Chapter 1
A 15 year old Harry Potter awoke with a scream dying on his throat and sweat causing his pyjamas and hair to stick to his skin. Harry quickly scrambled for his glasses and looked at the time on his small digital clock, the 3.11 flashing green. This shocked Harry as he had been 16 for 3 hours and 11 minutes already.
A tapping at the window pulled Harry from his thoughts as he looked at a$ crowd of owls huddled outside. Harry quickly rushed to the window to let all the owls in and collected letters and parcels. Before opening anything he quickly took care of the owls before they flew home.
First thing he noticed was a letter with a gringotts seal on the front. Putting it to the side for later he open a letter with Hermione's handwriting. Hermione Granger was one of his two best friends from school, the other being Ron Weasley. Quickly he opened the letter.
Dear Harry,
Happy Birthday! How's your summer been so far with the Dursleys? Are the feeding you right? Have you done any of your homework? I have finished mine. We have been staying at Headquarters for 2 days now but is strange without you or Sirius being here. Hope you will be here soon.
Happy Birthday again!
Love Hermione
P.S. Sirius dying was not your fault nor was me being hurt it was Voldemorts.
When Harry saw Sirius' name his eyes started to water with unshed tears as he thought about what had happened at the Ministry of Magic just before school finished up. Sirius had been killed and it was all his fault as he was the one that led his friends there and gotten attacked by death eaters.
He forced away his ugly thoughts and opened Hermione's gift, a Broomstick servicing kit and "Hogwarts A History". It seemed she was trying to get other people to read it as it was her favourite book. Chuckling a little he put them aside and opened Ron's letter.
Hey mate, how are you? Hope the muggles are treating you alright. You have to hurry up and get here cause Hermione is driving me bloody mental with all of her studying. Have a good birthday.
Ron
P.S Ginny says hi and mum sent something
Opening Ron's present he found a box of chocolate frogs and a green scarf that went with his eyes. Putting them aside he opened the next one and saw lots of Weasley Wizarding Wheezes (WWW) items from Ron's brothers Fred and George. Soon all that was left was the letter from Gringotts.
Opening the envelope he carefully began to read though it.
Mr Harry J. Potter
This is a letter containing news about your inheritance from Mr Sirius Black, Head of the Ancient House of Black. Mr Black suggested that you come to Gringotts bank to discuss matters, as such the next piece of parchment is a portkey to bring you straight to my office. When ready to go just tap it twice and say " Pad foot ".
Head Of Potter and Black affairs
Sharktooth
By the end of the letter Harry had tears running down his cheeks for the second time that night. Harry made a decision, he was going to Gringotts in the morning to see if Sirius had left him a letter or anything that would remind him of his godfather.
Harry moved everything off of his bed and put it under the loose floorboard then curled up under his covers again at least attempting to sleep so that he would be ready for whatever he faced in the morning.