"Running away is easy it's the leaving that hard"

—I don't know who wrote it

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP!"

Harry was in his bedroom whispering spells under his breath

"Lumos Maxima."

"Lumos Maxima."

"Lumos Maxima."

"Lumos Maxima."

"Lumos Maxima!"

***

"Harry! Harry!" Petunia yelled "Harry, open the door!" She yelled "Marge! How lovely it is to see..."

"Uncle Vernon, I need you to sign this form." Harry said holding the form in his hand

"What is it?" Vernon asked

"Nothing. School stuff" Harry said

"Later perhaps, if you behave" Vernon said then he walked off

"I will if she does" Harry muttered under his breath

"Oh, your still here, are you?" Marge asked

"Yes" Harry said (his yes = 🛐)

"Don't say yes in that ungrateful way. Damn good of my brother to keep you. He'd have been straight to an orphanage if he'd been dumped on my doorstep. Is that my Dudders? Is that my little neffy-pooh Give us a kiss! Come on! Up, up!" Marge said and Harry just rolled his eyes and thought 'I hope you get left on a doorstep in hell'

"Take Marge's suitcase upstairs!" Vernon said

"Yes uncle Vernon" Harry said then he took Marges suitcase and took it upstairs and saw Y/n's owl with a note and he smiled he then walked up to her owl and pets it and takes the note out of her owls mouth and opens it and it reads

Dear Harry,

I really miss you (shocking am I right)
And I can't wait to get back to Hogwarts and when we do I'm gonna try out for the Slytherin Quidditch team! I really want to be a seeker maybe I'll replace Malfoy (I hope I do) if I can't be a seeker I'd want to be a chaser I talked to my parents and you can come to my house whenever you like! We have a quest bedroom but anyways I'll see you later.

Love, Y/n

Harry then felt his cheeks turn pink as he read 'Love' then he heard someone call his name and he put the letter in his drawer and headed down stairs into the kitchen

"Can I tempt you, Marge?" Vernon asked Marge

"Just a small one. Excellent nosh, Petunia. A bit more. Usually just a fry-up for me, what with 12 dogs. Just a bit more. That's a boy! Mm! You wanna try a little drop of brandy? A little drop of brandy brandy windy-wandy for Rippy-pippy-pooh?"
Marge then noticed Harry smirking but he was smirking at the letter that Y/n sent him "What are you smirking at? Where did you send the boy, Vernon?" Marge asked Vernon

"St. Brutus'. It's a fine institution for hopeless cases." Vernon said

"Do they use a cane at St. Brutus', boy?" Marge asked

"Oh, yeah. Yeah. I've been beaten loads of times." Harry said sarcastically then he rolled his eyes

Excellent. I won't have this namby-pamby... wishy-washy nonsense about not beating people who deserve it.

"You mustn't blame yourself about how this one turned out. It's all to do with blood. Bad blood will out. What is it the boy's father did, Petunia?" Marge asked

"Nothing. He didn't work. He was unemployed" Petunia said

"And a drunk too, no doubt?" Marge said

"That's a lie!" Harry said

"What did you say?" Marge asked

"My dad wasn't a drunk!" Harry yelled then Marges glass that she had in her hand broke into pieces

"Oh, don't worry Don't fuss, Petunia. I have a very firm grip." Marge said

"I think it's time you went to bed." Vernon said

"Quiet, Vernon. You, clean it up. Actually, it's nothing to do with the father. It's all to do with the mother. You see it all the time with dogs. If there's something wrong with the bitch, then there's something wrong with the pup"

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Harry yelled interrupting Marge

"Mm Right! Let me tell you... y-y-- Vernon! Vernon! Vernon, do something!" Marge said as the Dursley's dog was pulling on Marges dress then she started to blow up into a balloon

"Ow! Ripper! Ow! Ripper, get down, boy! Down! Ripper, stop it! Stop! I've got you, Marge! I've got you! Hold on, hold on! Get off!" Vernon demanded

"Don't you dare!" Marge said as she said as her brother couldn't hold on to her much longer

"Sorry!" Vernon apologizes

"Oh, Vernon" Petunia said

"Oh, god! Marge! Please! Marge! Come back!" Vernon said then Harry ran up to his room and sat on his bed and thought 'I need to leave this place immediately...' Harry then got his trunk his owl and everything and walked down the stairs "You bring her back! You bring her back now and you put her right!" Vernon finishes

"No! She deserved what she got! Keep away from me." Harry said as he points his wand directly towards Vernon

"You're not allowed to do magic outside school!" Vernon said

"Yeah? Try me." Harry said

"They won't let you back now. You've nowhere to go." Vernon said

"I don't care. Anywhere's better than here. And plus I got another place to go to anyways." Harry said then he left. He then sat down and saw a eyes in a bush he got up to see what it was then out of no where a night bus came towards him and knocked him down

"Welcome to the Knight Bus... emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. My name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor for this evening." Stan said then he look down and saw Harry on the ground "What you doing down there?" He asked

"I fell over." Harry replied

"What you fall over for?" Stan asked

" I didn't do it on purpose." Harry said

"Well, come on, then. Let's not wait for the grass to grow. What you looking at?" Stan asked

"Nothing." Harry then grabbed his trunk

"Well, come on, then. In. No, no, no. I'll get this. You get in. Come on. Come on. Move on, move on, move on." Stan then took his trunk and Harry went into the night bus "Take her away, Ern. Yeah, take it away, Ernie. It's going to be a bumpy ride. What did you say your name was again?" Stan asked

"I didn't" Harry said

"Whereabouts are you headed?" Stan asked

"The Leaky Cauldron. That's in London." Harry said

"You heard that Ern? "The Leaky Cauldron. That's in London." Stan said as Harry rolled his eyes "The Leaky Cauldron. If you have pea soup... make sure you eat it before it eats you." Stan finished

"But the Muggles. Can't they see us?" Harry asked

"Muggles?"

