Chapter Three
Two weeks later on May 15, at precisely 10:45 a.m. Lucius Malfoy apperated into an alleyway that was close to where the Dursley's lived. He walked outside of the alley and turned right and saw the address that read '4 Privet Drive' and rang the bell.
Inside the Dursley's residence Vernon was in the study waiting for Mr. Malfoy, Dudley stood near the door waiting for the doorbell to ring, Petunia was in the kitchen preparing food, for their guests that were due to start arriving between eleven to One pm. Just as the clock struck 11:00 the doorbell rang, Vernon sent Harry to the cupboard under the stairs locking the door to the cupboard, while Dudley opened the entry door.
With a stiff warning from Vernon, "If I hear one word, one word, out of you will be in your cupboard for a very long time."
Lucius extended his hand and said, "Hello, I'm here to see Vernon Dursley. Does he live here?"
Dudley check his clipboard and asked, "And you would be?"
"Lucius Malfoy," Lucius said, "I have an interview with a Vernon Dursley."
Dudley said, "Yes, sir, he is in the study expecting you. So if you would follow me I will escort you to him." Dudley escorted Lucius to the study.
Vernon was already positioned seated at a large desk waiting for Mr. Malfoy to take his seat. As Mr. Malfoy took his seat Vernon extending his hand saying, "Mr. Malfoy, my name is Vernon Dursley, it is very nice to put a face with the person that wrote me that very interesting letter."
Lucius took his hand and shook it.
Vernon turned to Dudley said, "Dudley. I would like to talk to Mr. Malfoy alone. Why don't you go and help Petunia in the kitchen."
So Dudley left, and went to kitchen to finish help his mother.
Vernon said, "Won't you please have a seat, Mr. Malfoy?"
"Mr. Dursley, please call me Lucius." Lucius said sitting down in one of the chairs in the room.
"Well in that case call me Vernon." Vernon said as the interview started.
Vernon started the interview, and asked, "Lucius, do you have any kids?"
Lucius replied, "Like I said in the letter that I wrote you I have one son, he is a very smart boy."
Vernon wrote something on a clipboard.
Vernon asked, "What is his name?"
Lucius replied, "His name is Draco."
Vernon wrote something on a clipboard.
"What is your status on your money?"
"I am a very rich man and can support my son and the boy that you are putting up for adoption."
Vernon wrote something on a clipboard.
"Why did you not have another son?"
"My wife being as strong as she should have been almost died in labor having Draco, so that is why we only one son. We had wanted to have at least two kids."
"Very well, Lucius, I have to interview two other people before I make my decision. I will contact you by mail. Weather or not you will adopt my nephew."
"Nephew?"
"Yes, my nephew Harry is who I am putting up for adoption." Vernon called out, "Dudley!" Dudley exited the kitchen and went to the study and opened the door, "You wanted me father?"
"Yes, please escort Mr. Malfoy to the door." Dudley escorted Lucius to the door, he opened the door and Lucius exited it rounded the corner and apperated back to the Malfoy manor.
Within five minutes, the doorbell rang and there stood a young woman, with curly chestnut brown hair, and brown eyes. Dudley asked, "May I help you ma'am?"
The young woman replied, "Yes, I have a 12:00 appointment with Mr. Dursley. Is he available?"
"Yes, mame he is, may I ask your name?" Dudley said.
"Melody Granger." Mrs. Granger said.
Dudley led Mrs. Granger to study where his uncle was still waiting for the next guest to arrive. As she entered the study she was curious as to why a man like Mr. Dursley would want to put a young lad up for adoption.
"Welcome, Mrs. Granger," He had said to Melody, the he turned to Dudley. "That would be all Dudley. Go help Petunia in the kitchen."
Dudley then left the study. He left and proceeded to the kitchen to help his mum finish with the preparation for the guest.
Meanwhile, in the cupboard under the stairs, Harry thought to himself, Alone again. Always alone, no one to talk to, no one to write to, no one who cares for me. All I am always alone, with no friends, and a family that hates me.
Inside Vernon's study Melody had walked in and looked at the marvelous looking study. She looked toward the desk and there sat man that was just as lumpy as a pile of mashed potatoes.
Vernon said, "Won't you please have a seat, Mrs. Granger?"
Melody said as she sat down, "Melody please."
Vernon said, "Call me Vernon."
With the introductions made the interview started.
"Do you have any kids?"
