Chapter Seven: Muggle Encounters
"What?" Harry gasped, "They just left?"
The little boy let out a muffled sob.
"I don't think they left...maybe they thought that we were somewhere else..." Hermione hugged the boy tighter, trying to get him to calm down.
"Maybe mum's seen them!" Ron said hopefully, "Her and Ginny are getting her an owl, Bill's treat, and they might've bumped into them!"
"Oh, Mikel...you're getting my sweater wet." Hermione looked disdainfully at the large wet spot he was making.
"There they are!" Harry smiled, watching a couple run to them, both looking very relieved.
"Goodness! We looked everywhere!" The woman said, "What on heavens were you doing?"
"I told you, mother," Hermione sighed, "I had to get my wand fixed!"
Kit looked at them oddly, they didn't seem to look like the adults she had seen...they must be---
"Muggles!" Kit gasped, very quietly. "Harry!"
Harry came up to her, "What?"
"Are they Muggles?" She whispered quietly to him.
"Oh! Yes! Have you ever met Muggles?" He wasn't whispering, "These are Hermione's parents!"
"No...actually I've never even seen a Muggle!"
"Who is this, Harry?" Hermione asked incredulously.
"My cousin." Harry smiled, letting Kit introduce herself for once.
"Hello, I'm Kit Clivelle." She took her hand and shook it.
"Hermione Granger," Hermione smiled at her, "I didn't know you had a cousin, Harry!"
"Well...we didn't really meet until a week ago," Kit looked at the Muggles again.
"Oh, this is my father," Hermione motioned for her dad to shake her hand, which he did, "And my mum!"
The woman shook Kit's hand briskly, then smiled at her warmly. She seemed nice enough, as did the man. Kit smiled back, watching the little boy pet Ikis.
"Pretty kitty!" He giggled.
"Hi!" The cat shocked the little boy.
"It can talk?!" The Grangers said together.
"Yes, she can talk!" Kit couldn't see why they were so shocked...Muggles were so weird...
"Well...I've never seen a talking cat before...not in real life anyway!" Mr. Granger chuckled at his little joke. No one else did.
"Well, Hermione! Are you ready to go?" Ms. Granger asked, looking nervously at the cat.
"Yes, I might as well be. " Hermione took a deep breath, "Mr. Ollivander told me that my wand needs to be checked on again, right before school, in case of permanent damage, he said that the core is getting warped, probably from too much heat, and that we should try to keep it in one place when it's being stored...Other than that, I'm ready!"
Kit couldn't see how someone could speak so fast. She never even knew that your tongue could move that speedily. Maybe some people were just fast talkers...or maybe Hermione was just above average.
"Alright, come on Micky!" Mr. Granger took the little child's hand. He was waving back at the cat as they left.
"Bye, Harry! Bye Ron! I'll see you all at school!" Hermione shouted as they stepped into the crowd.
"So," Harry began, glancing at Kit and Ron, "Where is everyone now, Ron?"
"Well, like I said, Gin and Mum are at the owl emporium. Fred and George have probably made it to the Leaky Cauldron, dad told us to meet him there when we were done shopping."
"I guess we can go on then. It'll be good to see everyone again!" Harry smiled, not noticing the nervous look on Kit's face, "Come on then!"
Ron and Harry worked through the crowd, Kit following close behind, clutching the sleeve of Ron's robe. When they finally emerged from the crowd, they were right back at the Leaky Cauldron. Harry and Ron both cracked wide smiles as a short woman and a tall man ran up to them.
"Oh, Harry! We were wondering when we'd see you again! You don't know how worried I've been...ever since what happened--"
"Now, now, Molly! Let's not pry! Poor Harry has probably had it hard, I'm sure you badgering him is the last thing he needs!" The man said, chuckling.
"All the same," Molly said, sighing, "It is a big relief to see you again--"
"Perfectly well!" Arthur finished, smiling at Harry.
