Chapter 3: Going to town

He took the usual path to town. His first stop was the butcher's shop. He knew everyone in town very well, since he went there every weekend. They would always give him some food for free when he went in to get food for his family. He walked in and walked up to the counter.

"Hey, Harry!" A voice said from behind him.

Startled, Harry jumped up in fright. He turned around and relaxed when he saw Mark, the man who owned the store. He was nice to Harry, like most people in town. But some people still believed his Aunt and Uncle when they told him that he was a juvenile freak. He hoped he wasn't juvenile, but he knew he was a freak.

"Hi, Mark." He said quietly.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you there."

"It's fine." He said waving the concern away. No one ever really cared about him, so he knew it wasn't important.

"What can I get you today?" He said as he walked behind the counter.

"The usual."

"Kay." He replied casually as he handed him the meat. He also handed him a small, cooked piece of roast beef.

"Here kiddo, made this for you. Your looking a bit on the thin side." He said with a wink and a good-natured smile. Harry looked at him gratefully.

"Thanks, Mark." He said politely. Inside of looking at the ground, like he normally would have, he looked Mark right in the eye.

"No problem." He said. He waved at Harry as he left. He wondered if Mark actually cared about him. But now came the dreaded part. The Bakery. The woman who owned it wasn't nice at all to Harry. She nearly made him cry once, by insulting him. To Harry, words were more powerful than any punches Uncle Vernon could hit Harry with. He dragged himself into the shop and tried to keep up the most respective posture he could hold. He walked to the front counter, where a cold voice greeted him.

"You can't eat all of this by yourself, can you? Is this food for you or your family?" She obviously knew that it was for his family and his family only, but she tormented him anyway.

"My family," he replied quietly.

"What?" Even though she had heard him clearly, she was forcing him to repeat it.

"My family." He said in a louder, more confident voice. She just smirked at him. Her daughter who stood a little farther behind her, gave him a sympathetic look. She had always been nice to him. Sometimes, when he was lucky, her mom - the shop owner - would be out-of-town and she would be there to take his order.

He handed her the list and quietly waited as she filled it out. She put it in a bag and handed it to him, then turned to tend to some baking bread. He sadly walked out, feeling more defeated than when he had come in. His relatives wouldn't care though, he thought. Then to his wonderful luck, Dudley and his gang appeared around the next corner.

"Hey, look! It's Scarhead!" Piers yelled, pointing at Harry.

That's when it started. Harry Hunting. Dudley's favorite game. Dudley's and his gang began chasing Harry around town. Harry knew that if they caught him, they would beat him up. So Harry ran, as though it were for his life - in a way it was though. He ran for about a block, until he turned a corner and crashed into someone.

A/N This is my first fanfic, so I hope you like it so far! I will post more chapters ASAP!

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