come on. I'll show you where you can sleep"
Harry was beginning to get a bad feeling about this.
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Harry stood outside a large train crate.
"This is it?"
"Yeah. It's cool for a one night stay over"
Harry was getting skeptical about this.
"Maybe I should just go home?"
"No. You don't have one"
"You coming Harry?"
"Yeah"
Harry slipped into the crate and noticed that Alex had started on the pizza.
"You could of waited for me"
Alex shrugged "yeah I could of"
Harry sat down and tackled the pizza.
"Save a few pieces for breakfast" She said.
"Alex. How did you get this pizza for free?" Harry asked.
"Well I ordered the Pizza and went to the bathroom and then came back and got the pizza. It was a different guy so when he asked for the money I said I already paid and he bought it" She grinned at him.
"How many times have you done that?"
"I do it all the time but never at the same place."
They sat in silence after that.
"Where you heading to after this?" Alex asked as she finished off her pizza.
"Dunno. I'm as far away as I want but I can't live like this" Harry realized he probably offended her but she nodded and replied
"Yeah. I hate living like this. It's fun the first couple of days but it gets boring after that. I'm heading for up north for a fruit-picking job. Hopefully that money will get me a house and then I'll probably try and go back to school"
"Can I come with you?" Harry asked.
She looked at him for a moment. Considering it.
"Sure. I could use a travel buddy" she grinned at him.
"Thanks Alex" Harry returned her grin.
A/N: Okay for everyone who is wondering why Harry is going to Australia it's because I can't write about somewhere I haven't been to good okay? So Harry is going to Aus because I am familiar with it. THANKS.
************************************************************** Chapter 3
The first thing that hit Harry when he got of the night's bus was that it was right in the middle of the day. When he had left it had been evening. (A/N: England is about 6 hours behind I think)
"Okay. What am I going to do now?"
Harry wandered around for a while looking at shops and looking for a place he could sleep the night. It had soon hit him that he only had wizard money and in is hurry to leave, he'd forgot to exchange it.
"I guess I'm sleeping on the street tonight"
After looking for a few hours. He finally came across a park. It was about five o'clock now so he just sat on the bench for a little while. It was peaceful. There was a large tree shading him and a cool breeze washing over him. Leaning his head back, he closed his eyes and began to relax. He didn't even notice someone was sitting beside him until a voice said
"Hi"
Harry's eyes snapped open and he looked straight in the face of a girl. Her hair was a reddish brown colour and looked like it had been hacked at. It fell around her shoulders and her eyes were a hazel colour.
"I'm sorry I scared you" she went on "I'm Alex Carson by the way" She grinned at him.
"I'm Harry Potter" He waited for her eyes to widen and go "really?" but she didn't she just nodded and asked
"Did you runaway too?"
Harry nodded.
"Where from?" She prompted.
"London"
"Really. You must have had a lot of money"
"Yes but I spent it all on the plane ticket"
"Well I ran way from a small town down in new south whales. I hid in a trailer for most of the way then I was found and they tossed me out," She said.
"Where exactly am I?"
"Brisbane. You obviously just jumped on any plane away from that place"
"Yeah that's basically it"
"What you run away for?" She asked.
"My friend died and my family hate me" Harry decided that it was true to an extent.
"My mum's got a drinking problem and my father takes out his problem's on me so I just left"
Harry looked at her. She was wearing ripped jeans and a dirty white shirt. She looked as if she'd been running for a while.
"Are you hungry?" She asked.
"Yeah starving"
"Me too. Come on I'll get us some food" She stood up and Harry followed her.
"She looks like she knows her way around"
Harry followed her until they came to a pizza shop.
"What pizza do you like?"
"Um.whatever you want," Harry said.
She walked in and Harry waited outside. Eventually she came out with a large pizza box.
"How much to I owe you?" he asked
"Nothing. I didn't pay for it either"
Harry looked at her for a second.
"Come on. I'll show you where you can sleep"
Harry was beginning to get a bad feeling about this.
*************************************************************
Harry stood outside a large train crate.
"This is it?"
"Yeah. It's cool for a one night stay over"
Harry was getting skeptical about this.
"Maybe I should just go home?"
"No. You don't have one"
"You coming Harry?"
"Yeah"
Harry slipped into the crate and noticed that Alex had started on the pizza.
"You could of waited for me"
Alex shrugged "yeah I could of"
Harry sat down and tackled the pizza.
"Save a few pieces for breakfast" She said.
"Alex. How did you get this pizza for free?" Harry asked.
"Well I ordered the Pizza and went to the bathroom and then came back and got the pizza. It was a different guy so when he asked for the money I said I already paid and he bought it" She grinned at him.
"How many times have you done that?"
"I do it all the time but never at the same place."
They sat in silence after that.
"Where you heading to after this?" Alex asked as she finished off her pizza.
"Dunno. I'm as far away as I want but I can't live like this" Harry realized he probably offended her but she nodded and replied
"Yeah. I hate living like this. It's fun the first couple of days but it gets boring after that. I'm heading for up north for a fruit-picking job. Hopefully that money will get me a house and then I'll probably try and go back to school"
"Can I come with you?" Harry asked.
She looked at him for a moment. Considering it.
"Sure. I could use a travel buddy" she grinned at him.
"Thanks Alex" Harry returned her grin.