"Well, who is this young lady?" Molly asked, looking at Kit.
"Oh, this is my cousin, Kit." Harry smiled, nodding for Kit to shake her hand.
"Hello," Molly smiled, shaking her hand jovially,"I'm Mrs. Weasley, but you can call me Molly!"
"Hello!" Kit grinned.
"And I'm Arthur," The man took Kit's hand and shook it firmly, "It's wonderful to meet your---cousin?!"
"She was my father's sister's daughter, not a Dursley!" Harry added, "She's been living in Hogsmeade, at the Orphanage."
"Oh, the poor dear, what happened to your parents?" Molly asked softly, giving her a sympatetic look.
"No one knows for sure, all that they found was a note that mother left when she took me to the orphanage. She supposedly fled."
"Well, lets go inside for some dinner, shall we?" Ron said, smiling at everyone.
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Dinner was an enjoyable affair. Tom had prepared a succulent pot roast, along with buttery mashed potatoes, hot rolls, iced pumpkin juice, and a platter full of corn, green beans, and carrots. They finished it all off with a sumptuous violet pudding.
Harry never felt so happy! He was here. At Diagon Alley, with the Weasleys, and his newly discovered cousin...laughing and joking merrily, not even having to worry about Voldemort, or what the Dursleys were doing without him. He knew that Dudley was probably livid, having got stuck with going to a gym. Probably the first time he had ever even thought about excersizing! Harry was finally free. Free to be his own person, free to do almost what he pleased...that is until he got back to school.
"So, you two are staying here until the first?" Arthur asked,taking a drink from his goblet.
"Yes, Professor McGonagall owled last night, she's having us teleport to Kings Cross." Harry looked at Kit warily, "I still don't like teleportation."
"Well," Molly smiled, "I was thinking about getting us a room, we could stay with you until then, all of us can go to Kings Cross together!"
"Wow, that would be wonderful!" Harry smiled, too.
"Are we?" Ginny asked hopefully, blushing as Harry glanced at her.
Harry couldn't help but notice that she had grown immensley over the summer. She still wasn't very tall, but she had grown out of her baby pudge, and was now slender and curvy, her hair, as always, was long and shiny. She was a beautiful girl, no doubt about it...
"I guess we could, are their spare rooms?" Arthur asked Tom, who had come by to get their plates.
"We have three large rooms vacant," Tom grinned, "You can stay, free of charge!"
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"So, you've been living in Hogsmeade?" Ron asked Kit.
"Oh, for as long as I remember!" Kit smiled. "I don't really know when I was left there."
"Y'know, I'd love to live there..." Ron said, laying down on the floor of Harry's room, they were all lounging, getting to know more about everyone.
"I know why!" Ginny said, smirking, "You just want to be near Honeydukes!"
"Guilty as charged...." Ron shrugged as the twins looked up, they had been in the corner, working on something quietly.
"We have a wonderful year planned, for all of you!" George said mysteriously.
"You'll love it..." Fred added, sniggering.
"Oh, stuff it, Fred!" Harry laughed, hitting him in the head with a pillow.
"I'll get you!" Fred yelled, swinging at Harry, who ducked, causing him to whack Kit in the head.
She gasped and grabbed her pillow, hitting him hard upside the head. Fred spun around, then whacked Ginny for good measure.
"You twit!" Ginny squealed, stealing his pillow and trying to hit him, but missed and hit Harry. "Oh no..."
"I'll pay you back!"
Soon enough, eveyone was swinging, not knowing exactly who they had hit. Ron and Harry had teamed up against Ginny, who had whacked Kit, who was bombarding the twins, who had Ginny cornered. Ron then smacked Kit and fell over, due to all of the strength he had put in it. Kit took the pillow and knelt over him.
"So, should I hit you, or should I not?" Kit teased, gripping the pillow menacingly, the others were too into their battle to notice their stillness.
"My votes for not!" Ron said meekly, raising a hand.
