Kaleido Star was created by Junichi Sato and written by Reiko Yoshida while HP belongs to J.K. Rowling.

Oh crap is thoughts or memories.

'...right, never mind me,' is speaking.

'I loathe the way you do that.' is epenthesizing the word "loathe"

"Dear, whoever you are," is reading something either website or letter.

"rationalise" is Australian.

"rationalize" is American.

Chapter 5:

It turned out that it wasn't a very good night that night and that he got barricaded by Uncle Vernon in his room for two days, something about divorce. Two days of stretching and doing the splits, two days of learning the extent of what his body can handle and two days of worrying about what was going to happen about his passport issue.

The only time that he got out of his bedroom was twice a day to use the loo and to take one shower. The food was shoved through a doggy door that was created when he was 12 for this exact reason.

Harry thought about going over to America by magic but there were two problems with that. The 1st problem was that he didn't know how to get magical transportation to America and he didn't think the Knight Bus can travel to America; the 2nd problem was that Kaleido Stage needed to see his identification and passport to say that he was there legally and if he did find magical transportation he'd be in the country illegally.

Another issue was how was he going to contact the number that Aunt Petunia gave him? He could try calling from the Dursley's but there was always someone home and he doubted even if he asked his aunt if he could ring up the number she would let him.

She was being nicer than usual but he had lived with her for a long time. She probably just wanted him out of her life already.

Harry was trapped in the Dursley's house. Even if he had everything he needed for a new passport, except money for it, he still couldn't go anywhere. The last week or so Aunt Petunia hasn't allowed him to go out and with Uncle Vernon locking him in his room this led to a very bored teenaged Wizard.

The only good thing about being trapped in his small room was the fact that he could do stretches as much as he liked and there was nothing anyone could do but it was boring just stretching and doing the splits and trying to see how far he could bend himself.

He tried to pat Hedwig but all he got for his troubles was cuts on his fingers from Hedwig's beak and talons. She hadn't been very impressed with him and how he hasn't let her out yet.

I wonder if this is how Sirius felt about being trapped in his own house? Sirius…

Harry sighed as he lay down on his bed. Hedwig was hooting from her cage, eager to also get out of the Dursley's place but wouldn't be able to do so.

'Please girl, don't make such a noise. Uncle Vernon will only keep us in here for longer,' said Harry softly, his head turned towards his owl. Hedwig gave him an evil look, how she did Harry will never know but somehow she can.

'Do it for me? Please?' said Harry trying to get his owl to be quiet.
'I'll let you go out for a hunt once I'm out of here, I promise. Sometime this week I promise I'll let you out,' pleaded Harry from his spot. Hedwig ruffled her feathers and put her head under her wing as if to say the conversation was now over, please leave.

Harry sighed in frustration. Even if the whole world seemed to be saying to go and try out for Kaleido Stage Uncle Vernon went against the whole world and locked him up here.

There was a sound from the door which made Harry get onto his feet quickly. The whole room was tense. There shouldn't be anyone unlocking the door right now. Harry got his wand out just in case.

The door opened and at the sign of his aunt's head he quickly threw his wand on his bed, hoping that she didn't see the wand in the first place.

If she did see the wand then I doubt she'll be helping me anytime soon again…

'What are you doing there, boy?' said Aunt Petunia, her eyes taking in the small bedroom before landing suspiciously on Harry.

'I heard the door open and was wondering who it was,' said Harry hoping that she wouldn't spot the lie.

'Well, stop standing there and get changed. I need you to do some grocery shopping for me at One Stop,' said Aunt Petunia looking like she was daring him to say another word.

Harry quickly got changed from his pyjamas to the hand-down clothes that he got from Dudley. He raced out the door, feeling a slight pang of regret that Hedwig also couldn't get to enjoy a bit of freedom even when he promised her that she would get some freedom.

Running down the stairs Harry saw Aunt Petunia by the door.

'Aunt Petunia, could my owl go outside? She's getting restless and when she gets restless she makes a lot of noise. I mean during the night time obviously around midnight so none of the neighbours see but just for a little while,' said Harry once he got to where his aunt was.

'Has going to that school of yours made you go mad? Of course the neighbours will see that blasted owl flying around here. If that bird doesn't like being in a cage then go get rid of it,' said Aunt Petunia giving a glare almost worthy of Professor Snape's glares.

Harry was almost tempted to give her a glare as well but she did let him out of his room so he kept quite but vowed to get Hedwig outside at some point.

