A New Addition Chapter 2.
Harry headed down to the kitchen after taking his shower. Aunt Petunia was there frying up some sausages and warming some porridge. Harry joined his uncle ,already sitting at the table. As normal with his Uncle Vernon he went unnoticed. Harry was very use to this after spending most of the last 15 years with them. He ate his breakfast in peace and started to leave the kitchen, his uncle, who exited shortly after Harry sat down, was now watching the news in living room. A story was on about a house fire happening somewhere else "being careless no doubt" Harry's uncle chimed in. Harry continued up the stairs to his room.
The feeling of joy that had overcome Harry last night had long faded away. Sitting alone in his room, his mind started to wonder about the events that happened last year, and that are still continuing at this very moment. Where is Voldemort? Why has he not caused wide spread panic yet? Is the Order okay? These questions and many like them filled his mind. That is until he heard a knock at the front door, shouts followed.
"NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT!" He heard the voice of his uncle. "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, BARGING IN HERE AND ASKING US TO TAKE IN ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR KIND". This statement made Harry wonder about what was happening down stairs. He carefully walked down, trying to avoid his uncle's eyesight.
Harry could not believe what he saw, "Professor Dumbledore?" he said in utter disbelief. Harry then looked at the bushy haired girl standing next to him, "Hermione!", he ran quickly to his friend, filled with joy for the first time in several months, the feeling however was not mutual. After giving her a hug, Harry stared into her bountiful brown eyes which was on the brink of tears and was shaking slightly, he had never seen her this way before.
"Please take Miss Granger to your room for a moment, I need to talk with your Aunt and Uncle".
Harry did as he was asked, still confused by what all this meant. When they got to his room they sat down in silence. Harry was dying to know what had happened, but wanted to wait till she was ready. "It...it...it w-was horrible H-Harry", she said, obviously scared.
"Who did this, what happened" Harry ask, worried about his dear friend.
"Everything was fine, we were just getting over o-our trip and then, and then, and then they showed up", she said "I knew I couldn't take them all alone, so I took my parents and try to escape. They chased us, shooting right and left, soon our house caught ablaze. We would of d-d-died if Dumbledore didn't show up. I have no clue how he got there so fast, but he was there with two other Aurors, I didn't recognize either of them.
"WHO DID THIS?" Harry shouted louder than he meant to.
"D-D-Death Eaters", she squeaked, starting to cry.
Harry tried to console her as the shouts of his uncle continued down stairs. Harry could not understand why she was here. 'Surly', he thought 'she wasn't staying here, why wouldn't she stay with Ron or the Order?'
The yelling stopped beneath them and some started to climb the stairs. There stood Processor Dumbledore, "Miss Granger", he said fixing his spectacles on large crooked nose, "you will stay with Harry for the rest of the summer, I made arrangements with Harry's Aunt and Uncle".
"Why is she staying here?", Harry asked, "I don't feel welcomed here, why should she?".
"Voldermort attempted to attack her and her family Harry" hearing this made Hermione squirm "fortunately we had expected him to try something like this and able to stop him before they were able to get to her family, we however, believe that it is not safe for them to return home. Miss Granger's parents are visiting family in America, they both agreed that Hermione should stay here and be ready to depart for school in a few months". Harry was about to ask about the Order or the Weasleys, "Harry I can not trust her security at those places, she needs to stay here with you, she will be safe here." At that second Fawkes, Dumbledore's Phoenix flew in a gave him a message. "Sorry but I must leave you now, I will be in contact with you shortly". With a crack he had vanished.
Hermione was in tears for most of the morning, Harry did the best he could not to leave her side, not only did he want to help his hurt friend, but he wanted to put the glare that would come from his Aunt and Uncle if he came in to contact with them.
Hermione would not regain and strength until near noon, they had sat in silence for most of the morning, it ended when she said suddenly "It was horrible Harry".
"Its ok Hermione", comforting his friend, "you heard Dumbledore, your safe here".
They talked for the rest of the day. Harry noticed the ever growing confidence in her voice. Harry was glad to have someone to talk to, someone to keep his mind off of his god father.
Having forgotten lunch, the pair were starving when it came time to dinner. When they entered the living room of the Dursley's he saw the looks of hate radiating from his Aunt and Uncle. Dudley, Harry's large, spoiled, bully of a cousin ran from the room, the thought of another one of "them" in the house scared him to death. Nothing was left when they reached the kitchen. Harry made them sandwiches which he took up to his room. "I'm sorry about them" Harry said to Hermione.
"It's not your fault Harry, I heard what you have said about them, I knew what to expect", she replied.
Harry could tell that Hermione was started to get tired, this made Harry think, where would she sleep? They had no spare bedroom and the room under the stairs which Harry slept in until he turned 11 was now used for storage. He decided that Harry would sleep on the floor while she slept in his bed. He left to gather sheets while she got ready for bed. His unsure feeling for Hermione came back to him as he left the room, did he want to risk his friendship to try to be something more? No, was the answer, at least not for now.
Hermione was already fast asleep when he returned with the blankets. He laid them on the hard ground, trying to get comfortable. Slowly he fell asleep.
"NO, NO, RUN, RUN!" Harry awoke at the sound of these shouts. He jumped up to see Hermione, turning and twisting in bed.
"It's okay Hermione, I'm here" he said trying to comfort her.
"I'm sorry Harry, I was having a bad dream", her voice was noticeably scared.
"Relax Hermione, nothing bad is going to happen here, I will protect you", he played these words through his head again, he knew it was corny, but it seemed to calm Hermione a little.
Harry was getting ready to descend back down to his makeshift bead when she stopped him. "Please don't leave", reading the uncomfortable expression on Harry's face, "I would feel safer if you slept here next to me", she emphasized the word next to try ease Harry's awkward appearance. Harry, climbed into bed next her. "Thank you Harry", she said, as she drifted into sleep.