Chapter 2 : A new Friend

"WAKE UP!!!" yelled Dudley in Harry's ear. "DAD WANTS TO TALK TO YOU! OH YOU'RE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE NOW!" and with that Harry's cousin left Harry's room.

It was 7 in the morning and the sun was shining through. Harry groaned and slowly started to get up. He looked at himself and was wondering why he was dressed in his day clothes when he remembered last night and Laura. He smiled with the memory.

After showering and changing Harry walked down stairs into the living room where he was sure to find his uncle. Harry really had not clue what he had done wrong this time.

"Get over here and sit down!" snarraled Uncle Vernon at Harry. Harry did as he was told.

"So!" Uncle Vernon glared at Harry.

"Yes?" asked Harry innocently.

"Don't be innocent with me! You know what you did!"

"No, actually I don't" Harry yawned.

"YOU LET HER SEE YOU! YOU SPOKE TO HER! YOU GAVE HER YOUR NAME! YOU GAVE HER THIS ADDRESS! AND YOU BECAME FRIENDS WITH HER!!" yelled Uncle Vernon.

It took Harry a while to realize that his uncle was talking about Laura.

"She doesn't know" was all Harry could say in his defense.

"She may not know yet but soon enough she might find out!"

"How?"

"SHE ASKED ME IF YOU WERE ALLOWED TO GO VISIT HER AND HELP HER UNPACK HER THINGS!!" Uncle Vernon took a breath before continuing. "YOU BECAME FRIENDS WITH HER!"

"So?"

Uncle Vernon just glared at his nephew.

"We are a welcoming family to ORDINARY people and if you do not go it will seem rude..." Uncle Vernon calmed down a bit.

"So can I go then?" Asked Harry hopefully.

"Don't you dare tell her anything!" And with that Harry's uncle left the room. Harry took that as a 'yes'.

Without having breakfast, Harry set out across the lawn to Laura's house. He noticed that the door was open but before thinking of stepping in [manners Harry, manners] a man came from the backyard with a lawn mower.

"Hey, you must be Harry! I'm Jim, Laura's dad, she told me a lot about you!" Jim extended his arm and shook Harry's.

"Er hello yes my name is Harry, I'm very pleased to meet you!" Harry responded innocently.

Jim just laughed in Harry's face! "Harry just 'cuz I'm and adult doesn't mean you have to be so formal with me! I like having as much fun as you or the next kid!"

"Er, 'k then" Harry right away knew that this was one of those 'cool' dads.

"Well Laura's room is upstairs on the right" And with that Jim started mowing the lawn again.

Harry walked upstairs to Laura's room and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Someone yelled from inside. Harry walked in and gasped at the room he was in. He had never been in a girl's room before and thought it would be all pink and girlie, but it wasn't!

As Harry looked around he saw that the walls were painted light yellow and the curtains and many other things in the room marched the walls with light yellow. There were pictures on the walls and large bed was in the center. He liked this room.

Laura looked up from her bed. She was reading a magazine. Harry realized that she yelled before because the stereo was turned on its max. This was weird since Harry couldn't hear it when he was outside her door. But then he remembered that you could sound proof the room with magic. No wait she'd have to be a witch!

"Hiya Harry" Laura smiled at him and turned off the stereo.

"Hey Laura....er Laura how come I couldn't hear the stereo from outside your room?" Was she a witch or not? Harry thought.

"I ... er ... these walls are really thick!" Laura blushed a deep red and looked away. "You can sit down" she pointed to a place next to her.

As Harry walked over to Laura's bed, he noticed that the magazine she was reading had a moving snitch!

Laura noticed that Harry was eyeing the magazine and made to hide it, but Harry with the reflexes of a Quiddich[p] player got the magazine before Laura could do anything to stop him.

Harry looked at the cover and his eyes widened as he read out loud: "Quiddich Dream"

"It's something my friends and I made up it's nothing at all!" Laura grabbed the magazine from Harry's hands and shoved it in her closet.

"You're...you're...a...a...witch!" Harry stared at her. This was going to be great! He now had a new friend from school!

"A what?" she asked tensely. "A witch? Ha!" she laughed nervously.

"It's okay you know, I'm a wizard" Harry smiled at the look Laura gave him.

"You are?" she asked a bit frightened at the idea of a Muggle finding out she was a witch.

"Yup! And your parents must be a witch and wizard too because you're underage to soundproof this room!" Harry was so happy that Laura was a witch!

"Yea my dad is but my mum's Muggle" Laura was still a bit shocked.

"So you gonna be going to Hogwarts right?"

"Yea, you go there then?"

"yea I'm in Gryffindor, do you know what house you're going to be in?"

"No not yet, but my dad was a Gryffindor and since you're a Gryffindor I hope I'll be there too!"

And the conversation carried on like that. Harry and Laura talked for over an hour about Hogwarts, Quiddich, Canada, Hermione and Ron, and Malfoy and Voldemort.

"Harry, Laura! It's time for lunch!" A female voice came from the kitchen.

"Oh look it's already 12! We better go eat I'm starving!" Laura quickly got up and went down stairs to the kitchen, as Harry followed.

When Harry walked downstairs and into the kitchen, he got his first glance of a middle-aged woman (probably Laura's mom).

"Hey Harry. I'm Stephanie, Laura's mom. Laura has told us so much about you!" Stephanie shook Harry's hand in greeting. [The reason I didn't describe Jim nor Stephanie is cuz I want u to use urn big imaginations and make them up your selves! good luck!]

"Mom! I did not!" Laura said angrily at her mother.

"O sure sweetie! All you said was 'what a nice guy that Harry is'!" Stephanie laughed.

Harry could see Laura blush wildly.

"What are we having for lunch then? I'm starving!" Jim came into the room rubbing his tummy.

"Pasta, and it'll be ready in a minute. Laura help me set the table will you?" Stephanie replied getting the pasta.

"Harry wanna help?" asked Lauara. And so Harry helped Laura set the table. Harry felt great. He was completly welcome in this house and these people didn't try to be all formal and polite with him but instead treated him like a friend. 'This is going to be the best day of my life here at my aunt's and uncle's' Harry thought.

After the table was set, everyone enjoyed a warm lunch. They talked of Hogwarts, England, Canada, and many other things. Harry told them about his aunt and uncle and how they thought that they were ORDINARY people and that's how they should keep it at! Harry told them how evil they were.

"Wo you sound a lot like Harry Potter with his evil relatives!" Laughed Jim.

"Er ... I am Harry Potter ... with evil relatives" replied Harry. He braced himself to hear their gasps and their eyes darting to his scar, but it didnt come! He wa so releived.

"Oh ... er, cool ... I guess" said Lauara.

"Well Harry did you get your things from Diagon Alley yet?" Stephanie tryed to change the subject. Harry remembered him getting his things with Ron and Hermioni.

"Yea I went with my friends 2 weeks ago, did you guys go yet?"

"No we haven't, we were thinking of going now. Do you think you wanna come and show us around? We can tell your aunt we took you to some park" Jim said.

"yea I wanna go with you guys. My aunt wont want to be rude to ORDINARY people so she'll let me go" Harry got excited at the thought of spending his day in Diagon Alley with Jim, Stephanie and Laura.