AN: I planned to update a chapter once a week, but I kind of just felt like writing for the moment

The Dursleys Departing

"You two!"

Uncle Vernon's voice, unmistakably.

She sighed. She had a fair idea what might be coming.

"I'm talking to you!"

They went downstairs and found their remaining family members sitting on the sofa with their traveling clothes on.

"Yes? " They both said at the same time.

"Sit down!" And a bit later "Please!"

They obeyed and waited for what they both knew was going to happen.

"I changed my mind", their uncle said.

"What a surprise" Hope said under her breath, but apparently it hadn't been that quiet 'cause

"Don't you take that tone! " Aunt Petunia started.

Hope sighed again. She really didn't want to do this again. She even stopped listening, but then she heard Harry say "some of my 'lot', right" and decided it wouldn't be fair to let her brother handle this by his own.

She turned her fixation back to her Uncle and couldn't even believe what he had just said!

"The house?" she repeated.

"Which house?" Harry asked.

"This house!", now it was starting to look dangerous. Uncle Vernon was turning red and the infamous vein was pulsing again.

"Or you out of your mind?" Hope yelled back.

"Or you really as stupid as you look?", she heard her brother say.

He crossed the line there, she thought, they were going to lock the two of them up in their room again.

"Don't you dare…" Aunt Petunia started, but to Hope's surprise, Uncle Vernon shut her up. Apparently he really believed what he was saying..

"In case you've forgotten, we already have a house." Harry's godfather left it to us!"

"Yeah", Harry jumped in, "Why would we want to stay here? Because of all the happy memories?"

There was a silence. Maybe they were impressed by that last argument, she thought.

"You claim that this Lord 'thing'…"

"Voldemort" they both replied automatically

"We've been through this…"

Harry was taking care well, he didn't seem to need her anymore. Instead she started looking at her cousin. He was listening very intensely to Harry, and she had the idea, they had scared Dudley enough to make him want to leave. And that would be enough for all of them to understand.

She wanted to drop in to the conversation her uncle and brother were having, but when she noticed they were discussing the matter of Kingsley not being able to protect them again, for the what seems to be 100th time, she started to think again about the almost fight she had had this morning.

If only Harry would just listen for a while, then I could backfire some idea's but was to prejudiced. Maybe she would have some more support in Hermoine. Ron would be with Harry on this one, it would only be a waste of time to try and convince him.. 'Convince him' she heard herself think, like she had the truth for sure. She didn't. She was still full of doubts, there was the obvious evidence proving Harry's theory and then there were those little clues that proved hers. But were they clues? Maybe she was just looking at something to make it less painful.

If only he had learned her how to perform legilimency from a distance. She could just ask him. Not that that would be prove to anyone else..

"Dad, dad, I'm going with these order people!"

She woke up from her trance and realized the fight was won!

She looked at Harry and standing rather uncomfortably in the living room, they went back to their room.

"Finally!" She said.

"Yeah, thanks for the help"

"Oh come on Harry, you made me talk to them after that time Dudley had tried to pack his halters. This shade of red was nothing compared to that purple one!"

He smiled, "I guess you're right"

"What do we have to say to them?" she asked uncertainly

"I don't know, depends on them I guess.."

"Yeah.. It feels weird doesn't it, leaving this place forever?"

"Yes, but I'm not sorry"

The doorbell rang. They went downstairs again, Hestia and Dedalus had arrived.

Hope couldn't help but wonder how those two were going to put up with her family. Or the other way around. Dedalus was wearing a mauve hat, and had just informed them with the fact he could't drive a car. Uncle Vernon was in for some 'purple rain'! She couldn't help it, but she envisioned the five of them camping, which was such an amusing scene to envision that it immediately put her In a better mood.

"Oh, Harry, Hope, before I forget", Dedalus said," you have to stay here and wait for your guards. There has been a slight change of plan, but Mad-eye will explain, we really need to go". He pointed at his muttering watch.

Hestia and Dedalus were apparently thinking they should leave the 'family' alone for a while. But that illusion whas shattered when uncle Vernon just said: "Whell, that's it then! Bye" He made a weird movement, as if he was going to shake their hands, but apparently he had changed his mind at the very last minute.

Aunt Petunia, simply ignored them and asked for her son, when –

"I don't understand"

When they had left, Hope could hardly believe that conversation really had taken place. But then again, they hadn't really had any contact with Dudley since the summer of the dementor' s attack. Then it struck her that maybe it hadn't been a stupid joke on Dudley's part that morning. Maybe he had just made them a cup of thee. She felt a wave of affection for her cousin. Even though, "I don't think you're a waste of space" could hardly make up for years of bullying. But, it was a start.

And then Aunt Petunia, as if she had wanted to say something more. But she had just left. Without a word.

AN: I'm not really happy with this chapter, but they all need to be done so…

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