Before I begin, I realized that I forgot to put the disclaimers on the previous chapter. So here they are..."The Harry Potter Series does not belong to me; if it did, I would not be living in a hell hole of a city." and the second one is..."The song 'Holy Water' belongs to Big & Rich."
"So long and good night.." grins (if anyone can tell me where that's from I'll give you a cookie)
Chapter Two "The Plan"
Harry spent the next few days considering his options, and that came without interruptions from the Dursleys considering what happened to Vernon. The best way he figured, was to get a job. Lord knows how he would get there, if he did get one. His only means of transportation was walking. He would probably have to leave for his job-if he did get one-at least two hours before his shift began to get there on time. Unless...perhaps Vernon would be so glad to have him gone that he would take him to his job. It could work...so Harry went off to find Vernon.
"Uncle Vernon?" Harry asked carefully when he found Vernon.
"Yes, what is it boy?" Vernon spat out the word as though it were venom
"I was wondering maybe, if I got a job...if you would be willing to take me there."
Vernon laughed and laughed, so much that the living room shook slightly. Then he abruptly stopped laughing.
"Why on earth would you want a job? You're too much like your good-for-nothing father. Even if you DID get a job I sure as hell wouldn't drive you there. Waste of perfectly good petrol." Vernon said rather cruelly.
"Well Uncle Vernon, as you know people get jobs to earn money; not bum it from their parents--or in my case guardians--like a "good-for-nothing". My father inherited his money so therefore he didn't need to work and when you don't need to work you are not a "good-for-nothing". Secondly, if you paid any attention to me you would realize that just because I look like my father does not mean that I act like him. If I did, I would be bullying the hell out of poor Neville Longbottom who goes to school with me; like your whal-I mean son does to me." Harry said politely.
There was a pregnant silence. Like there was an elephant in the room (even though there was that's besides the point). What happened next is a shocking thing to do, even for Vernon Dursley and Harry should have seen it coming, after saying something like that to Vernon Dursley...
Vernon Dursley punched his nephew Harry Potter. Not once, not twice, not even three times. But four times. Vernon Dursley punched his own nephew four times. As everyone knows, Vernon Dursley is not a featherweight.
The Order would find out about this event...or will they?
TBC
Also, when Harry rambles on about having his mother's character, I got that idea from an editorial on mugglenet; excellent editorial called "Harry is his mother's son". Everyone should go read it.