Disclaimer: Err, I guess I don't own the adorable little munchkin but then again J.K brought him to us at 11…he's four now…#rubs chin thinking before grabbing him# MINE! MINE! MINE! Muahahahahahha!
Rejected Runespoor
Chapter 5
Harry turned over in his grass bed with a soft sigh and wriggled into his leaves deeper.
:Hatchling.:
He rolled over in the curve and murmured softly.
:HATCHLING:
One green eye peeked open. :Potty.:
:It is time to get up little one.:
Harry groaned as he climbed out of his 'bed' and brushed leaves out of his hair and off his body before standing.
:Wash up.:
He stumbled over to the bowls of water lining the den and dipped his fingers into the first one before wiping them over his face. Harry washed until his face was clean and then drank from the second bowl.
:Good boy. If you have to use the bathroom…the hole outside. But we need to get more grass for your bed and also go back to where the coconut trees are, as the almonds are there too. You can get a rock to crack them for the nuts.:
Harry perked up with a grin. :Okay:
:We might as get more broken nuts for more bowls too. And a few extra for storing berries and the nuts.: The planner head decided.
:You said…roots edi…edi-bull.: Harry tried out the word experimentally.
:Edible roots. Yes. We will get some of those too.:
:And later hatchling we'll teach you something really useful.: The right head seemed to hiss happily.
Well-rested after sleeping half of yesterday, Harry went out, dressed, dragging his jacket and went back the way he'd come. The best grass was out this way so he made the scramble back up the slope he had fell down and walked steadily with the snake on his jacket for five hours until he met lawn. Then he began to pull up clumps and tufts of it until his jacket was loaded.
:We go back now. On the way I will show you plants whose roots you can eat and you will add them to this pocket.: The snake said, sticking it's heads out from the jacket.
:Is there anything back out here:
:Yes…but we will come back in the evening.:
So back down the slope to the den they went, gathering a small number of roots along the way, until they were back and Harry supplemented his bed. His bed all loaded up and fluffy full of grass and a bowl half filledwith roots, Harry turned to the snake with a grin.
:What now Potty: The snake resisted the urge to shudder at the name and turned slithering to the opening of the den, climbing halfway out.
:It is high sun. You may go to the creek and bathe and eat. Come straight back here after. I will be sleeping.:
Harry nodded excitedly before running off. He stripped down again and jumped into the water happily. He climbed out half-hour later and went over to the berry bushes next to gorge. He tilted his head after eating as he thought, before putting on all his clothes but his shirt and put some berries in it using it as a pouch. He washed his mouth and drank some water before ambling back to the den.
:Potty: He crawled in and put his shirt in the corner by the water bowls before going over to the snake and shaking it awake.
:Uh…not again.: The right head murmured sleepily.
:Hatchling: The dreamer said fuzzily.
:We going for nuts now:
:Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.: The critic started winding back down before he flopped onto the floor.
:We need more time to sleep. We are usually nocturnal and not used to your times.: The left head said softly. :Go look for that big rock and drag it back.:
:Night: And then the other two heads flopped down.
Harry pouted slightly before wandering outside. He wandered over to the 'potty' hole and looked down into it. But…he didn't have potty paper. Aunt Petunia had told him, well yelled at him, that when he used the potty he had to wipe. Never mind she still had to do it for Dudley. Harry whined, biting his lip, before he went back to then den and got his jacket and took it with him. If he found potty paper he'd have to collect it along with his rock.