Melody said, "Yes, I have one daughter. She is the joy of my life." Vernon wrote something on a piece of paper.
"What do you do for work?"
"My husband and I are both dentists." He wrote something else down.
"Why would you like to
adopt?"
"Well my daughter approached me a couple of weeks ago and I saw your ad in
the paper, she said that she would like a brother or sister, and I thought that
it would be very expensive to adopt so I saw your ad in the newspaper and
thought that it was worth a try."
Vernon said as he twiddled with the ends of his mustache, "Ah, I see." then he wrote something else down on a piece of paper.
"Do you think that I can have a look at the boy that you are thinking of adopting? And why do you want to put this boy up for adoption?"
Vernon said, "I am very sorry, but I am afraid that you can not see my nephew. You see he is always under my feet I cannot take care of him as I can take care of my own son. That is why I decided to put him up for adoption."
"Oh ok." She said sounding disappointed.
"I believe that this interview is over." Vernon then opened the door and yelled, "Dudley, show Mrs. Granger out."
Dudley left the kitchen and returned to the study to showed Mrs. Granger out of his uncle's study, and said, "Would you please follow me Mrs. Granger?"
Then he escorted Melody to the door and they said, "Pleasure meeting you, miss. Hope to see you again soon."
And with that said, Melody left the Dursley's house.
Just as Mrs. Granger left the Dursley's house, a woman with bright red hair, was walking up the driveway. The woman with the red hair approached Dudley and said, "Excuse me, young boy, but is this where the family of the Dursley's live?"
Dudley replied, "Yes ma'am it is. How may I help you?"
"I have a meeting with Mr. Dursley." Molly said.
"Well if you will please follow me, I will lead you to the study where my father is."
Harry was in his cupboard and started to get really mad. He wanted to know what was going on and he will find out. I wonder what is up?
Molly Weasley had just taken a seat across from her interviewer.
Vernon asked, "Mrs. Weasley?"
Molly replied, "Just call me Molly everyone does."
Vernon said, "Well, then you can call me Vernon."
With the introductions made the interview started. "Do you have any kids?"
"Yes, seven, six boys and one girl." He wrote something on a piece of paper.
This took Vernon by surprised, "Why would you want to adopt if you have six boys?"
"Well, son, Ron, is the youngest of the boys in the family. That it would be nice if he had a brother that was around his age." Vernon wrote something on the piece of paper.
"You also said that you have a daughter?"
"Yes, Virginia, we call her Ginny for short, she is a year younger then Ron and is the youngest of the Weasley." Vernon wrote something on the piece of paper.
"So let me get this straight, you have eight people in your family?"
"Oh, no, nine, my husband Arthur."
Vernon wrote something on the piece of paper.
"You must be very rich to accommodate for all of the siblings in your family?"
"Oh, no, we are very poor."
Vernon was shocked when he heard this and said, "WHAT? And you want to adopt? I think that I have already made my decision when I say, that I don't think that you are qualified for adopting my nephew. Good day to you, Mrs. Weasley. Dudley, show Mrs. Weasley out."
Dudley left the kitchen and practically threw Mrs. Weasley right out of the house.
When Harry was finally let out of the cupboard, he asked his uncle, "What were those people doing in the house?"
"Well, you see, I have finally decided to get rid of you."
"Ri… rid… of me." Harry stuttered out of happiness, "Why? Would you want to do that? That would make me happy and you have always stridden to make my life a living hell."
"You see we never wanted you. You somehow appeared on our doorstep one morning eleven years ago."
"I have tried to please you since I was sent here."
"Sorry, boy, but I never liked you and neither did Dudley and your aunt. I haven't made up my mind yet on who will adopt you but be sure that you will be staying at one of my clients that wish to adopt you real soon. And you had better be good with the family that I send you."
Harry went back to his cupboard under the stairs he needed to find something anything that he can put his oversized clothes, that he has into. He searched the whole cupboard and he didn't find anything that would be big enough to carry everything with him. He exited his cupboard and went to the kitchen, where the Dursley's were all congregated around the kitchen table.
He approached them and asked, "Excuse me uncle, but do you think that I can have something to put my stuff into, like a suitcase, or a duffle bag? Please."
Vernon gave him a strange look, and said, "Use the shopping bags, and leave us alone, Boy!"
So Harry went to the kitchen drawer that held the shopping bags and took 3 to 4 shopping bags out. He said to himself, That should be enough for all the stuff that I got. I just have to fold everything really, really small.
