A year in the life of Harry Potter
Chapter 11: August, 8
"...but Audrey is totally different than Draco," Quentin said at breakfast, eating cereal at the same time. "She hates spiders. I personally think they're not too bad. Draco wanted one as a pet you know, but Uncle Lucius couldn't get him one because of Audrey and Auntie Cissy. Oh, you'll be the best friends ever!"
"I hope so too," Harry muttered. He never had a real friend. He'd thought Henry, Abigail, Emmett, Frederick and Francis were his friends, but after what they (with the exception of Abigail) did to him, he wasn't so sure anymore.
Severus entered the dining room. He gave a letter to Quentin. Her face fell immediately.
"Oh, Draco and Audrey are grounded until school starts," she said. "When Auntie Cissy who had been visiting someone heard abut the stunt they pulled when I'd been staying the night at Malfoy Manor she said they have to learn how to behave properly when there's a guest in the house."
Severus cleared his throat. "Albus suggested we should take a holiday," he said without looking at Harry.
"Wonderful!" Quentin shrieked, suddenly happy again. "You know, we go every year for one week to Holland," she said turning to face Harry, and suddenly he felt bad about running away in the first place. But then, he'd never have ended up here. "Because of your arrival we thought we had to cancel it, but now we do go! Daddy, when do we leave?"
"In two days."
"So much to do and so little time!" Quentin exclaimed. "We need to start packing right away, Harry, don't you think?"
"Why not," the boy shrugged as he followed her out.
"So, you ever went to Holland?" she asked as she jumped up the stairs excitedly.
"I never went on a holiday," Harry confessed. Quentin stared at him open-mouthed, not moving a muscle.
"Oh, you'll love it!" she exclaimed. "The hotel is right next to the beach; it's got a tennis court as well. And a swimming pool! There's a buffet for breakfast and dinner every day. You can eat as much as you like. You know, it's Mummy and Daddy's wedding anniversary in three days. They got married in Holland on a boat, isn't that romantic?"
Harry smiled, listening to her. If anyone needed information about Holland, they needn't look in a book but ask her.