The power within.
Disclaimer: My twisted imagination likes to believe their mine but alas they are not.
Summary: You all know by now, this is Harry's turn which is still PG-13 as we all know that Harry is a nice boy, enjoy and review.
Harry had been expecting the usual summer with the Dursley's, basically locking him in the house and ignoring him for the most part.
However his first day back bought the news that it wouldn't be as bad as that, Uncle Vernon had gotten a bonus in his pay meaning he could afford a luxury cruise for three weeks.
Harry had simply asked where he would be staying, as he knew there was no way they would take him on holiday with them.
He hadn't been remotely bothered as he hated spending time with them, he wished they would just leave him alone, but he knew them too well Aunt Petunia would never leave him alone in the house.
Therefore his power of deduction told him that he would be spending three weeks with Mrs Figg's the old lady with cats who often looked after him.
He had been right, the start of his second weeks holiday would find him at Mrs Figg's house, she wasn't too bad since one of her cats had caused her to break her leg.
Before that she would make him spend all day looking at pictures of the cats which was enough to send anyone insane, but it would be different now.
Although he was sure it would still be boring, as Mrs Figg's was old so she would expect him to sit around all day doing nothing, which was bad as he would think about the final task and everything that had followed.
Still it would be better than spending all summer with the Dursley's as they hated him and Mrs Figg's seemed to like him, besides the Dursley's were getting worse each year.
Dudley had managed to lose a stone in weight, due to the strict diet the school nurse had put him on, in Harry's opinion he still looked like a small whale.
However his Aunt obviously didn't thinks so as she was feeding him cakes, crisps, sweets and anything else he wanted, he had also heard her say that she needed to fatten him up as he was getting too thin.
"Thin my arse" Harry thought as Dudley's fat behind fell over both sides of the chair, plus Harry also thought that his Aunt was kind of missing the point of a diet.
Harry was sure that the stone Dudley had lost would be put back on due to the treats he was receiving for losing the stone in the first place, "talk about contradiction".
Yes his first week back had been different, he was now packing his stuff which would be moved to Mrs Figg's house tonight ready for him to stay for three weeks.
He was also waiting for Uncle Vernon to come and threaten him as he usually did, sure enough Harry heard the unmistakable pounding of footsteps on the stairs.
Moments later his Uncle barged into his room, his face held distaste as he looked at Harry and his belongings.
"Right boy I need to talk to you concerning your stay with Mrs Figg's" his voiced boomed around the room.
He didn't wait for Harry's reply but continued to practically shout at him "Firstly know this I am only leaving you with Mrs Figg's as she is almost too mad to notice just how weird you are, still if you do anything that makes her suspect what you are, trust me boy there will be hell to pay".
His uncle was fast turning purple as he continued the lecture, "You will do as she says, you will stay out of trouble or I promise that no amount of m..m..ma...MAGIC will bring you back from where I will send you, understood boy?"
Harry nodded "yes Uncle Vernon, I understand", Harry wasn't afraid of him, it was hard to be scared of anything when he knew that Lord Voldermort had risen and could attack him.
However he agreed, he knew that he was some how protected here and that was why Dumbledore insisted that he stay at Privet drive for most part of the holidays.
So he would stay out of trouble as he didn't want to risk putting himself or others in danger, too many people had already died because of him.
Uncle Vernon's voice interrupted his thoughts, "I said get your stuff we are taking it over now," with that his Uncle grabbed two of Harry's bags and stomped off downstairs.
Harry quickly grabbed his trunk and Hedwig's cage which was empty, she was taking a letter to Hermione and then Ron, it meant that Hermione could give Hedwig her own letter for Ron as she didn't have an owl.
He was glad that his Uncle hadn't said anything about not being able to take the trunk, as Harry wouldn't leave it behind as he needed to do his homework, besides he felt safer with his wand near by just in case.
As he reached the bottom of the stairs Dudley stood blocking his way, "well have fun with that crazy old bat, whilst I soak up the sun." he sang whilst shovelling a muffin into his fat mouth.