"They don't see nothing, do they? No, but if you jab them with a fork, they feel. Ernie, little old lady at 12 o'clock!" Stan said

"Ten, nine, eight... seven, six, five... four, three, three and a half... two, one and three quarters. Yes!" Shrunken head said as Harry eyeballed The Dailey Prophet in Stans hand

"Who is that? That man." Harry asked

"Who is that? Who is...? That is Sirius Black, that is. Don't tell me you've never been hearing of Sirius Black. He's a murderer. Got himself locked up in Azkaban for it." Stan said

"How did he escape?" Harry asked

"Well, that's the question, isn't it? He's the first one that done it. He was a big supporter of... You-Know-Who. I reckon you've heard of him." Stan said

"Well, that's the question, isn't it? He's the first one that done it. He was a big supporter of... You-Know-Who. I reckon you've heard of him." Stan said

"Ernie, two double-deckers at 12 o'clock. They're getting closer, Ernie. Ernie, they're right on top of us! Mind your head. Hey, guys? Guys? Why the long faces? Yeah, yeah. Nearly there. Nearly there. The Leaky Cauldron. Next stop, Knockturn Alley." Shrunken head said

"Ah, Mr. Potter, at last." The man that entered the night bus getting Harry who's name is Tom. Harry then grabbed his trunk his owl and everything and left the night bus

"Take it away, Ern." Stan said

"Yeah, take it away Ernie" Shrunken head said

***

"Room 11" Tom said

"Hedwig" Harry said

"Right smart bird you got there, Mr. Potter. He arrived here just five minutes before yourself. As Minister for Magic, it is my duty to inform you, Mr. Potter... that earlier this evening your uncle's sister was located... a little south of Sheffield, circling a chimney stack. The Accidental Magic Reversal Department was dispatched immediately. She has been properly punctured and her memory modified. She will have no recollection of the incident whatsoever. So that's that... and no harm done." Fudge said

"Pea soup?" Tom asked Harry

"No, thank you. Minister?" Harry said

"Yes?" Fudge answered

"I don't understanding" Harry said

"Understand?" Fudge asked

"I broke the law. Underage wizards can't use magic at home." Harry said

"Come now, Harry the Ministry doesn't send people to Azkaban... for blowing up their aunts. On the other hand, running away like that, given the state of things... was very, very irresponsible." Fudge said

"The state of things," sir?" Harry said

"We have a killer on the loose." Fudge said

"Sirius Black, you mean? But what's he got to do with me?" Harry asked

"Nothing, of course. You're safe. And that's what matters. And tomorrow you'll be on your way back to Hogwarts. These are your new schoolbooks. I took the liberty... of having them brought here. Now Tom will show you to your room." Fudge said

"Hedwig" Harry said

"Oh, by the way, Harry. Whilst you're here, it would be best if you didn't... wander." Fudge said and Harry then went to his room

***

Harry then woke up and walked out of his room and walked down the stair to see Hermione and Ron and then he looked over and saw Y/n leaning against a wall watching Ron and Hermione argue with her arms crossed as Harry looked at her he could tell that she changed a lot her hair has gotten longer and her features were a bit more noticeable and she's a bit taller but not much

"I'm warning you, Hermione. Keep that bloody beast of yours away from Scabbers, or I'll turn it into a tea cozy." Ron said

"It's a cat, Ronald. What do you expect? It's in his nature. Y/n! Come here!" Hermione said

"Why the fuck do you have to drag me on this" Y/n said rolling her eyes and walking over towards Hermione and Ron. As she did Harry could tell that Hermione was a tad bit taller than Y/n but Ron was way taller than the both of them

"Tell Ron that Crookshanks nature is to chase rats and rodents!" Hermione said

"No" Y/n said and then she walked off

"You'd do it if it was Harry!" Hermione said then Y/n stopped walking

"Would not!" Y/n said turning back to Hermione Ron then looked up and saw Harry smirking

"Oh Y/n it's your boyfriend" Ron then smirked and Harry's eyes widened and he looked down at his feet and then Y/n looked over and saw Harry

"One Harry is not my boyfriend two Ron I'll murder you and scabbers and three I'll beat your ass in Quidditch! You know I'm trying out to replace Malfoy" Y/n said

"Then you and Harry would go head to head to catch the snitch! Now that would be a match I'd like to see" Ron said with wide eyes and a smile and Hermione elbowed him in the side

"No Ron! If Y/n even does get to replace Malfoy it could ruin Harry and Y/n's friendship" Hermione said and Ron looked at her dumbfounded

"Why?" Ron asked and Hermione rolled her eyes

"Because they're both very competitive! Have you seen them when they place wizards chess with each other! You couldn't even stand to be in the same room with them two" Hermione said and Y/n and Harry just looked at each other

"I don't think it's that big of a deal Hermione" Ron said

"Ron's right Hermione I don't think Y/n knows how to be a seeker anyways" Harry said and Y/n gave him a death stare

"you wanna bet?" Y/n asked putting her hand out in front of him "50 galleons when I become the new Slytherin seeker and when I beat your ass" Y/n finished

"Thats if you even get on the team" Harry said

"Oh, theres no 'if' when you know what's gonna happen" Y/n said and Harry rolled his eyes and mshook her hand

"bet"

"There they go" Hermione said

A/n

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! there is more to come

Date: August 19th 2021

words: 2156