For a split second, Aunt Veruca stood framed in the doorway; then she let out a bellow like an angry bull and dived at Harriet, grabbing her by the ankle. Ron, Winny, and Georgia seized Harriet's arms and pulled as hard as they could. "Percival!" roared Aunt Veruca. "She's getting away! SHE'S GETTING AWAY!" But the Weasleys gave a gigantic tug and Harriet's leg slid out of Aunt Veruca's grasp — Harriet was in the car — she'd slammed the door shut — "Put your foot down, Winny!" yelled Ron, and the car shot suddenly toward the moon. Harriet couldn't believe it — she was free. She rolled down the window, the night air whipping her hair, and looked back at the shrinking rooftops of Privet Drive. Aunt Veruca, Uncle Percival, and Deidra were all hanging, dumbstruck, out of Harriet's window. "See you next summer!" Harriet yelled. The Weasleys roared with laughter and Harriet settled back in her seat, grinning from ear to ear. "Let Hedwig out," she told Ron. "He can fly behind us. He hasn't had a chance to stretch his wings for ages." Georgia handed the hairpin to Ron and, a moment later, Hedwig soared joyfully out of the window to glide alongside them like a ghost.
- Harriet Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2 of The Gender-Swap Harry Potter Project)
