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Harry

He crept downstairs, trying to avoid waking any of the Dursleys up. Recently he had been getting up early, relishing the time he had before the Dursleys woke up and he had to start his chores for the day. He had been cooped up for the whole holidays. He wished he could fly but his broom was locked away with the rest of his things.

It didn't matter to the Dursleys if Harry got into trouble because he hadn't done his summer homework, or lost his place on the house team because he couldn't practice.

"Boy!" roared Vernon from somewhere in the house. Harry sighed and got up. He missed Hogwarts, and most of all his friends.

Draco

"Goodbye Father" the pale boy muttered as his father steppe forward and disappeared, the words coming too late to be heard.

Draco crossed the courtyard, stopping a house elf to request breakfast be brought to him in the library. He continued on to the room where he spent most of his time now. Hours he had spent studying, his father adamant that as a Malfoy he had to be top of his year in everything.

Narcissa

A light tapping at the door. She rolled over, light streaming through the window. Lucius had gone she supposed. A house elf appeared at the door.

"Master Malfoy would have breakfast in the library. Would Mistress also be liking breakfast?"

"Yes please. To be served in my room." Her voice was commanding yet gentle, different from the one she used when Lucius was around.

The elf vanished. Narcissa sighed.

Away from his friends Draco had become pale and withdrawn, once again in the shadow of his father. He spent all his time studying. When he did relax and go flying, he flew not with the relaxed ease she knew, but with an intense competitiveness. It was still a month until school started again and she was worried about Draco. He was a pale version of the boy she had watched at Christmas with Harry.

Harry

"Now we all know today is a very important day" boomed Vernon.

A little hope flickered in Harry. Could they have actually remembered? Today was Harry's twelfth birthday.

"Today's the day I make the biggest deal of my career"

Harry sighed. He didn't know why he'd expected anything else anyway. It had been exactly a year since he'd found out he was a wizard and he'd never missed the wizarding world more.

He would spend the evening of his birthday pretending not to exist so that Vernon could impress his dinner companion.

Draco

Rather unusually he was having lunch with his mother. Usually the Malfoy family ate all meals except dinner separately.

"Draco" Narcissa's voice cut through the peaceful quiet.

"Yes, mother?"

"How would you like have Harry to stay with us until you go bock to school?"

Harry? He hadn't seen his friend for over a month.

"That would be brilliant!"

Narcissa smiled

"Good. Perhaps we should arrange to pick him up later then. You know where he, lives don't you Draco?''

"Yes mother."

Harry

He could hear Dudley's voice as the door opened.

"Good evening Mr and Mrs Mason"

He threw himself down onto the bed, fed up with everything. A few minutes later he heard a scream. Curious, he snuck downstairs. He saw a very odd scene. Mr Mason had his arms wrapped around Mrs Mason who was screaming. Petunia and Dudley were cowering in a corner and Vernon was running around the room chasing an owl.

"My wife is terrified of birds" shouted Mr Mason. "Is this some kind of joke?"

"No, no" stuttered Vernon.

"We are leaving. Come on darling."

The Masons ran towards the door. Vernon ran after them shouting and Petunia followed, waving their coats. Mr Mason seized the coats and marched down the garden.

Harry ducked down behind the table praying his uncle wouldn't see him, but it was too late.

"You" he spat, "this is your fault." He grabbed the letter the owl had been carrying and stepped towards Harry.

"Your filthy magical freaks have just ruined the biggest deal of my career!" he roared. Harry flinched.

"You are going upstairs and you won't be seeing any of your friends for a long time" He smiled cruelly.

Behind them the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it" said Petunia quickly and hurried off.

Petunia

She hurried off to answer the door, furious at Harry for ruining the dinner party. That boy was nothing but trouble, just like his father.

She opened the door, preparing an excuse too shoo away whatever nosy neighbour it was this time. However, when she opened the door it was not one of their neighbours but someone she didn't recognise, a tall blonde woman. She was wearing a dark cloak and Petunia knew she was one of them.

"I'm sorry you can't come in."

"What a shame. We'll just collect Harry and be on our way then."

The woman swept through the door, a small blonde boy following her. How dare she walk in here like she owned the place? Especially dressed like that. What on earth would the neighbours think?

Narcissa

The house was small and rather ugly. She couldn't see Harry being happy here. She marched through the hallway. They found Harry in the kitchen, pinned to the wall by a small red faced man with no neck.

"Narcissa Malfoy. I'm here to take Harry" she said haughtily, her authorative voice clear. Vernon dropped Harry and turned around.

"Who are you?" he growled.

"Narcissa Malfoy." She held out an elegant gloved hand which Vernon ignored.

"I sent an owl."

"That was your ruddy bird? Out! Out of my house. We don't want any of your sort here!"

Narcissa looked disdainfully around. "Go and get your things Harry dear.

Harry

"This is brilliant! Best birthday present ever!"

"Here" grinned Draco, "I almost forgot" He chucked a neatly wrapped parcel at Harry.

"Everyone else sent your presents to us, we're not really supposed to send owls into the muggle world. Come on, where's all your stuff?"

"It's in the cupboard. My uncle locked it though"

"No problem." Draco took out his wand an pointed it at the lock. "Alohomora"

"Isn't that illegal" Harry whispered.

"Well they can't prove it was me so..."

Harry was a little surprised at Draco's careless attitude but shrugged it off.

"Let's go then. The sooner the better."

Lugging his trunk downstairs Harry found Vernon ranting at Narcissa while she studied the photos on the mantelpiece.

"We'd better be off then. Thank you ever so much for your... hospitality" Narcissa smiled sarcastically.

"Oh no. The boy is not going anywhere. He's enough trouble as it is without you putting any nasty ideas into his head."

"Ready boys? Harry, Dobby will take your things."

"Yes mistress" said the elf who had just appeared.

"Goodbye Mr Dursley, lovely meeting you." and she stepped forward taking Harry and Draco with her, Vernon's words lost into the empty street.