CHAPTER 2: THE NIGHT BUS AND CONFESSIONS

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Once I pack all my things and change into some different close I begin to head downstairs dragging my suitcase right behind me that thuds every time it hits a step "You bring her back! You bring her back now! You put her right!" Uncle Vernon yells at me stopping me as I reach the bottom of the staircase "No. She got what she deserved" I resort back. He goes to man-handle me and I point my wand out in defense which makes him back off .

"Keep away from me" "You're not allowed to do magic outside of school" "Yeah, try me" "They won't let you back now. You have nowhere to go" he says backing off even further as I keep my wand pointed "I don't care. Anywhere is better than here" I snarl back before walking out the door and dragging my trunk along the wet streets with me as fast as I can get away from the house, in the distance you can still see and hear Marge screaming.

I speed walk a good mile distance before stopping in front of a small park and sitting down on the side of the footpath as my anger has calmed down completely setting my trunk down beside me as I try to think of where I could go. I rub my hands together as tonight is so cold and the breeze doesn't help too much. I look up as the light post I'm under begins to flicker before going right out. I look over my shoulder as I hear the playground equipment begin to squeak as they begin to move from the wind, being out here at night with that sound being as loud and the only thing you can hear....is really creepy.

 I really stuffed up this time, I could go to Ron's but that's way too far out of reach, I could always go to Hermione's where I know Caitlin is staying but even at this time of night it's quite a distance, what about the leaky cauldron. Nah I've got no way of getting there, especially at this hour. I look back at the playground as the wind begins to pick up and the equipment begins to move faster...ok this is scaring me a bit, my thoughts are interrupted when I hear a low growl and I look over to the other side of the road to see a pure black...dog, I think...staring at me intensely as it's growls grow louder.

I stand up and look back at it as it gives one last growl before barking as I pull my wand out but before anything else can happen I fall back and the sound of a horn and a bright light turn my attention away from the animal as triple-decker blue ...

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I stand up and look back at it as it gives one last growl before barking as I pull my wand out but before anything else can happen I fall back and the sound of a horn and a bright light turn my attention away from the animal as triple-decker blue bus pulls up in front of me and I see a guy standing by the door, he looks young but not very young. "Welcome to the night bus, emergency transport for a stranded witch or wizard. My name is Stan Shunpike and I will be your conductor for this evening. What you doin' down there?" he asks when he finally notices me on the ground.

 "I fell over" I reply obviously "What'd you fall over for?" he asks " I didn't do it on purpose" I say standing up "Well come on then, let's not wait for the grass to grow" I walk around the end of the bus and look at the spot where I saw the dog but now's nothing there. Did I just imagine it? "What'd you looking at?" the guy asks leaning to see what I'm looking at "Nothing" I reply "Well come on then, in. Nah, nah, nah, I'll take this. You get in" he says pointing a thumb towards the bus and walks over to pick up my trunk.

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