The night passed without incident. With Mr. and Mrs. Ellison away from home, Su Er lost his chance to sleep in, too, and his alarm chimed right on time.
Su Er opened his eyes groggily and stared blankly at the ceiling. After waking up a little, he rubbed his face hard and got out of bed. Once he had quickly washed up, he went to Angel's room to check on the little girl. She was sleeping soundly, her little pajamas riding up to reveal her round belly.
According to Angel's body clock, she would probably wake up in another half hour.
That was just enough time to make some breakfast. Although Su Er was not particularly skilled at cooking, he could manage basic fried eggs and toast.
They could make do for one meal, then eat out at lunchtime. The money Mr. Ellison had left was more than enough for them to eat and drink well over the next few days.
Planning out the day's activities, Su Er went downstairs and spotted Harry sitting alone on the sofa from a distance.
When Harry woke up that morning, he still felt as though he were dreaming. His birthday yesterday had been so magical. He had gone to an amusement park and eaten hamburgers and big chicken drumsticks-the kind he could enjoy all by himself to his heart's content, without Dudley fighting him for them or anyone making snide remarks and finding fault with him.
Hogwarts had chicken drumsticks and plenty of other delicious food, too, but the meaning was different.
After returning, he had also received birthday presents.
Happiness filled Harry's soul, so much so that he did not want to waste such happy hours on something as meaningless as sleeping.
So he got up as soon as dawn broke. There