And I have another one for ya. I just wanted to apologize if anything goes over your head. I realize the thoughts in Kat's head are very random, and it might be hard to connect sometimes. I try to explain everything as much as possible, hence the Austin Powers thing last chapter. If something is like "huh?" don't worry about it. I'm trying to show how people can think the most random thoughts at the most random (and sometimes inappropriate) times. So if anything is really weird, and I don't have some sort of explanation, it probably has no significance, just the ramblings of a confused teenage mind. Thanks for reading!

Oh, and if you haven't read OotP (Shame on you if you haven't) MAJOR SPOILERS


Chapter Three

Harry was feeling very confused at the moment. He was in the car on the way back to the Dursleys. He had to sit in the middle because Kat had said, "You're definitely the skinniest." She had meant it in a joking way, except she was serious...serious sounded like Sirius...and he was depressed again. Well, Harry was always depressed, just sometimes, like now, he was more depressed than usual. He tried to take his mind off of the Sirius subject. He thought back to when he had first encountered this muggle girl sitting beside him. He had been walking towards the exit of the station, the Dursleys rushing behind him, when this girl was standing in front of him. She kept looking at him. Not in a hostile way, like anyone associated with the Dursleys would look at him. She regarded him with a friendly curiosity.

"Hi. You must be Harry."

Harry had stood stunned. "Er...yeah." He tentatively shook her outstretched hand.

"I'm Kat. It's great to meet you."

Harry just nodded numbly. Who was this person? And why did she know his name? The Dursleys came up from behind them and Petunia had lead Kat to the car. Vernon had taken Harry aside and explained to him that they had a guest from America staying with them for the summer and that his "abnormality" wasn't going to mess anything up. Kat was a nice girl and didn't need to be around the likes of him.

Then, Kat had seen Hedwig. The look on the Dursleys' faces was priceless. Harry guessed that they had completely forgotten about Hedwig. And according to them, people with pet owls were exactly the kind of people who nice girls like Kat didn't need to be around. But Kat had adored Hedwig. And Hedwig had seemed to really like Kat.

"Oh, she's gorgeous!" Kat had spent ten minutes stroking the owl's feathers. "I didn't know you could just have pet owls. That's awesome! I want one!" Harry had been surprised. Most people would have thought it really strange to have an owl, and stayed away. At least, from his experience. This girl was turning out to be pretty strange herself. Maybe it was because she was American. He didn't really care. With any luck he would be out of that house within a few weeks. He pitied her for having to stay the whole summer.

When they got to the house, Harry trudged up to his room, dropped his trunk, and threw himself on his bed. He didn't bother to turn on the lights or change. He didn't care. Nothing mattered anymore. Sirius was gone. It was his fault. He was going to die. Life was not going so well for Harry Potter. He fell into a restless sleep, plagued by nightmares of Sirius' accusing face, and a high, piercing, demonic laugh as the soundtrack....


Sorry it's short. But I thought it would be a good place to stop. Plus I'm really tired. Junior year really sucks. Really. Anyway, I know it's going kinda slow (at least, I think it is; it moves so fast in my head) but it will get faster. I just don't wanna rush things, 'cause then I get all mixed up, and it's no good. I will update more frequently, I promise. Thanks!