Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters. I just love them dearly.
Harry looked out of the window of the Dursley's home. He sighed and then went to lie at his bed. His sixth year at Hogwarts was coming up and he couldn't wait to see his friends again. He had gotten multiple letters from Hermione and Ron, which he read over and over again until he had memorized the words. Finally, a week before school was to start, he got his Hogwarts letter. He read it over and made note of all of the new books that were needed. He pulled Hedwig out of his cage and wrote a letter to Ron, planning a trip to Diagon Alley. Hedwig took off as soon as the parchment was secured onto his leg, leaving Harry alone in his room. The Dursleys had not forgotten Moody's warning, and let him fly Hedwig anytime that he pleased, but since they hated letting Harry have any thing that he would want, they kept him in his room all of the summer, only letting him out to use the restroom.
Harry's mind started to wonder to Sirius, and it had been all summer. He would bring out the two-way mirror every once in a while, just to see if it had changed. His heart hoped that one day when he called for Sirius, he would answer back. Harry pulled out his Transfiguration homework and started to work on it when he heard an owl outside of his window. He went to greet it, and noticed it was an owl he had never seen before. He pulled the parchment off of the leg and began to read it. As soon as he saw the handwriting, he knew it was Hermione. Dear Harry,
How are you this summer? I'm fine. Do you like my new owl? She is gorgeous isn't she? Her name is Nanavier. I got her because I was tired of waiting for you and Ron to write me before I could write you. Are you coming to Diagon Alley with Ron and me? I hope you do, I really miss you. Well, I hope I'll see you soon, have a great rest of the summer. Love Always, Hermione
Harry smiled at the letter and then put it away. He fed Nanavier and then he wrote back to Hermione, telling her that, no he was not having a good summer but would try to come to Diagon Alley. He sent Nanavier away and watched as her light brown wings reflected the moon. Harry watched her fly off until he could no longer see her, then he went back to his homework. When he had finally finished, the sun was coming up. He decided that since he wouldn't be getting out anyway, he would just go to sleep then.
When he woke he found Ron's owl, Pigwidgeon, standing outside his window. He opened the window and the bird fluttered onto his hand, let Harry get the parchment off his leg, and then flew around the room. Hedwig also flew in the room behind Pigwidgeon and nested in her cage, falling asleep instantly. Harry opened the letter to see Ron's familiar and welcoming handwriting. Dear Harry,
We were planning to go to Diagon Alley this weekend, so not only could we shop but could celebrate your birthday. Sorry I had Pig come over, but you have to keep her until Ginny cools down. Ginny's new ring was found in one of Pig's pellets and now she is planning to kill him. I hope you can come and Mom sends her love. Fred and George wanted you to know that their shop is going greatly and can't wait for you to see them as rich businessmen, which is really what they have become. They are actually putting Zonko's out of buisness. I can't wait to see you Harry! Ron
Harry folded the letter and looked at his watch. It was only noon, and he was incredibly bored. He wrote Ron back and then did what he had been doing all summer, reading old school books.
The week crept by and by the time it was the weekend Harry could hardly stand it anymore. He put all of his clothes together, since they were leaving for Hogwarts from Diagon Alley, and packed some money into a bag. When he saw the Weasely's car pull into the driveway he ran to the door and banged on it. He had gone insane staying in that room for so long and he needed to get out.
Petunia came to his door and let him out, even though she still hated Harry with a passion, she had lightened up on him since the last summer. He ran to the car door and as soon as he saw Ron he gave a huge hug.
"Alright, let's get those lovers into the car!" shouted George from the backseat.
Harry rolled his eyes, but got in anyway. The drive down was filled with talk and laughter. They filled the Leaky Cauldron and ordered butterbears by the dozen. After a while they all packed into a room. Hermione was to arrive the next day and Harry couldn't wait.
He walked to his room and saw a young girl in the hall. She looked lost, because she kept looking at her key and all of the doors. Harry decided to help her, since she looked so pitiful.
"Can I help you?" he asked when he was next to her.
The girl was startled, but looked extremely grateful to have someone there to help. "Do you know where I am?"
Harry laughed, "What do you mean? You're at the Leaky Cauldron if that's what you're asking, but you are also on the third floor of the Leaky Cauldron."
"That explains it. I'm supposed to be on the fourth floor. Thank you so much. Another thing, do you know where to find the fourth floor?" she asked and looked as if a huge boulder had been taken off her shoulders.
