Authors Note I know the last chapter was short but I hope you liked it. This one might be a little longer or maybe it will just be the second half to the last chapter. What do you think? R/R please! I am always open to constructive criticism and suggestions.
Iris turned off the main road and started up the long dirt drive way. She had decided to keep the land around the house mostly natural landscaping. This was manly because, this way she didn't have to worry much about upkeep and watering. It was basically self-sustaining and she was just fine with that.
She didn't get along with plants too well, or in other words she could kill cactus, which she had done on several occasions. Now that takes talent.
Harry wasn't sure what to think of the landscape. Well at least she can't make me mow the lawn or weed the garden if there aren't any. Although I'm not sure I like the look of what's here. Some of the cactus, as he believe they were called, didn't look to friendly and did that tree have thorns! Note to self keep away from the deranged looking plants.
Some of them do kind of remind me of that thing Neville was tough ting around last year. What was it? A mumble themus, nender melthendal no it was a……mimbulus mimbletonia, yes that was it. At the time he had thought it looked rather sinister but compared to these things it was cute.
Neville's little plant had covered them in slime as part of a natural defense. I wonder if any of the plants around here do anything like that Harry wonders as he stared suspiciously at a twenty foot saguaro cactus with inch long needles they were passing. He swallowed as he pictured the needles being shot as him like a machine gun if he got to close to it. Yes definitely stay away from the deranged deadly looking plants.
Finally they had arrived at the house. It was two stories high. Humph, Probably the tallest thing for miles. Oh wait. It's the only thing for miles. Harry thought sarcastically as Miss Longhorn pressed a button and the garage door started to open.
After the eternity it had seemed like getting there his eyes had finally adjusted to the light only for them to drive in to the garage and him to be blind again because it was so much darker. Aren't there any normal light settings around here?
The light difference wasn't as dramatic as at the airport however and his eyes quickly adjusted. Iris did something and the back of the car popped open. Harry took that as his queue to get his things.
"I'll just get my trunk out of the boot shall I?" Harry said as he got out of the car.
"You mean out of the trunk."
"No I am getting my trunk out of the boot." Harry pointed to the end of the car were his things were.
"You are getting your things out of the trunk what does a boot have to do with it?" Iris like wise motioned to indicate the back of the car. Both Iris and Harry were now wearing confused looks on there faces as they alternated.
"It's a boot." Harry pointed.
"It's a trunk." Iris gestured.
"Boot"
"Trunk"
"Boot"
"Trunk"
"Boot"
"Back of the car were you put things."
"Yes"
"Finally something we can agree on." Sighed Iris "Now do you think you can manage carrying your things in on your own there are a few things I need to get out of the 'Back of the car were you put things' myself.
"Ya fine" I wonder what other weird names Americans have come up with for completely normal things. A trunk really why would anyone call a boot a trunk it doesn't make any sense This is going to be a long summer. With that Harry went to get his things.
Authors Note Another short one. Maybe I will just stick to short ones. I like reading long ones myself but there is a greater chance of me actually posting if I keep them short. Thanks for the reviews and your concern. No I don't have writers block at least not yet J. I am just beyond busy. I hope you like this next little bit. R/R
PS: I plan on bringing in some other HP characters later on in the story who do you think would be a good match for Iris or should she stay solo.