Disclaimer: I could only close my eyes and wish.
Chapter Two
The Invitation
It was time to get down to breakfast, Harry thought. So he gets out of his bed, get dressed, and went down to breakfast. When he get downstairs, Uncle Vernon's large purple face was hidden behind the Daily Mail, Dudley was sitting at the kitchen table, looking sulky and Aunt Petunia was sitting with her arms folded and didn't eat anything at all. The moment they saw Harry, Dudley glowed and scowled, aunt Petunia strained out of the room and Uncle Vernon barked: "You!" "In the living room, NOW!" Harry wondered what had he done wrong this time, but he don't care, he wasn't going to do what his aunt and uncle told him to do. So he followed his Uncle into the living room.
"So," he spit, "So". Harry would love to have said "So, what?" But he doesn't think his uncle's temper should test this early this morning, especially when he was already so furious. "This come this morning," he shouted "A letter, about you." Harry's heart gave a huge leapt, he only knows Hormone has been sending his aunt and uncle a letter, but he don't know that she had sending it weeks before. Uncle Vernon opened his bagcase, unfolded the letter and began to read it out aloud:
Dear Mr. And Mrs. Dursley:
I've never been introduced, but I'm sure you have heard a great deal from Harry about and me and my family. However, this summer I'm going to invite Harry over to meet his Godfather, and I will of-course be glad to have Harry over for the rest of the summer holidays and bring him to the school train.
All the best,
Grangers
Harry looked up from the letter, trying hard not too grim. He thought he knew what was going on behind the moustache. Anyway, giving him some thinking time, it seemed. "Who is those people?" he asked.
"You've seen her on the Hog-on the school train. "Said Harry dully. He almost said: "Hogwarts Express", but he was sure that would get his uncle's temper up.
Uncle Vernon stared at him as though trying to remember something really stubbornly. "Grumpy sort of girl?" he barked finally. Harry thought it was a bit rich for Uncle Vernon to call Hermione Granger a "grumpy" girl, but he knew better of it. So he nodded slightly.
'Having Harry would make him unhappy, which he had been struggling against for years, but that would get an early clear of him for two weeks'. That's probably what Uncle Vernon was thinking. 'And, well---'
On Harry's side, he would be glad to leave the Dursleys two weeks early to go to his friend's house to have a look and he would be really happy for it. Anyway, giving himself some thinking time, it seemed, the---
"All right then, you can go- go to these Granger's house." he spit out finally. "You can tell-tell these Wesleys that you are going. But tell then to pick you up." Then his uncle sneered "Tell them to pick you up, though, I don't have time to drop you all over the country."
But that was enough for Harry; the Wesleys are going to pick him up, though. "All right then." he said happily. And he hopped upstairs, stretched himself on the bed.
He could hear Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and Dudley arguing downstairs. Sighing, he got up and sat on his desk chair, but he almost leapt out immediately and found a feather ball beneath it. At least it was, before he pulled the whole thing out. "Pigwidgeon!" cried Harry happily, "Were you speak to them again?" He pulled the letter out of the owl's beak.
Harry remembered clearly how Ron had got the owl. Exactly 3 years ago, Harry had heard Mr. And Mrs. Wesley speaking, and from that moment, Harry believed that Black had betrayed his parents and Black had killed Harry's parents on Voldmort's orders (who was the greatest dark wizard next to Slytherin himself). But when he had turned his wand on Harry, Harry Potter had escaped with nothing but a lightning scar. And then, at the end of the year, Harry had met Black, Lupin, Pettigrew (who everybody believe were dead) and even his own father, James Potter. There he learnt that Pettigrew was his parent's killer instead of Black.
He opened the envelope and he saw Ron's scribbled note, it said:
Dear Harry:
I do hope your uncle said you could go to Hermione's but it doesn't matter anyway, because we are going to pick you up whether the muggles like it or not. To bad for the muggles, but don't worry about them, dad will smooth it over. But I can't tell you what it was, it's a surprise!
We are going to your house to pick you up, send the muggle's answer back pronto. We are going at tomorrow 5 o'clock P.M., a good day to you!
Don't let the muggles let you down!
See you soon-Ron
There is another piece of parchment beneath it, it said:
Dear Harry:
I do hope the muggles are treating you all right and you can come, Harry. Because I don't want you to break any more laws. As you know, I've been keep getting Daily Prophent delivered to our house everyday, mom and dad weren't too happy about it, because they can't sleep well at night with those owls hanging around and they said I'm wasting my money, but after I explained it to them, they think it's alright. Anyway, I've heard that the Ministry has created a new generation of laws; maybe you would like to see it after you come.
Love From,
Hermione
Harry looked up from the letter and grinned. He grabbed a piece of parchment, a bottle of ink and a quill and began to scribble furiously.
Dear Ron and Hermione
It's all right, the muggles had let me come and I do hope it's really a big surprise!
Can't wait.
Harry
"Calm down!" cried Harry. And he tried very hard to tie the letter to the owl's leg as the little thing tried to jump and fly. However, when Harry finally attached to "Pig"(whose name was Pigwidgeon, Ron's sister, Ginny, had got the idea), he throws it out of the window and closed it. And he continuing writes his essay Snape had given him about: How did Swelling Potion become a potion? He was looking at a book called "Dangerous and forgivable potions", hoping to see something in there for his essay. He turned to Page562 and read:
Swelling Potion:
Swelling Potion is the most forgivable and dangerous potion. It was made from died boiled spiders, Boomslang skin, Beetle heart, Grangolow's blood (1 drop) and 5 drop of Cleaning Potion. Showy7 Badebfudonl made it. He had made this potion by accident, he was suppose to put boiled white ants instead of spiders, and when he drank it, it was too much too much pain for him, so he died.
To break the potion, you have to pour Legredieal over your skin, if it still doesn't work, you can drink it. Be sure to know what Legredieal was, check out Page276.
- 3 -