"Really, that's just what I'd expe---AH!"
Ron had grabbed kit's arm, pulling her onto him, the others still didn't look up...
"Well, are we even?" Kit asked, smiling down at him.
"No, not yet..." Ron leaned upwards, almost right on her face, his breath was tickling the fine hairs on her cheek. They were just about to close the gap when---
"OW!" Kit yelled, Harry had hit her with a pillow, causing her to knock her forehead against Ron's lip.
"Ahh!" Ron put a hand to his busted lip, looking up at Kit painfully. "Ith's bleedin'!"
Kit got up, rubbing her aching head, and helped him up, still very embarrassed at the situation Harry caught them in. He was smiling knowingly at her, trying not to laugh when the twins broke out in song, an old blues type medley.
"Oh, Kit just hit my head!" Fred sang, then did a deep, dun dunna dunn.
"Now my lip has bled," George smiled, adding another dun dunna dun.
"For the blood I have shed!" Fred sang shrilly, as George did the background, "I just wanted a kiss!"
Ron glared at them then tried to tackle them as the door opened.
"Alright," Arthur had come in, wearing a blue pajamas and a crooked nightcap, "It's time for bed, almost two in the morning! Oh, Ron...what happened to your lip?"
Ron shrugged weakly, still nursing his swollen lip, "Hit the bed...we were having a bit of a pillow fight, right Harry?"
Harry raised his eyebrow before nodding, "Right...a pillow fight, then he fell and hit the backboard..."
Everyone quickly nodded.
"Alright, then, we best all get some rest, Ron can come with me," Arthur was still slightly suspicious, "We need to get that lip healed."
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A/N: Was that long enough? I can't really tell, but I've been working on my little plot bunny! You'll love my little plot twists I have for the next chapter! *Kit and Harry glare, then sit down on beanbag chairs.*
BTW: That whole, "dun dunna dun," is supposed to be like the old blues and rock songs you hear. If you don't get it, you really won't get the comedy...but, hey! That's alright with me!
"What?" Harry gasped, "They just left?"
The little boy let out a muffled sob.
"I don't think they left...maybe they thought that we were somewhere else..." Hermione hugged the boy tighter, trying to get him to calm down.
"Maybe mum's seen them!" Ron said hopefully, "Her and Ginny are getting her an owl, Bill's treat, and they might've bumped into them!"
"Oh, Mikel...you're getting my sweater wet." Hermione looked disdainfully at the large wet spot he was making.
"There they are!" Harry smiled, watching a couple run to them, both looking very relieved.
"Goodness! We looked everywhere!" The woman said, "What on heavens were you doing?"
"I told you, mother," Hermione sighed, "I had to get my wand fixed!"
Kit looked at them oddly, they didn't seem to look like the adults she had seen...they must be---
"Muggles!" Kit gasped, very quietly. "Harry!"
Harry came up to her, "What?"
"Are they Muggles?" She whispered quietly to him.
"Oh! Yes! Have you ever met Muggles?" He wasn't whispering, "These are Hermione's parents!"
"No...actually I've never even seen a Muggle!"
"Who is this, Harry?" Hermione asked incredulously.
"My cousin." Harry smiled, letting Kit introduce herself for once.
"Hello, I'm Kit Clivelle." She took her hand and shook it.
"Hermione Granger," Hermione smiled at her, "I didn't know you had a cousin, Harry!"
"Well...we didn't really meet until a week ago," Kit looked at the Muggles again.
"Oh, this is my father," Hermione motioned for her dad to shake her hand, which he did, "And my mum!"
The woman shook Kit's hand briskly, then smiled at her warmly. She seemed nice enough, as did the man. Kit smiled back, watching the little boy pet Ikis.
"Pretty kitty!" He giggled.
"Hi!" The cat shocked the little boy.
"It can talk?!" The Grangers said together.
"Yes, she can talk!" Kit couldn't see why they were so shocked...Muggles were so weird...