'Here's the shopping list, don't you dare take any of the money. I want to see the receipt when you come back,'

'Yes, Aunt Petunia,'

'Well? Off you go. I need those groceries by 3 and you better take that book that I gave you with you as well so you remember what you need to get. Don't forget the beans,'

'What? What book-'

'No talking back. After all that I've done for you, you'd think that you would have had learnt a little respect for your elders around here but instead you talk right back at me as if I was a total stranger you just met. I will have none of that! Out! Out! '

Harry gritted his teeth but took the shopping list with the money anyway.

She didn't give me any books recently! So how am I supposed to take a book with me to the shops? All she gave me recently was my birth certificate and my old passport. I doubt that a passport could be a- wait! A passport can be a book! It has pages and writing in it! Why didn't she just call it a passport in the first place?

Harry grumbled quietly so that Aunt Petunia couldn't hear it as he made his way upstairs to his bedroom again to collect his old passport before heading out to One Stop.

The good thing about technology is that it is getting quicker and faster with every upgrade, the downside to it is that we start to rely on it too much and forget about the other skills that we have learnt through our years like walking or writing until it was almost non-existent.

Magic is a bit like technology, you get so used to it that when you get back into the "real world" that you realise that you have forgotten about everything else in life that you have learnt or have become slow at doing something.

Harry was experiencing such a thing, actually a few things. He had forgotten how to do the splits and he was now slow at giving money over to vendors and shops that didn't have galleons, sickles or knuts as part of the exchange rate especially when it came to using pence.

It may seem weird for someone to become slow in such a thing but Harry really was. It made him look like a tourist when trying to get money out and it didn't help that he wasn't actually used to pounds and pence in the first place as he never had any money to use when growing up.

It was all very embarrassing especially when the cashier at the till gave him an unimpressed look for taking so long with the exact money.

This was before he asked for the receipt.

That was another cringe worthy memory right up there with Cho's wet kiss and the time his 2nd year Defence Against the Dark Arts professor made him have no bones in his arm.

It wasn't his fault that he has been using Wizarding money for the last 6 years. Pounds and pence just isn't the same as galleons, sickles and knuts!

Besides Aunt Petunia gave him way too much money, Harry privately thought that she didn't even count the money before she gave it to him. She probably just grabbed what was in her purse but if she didn't count the money…

If she didn't count the money then I could use 10 pence to call the number in my passport. She wouldn't even notice if 10 pence was missing as it is such a small amount.

Harry looked around for the nearest BT phone box which he found about two blocks away from One Stop and called the number in the passport after placing 10 pence in the machine.

Harry just hoped that it wasn't a prank number that Aunt Petunia gave him even if it wasn't her style to do so, social humiliation was more her style in front of many people.

The other end picked up in two rings.

'Hello this is the Passport Customer Service Centre. My name is Sally and how can I help you?' the overly cheerful voice on the other side said, Sally apparently if the name was correct.

'Er…I would like an appointment for a passport made really quick. Is there an appointment time sometime this week by any chance?'

'I'm sorry but to make an appointment for a 1-day passport you need to make a booking at least two weeks in advance,' said Sally who did not seem as apologetic she tried to imply she was.

'Please! I need to get a booking sometime this week since I have to go to America in about 9 days. Please, I'll do anything!'

'Please sir, stop trying to demand unfair and unreasonable demands, we can make you an appointment in two weeks if you wish but anything sooner than that we simply can't do. It is summer after all; many people want to get out of the country to go to the beach, not just you,'

'But I don't want to go to the beach; I want to try out for my dream job over there,'

'Sir, I'm sure that the Queen's kingdom has the work that you want and should simply apply here instead of making unreasonable demands,'

'Trust me, if they had Kaleido Stage here I'd join in a heartbeat and never look back, in fact it would be easier if they were here originally but they aren't. I just need to get my passport. I beg you; please see if there is an appointment time for sometime this week so I can apply there. This could possibly be my last ever chance to join and all I want is that chance,'

Harry heard Sally sigh over the phone and an odd clicking sound that Harry could identify as a computer keyboard clicking.

'You're bloody mad but also a lucky bugger. I do have an appointment free for this week as just recently a guy ducked out of his spot for some reason so I'm meant to ask the person next in line but every time we try ringing them up the other operator said that they're engaged. The appointment will cost you a bomb but if you want it you can have it on Friday the 26th, in two days,'

'W-what? Really? That's ace! I mean- er thank you!' said Harry, the best news all day for him.

'What? It sounds like you've never had a person do a single nice thing for you,' said Sally, the tone in her voice coming through fuzzy. Harry decided that he'd better take the safe option and answer her.

