Redo - Harry Potter Fanfiction

Chapter Nine

There was a large amount of tension for the next month. Harry avoided the Dursleys as they did him. Just as Hedwig did, Ehno tended to come and go as he wished. After a while, Rio became his usual self. But Harry spent his time absorbing the information in his books.

All of it seemed distantly familiar, most of it he'd already read many times. He didn't really have anything to do but wait. Harry had to see where things would lead at Hogwarts. Until then, he had to be bored out of his mind.

The Dursleys didn't like him leaving anymore; maybe they feared he would be caught doing something 'strange'. Harry ended up just staying in his room. During the first week, he'd managed to clean it up nicely. It still wasn't spotless, but Harry honestly didn't want it to be.

It was his now, though, as much as anything in this house could be. It would never be his like Hogwarts, but it was like a small haven away from the rest of this house. All Dudley's broken things had been put in a corner; Harry's things had been strewn about.

Harry knew he'd eventually have to hide it all under the floorboard again, but at least for now, this place looked as homey as it could. If Harry was honest, the weeks flew by faster than he expected. The next thing he knew, it was only a day till September the first.

He'd have to ask his uncle to drive him still. There was no way Harry was getting anywhere anytime soon without the man. Harry waited till after his uncle had eaten, it was best the man was happiest when Harry asked.

"Uncle Vernon?" Harry grabbed the man's attention quickly, though Vernon didn't even spare Harry a glance.

"I need a way to get to Kings Cross. Could you give me a lift?" Vernon grunted, kind of equivalent to a shrug for him. Harry was pleased that he once again managed to get Vernon to drive him there. He spent the rest of that day packing; he didn't want to leave one thing behind.

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Harry then realized something. Even though he had prepared for Rio to come along as he had gotten the cage, he didn't think about how he would put it back to standard size. He knew the spell for it, but he didn't know if the ministry would catch him. Would he even be able to fit the cage in his trunk?

He was staring at the small glass object while he thought, and Rio seemed mildly disturbed by that.

"What are you doing, Harry?" Harry blinked and looked from where he was on the floor to Rio, who was curled up on the bed. Harry supposed he might have looked a bit odd.

"Trying to figure out how I'm going to get this thing to normal size." Rio blinked at Harry, his eyes drooping lazily. Harry guessed it was almost twelve at night; Harry just couldn't sleep.

"Maybe spell it?" Harry gave Rio an annoyed look. He knew the snake was tired but seriously?

"Of course! Why didn't I think of that?" Harry pursed his lips and rolled his eyes, focusing back on the problem in his hands.

"Well why didn't you think of that before that woman turned it small?" Harry just huffed; he already knew he hadn't thought ahead. Rio shook his head at Harry, looking as amused as a snake could.

"You've got to think ahead, Harry..." Harry glared at the snake, fairly miffed at the reptile. He knew Rio was just teasing, but Harry was really trying to get it to average size. When he heard the faint snores, he sighed; Harry just didn't know.

Maybe he should just go to bed; this staying up trying to figure it out wasn't helping. It came to Harry right before he was going to go to bed. Sure, he hadn't ever tried complex wandless spells before, but this wasn't a complicated spell.