Harry had only been at the Dursley's one day and he was already desperate to leave. Surprisingly his main problem wasn't his relatives treating him poorly, his mention of Sirius Black seemed to have frightened them away from that for now. No, Harry's problem was boredom. His days had been so busy in the year that had just ended he had never really taken the time to appreciate how full his days were. Between school work, sleep, time with friends, training for the tournament, eating, and time with Daphne just about every minute of his day had been accounted for. Now he couldn't practice magic, his friends weren't around, the tournament was over, and he had no books worth reading. The one thing that held his interest was the portable wizard's radio that Daphne had given him before they left Hogwarts so that he could keep up with what was going on.
Harry had never really paid much attention to the radio before but was already quite intrigued by the device and the programs that were available on it. Many of the channels were filled with music that sounded much like it's muggle counterparts. In fact it was clear that some bands were heavily influenced my muggle popular music and were trying to recreate that sound but with lyrics appropriate for wizards. Other channels, the ones that Harry was more interested in, featured non-musical programs that included news programs and educational series. Most of the talk he had heard so far centered on discussing who would replace Cornelius Fudge as Minister of Magic. Rufus Scrimgeour, who had been appointed Interim Minister, was the early favorite with Amelia Bones a close second. Both were seen as fine choices to lead the Ministry now that You-Know-Who had returned.
The return of Voldemort was the other popular topic, although they never used the name Voldemort. Some refused to believe that the Dark Lord was back and pointed to the fact that there had thus far been no attacks as proof for their point of view. Others argued that Pettigrew could not have lied during his testimony due to the Veritaserum so it must be the truth and they should do everything in their power to prepare. Although Harry agreed with this side of the debate, the side that seemed to have the most supporters was the one that decided to take a "wait and see" attitude. He wondered if they realized they were doing exactly what Voldemort would have wanted them to do.
Eventually Harry grew frustrated with the radio arguments and turned the device off and went to sleep. The first day at the Dursley's was nearly over and he had made it through fairly easy. He only hoped the next thirteen would be so easy.
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It was two days later that Harry realized his house was being watched.
#4 Privet Drive sat in sprawling suburban neighborhood full of children so it was not odd to see people walk past on the sidewalk. In fact their house was not too far from a small park that many kids spent their days at, including Dudley who enjoyed tormenting the younger children and smoking cigarettes in the park with his friends. Harry had been in the kitchen looking out the window while washing dishes on a Wednesday afternoon when he first noticed anything was odd. Over the years Harry had grown to enjoy cooking, and after spending most of the year at Hogwarts where the house elves would literally throw a wizard out of the kitchen if they asked to prepare themselves something it was nice to be able to embrace his hobby again so he didn't really mind the fact that he was feeding the Dursley's as well.
It was after lunch that he first noticed an attractive, young woman walking past the house. She was dressed normally, at least as far as teenage fashions were concerned, in jeans and a t-shirt. Her hair had been dyed a dark red color that was almost maroon. As she passed she took a brief look at the house but didn't stop walking. Harry had almost forgotten about her when another girl walked past ten minutes later headed in the opposite direction. She too wore jeans but also a denim jacket with a strange variety of pins and buttons on it. Her hair was short and pink and her face was slightly rounder than the other girl's had been. Still, Harry thought they looked similar as if they might be sisters.
Another ten minutes passed and a different girl walked past the house headed the same way the first girl had. This one was of a similar height and build to the first two but wore shorts and a tanktop and had long blonde hair put up into a pony tail. She, just like the others, looked at the house as she passed by but kept on walking. He had gotten a good look at her face and was struck by the feeling that she looked familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen her before. As she walked away Harry noticed that her shirt had a large logo on it saying "Weird Sisters", which also seemed familiar to him. He had to think about it for several minutes before he realized that it was the name of a popular band, more precisely a popular band popular with students at Hogwarts and made up entirely of witches.
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