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Harry! Sorry I haven't showed up yet. There was large pile up on one of the highways and we have too many patients for how many nurses there are today. George is in a surgery and I've kept busy. I phoned the preschool and asked the lady to drop Cathy at your place. I'm sorry, you were the only one I could think off. Their grandmother is two hours away and their daycare lady is out of town. I don't know when we'll be home. I promise to make it up to you!"

Harry deleted the message and shrugged to himself. He saw Cathy was finished so he showed her to the second floor and popped in a movie for her. As soon as he saw she was into the movie he pulled his wand out and cast a quick charm he'd seen in a book to tell him if either of the two left the room or became hurt. Then he told Cathy to stay in the room and watch after Jake as he made dinner.

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Harry flipped the page in his book humming to himself as he absorbed the words. Cathy was lying on the couch asleep under a fuzzy blanket while Harry sat on the green chair. Jake lay on the folded blanket, curled up like a cat. The only light in the room was coming from the lamp as it was past sunset. Harry hummed softly and flipped another page.

He heard the sound of a car and glanced out the window. Head lights showed a car had stopped in front of his house a moment then move to pull into the Hendersons. Harry set his book down and grabbed the diaper bag. He picked up Jake, allowing the boy to cuddle up to him and gently shook Cathy. She woke enough to follow him down the stairs and to the front door where Katrina was knocking exhaustedly.

Harry escorted her home where they met George. George took Cathy. Katrina tried to take Jake, kissing Harry on the cheek and muttering thanks. Harry sighed and carried Jake inside where he put the boy in his own bed and then left Katrina to George. He shut off the lights as he left their house and locked the door behind him, making sure to do that back door too as the couple most likely forgot.

As he stepped back outside he stretched and yawned. He headed back to his place, pulling his wand out to help him clean up fast so he could get to bed faster.

over the cake in her arms.

It was a triple layered white cake. It was circular and stacked, the bottom layer being bigger then the second and the second being bigger then the first. He'd covered it in white icing and added small pink designs around the edge with strawberry slices covering most of the surface area.

"It's a Japanese Shortcake. Each layer of the cake is split in half and a strawberry mix is added then you put them back together and add strawberries to the top. I also added pink icing to add to the display."

"Well it's wonderful." She cooed. "And you really didn't have to drive me."

"This is far easier then you catching the bus." Harry smiled as he pulled up to a smaller road and pulled onto it.

"Well I appreciate it dear. Oh! This is the house!"

Harry parked his car in front of the small white house and hurried to the passenger door. He opened it for the 80 some year old woman and took the cake from her so she could step from the car. She smoothed her dress and tucked her purse into the crook of her arm. Harry smiled and offered his arm for her, balancing the cake easily enough. She took it and he kicked the car door shut and helped the woman shuffle up to the front door where she knockedhe sat? Maybe that was from all the times he'd almost been killed by the dark lord or almost died because of something. He wasn't completely paranoid, but he was slightly. He was always aware, always ready to react; ready to flinch away from a strike or fight death head on.

He smiled at the older boy and tilted his head to say 'I understand'. Dorothy and Hazel started to chat again ignoring the two boys.

"So, what sports do you like?" Randal asked.

"I don't do many sports." Harry admitted with a chuckle. "I spend my spare time reading."

Randal gave him a mock look of horror.

"Not you too! The book bug has also bit me and my friends were right horrified when they learned that."

Harry laughed softly. Soon they were chatting over novels they'd read recently. Harry had actually read quite a few. He'd read a lot at Hogwarts to, sneaking in a chapter or two here and another over there. Harry found his favourite book so far was Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and it's sequel Through the Looking Glass. After half of an hour Harry and Randal retreated to the older boy's room where they continue to chat. Randal had quite a few books in his room and was soon shoving some in Harry's arms telling him to read them.

Harry accepted them after some arguing. Harry was wondering if the boy trusted everyone he met as he was quite friendly and open with Harry. As if reading his mind Randal informed him is grandmother Dorothy was a good judge of character. He said she never really was friendly with anyone, so as soon as he saw her cooing over Harry he knew Harry was a good guy.

"She actually assaulted this guy on the bus during her last ride over here." Randal informed him. "He hadn't done anything wrong that anyone could see but she glared at him from the moment she saw him. Then when he went to get off at a stop she threw her cane at him. Nailed him in the eye she did. He went down and she calmly informed the shocked bystanders that 'the young whippersnapper' had stolen from the guy next to him, picked his pocket. She was right too."