The bus came to a sudden stop and harry flew forward, slammed into the windshield. He winced in pain for this made his ribs hurt really badly. When they were finally in front of the leaky cauldron, harry couldn't wait to get inside. All he wanted was a goodnight's sleep. He hadn't had one in a long time. Ever since he was really young. Probably around five year's old. When his uncle started to beat him. The beatings weren't that bad, but as harry got older, the beatings had gotten worse and worse. And because of that, Harry would lay awake on his bed staring at the door, expecting that his uncle would come in very soon to beat him. It almost became a daily ritual for harry. One that scared him very much.

Before harry knew it he was settled in his, room inside the leaky cauldron. The people at the leaky cauldron must have known that he was coming, because all his stuff was already there including his stuff for hogwarts. Harry went to the window to open it. He wanted some very much needed fresh air. He went over to the bed and laid down. He was tired and wanted to sleep

Then all of a sudden a very clumsy owl flew in the open window and hit his head into the wall on the other side of the room. The owl just got up, shook his head and chirped. It seemed happy that he accomplished delivering the letter to harry. Harry walked toward the owl, it was then he noticed that it had a roll of parchment attached to its leg. Harry recognized the owl. It was Ron's family owl, pig. At first the owl stood there as if it was waiting for something, harry realized that it probably wanted a treat. Harry went over to his bag and searched through it, and he finally found what he was looking for, The box of owl treats the he kept for hedwig. When harry gave it to him hedwig chirped in jealously it wanted some as well, so harry gave an owl treat to hedwig. The owl flew away after harry gave him a owl treat and, took the piece of parchment off his leg. He unraveled the piece of parchment and read it.

Dear harry,

I have arranged with dumbledore for you to stay with us for the rest of the summer. I and Author will pick you up tomorrow. Because of safety reasons, we will have to be their really early to pick you up. Be good and promise me you wont go getting to any trouble. It's not safe out there. With YOU-KNOW HOW being back and all. Well I going to go Ron is screaming about something, Get a good night sleep. I'll see you soon honey.

from,

Mrs. Weasley

Harry was excited because the burrow was the one other place besides hogwarts he felt comfortable about himself. Plus knowing that his best friend Ron was going to be there was going to make the summer a lot better. He actually looked forward to this because he liked Ron maybe even loved him. But harry didn't bother asking him he wasn't sure how Ron felt. Harry has known Ron for almost six years now ever since his first year at hogwarts. He knows that Ron is gay, but what he is unsure about is if Ron loves him. It wasn't long after that harry fell asleep real fast. He was very exhausted after what had happen that day

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Harry awoke to a loud tapping noise outside of his window. He didn't remember shutting the window. With the very little strength he had left he got up, and walked toward the window. He was still a very weak from yesterday. He pulled his glasses on and saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasley out side of the window in what seemed to be yet another flying car. The last flying car they had got destroyed in their second year when Ron and harry missed the train and borrowed the car to get to hogwarts and then it crash landed in the womping willow and it nearly killed them.

" Maybe the ministry of magic must have given it to him to borrow. Wait if they gave it to him they must know that he was coming to get me. I wonder how much they know about this summer. I hope they don't find out that uncle Vernon hits me. He told me that if I evert say anything to anyone that he abused me that he would kill me when I got back from school. And I know that I don't wanna die I got to much to live for" harry had thought to himself.

There was silence while harry was looking for his glasses that he lost again. Harry had jumped when Mr. Weasley spoke.

"Come on harry get in the car and don't worry about your stuff we will have it delivered to the burrow."

"Ok, thanks" harry said

"Oh no problem harry you know we do anything for you dear" Mrs. Weasley said

Harry was thinking why did Mr and Mrs. Weasley have to pick him up so early in the morning was it that urgent that they weren't able to pick him later in the morning. Harry decides not to ask. He was too tired to ask he just wanted to get to bed as soon as possible. The last thing that harry thought before entering the flying car was,

" I wonder why they didn't say anything about how I look maybe it's because they haven't noticed yet, that's good lets keep it like that. I don't need them finding out what he does to me, Uncle Vernon would kill me if anyone find out he told me he would and when it comes hurting me he doesn't lie"

With that last thought Harry got into the car, he was quiet the whole trip to the burrow. Harry noticed that the car started to lower itself closer to the ground, Harry looked out the window, he saw that they were right above the burrow. He could see that there where lights still on in the house. Harry was surprised at this because, the Weasley children have a curve view. Harry could call the burrow his second home. Besides hogwarts the burrow was a place were he could really unwind. He couldn't call the house on privet drive home. Harry couldn't understand why anyone would want to call it home. When the car stopped on the ground he went to the couch, he threw himself on it and fell asleep almost immediately. This past two days had worn him out completely.