Chapter 2: New Neighbours
Harry Potter had seen nothing but privet drive all summer and only the back of a dusty cupboard for nearly a week. Now it was back to chores and Uncle Vernon. Harry's beating were leaving him soar and the cupboard only made him feel cramped. A growing boy needs more space, Harry felt like he deserved better. No he didn't deserve this but he didn't have a choice he had to stay at the dursleys.
But the one thing he made himself swear he wouldn't do was complain. He'd take every kick from his uncle, do every chore that he was assigned and make the best of it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right. And in the end he could have some nice scars to make up stories about. Besides with all this going on he had no time to think. No time to mope around blaming himself for Siruses death or think about that damned prophecy.
But the one thing that stuck to his mind like peanut butter to the roof of your mouth is what happened to that bloody bird? Other than that he had managed to build some muscle this summer and had finished the last of his homework for the summer.
Currently he was mowing the lawn the last chore of the day and it was almost 6:00.so picking himself up he dragged himself over to the park and sat himself down on the swing. Across the street the Renaldo's were moving out, they were being transferred to Italy or something. Harry smirked, the Renaldo's always hated him and it would be such a relief to have somebody new in the neiborhood that didn't think he was a criminally insane child. Even if it only lasted for one day.
The new people moving in to # 13 were supposedly wealthy doctors and had a daughter. That was according to Dudley a real 'Babe'. In a sense Harry felt sorry for her as Dudley and the gang could end up being we'll its Dudley right…
Saturday afternoon Harry was already serving breakfast by 9 an hour earlier than usual. Harry could only guess as to why.
" My Dudders is going to have to put on his best shirt today" Aunt Petunia said as she fixed Dudley's collar " this girls going to fall head over heals for you!"
" She'd have to be bloody mad not to." Retorted Uncle Vernon " and you boy stay away from them they don't need a freak like you lingering around, there coming over for lunch today so just stay away from this house and keep to yourself. Or you'll have another thing coming, ya hear" Harry couldn't ask for more. He'd just go and take a walk. So as soon as the dishes were cleared he slipped out, just catching a glimpse of a strawberry blonde head enter # 4.