The seconds went by...as they turned into minutes...into hours. Harry opened his eyes and realised he had nodded off. But he didn't mind, he hadn't had a goodnights sleep for ages. He went back into a sleep until...

"GO AWAY!" Dudley shouted, "Go away you...you black tall things! No I aint useless, Dud is a name! It don't mean useless, I'm just big boned, mum always said that! Don't leave me on my own! NOO!! ARGGGH!"

Harry thought Dudley had woken himself up as he stopped his moaning. 'Black tall things'? Harry was thinking, Dementors. What was all that about, 'don't leave me alone'? Oh well Harry thought. As he went back to sleep hoping Dudley wouldn't wake him up again. Harry woke up early the next morning to a lettersittingon his face. He took it off, opened it and read:

We'll pick you up on 2nd August if that's all right. That'll be today when you read this! See you then!

Ron.

Harry got up quickly and got dressed. He looked out the window, it was sunny but not the hottest of days. He felt that this summer was too quiet for a strange reason. It shouldn't be like this, thought Harry, not with Voldermort back and everyone knowing about it. Maybe I'm in the safe quiet area, he thought.

"BREAKFAST!" Aunt Perunia shouted up the stairs. Harry heard Dudley run down the stairs like he was running for his life. Harry's stomach rumbled. He went out of his room and down the stairs and into the kitchen. Harry helped himself to some bacon and a few slices of toast and sat down.

"ummm...I'm going to my friends house for the rest of the summer." Harry said. His Aunt and Uncle looked at him. "I mean can I go to my friends house for the rest of the summer?" Harry asked again.

"Yes as long as our living room doesn't get blown up!" Uncle Vernon said.

"Exactly" added Aunt Petunia.

"Thanks" Harry replied.

Dudley suddenly chucked his shoe at one of the TV's because the news came on halfway through one of his TV programmes. Then he carried on eating. Harry finished his breakfast and went upstairs to do some of his packing. When he got into his room Hedwig was sleeping in her cage with a few rat bones at the bottom of the cage. Harry yawned and started to clear up his desk and put in his ink bottles, parchment and his quill into his trunk.

At that moment the doorbell rang. Uncle Vernon then said, "You, get the door"Harry went to the front door hoping that the Weasley's were here already. But it wasn't, it was Hermione.