Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
Chapter 2: Poor Wittle Duddykins and The Rescue
Posted on: Tuesday May 25, 2004
Later that evening Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia left for the parent/professor conference at Dudley's school. Dudley had wanted to go along but he wasn't allowed. Harry stayed in his room until Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia were ready to go then he calmly walked to Ms. Figg's house and knocked on the door. Ms. Figg answered the door and smiled slightly when she saw it was Harry.
"Come in come in" she said and stepped back to give him entrance. Harry smiles slightly and walked in. He wrinkled his nose slightly at the smell of cats but then walked to the living room and sat down.
Ms. Figg seemed to smiling more than usual but he didn't really notice for he was too upset to really care. He sat there and looked through some of Ms. Figg's photo albums and looked up when he heard the doorbell ring.
"Harry," Ms. Figg called, "Can you get that for me? I'm a little preoccupied at the moment."
"Sure Ms. Figg" he said then got up and answered the door. Harry blanched when he saw who it was.
"DUDLEY!" Harry yelled "What in Merlin's name are you doing here?"
"Ummm well…Harry don't tell mum and dad but I'm scared…"
Harry raised an eyebrow at the other boy "You're scared? Of what?"
"Of...umm...well those things...dementy-whatis...the things that attacked us last year."
"Dementors?"
"Yeah that's it...dementors..."
"Why are you scared...besides the obvious reasons...the fact that they suck all the happiness out of you."
"Well they attacked last year didn't they? ...and I'm afraid they will again"
"Dudley your such a wimp! They only attacked last year because someone sent them after me!"
"Who is it Harry?" ,called Ms. Figg.
"It's Dudley." Harry responded
"Dudley?"
"Yeah he's afraid dementors will attack again"
"Oh, well let him in dearest"
"Yes Ms. Figg" Harry sighed and stepped back to let Dudley in then he walked back to the living room and sat down again. Dudley stood awkwardly in front of Harry.
"Well sit down already you fat lump! You're making me nervous!" Harry told him and so Dudley sat, only to jump up again squealing like a pig.
Harry looked up frowning wondering what Dudley's problem was until he saw the 5 people standing around. Harry broke into a wide grin as he looked upon the faces of Remus Lupin, Alaster Moody (better know as Mad-Eye), NymphadoraTonks, and Fred and George Weasley.
"Lupin, Moody, Tonks, Fred, George! Hi! What are you here for?" Harry said delightedly
"We're here to take you to you-know-where" Lupin replied.
Harry's grin dropped "We're going to...there?" he asked in a worried tone. Tonks bit her lip and looked at Harry seriously
"Harry you need to go there...you need to let him go." She said softly.
"NO!" Harry yelled "I WON'T HE'S NOT DEAD DAMNIT! HE'S NOT, I KNOW HE'S NOT!" Dudley whom Harry had forgot about fell over in a dead faint when Harry started yelling. Harry blinked a couple times then glanced over at his cousin. "Hmm I do believe I frighten him more then dementors do" he stated calmly. The others all stared at him in shock and Ms. Figg cam running from the kitchen
"Harry!" She exclaimed "Why were you yelling?" Then she noticed the others.
"OH!" she exclaimed and placed a hand on her chest and the other on her hair "Remus Lupin! Alaster Moody! NymphadoraTonks! Fred and George Weasley! What are all of you doing here?"
The visitors all glanced at each other and then Moody stepped forward and said "We're here to take Potter to-" He glanced down at Dudley who was still unconscious on the floor then whispered "-number 12 Grimmauld Place!"
Ms. Figg's eyes got very big and she gasped "Ohhhhhh" she said softly then sank down on the couch. "Is that why Harry was yelling?" She asked softly then as if noticing for the first time that Dudley was unconscious on the floor she asked "What ever happened to Dudley?"
"He fainted when Harry yelled." explained Tonks.
"Oh...well someone wake him up! And someone take Harry over to the Dursley's to pack!" she said quickly.
"I'll take Harry to pack" Tonks said quickly.
Harry looked at her and smiled "Ok lets go then...who's gonna wake up Duddykins here?" he asked smirking slightly.
"We'll decide when you get back hurry now!" Moody said Harry shrugged and walked over the number four Tonks followed quickly.
Once inside Harry went to the cupboard under the stairs where he had slept for almost 10 years, turning to Tonks he said "My trunk is in there with my robes and such I just need to grab some things from up stairs."
"Alrighty" she replied and charmed the cupboard open and casting a feather light spell on the trunk. Harry dashed up the stairs and threw himself onto the floor squirming under the bed and lifting the loose board underneath. Quickly he grabbed everything that was inside the small cubbyhole and hurried back downstairs. Halfway down the stairs he froze in horror.
