Chapter 18: The joys of magic
Disclaimer: Now if I owned it would it be referred to as fan fiction? I didn't think so.
Harry led the little girl down the street and into an alley. She had given her bag to him (which he had shrunk and put in his pocket with the others) and now held his hand.
"Sir where are we going?" Rose asked confused.
"We are going to use a portkey to get to your mom and dad. One of my friends set it up. You can call me Harry if you'd like." Harry was still unused to people calling him sir.
The little girl looked unsure. "Wh- what's a portkey?" she asked nervously.
Harry smiled at the girl. "A portkey is an object that is enchanted so that you can move quickly from one place to another. It feels weird when you travel by it though but its fast so we'll get there in no time."
Harry pulled out a book and held it out to Rose. "Touch the book and hold my hand. This is our portkey for the day." Lily laughed at a passing butterfly. Harry smiled at his daughter as he pulled out his wand. He muttered the activation spell and put his wand away before grabbing Rose's hand.
A few seconds later, Harry felt the now familiar pull of the portkey and heard Rose gasp next to him. Not a minute later they were in a dark alley in a new city. It was almost 4000 miles away and Rose was amazed at the sites. Harry smiled as he led her towards the busy street.
The sites were amazing. Harry would even agree to that. It appeared to be one of the older towns that made large amounts of money off tourism but it was still a fairly lively town.
"Where are mommy and daddy?" Rose asked the black haired man.
"According to my friend's directions," Harry looked at the paper Dumbledore had given him, "they should be staying at that hotel." Lily giggled at the kites and flags for sale in the shops around them. Rose pointed to a kite that had a princess drawn on it.
"Maybe Daddy will buy that for me. Do you think he will Harry?" Rose's eyes lit at the prospect.
"You don't want that. Wait and buy a kite when we go to Diagon Alley. Then you'll be happy. Things are different there." Harry grinned as the girls eyes widened.
"You mean they have kites in the magical world?" Rose looked like she would burst with joy.
Harry knelt so he was at the girls level. "Rosemary, you have to be quieter. Not many people know that magic exists. You are a very special little girl but we have to keep your talents hidden. If you are good, I will buy you a magical kite but for now we need to go talk to your parents." Harry whispered to the young girl.
Rose nodded solemnly. Harry stood and took her hand once more before heading into the hotel. The clerk at the desk noticed them immediately.
"Good Morning sir. What can I do for you today?" The man was shorter than Harry and seemed intrigued at the little red haired girl strapped to Harry's chest giggling.
"Yes, I am here to see one of your guests. Dursley is the last name. May I have the room number?" Harry was as polite but firm as he informed the man of his needs.
"Of course sir. I must advise you though sir. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley may not be there. I believe they had a meeting this morning. You are welcome to go check if you would like." The man looked in his book and checked for the room number. "Room 312. Would you like me to call and see if they are there?"
"No thank you. I will check myself. Thank you." Harry led Rosemary towards the elevator.
"What are we going to do if they aren't there?" Rosemary was ever curious and questioning everything.
"We'll go inside and wait for them." Harry answered simply.
Dudley and his wife were, indeed, not there. Harry looked up and down the hall before withdrawing his wand and whispering "Alohomora." The lock clicked and Harry ushered the girl in.
Harry took Lily out of her carrier and let her crawl about the hotel room while he sat down to wait for Dudley to get back.
They waited for about an hour. Harry told Rosemary stories about the magical world while they waited. All too quickly (in Rose's mind anyway) the doorknob turned and in walked Dudley and his wife.
"Rosie what are you doing here?" Dudley's wife asked shocked at seeing her daughter there.
"Harry what is going on? Why are you here with my daughter?" Dudley asked, recognizing his cousin immediately.
"We need to talk Dudley. Its about Rosemary." Harry stated simply picking Lily up from where she was playing with a conjured toy on the floor.
A/N: Look an update. I know its short. Sigh. Trust me I know. Its just taking me forever to force my brain to spit out the idea. Oh well. Hopefully it will pick up in the next chapter. Ok people. I don't know what is wrong with me but I all of a sudden can't write 1000 words. I need reviews and bad. Maybe that will make my mind concentrate. Or I can just keep doing these short chapters...
