Chapter 2: Car ride to Paradise
When Harry woke up the little Quidditch figure Ron had given him was zooming around his head. He grasped it and set it above his night stand. There was a letter on the end of his bed which he suspected an owl delivered in the night. He opened it hurriedly noticing it was from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Great I'm so excited! I'll pick you up about 2:00. Have your stuff ready!
Love,
Hermione
Once again he noticed that all the little dots and O's were little hearts. He looked at the clock and noticed it was already 12:30. He quickly got dressed and raced down the stairs with Hermione's letter clutched in his hand. Only to be greeted with a not so warm " 'Bout time ya got up," said Uncle Vernon from behind the morning paper. " What are you so happy about? " he grunted. " My friend is going to pick me up at 2:00 today," Harry informed him as he held up Hermione's letter. Uncle Vernon snatched the letter from Harry's hand. " A girl this time eh?," he asked, " Fine, but what's with all the ruddy hearts?" Harry felt his face go deep red. Dudley's piggy eyes were bulging out of his head. "Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" he chanted mockingly.
"Can I please have my letter back?" he asked flatly. Dudley was now hoping up and down in his chair the best he could, still chanting. Harry had to laugh when the chair broke from under him.
When he got to his room he started to pack all of his things into his school trunk. He went over to his bed stand and grabbed the figure that Ron had given him when he noticed Hermione's picture. He stared at for a moment, then he snatched it up and set it gently in his trunk along with his school supplies and his broomstick.
By the time he was done packing he noticed it was almost 2:00. He dragged his trunk down the stairs and into the front room. "Your friend better not be late'" Uncle Vernon growled. Dudley was still chanting, "Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" when Hermione's dad pulled up in there car. Mr. Granger had warm brown eyes and gray hair around the bald spot in the middle of his head.
"At least they travel normal," Uncle Vernon grunted. Harry dragged his trunk unto the front steps as Hermione ran up and kissed him on the cheek he felt his face go hot and Dudley chanting behind him "Harry's got a girlfriend!" didn't help either. "I missed you so much, " she said as she pulled him in a bone crushing hug. "I missed you too, " he gasped. " Oh, sorry, that must be your cousin Dudley," she said. She walked up to him and held out her hand, " I'm Hermione Granger," she said kindly. Dudley just began to chant again " Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" Hermione turned a beet red and turned back to Harry looking quite taken back, and she headed towards the car were Harry was helping Mr. Granger to heave his trunk in the back of the car. He slid in the car beside Hermione and they were off.
When Harry woke up the little Quidditch figure Ron had given him was zooming around his head. He grasped it and set it above his night stand. There was a letter on the end of his bed which he suspected an owl delivered in the night. He opened it hurriedly noticing it was from Hermione.
Dear Harry,
Great I'm so excited! I'll pick you up about 2:00. Have your stuff ready!
Love,
Hermione
Once again he noticed that all the little dots and O's were little hearts. He looked at the clock and noticed it was already 12:30. He quickly got dressed and raced down the stairs with Hermione's letter clutched in his hand. Only to be greeted with a not so warm " 'Bout time ya got up," said Uncle Vernon from behind the morning paper. " What are you so happy about? " he grunted. " My friend is going to pick me up at 2:00 today," Harry informed him as he held up Hermione's letter. Uncle Vernon snatched the letter from Harry's hand. " A girl this time eh?," he asked, " Fine, but what's with all the ruddy hearts?" Harry felt his face go deep red. Dudley's piggy eyes were bulging out of his head. "Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" he chanted mockingly.
"Can I please have my letter back?" he asked flatly. Dudley was now hoping up and down in his chair the best he could, still chanting. Harry had to laugh when the chair broke from under him.
When he got to his room he started to pack all of his things into his school trunk. He went over to his bed stand and grabbed the figure that Ron had given him when he noticed Hermione's picture. He stared at for a moment, then he snatched it up and set it gently in his trunk along with his school supplies and his broomstick.
By the time he was done packing he noticed it was almost 2:00. He dragged his trunk down the stairs and into the front room. "Your friend better not be late'" Uncle Vernon growled. Dudley was still chanting, "Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" when Hermione's dad pulled up in there car. Mr. Granger had warm brown eyes and gray hair around the bald spot in the middle of his head.
"At least they travel normal," Uncle Vernon grunted. Harry dragged his trunk unto the front steps as Hermione ran up and kissed him on the cheek he felt his face go hot and Dudley chanting behind him "Harry's got a girlfriend!" didn't help either. "I missed you so much, " she said as she pulled him in a bone crushing hug. "I missed you too, " he gasped. " Oh, sorry, that must be your cousin Dudley," she said. She walked up to him and held out her hand, " I'm Hermione Granger," she said kindly. Dudley just began to chant again " Harry's got a girlfriend, Harry's got a girlfriend!" Hermione turned a beet red and turned back to Harry looking quite taken back, and she headed towards the car were Harry was helping Mr. Granger to heave his trunk in the back of the car. He slid in the car beside Hermione and they were off.