Comments: I actually seriously considered taking this part out. The bit with Tipper, simply because it didn't make sense in the storyline. This is like the ONLY part, except in the next chapter, where you run into him. But it's highly humerous so I left it in. I think I still have to many characters stuck in here. I need your opinion though, should I keep Dan in or put him in later? The boys get outnumbered quickly in this story so I'm not sure if I should leave him in just so Harry and Ron aren't so alone.
Chapter Five: New Friends and Tipper
Harry stared as Ron and Hermonie who were sitting on Ron's bed leaned close to each other and started kissing. Harry watched for a second then cleared his throat rather loudly. They jerked apart and looked at Harry rather sheepishly. Harry stared at his two best friends and shook his head slowly.
"So the two of you are a couple now, I assume" he asked quietly as he walked into the room.
"Erm...well yes I suppose we are Harry" Hermonie said softly.
Ron grinned slightly and slung an arm around Hermione's waist then glanced up at Harry and seeing his friend's smile grinned widely.
"That's great you guys!" Harry said "How long?" Hermonie flushed slightly and glanced up Harry and mumbled something. "Sorry," Harry said "I didn't catch that"
She sighed then said "About two days"
All of a sudden Hermione's eyes got wide and she slapped a hand over her mouth.
"Ohmigod Harry!" she said and Harry raised an eyebrow wondering what she was going on about now. "Harry, my cousin and her best friend from America are here! I forgot because they haven't been around like usual...my cousin, her name's Dani, and her friend's name is Amy."
As soon as she said their names two girls walked into the room. The one on the left who had light brown hair pulled back into a braid and blue gray eyes covered by thin blue framed glasses and was about 5'9 and reasonably slim, wearing Muggle jeans and a t-shirt said "You rang," with a slight smirk on her face.
Hermonie wrinkled her nose slightly then frowned at the girl, "Dani, I thought Aunt Tammy said you were suppose to stop eavesdropping." She said and raised an eyebrow.
Dani flushed slightly then replied "We weren't eavesdropping we were walking past and happened hear our names so we decided to see why you were talking about us."
The girl on Dani's right who had waist length brown hair with blonde highlights, blue eyes, was about 5'6, skinny but appeared strong, and tan. She wore a t-shirt and old faded blue jeans, and had a black sock hat on, shoved Dani slightly then said "Dani I CAN talk for myself you know." Dani rolled her eyes then turned back to Harry, Ron, and Hermonie who were all watching with bemused looks on their faces.
"Anyway," Dani started again and put out her hand then said "I'm Dani Clark I already know Ron and of course I know my cousin, so who are you?" she ask Harry.
Harry grinned then responded "I'm Harry Potter"
Dani's eyes lit up "Really?" she asked in a somewhat mischievous voice
"Last time I checked" Harry laughingly replied.
"AND I'm Amy Bankz." Said the girl on Dani's right.
"Hi" Harry said as he shook both girl's hands.
Amy whispered loudly to Dani "I thought you said 'Monie was lying when she said she was best friends with Harry Potter." Dani rolled her eyes and flushed slightly then glanced at Hermonie who wore a slightly peeved look on her face.
"'Monie what did you expect me to think when you wrote you were best friends with Harry Potter. I mean...it is kinda hard to believe..."
Hermonie rolled her eyes and then glanced at her watch. "Oh! We'd better head downstairs, we don't want to be late." She said
Harry frowned "Late for what?" he asked and the others glanced at each other.
"Uh...lunch," Dani said then grabbed his hand and pulled him from the room towards the stairs not noticing Amy's glare.
The group walked down the stairs and to the kitchen. The girls and Ron stepped back and let Harry go first. He shrugged slightly the pushed the door open.
Frowning he walked in and the others followed. "Hey guys? Why are the lights off?" he asked and then Ron hit the light switch. Harry's eyes widened and his face broke out into a grin as the group of people shouted "HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!" Fred, George, Bill, Charlie, a boy Harry didn't recognize, and Mr. Weasley waved from the corner, Lupin, Moody and Tonks smiled at him from the table where a large cake sat with Mrs. Weasley behind it. Ginny, Dean, Cho, Neville, and Seamus stood by the large pile of presents. He turned and looked at the group behind him who all stood grinning at him.
"Well!" Ginny said loudly "Go ahead and have cake or open your presents Harry!" Harry grinned then walked over and picked up a long thin box wrapped in bright colored paper. He looked at the card then grinned at Ron. The tore the paper off and pulled a walking cane from the box. He tuned it over and in gold lettering it said 'Tipper'.
"Tipper" Harry said softly then he flushed slightly as a grin slowly spread over his face and he glanced at Ron and saw that Ron had been trying to keep from bursting out laughing, but after seeing Harry's face cracked up. Dani, Amy, and Hermonie also started laughing their heads off.
Fred and George walked over with the boy Harry didn't know walked over and grinned when they saw the cane. "Harry my friend," Fred said "this is our friend Daniel Anderson. His family just moved to England so he's going to Hogwarts too."
"He's going to be in 6th year too." Said George. Harry smiled and held out his hand to Daniel and looked the boy over. He was about 5'10, with medium length dark brown hair, blue eyes, and was quite thin. He wore three quarter length trousers and a t-shirt.
Daniel grinned and shook Harry's hand. "You can call me Dan if you want its less formal then Daniel. What's up with the cane?"
Harry flushed again. "It's an inside joke," Harry mumbled and Ron walked up behind him.
"It's an inside joke of how Harry humiliated himself a while back." He said with a smirk.
"Shut up Ron before I hit you with it." Harry said softly as his face got a little redder.
"Awww Tipper's not an 'it'. Tipper's a part of who-OW!" Ron yelped and rubbed his leg where Harry had whacked him with the cane.
Harry smirked "I warned you didn't I?" Dan, Fred, and George, who had watched this entire episode with amused looks on their faces, grinned.
The rest of the day seemed to pass in a blur. Harry received many gifts from his friends, in addition to 'Tipper' he received, a pensive from Dumbledore, who said it was once his fathers, some new clothes, a couple of books on defense against the dark arts and various other school subjects. All in all it was one of the best birthday's Harry had ever had.