Harry nodded and walked with her to the fourth floor. He couldn't help but notice that she wasn't from England, but had an American accent instead. Her long brown hair looked as if it had been perfectly put into place that morning. Her dark eyes danced as she looked out of the windows and at the walls of the scary hotel.
"So, what is your name?" he asked as they took a left turn.
"I'm, Carmen and you are?" she said trying to remember the steps that they had gone.
Harry couldn't believe that for the first time in the wizarding world, someone didn't know who he was. "Harry...Weasly."
Carmen nodded and kept walking. Harry didn't know why he lied, he just liked it when strangers didn't know who he was.
"Thanks for helping me Harry. Are you in Hogwarts?" Carmen said when they had made it to her door.
"Yes, are you?" he hadn't seen her before and never remembered hearing about an American at Hogwarts.
"Yes, but its kind of complicated. I'm a granddaughter of one of the professors, and I've lived in America all of my life, I just had to move here when my parents died," she said, kind of getting quiet. "Well, good night Harry. Maybe I'll see you at school."
Harry nodded and he went to find his room. When he got to the door he passed out on the bed and didn't wake until he heard the sounds of Mrs. Weasly tapping on his door.
"Harry, dear, wake up. Hermione is here," she said gently then left to wake Ron in a much more violent manner.
Harry rubbed his eyes and went to dress himself. He couldn't stop thinking about Carmen. She might be the first person to ever know how it feels to lose a parent. He stumbled downstairs to immediately have his face buried in a mass of brown hair. Hermione had come and wrapped her arms around Harry's neck and he hugged her back.
"Harry, I missed you so much!" she said as she buried her face into his neck.
"I missed you too, Hermione," he said sputtering through her hair.
They had breakfast and then they went to go shop for schoolbooks. After they were finished Fred and George treated everyone to something new, and extra for Harry. Harry got a Snitch to practice with and some free Weasly merchandise, Ron got a broom repairing kit; Hermione got a book on healing, Ginny got the new Wicked Sisters album, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasly got the rest of the day alone to do whatever they pleased, as long as they didn't share what they were going to do with them.
Harry decided to go and shop by himself for a while. He was starting to go into the store full of Quidditch supplies when he spotted Carmen in the store.
"Hi!" he said walking up to her.
Carmen smiled widely, "Hi Harry, how are you?"
"I'm good, I was needing to tell you something though. I lied to you last night when I told you my name," he found himself blurting out.
Carmen raised her eyebrows but her she kept smiling, "Then what is your name?"
"Harry Potter, not Weasly," he said waiting for a response.
It took Carmen to realize who he was and then she put her hand on her mouth. "Oh then you really know my grandfather, Professor Dumbledore."
Harry's eyes widened, "I didn't know Dumbledore had a granddaughter."
"Well, he was married when he was young, and had a son, my dad. My grandmother died right after giving birth though. Grandfather was very depressed and sent my father away to America, where he had good friends. My dad met my mom and then they had me," she said talking in a low voice.
"I had no idea," he said.
"Well my dad and grandfather weren't really on speaking terms, so I don't think he would mention it on a normal basis," she said. "Are you going to be here for long?"
"I'm staying all weekend,"
"Great, would you be my tour guide?" she said with a laugh.
Harry nodded and helped her find her way around the crowded alley. After walking for a while, Harry looked at his watch and realized that he had to meet the Weasly's soon.
"I have to go meet my friends, would you like to come with me?" he said to Carmen as they sat at the ice cream shop.
Carmen nodded and they went to the Leaky Cauldron. The Weasly's were already waiting for Harry and were surprised to see him with someone else.
"Harry, who is this?" asked Mrs. Weasly.
"Everyone, this is Carmen Dumbledore," he said.
Everyone looked at each other, but made no comment and welcomed her into their group. Everyone had fun and when the bar closed everyone headed to bed. Harry helped Carmen find her way to the fourth floor, since she couldn't remember how he told her the night before.
"So, thank you for introducing me to your friends. It meant a lot," she said while they walked.
"No problem. Here's your room," he said.
"Thank you," she said. She reached for the door and Harry grabbed her arm. He grabbed the bottom of her chin and kissed her on the lips.
Carmen breathed in quickly and then relaxed, surrendering to him. Harry removed his hand from her face and then placed them on her hips as she placed her hands on top of his. Then Carmen pushed away.
"I barely know you," she said looking deeply into his emerald eyes.
Harry nodded, they didn't know each other very well, but he couldn't help himself. He was tempted to move back in to steal another kiss, but Carmen pushed him away again.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Good night Harry," with that Carmen went to her room, leaving Harry alone in the hall.
