Disclaimer: Neither Harry Potter or Gargoyles is mine
Chapter 2
"Here he is." Vernon said while pushing Harry to the well dressed man.
"Very good, come with me. The Xanatos want to talk to you before you start." The young man said, ignoring the push that Harry's uncle had given him.
"Okay." Harry said nervously, and was wondering, about the type of people he was going to babysit for.
As Harry followed the young man out of the house (who Harry thought of as the Xanatos butler) his uncle slammed the door and as soon as his uncle was gone and the door shut, the young man stopped talking and turned to look at Harry.
"My name is Mr. Burnett and tonight you will be babysitting for the Xanatos while they have dinner with your relatives," said Mr. Burnett as he looked over Harry with a critical eye "Now then, get in the car so we can get going."
With a face of determination on his face, Harry followed Mr. Burnett into the car and watched the scenery go by as they sat in silence until they came to a complete stop.
"Here we are," said Mr. Burnett as he stepped out of the car and stood to one side as to allow Harry to get out. When Harry got out of the car, he lost his breath, the house wasn't a house but a beautiful old mansion. Noticing that Mr. Burnett had not waited for him and was walking into the mansion, Harry quickly walked after him and followed him to an old English-American styled living room. Harry heard a child's laughter and looked to see a little boy who was playing with some toys on a thick, warm rug in the center of the room. Their was also two other people doing odd jobs around the room, which Harry thought must be Mr. and Mrs. Xanatos.
"Mr. Xanatos, the young man is here." Mr. Burnett said which made Harry break out of his thoughts.
"Yes, thank you Owen." Mr. Xanatos said looking up from sorting some last minute paper work at his desk.
With that said Mr. Burnett then left the room. 'Must be some type of code to say get lost' thought Harry.
After Mr. Burnett had left the room, Mr. and Mrs. Xanatos turned to Harry and began to talk.
"What is your name?" Mr. Xanatos asked.
"Harry Potter, sir." Harry replied.
"You have manners, but there is no reason to call me sir." Mr. Xanatos said.
"Okay." Harry said.
"How old are you?" Mrs. Xanatos asked.
"Fourteen, ma'am." Harry replied.
"You look younger," said Mrs. Xanatos.
"Thank you, ma'am." Said Harry
"Do you think magic is real?" Mr. Xanatos asked, all of a sudden, surprising Harry.
"David." Mrs. Xanatos said sadly to her husband.
"What Fox? We need to know." Mr. Xanatos said determinedly.
At this time the child started to float to the ceiling as if to show Harry what he would be getting himself into. Harry heard the little boy laugh and looking over towards the child, Harry was surprised to see the child floating. It all mad sense of how Mr. and Mrs. Xanatos asked Harry if he thought magic was real and this made Harry smile at the child in understanding, who then floated back to the floor.
"Oh, Alex!" Mrs. Xanatos said worriedly.
"Harry, you see why we asked the question about magic?" Mrs. Xanatos asked in a serious manner.
"Yes, and I do know that magic is real, because I go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Harry replied calmly and not worried at all.
"A magic school?" Mr. Xanatos said surprised.
"One minute, please." Mrs. Xanatos interrupted them.
"Puck?" Mr. Xanatos asked in a way you would ask for someone to come into a room.
"Davey, what are you calling me for?" Puck asked when he appeared in the room as a pop in the air and was floating in the air while waiting for a reply.
Harry knew that Puck was not human, because he could see that with his own eyes, there was also the fact that Puck was floating in the air. Even though that they had just meet, for some reason, that Harry did not understand, something in him told him to trust Puck.
"Have you heard of a school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" asked Mr. Xanatos.
"Yeah, why?" Puck asked while lying on his back at lying with his hands behind his head.
"Because, Harry here goes there." Mrs. Xanatos said while politely pointing at Harry.
Puck turned to look at Harry with a surprised look on his face. He had not hoped that he would be able to find a magical babysitter for young Alex because of all his powers.
"You are going to watch Alex?" Puck asked. Harry was going to reply but Mr. Xanatos spoke before Harry could give his reply.
"Puck, is there a problem with this?" Mr. Xanatos asked seemingly unsure with this new information and Puck's reaction.
"No, Davey, I know the school. If the children need to go to school, that is were we would go. Lord Oberon visited the school when it first started, and he liked what he saw so he has kept the watch up over the years." Puck said with not a hint of falseness in his voice.
"Is there more?" Mrs. Xanatos asked who was interested in this magical school.
"It is the top school for magic in the world and only teaches witches and wizards." Puck said, giving more information on the school.
"Okay, then it looks like we have a baby-sitter." Mr. Xanatos said making up his mind.
Puck disappeared in a circle of wind and Alex floated to into his mother's arms. After she was holding him he started to laugh a very small laugh at her, as if he knew a secret that only Alex knew and no one else did.
"The rules are on the table and if you need help call Puck." Mr. Xanatos said.
"Okay." Harry replied, remembering what he was told.
Mrs. Xanatos kissed Alex on the forehead and spoke to Harry as she put Alex, carefully into his arms "Here is Alex." Mrs. Xanatos said.
After they had said their goodbyes, they left and went out to dinner, leaving Harry alone with Alex and Puck.
