The summer after the Order
Chapter Two-Off to the Burrow
After finishing his letters to Hermione and Ron Harry could barely keep his
excitement inside of him. He gave a big wh00p and when he landed, one of
his legs stepped on his chair, which made him land on his back.
"Ouch..I shouldn't do that again, I almost forgot that this room is really
crammed." Harry said to himself
The next two days seemed to go by so fast to Harry; he had packed on the
day before he was going to get picked up. And that night Harry went to bed
early, but he couldn't sleep, he was too excited. Just then, he heard
shouting coming from downstairs that sounded very much like Uncle Vernon's
voice. Harry immediately thought that he was shouting for him so he jumped
out of bed and made his way downstairs, but stopping in the middle of the
staircase, he knew that his uncle was shouting about Dudley, he stopped
walking and stood there and listened.
"CAUGHT DRINKING BEHIND WISTERIA WALK?!?!? YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF YOU UP UNTIL THIS-HOW COULD YOU DO THIS DUDLEY? YOU MAKE ME DISCRACED THAT I HAVE YOU AS A SON! NOW GET UPSTAIRS AND DON'T YOU DARE COME OUT!!"
Not wanting to start trouble, Harry ran back up into his room and quickly shut the door; he sat back down on his bed and started to think about this evening's events. 'It's about time that fat oaf got caught, I couldn't stand how he was being treated like a king' Harry thought, and then fell asleep.
Harry awoke early the next day and quickly dressed, he then double checked to make sure he had everything he needed for the journey to the burrow.
In about an hour he heard a soft knock on his door and went to go open it.
"Harry, the people who will be picking you up will be here in about an hour, Vernon is just about to go off to work and Dudley is shut up in his room.would you like anything for breakfast?"
"umm..whatever I guess.." He said, and his aunt turned around and headed downstairs.
Harry went down about ten minutes after he heard the front door close and ate his breakfast quickly. After he finished he waited for what seemed like an eternity until he heard the doorbell. Aunt Petunia answered it and Harry heard a familiar voice. He made his way over to the door and saw Remus, Tonks, and Moody standing in the hallway.
"Harry!" Tonks yelled while he came forward her and she pulled him in a bear hug. "It's good to see you aren't hurt"
"It's good to see you all as well" Harry said
"Have you got all of your things packed Harry?" Lupin asked
"Yeah, my trunk is just right upstairs"
"Good" Lupin said before he and Moody strode upstairs to fetch his trunk.
"How're we getting to the burrow, Tonks?" Harry questioned
"Moody borrowed a car from the ministry, it shouldn't take that long to get there." Then she leaned in closely as to not let Petunia hear what she was saying, "they can go ten times faster than the normal car and dodge things such as traffic jams, so it'll only take a couple of hours"
Just then Lupin and Moody where making their way back downstairs carrying Harry's trunk with Hedwig in her cage on top of it. Harry turned to his aunt, not knowing what to say or do. And to much of his surprise, Aunt Petunia pulled him into a hug. "Look after yourself Harry"
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Harry sat in the back of the car with Tonks while Moody and Lupin sat in the front. Tonks kept Harry rather entertained through out the 4 hour car trip by playing several games of exploding snap, gobstones, and wizards chess, and she also changed her nose several times just as she did for Hermione and Ginny the previous summer during dinner.
When the car pulled up to the burrow Harry saw a group of people run out of the house to greet him. Mrs. Weasley was the first to pull him into a warm, gentle hug, then he seemed to be passed to Hermione who did just the same (a/n--h/h shippers-don't even think about it! *waves h/g and h/r flags)
"Come on in Harry, I have just finished making lunch" Mrs. Weasley said
Harry sat down at the table with everyone who he really was glad to see again, but there was someone missing..someone who Harry knew would always be missing from the picture, he pretended to be retying his shoe lace when he wiped away a tear after those thoughts 'get over it, he won't come back, it was hard, but get over it! You can't spend your days bawling on about how Sirius will never be in your life again, enjoy who you still have' Harry thought. He did have to enjoy who he still had, who knows..maybe some of them won't be there later on..
**************************************************************************** ********* a/n-there ya go! Have fun reviewing!
"CAUGHT DRINKING BEHIND WISTERIA WALK?!?!? YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF YOU UP UNTIL THIS-HOW COULD YOU DO THIS DUDLEY? YOU MAKE ME DISCRACED THAT I HAVE YOU AS A SON! NOW GET UPSTAIRS AND DON'T YOU DARE COME OUT!!"
Not wanting to start trouble, Harry ran back up into his room and quickly shut the door; he sat back down on his bed and started to think about this evening's events. 'It's about time that fat oaf got caught, I couldn't stand how he was being treated like a king' Harry thought, and then fell asleep.
Harry awoke early the next day and quickly dressed, he then double checked to make sure he had everything he needed for the journey to the burrow.
In about an hour he heard a soft knock on his door and went to go open it.
"Harry, the people who will be picking you up will be here in about an hour, Vernon is just about to go off to work and Dudley is shut up in his room.would you like anything for breakfast?"
"umm..whatever I guess.." He said, and his aunt turned around and headed downstairs.
Harry went down about ten minutes after he heard the front door close and ate his breakfast quickly. After he finished he waited for what seemed like an eternity until he heard the doorbell. Aunt Petunia answered it and Harry heard a familiar voice. He made his way over to the door and saw Remus, Tonks, and Moody standing in the hallway.
"Harry!" Tonks yelled while he came forward her and she pulled him in a bear hug. "It's good to see you aren't hurt"
"It's good to see you all as well" Harry said
"Have you got all of your things packed Harry?" Lupin asked
"Yeah, my trunk is just right upstairs"
"Good" Lupin said before he and Moody strode upstairs to fetch his trunk.
"How're we getting to the burrow, Tonks?" Harry questioned
"Moody borrowed a car from the ministry, it shouldn't take that long to get there." Then she leaned in closely as to not let Petunia hear what she was saying, "they can go ten times faster than the normal car and dodge things such as traffic jams, so it'll only take a couple of hours"
Just then Lupin and Moody where making their way back downstairs carrying Harry's trunk with Hedwig in her cage on top of it. Harry turned to his aunt, not knowing what to say or do. And to much of his surprise, Aunt Petunia pulled him into a hug. "Look after yourself Harry"
--~~--
Harry sat in the back of the car with Tonks while Moody and Lupin sat in the front. Tonks kept Harry rather entertained through out the 4 hour car trip by playing several games of exploding snap, gobstones, and wizards chess, and she also changed her nose several times just as she did for Hermione and Ginny the previous summer during dinner.
When the car pulled up to the burrow Harry saw a group of people run out of the house to greet him. Mrs. Weasley was the first to pull him into a warm, gentle hug, then he seemed to be passed to Hermione who did just the same (a/n--h/h shippers-don't even think about it! *waves h/g and h/r flags)
"Come on in Harry, I have just finished making lunch" Mrs. Weasley said
Harry sat down at the table with everyone who he really was glad to see again, but there was someone missing..someone who Harry knew would always be missing from the picture, he pretended to be retying his shoe lace when he wiped away a tear after those thoughts 'get over it, he won't come back, it was hard, but get over it! You can't spend your days bawling on about how Sirius will never be in your life again, enjoy who you still have' Harry thought. He did have to enjoy who he still had, who knows..maybe some of them won't be there later on..
**************************************************************************** ********* a/n-there ya go! Have fun reviewing!