"I will oh and a word of advice don't go for a swim in the ocean, someone may mistake you for a whale and shoot you" Harry then seemed as if he was thinking then added "second thoughts, make sure you go swimming a lot".
Harry quickly pushed his way past Dudley and followed his uncle before Dudley worked out Harry's comment.
Harry thought it wise not to get into a fight with Dudley, even though he could probably stand a chance in a fight with him, as he was getting very tall, but still now wasn't the best time.
Harry entered Mrs Figg's house behind uncle Vernon, he saw Mrs Figg's who was looking younger than the last time he had seen her, she smiled at him.
"Hello Harry nice to see you again, well haven't you grown, it will be good to have someone around the house as it gets quiet." she turned her attention to his uncle, who looked displeased at the way she was treating Harry.
"Vernon all packed are we?" Mrs Figg's asked in a slightly colder tone.
"Yes all packed and ready to go, we are terribly grateful that you have taken Harry in for us, I hope he wont be too much for you," his uncle replied whilst glaring at Harry.
"Of course Harry will be fine, I have never had any problems with him before and if I do I know how to deal with him, I have three fine boys of my own, I also have a grandson slightly older than Harry, so I assure you he will be fine."
Uncle Vernon seemed pleased with this "splendid Arabella, splendid, I must say your house is looking particularly nice" uncle Vernon commented as he looked around.
"Yes my son insisted on redecorating, he did the job himself very talented" Arabella explained whilst smiling.
"Well it is very splendid, I must go Petunia will wonder where I got to," his uncle turned to him, "and you just make sure you remember what I told you alright?"
"Yes uncle Vernon" Harry repeated hoping he would hurry up and go.
"Have a lovely holiday and don't worry," Mrs Figg's hurried whilst escorting his uncle out and shutting the door.
She then turned to him smiling "well do you want to see your room Harry?"
"Yes that would be great Mrs Figg's" Harry replied whilst getting his stuff.
"Harry you must call me Arabella, please it makes me feel less old" she chuckled.
Harry couldn't help but smile "ok I will Arabella."
They both laughed as they made their way upstairs with Harry's belongings.
"Maybe these three weeks would be better than expected" Harry thought whilst following Arabella.
He was right the next two days Harry felt happy, he had settled into his room which was fairly big and decorated in blue there was also a TV, video player, CD player and a computer console.
Harry had asked about all that stuff, Arabella had explained it was her grandsons stuff that he kept here for when he visited, it was strange, the stuff was brand new and it seemed that he had left his entire video, CD and games collection.
Harry had doubted that her grandson had two sets of everything but that must be the explanation, why else would he leave it there?.
Arabella also liked Hedwig very much and didn't seem to notice that she delivered Harry his letters.
He also learned that Arabella didn't really enjoy cooking very much, she warned him that they would live on takeaways, something that pleased him greatly as they were great.
It was on their second night together whilst eating pizza that she informed him of her plans for him this summer.
"Now Harry I am not the sort of person who expects you to spend all day doing nothing, so I have planned a few things for us to do."
Harry was stunned he never thought she would care if he was bored or not "what sort of things?."
"Well I thought a few day trips would be nice, plus my grandson will be coming to visit next week so you can both entertain yourselves at the youth club."
"The youth club?" Harry asked uncertain as to what one was.
"Yes it's a place for teenagers, my grandson is only sixteen and he enjoys them so you should as well, they do different activities and sports, it's a lot of fun." Arabella explained smiling.
Harry was unsure he never fitted in in the muggle world besides what was her grandson like "what's your grandson's name?."
"Michael, he is very nice Harry so not to worry, I think he will be glad of the company as he doesn't know many kids around here his own age."
Harry smiled maybe he wouldn't be too bad, "thanks for doing all this Arabella it's really good of you."
Arabella smiled at him "not at all Harry it's my pleasure now eat up."
