The fire of the Golden Arch, Chapter 2.
Harry eyes shot open. He could feel today was important. He pulled back the oh so familiar covers and hopped out of bed. Harry walked over to his calendar and it read August 5th. 'Finally, I get to see Ron and Hermione once more!' His thoughts were interrupted by a grey owl zooming in through his open window. It looked very familiar. He suddenly recognized it at a Hogwarts owl, which could only mean one thing, Dumbledore. He untied the scroll and it read;
Dear Harry,
I hope that you have enjoyed your summer stay with the Dursleys, but that time is up. Today at 12:30 I will come to get you so we can go meet Mr. and Mrs. Weasly in Diagon Alley. Miss Granger and her parents will accompany us too. If you could please pack your truck and everything you need for this year. If you could also ask your uncle to unboard the fireplace, as I will be arriving by Floo Powder.
Yours truly,
Albus Dumbledore
Harry glanced at his clock and it said 10:45. 'The Dursleys are awake. Joy!' thought Harry He gathered all of his things and threw them into there trunk. He picked up Hedwig's cage, which she was sleeping in, and he set it carefully on the packed trunk. She gave a small hoot to notify Harry that she was awake. "Sorry girl, Dumbledore's coming to get us soon!" he said happily. When all of his things were packed and ready Harry decided to go downstairs and tell the Dursleys that he was leaving.
He walked down the stairs and came into the kitchen. The first thing he was was Dudley. 'He must have gained more weight. Which isn't surprising at all, really, after all he did stuff his face with "Twinkies and Ho-Ho's all summer.' He thought rudely. For a second no one noticed he walked into the room. But of course all good things must come to an end. Uncle Vernon looked up from his paper and glared at Harry for almost a minute before going back down to read more. "Uncle Vernon, Dumbledore is coming to pick me up in about an hour and I will be staying at Ron's for the rest of the summer. Hes asked you to unboard the fireplace, he will be arriving by Floo." Said Harry, speaking with more courage then he really had. Once again he shot Harry a dirty look and said "I told you not to speak of that in this household. I guess its worth it to get rid of you for 3 weeks." He said rudely. He then got up, walked to the fire place and started to rip boards.