Chapter 3: The Movie

Harry looked in the mirror again. This was the third time this morning! He looked at his hair and tried to flatten it, but with no avail it wouldn't lay down flat. Harry gave up and walked out of the bathroom and stared for his room. As he started to pass Dudley's room Dudley came out and blocked the hallway leading to Harry's bedroom.

"If you try any of your... your you know what on her I'll make sure you'll regret it and that's a promise!" Dudley said cracking his knuckles to make himself seem bigger.

"Dudley as much I would love to listen to your CRAP right now I have to get to my room and get my money." Harry replied nonchalantly.

Before Dudley could reply Aunt Petunia yelled up the stairs:

"Duddy-kins, it's 30 minutes till. Don't you think we should start to head to the theater?"

"Ya," Dudley said still eyeing Harry as if he would like to punch him at the moment," I just had to ask Harry something." And with that he gave Harry a large push and ran down the stairs. Harry waited a few moments and then followed suit.

They pulled up to the theater at 20 minutes until the movie started. Aunt Petunia started to drive away, but not before giving Harry a glare and yelling to Dudley,

"Have a nice time Duddy-kins. I love you!" and with that she drove off.

Dudley ignored this and headed to the front doors to wait for Jessica. Harry followed him and they waited in silence for her to pull up. It wasn't long when a car pulled up with Jessica sitting in the front seat. The man driving the car looked a bit older than Harry and was very attractive. Jessica opened the door, but before she got out she kissed his cheek and said,

"I'll see you at three. Love you." The man mumbled something back and backed out of the parking lot.

Signals were going off in Harry's head. Who was that? Why'd she kiss him? Did she say I love you? Harry then realized what he was thinking. She can say I love you to whomever she wants after all she's Dudley's girlfriend. Even though Harry said that to himself he still was curious as to whom that person was. He was brought out of his thoughts by Jessica giving the two boys a,

"Hi, sorry I'm late I was having a bad hair day if you know what I mean."

"Who was that?" Harry asked not even realizing that he actually was.

"Oh that was my brother," she replied as if they were discussing the weather. "He and I are really close since our parents died."

Relief filled Harry's body and again he told himself he shouldn't care that it was just her brother because she was Dudley's girlfriend. He looked Jessica up and down. She looked good. Not just good, but very good. Her dirty blond hair hung gracefully at her shoulders. She was wearing a light pink shirt that had something written on it Harry couldn't see and was wearing a light blue pair of jeans that were capris and hung to about mid-calf.

"Shall we go?" she asked the two boys who were lolly-gagging at her appearance.

The three of them headed over to ticket stand and they all three started to take out there money when Dudley said to Jessica,

"No, problem I'll get it." He turned to the ticket man and said "Two tickets to the 11:00 show of Escape from L.A. (it was a popular movie of that year.)."

Jessica looked a bit confused and turned to Dudley and said, "Dudley what about Harry?"

"Oh." He said trying to sound as if he had forgotten but Harry knew he really hadn't. He corrected himself and paid for the three tickets and handed each person theirs. They walked over to the concession stand and started to wait in line.

"I'm so excited for the movie I've wanted to see this for the longest time!" Jessica said trying to make conversation.

"I know, I've wanted to see it too." Dudley said desperately to impress her. The all then started to scan the items in which they could get.

"I'll get this one." She said to the boys," Since Dudley got the tickets."

They all continued studying the menu and the prices when she turned to Harry and asked

"Hey I'm not a big fan of popcorn, but I still like it so I was wondering if you wanted to share popcorn because I know I won't be able to eat it all by myself?"

"Sure," Harry replied knowing full well he was lying because he had never tasted popcorn." I'm not that hung over on popcorn either."

If Harry had been paying he would have refused to pay for Dudley. Dudley ordered an X-large drink, a huge tub of popcorn, and 3 bags of candy while Harry and Jessica together got 2 medium drinks, 1 medium bag of popcorn, and 2 bags of candy.

The three of them started walking over to the theater with there food when Dudley asked,

"Jessica are you busy this Friday night?"

"Um, yea I'm leaving on Thursday night for London to do some school shopping their before I have to go off to school." She replied. It looked like Dudley was going to say something else, but he was cut off by the previews starting.

Friday? Umm what was Harry doing that day he knew he was doing something, but he just couldn't put his finger on it. Oh he was going with Ron to Diagon Alley. They had both only gotten their letters yesterday, but Ron was going with parents to Romania for the last days before school started so that was the only day they could go. Harry came out of his thoughts right in time for the movie was starting.

During the movie Harry almost laughed several times as Dudley tried to put his arm around Jessica, but she time she successfully evaded it by doing something. She would bend down and grab a handful of popcorn or get a drink. One time she got up and put on her jacket earning her several mean remarks.

At the end of the movie they all walked out blurry eyed. Harry and Jessica discussed several parts of the movie they enjoyed while Dudley just nodded. After a few moments the same car that dropped Jessica off in drove up and honked.

"That's my brother." Jessica said. Dudley started to bend down and kiss her, but she dodged him and gave him a one armed hug instead and then much to Harry's surprise gave him a one armed hug before running off to the car.

"See you guys when I get back from London." she said before she got in the car and drove off.

It was only a few moments later that Dudley and Harry got it a car and drove out of the parking lot as well.

Hey-

Sorry it took me so long to update in a story I'm reading the next chapter came out and I just had to read it. Thanks for all those who reviewed they mean a lot to me.

Please keep reviewing and I'll keep writing.

-Chelsea