"Well...I've never seen a talking cat before...not in real life anyway!" Mr. Granger chuckled at his little joke. No one else did.
"Well, Hermione! Are you ready to go?" Ms. Granger asked, looking nervously at the cat.
"Yes, I might as well be. " Hermione took a deep breath, "Mr. Ollivander told me that my wand needs to be checked on again, right before school, in case of permanent damage, he said that the core is getting warped, probably from too much heat, and that we should try to keep it in one place when it's being stored...Other than that, I'm ready!"
Kit couldn't see how someone could speak so fast. She never even knew that your tongue could move that speedily. Maybe some people were just fast talkers...or maybe Hermione was just above average.
"Alright, come on Micky!" Mr. Granger took the little child's hand. He was waving back at the cat as they left.
"Bye, Harry! Bye Ron! I'll see you all at school!" Hermione shouted as they stepped into the crowd.
"So," Harry began, glancing at Kit and Ron, "Where is everyone now, Ron?"
"Well, like I said, Gin and Mum are at the owl emporium. Fred and George have probably made it to the Leaky Cauldron, dad told us to meet him there when we were done shopping."
"I guess we can go on then. It'll be good to see everyone again!" Harry smiled, not noticing the nervous look on Kit's face, "Come on then!"
Ron and Harry worked through the crowd, Kit following close behind, clutching the sleeve of Ron's robe. When they finally emerged from the crowd, they were right back at the Leaky Cauldron. Harry and Ron both cracked wide smiles as a short woman and a tall man ran up to them.
"Oh, Harry! We were wondering when we'd see you again! You don't know how worried I've been...ever since what happened--"
"Now, now, Molly! Let's not pry! Poor Harry has probably had it hard, I'm sure you badgering him is the last thing he needs!" The man said, chuckling.
"All the same," Molly said, sighing, "It is a big relief to see you again--"
"Perfectly well!" Arthur finished, smiling at Harry.
"Well, who is this young lady?" Molly asked, looking at Kit.
"Oh, this is my cousin, Kit." Harry smiled, nodding for Kit to shake her hand.
"Hello," Molly smiled, shaking her hand jovially,"I'm Mrs. Weasley, but you can call me Molly!"
"Hello!" Kit grinned.
"And I'm Arthur," The man took Kit's hand and shook it firmly, "It's wonderful to meet your---cousin?!"
"She was my father's sister's daughter, not a Dursley!" Harry added, "She's been living in Hogsmeade, at the Orphanage."
"Oh, the poor dear, what happened to your parents?" Molly asked softly, giving her a sympatetic look.
"No one knows for sure, all that they found was a note that mother left when she took me to the orphanage. She supposedly fled."
"Well, lets go inside for some dinner, shall we?" Ron said, smiling at everyone.
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Dinner was an enjoyable affair. Tom had prepared a succulent pot roast, along with buttery mashed potatoes, hot rolls, iced pumpkin juice, and a platter full of corn, green beans, and carrots. They finished it all off with a sumptuous violet pudding.
Harry never felt so happy! He was here. At Diagon Alley, with the Weasleys, and his newly discovered cousin...laughing and joking merrily, not even having to worry about Voldemort, or what the Dursleys were doing without him. He knew that Dudley was probably livid, having got stuck with going to a gym. Probably the first time he had ever even thought about excersizing! Harry was finally free. Free to be his own person, free to do almost what he pleased...that is until he got back to school.
"So, you two are staying here until the first?" Arthur asked,taking a drink from his goblet.
"Yes, Professor McGonagall owled last night, she's having us teleport to Kings Cross." Harry looked at Kit warily, "I still don't like teleportation."
"Well," Molly smiled, "I was thinking about getting us a room, we could stay with you until then, all of us can go to Kings Cross together!"
"Wow, that would be wonderful!" Harry smiled, too.
"Are we?" Ginny asked hopefully, blushing as Harry glanced at her.
