Chapter Four: Number 12 Grimmauld Place

Seconds later Tonks appeared in the middle of the room and bowed deeply at the applause from the others.

"So what happened?" Lupin asked her.

Tonks giggled then said "Oh it was so funny, I took him back to the Dursley's and he opened the door and saw Vernon and Petunia then looked back at me and screamed like a little girl...then" she giggled again "he wet himself and ran up the stairs. So to avoid being slaughtered I apparated here."

Everyone laughed but no one harder than Harry who was imagining the torture he could put Dudley through with the threat of telling his gang that he wet himself.

"Ok," Harry said suddenly "We should go now...we don't want to be late and worry Mrs. Weasley."

"Harry's right" Moody growled then pulled a pouch from his pocket. He opened it and held it out to the twins. Fred stepped forward and took a piece of what appeared to be chocolate and put it in his mouth grabbed Harry's trunk said "Number 12 Grimmauld Place" and disappeared. Harry frowned and watched as George did the same.

"What is that stuff?" Harry asked somewhat disturbed. Lupin and Moody shared a look then comprehension dawned on Lupin.

"Harry it's a new traveling device that Fred and George have come up with. It works something like Floo Powder but it's a lot easer. You don't get all sooty and you're their instantly as if you'd apparated but underage wizards can use it. They call it Weasley's Instant Chocolate I think. We're using it because the Floo Network is still being watched and you can't apparate yet."

"Oh." Harry said then looked at Lupin and Moody, "Who's next then?" He asked

"I am." Lupin replied and took the ball of chocolate and popped it in his mouth then said "Number 12 Grimmauld Place!"

"Alright Harry just you then." Moody said gruffly. Harry took a deep breath and then put the piece of chocolate in his mouth chewed and swallowed and said "Number 12 Grimmauld Place!" the closed his eyes. He felt a funny feeling in his stomach for a second, kind of like butterflies when you're nervous, when he opened his eyes he was standing in the living room of number 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Wicked!" he said then glanced up when Moody appeared next to him.

Harry grinned at Moody. "That was totally WICKED!" Harry laughed when he saw the look on the older man's face. "What's wrong Moody?" He asked.

Moody frowned then leaned close to Harry. "I'm just a bit nervous about using Fred and George's inventions...you understand." Harry laughed again and shook his head as Mrs. Weasley walked into the living room and saw Harry.

"Oh Harry dear!" she exclaimed, "How's your summer been so far?"

"It's been alright Mrs. Weasley, thanks" Harry said with a small smile.

"That's great dear, go on upstairs then I don't want you in the kitchen while I'm cooking."

Harry sighed and said, "Yes Mrs. Weasley" then slowly walked up the stairs. He glanced up at the wall where the heads of previous house-elves had once hung but now all he saw was an empty wall. He smiled slightly to himself when he saw this because it was rather disgusting. Then he glanced where the picture of Mrs. Black, Sirius's Mother, had hung. The drapes were closed so he figured that she still hung there. He wrinkled his nose slightly at the thought then turned to the room where Harry and Ron had slept the previous year. He opened the door and then stared in shock at what he saw.