Harry looked out of the window of the Dursley's home. He sighed and then went to lie at his bed. His sixth year at Hogwarts was coming up and he couldn't wait to see his friends again. He had gotten multiple letters from Hermione and Ron, which he read over and over again until he had memorized the words. Finally, a week before school was to start, he got his Hogwarts letter. He read it over and made note of all of the new books that were needed. He pulled Hedwig out of his cage and wrote a letter to Ron, planning a trip to Diagon Alley. Hedwig took off as soon as the parchment was secured onto his leg, leaving Harry alone in his room. The Dursleys had not forgotten Moody's warning, and let him fly Hedwig anytime that he pleased, but since they hated letting Harry have any thing that he would want, they kept him in his room all of the summer, only letting him out to use the restroom.
Harry's mind started to wonder to Sirius, and it had been all summer. He would bring out the two-way mirror every once in a while, just to see if it had changed. His heart hoped that one day when he called for Sirius, he would answer back. Harry pulled out his Transfiguration homework and started to work on it when he heard an owl outside of his window. He went to greet it, and noticed it was an owl he had never seen before. He pulled the parchment off of the leg and began to read it. As soon as he saw the handwriting, he knew it was Hermione. Dear Harry,
How are you this summer? I'm fine. Do you like my new owl? She is gorgeous isn't she? Her name is Nanavier. I got her because I was tired of waiting for you and Ron to write me before I could write you. Are you coming to Diagon Alley with Ron and me? I hope you do, I really miss you. Well, I hope I'll see you soon, have a great rest of the summer. Love Always, Hermione
Harry smiled at the letter and then put it away. He fed Nanavier and then he wrote back to Hermione, telling her that, no he was not having a good summer but would try to come to Diagon Alley. He sent Nanavier away and watched as her light brown wings reflected the moon. Harry watched her fly off until he could no longer see her, then he went back to his homework. When he had finally finished, the sun was coming up. He decided that since he wouldn't be getting out anyway, he would just go to sleep then.
When he woke he found Ron's owl, Pigwidgeon, standing outside his window. He opened the window and the bird fluttered onto his hand, let Harry get the parchment off his leg, and then flew around the room. Hedwig also flew in the room behind Pigwidgeon and nested in her cage, falling asleep instantly. Harry opened the letter to see Ron's familiar and welcoming handwriting. Dear Harry,
We were planning to go to Diagon Alley this weekend, so not only could we shop but could celebrate your birthday. Sorry I had Pig come over, but you have to keep her until Ginny cools down. Ginny's new ring was found in one of Pig's pellets and now she is planning to kill him. I hope you can come and Mom sends her love. Fred and George wanted you to know that their shop is going greatly and can't wait for you to see them as rich businessmen, which is really what they have become. They are actually putting Zonko's out of buisness. I can't wait to see you Harry! Ron
Harry folded the letter and looked at his watch. It was only noon, and he was incredibly bored. He wrote Ron back and then did what he had been doing all summer, reading old school books.
The week crept by and by the time it was the weekend Harry could hardly stand it anymore. He put all of his clothes together, since they were leaving for Hogwarts from Diagon Alley, and packed some money into a bag. When he saw the Weasely's car pull into the driveway he ran to the door and banged on it. He had gone insane staying in that room for so long and he needed to get out.
Petunia came to his door and let him out, even though she still hated Harry with a passion, she had lightened up on him since the last summer. He ran to the car door and as soon as he saw Ron he gave a huge hug.
"Alright, let's get those lovers into the car!" shouted George from the backseat.
Harry rolled his eyes, but got in anyway. The drive down was filled with talk and laughter. They filled the Leaky Cauldron and ordered butterbears by the dozen. After a while they all packed into a room. Hermione was to arrive the next day and Harry couldn't wait.
He walked to his room and saw a young girl in the hall. She looked lost, because she kept looking at her key and all of the doors. Harry decided to help her, since she looked so pitiful.
"Can I help you?" he asked when he was next to her.
The girl was startled, but looked extremely grateful to have someone there to help. "Do you know where I am?"
Harry laughed, "What do you mean? You're at the Leaky Cauldron if that's what you're asking, but you are also on the third floor of the Leaky Cauldron."
"That explains it. I'm supposed to be on the fourth floor. Thank you so much. Another thing, do you know where to find the fourth floor?" she asked and looked as if a huge boulder had been taken off her shoulders.
Harry nodded and walked with her to the fourth floor. He couldn't help but notice that she wasn't from England, but had an American accent instead. Her long brown hair looked as if it had been perfectly put into place that morning. Her dark eyes danced as she looked out of the windows and at the walls of the scary hotel.