Harry couldn't help but notice that she had grown immensley over the summer. She still wasn't very tall, but she had grown out of her baby pudge, and was now slender and curvy, her hair, as always, was long and shiny. She was a beautiful girl, no doubt about it...
"I guess we could, are their spare rooms?" Arthur asked Tom, who had come by to get their plates.
"We have three large rooms vacant," Tom grinned, "You can stay, free of charge!"
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"So, you've been living in Hogsmeade?" Ron asked Kit.
"Oh, for as long as I remember!" Kit smiled. "I don't really know when I was left there."
"Y'know, I'd love to live there..." Ron said, laying down on the floor of Harry's room, they were all lounging, getting to know more about everyone.
"I know why!" Ginny said, smirking, "You just want to be near Honeydukes!"
"Guilty as charged...." Ron shrugged as the twins looked up, they had been in the corner, working on something quietly.
"We have a wonderful year planned, for all of you!" George said mysteriously.
"You'll love it..." Fred added, sniggering.
"Oh, stuff it, Fred!" Harry laughed, hitting him in the head with a pillow.
"I'll get you!" Fred yelled, swinging at Harry, who ducked, causing him to whack Kit in the head.
She gasped and grabbed her pillow, hitting him hard upside the head. Fred spun around, then whacked Ginny for good measure.
"You twit!" Ginny squealed, stealing his pillow and trying to hit him, but missed and hit Harry. "Oh no..."
"I'll pay you back!"
Soon enough, eveyone was swinging, not knowing exactly who they had hit. Ron and Harry had teamed up against Ginny, who had whacked Kit, who was bombarding the twins, who had Ginny cornered. Ron then smacked Kit and fell over, due to all of the strength he had put in it. Kit took the pillow and knelt over him.
"So, should I hit you, or should I not?" Kit teased, gripping the pillow menacingly, the others were too into their battle to notice their stillness.
"My votes for not!" Ron said meekly, raising a hand.
"Really, that's just what I'd expe---AH!"
Ron had grabbed kit's arm, pulling her onto him, the others still didn't look up...
"Well, are we even?" Kit asked, smiling down at him.
"No, not yet..." Ron leaned upwards, almost right on her face, his breath was tickling the fine hairs on her cheek. They were just about to close the gap when---
"OW!" Kit yelled, Harry had hit her with a pillow, causing her to knock her forehead against Ron's lip.
"Ahh!" Ron put a hand to his busted lip, looking up at Kit painfully. "Ith's bleedin'!"
Kit got up, rubbing her aching head, and helped him up, still very embarrassed at the situation Harry caught them in. He was smiling knowingly at her, trying not to laugh when the twins broke out in song, an old blues type medley.
"Oh, Kit just hit my head!" Fred sang, then did a deep, dun dunna dunn.
"Now my lip has bled," George smiled, adding another dun dunna dun.
"For the blood I have shed!" Fred sang shrilly, as George did the background, "I just wanted a kiss!"
Ron glared at them then tried to tackle them as the door opened.
"Alright," Arthur had come in, wearing a blue pajamas and a crooked nightcap, "It's time for bed, almost two in the morning! Oh, Ron...what happened to your lip?"
Ron shrugged weakly, still nursing his swollen lip, "Hit the bed...we were having a bit of a pillow fight, right Harry?"
Harry raised his eyebrow before nodding, "Right...a pillow fight, then he fell and hit the backboard..."
Everyone quickly nodded.
"Alright, then, we best all get some rest, Ron can come with me," Arthur was still slightly suspicious, "We need to get that lip healed."
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A/N: Was that long enough? I can't really tell, but I've been working on my little plot bunny! You'll love my little plot twists I have for the next chapter! *Kit and Harry glare, then sit down on beanbag chairs.*
BTW: That whole, "dun dunna dun," is supposed to be like the old blues and rock songs you hear. If you don't get it, you really won't get the comedy...but, hey! That's alright with me!