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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny walked off of platform nine and three quarters, after the painful ride back following Dumbledore's funeral, to find Vernon Dursely looking around curtly at them all as usual. Ron and Hermione ran off to tell their parents that they were going to stay with Harry for a little while. Harry knew it was putting them into danger but he was secretly glad that they had decided to come with him on what was likely to be a very dangerous adventure. Harry just didn't know how his aunt and uncle were going to react when he told them that his friends were coming to stay. Harry approached his uncle with a lot of confidence though.

"Are you ready then?" Uncle Vernon snapped as Harry approached.

"No. My friends are coming to stay with me," Harry stated simply. He had to admit he liked the affect of this statement. Uncle Vernon quickly turned from red to purple.

"What?" he asked clearly at a loss for words.

"My- friends- are- coming- to- stay- with- me," Harry repeated slowly as if he was talking to a child.

"And who said it would be allowed?" Uncle Vernon chortled.

"They are coming to stay with me. You are still terrified that you will be turned into a toad so you know they will be allowed. Also, my friends are allowed to do magic outside of school now just as I will be allowed to do on my birthday. I will however only be staying two nights and then I will leave you forever." Harry replied with much confidence. Uncle Vernon knew he had nothing because at that moment Mr. and Mrs. Weasley walked up with Ron. He had already been in contact with Mr. Weasley and was well aware of his abilities as a wizard so he dared not disagree with Harry. Harry loved more than anything upsetting his uncle as he knew he was doing.

"I hear you are going to be taking Ron for a few days" Mr. Weasley said trying to sound like this was a cheerful idea.

"Yes I suppose I am" Uncle Vernon's face was purple and a vein was throbbing in his head. Harry could see trouble was about to begin but he had to admit he didn't really want to stop it.

"Well thank you very much then! My son is getting married next week and there is still so much left to do! It will be good to have Ron out of my hair for a while," She smiled warmly at Uncle Vernon, a gesture to which he did not respond. Harry was thinking how nice it would be to have Ginny come with them too. However, he knew it was out of the question, he couldn't possibly endanger her anymore than he already has and as he has done to Hermione and Ron. His thoughts quickly shifted as he noticed the akwardness in the current situation. Made sure they just made a quick polite exit.

"Well then I think we had better go and find Hermione and be off!" Harry said enthusiastically. Mrs. Weasley gave Harry and Ron bone crushing hugs and they were off. They found Hermione who also introduced her parents to Uncle Vernon. Harry and Hermione could both sense that Uncle Vernon was about to explode so he made sure they just made a quick polite exit. After Hermione gave her parents one last hug and a promise to write she ran to catch up with Harry and Ron as they all hoped into Uncle Vernon's new car.

The car ride home was extremely silent. It was a very akward silence Harry noted. He felt he should try to make conversation but there was nothing both these two groups of people could talk about. When the longest car ride of his life finally ended Harry took his friends right upstairs to his room. He ignored the angry shouts from the living room. Poor aunt Petunia he had no one else to vent his anger on because if he yelled at Harry he would risk being hexed so he took it out on her. The noise traveled with them all the way upstairs but as soon as the door was shut Hermione cast a spell with her wand and instantly the room was quiet.

Harry glanced around his room realizing for the first time just how small it really was. "Er… I hadn't really thought about where we all would sleep." Harry looked at the others and Ron looked nervous and Hermione looked as if she was trying to remember something.

"Oh, don't worry about that" She said pulling out her wand. A flash of yellow shot from the end of her wand and the room was suddenly one large room with four doors off the walls. Harry and Ron marveled at her, neither one could remember ever learning how to add on room like that and especially not four at once!

"What?" she looked back at them but they could see a glint of pride in her eyes.

"Where… why… when… how'd ya manage to learn to do that?" Ron sputtered.

"I read the spell in a book once. It was actually an accident I picked it up but it is obviously useful." She said with the same glint of happiness in her eyes.

"My aunt and uncle will throw a fit if they see that four rooms have been added!" Harry exclaimed loosing the confidence he had at the train station "they hate any type of abnormalities especially where I am concerened."

"You cant tell from the outside, only the inside and I doubt that your aunt or uncle will come and visit us while we are here.

"Right, well lets check this place out! Hey now we don't have to go and bother your aunt and uncle Harry! There is a refrigerator here, and a stove and basically everything we need. Wait a minute the refrigerator is empty!" He rambled very fast as he opened every cabinet in he makeshift kitchen Hermione had created in the living room. Hermione walked over to him.

