Chapter 2: Among Friends.
"Hand it over!" Uncle Vernon shouted inches away from Harry and spitting
into Harry's face.
"I can be gone tomorrow, by 12! Until next year, my friend from Hog. I mean
school will look after me," Harry suggested.
"What? Not the red heads not after last time! Choose someone else. Now
where's this crystal ball?"
"What crystal ball? No one else will take me either Ron or YOU! I can be
gone until summer next year!" Harry Pleaded.
"Very well. No mischief. If there is ANY I will take that crystal ball off
your hands! GOT IT!" Vernon spat.
"Yep ok, sure!" Harry sighed with relief. He was out of here and Dudley was
furious because Harry hadn't got in trouble.
August the 1st came round soon and Harry sat on his trunk waiting for Ron to appear from the fireplace. Harry had a sudden thought, THE sweets! He ran upstairs and found Dudley in the Middle of his floor looking at a packet of sweet's, he hadn't ate any, YET! Harry snatched them out of Dudley's hands and whispered, "I would eat these if I were you, unless. No you wouldn't be interested. Bye I'm going now" "Wait Harry" Dudley screamed quietly "I might be interested! Just depends that's all!" "Well" Harry thought quick "Uncle Vernon gives me more respect and privacy AND lets me do my homework downstairs in the dinning room!" Harry grinned and crossed his arms. Good one Harry thought. Suddenly there was a load bang fro downstairs! "NO" Harry thought "Ron's come too early!" "So what is it to be?" Harry said panicking. "Ok, now the sweets!" Dudley said hand out stretched. "Come downstairs and get them!" harry raced out the door grabbing on to Hegwig's cage (Hedwig want in it, he was out delivering food to Sirius.) Dudley pounced up and toddled out after him. When reaching the lounge he saw a freckled dusty boy who he recognized as Ron and next to him his little sister, Ginny! Harry turned after a whispered hi and dropped the bag, which split when hitting the floor. He turned to Ron and Ginny. "Hi you two. We better get going quickly." Harry urged. Suddenly Mr Weasley came out of the Fireplace and greeted Harry. Harry turned to see Dudley was turning a lilac colour and was urging to go before Uncle Vernon came in. Too late... Vernon's face had gone a bright red quicker than a set a traffic lights! Harry urged Ginny to go, followed by Ron who was laughing his head off the Harry who remembered the last time he used Floo powder, and ended up in the wrong place! He landed in front of Ron who was chatting with what looked like someone he had never met but it was Hermione!
"Hi Harry!" She shouted and ran up and gave him a hug. Harry mouthed at Ron over Hermiones shoulder" What's happened?" As they loosened apart Ron shrugged. "What Happened Hermione?" Harry whispered.
"Felt like a change. That's all!" Hermione replied.
"Not for a certain foreign lad?" Harry chuckled as Hermione blushed and shook her head.
After a small chat Mr Weasley appeared and Said Hi and rushed off.
"Lets go shopping!" Hermione Suggested as the tree teenagers walked down the magically famous street! Ron, Harry and Hermione had shopped down one side of the street when they began to feel hungry and made their way towards the leaky cauldron and ordered some food. As they ate Harry brought up the conversation to the work experience. "What!" Hermione exclaimed, "Hagrid didn't tell me! Harry this is really dangerous! You never what could happen!" "Don't worry, they will have me working somewhere safe properly anyway!" Harry explained. "I think its great! We get to miss school, which is.a.BAD thing!" Ron Said looking at Hermione's face expression. "But Harry.."Hermione Argued "Shhh!"Harry spoke" Not a word more lets eat and finish shopping." The three teenagers finished eating and proceeded in shopping until 4 when they returned to Ron's house, and relaxed until dusk came. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down watching Ginny flying on her broomstick in a field at the back of Ron's house. When Charlie (Ron's older brother) came over to tell them it was teatime. The friends Talked for the rest of the holidays and soon enough September the first came upon them...
August the 1st came round soon and Harry sat on his trunk waiting for Ron to appear from the fireplace. Harry had a sudden thought, THE sweets! He ran upstairs and found Dudley in the Middle of his floor looking at a packet of sweet's, he hadn't ate any, YET! Harry snatched them out of Dudley's hands and whispered, "I would eat these if I were you, unless. No you wouldn't be interested. Bye I'm going now" "Wait Harry" Dudley screamed quietly "I might be interested! Just depends that's all!" "Well" Harry thought quick "Uncle Vernon gives me more respect and privacy AND lets me do my homework downstairs in the dinning room!" Harry grinned and crossed his arms. Good one Harry thought. Suddenly there was a load bang fro downstairs! "NO" Harry thought "Ron's come too early!" "So what is it to be?" Harry said panicking. "Ok, now the sweets!" Dudley said hand out stretched. "Come downstairs and get them!" harry raced out the door grabbing on to Hegwig's cage (Hedwig want in it, he was out delivering food to Sirius.) Dudley pounced up and toddled out after him. When reaching the lounge he saw a freckled dusty boy who he recognized as Ron and next to him his little sister, Ginny! Harry turned after a whispered hi and dropped the bag, which split when hitting the floor. He turned to Ron and Ginny. "Hi you two. We better get going quickly." Harry urged. Suddenly Mr Weasley came out of the Fireplace and greeted Harry. Harry turned to see Dudley was turning a lilac colour and was urging to go before Uncle Vernon came in. Too late... Vernon's face had gone a bright red quicker than a set a traffic lights! Harry urged Ginny to go, followed by Ron who was laughing his head off the Harry who remembered the last time he used Floo powder, and ended up in the wrong place! He landed in front of Ron who was chatting with what looked like someone he had never met but it was Hermione!
"Hi Harry!" She shouted and ran up and gave him a hug. Harry mouthed at Ron over Hermiones shoulder" What's happened?" As they loosened apart Ron shrugged. "What Happened Hermione?" Harry whispered.
"Felt like a change. That's all!" Hermione replied.
"Not for a certain foreign lad?" Harry chuckled as Hermione blushed and shook her head.
After a small chat Mr Weasley appeared and Said Hi and rushed off.
"Lets go shopping!" Hermione Suggested as the tree teenagers walked down the magically famous street! Ron, Harry and Hermione had shopped down one side of the street when they began to feel hungry and made their way towards the leaky cauldron and ordered some food. As they ate Harry brought up the conversation to the work experience. "What!" Hermione exclaimed, "Hagrid didn't tell me! Harry this is really dangerous! You never what could happen!" "Don't worry, they will have me working somewhere safe properly anyway!" Harry explained. "I think its great! We get to miss school, which is.a.BAD thing!" Ron Said looking at Hermione's face expression. "But Harry.."Hermione Argued "Shhh!"Harry spoke" Not a word more lets eat and finish shopping." The three teenagers finished eating and proceeded in shopping until 4 when they returned to Ron's house, and relaxed until dusk came. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat down watching Ginny flying on her broomstick in a field at the back of Ron's house. When Charlie (Ron's older brother) came over to tell them it was teatime. The friends Talked for the rest of the holidays and soon enough September the first came upon them...