"Mum, I jumped to the same conclusion earlier this year," Hermione explained. "I still don't really understand it, but it really is what they want. Both of the elves are under orders to tell us if they ever want to be free of the bond we have with them, but I know they never will because they love being our elves."
Jean Granger looked up the steps. "If you say so dear," she said.
Hermione remembered her bond sister was there with her. "Mum you remember Gabrielle."
"Of course, is Fleur not with you?"
"No, she stayed with Harry. Gabrielle and I are going to hang out here for a while. She wanted to see our house and everything."
"She's more than welcome. Are you still planning your time here on Saturday?"
"Yes...oh I need to make sure I reserve the Dr. Who videos."
"I'll drive you down later dear. How long will you be staying today?"
"A couple of hours at least."
"Let me know when you're ready to go."
At the same time in Surrey, Fleur and Harry were walking down Privet Drive. Several of the neighbors were outside tending their lawns or sitting out enjoying a summer morning. As they walked past, all eyes were on the black-haired young man and the gorgeous woman clutching his arm in a very possessive fashion. A couple of them actually waved at Harry, something that had never happened before.
Soon the two of them found themselves on Magnolia Road. Harry saw the play park he came to on occasion to get away from the Dursleys. As he saw the swings, he had an idea and started to pull Fleur toward them.
"Come on," He said.
"Why?" Fleur asked but followed.
"I...have you ever swung on a swing before?"
"Of course."
"I'll push you... I mean I've seen couples out here and watched husbands push wives and boyfriends...well it looked like fun."
Soon Fleur was laughing as Harry pushed her higher and higher. The simple pleasure brought a smile to Harry's heart and lips. A feeling that soon was lost when Dudley's voice came from behind him.
"Hi there tart, what ya hanging out with that wimp for?" Dudley said. "Come on down here and let me show you a real man's muscles," He flexed his bicep to show her.
When Fleur stopped her swing, Piers Polkiss laughed. "She likes you Big D. Hey did you say she had a sister as well?"
"I'll introduce you later once we take care of the freak."
"Shut it Dudley," Harry snarled.
"Make me freak," Dudley laughed. "Come on," He put his hands up in a boxing pose. "Let me demonstrate how I won the Junior Heavyweight," He winked at Fleur, "Then I'll show you what a real man's like."
"Zere is but one man 'ere," Fleur said as she wrapped her arms around Harry. "You are nothing but a pig."
"We'll have to see about that want we Double P," Dudley said over his shoulder to his friend. His face broke out in a piggish smile as he looked back at Harry and swatted the air with a punch. He gave his cousin a knowing glance and added, "And there's nothing either of you can do about it."
"Distract him, move so neither of them can see me," Fleur instructed Harry as she moved away from him as if to give them room to fight.
Harry moved a step to his right and then two. Dudley and Polkiss' eyes followed him not thinking the blonde girl was a threat. "Think you really can do anything to me Dudders?" Harry asked and took two more steps to his right. Again Dudley and his friend turned toward him leaving Fleur behind the two of them.
Fleur looked around and seeing no one else, took out her wand and sent a spell that Harry recognized.
"Just distract him for five minutes if you can."
For the next few minutes Harry verbally jousted with Dudley; taunting him just enough to keep him from actually doing anything yet.
"Love, it's been four and a half minutes," Fleur said.
"So Big D," Harry said as he reached down to the ground and picked up a small stick. "Wouldn't it be cool if magic was real?" He waved the stick around. "I could just say hocus pocus and turn you into a pig...oh sorry that's already been done."
"But...but..." Dudley stammered and then a look of horror crossed his face as he grimaced.
"What's wrong Big D?" Harry asked. "Eat something that didn't agree with you? Or did you think of something and your brain shut down from the effort?"
It was a losing battle for Dudley as he tried to control his betraying bowels. He flushed red in effort then turned and tried to run but it was too late as the liquefied contents poured down his legs.
"I didn't know that Big D stood for Big Diarrhea," Harry said as he watched his cousin gasp in horror at his feet.
"Oh man," Piers said as he looked at Dudley as if he had grown two heads. "I got to go."
When Piers had cleared the park Fleur pulled her wand back out to fully display it to Dudley. "Now zat your friend ees not 'ere I can do whatever I want," Before she had finished speaking Dudley was running as fast as he could toward the gate; the large brown spot clearly visible on his pants. Fleur looked over at Harry, "Are zey just stupid?"
"Unfortunately yes," Harry said. "And we need to be careful around Dudley. I don't see him not trying something to get back at us."
"Only a day and zey 'ave already tried twice to 'urt you? Even when zey know you are 'ere to protect zem?" Fleur questioned. "I think Papa is right and we let zem deal with ze Death Eaters when zey come."
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