Chapter 2 – Friends

Harry laid on his bed. He was staring at the ceiling thinking about why his friends hadn't tried to contact him all summer. They said they would. What if something happened to them? What if Voldemort had got them, what am I supposed to do? I don't want to write to them if they are to scared to write to me. I…I guess it's better if I do stay here no Voldemort. Harry started to feel the tears yet again. No, why are you doing this to yourself. Be a man suck it up, so what if your friends don't care about you anymore. You never needed them anyway. The tears started to slowly stream down his face. Big sap, that's all you are, A BIG SAP! Harry put his head under his pillow and lifted it above his head and hit himself with it, as though he was punishing himself for something. You're so stupid, if you would have just listened last year Sirius would be alive and your friends wouldn't be scared to write to you. Listen to me I'm yelling at myself and I'm acting like a girl. S-SUCK IT U-UP YOU S-SISSY! Just then he heard a knock at the door.

He wiped the tears off of his face and went downstairs to answer the door. He took one quick glance in the mirror to see his puffy red eyes. He tried to wipe his eyes as if the puffiness would go away. It didn't work but he decided to open the door anyway. When he did he saw Luna standing there in blue jean shorts, raggedy at the bottom, and a red blue tank top. The sun was shining down on her blonde hair, which made it seem blonder, which was pulled into a ponytail. She had a big smile on her face. "Hey, so you have any plans for today?" Her enthusiasm slowly faded as she saw Harry's face. "No," Sniff "not as of yet." He said trying to hide another breakdown. "Are you okay? Do you want to talk?" She said slowly making her way into the doorway. "No lets just get out." Harry said putting a big face smile on his face.

Just then Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and Dudley came walking around the corner. They were obviously eves dropping. "I don't think so mister, you are not going anywhere!" Vernon yelled. "And why not may I ask?" Harry said rather snobily. "Because you have no right to go out after how you embarrassed us yesterday." Petunia added. "Well darling Auntie, I can and I will." Harry replied shortly. "Don't talk to her in that tone. You are not going anywhere. You were acting all weird in the middle of the road all around our neighbors. The phone was off the hook yesterday and you came home and went straight to your room no explanation…" Vernon looked to see Luna standing there, "…and whom may I ask is this. Your girlfriend?" Vernon added feeling very highly about himself right now. "Well.." Luna started in her cool dreamy voice, "…no I'm not. But, …" She slowly, yet coolly made her way towards Dudley who was turning a bright red in the ears, "…if you let me I would love to go out with this hunk." She was right in front of Dudley. She lifted her finger and ran it down his cheek. Harry, Petunia, and Vernon stood there in shock. Then all of a sudden Dudley's face broke out in a million sits. Petunia yelled in astonishment, "Dudlikins, my Dudlikins! What did you do to him?" "Well it's a simple charm, undetected by the M.O.M." Vernon started to turn a violent shade of color in the face. "YOU MEAN YOU'RE FROM THAT RECHED SCHOOL?" Luna just smiled and added coolly, "Why…yes." Vernon was shaking with fury. "HOW DARE YOU BRING YOUR SORT INTO MY HOUSE AND DO YET ANOTHER THING TO DUDLEY…GET OUT!" So they did just that, laughing and having a good time.

Well the next couple of weeks went by pretty fast. Harry was happy and he didn't have any more breakdowns. I guess he could owe it all to his new friend. In the last two weeks Harry knew more about Luna then anyone else, and to put it quite frankly Luna knew a lot about Harry. He even shared his most precious memories, she was even all caught up on what happened in the years she wasn't in school. They liked to play basketball and baseball and soccer every day. But this made Harry miss Quiditch all the more, because he wasn't good at any other sports. Luna beat his butt every single day, it was good though, and they were full of smiles, which were really good. Good because Harry needed to feel happy after last year.

"Well I guess we have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get our books. Come to think of it, I never got a letter." This suddenly made Harry uneasy. "Yeah, me either." Luna added. "Why do you think Dumbledore didn't send them?" Harry and Luna both sat there in confusion, slowly regaining their breath after Luna had just won a one on one game against Harry, 45 – 0! "What if something happened to him? I mean we are cut off from the wizarding world. What if…what if Voldemort got to him?" Harry had a sudden urge to sit down and write an urgent letter to anyone in the wizarding world. Luna must have had the same thought because she had the same nervous face.

"I'm sure that he is fine." Luna added trying to hopefully cheer him up.

"Yeah…but…I dunno…." Harry was stumbling with his words, his thoughts.

"What is it?" Luna asked as she reached her hand to rest in on Harry's forearm.

"Well…it's just that Mr. Weasley and Moody told me I wouldn't have to stay here long and here I am…a week till school…and nothing." Harry said with a nasty feeling building up in his stomach.

"I'm sure they are fine, just to much going on at the Order." Luna added with a faint smile on her face.

"Wait…its one week to go…how will we get to Diagon Alley? I've never gone there from here before, well without a wizard."

"Don't worry I'll…me and my father will get you there…no worries."

Harry turned and gave Luna a smile…a smile that made her stomach feel funny.