Harry had found a strange tree that had this runny thing on it. It looked like something big had used its nails and scratched into the tree. And it was bleeding this…sweet stuff. He licked his fingers happily. He probably shouldn't have just tasted it but it smelled like the stuff Aunt Petunia had always put on Dudley's pancakes. Hands sticky and slightly high on sugar, Harry wiped his hands on his jeans and started looking around this place he'd found. There was this place further on that looked like a small hut. He wandered up to it and looked around it, walking slowly. There was a piece of woods with…things up on it but he couldn't read it. He made an annoyed sound and pushed open the door slowly. And grinned. Food! He'd seen this stuff back at home. He ran in with his jacket and started grabbing things. Cans. He didn't check what was in them and only five because that was as high as he could count. Two eggs which he put in his jeans pockets as they'd break in his jacket. A pretty thing that went 'click click' and put out a little flame. And a big fluffy blanket. His leaf bed was nice of course, but not much on the night chills. He found a big bottle of water, which he also loaded on his jacket and sighed, looking around. There was a cot and a sink and a fridge. He whimpered softly, and a ball. But he couldn't carry anymore. And he wasn't sure he could find this place back. So he grabbed another bottle that was full of that sweet stuff and dragged his jacket out, heading back into the trees.
'Potty' was worried. The hatchling had been gone very long. Too long. It was just starting out after him when it heard him grunting and pulling his jacket along behind him.
:Hatchling: The left head hissed angrily.
:Hi! Look What I found. I found food and eggs and a toy and a blankie: Harry said excitedly dropping the edges of the jacket just short of the den.
:Where were you: The middle head said angrily.
:What:
:The hatchling IS good for something! Eggs? You said eggs:
Harry frowned looking at the three heads. :Not happy: He asked in a soft voice lower lip beginning to tremble.
:Oh boy.:
:Ah…you deal with this.:
:It is not that we are not happy. But you should not wonder SO far from the den. It is late afternoon! We will not be able to go back to the creek to get water now even if you did get the berries this morning. And obviously there is no time to go to the almond trees today.:
Harry's eyes welled up until the green tinted tears started flowing down his cheeks. :I…I sorrrrry: And then he started crying.
The dreamer head spent the next twenty minutes calming him and apologizing for being so sharp with him before they finally got around to looking at what was in the jacket.
:Eggs.: Harry pulled then out of his jeans and laid them on the ground gently.
The snake flicked it's tongue over them. :This is a treat. We shall eat them tomorrow.:
:Water.: Harry pushed out his bottom lip triumphantly as the snake looked reproached.
:This will be very good for storage.: The left head said unaffected.
:Sweet stuff.: He untwisted the bottle awkwardly and poured some into his hand, giggling as the snake's forked tongue flicked at it before licking up the rest.
:Very good. Go put these inside.:
Harry picked up the two bottles and eggs back in his pocket, running before scrambling down into the den. He hurried out minutes later.
:Eggs in a bowl! Bottles by bowls too: He smiled. He pulled the big blanket off the jacket. :For nights.:
:A very good idea.: The right head looked impressed as well. Harry grinned proudly before pushing out the five cans.
:What are these:
:Food: Harry grinned. :They…keep in the can. For long times:
:Well that's good. Since we can't open them.: The right head deadpanned. Harry's face fell.
:I forgot to look for opener.:
:It's okay.: The middle head rubbed against Harry's hand. :What is the pretty thing:
Harry lifted it up, cocking his head. :It makes a noise and…this thing comes out.: He pushed on the end of it and with a click a flame popped out. The snake's eyes widened.
:Fire: After it went out the snake knocked it out of Harry's hand and wrapped around it. :This is dangerous! You cannot have it:
Harry frowned. :I should have taken the red ball.:
:Maybe we can get back to this place:
Harry looked embarrassed. :I…don't know where it is? I was looking for potty paper:
:You mean leaves: Harry looked confused. :Never mind child. You've done very well for the day. We will do the rest of your lessons tomorrow. Fill up the water bowls, leave one for the berries and roots and one for the sweet sap.:
Harry picked up his blanket and the cans went back on the jacket to be dragged into the den. The snake looked after him unwrapping from around the lighter and pushing it into the bushes with Its head. When it met with a giant rock.
:Well at least we did something today.: The right head quipped. :I think we just found our coconut and almond cracker.:
AN: i felt a bit funny about this chappie but it's long to make up for not postingyesterday and you know what? I may just have Tricks ready tomorrow! #grins#
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