Little Orphan Harry

Chapter 3

Harry Gets Adopted

It was finally the day! Ashley could adopt Harry now! She applied to adopt, and to resign. She could always get a job at the ministry, or something. Or she could just use the money her mum left her, enough to last a lifetime, or 2. Edging slowly to Harry, she whispered,

"Harry, do you want to come home and be my son?"

"'kay" He replied in his sweet little boy voice.

"Gather your toys, and clothes, we're going shopping!"

"'kay, 'Shley" Harry put all his stuff in the little bag he had, and Ashley swung it over his shoulder, and lifted him up.

"Harry, we're going to apparate, ok?"

"Wha's 'parate?"

"Apparate, it means dissapear from here and land in the shopping center,"

"Whoa!"

"I know!" This is going to be fun! He hasn't had any real stuff since he was a baby, with Lily and James, Ashley thought. They landed in a crowd of people, and no one noticed.

"Where 'r' we goin' now?"
"We are going to the toystore, I want to get you some toys,"

"yay! When I was with 'Cle Vernon, he only let me have Dudley's old broken toys,"

"Dudley, what a horrible name for a child, anyway, we're here, so pick out what you want,"

"'KAY!" He ran at this giant stag, almost as big as him. Next to it was a big black dog, a wolf, and a tiny rat. Harry picked them all up, and put them in the cart. Of course, he picks the marauderer's, they were only 5 years ahead of me, you know! Ashley thought.

"Harry, what are you going to name him?" she asked

"The deer is Prongs, the dog is Padfoot, the wolf is Moony, and the rat is Wormtail"

"Cool! Those were your dad and his friends nicknames,"

"Oh," And some tears fell down his cheek.

"Forget it, Harry, go get some more toys, while I go get some clothes for you,"

"Ok, be right back, though!"

"I'll only be in the store next to this, so come find me if you need me,"

"Ashley?"

"Harry?"

"Can I call you mummy?"

"Of course you can"

"'kay mummy!" he ran off, grabbing all the toys he could carry, and Ashley, with a flick of her wand, got all the clothes she needed in about 7 seconds. She walked back to the cart, seeing all the toys, and Harry clutching Prongs, crying, she was glad she had came in about 2 minutes.

"Whats wrong, Harry?"

"Well, that boy over there, is my cousin Dudley, and he tried to steal Prongs,"

"I'll talk to his mum"

"Excuse me? Are you this… er… fine child's mum?"

"Yes" Petunia answered.

"WELL YOUR LITTLE BOY TRIED TO STEAL MY SON HARRY'S STUFFED DEER. HE TOLD ME YOU'RE HIS WRETCHED AUNT, AND THIS IS HIS REPULSIVE COUSIN DUDLEY, AND IF I HAVE A SAY IN IT, YOU WON'T LIVE TO SEE HIM GROW UP,"

"Excuse me, Miss, is there a problem?" A clerk asked.

"Why, yes there is, I adopted a son today, he's over there, and what is he doing, may I ask?"

"Crying over a stuffed…deer,"

"Yes, and his real parents died, and his dad's favorite animal was a stag, and he named it Prongs, which was his dad's nicknames. This little boy, his cousin, tried to steal that, while it has a special meaning to my son,"

"Miss Dursley, please, exit the store, and never come back," and Petunia and Dudley left. Harry stopped crying soon after that.

"Come on Harry, I've already paid, and we got to get some CANDY!"

"Candy?"

"Candy."

"OK!"

A/N In the next chapter, Harry goes on a playdate with Ron and his siblings, so stay tuned!

~Sarah