Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, man I hate Disclaimers, they're sooooooo annoying.

Leaving the Dursleys

Harry woke next morning extremely excited. He jumped out of bed and changed quickly into his best pair of old baggy jeans and his cleanest shirt - he wanted to make a good impression on Hermionie's parents. Harry ran downstairs to the kitchen where he found his Aunt and Uncle eating breakfast.

"What time are they coming?" growled Vernon Dursley. "Urm, they didn't say," replied Harry surprised his Uncle had spoken to him

" They're not arriving like those other people did are they?" asked his Uncle again in an if they do you're in big trouble sort of voice

Harry supposed he ment the Weasleys " No said Harry, Hermionies parents are coming by car, they're muggles, well they're not wiz..."

By the look on his Uncles face he thought he had better not mention that word.

Harry was just about to make a start on the burnt piece of toast in front of him when the doorbell rang. He jumped up ran to the door and opened it, and there on the front step was Mr and Mrs Granger and Hermionie.

"Harry" screamed Hermionie and she jumped on Harry and gave him a huge hug.

" Hey Hermionie" said Harry through the mass of bushy brown hair that was smothering him

"Oh Harry I'm so pleased you could come, but you have to tell me everything later"

"Yeh sure..Are these your parents?"

"Oh yeh , sorry, this is my mum and this is my dad" said Hermionie pointing to each in turn.

"Hi, how do you do" said Mr Granger

"I'm fine thank you" replied Harry sheepishly.

"And you must be Harry's Aunt and Uncle" said Mr Granger again addressing the Dursleys.
"Urm, yes" said Uncle Vernon "But well we must be getting on so go and get your things Harry"

"Oh O.K." then replied Harry do he went upstairs with Mr Granger to collect his school things.

As soon as Harry's things were loaded into the Grangers car Mr Dursley spoke again.

"Well thank you very much but we must be getting on so bye" and with that he shut the door in their faces.

"Cheery fellow isn't he" said Mr Granger

"Yeh" said Harry starting to laugh

"Well into the car then, lets go"

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After about 2 hours travelling Harry had told Hermionie everything Sirius had said and they were now looking for a place to stop for lunch.

"What about there" said Mr Granger

"No, I can't stand Mc Donald's, it's an awful place" replied Mrs Granger "No we'll go there" she said again pointing at a TGI Friday's Restaurant.

And twenty minutes later Harry was sat in the restaurant with the best meal he had had all summer, a plate of steak, chips and onion rings.

"Thank you so much" said Harry " But there's just one problem, I haven't got any money, well not English money."

"Don't you worry about that, we'll pay, you look like you could do with a descent meal"

They all finished their meal and after Mr Granger had paid for the food they were back in the car.

"It shouldn't be to long now, about another hour or so." Said Mr Granger.

And sure enough an hour later they were pulling up the drive to Hermionie's house.

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