"So, what is your name?" he asked as they took a left turn.
"I'm, Carmen and you are?" she said trying to remember the steps that they had gone.
Harry couldn't believe that for the first time in the wizarding world, someone didn't know who he was. "Harry...Weasly."
Carmen nodded and kept walking. Harry didn't know why he lied, he just liked it when strangers didn't know who he was.
"Thanks for helping me Harry. Are you in Hogwarts?" Carmen said when they had made it to her door.
"Yes, are you?" he hadn't seen her before and never remembered hearing about an American at Hogwarts.
"Yes, but its kind of complicated. I'm a granddaughter of one of the professors, and I've lived in America all of my life, I just had to move here when my parents died," she said, kind of getting quiet. "Well, good night Harry. Maybe I'll see you at school."
Harry nodded and he went to find his room. When he got to the door he passed out on the bed and didn't wake until he heard the sounds of Mrs. Weasly tapping on his door.
"Harry, dear, wake up. Hermione is here," she said gently then left to wake Ron in a much more violent manner.
Harry rubbed his eyes and went to dress himself. He couldn't stop thinking about Carmen. She might be the first person to ever know how it feels to lose a parent. He stumbled downstairs to immediately have his face buried in a mass of brown hair. Hermione had come and wrapped her arms around Harry's neck and he hugged her back.
"Harry, I missed you so much!" she said as she buried her face into his neck.
"I missed you too, Hermione," he said sputtering through her hair.
They had breakfast and then they went to go shop for schoolbooks. After they were finished Fred and George treated everyone to something new, and extra for Harry. Harry got a Snitch to practice with and some free Weasly merchandise, Ron got a broom repairing kit; Hermione got a book on healing, Ginny got the new Wicked Sisters album, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasly got the rest of the day alone to do whatever they pleased, as long as they didn't share what they were going to do with them.
Harry decided to go and shop by himself for a while. He was starting to go into the store full of Quidditch supplies when he spotted Carmen in the store.
"Hi!" he said walking up to her.
Carmen smiled widely, "Hi Harry, how are you?"
"I'm good, I was needing to tell you something though. I lied to you last night when I told you my name," he found himself blurting out.
Carmen raised her eyebrows but her she kept smiling, "Then what is your name?"
"Harry Potter, not Weasly," he said waiting for a response.
It took Carmen to realize who he was and then she put her hand on her mouth. "Oh then you really know my grandfather, Professor Dumbledore."
Harry's eyes widened, "I didn't know Dumbledore had a granddaughter."
"Well, he was married when he was young, and had a son, my dad. My grandmother died right after giving birth though. Grandfather was very depressed and sent my father away to America, where he had good friends. My dad met my mom and then they had me," she said talking in a low voice.
"I had no idea," he said.
"Well my dad and grandfather weren't really on speaking terms, so I don't think he would mention it on a normal basis," she said. "Are you going to be here for long?"
"I'm staying all weekend,"
"Great, would you be my tour guide?" she said with a laugh.
Harry nodded and helped her find her way around the crowded alley. After walking for a while, Harry looked at his watch and realized that he had to meet the Weasly's soon.
"I have to go meet my friends, would you like to come with me?" he said to Carmen as they sat at the ice cream shop.
Carmen nodded and they went to the Leaky Cauldron. The Weasly's were already waiting for Harry and were surprised to see him with someone else.
"Harry, who is this?" asked Mrs. Weasly.
"Everyone, this is Carmen Dumbledore," he said.
Everyone looked at each other, but made no comment and welcomed her into their group. Everyone had fun and when the bar closed everyone headed to bed. Harry helped Carmen find her way to the fourth floor, since she couldn't remember how he told her the night before.
"So, thank you for introducing me to your friends. It meant a lot," she said while they walked.
"No problem. Here's your room," he said.
"Thank you," she said. She reached for the door and Harry grabbed her arm. He grabbed the bottom of her chin and kissed her on the lips.
Carmen breathed in quickly and then relaxed, surrendering to him. Harry removed his hand from her face and then placed them on her hips as she placed her hands on top of his. Then Carmen pushed away.
"I barely know you," she said looking deeply into his emerald eyes.
Harry nodded, they didn't know each other very well, but he couldn't help himself. He was tempted to move back in to steal another kiss, but Carmen pushed him away again.
"I'll see you tomorrow. Good night Harry," with that Carmen went to her room, leaving Harry alone in the hall.