Harry Potter and the Thunderstruck Muggles(01) - Sahits

An eon later, more exactly after ten minutes, Samantha came around the corner. She stared atHarry, at the dog, at him again. "Back from your trip? And even with some company - didn'tyou like it over there?""I didn't even start yet. This dog - it was dropped by its people in the London Linkport. I justcouldn't leave it like that - you know, er - I mean, this hut needs a dog, it's just incompletewithout any ... With Hagrid, it was Fang, and now ...""Incomplete, huh? ... And I have to care, although there's nothing magical about this creature.Does it have a name?""Certainly, except I didn't hear it called ... Samantha, I'm really in a hurry, if it's not alreadytoo late. So, what's your comment - can I leave the dog with you?"Samantha knelt down, grabbed the dog which responded open-heartedly - after all, this had tobe its new boss, who else if not this woman?The witch sighed, looked up at Harry. "Oh Lordy ... Allright, get lost - no, before I forget,Harry - I like horses, as you know, but still, if you see any, just leave them where they are,okay?"Grinning, Harry gave her the thumbs-up, then sprinted toward the train platform.Reaching the linkport again, he hurried to the corner where he had left his bag. It was gone.Well, small price for a dog. He ran to the gate."I'm sorry, Mr. Potter - when you didn't arrive in time, your slot was passed further to the nextone at the waiting list."Harry slumped back to his corner, to await the eight o'clock portal, swearing to himself -people might abandon dogs, or little girls, directly in front of him, he would just close hiseyes.* * *The eight o'clock portal had no waiting list. Coming out in Los Angeles, noon local time,Harry became aware why - compared to this, England had been cool. He went to search forthe linkport toward Santa Monica.No linkport to that city which, apparently, was considered a suburb of Los Angeles, or maybethe better part of Hollywood. To be precise, this linkport was under construction.No Knight Bus either, or the Californian equivalent. Wizards here had cars, used cars - oh,how many cars, as Harry realized quickly after taking a cab, to be stuck in the worst trafficjam of his life. It made clear why a linkport across a few miles would be profitable.Until they reached the hotel, it was close to four o'clock local time, and around midnightaccording to Harry's sweat-soaked body. No problem yet - he had slept long. Now he felt likestarving.24