'What? No! I mean I have had people do nice things-'

'I was being- you know what? Never mind. What's your name?'

'Harry, Harry Potter,'

'You can stop impersonating James Bond now,'

'What?' said Harry confused. How could he be impersonating James Bond now? Sure he's heard of the movies and seen a little of it when Dudley watched it on the television but he's never actually seen a James Bond movie.

'…'

'…'

'…'

'Hello are you still there?' asked Harry into the phone.

'Yeah I'm still here. Just remember you're on Friday 26th at 11am at the London address,'

'The what?'

'The London address for Identity and Passport Service and don't forget to get your photos signed by a witness, everyone forgets that one usually,'

'Oh right. Thank you Sally,'

'Good luck with your dream job,' said Sally before she hung up leaving only the dial tone for Harry to listen to.

A large grin spread over Harry's face. It looked like he was heading to London in two days for an express Passport.

When he arrived at the Dursley's place his aunt glared at him suspiciously but ushered him up the stairs none the less after he handed over the groceries, his hand tight around his Passport.

Special info time:

Anyone else remember the doggy door from the Chamber of Secrets? I sure did along with Harry's arm having no bones.

It's also interesting reading essays on J. 's work as you start to notice a lot more symbolism that wasn't there before and why it is there in the first place. I would give you an example but I'm currently using that symbol in this story like J. used.

Harry didn't know that Snape and Petunia knew each other and this is probably why she knows his glares. Snape was a sad child when he was younger.

BT is British Telecoms and they used to have a lot of phone boxes around until they started to realise that it costed more to have them up than it brought money in but in 1996 quite a few of them were still up. They did used to cost 10 pence to use in 1996.

One Stop is the smaller chain sister shop of Tesco's which is used for grocery and smaller towns like I imagine Little Whinging is. Although I still don't fully know what Tesco's does and what their prices were in 1996. That last part especially bugs me which is why you don't have a part where Harry is looking at different brands and comparing them like a single uni student out for their grocery run.

For those that are American to ring up someone in the UK means to call them not to go scan them at the check out of a grocery store.

Ace means something like Brilliant in British slang.

Being bloody mad means you lost your mind in British slang.

Being a lucky bugger though means that you are a lucky person in British slang.

Sally is an OC, whose name I may or may not have had borrowed from the BBC Sherlock, who I imagine is quite the pain in the ass but if you spill your hopes and dreams at her she'll crack and help you out. You know, the classic NPC. She will not be returning. Also apparently she's psychic as Harry never told her his nearest location, oh well. Another inconsistency spotted! She also seems to expect Harry to know where the Identity and Passport Service place is. :T

NPC is Non-Playing Character for those that don't play video games.

As the first James Bond movie came out in 1968 I am fairly sure that Sally and Harry know of James Bond and his famous catchphrase/name.

The Identity and Passport Service is no longer called that but rather Her Majesty's Passport Office. It's at 89 Eccleston Square, London. Had to google map that place...now need to find out where the Leaky Cauldron is in the real life map. This calls for more research!

Yes Her Majesty gets capitals as we are referring to the Queen of the United Kingdoms and Northern Ireland (thank the world for Hetalia and England's full name).

The appointment time for express 1-day passport is actually before 11am on Saturdays in London but I'm guessing that they start at 8am on weekdays and they finish at 4pm in London weekdays. I unfortunately don't know what happens in 1-day passport interviews/meetings as I never needed it so sorry if the next chapter seems wrong to those that have had gone to one of those. Also if you had please PM me or something to tell me what happens in there. I desperately want to know, and the cost. I would also like to know how much it costs although I have a price in mind if you guys can't tell me based upon how much a passport costs back then and the current charge for a express 1-day passport.

Welcome back to the latest filler chapter until we get the real part of the story rolling. I predict that we will have only 2 more chapters to go until I have to switch to the American slang. Huzzah! I'm excited for it although the next chapter might be short so I can have a thrilling go to America chapter.

Thanks to:

Heartless-and-Suicidal, pokermaniac039, TwilightMelodiac, anime-MPC6 and VanillaDreamFran for favouriting.

Tristan Blackheart, pokermaniac039, TwilightMelodiac and VanillaDreamFran for following.

Sorry for the late update but I'm a student, so I have studying and stuff like that to do for the rest of the year. The updates will be irregular and sometimes not even worth reading so I appologise in advance. That and video games taking up my time. Oh and research for chapters, that takes a bit of time as well especially if I get information wrong and have to re-write parts of chapter like for Chapter 4.