Chapter Two:
A Strange Family

Lilo and Stitch pulled a reluctant Harry all the way to their house that looked somewhat like a muggle version of the Burrow. A young woman with tan skin and long black hair, much like Lilo's, was scrubbing at a window on the porch.

"Nani!" Lilo called up at her.

Nani looked down, "Hey Lilo, hey Stitch." she put down her rag and came down the wooden steps. "Who is this?" She prayed that her sister hadn't gotten into any more trouble. She didn't know if she could take it.

"This is Harry, he can't find a hotel so I said he could stay with us." Lilo told her excitedly. "He can right?" she hadn't stopped to think that Nani might say no.

The young woman gave her sister a look, "I don't think that is such a good idea. What with our "relatives" staying with us." She stressed the word "relatives".

Harry pulled away the two holding him, "That's alright. I don't want to impose, as I tried to tell them."

Nani shook her head, "I'm sorry they got your hopes up like that. My little sister can be a little stubborn, sometimes."

Lilo stomped her feet, "I'm not stubborn! And what about Aloha!"

"What about it?" Nani asked her, afraid of where this going.

"You always say that the Spirit of Aloha means offering help and hospitality to anyone who needs it." Lilo reminded her big sister. "Harry needs it. So can't he stay. Please, please, please!"

Stitch joined in, "Please, please, please!" He and Lilo gave Nani the BIGGEST puppy eyes they could manage.

Nani sighed, she knew that lesson would come back to bite her in the butt, "You're right, Lilo. Yeah, he can stay."

Harry wondered, why was this little girl so insistent on him staying with them. They didn't know him. Maybe that's just how the Hawaiian people were. But, with Nani saying yes, he knew it would be impolite to refuse. "Are you sure? I can just…"

Nani shook her head, "No, my sister is right. Just got to warn you though, our relatives are very odd. So if you see something that seems strange, it's just them."

The boy shrugged, "I'm used to weird. Thanks for the hospitality."

Nani showed Harry inside. She looked around corners and sighed in relief. No Jumba or Pleakley, good. The two aliens were alright, they had their hearts in the right place, but they could be somewhat overwhelming.

"Come in, I'll make some lemonade." Honestly, she was glad for the short break from her cleaning. She went into the kitchen.

Harry looked around a bit, as she led him in. He cocked an eyebrow at the blonde wig on the hat stand next to the door. That was strange. It must belong to one of the strange relatives, he thought.

As if on cue, a lime green creature with a big head and one big eye came into the living room, wearing a polka dotted dress. "Nani, I'm going out for a bit," it called in a high pitched voice. The creature stopped when it saw Harry. "Hello…"

Harry nodded in response. His eyes were wide with shock. He was used to weird alright. But he had never seen anything like this before. Now he understood what she'd meant by strange relatives.

Nani came out of the kitchen with a tray of lemonade and glasses for Harry, Lilo, Stitch and herself. She eyed Pleakley and Harry with an awkward expression. So much for them being out of the way. "Harry, um, this is Pleakley." Perhaps it was best if she just remained calm and casual, make him think this sort of thing was actually very normal. "Pleakley, Harry is a new friend of Lilo's. He's gonna stay with us for a while."

The easily-excitable Pleakley smiled and grabbed Harry's hand and pumped it up and down in a fervent handshake. "Welcome to our home, Harry, it's so good to meet a friend of Lilo's."

Harry shot Nani a look that clearly said, "Help!"

Nani stepped in quickly, "Pleakley, why don't go bring Jumba down here so he can meet our guest."

The alien let go of Harry's hand, "Okay, be right back."

Nani giggled nervously, "Sorry about that. He's still not used to Earth life yet."

"Earth life? You mean he's not from Earth?" Harry asked. He had thought that Pleakley was a strange breed of House Elf of something, a magical creature.

Nani nodded, "Yeah, he's an alien. So is Stitch, and Jumba, whom you are about to meet." Just act normal, just act normal.

Harry had encountered all SORTS of magical creatures in his years at Hogwarts. He supposed that he should have expected that there could be a such a thing as an alien, life from another planet. Heck, maybe was an alien and no one knew it. Oh, that would explain SO much. And the way Nani was talking, it seemed that it wasn't as strange as it seemed. Pleakley had appeared alright, friendly, nothing to be worried about.

Lilo appeared beside him, Stitch next to her, "Our family is a little strange, but it's our Ohana anyway. And it works."

Harry wondered what Ohana was, but he didn't question it. He'd learn in time, he supposed. "Like I said, I'm used to strange." he pulled out his wand, they had told him a secret so it was only right that he return the trust. "I'm a wizard. I'd prove it, but I'm not allowed to use magic out of school until I'm seventeen. So I know all about strange things."

Jumba came downstairs, "Miss. Nani, there is a guest you wanted me to meet?"'

AN: And Harry has met the strange aliens from another planet. Next chapter: Harry's friends learn he is missing.