Chapter 4

By: HermionePotter52036

A Surprise Guest

Harry woke up to the sound of the door slamming as his aunt set off the street to the neighbors' new home.

Sitting down at the breakfast table was his Uncle Vernon reading the newspaper and cousin Dudley, who was pigging out as usual. When Harry entered, Uncle Vernon looked up and told him, "The new people are going to be coming to dinner tonight, boy. You are not to open your moth for anything. You go to a boarding school up north and that's it. Got that? Your aunt will take you later to buy some new clothes. Whatever you want to wear is your business but you are only going to spend 50 pounds. They have a daughter around Dudley's age, so don't ruin your cousin's chance to get a new girlfriend."

Looking at Dudley made Harry sick that anyone would consider him a boyfriend. Sure Dudley had lost a couple of pounds, because of his new sport but that did not make him a hunk, if you know what I mean? Just thinking that, made Harry lose his appetite. Despite all that Harry was excited. This would be the first time that Aunt Petunia was going to take him clothes shopping for him. Usually it would be clothes shopping for Dudley while Harry holds the huge bags.

After lunch, Aunt Petunia, Dudley, and Harry made their way to the closest shopping center. First, of course, Aunt Petunia started looking for clothes for Dudley. Meanwhile, Harry stayed outside the store his aunt and cousin were in, Gap for Fat. He looked around and saw a couple of people walking by him with black clothes. Harry thought that this might be good look to go for.

A couple of stores down was a store named Hot Topic but decided to just dress casually with a couple of black shirts and pants along with other color of clothes. At the end of his shopping spree he still had some money left so he decided to buy some baggy pants from Hot Topic. But he still had money, so he paid for a tongue and eyebrow piercing and a new hair look.

By the time Harry had his hair and piercings done, it was almost time for dinner. When they got home, Harry and Dudley rushed to the bathroom to see who would get to take a shower first. But after a quick, silent fight, Dudley got to shower first. Ok, Harry thought, while the blue whale takes shower, I'll just decide what to wear for dinner. After much arguing (with himself) Harry decided to war the baggy black pants and a black button up shirt with blue flames on the bottom, which meant that the shirt had to be used untucked. When Harry heard the bathroom door open, he grabbed his towels and rushed to the bathroom. After a quick shower, he dressed, and put some gel on his hair to make it spiky, using the same technique the dude that had done his hair had showed him. Since Harry had never bothered to use gel, he had a little bit of trouble in getting the style of his hair right, but he finished just in time to hear the doorbell ring and the front door open. Again, the experience of not using gel, he hadn't realize that his hands would get so sticky, he ran to the bathroom to wash his hands. When he saw his reflection in the mirror, he was surprised. He face was pale except for his left eyebrow, which was a bit red from the piercing. I guess I'm more nervous than I thought, Harry thought, going down the stairs and into the parlor where he heard voices.

As he entered, he heard Aunt Petunia say, "And this is our nephew, Harry Potter. Harry, these our new neighbors from number 7. This is Jack and Dannielle Granger." When she said their names, a man with brown hair and brown eyes stood up along with a woman with curly reddish brown hair and blue eyes.

Granger. The name rang in Harry's ears.

"Nice to meet you, Harry," said Dannielle offering him a handshake.

"L-Likewise," said Harry. The woman's hair and the man's eyes seem so familiar…

He then felt a pair of hands cover his eyes.

"Guess who?" asked a very familiar voice, giggling.

He turned around and saw his best friend but was very differently dressed from the way he remembered.

"Hermione?"

AN: I'm sorry I had to cut the story short but kinda makes a nice cliffhanger don't ya think? You get to see if Hermione came dressed like a sexy punk or a prep. I'm also sorry but I just had to give Harry that look. It just called to me you know? So I hope you people won't be mad. Hope you liked the story. Any ideas as to Hermione's outfit send them to me. Read and Review! Tell me what you think.