"Honestly Ron you only care about your stomache!" She stated with a hint of amuzement in her voice. A spark of red came from her wand as she shot another wordless charm at it. When she opened the refrigerator it contained one apple. Hermione took it out and started eating it. Ron looked at her still dumbfounded.

"That's all you got! I know you are a brilliant witch Hermione you can get us more food than that!" Ron shouted louder than necessary.

Hermione blushed at the compliment. "You really that I am a brilliant witch?"

Now it was Ron's turn to blush he obviously hadn't meant it to come out like that. "Well yeah I mean look at what you just did with this place. It is awesome and you were always the best at school." Ron mumbled softly.

"Thank you Ron, and if you would open the refrigerator I think you will be happy." She said still blushing from the tension between them.

Ron opened the refrigerator and found it to be full of a turkey it had steaks it had chocolate cake and ice cream pies and all sorts of things Ron had been dreaming of eating.

"Ohhh I get it, it gives you what you what! Very clever I must say!" Ron said sounding very impressed.

Harry stood back in the living room watching his two best friends look at all the food that Ron had thought up. It still amazed him that they hadn't realized that they liked each other yet. Harry walked off to find his room. He opened a door a knew right away that this was his room. It reminded him of his dormitory at Hogwarts. It was painted gold with a deep red carpeting. His bed spread had a lion stitched into in and he had a desk in one corner and a wardrobe in another. He thought of Dumbledore lighting Tom Riddle's wardrobe on fire to instill fear in him and he chuckled.

"What is it Harry?" Hermione asked from behind him.

"Oh nothing, thanks for a great room Hermione." He told her not wanting her to get upset remembering Dumbledore again.

"Oh you thought of this room the second you opened the door it changed to match what you want it to look like and this is how it will stay." She said as if that was obvious.

"Wow, Hermione you really are the brightest witch." Harry said admiringly.

"Thanks well I am going to show Ron the rest of the temporary flat because I think he is having trouble with some of the muggle things I put in here like a toaster." They both laughed as they heard Ron yelp from somewhere in the living room.

Harry's stay at the Dursley's was the best yet. Harry left heir area only once to tell his aunt and uncle that they would not be needing to come down for anything. His aunt looked at him like he was mad but they didn't protest. Any less of Harry they could get was always a good thing. The three spent most of their time discussing the Horcruxes and where they could be. They also discussed exactly where they were going to go. First they decided to go to the Burrow for Fleur and Bill's wedding. After that they were going to go to Godric's Hollow. They decided that they should lay low there for a while and try and do research on a number of topics including, Horcruxes, traces of magic, and they were going to try and track down more of Tom Riddle's memories. They also discussed R.A.B. it nabbed at Harry. Now that he had the time and really nothing else to do he thought about it a lot. Who was this guy? Had he destroyed the Horcrux? Where was he or the Horcrux now? How long ago did he steal it? Harry had so many questions he needed them answered. He knew he had to wait and eventually it would be figured out.

The second and last night that they were at Privet Drive found them reading the Evening Prophet. It told them that a meeting was scheduled to decide of Hogwarts was going to reopen or not and it was to take place tomorrow. The paper was filled with comment like "Its not safe without Dumbledore!" and "My chld will not be going." Harry had a suspission it would not reopen. But all he could think about was Hagrid's face as he stood in Dumbledore's office, only a short while ago, and Hagrid saying that he would teach if one student even came. Harry knew how much Hagrid would be upset if Hogwarts was closed, he thought of all the teachers that would loose their jobs, it was not a comforting thought.

"This isn't very good is it? I mean what about the kids who are muggle born, they will never know they are a witch or wizard!" Ron sadly observed.

"Yes, but maybe they will keep it open," doubt obvious in her voice "They will at least alert the kids who are witch or wizard wont they? I mean they could be the one to grow up and do great things with Blast Ended Skrewts or something!" Hermione stated with a sense of loss in her voice.

"I'm sure they will contact them at least" Ron said in a comforting way. They all decided to put it behind them and have fun in their temporary flat on their last night. They played games of exploding snap and lit of some fireworks and other products courtesy of Fred and George. It was fun just to laugh with his friends and not thing about the things that they were about to go out and do. Tomorrow he knew he needed to get started trying to save the world again but for today at least he could be a normal kid.