Harry spent the next couple of days doing some homework, he also played with the TV and listened to the music but it was always too hot to stay inside, so he would help Arabella in the garden.
On his third day with Arabella she had taken him to the big park and he had loved it, of course she didn't spend all her time at home, as she was on the local councils committee so she often left him alone.
Although with strict instructions that he stay in the house unless it was necessary for him to leave, and he kept his promise as he never wanted to betray Arabella.
It was his fourth day with Arabella and they were working in the garden, when Hedwig arrived with a letter, he excused himself and went inside to read it,
Hi Harry,
It's Ginny I wanted to let you know that I am going to be in the fifth year when we return to Hogwarts, as I passed all my exams. It was Dumbledores suggestion and I guess he was right because I have passed. I just wanted to let everyone know, anyway I hope you are alright and I hope you will come to visit soon, from
Ginny.
Harry smiled he was happy for Ginny, she deserved some good luck, he also was glad that her and Hermione would be sharing a room as they might get closer now.
He knew Hermione wanted a female friend, and sometimes he and Ron were not enough, Ginny was the obvious choice as she was alike to Hermione but so far they hadn't made a strong friendship.
He knew that it didn't help as she was Ron's sister and he sometimes acted as if she bothered him too much, but Harry knew that Ron liked having her around as they were very close to each other, but Ron often spoke before thinking.
Something he often did with Hermione, causing many fights between them.
Harry smiled as he thought of his two friends who always argued, they were both too stubborn to even try and see why they should be together, knowing them they probably haven't admitted to themselves how they feel.
Harry had started to realise just how they felt for each other this past year, he soon realised that the fighting was their way of gaining attention, it was like in nursery when boys would hit girls they liked, to get their attention.
Except Ron was annoying to Hermione which also got a reaction, a bad one usually, which proved his nursery theory as the girls always pretended to hate the boy they liked, by always putting him down.
It was their way of denying the obvious, as they were both scared at how they felt for each other and Harry figured that if they continued to play this game of love and hate they would never get together.
Ron's jealousy over Victor Krum was enough to convince Harry that he was right.
Harry couldn't help but laugh, since when had he turned into Dr love relationship solver.
It was slightly ironic that he was thinking how pathetic his friends were when he couldn't even get a girlfriend, well at least now I'll have Ginny to talk to when them two finally realise that they are made for each other.
He went to his room to reply to Ginny all the time thinking how good it would be to have Ginny around this year, maybe she would help him to get his two stubborn friends to realise the obvious.
He wrote a letter to his three friends and sent Hedwig to Hemione's, maybe he was crazy for wanting his friends to be together as many would see it as the end of the trio.
He knew that they would never leave him out and besides they were all bound to date sooner or later and then they would spend less time together, so it wouldn't be the end of the trio.
As he walked down the stairs he suddenly remembered the three letters he had written and he realised that maybe the trio were already over, it looked as if Ginny was going to be a new edition.
Harry smiled he could see nothing wrong with that at all, he made his way into the garden smiling as he thought of the year ahead of them, it looked full of promise.
Arabella smiled as she watched Harry work with a smile on his face he seemed happy, she wondered how someone as young as him could suffer so much and still smile.
She had spent fourteen years protecting him, for the first ten years she had given up everything in the other world other than her ability to protect Harry, as she could never be connected to the wizarding world as it would put Harry in danger.
Everyday she performed a protection spell around Harry and the house he lived in, she had watched the boy grow up believing he was no one whilst knowing she held all he answers for him.
It was not her job to be his mother but she felt like one in so many ways she had looked after him since he was one, even if he didn't realise it.
It hurt that he didn't see her as anything more than a neighbour, but it was the oath she took to protect him and one she would keep until she was relieved of her duty.
Still she would give her life for his in a second, it was the way it had to be he needed to survive to fight the greater fight and she would always protect him.......even if that meant with her life.
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Ok so another chapter up hope you all enjoyed it, I hope I am keeping them in character please let me know if not. So if you want more review with more comments as the next part is Ron.