Disclaimer: Now if I owned it would it be referred to as fan fiction? I didn't think so.
Harry led the little girl down the street and into an alley. She had given her bag to him (which he had shrunk and put in his pocket with the others) and now held his hand.
"Sir where are we going?" Rose asked confused.
"We are going to use a portkey to get to your mom and dad. One of my friends set it up. You can call me Harry if you'd like." Harry was still unused to people calling him sir.
The little girl looked unsure. "Wh- what's a portkey?" she asked nervously.
Harry smiled at the girl. "A portkey is an object that is enchanted so that you can move quickly from one place to another. It feels weird when you travel by it though but its fast so we'll get there in no time."
Harry pulled out a book and held it out to Rose. "Touch the book and hold my hand. This is our portkey for the day." Lily laughed at a passing butterfly. Harry smiled at his daughter as he pulled out his wand. He muttered the activation spell and put his wand away before grabbing Rose's hand.
A few seconds later, Harry felt the now familiar pull of the portkey and heard Rose gasp next to him. Not a minute later they were in a dark alley in a new city. It was almost 4000 miles away and Rose was amazed at the sites. Harry smiled as he led her towards the busy street.
The sites were amazing. Harry would even agree to that. It appeared to be one of the older towns that made large amounts of money off tourism but it was still a fairly lively town.
"Where are mommy and daddy?" Rose asked the black haired man.
"According to my friend's directions," Harry looked at the paper Dumbledore had given him, "they should be staying at that hotel." Lily giggled at the kites and flags for sale in the shops around them. Rose pointed to a kite that had a princess drawn on it.
"Maybe Daddy will buy that for me. Do you think he will Harry?" Rose's eyes lit at the prospect.
"You don't want that. Wait and buy a kite when we go to Diagon Alley. Then you'll be happy. Things are different there." Harry grinned as the girls eyes widened.
"You mean they have kites in the magical world?" Rose looked like she would burst with joy.
Harry knelt so he was at the girls level. "Rosemary, you have to be quieter. Not many people know that magic exists. You are a very special little girl but we have to keep your talents hidden. If you are good, I will buy you a magical kite but for now we need to go talk to your parents." Harry whispered to the young girl.
Rose nodded solemnly. Harry stood and took her hand once more before heading into the hotel. The clerk at the desk noticed them immediately.
"Good Morning sir. What can I do for you today?" The man was shorter than Harry and seemed intrigued at the little red haired girl strapped to Harry's chest giggling.
"Yes, I am here to see one of your guests. Dursley is the last name. May I have the room number?" Harry was as polite but firm as he informed the man of his needs.
"Of course sir. I must advise you though sir. Mr. and Mrs. Dursley may not be there. I believe they had a meeting this morning. You are welcome to go check if you would like." The man looked in his book and checked for the room number. "Room 312. Would you like me to call and see if they are there?"
"No thank you. I will check myself. Thank you." Harry led Rosemary towards the elevator.
"What are we going to do if they aren't there?" Rosemary was ever curious and questioning everything.
"We'll go inside and wait for them." Harry answered simply.
Dudley and his wife were, indeed, not there. Harry looked up and down the hall before withdrawing his wand and whispering "Alohomora." The lock clicked and Harry ushered the girl in.
Harry took Lily out of her carrier and let her crawl about the hotel room while he sat down to wait for Dudley to get back.
They waited for about an hour. Harry told Rosemary stories about the magical world while they waited. All too quickly (in Rose's mind anyway) the doorknob turned and in walked Dudley and his wife.
"Rosie what are you doing here?" Dudley's wife asked shocked at seeing her daughter there.
"Harry what is going on? Why are you here with my daughter?" Dudley asked, recognizing his cousin immediately.
"We need to talk Dudley. Its about Rosemary." Harry stated simply picking Lily up from where she was playing with a conjured toy on the floor.
A/N: Look an update. I know its short. Sigh. Trust me I know. Its just taking me forever to force my brain to spit out the idea. Oh well. Hopefully it will pick up in the next chapter. Ok people. I don't know what is wrong with me but I all of a sudden can't write 1000 words. I need reviews and bad. Maybe that will make my mind concentrate. Or I can just keep doing these short chapters...